December 9: Senate boots Biden’s vaccine mandate. AWS outage causes Amazon package pile-up.

J. Scott Wilson

Updated: Dec 9, 2021 / 08:22 AM CST

Amazon drivers wait next to their delivery vans for their logistics systems to be back online at the Amazon Delivery Station in Rosemead, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage Wednesday. The company provides cloud computing services to individuals, universities, governments and companies, including The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

☀ Good morning! It’s Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Senate rejects Biden’s vaccine mandates with help of 2 Dems

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17, 2014: Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee members Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) visit during the confirmation hearing Mayor Julian Castro to be the next secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill June 17, 2014 in Washington, DC. The current mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Castro has not faced serious opposition in the Senate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

2. Mother of missing Idaho boy, 5, desperate for his return

3. Jury completes deliberations for day in Smollett trial

Actor Jussie Smollett arrives at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, day seven of his trial in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

4. Watch: Coast Guard attempts daring rescue at Niagara Falls

A U.S. Coast Guard diver is lowered from a hovering helicopter to pull a body from a submerged vehicle stuck in rushing rapids just yards from the brink of Niagara Falls, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey T. Barnes)

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Package pile-up: Amazon outage impacts deliveries

Bad news: Your Christmas presents will be here for Valentine’s Day.

Amazon drivers wait next to their delivery vans for their logistics systems to be back online at the Amazon Delivery Station in Rosemead, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage Wednesday. The company provides cloud computing services to individuals, universities, governments and companies, including The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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🔴 Kellogg’s vows to permanently replace striking workers.

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🔴 Holiday supply chain problems hit everything from soda to beer and hard seltzer.

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