U.S.NBC NewsBoston woman dies while hiking in Arizona
A Boston woman who went hiking in Arizona was found dead off of a trail on Camelback Mountain on Friday, according to local authorities. The woman, who has not been identified but is reported to have been in her 30s, turned back at the halfway point of the Echo Canyon Trail, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. She was with a man who told authorities that the woman was overheated and decided to turn back, NBC News affiliate 12News reported.
PoliticsAxiosManchin, Collins say infrastructure bill has enough GOP support to pass Senate
Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) said they believe that the massive infrastructure bill has enough support to pass in the Senate, with Manchin saying the chamber should "finish up" by Thursday. Why it matters: A bipartisan group of senators, including Manchin and Collins, have been negotiating the deal for months and are cutting it close to their self-imposed deadline for passing the measure before August recess. Appearing on on CNN's "State of the Union," Manchin expressed optimism, saying, "When you see Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell voting for the same thing, it's unbelievable."
U.S.Associated PressFlorida breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
A day after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida on Sunday broke a previous record for current hospitalizations, as the number of patients in hospitals because of COVID-19 once again broke through the 10,000-person threshold. The Sunshine State had 10,207 people hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to data reported to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The previous record was from more than a year ago, July 23, 2020, more than a half-year before vaccinations started becoming widespread, when Florida had 10,170 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Hospital Association.
U.S.Business InsiderA Trump supporter was arrested after a church prayer group member sent texts to the FBI that showed him inside the Capitol Building on Jan. 6
Glenn Allen Brooks was arrested Friday for his alleged involvement with the Capitol riot on January 6. One of the group members then tipped off the FBI. The FBI arrested a California man after receiving a tip of his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot from a church prayer group member.
HealthThe ConversationThe next pandemic is already happening – targeted disease surveillance can help prevent it
The current pandemic prevention strategy Global health professionals have long known that pandemics fueled by zoonotic disease spillover, or animal-to-human disease transmission, were a problem. In 1947, the World Health Organization established a global network of hospitals to detect pandemic threats through a process called syndromic surveillance. The process relies on standardized symptom checklists to look for signals of emerging or reemerging diseases of pandemic potential among patient populations with symptoms that can't be easily diagnosed.
ScienceNBC NewsEarth's energy imbalance removes almost all doubt from human-made climate change
For decades, Earth's energy system has been out of whack. Stability in Earth's climate hinges on a delicate balance between the amount of energy the planet absorbs from the sun and the amount of energy Earth emits back into space. But that equilibrium has been thrown off in recent years — and the imbalance is growing, according to a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications.
PoliticsAssociated Press'Vote them out': Willie Nelson headlines Texas protest rally
Country music legend Willie Nelson led more than a thousand spectators in singing “vote them out” Saturday from the steps of the Texas Capitol during a rally wrapping up a four-day march in support of Democratic state legislators who bolted for Washington two weeks ago to block GOP-backed voting restrictions. Families with lawn chairs spread out across the sprawling Capitol greens in Austin. Clergy, politicians, constituents and musicians all spoke out about the proposals to impose voter ID requirements, limit ballot drop boxes and mail voting, and strip local officials of their election authority.
HealthRaleigh News and ObserverAs the delta variant takes rising toll, NC Senate leader undercuts trust in public health advice
State Senate leader Phil Berger knows better than to dismiss public health officials' advice about curbing the spread of the dangerous delta variant, but the Rockingham County Republican can't resist appealing to the irrationally mistrustful element of his party. That weakness was evident in the fundraising email he sent Wednesday under the reckless header: “Guidance to ignore. The guidance Berger dismissed was the CDC's recommendation that all people – vaccinated and unvaccinated – resume wearing masks in indoor public settings in areas with substantial and high transmission of the coronavirus.
U.S.The ConversationWhy white supremacists and QAnon enthusiasts are obsessed – but very wrong – about the Byzantine Empire
In September 2017, Jason Kessler, an American neo-Nazi who helped organize the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, inaugurated a new supremacist group called “The New Byzantium” project. Described by Kessler as “a premier organization for pro-white advocacy in the 21st century,” The New Byzantium is based on the white supremacist leader's misrepresentation of history. His premise is that when Rome fell, the Byzantine Empire went on to preserve a white-European civilization.
PoliticsThe GuardianRepublicans will defend their Caesar but new revelations show Trump’s true threat
On Friday, Donald Trump received two more unwelcome reminders he is no longer president. The justice department is no longer an extension of Trump's West Wing. Next year, much as Trump helped deliver both Georgia Senate seats to the Democrats in January, on the eve of the insurrection, his antics may cost Republicans their chance to retake the Senate.
U.S.INSIDERA woman caught on video being charged by a grizzly bear at Yellowstone faces criminal charges after officials used social media to identify her
A woman is facing criminal charges related to an incident with a grizzly bear in Yellowstone in May. Investigators used social media to identify the woman. A woman has been charged in an incident captured on video that showed her taking photos within 15 feet of a grizzly bear and two cubs at Yellowstone National Park in May.
- NewsWLS – Chicago
Former Chicago Ald. Ed Vrdolyak sentenced to 18 months on tax evasion conviction
Once-powerful former Chicago alderman Ed Vrdolyak has been sentenced for a tax evasion conviction, dating back to an alleged scheme in the 1990s.
WorldBusiness InsiderSuspected 'kamikaze drone' attack on an Israeli-linked tanker that killed 2 was retaliation for Israel's bombing of Syria, says Iranian TV
A British and Romanian were killed in an attack on an Israeli-linked oil tanker in the Gulf. Israel has accused Iran of carrying out the attack and said a strong response is needed. An Iran TV station, linked to the government, said the attack was retaliation for Israeli raids in Syria.
U.S.The Daily BeastBaltimore Aunt Drove Car for a Year With Kids Stuffed in Trunk: Cops
For about a year, a Baltimore woman allegedly drove a car with a gruesome secret: the dead body of her 7-year-old niece stashed in a suitcase in the trunk. It wasn't until months later that police discovered the decomposing bodies of siblings Joshlyn Marie James Johnson and Larry Darnell O'Neal. Baltimore County Police said in a statement Thursday night that they were grieving over the “unspeakable deaths” after discovering the kids' bodies when they pulled 33-year-old Nicole Johnson over in a traffic stop late Wednesday.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderRepublicans have been hammering Democrats with 'socialism' smears for years. Now Democrats have a chance to turn these ridiculous claims into an advantage.
Republicans have called the broadly popular infrastructure plan a five-lane highway to socialism. They're gearing up for a midterm message that will label every Democratic policy, no matter how common sense, as part of the so-called "socialist agenda." Perhaps they think that because their congressional candidates did better than expected in 2020 (Kevin McCarthy called the results a "mandate against socialism"), this messaging will continue to work.
WorldINSIDERTrapped tourists are being evacuated from holiday beaches by private boats and yachts as Turkey's wildfires rage
Turkey is battling raging wildfires that are destroying homes and forcing people to flee. Tourists in Turkey are being evacuated from beaches due to raging wildfires amid a severe heatwave with temperatures rising above 40C. Around 100 fires broke out this week across southern and western Turkey, Reuters reported, and at least six people, including two firefighters, have died.
U.S.The New York TimesHe Hired 2 Men to Kidnap His Wife. They Ended Up Drowning.
Schanda Handley was at home with her daughter and a neighbor when two men showed up at the door, dressed in what looked like blue uniforms from an appliance store. Then they pushed Handley into a van and drove off, leaving Handley's 14-year-old daughter and the neighbor behind. The kidnappers had been hired by Handley's estranged husband, Lawrence Michael Handley, who was planning to have Schanda Handley driven to his camp near Woodville, Mississippi, from her home in Lafayette, Louisiana, prosecutors said.
WorldBusiness InsiderIran spied on her for months and plotted to kidnap her from her Brooklyn home, but a defiant Masih Alinejad says she refuses to be intimidated by the Islamic Republic
The FBI foiled an alleged Iranian plot to kidnap Masih Alinejad - a human rights activist who lives in exile in the US. Speaking to Insider, Alinejad said she is "not scared" but now wants Biden to take a tougher line on Iran. Masih Alinejad, an exiled Iranian journalist and human rights activist in the US, was the target of an alleged kidnapping plot that could have been the plot of a Hollywood spy thriller.
PoliticsUSA TODAYAOC blames Democrats for letting eviction moratorium expire, says Biden wasn't 'forthright'
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, blamed Democratic leadership for allowing the nation's eviction moratorium to expire and said the White House wasn't being "forthright" about its desire for Congress to act until it was too late. The Democratic-controlled House adjourned Friday without extending the moratorium that was put in place to help renters amid the coronavirus pandemic. It expired Sunday, leaving progressive Democrats like Ocasio-Cortez outraged and demanding that the House return from its August recess.
SportsAssociated PressAmerican beach 'knuckleheads' flirted with playing for Qatar
Americans Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena got knocked out of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament on Sunday by Cherif Samba and Ahmed Tijan of Qatar. If things had gone a little differently, it could have been Dalhausser and Lucena wearing the Qatari flag instead of the Stars and Stripes. In 2005, when they were self-described knuckleheads working as substitute teachers in South Carolina, the Americans were offered airline tickets to Qatar and a chance to become citizens.
U.S.INSIDERA killer whale stranded on rocks in Alaska was saved after a group of people spotted it and kept it wet until the tide rose
A killer whale got stranded on rocks above the shoreline in Alaska on Thursday. A group of people helped save the whale by spraying it with water until wildlife officials arrived. Six hours after the orca was spotted ashore, the tide rose and it was able to swim out to sea.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderTrump lashed out after documents were released showing him pressuring Justice Department officials to overturn the election
Donald Trump lashed out after the release of documents showing him pressuring DoJ officials. The documents show Trump urging them to say last year's election was "corrupt." In a statement on Saturday, Trump repeated the election fraud claims in his bid to overturn the election.
PoliticsPoliticoManchin: No guarantee reconciliation package will pass
Sen. Joe Manchin would not guarantee Sunday that a Democratic-led reconciliation package would garner the necessary votes for passage, even as he predicted the bipartisan infrastructure package would pass the Senate this week. "As far as reconciliation goes, it should be looked at the same," Manchin said. Manchin also said he expected the text of the bipartisan bill would be released Sunday, and that senators would start the amendment process on the bill by Monday.
SportsAssociated PressAmericans ousted by Canada in Olympic beach volleyball
“I think they're just sort of working out some kinks,” said Bansley, a two-time Olympian who is paired with Brandie Wilkerson in Tokyo. The close-up, slow motion replay on the stadium video board showed the ball had clearly missed the blue tape that signifies the court boundary.
U.S.Business InsiderMatt Gaetz says he has the 'freedom variant' as he mocks experts who warn about worsening COVID-19 mutations
Rep. Matt Gaetz mocked COVID-19 experts who've been warning about mutations and variants. Gaetz's mocking remarks came as Florida broke its record for daily COVID-19 cases. Rep. Matt Gaetz on Saturday night mocked health officials who've been sounding the alarms about COVID-19 mutations.
![Fauci: 'I don't think we're gonna see [more] lockdowns'](https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/ywEndzjKNMN3zR2g5J.3_g--~B/Zmk9c3RyaW07aD00MDQ7cT05NTt3PTcyMDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2021-08/4c0c2060-f2ce-11eb-b1ee-f4f7cc208e3a.cf.jpg)
“[The program] stands likely to leave millions of families — disproportionately the poorest and most fragile ones — behind.”
“[Paying] families monthly, instead of one lump sum ... will provide parents with more stability knowing when cash is coming.”
“More parents will disappear from the workforce, and more children will be locked into dependency.”
“Poverty is a political choice, not an inevitability.”
“Time is running out. There are only six months until monthly payments of the credit cease."