Texas’ biggest single solution to providing enough water for its soaring population in the coming decades is using more surface water, including about two dozen new large reservoirs. But climate change has made damming rivers a riskier bet. Source: Texas water plan relies on reservoirs vulnerable to climate change, drought | The Texas Tribune

Over the weekend one of the great gambling palaces of Asia – the MGM Macao – was abruptly locked down with guests inside, after an employee tested positive for COVID (see Reuters Report).

All employees and guests must now undergo daily testing, and are unable to leave until at least Nov 1st.

Meanwhile, Macao – which is currently under threat from an approaching typhoon – has ordered compulsory nationwide testing.

Macao will carry out nationwide nucleic acid testing tomorrow (November 1). If the verification has been completed today, there is no need to repeat the test tomorrow.

Source: Avian Flu Diary: Macao & Shanghai Lock Down Guests At Major Resorts Due to COVID

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Al-Hidaya is just one of hundreds of makeshift camps on the outskirts of Mogadishu where exhausted people, escaping drought and conflict in south-central Somalia, arrive each day, desperate for help.

Yet there’s little aid available for the more than one million people who have fled their homes this year, and the grim reality is they will continue to risk hunger, disease, and death.

Source: The New Humanitarian | Somalis on surviving the worst drought in decades

The department’s investigation began after a non-U.S. citizen complained that Giant refused to accept valid documentation proving her permission to work and demanded a different document from her. The department’s investigation determined that Giant routinely required specific documents from newly-hired non-U.S. citizens to prove they had permission to work in the United States. Specifically, the department found that Giant required lawful permanent residents to show their permanent resident cards (sometimes known as “green cards”) to prove their permission to work, even when they had presented other valid documentation. The investigation also revealed that Giant refused to allow the worker who complained to begin working because she did not present a green card as demanded. At the same time, Giant allowed U.S. citizens to choose from among various acceptable document types.

Under the terms of the settlement, Giant will pay a civil penalty to the United States, train staff on the INA’s anti-discrimination provision, review and revise their employment policies and be subject to departmental monitoring for a three-year period. After the department’s investigation began, Giant provided the worker who complained with the pay she missed due to the alleged discrimination.

Source: Justice Department Secures Settlement with Giant Food to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims | OPA | Department of Justice

Source: Slowly, but surely, gasoline prices are ebbing lower – UPI.com