U.S.INSIDERThe family of an unvaccinated Florida man who died of COVID before he could get a shot will hold a vaccine and testing site at his funeral
A Florida family of an unvaccinated man will hold a vaccine and testing site at his funeral. Marquis Davis wanted to get the vaccine after he was hospitalized but it was too late, his wife told WFTV. The family, along with their church, will offer the community Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccines.
U.S.Business Insider18 US Orthodox Jewish girls kicked off a Delta flight following a COVID-19 protocols dispute, reports say
Eighteen Orthodox Jewish girls were barred from a Delta-KLM flight from Amsterdam to New York on Friday because of a dispute about COVID-19 protocols, according to The Jerusalem Post. The girls were part of a group of about 55 Jewish teenagers who had spent two weeks visiting religious sites in Kyiv, Ukraine, their rabbi told Fox News. During the first leg of their journey - a Delta-operated flight, in partnership with KLM, from Kyiv to Amsterdam - flight attendants reportedly disciplined the girls for failing to comply with coronavirus safety measures.
PoliticsThe Daily BeastBen Shapiro Embarrasses Himself on ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’
On Friday night, two of the country's foremost Islamophobes sat across from one another on HBO to debate the issues of the day. In one corner was Bill Maher, a self-professed liberal who spends 90 percent of his Real Time show railing against Muslims, platforming conspiracy theorists and/or white nationalist trolls, and whining about “cancel culture. The other had Ben Shapiro, the Daily Wire co-founder who, when he's not being an outrageous hypocrite or distributing films by producers with a long history of overlooking sexual misconduct, spends 90 percent of his time whining about “cancel culture” or “owning the libs” by saying hateful drivel like this: The last time Shapiro visited Maher's ...
U.S.TheGrioBlack principal calls out racism after he was told to remove photo kissing white wife
A Black principal opened up about his experiences with racism while serving in several administrative capacities at Colleyville District in the Dallas Fort-Worth area. Dr. James Whitfield, who was previously the principal of Colleyville Middle School from 2019-2020 and the assistant principal for the high school from 2018-2019, opened up on Facebook in July about racially motivated attacks he encountered after being called out in a school board meeting. In July, a former school board member called for Whitfield to resign and accused him of teaching critical race theory to the students — which was banned by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in mid-June.
U.S.INSIDERA mother got her teenage kids to help clean up the crime scene after she shot and dismembered their stepdad, reports say
Thessalonica Allen, 34, shot her husband and cut his legs off, according to court documents. Allen also asked her children to help clean up the crime scene, ABC 7 reported. Thessalonica Allen is accused of shooting her husband, Randy Allen, inside an apartment in LaPorte, Indiana, after an altercation broke out over the woman's internet history, WCAX 3 reported.
WorldWashington ExaminerVaccine-resistant lambda variant is in the US
A new coronavirus mutation known as the lambda variant that is thought to have increased resistance to vaccines has appeared in the United States. Also known as C.37, the lambda variant was first discovered in Peru in November 2020. The lambda variant has since spread to eight countries in South America and 41 countries around the world, according to global science initiative GISAID.
U.S.Business InsiderWoman sues McDonald's after complaining that a cheeseburger advert was so irresistible it caused her to break her fast during Lent
The Russian is seeking $14 as compensation for sustained moral damage, Fox News reported. See more stories on Insider's business page. A woman from Omsk, Russia, is reportedly suing McDonald's over an advert featuring cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets, which she said caused her to break her fast during Lent.
PoliticsAxiosSenate breaks filibuster, clears key hurdle on infrastructure bill
President Biden on Saturday gave a final push for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package as the Senate reconvened to advance the measure. Driving the news: The Senate on Saturday broke the filibuster, clearing the 60-vote threshold to advance the plan for final passage, after which it will head to the House. It is not clear when the final Senate vote will take place.
WorldBusiness Insider84-year-old man fined $293,000 for possessing a German World War II tank that he kept in his basement
An 84-year-old man from Germany has been convicted of illegal weapons possession. In 2015, an investigation found a WWII Panther tank in his basement, as well as a hoard of ammunition. An 84-year-old man from Germany has been convicted of illegal weapons possession and has been fined €250,000 ($293,972) along with a suspended prison sentence of 14 months.
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Motorcyclists gather for Sturgis Rally as Delta variant cases surge
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally got underway on Friday amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States, fueled by the highly-contagious Delta variant. More than 500,000 bikers are expected to roll into town. Mola Lenghi reports.
HealthFox NewsCholesterol drug cuts coronavirus infection by 70%, researchers find
A drug meant to treat cholesterol was found to reduce coronavirus infection by 70% in lab studies, with researchers calling for additional clinical trials among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. A team of researchers from the U.K. and Italy published findings in the Frontiers in Pharmacology journal Friday, finding that fenofibrate and fenofibric acid resulted in a significant reduction in coronavirus infection in human cells when the drug was used in safe and approved concentrations, according to a news release posted Friday. "Our data indicates that fenofibrate may have the potential to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms and also virus spread," Dr. Elisa Vicenzi of the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan and co-author, said in the release.
U.S.Business InsiderVideo film of mutiny by passengers at the unfair removal of two Black men from a flight
EasyJet tried to remove two Black men from a flight for refusing to put on their shoes for take-off. The men were ultimately allowed to stay on the flight, and the cabin crew was changed instead. Passengers on an EasyJet flight reportedly staged a mutiny to stop the airline from unfairly removing two Black men from the flight.
SportsIdaho StatesmanHe once weighed a ‘sloppy’ 348 pounds. Now Boise State NT is ready to unleash his potential
Boise State nose tackle Scale Igiehon is rocking a slimmer, sleeker build as the Broncos take the field for practice this fall, and he can feel the difference. “I feel way faster, and I'm definitely stronger and quicker,” said Igiehon, who credited new strength coach Reid Kagy and staff with transforming his body. At his peak, Igiehon weighed 348 pounds as a senior at Del Valle High in Texas, and he weighed a little over 300 during his first two years at Boise State.
WorldINSIDERA Russian influencer who drove a Bentley with his girlfriend tied to the roof in a viral video is under investigation, agency says
Influencer Sergey Kosenko is reportedly under investigation by the Moscow Traffic Inspectorate. In an Instagram video, he drove a car while handcuffed to a woman who was tied to the roof. A Russian influencer who tied his girlfriend to the roof of a Bentley for a video is reportedly under investigation by the Moscow State Traffic Inspectorate.
SportsAssociated PressBiden praises Olympians for inspiring Americans with courage
President Joe Biden praised U.S. Olympians for navigating the difficulties of a coronavirus-tarnished games with “moral courage" that made Americans' “hearts swell" with pride. Biden, along with first lady Jill Biden, spoke with Team USA in a Zoom call Saturday evening from their home near Wilmington, Delaware. The couple extended an invitation to the athletes to visit the White House in the fall to celebrate their accomplishments.
WorldBusiness InsiderTucker Carlson did PR for Hungary's authoritarian leader, presenting the country as 'freer' than the US
Tucker Carlson gave Hungary's authoritarian leader a platform to spread his xenophobic views. Carlson presented Hungary as "freer" than the United States. Carlson did not mention how Orbán has shored up control of the country's elections, media, and courts.
SportsChicago TribuneZach LaVine wins gold at the Olympics with Team USA. His next challenge: Winning with a revamped Bulls team.
Behind Kevin Durant's 29 points, the U.S. men's basketball team won its fourth consecutive gold medal with an 87-82 victory against France on Friday night in Saitama, Japan. The victory offered some redemption for Team USA, which had dropped back-to-back games against France in the Olympics opener in Tokyo and at the 2019 World Cup. Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine will bring home a gold medal, making him the fourth player in team history to do so, joining Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Jimmy Butler.
WorldAxiosWorld must prepare to coexist with COVID-19 mutations, top scientist says
The head of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Wuhan Institute of Virology People said that people around the world should be prepared to coexist with different variants of the coronavirus as it continues to mutate, the South Morning China Post reports. What she's saying: "As the number of infected cases has just become too big, this allowed the novel coronavirus more opportunities to mutate..." top virologist Shi Zhengli said, per the English-language paper in Hong Kong.
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Bill Maher says 'sleazy' Cuomo needs to get out: 'This is worse than Ralph Northam'
"Real Time" host Bill Maher insisted that Andrew Cuomo has overstayed his welcome as New York's governor amid the growing scandals plaguing the prominent Democrat. During his opening monologue Friday night, Maher began by telling his audience that it's "Day Four of the Andrew Cuomo death watch." "How is he still there?" Maher asked.
WorldThe Daily BeastTokyo Covered Up Arrival of Deadly New COVID Variant Just Before the Olympics
TOKYO—Three days before the Olympics began, on July 20, Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reported to an international organization that the highly infectious Lambda variant had been detected in an airport test in Japan for the first time, but did not announce it widely to the public. The report was submitted to an international COVID-19 and other influenza virus database known as GISAID. According to preliminary reports from South American and Japanese scientists, the Lambda variant may possess an increased resistance to vaccines.
SportsAssociated PressSinner, 19, beats Brooksby, 20, to reach final in Washington
Nishikori, who owns 12 titles and was the runner-up at the 2014 U.S. Open, last reached an ATP final in 2019; McDonald never has been that far at a tour-level event. On Saturday, Brooksby moved to the verge of grabbing the opener, holding three set points when he was up 6-5 and got to love-40 while Sinner served. But right there is where Brooksby faltered for really the first time all week, suddenly deserted by the backhands and drop shots that have been been the bedrock of his success during a breakthrough season in which he raised his ranking from outside the top 300 to 130th.
WorldAxiosFormer commander of the Colombian army to be charged with murder
The former commander of the Colombian army will be charged with murder this week, per prosecutors, making him the highest-ranking military officer to face a possible prison sentence over extrajudicial killings. Details: U.S.-trained Gen. Mario Montoya is accused of overseeing 104 cases in which civilians, five of them children, were kidnapped, killed and disguised as “guerrilla casualties” by armed forces between 2007 and 2008. Montoya was already under investigation by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, a transitional justice court for reparations that offers lower prison times if the accused pleads guilty.
U.S.NBC NewsFlorida breaks record for new daily Covid cases for third time this week
A record-breaking 23,903 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Florida on Friday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This marks the third time this week that Florida has surpassed its record of new daily Covid-19 cases. The state first reported its highest one-day total on July 31 with 21,683 new cases.
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Animal activists blast Florida university over cat feeding ban
Nova Southeastern University's recent ban on cat feeding — including a threat to fire anyone caught feeding the stray felines — has animal activists in an uproar. University officials say they have worked with several groups on a trap-neuter-release program to cut down on the number of cats, many of them dumped by students. “TNR has nothing to do with feeding an animal,” Campos said.
SportsReutersJapan to douse Olympic flame of Games transformed by pandemic and drama
Japan will douse its more than year-old Olympic flame on Sunday, closing out a Tokyo Games that were upended by the pandemic and transformed by the drama of politics, dazzling sport and deeply personal turmoil. For the host nation, the Olympics fell short of the global triumph and financial blockbuster it once sought. Still, organisers appear to have prevented https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-coronavirus/update-2-olympics-tokyo-feared-games-would-spread-covid-numbers-suggest-that-didnt-happen-idUSL8N2PE08S the Games from spiralling into a COVID-19 superspreader event, a remarkable achievement given that some 50,000 people came together amid the pandemic.
“If nothing else, Tokyo 2020 may end up being remembered as the wake-up call everyone needed.”
“Cancel the Olympics—for good.”
“Olympians haven’t really changed. These athletes still showcase extraordinary human achievement from around the world.”
“Delivering more excellence and less sideshow will probably require giving athletes a bigger voice in how the Olympics are run.”
“The Olympics were conceived in 1896 as a sporting event, and they’ve become a construction event.”