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Thursday, July 29 2021

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07/27/21

CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidance, Says Some Vaxxed People Should Resume Wearing Masks

"The new science is worrisome and, unfortunately, warrants an update to our recommendations,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.

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07/27/21

Biles withdraws from gymnastics final to protect team, self

TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles came to Tokyo as the star of the U.S. Olympic movement and perhaps the Games themselves. She convinced herself she was prepared for the pressure. That she was ready for the spotlight.

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Report: Hate Crime Laws Lack Uniformity Across The US

NEW YORK (AP) — More than half a century since they were modernized, hate crime laws in the U.S. are inconsistent and provide incomplete methods for addressing bias-motivated violence, according to a new report.

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07/27/21

Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life

CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty Tuesday to four of the murders and was handed four sentences of life without parole.

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10 hours ago

A Birthday Gift: Israeli Woman Donates Kidney To Gaza Boy

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Walmart Will Now Pay For Its Employees’ College Education

07/27/21

Jeff Bezos Doesn’t Want NASA’s Budget to Keep Blue Origin Out of Moon Race

07/27/21

‘After the Uprising,’ Destroyed Evidence Led to Dashed Hopes

07/26/21

Warming Rivers In US West Killing Fish, Imperiling Industry

07/26/21

Simone Biles Feeling “The Weight of The World” at Tokyo Olympics

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07/22/21

5 Everyday Foods High in Microplastics

07/22/21

07/22/21

South Africa Man Fights to Save Threatened Baboons

07/22/21

07/22/21

Divers Remove Fishing Net From Damaged Coral

07/22/21

07/21/21

In This Together: Queer, Latinx-Owned Business Uses Plants for Healing

07/21/21

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07/26/21

Coalition Of Medical Experts Urges Health Care Facilities to Require COVID-19 Vaccines for Employees

Such a mandate “is especially necessary to protect those who are vulnerable, including unvaccinated children and the immunocompromised,” the coalition said.

07/26/21

07/26/21

How Team Of Refugee Athletes Made It To Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — The Refugee Olympic Team was created by the International Olympic Committee for the 2016 Olympics to allow athletes to keep competing even if they have been forced to leave their home countries.

07/26/21

07/26/21

Pandemic Leaves Indians Mired In Massive Medical Debts

NEW DELHI (AP) — Most Indians don't have health insurance and costs for COVID-19 treatment have them drowning in debt.

07/26/21

07/23/21

These Juvenile Chinook Salmon Could Die Out Due to CA Heatwave

The juvenile chinook salmon population in the Sacramento River could die out this season, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

07/23/21

07/23/21

Sunken Buses Become A Home For Fish Breeding

Buses are the most common mode of public transport in Sri Lanka.

07/23/21

07/23/21

Ruling Leaves Immigrants Who Newly Applied For DACA In Limbo

NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn't want to believe it.

07/23/21

07/23/21

Elephants at Risk from Proposed Oil Field

Conservationists say that a plan for a new oil field in Namibia and Botswana is threatening the ecosystems and communities in the Kavango Basin and the Okavango Delta, a UNESCO-protected World Heritage Site.

07/23/21

07/23/21

The Last 30 Years Were The Hottest Ever In The U.S.

Every decade, the U.S. recalculates normal temperatures and the new normal is warmer than the last.

07/23/21

07/23/21

Green Algae Blankets China Coast

Green seaweed is blanketing the city of Qingdao in China in the worst ‘green tide’ algae infestation recorded in the region.

07/23/21

07/23/21

Governor Of Least Vaccinated State: “It’s Time To Start Blaming Unvaccinated Folks”

Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) on Thursday said the unvaccinated are "choosing a horrible lifestyle," but doubled down on her resistance to issuing a mask mandate for the state’s public schools.

07/23/21

07/23/21

Should Vaccinated People Mask Up With COVID-19 Cases Rising?

It depends on your situation, but masking in public can provide another layer of protection and help prevent the virus from spreading to others who aren't protected.

07/23/21

07/23/21

With Muted Ceremony And Empty Stadium, Tokyo Olympics Begin

TOKYO (AP) — Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night.

07/23/21

07/22/21

University Of California Regents Approve Rare Tuition Hike

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — University of California regents on Thursday approved a multiyear plan to raise tuition and fees at the system's 10 campuses.

07/22/21

07/22/21

As Wildfire Smoke Spreads, Who's At Risk?

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada is blanketing much of the continent, including thousands of miles away on the East Coast.

07/22/21

07/22/21

What's The History Of The Olympics Protest Rule?

TOKYO (AP) — The simple act of taking a knee felt like something more monumental when it happened on Olympic soccer pitches in Japan on the opening night of action.

07/22/21

07/22/21

Letter Calls On Olympics Officials To Refrain From Punishing Athletes Who Protest At Games

Team USA’s Gwen Berry and Race Imboden, who were both put on probation following a protest at the 2019 Pan American Games, signed the letter.

07/22/21

07/22/21

“You Do Not Know What You’re Talking About”: Fauci Fires Back At Rand Paul Over COVID-19 Origin

The Republican senator accused Fauci’s agency of funding 2017 research that may have led to the spread of COVID-19, despite experts not having conclusive evidence of a lab leak.

07/22/21

07/21/21

Life Expectancy Sharply Declined In 2020, Affecting Black And Latinx Americans The Most

The COVID-19 pandemic caused the most dramatic decrease in life expectancy since World War II.

07/21/21