The Biden administration is asking companies to follow through on the vaccine mandate, despite a court temporarily halting it. Deputy White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “We say: do not wait to take actions that will keep your workplace safe. It is important and critical to do, and waiting to get more people vaccinated will lead to more outbreaks and sickness.” This comes as President Joe Biden is asking the court to lift the order altogether.
Astroworld concert organizers are facing lawsuits after Friday’s tragedy left eight dead and hundreds wounded. Authorities released the names of those who died. According to fans, a stampede toward the stage crushed concert-goers. Travis Scott was performing at the time. What triggered the crowd surge is still unclear, but according to reports, the crowd of around 50,000 started pressing toward the front of the stage when Travis Scott was performing. Thirty minutes later at 9:30 pm, it was declared a “mass casualty event.”
