Dans son édition du 14 avril, Le Parisien a rédigé un article sur les contrats d’assurance des stars de la télévision. Pour se couvrir en cas de problème, les sociétés de productions audiovisuelles font appel à des assureurs spécialisés qui assurent aussi bien les lieux de tournages que les présentateurs. Et ça ne rigole pas.

Ainsi apprend-on par exemple que Cyril Hanouna, star de C8, n’a par exemple pas le droit… de skier ! “Vous imaginez s’il lui arrive quelque chose ? 99% du chiffre d’affaires de H2O repose sur lui. En dehors des tournages, il a interdiction de pratiquer des sports extrêmes, y compris le ski“, déclare Lionel Stan, bras droit de l’homme de 44 ans.

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De son côté, la journaliste Audrey Crespo-Mara est carrément privée de scooter ! Ce qui n’est pas le cas de Nagui, bien plus libre, qui se déplace en moto-taxi entre France Inter et les plateaux de tournage pour France 2. Son complice Michel Cymes a déclaré de son côté pouvoir faire du scooter et skier, quel luxe !

Christophe Beaugrand, connu pour sa maladresse, n’est pas aussi chanceux. Lui qui coanime Ninja Warrior, et a toujours souhaité tester les épreuves, n’a pas le droit du tout de tenter sa chance. Son contrat l’en empêche. Mais, l’homme de 42 ans a bravé l’interdit en pleine nuit lors de l’enregistrement de la saison 2. “Je suis tombé au bout de 5 mètres. Ça a bien fait marrer tout le monde, et la séquence a été gardée au montage“, déclare-t-il.

Within two hours of President BidenJoe BidenBaltimore police chief calls for more ‘boots on the ground’ to handle crime wave Biden to deliver remarks at Sen. John Warner’s funeral Garland dismisses broad review of politicization of DOJ under Trump MORE’s inauguration, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman says she was receiving calls from White House officials ready to work on the next steps for the U.S. and Canada relationship.

Biden has prioritized relations with Canada since taking office. His first foreign call was with Prime Minister Justin TrudeauJustin Pierre James TrudeauReturning vaccinated Canadians will be exempt from quarantine Border closures with Canada, Mexico extended through July 21 US-Canada border restrictions extended until July 21 MORE, and the White House’s first bilateral summit — held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic — was with the neighbor to the north.

“The president’s message was, ‘There’s a lot of very challenging things facing our world, facing our country, the United States, but we can do it, we’re just going to roll up our sleeves and we’re going to get it done.’ And that was demonstrated through the fact that they were literally, within less than two hours, calling us and trying to get things done,” Hillman said in an interview with The Hill at the Canadian Embassy last week.

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“And I just thought, ‘Well let’s go, let’s go.’ And it’s been that way ever since.”

It’s a dramatic change of pace from diplomacy under former President TrumpDonald TrumpGuardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa wins GOP primary in NYC mayor’s race Garland dismisses broad review of politicization of DOJ under Trump Schumer vows next steps after ‘ridiculous,’ ‘awful’ GOP election bill filibuster MORE, who had publicly called Trudeau “two-faced” and “meek and mild” amid disputes over trade and membership in the Group of Seven.

And that was before the pandemic upended global commerce and closed the U.S.-Canadian border.

Hillman, as Ottawa’s top diplomat in Washington, holds the most crucial foreign posting for her country, and she says the calls with administration officials, so shortly after the swearing-in and following months of a transition where radio silence with foreign allies was strictly enforced, signaled the Biden team’s resolve to get to work.

“This is the most important relationship we have in the world with another country. … Clearly, it goes without saying, for Canada, the U.S. is our closest and dearest ally and partner.”

Hillman has served at the head of the Canadian Embassy since August 2019, when she took over in an acting capacity when her predecessor, David MacNaughton, left Washington to assist Trudeau in his reelection bid.

While Trudeau committed to naming, for the first time, a woman to fill the position, Hillman was not the obvious choice.

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As a trade lawyer and negotiator by training, she did not fit the typical profile for a position that is largely viewed as needing a political personality or someone from the foreign service.

Christopher Sands, director of the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute, said that Hillman’s credentials were forged in the “harrowing” renegotiations during the Trump administration of what became the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a reworking of the almost three-decade-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

“As Trudeau began looking for what he told the press was ‘the first female ambassador of Canada to the United States’ … he looked high and low, there were lots of names that were floated around — but many of us said at the time, ‘Well you have a pretty good one right there. Just make her permanent,’” Sands said. 

“I was a huge fan just because she was substantive.”

A critical turning point for Hillman was when she agreed to come to Washington as a deputy ambassador with a primary focus on reworking NAFTA.

“That was a conscious choice,” she said.

Trade relations were going to be her top priority, but Hillman also jumped at the chance to expand her skills and manage a team of people at the embassy in the role.

She describes Canada’s mission to the U.S. as a “mini-government,” with 15 different agencies represented and more than 300 staff overseeing a trade relationship of nearly $2.4 billion a day. 

“I thought, ‘Well, that’ll be something very satisfying,’ ” Hillman said of her decision to pursue diplomacy. “It’s a very, very diverse place, and that really appealed to me.”

Trudeau made Hillman’s appointment official in March 2020, coinciding with the outbreak of the pandemic, which posed another extraordinary challenge in the U.S.-Canada relationship.

Within a week, Hillman said the decision was made for the U.S. and Canada to close to nonessential travel their 5,600-mile border, which saw more than 400,000 crossings a day before the pandemic.

“The magnitude of that decision, the number of crossings on that border, the sheer size of that border, that was, I think, probably the most consequential public policy decision I had seen being made in such a quick time frame,” Hillman said.

The U.S.-Canadian border remains closed to nonessential travel until July 21 as Ottawa aims to increase the country’s vaccination rates before easing restrictions.

Hillman urged ongoing, close cooperation with the U.S. over the border restrictions.

“Approaching this in a coordinated manner is better for clarity for predictability and just for, frankly, operational management of our border,” she said.

Beyond the bilateral relationship, Canada is a key international partner for the U.S. amid Biden’s push to promote democratic norms globally in the face of rising authoritarianism and to counter China’s ambitions.

Hillman said that Canada is equally concerned about China’s actions. 

“There’s no doubt in my mind that one of the objectives that they have is to separate allies from each other,” she said of Beijing.

The U.S. and Canada are in close coordination over the push to release the “two Michaels” — China’s detention of Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig.

Their arrests are criticized as retaliation for Canada’s carrying out a U.S. extradition request and arresting Huawei telecoms executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver in December 2018. A trial in Canada is ongoing over whether to extradite Meng to the United States to face allegations, as a Huawei executive, of violating American sanctions on Iran.

Hillman said that China’s “hostage diplomacy” has drawn the U.S. and Canada closer together — “in defense of human rights and in defense of rule of law, not just with the United States but with numerous allies around the world,” she said.

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While Hillman has dealt with extraordinary challenges over the past few years, she’s hoping to get back to traveling the U.S. with her husband as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

The two have a bucket list of cities and U.S. national parks to visit — including a possible barbecue road trip and exploring the desert in Utah.

“We’re going to get that bucket list out again,” she said.

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The House on Thursday passed a bill to repeal a rule meant to clarify who bears responsibility for loans issued through arrangements between banks and non-bank lenders.

Lawmakers voted 218-210 to pass a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution revoking the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule with only one Republican voting with 217 Democrats.

The resolution passed the Senate in May and now heads to President BidenJoe Biden Pence said he’s ‘proud’ Congress certified Biden’s win on Jan. 6 Americans put the most trust in their doctor for COVID-19 information: poll US to give Afghanistan 3M doses of J&J vaccine MORE, who supports repealing the OCC rule. Once Biden signs the resolution, the agency will be banned from issuing another similar regulation. 

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The OCC in October issued the true lender rule to govern partnerships between banks and third-party lenders that allow consumers to take loans with interest rates above the maximum rate set in that borrower’s state.

There are conflicting rulings from federal district courts on whether such loans are subject to state interest laws if they were initially issued by a bank. Banks can follow the interest rate limits of their home jurisdiction even when lending across state lines, but other financial firms cannot.

The OCC rule specified that the true lender of the loan is the party that is either listed as the true lender or funds the loan.

Democratic lawmakers and consumer rights groups argued that the rule left consumers vulnerable to predatory lending schemes.

In a speech on the House floor before the vote,  Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiEquilibrium/Sustainability — Presented by NextEra Energy — Set millions of tires on fire, pay less than ,000 On The Money: Biden announces bipartisan deal on infrastructure, but Democratic leaders hold out for more Democrats seek to calm nervous left MORE (D-Calif.) denounced the “fake lender rule” as one of  former President TrumpDonald Trump Pence said he’s ‘proud’ Congress certified Biden’s win on Jan. 6 Americans put the most trust in their doctor for COVID-19 information: poll OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Biden administration to evacuate Afghans who helped US l Serious differences remain between US and Iran on nuclear talks l US, Turkish officials meet to discuss security plans for Afghan airport MORE’s  “most egregious assaults on families’ well-being.”

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Pelosi and other critics of the rule argue that it would revive so-called “rent-a-bank” schemes, in which a lender sets up a temporary partnership with a bank from another state only to lend to a customer at a higher interest rate.

“This vote ends the Trump administration’s enabling of predatory lending in blatant violation of state consumer protection laws,” said Linda Jun, senior policy counsel for Americans for Financial Reform, a nonprofit that supports stricter financial rules.

“Congress now needs to take the next step and pass a federal interest rate cap to ensure that borrowers around the country have protections from high-interest loans that drag people into a cycle of debt.”

But former acting Comptroller Brian Brooks — a Trump appointee who issued the rule last year — and congressional supporters of the rule argued that it creates a clear standard that holds banks accountable to federal laws. 

“This legal clarity fosters bank and fintech partnerships to provide their customers with the financial products they want and need,” said Rep. Patrick McHenryPatrick Timothy McHenryHouse passes veterans contraception, LGBTQ business bills previously blocked by GOP House passes bill to repeal OCC ‘true lender’ rule House fails to pass bill to promote credit fairness for LGBTQ-owned businesses MORE (N.C.), the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, during a Thursday floor speech.”

“The true lender rule was not some sinister plan by the previous Administration to trick borrowers. It is good, bipartisan policy that provides clarity to banks and fintechs so they can better serve their customers. That’s it,” he added. 

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THE BIG DEAL—Biden to fire FHFA director after Supreme Court removes restriction: President BidenJoe BidenSchumer vows to advance two-pronged infrastructure plan next month Biden appoints veteran housing, banking regulator as acting FHFA chief Iran claims U.S. to lift all oil sanctions but State Department says ‘nothing is agreed’ MORE ousted Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria after the Supreme Court struck down a protection against his dismissal Wednesday, a White House official told The Hill.

“FHFA has an important mission of oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as well as the Federal Home Loan Bank System. It is critical that the agency implement the Administration’s housing policies,” the official said in an email to The Hill. “As a result, in light of the Supreme Court’s decision today, the President is moving forward today to replace the current Director with an appointee who reflects the Administration’s values.”

What happened: 

• The court held Wednesday that the structure of the FHFA, the conservator and overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, was unconstitutional because it prevents the director from being fired by the president for reasons other than neglect or misconduct. 
• The court ruled that the FHFA director can be fired at will by the president, opening the window to dismiss Calabria. Read more on the decision here.

Calabria bids farewell: Calabria, a Republican, had served as FHFA director since April 2019. He was appointed to the position by former President TrumpDonald TrumpIran claims U.S. to lift all oil sanctions but State Department says ‘nothing is agreed’ Ivanka Trump, Kushner distance themselves from Trump claims on election: CNN Overnight Defense: Joint Chiefs chairman clashes with GOP on critical race theory | House bill introduced to overhaul military justice system as sexual assault reform builds momentum MORE after serving as the chief economist to former Vice President Mike PenceMichael (Mike) Richard PenceOn The Money: Biden to fire FHFA director after Supreme Court removes restriction | Yellen pleads with Congress to raise debt ceiling Biden to fire FHFA director after Supreme Court removes restriction If you care about the US, root for China to score a win in space MORE. 

In a Wednesday statement that he respects the Supreme Court’s decision and Biden’s authority to fire him.

“It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency alongside world-class staff. During my tenure, FHFA has fulfilled its mission as the economy fluctuated from record-low unemployment and a strong housing market, to a pandemic-triggered recession that spared house prices but contracted supply,” Calabria said.

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What comes next: White House press secretary Jen PsakiJen PsakiSenators say White House aides agreed to infrastructure ‘framework’ On The Money: Biden to fire FHFA director after Supreme Court removes restriction | Yellen pleads with Congress to raise debt ceiling Biden emphasizes investment in police, communities to combat crime MORE declined to say during a White House briefing Wednesday whom Biden would nominate to replace Calabria and when he would announce a pick. But Biden’s eventual nominee will likely face a cold reception among Senate Republicans, who were fond of Calabria and his approach to the housing finance system.

“Based on Director Calabria’s record of success, I believe the president is making a tremendous mistake by removing him,” said Sen. Pat ToomeyPatrick (Pat) Joseph ToomeyBlack women look to build upon gains in coming elections Watch live: GOP senators present new infrastructure proposal Sasse rebuked by Nebraska Republican Party over impeachment vote MORE (Pa.), the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee.

“That mistake would be compounded if President Biden were to nominate a new director who does not share Director Calabria’s commitment to fixing the flaws in the structure of the housing finance system, ending the conservatorships, and protecting taxpayers against future bailouts.”

LEADING THE DAY

Yellen pleads with Congress to raise debt ceiling, avoid ‘unthinkable’ default: Treasury Secretary Janet YellenJanet Louise YellenOn The Money: Biden to fire FHFA director after Supreme Court removes restriction | Yellen pleads with Congress to raise debt ceiling Yellen pleads with Congress to raise debt ceiling, avoid ‘unthinkable’ default Biden’s corporate tax rate hike: Searching for a spending plan MORE implored lawmakers Wednesday to suspend the legal limit on how much debt the U.S. can owe before it kicks back in on Aug. 1, warning that failure to do so “would have absolutely catastrophic economic consequences.”

• In testimony before a Senate subcommittee, Yellen urged Congress to make sure the U.S. does not default on its debt by raising and suspending the so-called debt ceiling.
•  A two-year deal to suspend the debt limit expires after July 31, at which point the Treasury Department would have to take “extraordinary measures” to prevent the U.S. from defaulting.

“I believe it would precipitate a financial crisis, it would threaten the jobs and savings of Americans, and at a time when we’re still recovering from the COVID pandemic,” Yellen said of a default on the U.S. debt. “I would plead with Congress simply to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by acting to raise or suspend the debt limit as soon as possible.”

I have more here.

House Democrats propose increasing IRS budget for fiscal 2022: House Appropriations Committee Democrats on Wednesday released a draft government funding bill for fiscal 2022 that would increase the IRS’s budget.

The financial services and general government appropriations bill would provide the IRS with about $13.2 billion in base funding for the agency, plus an additional $417 million focused on reducing the “tax gap” between the amount of taxes paid and the amount owed. 

The total funding for the IRS in the bill is $1.7 billion higher than the enacted level for this year. 

The Hill’s Naomi Jagoda breaks it down here.

Read more: House Democrats unveil spending bill to boost staff pay, maintain lawmaker pay freeze

ON TAP TOMORROW:

• The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on the need for paid family leave at 10 a.m.
• The Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing on bipartisan bills to increase access to housing at 10 a.m.

GOOD TO KNOW

• Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersSenators say White House aides agreed to infrastructure ‘framework’ Briahna Joy Gray: Biden is keeping the filibuster to have ‘a Joe Manchin presidency’ On The Money: Biden to fire FHFA director after Supreme Court removes restriction | Yellen pleads with Congress to raise debt ceiling MORE (I-Vt.) on Wednesday indicated that he is open to making changes to the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.
• An hours-long House Judiciary Committee markup Wednesday created unusual bipartisan alliances both for and against a package of antitrust bills targeting some of the country’s biggest tech companies.
• The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will vote Thursday on a resolution recognizing unionizing Amazon as one of the organization’s top priorities.

ODDS AND ENDS

• Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly will step down from his position next year, the company announced on Wednesday.
• Cruise ships are preparing to set sail once again after more than a year in port due to coronavirus restrictions.

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The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood is launching a new campaign to advocate for children’s online protection under a rebrand with the name Fairplay, the organization announced Wednesday. 

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The watchdog, founded in 2000, said it is changing its name to Fairplay to better reflect the shifting nature of its work with the rise of social media and tech platforms. 

“In the more than 20 years we have advocated for children, childhood has been transformed by smartphones, tablets, and an overwhelming array of apps and games designed to hook kids, monopolize their attention, and mine their personal information for profit,” Angela Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Georgetown Law, and chair of the Fairplay board of directors, said in the announcement. 

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“While our advocacy has evolved to match the digital techniques used by corporate marketers, our name hasn’t. As Fairplay, we will demand a new set of rules to protect children from the unfair and harmful manipulations of Big Tech,” Campbell added. 

Fairplay is preparing to launch a “major campaign” for new regulations to protect children online, including pushing for an age-appropriate U.S. design code similar to a code of practice in the U.K., according to the announcement. 

Fairplay released a video Wednesday that compares the addictive nature of social media to cigarettes. The video begins with a girl on a couch reaching for a cigarette, lighting it up, and then flashing to her with her face glued to a phone screen. 

“We allowed corporations to treat our children like just another demographic — with money to burn and needs to be exploited. It’s time to make a stand,” the narrator of the video says. 

Fairplay will push for regulations similar to the U.K.’s Age Appropriate Design Code. The U.K. code sets standards and explains how data protection regulation applies in the context of children using digital services. 

Fairplay will advocate for regulations against “manipulative platform design that puts children at risk” and to update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). 

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Fairplay is organizing a coalition of advocates with concerns about young people’s online experiences including sexual exploitation, mental health challenges, exposure to misinformation, and excessive screen time, as part of its push to demand a U.S design code through new legislation and Federal Trade Commission rulemakings. 

Eight groups‚ including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Center for Digital Democracy, the Center for Humane Technology and Common Sense, will make up a steering committee to back Fairplay’s campaign for the design code. 

Other advocacy groups are also supporting the effort, according to a spokesperson for Fairplay.

“While we will continue to stand up to any corporation whose marketing practices interfere with children’s healthy development, it’s time to demand more systemic solutions,” Fairplay’s Executive Director Josh Golin said in the announcement. 

“With a growing bipartisan consensus that the internet’s business model of intrusive data collection and extended engagement is harmful to children, we have a real opportunity to create the online environment young people deserve.”

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have pressed social media companies over their policies as they relate to children. 

Republicans and Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee questioned the CEOs of Facebook and Youtube’s parent company, Google, on policies about children’ advertising during a hearing earlier this year.

Sen. Ed MarkeyEd MarkeyBiden risks break with progressives on infrastructure Ron Johnson booed at Juneteenth celebration in Wisconsin Black lawmakers warn against complacency after Juneteenth victory MORE (D-Mass.), who has been urging for updates to COPPA, said he looks forward to working with Fairplay. 

“TI’ve been working with these experts and advocates for years to enact the strong safeguards young people require to safely navigate today’s digital world. The need to protect this uniquely vulnerable population online is more urgent than ever and I look forward to working with Fairplay in this new chapter for the organization,” Markey said in a statement. 

New coronavirus infections in Brazil reached 115,228 on Wednesday, a record for the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in a single day in the South American country. 

The country’s health ministry reported the additional cases on Wednesday just as continuously delayed vaccine distribution now appears to be getting underway. 

According to data compiled by Reuters, Brazil now leads the world for the highest seven-day average of new COVID-19 infections and fatalities, surpassing India last week. 

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In terms of total infections, Brazil comes in third behind the U.S. and India, with around 18 million cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. 

However, Brazil has outpaced India in total deaths, with more than 507,000 total fatalities in the South American country, compared to nearly 392,000 in India, which is also battling its own severe wave of coronavirus infections. 

While the U.S. and other wealthy countries have seen cases largely decline with more of their populations vaccinated against COVID-19, countries that have not have easily had access to doses or that have reported vaccine distribution problems are now seeing some of their worst outbreaks yet, especially with the rise of new variants. 

According to the Brazilian Health Ministry, just 12 percent of the nation’s citizens have been fully vaccinated

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has faced protests and criticism within his country over his handling of the pandemic and the slow distribution of vaccines. 

A Brazilian Senate committee is investigating allegations of misconduct in the government’s response, particularly arguments that Bolsonaro did not respond to offers from Pfizer for the vaccine last year, instead making a deal to receive the more expensive inoculation from India’s Bharat Biotech, Reuters reported. 

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Bolsonaro has downplayed the severity of COVID-19 throughout the pandemic, calling it “little flu” and pushing drugs and treatments that have not been proven to be effective at preventing the virus. 

The president has also been fined by several local governments within the country for not following local mask mandates. 

He said earlier this month while speaking in Sao Paulo that those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should not have to wear a mask. 

“Whoever is against this proposal is because they don’t believe in science, because if they are vaccinated, there is no way the virus can be transmitted,” he said at the time.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is asking passengers to “remain calm and respectful” at security checkpoints following multiple reported assaults against agents, including one in Denver earlier this month in which a passenger allegedly bit two TSA officers. 

The TSA said in a Thursday press release that the Denver incident remains under investigation, with the passenger who was allegedly responsible facing possible civil penalties. 

In a separate incident in Louisville, Ky., earlier this month, TSA said that a passenger allegedly assaulted two officers “while attempting to breach the exit lane and is facing state criminal charges for criminal trespass, fleeing and evading police, misdemeanor assault, and resisting arrest.” 

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The TSA, which falls under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security, said that both passengers in the incidents could face fines up to $13,910 for each TSA security requirement violation. 

When reached for further comment, the TSA told The Hill that the agency has launched more than 1,700 compliance investigations since it began requiring masks for public transportation passengers during the pandemic. 

Since March 1, 2020, the TSA has recorded more than 69 incidents in which TSA employees were allegedly assaulted, the agency told The Hill. 

The reports come as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has also reported a surge in unruly passengers, with more than 3,000 such incidents already recorded in 2021 as of Sunday and 487 investigations initiated.

Comparatively, there were just 183 total FAA investigations in all of 2020, and 146 the year before. 

Several incidents of unruly passengers have gone viral in recent months, with many involving passengers refusing to wear a mask or socially distance. 

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While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said that fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear a mask in most settings, the federal mask mandate issued by President BidenJoe Biden Pence said he’s ‘proud’ Congress certified Biden’s win on Jan. 6 Americans put the most trust in their doctor for COVID-19 information: poll US to give Afghanistan 3M doses of J&J vaccine MORE remains in effect, requiring that people wear face coverings on planes, trains and other forms of public transportation.

In its press release Thursday, the TSA said the incidents of unruly passengers at security checkpoints and aboard public transportation “needlessly interrupt travel, delaying flights and other transportation operations across the country.”

“TSA, in coordination with our air carrier and airport management partners, as well as the FAA, will not tolerate such actions, and may pursue criminal charges and a civil penalty up to the maximum allowable by law,” the press release added. 

Darby LaJoye, TSA’s acting administrator, said in a statement, “Passengers do not arrive at an airport or board a plane with the intent of becoming unruly or violent; however, what is an exciting return to travel for some may be a more difficult experience for others, which can lead to unexpected, and unacceptable, behaviors.” 

The TSA on Thursday also announced plans to resume its Crew Member Self-Defense (CMSD) training in early July after it was previously postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

“While it is our hope that flight crew members never have need for these tactics, it is critical to everyone’s safety that they be well-prepared to handle situations as they arise,”  LaJoye said.

The insurers and the company that owns the Ever Given cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week earlier this year announced on Wednesday that they have reached a settlement with the Egyptian government.

The Ever Given’s insurance company, the UK P&I Club, provided an updated statement on the case, saying the cargo ship would be released once the agreement was finalized.

“The UK Club is pleased to announce that, following extensive discussions with the Suez Canal Authority’s negotiating committee over the past few weeks, an agreement in principle between the parties has been reached,” the insurance company said. “Together with the owner and the ship’s other insurers we are now working with the SCA to finalise a signed settlement agreement as soon as possible.”

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The UK Club did not state what the monetary terms of the settlement were. The SCA had initially demanded $900 million in compensation before lowering their demand to $550 million.

Egyptian authorities seized the Ever Given in April, ordering the ship’s owner, Japanese chartering company Shoei Kisen Kaisha to cover the losses incurred over the ship’s blockage. The ship and its crew have been stuck in Egypt this entire time as the terms of compensation were settled.

On Sunday, an Egyptian court adjourned the case involving the settlement the SCA was seeking from the Ever Given owners after both sides had requested more time for negotiations, with the added time appearing to have resulted in an agreement being reached.

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Moderna on Thursday said it has filed a request with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use its coronavirus vaccine in adolescents as young as 12 years old.

The emergency use authorization is expected to be granted, and would greatly expand the amount of vaccines available for students in middle and high school ahead of classes resuming in the fall. Pfizer and BioNTech received FDA authorization for the same age group last month.

Moderna announced late last month that its two-dose vaccine was 100 percent effective among the nearly 2,500 adolescents who received it as part of a study in which more than 3,700 people were enrolled.

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No cases of COVID-19 were observed in participants who received two doses of the vaccine, while four cases were observed in the placebo group, the company said.

No significant safety concerns have been identified to date, the company added, and the majority of side effects were mild or moderate in severity.

The FDA examined the data from Pfizer-BioNTech for a little more than a month before granting the authorization, so Moderna is likely operating under the same timeline.

Children need to be vaccinated in order to raise the overall level of immunity in the country. While herd immunity may not be within reach, getting more people vaccinated will lower the numbers of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths.

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The nationwide vaccination push has resulted in more than 304 million doses administered, enough to get almost 64 percent of the population at least one dose. But the American public’s enthusiasm for taking a coronavirus vaccine has dropped off, and the pace of vaccinations has slowed to a crawl.

At the same time, companies are pushing ahead to make sure the youngest children can be vaccinated safely. Moderna said last month that it began testing the shots on children aged six months to 12 years old.

–Updated at 9:04 a.m.

The number of new applications for jobless aid dropped slightly last week to 411,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

In the week ending June 19, seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 7,000 from the previous week’s revised total of 418,000. Last week’s drop followed the first increase in jobless claims since April.

Another 104,682 workers applied for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), a jobless aid program for gig workers, contractors and others who don’t qualify for traditional unemployment insurance, an increase of 6,920 applications from the prior week.

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The four-week moving average for claims also rose after last week’s modest reduction in claims, which have fallen slowly since May. Even so, experts say that the plateau may be little more than a statistical quirk driven by volatile data.

“I wouldn’t worry too much about the deceleration yet,” said Daniel Zhao, senior economist at Glassdoor in a Twitter thread. He pointed to a sharp spike in weekly claims from Pennsylvania, which rose from 30,000 to 44,000 last week.

“That’s an unusually large increase which may recede in coming weeks.”

But Zhao said a slowdown in the decline of continuing claims was “unusual” after months of job gains. The non-seasonally adjusted number of Americans on some form of jobless aid totaled 14,845,450 in the week ending June 5, rising 3,756 from the previous week.

Jobless claims are expected to drop sharply in the coming weeks with 26 states set to drop out of expanded unemployment aid programs extended by President BidenJoe BidenSchumer vows to advance two-pronged infrastructure plan next month Biden appoints veteran housing, banking regulator as acting FHFA chief Iran claims U.S. to lift all oil sanctions but State Department says ‘nothing is agreed’ MORE in March. Those programs are set to expire in September, but more than two dozen Republican governors set earlier deadlines in their states following months of uninspiring job gains.

Even so, the apparent plateau in claims could boost political pressure on Biden to cut off expanded benefits sooner. Republican lawmakers and right-leaning economists have blamed generous unemployment aid for a record-high 9.2 million job openings that have gone unfilled by almost as many jobless work.

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“While this might be a short-term fluke, it could also be early proof that Biden is creating a culture of dependency, fifteen months after these benefits started,” said Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of the Job Creators Network, a conservative nonprofit.

Many other economists, however, say the hiring slowdown and persistence of higher jobless claims reflect other pandemic-related constraints on the economy.

“I think we’ll see strong job creation in the fall. I really do,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told lawmakers during a Tuesday hearing in the House.

“It may just be that it’s hard to match up with a new job and people feel like they can wait a little bit longer and really shop carefully,” Powell added.

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