During the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, seemingly aver | The New York Times

During the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, seemingly average citizens — believing the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen — united in breathtaking acts of brutality. Amid a flash of violence, seven men from seven states stood out.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/10/16/us/capitol-riot.html

Police officers and others responsible for public safety should view vaccination against Covid-19 as a key part of their role, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Police unions in cities across the U.S. are urging members to resist Covid vaccine requirements.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/health/fauci-police-vaccine.html

As Senator Joe Manchin blocks President Biden’s climate plan, new data shows that no state is more exposed to flood damage than his own.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/climate/manchin-west-virginia-flooding.html

As a woman was being raped while on a train near Philadelphia on Wednesday night, riders watched, failed to intervene and did not call 911, the authorities said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/us/riders-watched-woman-raped-septa.html

Donald Trump is the Republicans’ greatest asset in mobilizing voters. But some fret that his obsession with false claims about the 2020 election could cost the GOP in 2022.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/us/politics/trump-voter-fraud-republicans.html