Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:                   

• The World Remembers 9/11 on 20th Anniversary of Attacks: Update.
• China’s Poor Regions Worry About Climate Justice in Net-Zero Push.  
• China Counts Cost of Renewed Virus Shutdowns: Eco Week Ahead.
• World Economy Like a Patient on Experimental Drugs, Says Tooze. 
• Global Capex Booms as Companies Prepare for Post-Pandemic Era.
• India, Australia Deepen Defense, Trade Ties Amid China Tensions.  
• Retired Seniors in U.S. Aren’t Covered by Biden’s Vaccine Plan.  
• Disappointed Consumers Temper U.S. Economy’s Main Growth Engine.  
• Los Angeles Port Logjam Tops 50 Ships; Wait Exceeds Eight Days.
• Sky-High Faang Stocks Were Never Anything But Screaming Bargains.  
• Bond Market Set for Fresh Take on Its Burning Inflation Question.  
• Stablecoins Face Crackdown as U.S. May Seek Scrutiny, Oversight.

Wall Street Journal:  

• America Marks 20th Anniversary of 9/11 With Memorials.
• Car Dealerships Seek New Model as Sales Move Online.
• Funds Overseas Cash In on Crypto Boom.
• Apple Judge’s Warning Suggests Fight Far From Over.
• DoorDash and Grubhub’s Tussles With Regulators Heat Up.
• A War on Terror Accounting Since 9/11.  
• Arizona’s Border Crisis Threatens Public Safety and Health.  
• Remember Todd Beamer of United 93.
• Disney Will Release Rest of 2021 Films Exclusively in Theaters.
• Natural-Gas Market Conditions Look Unnatural.
• School Is Back and the Covid Rules Keep Changing: ‘It’s as Chaotic as You Can Get.’.  
• Get Ready for the Blackouts.
• Biden’s Vaccine Command.  
• 9/11 Coverage From the Journal Editorial Page.  
• Britain’s Tax Warning to America.

CNBC:

• In pictures: A nation marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
• U.S. Democrats propose dramatic expansion of EV tax credits that favors Big Three.
• Kroger gets hit by higher costs, theft—even as shoppers fill up grocery carts.

IG:

• Weekend Markets Trading Live.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (DIH), (MDC), (RKLB), (CSCO), (SIVB) and (MTH).

MarketWatch.com:          

• Opinion: Companies are now issuing more stock than they did at top of the internet bubble and here’s why that matters .
  
• 9/11 changed air travel forever — will COVID-19 do the same?  
• 3 in 4 Americans are angry about the way things are going in the country today.
  
• Delta and shortages trip up U.S. economy and spur Wall Street to chop GDP forecasts.

Fox News:    

• Army football players lead tribute to heroes lost on 9/11 in powerful display that will give you chills.
• Poll: Two-thirds think 9/11 permanently changed life in US.
• ‘The Lost Calls of 9/11’ reveals never-before-heard calls.
• Former flight attendant pushing beverage cart to honor 9/11 victims.
• NASA satellite image shows impact of 9/11 attacks, smoke seen from space.

Reuters:

• U.S.-bound migrants fill Colombia town as COVID-19 border closures lifted. (Aug. 11)
  
• Colombia has administered at least 35,750,492 doses of COVID vaccines so far. (graph) Assuming every person needs 2 doses, that’s enough to have vaccinated about 35.5% of the country’s population.
• COVID-19 infections are decreasing in Colombia, with 1,959 new infections reported on average each day. That’s 6% of the peak — the highest daily average reported on June 27.

 Jerusalem Post:

• COVID-19: New 'Mu variant' from Colombia could be vaccine resistant - WHO.

Nature: 

• Why US coronavirus tracking can’t keep up with concerning variants. (April 7) Laboratories supported by the US government have doubled the rate at which they are sequencing SARS-CoV-2 genomes over the past two months. Still, the number of genomes that the country shared in the online genome repository GISAID in March represented only 1.6% of its positive COVID-19 cases that month.

Newsweek:

• Mu COVID Variant, Which Could Be Resistant to Vaccines, Now in Almost Every State.

Zero Hedge:

• Why Did The USA Hand Afghanistan To China?
• Members Of Congress, Staff Exempt From Biden Vaccine Mandate.
• Stagflation "Phase 1" Begins As Democrats Scramble To Pass Largest Fiscal Stimulus Of All Time.
• Taliban Holds Flag Raising Ceremony On Same Day Americans Commemorate 9/11.
• Fauci: No "Firm Answer" On Why Americans Who Recovered From COVID-19 Should Get Vaccinated.
• Container Ship Congestion At LA Ports Hits Record High As More Ships Join Queue.
• It's Official: Tapering To Begin In November, End In July.
• Study Finds Teenage Boys Six Times More Likely To Suffer Heart Problems From Vaccine Than Be Hospitalized by COVID.
• 20 Years Since 9/11: How Events Unfolded That Morning.
• "Physical Demand Will Completely Overwhelm Supply" And How Silver Could Wind Up Over $270.
• Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Fully Completed - Russia Celebrates 'Failure' Of US Efforts To Stop It
• More And More Australians Are Seeking To Leave The Country.
• Mysterious Radio Signals From The Center Of The Milky Way Detected.
• Trudeau's Chances Of Winning Snap Election Dwindle As Conservatives Surge.
• New Study Finds 'Excess Suicides' In Japan Surged Due To COVID Restrictions.
• Justice Breyer Issues Warning To Democrats Who Want To Remake Supreme Court.
• Exxon To Start Measuring And Disclosing Shale Gas Emissions Amidst ESG Pressure.

TheGatewayPundit.com:

• Biden Blasts Americans on Eve of 9/11: ‘We Have Witnessed Violence in America Against Muslims – True Followers of a Peaceful Religion’ (VIDEO). 
• Afghan Women Chant “Death to America” at Pro-Taliban Rally on 20th Anniversary of 9/11 After Biden Arms Them with Weapons (VIDEO).
• Investigation: 26 Out Of 27 Scientists Who Claimed Wuhan COVID Origins Were “Conspiracy Theories” — Had Ties To Wuhan.
• Firefighters and Police Officers Break Into Cheers as Trump Makes Surprise Visit to NYC on 20th Anniversary of 9/11 (VIDEO).
• New York Hospital to Pause Baby Deliveries After Too Many Staffers in Maternity Unit Quit Over Vaccine Mandate.
• 20 Years Ago Today… The Islamist Terrorist Attacks on America and 20 Years Later Joe Biden Has Armed Our Enemy.
• Trump On 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 — “America Will Be Made Great Again”.
• “If They Fight Wars Like They Do Rigged Elections, That They Do Well” – President Trump on Democrats Cheating in Elections.
• “I Wanted to Get Out with Dignity, with Victory, with Pride, not the Way We Got Out.  It Looks Like Total Surrender.  It Was a Disgrace.” – President Trump on Biden’s Afghan Capitulation.
• If You Are Vaccinated and You Fear the Un-Vaccinated, You Might Be a Moron.

The Epoch Times:

• Persecution of Falun Gong Continues While CCP Tightens Control on PLAC: Leaked Documents.
• Taiwan Raps Fitch for Calling It Part of China in Ratings Upgrade.

Covid-19(Data, Maps, Graphs):

• Our World in Data:  New Global Covid-19 Cases(7-day rolling average graphs). New US Covid Hospital Admissions/ICU Admissions/Deaths
  
• FT.com:  Fully Vaccinated by Country(graph). Global Lockdown Stringency Index(map).
• Bloomberg.com:  International Travel Restrictions.  Case Graphs by State.
  
• NYTimes.com:  County Trends and Clusters. Local ICU Occupancy.
  
• Brown School of Public Health:  Covid Severity by State/County(map).  US Hospital Capacity(region).
  
• CovidActNow:  Covid Severity/Infection Rate by Metro Area.
  
• KFF:  US Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity.
  
• Carnegie Mellon: Covid-Like Symptoms in Community. Covid Symptom Searches on Google. Covid-Related Dr.Visits.  Restaurant Visits. Wearing Masks. (graphs)
  
• Safegraph.com:  Commerce Patterns(graphs).