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Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 day edition

image for Only 34 police officers defy New York’s vaccine mandate, far short of 10,000 threatened by union

New York City’s vaccine mandate for municipal workers has taken effect, and just 34 police officers have refused it – a far cry from the 10,000 threatened by the NYPD’s union.

Under the mandate announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio, all city municipal employees – including police, firefighters, and other civil servants – must either get vaccinated for Covid-19 or be put on unpaid leave.

Hundreds of city workers protested the mandate, and the New York Police Department’s largest union, the Police Benevolent Association, claimed it would take thousands of cops off the streets.

The union’s president, Patrick Lynch, particularly slammed Police Commissioner Dermot Shea for going along with the plan.

Less than three dozen NYPD officers were put on unpaid leave, and the department reported no interruption in service.

But while few workers were suspended over the mandate, a high number of them did call out sick.

"Since the mandate was issued, our medical leave spiked up and we know that," Mr Nigro said on Monday. »

Texas woman points gun at 7-year-old for trick-or-treating outside her home

Authored by fox5atlanta.com

A Buda woman was arrested after authorities say she pulled a gun on a young child who was trick-or-treating outside her home on Quarter Avenue.

It’s Halloween, there are kids everywhere, how can somebody just come out with a weapon and scare these kids," said neighbor Connie Medina.

35-year-old Monica Bradford has been arrested for pointing a loaded gun at a seven-year-old who was trick-or-treating on her street on Halloween. »

We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

Authored by sciencex.com

Credit: Jenson / Shutterstock An astonishing 82% decrease in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy since 2010 has given the world a fighting chance to build a zero-emissions energy system which might be less costly than the fossil-fuelled system it replaces.

Policy must also be designed to ensure solar energy reaches the furthest corners of the world and places where it is most needed.

Colleagues and I have now published in the journal Nature the first global inventory of large solar energy generating facilities. »

Rumor: Red Dead Redemption Remastered Is Being Worked On, While GTA 6 Is Having Development Issues

Authored by gameinfinitus.com

Rockstar Games is facing development issues with GTA 6 while they are also working on a remaster for Red Dead Redemption according to a new report.

Ever since Leslie Benzies and Dan Hauser stepped away from Rockstar Games, they have been facing issues with the development of their games including the upcoming GTA 6.

Red Dead Redemption Remastered is being planned and in development for PS5, XSX, and PC. »