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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Paid leave and a billionaire's tax get axed from President Joe Biden's Build Back Better social and climate spending plan. California "ready" to roll out vaccines for 5-11 year olds, Governor Gavin Newsom receives booster vaccine in Oakland. [1] World Health Organization hosts Health for All Summit, calls for wealthy nations to finance global pandemic preparedness. [2] New UCLA study finds California inadequately prepared to mitigate extreme heat amidst climate change. [3] Attorney General Rob Bonta travels to Central Valley to visit with farm workers and advocates, day after pesticide protest. [4] Israeli governing body cancels meeting to approve 3,000 settlements in West Bank, after Biden Administration protests. [5] Attorney General Merrick Garland grilled at senate hearing over memo to prevent threats against school officials. [6] U.S. prosecutors say WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, could serve time in Australia prison instead of U.S. Photo by Hakan Nural [7] on Unsplash. [8] [1] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/MARTINEZ_Kids_Vaccines_California.mp3 [2] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Witte-on-WHO-council-final-production.mp3 [3] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/EXTREME-HEAT1.mp3 [4] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Mirpour-on-Farm-Workers.mp3 [5] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALMEGHARI-on-settlements.mp3 [6] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AANESTAD-ON-GARLAND.mp3 [7] https://unsplash.com/@hakannural?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText [8] https://unsplash.com/s/photos/covid-19?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText