BelarusiantensionsAs the migrantcrisiswith

Polanddeepens,Europeandthe UnitedStates

are on courseto addsanctionson Minsk.A

LOCALLIVING

Table talk

Howto respondto

commentsaboutdieting

andweightat theholidays.

STYLE

Friendsand leavers

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upbutfindit hardtowalk

awayfromFacebook.C

THE ECONOMY

Aftera15-dayhunger

strike, NewYorkCity’s

taxiunionreachedan

agreementwiththecity

to cappaymentsfor op-

eratingpermits.A

Despiteslowdownsat

theU.S.PostalService,

PostmasterGeneral

LouisDeJoysaid“we

areready”for theholi-

daypackagerush.A

THE REGION

TheD.C.Department

of Correctionsandthe

U.S.MarshalsService

willworktogetherto as-

sessandremedycondi-

tionsat theD.C.jail.B

TheTransportation

DepartmentandMetro

inspectorsgeneralhave

openedasecondprobe

intowhythetransitsys-

tem’scardefectsweren’t

reportedsooner.B

Filmfootagein 1921

capturedthepageantry

of thefirstburialas the

unknownsoldierwas

borneto his tombat

ArlingtonNational

Cemetery.B

ANewJerseyman

whopunchedaD.C.

policeofficeroutside

theCapitolon Jan. 6

wassentencedto 41

monthsin prison.B

In theNews Inside

THE NATION

Recordsreleasedby

thecityof Houston

showedthatsomeplans

for theAstroworldFes-

tivalwerefiledjustdays

beforeit tookplace.A

Ananalystwhocon-

tributedto a2016dos-

sierof allegationsre-

gardingformerpresi-

dentDonaldTrump’s

tiesto Russiapleaded

notguiltyto chargesof

repeatedlylyingto the

FBI.A

Anewstudybythe Pew

ResearchCenterhigh-

lightsthefactionsand

issuedifferenceswithin

theDemocraticandRe-

publicanparties.A

TheLibya summitin

Parisis expectedto yield

arenewedcallfor the

countryto holdits first

nationalelectionsin

sevenyearsas planned

on Dec.24.A

THE WORLD

This year,aritualTai-

waneseboat-burning

meantto wardoff evil

anddiseasewasdirected

at thepandemic.A

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CONTENT©

TheWashington Post/Year 144,No. 341

1

COURTESYOFKRISTOFERGOLDSMITH

Outof uniform.Stillin the fight.

Kristofer Goldsmith,atleft in 2004beforedeployingto Iraq,now worksto makeveterans less

vulnerabletoradicalization by anti-governmentgroups.The Posttellshis storyandthoseofsix

otherveteransseekingto addressoftenavoidableharmsthatcanhauntservicemembers.A

MELINAMARA/THEWASHINGTONPOST

Overallpriceswereup6.2percentinOctobercompared with 2020, drivenin partbysupplychain backlogsatports andelsewhere.

BYSEUNGMINKIM,

JEFFSTEIN

ANDTYLERPAGER

baltimore — TheWhite

House was thrownon the defen-

sive Wednesdaybyaninflation

reportthatshowedthe largest

annual increase in prices in

threedecades,triggeringfresh

criticismsof PresidentBiden’s

legislative planson CapitolHill

andraising questions about

what the administration can do

to stem the politicallyperilous

tide of risingprices.

High inflation risksunder-

cutting oneof Biden’s central

messages —thathehas made

life better for averageAmeri-

cans by creating millions of

jobs,overseeingajumpin wag-

es, creating newsocial pro-

gramsanddeliveringmillions

of vaccinedoses.That maybea

hardercaseto makeifmany

Americans see the prices of

theirgroceriesand othergoods

continueto climb.

In an appearanceat thePort

of Baltimoreto promote his

freshlypassedbipartisaninfra-

structurebill, Bidentookadis-

tinctly sympathetic tone,noting

the painthatconsumers feel

whentheysee risingcosts for a

gallonof gas or aloaf of bread.

He suggested his agendais the

bestway to lower costs for

Americanfamilies.

“Westill facechallenges, and

we have to tacklethem.We have

totacklethemheadon,”Biden

said.“Manypeopleremainun-

settled aboutthe economy, and

we knowwhy. They see higher

prices.They go to the store or go

onlineand can’t find whatthey

want.”

Butin the meantime,infla-

tionpresentsagrowing politi-

cal problem.Polling suggests

votersare anxiousovergrowing

costs. Sen. JoeManchin III

(D-W.Va.) —whose vote,like

thatof49otherSenate Demo-

crats, is keytoenactingBiden’s

social spending bill —cited

risinginflationas areasonto

pause on some parts of the

WhiteHouse’s agenda.

SEEBIDENONA

Inflationshockposesperil

to Bideneconomicagenda

Source:Bureauof LaborStatistics ANDREWVANDAMANDALYSSAFOWERS/THEWASHINGTONPOST

Meatpricesspikecompared with otherfoods

Wagesare up, but inflation cancels out anygains

Oct.

2021

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Earningsgrowthis at its

highestlevel in decades

But afteraccountingfor

inflation,all thosegains

disappear

ReRecessioncession

BYRACHELSIEGEL,

ANDREWVANDAM

ANDLAURAREILEY

Prices rose6.2 percentin Octo-

ber compared withayear ago, the

largestannual increasein about

30 years,asrising inflationcom-

plicates the politicalagendafor

the WhiteHouseand policymak-

ers’roadmapfor the economy

heading into the end of the year.

Thegrowthin Octoberprices

reported Wednesdaybythe Bu-

reauof Labor Statistics (BLS)was

drivenby soaringenergyprices

andongoingsupplychain back-

logs,suchas thosein the used-car

market.Gasoline pricesare up

49.6percentfromayearearlier,

and higher energycosts are push-

ing up the pricesof justabout

everyothergood, economists say,

pinchingan alreadystrained sup-

ply chain.

Asurgethatbegan in narrow

sectors nowappears to be spread-

ing throughout the economy, with

the BLS noting “broad-based”

higherpricespropellednot justby

energyand usedcars, but alsoby

shelter,foodandnewvehicles.

Pricesformedicalcare,household

furnishingand operations, and

recreationall increasedinOcto-

ber.

Overall prices rose0.9percent

fromSeptemberto October,tying

June for the biggest one-month

increasesincethe GreatReces-

sion.Prices fellinonlyafew cate-

gories lastmonth,includingair-

faresand alcohol.

SEEINFLATIONONA

Biggest

price

spike in

decades

OCTOBERINFLATION

HITS30-YEARHIGH

As impactwidens,some

fearit willbe long-lasting

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BYBRADYDENNIS,

SARAHKAPLAN,

STEVENMUFSON

ANDMICHAELBIRNBAUM

glasgow, scotland — The
UnitedStates andChina jolted
the UnitedNationsclimate sum-
mit here with asurprise an-
nouncementWednesday, pledg-
ing the twocountrieswouldwork
together to slowglobalwarming
duringthisdecadeand ensure
thatthe Glasgowtalksresultin
meaningfulprogress.
Theworld’s twobiggest green-
housegas emitters said they
would take“enhanced climate
actions”to meetthe central goals
of the 2015 Paris climate accord—
limitingwarmingto “wellbelow”
2degreesCelsius(3.6 Fahrenheit)
beyondpreindustriallevels,and
if possible,not to exceed1.5 de-
greesCelsius.Still,the declara-
tionwas shortonfirm deadlines
or specific commitments, and
parts of it restated policiesboth
nationshadoutlinedin astate-
mentin April.
To trytokeep thosetempera-
turelimits“withinreach,”Chi-
neseandU.S. leadersagreedto
jointly “raise ambition in the
2020 s” and said theywould boost
cleanenergy, combatdeforesta-
tionand curb emissionsof meth-
ane,apotentgreenhousegas.
“The UnitedStates andChina
SEECLIMATEONA

Surprise

pledge to

cooperate

at COP

U.S.andChinaagree

to partnerin thisdecade

to slowglobalwarming

BYCAROLYNY.JOHNSON,

JOELACHENBACH

ANDJACQUELINEDUPREE

At the footofthe RockyMoun-
tains, TomGonzales, director of
public healthinColorado’s sixth-
largest county, made adecision in
mid-Octoberthatfelt likeadis-
maying retreatinthe battle
against the coronavirus. He rein-
stated an indoormask mandate.
It was notapopularmove, but
Gonzales felthehad no choice.
Hospitals in Larimer County,
which stretcheseastward from
the Continental Divideto thehigh
plainsand encompasses Fort Col-
lins, were overwhelmed with
covid-19 patients. Theuptick be-
ganslowlyinAugust, plateaued
for awhile —and thenexploded
unexpectedlyoncethe leavesbe-
gantoturn.
By theend of lastweek, the
numberofcovid-19 patients in the
county’shospitalsmatchedthe
peakin December 2020.
SEEVIRUSONA

O∞cials fear

winter wave

as cases rise,

holidaysnear

BYMARKBERMAN

ANDMARKGUARINO

Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager

whofatally shottwo peoplelast

yearduringunrestinKenosha,

Wis., offered his firstextended

public defense in thebitterly divi-

sivecase on Wednesday,atone

point breaking downon the wit-

nessstand.

Rittenhouse’s sometimesemo-

tional testimony punctuated the

mostdramatic dayofthe homi-

cidetrialsofar,whichalso includ-

ed heatedmomentsfromJudge

BruceSchroeder,who repeatedly

castigated the prosecutorforrun-

ningafoul of his rulings. Thetrial

is in its homestretch, and the days

oftestimony so far have appeared

to tilt in Rittenhouse’s favor.

Rittenhouse, 18,ischargedwith

homicideand attempted homi-

cidefor shootingthree people,

killing twoofthem, duringthe

mayhemconsumingKenosha af-

ter apolice shootinginAugust

2020.Hehas pleaded notguilty.

Testifyinginacourtroomjust

blocksfromwherehe opened fire,

Rittenhouse choked up with emo-

tionand struggledto speak when

hestarteddescribingthefirstfatal

confrontation, prompting

Schroedertostopthe testimony

and give Rittenhouse abreak.

Whenheresumed,Rittenhouse

saidthe shootingslefthim in

shock and thatheonlyopenedfire

SEERITTENHOUSEONA

‘I didn’t do anything

wrong,’ Rittenhouse says

In dramatictestimony,

teenclaimsself-defense

in shooting3men in Wis.

Under scrutiny:Judge’srulings

andstylehaveactivistsworried.A

Fossil fuels:COP26seespushto
phaseoutcoalandothers.A

Pediatricians:Practicesareunder
pressurebut eagerto help.A

Energy prices:Risingcosts drive

inflationallalongsupplychain.A