From Jenna Orkin

A Critic at Large Facebook’s Broken Vows How the company’s pledge to bring the world together wound up pulling us apart. By Jill Lepore

 

The Science Says Everyone Needs a COVID-19 Booster Shot—and Soon

The biology of the delta variant has made mass revaccination an urgent necessity.

By Laurie Garrett

New Bill Would Mandate Smaller Classes In NYC Public Schools

New York City Council Puts New Limits On Food Delivery Apps

The action was in response to the growing popularity of delivery apps during the pandemic, and concerns that they’re taking advantage of hard-hit restaurants.

Vaccines alone can’t stop the COVID-19 Delta variant: study

‘The war has changed’: Internal CDC document urges new messaging, warns delta infections likely more severe

More than 10,000 China, Russia soldiers to attend joint drill in Ningxia

1.6 Billion Disposable Masks Entered Our Oceans in 2020

The wife of the slain Haiti president said she survived the attack because the assassins thought they'd killed her already

An Arizona GOP state senator who backed the election audit withdrew her support, attacking the process as botched

The Delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox, leaked CDC presentation warns

• An internal CDC document warned that the Delta coronavirus variant can transmit as easily as chickenpox.
• The leaked document said fully vaccinated people may spread the virus as easily as the unvaccinated.
• But it said vaccines protect people from severe disease and death by up to 10 times.

 

From Jenna Orkin

Three Americans create enough carbon emissions to kill one person, study finds

Hemp fuel and other biofuels could quickly reduce carbon emissions while saving the electric grid, but it’s often overlooked for more expensive, high-tech climate solutions.

890-million-year-old fossils may be oldest sign of animal life on Earth, Canadian geologist says

Another coronavirus variant has reached Florida. Here’s what you need to know.

This caught my attention because of the author, who swam from Cuba to the US - I judged Simone Biles harshly. Here’s why I was wrong.

Opinion ●  By Diana Nyad ● 

Turns Out Mo Brooks Was Wearing Body Armor to Trump’s Very Peaceful Jan. 6 Rally

Doctors Worry That Memory Problems After COVID-19 May Set The Stage For Alzheimer's

BlackRock Support Sought in Bid to End 5-Month Coal-Mine Strike

A Court In Ecuador Has Stripped Julian Assange Of His Citizenship

Alaska experiences 8.2 magnitude earthquake, largest in decades

Australian military to help enforce Sydney COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise

Thank God our police have been militarized, eh?

A TripAdvisor reviewer left a scathing one-star rating for a Marriott resort after witnessing a crocodile drag a guest into the ocean. The hotel apologized for an 'unpleasant experience.'

 

From Jenna Orkin

The number of beehives in Britain’s cities is growing rapidly, putting pressure on native bees ‘that really need our help’, say scientists and experienced beekeepers

U.S. concern over China nukes buildup after new silos report

The Insecurity Industry

The greatest danger to national security has become the companies that claim to protect it

Edward Snowden

4th round of national sero-survey for #COVID19 - Overall sero-prevalence is 67.6% in the entire population Amongst the adults in the survey, 62.2% people were not vaccinated, while 24.8% had taken single dose of vaccine and 13% were fully vaccinated - DG

@ICMRDELHI

Exclusive-Bandits steal truckloads of copper worth millions in southern Africa - sources

1. Biden wants to hear the public's stories about the student-loan-forgiveness program with a 98% denial rate

   Navy SEALs have to go 'back to the future' to help US warships survive a future fight with Russia or China

   A small Wyoming town is hoping Bill Gates' $1 billion nuclear power plant could save hundreds of jobs
   
2. CDC: Vaccine or not, everyone should mask up indoors
3. 25% of people who rely on Facebook for news refuse vaccine

 

From Jenna Orkin

Some Teens Are Faking Positive COVID-19 Tests

De Blasio proclaims ‘voluntary phase is over’ on COVID-19 vaccines

All NYC Counties Fall Under CDC's New Recommendation For Universal Indoor Masking

Biden, pulling combat forces from Iraq, seeks to end the post-9/11 era

Blistering heat waves and drought in US West could lead to salmon extinction

California's largest wildfire destroys multiple homes, forces tens of thousands to evacuate

Former Sen. Barbara Boxer attacked, robbed in California

'The sky has fallen': Chinese farmers see livelihoods washed away by floods

8 people are dead and several more injured after sandstorm leads to 20 vehicle crash in Utah

1 person dead, 4 still missing in German chemical explosion

Janet Yellen says Treasury is prepared to pay the US's bills to prevent 'irreparable harm' to the economy as the GOP balks at raising the debt ceiling

How a lawyer who went to prison for 9/11-related fraud got his law license back and became an ordained minister along the way

 

From Jenna Orkin

‘We’re f---ed’: Dems fear turnout catastrophe from GOP voting laws

Psaki confirms international travel bans extended over spread of Delta variant

Doctors, nurses and medical groups call for mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for health workers

Pfizer recalls anti-smoking drug Chantix due to cancer-causing chemical

Outbreaks of a drug-resistant superbug fungus spread in two U.S. cities, CDC reports

Biden wants to hear the public's stories about the student-loan-forgiveness program with a 98% denial rate

1. Cities revive mask mandates amid Delta variant's spread

Philip Morris International CEO says cigarettes should be banned and the company will stop selling Marlboros in the UK within a decade

Nestle is working with a startup that produces lab-grown meat from cell cultures

...because they care about the planet.

Tokyo Olympics live updates: Day 4 drama as Simone Biles withdraws from team event and Naomi Osaka knocked out

 

From Jenna Orkin

Your Immune System Could Turn COVID-19 Deadly

Hidden autoimmunity may explain how the coronavirus wreaks such widespread and unpredictable harm.

COVID variants Lambda and Delta Plus: All you need to know about the emerging strains

Anthony Fauci defends US funding coronavirus research at Wuhan lab

Child dies of plague in Colorado; officials warn of diseased animals in multiple counties

Vatican reveals property holdings for first time in transparency drive

Taliban in Strongest Position Since 2001 as Troops Leave Afghanistan, CIA Director Says

Maine becomes first state in the country to pass law that charges corporations that do not use sustainable packaging materials

FBI: China Is Behind Past Oil & Gas Pipeline Cyberattacks

This natural health doctor has published over 600 articles claiming coronavirus vaccines are a fraud — he's part of the 'disinformation dozen' responsible for the vast majority of COVID-19 misinformation on Facebook

Joseph Mercola has an online audience of 3.6 million. His article "Could Hydrogen Peroxide Treat Coronavirus?" was shared on Facebook nearly 5,000 times.

 

From Jenna Orkin

Global supply chains buckle as virus variant and disasters strike

Pfizer vaccine is 88% effective against COVID-19 Delta variant: study

(See Israeli study below)

Wildfire Haze From Out West Could Be Worse Than Many New Yorkers Realize

Grim months projected as delta tears through Oregon: ‘I wasn’t afraid 2 months ago. I’m afraid now’

Pfizer Shot Halts Severe Illness, Allows Infection in Israel

Immigrant essential workers rally in NYC for pathway to citizen

The Luke Harding Experiment

Iranian ships that appeared headed for Venezuela are now in Baltic Sea approaching Russia

A United Airlines flight was evacuated after a teenager AirDropped a photo of an airsoft gun to other passengers, report says

Fast-food workers are gaining millions of TikTok followers with on-the-job videos, but the trend has muddied the relationship between brands, creators, and consumers 

From Jenna Orkin

Dozens of nooses have shown up on U.S. construction sites. The culprits rarely face consequences.

Black workers, who make up only 6 percent of the construction sector, have found most of the 55 nooses reported at 40 work sites since 2015, a Post analysis has found.

Viruses over 15,000 years old found in melting Tibetan glacier

Closing the Largest Generic Drug Plant in the US Is a Sick Joke

But Joe Manchin’s daughter, a company executive, is laughing all the way to the bank.

By Laura Flanders

Iran Internet Services Disrupted Amid Weeklong Water-Shortage Protests

Russia disconnected itself from the rest of the internet, a test of its new defense from cyber warfare, report says

The Nasdaq could rise 10% as investors flee Chinese tech companies and flock to US stocks amid Beijing's crackdown, Wedbush says

Chinese education stocks plunge as Beijing reportedly wants to turn tutoring companies into non-profits

2 Democrat Senators want to make Big Tech companies liable when their algorithms promote health misinformation

Elon Musk says Tesla is 'quite likely' to build a factory in India but only if import taxes are lowered

COVID-19 cases in the US near 50,000 a day — the highest since May as CDC reportedly considers stricter mask rules

 

From Jenna Orkin

The One Area Where Supreme Court Jurisprudence Is Actually Improving Thanks to Originalism

At Rutgers, and Beyond, Scholars Are Under Attack For Their Critique of India’s Far-Right Government

Pennsylvania decertifies county voting system following private company audit promoted by pro-Trump state senators

'Monster' Bootleg Fire in Oregon grows as dozens of blazes char western US; Oregon announces campfire ban as conditions worsen

Argentina urges people to 'save water' with Parana river at 77-year low

Macron orders multiple inquiries into leaked Pegasus project data

A 5-year-old with COVID-19 died in an extremely rare case in Georgia

Michael Cohen says he thinks Jared Kushner has already flipped on Donald Trump

Reclusive billionaire and Google cofounder Larry Page has been off the grid for over a year. Sources say he's been hiding out on Fijian islands that are cut off from most travelers during the pandemic.

This tiny-home startup has built only 3 houses, but one's for Elon Musk. Now its CEO is trying to crowdfund $50 million from eager Tesla fans. 

From Jenna Orkin

Today, we are grappling with several coronavirus variants that are more transmissible—and possibly more deadly—than the original strain of sars-CoV-2. 

Indonesian man with COVID-19 busted for dressing up as wife to get on flight

US life expectancy drops by year and a half due to COVID-19, CDC says

Life expectancy in the US fell by a year and a half in 2020 to 77.3 years — the lowest level since 2003,

Vaccine Requirement For City Hospital Workers Could Be First Step Toward Broader Mandate

China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack down.

Man Found Dead in NYC Hallway With ‘I Touch Little Girls' Written on Chest: Sources

Central China: 25 dead in flooded Zhengzhou metro, landslides

President Xi Jinping says situation “extremely severe” after city of Zhengzhou saw a year’s worth of rain in just three days.

Pentagon carries out first air strike in Somalia under Biden

Neighbours fume about ‘hellish noise’ at Vatican-owned London flat

Fires on the West Coast Produce Smoke and Bad Air on the East Coast

Johnson & Johnson's vaccine produced fewer antibodies against Delta compared with other shots in an experiment. Experts say we shouldn't worry about the results.

Biden tapped a prominent Google foe to head up the Justice Department's antitrust division

 

From Jenna Orkin

Feds crack down on brothers behind 45 million illegal robocalls

Two dams in Inner Mongolia collapse after heavy rain

Mel Gurtov - recommended by Peter Dale Scott

Half a million Chinese netizens sign joint letter to the WHO demanding a probe into the US’ Fort Detrick lab

Pebble Portraits

Floods close rail lines in Europe for months or longer

Facebook scientists asked to study COVID-19 misinformation at the beginning of the pandemic, but Facebook ignored them, a report says

1. State Department to Americans: Don't fly to UK right now

A 39-year-old dad who suffered sudden heart failure and coded for 45 minutes survived against the odds — and just received America's most advanced artificial heart

1. CDC: Pandemic greatly contributed to decreased life expectancy
2. Department of "No kidding."