U.S.-bound refugee flights halted over measles

The U.S. on Friday halted U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees, pulling some off planes, after discovering a few cases of measles among new arrivals in the United States. A U.S. government document viewed by The Associated Press warned the development would have a severe impact on an evacuation that since Aug. 15 has moved many thousands of people out of Taliban-held Afghanistan.

Autumn warning on debt limit

WASHINGTON — The government will likely face an unprecedented default on its debt obligations between mid-October and mid-November, the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington think tank, said Friday, seconding a warning earlier this week from the Treasury.

Food delivery giants sue NYC

Three of the nation’s largest food delivery companies are suing New York City over a limit on fees it put in place during the pandemic to protect restaurants devastated by the forced closure of their dining rooms.

In the suit filed late Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats call the fee caps government overreach. The companies say they were “instrumental in keeping restaurants afloat and food industry workers employed” after investing millions of dollars in relief for those businesses. They are filing for an injunction that would prevent the city from enforcing an extension on the fee caps adopted in August.

New York Law Department spokesman Nicholas Paolucci said in an email that the city’s initiative is legally sound and will be defended in court.