The Week of October 10, 2021 by CoenM

What US AIRLINE cancelled more than 2500 flights over the holiday weekend due to weather issues? The airline and its pilot union denied rumors that the cancellations were due to vaccine mandate-related sickouts.

What ACTOR became the oldest person to fly in space when he went aloft on a Blue Origin rocket? At 90, he surpassed the record of 82 set by Wally Funk on an earlier Blue Origin flight.

Over 100 countries signed on to the Kunming Declaration, to support what ENVIRONMENTAL CONCEPT? The declaration includes protection of habitat and funding of conservation efforts in developing countries but does not set specific goals for avoiding mass extinctions.

US embassy staff in Colombia reported symptoms, including intense sound in the ears, fatigue, and dizziness, of what SYNDROME named for the world capital where it was first reported in 2016? The US continues to investigate the source of the syndrome, which some believe is caused by a weapon.

The US Food and Drug Administration issued new voluntary guidelines to reduce the amount of what ELEMENT in processed food? The goal is to reduce intake to 3000 milligrams a day; the suggested intake per day is 2400 milligrams.

President Biden signed a bill that temporarily raised WHAT FIGURE, the government's borrowing ceiling, by $480 billion? Republicans have said they will not vote on a longer-term increase when this one expires in December.

"Love is in the Bin," a work by what ARTIST, sold for over $25 million at auction? It original sold for just over $1 million in 2018 before a shredder hidden in the frame sliced half of the canvas.

Ronnie Floyd stepped down as the CEO and president of what SPECIFIC PROTESTANT DENOMINATION's executive committee due to a disagreement over an investigation into sexual abuse within the denomination? He resigned over the committee's waiving of attorney-client privilege, citing the potential for financial liabilities.

What FORMER US PRESIDENT was hospitalized for sepsis developed from a urinary tract infection, but was released after successful treatment?

Your HallR mini-theme of the Week (TM): A Strike and a Spare. The United Auto Workers announced that its 10000-plus members that work for what FARM AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER in Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas were on strike? Union members soundly rejected a proposed six year deal prior to striking.

Hollywood avoided a shutdown when the union IATSE agreed to a new deal. What does EITHER THE ‘T’ or ‘S’ stand for in IATSE?

For the second time in a week, IS-Khorasan took responsibility for bombing a mosque in Afghanistan whose worshipers follow what BRANCH OF ISLAM?