The 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.

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  CNN fires 3 unvaccinated employees for not receiving COVID shots

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  Family of unvaccinated Florida father organise Covid testing, vaccinations at his funeral

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18 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.

Ben 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 ...

Black 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.

A 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.

Vaccine-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.

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  Expert discusses COVID-19's Lambda variant and uptick in child infections

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  Tokyo Covered Up Arrival of Deadly New COVID Variant Just Before the Olympics

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Woman 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.

Senate 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.

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  Senate's key vote advances $1T infrastructure bill

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  $1 trillion infrastructure bill advances in U.S. Senate

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84-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.

Cholesterol 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.

Video 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.

Zach 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.

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  U.S. Men's Basketball Wins Gold

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Conservatives hit climate envoy John Kerry for allegedly flying private plane to Obama's birthday party

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry was rebuked by political opponents for taking a private plane to attend the birthday party of former President Barack Obama. Kerry appears to have made the final cut for Obama's Saturday evening soiree, which was scaled back amid concerns over the delta variant. The climate envoy was seen disembarking from a private plane, according to the Daily Mail, attracting criticism from those on the Right, who say the mode of transport exposes Kerry's hypocrisy as he pushes for policy initiatives aimed at combating climate change.

A 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.

Former 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.

He 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.

Tucker 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.

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  Conservative Fellow Travelers: Tucker Carlson Drops In On Viktor Orban

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  Tucker Carlson Hates Biden, Loves Antigay Dictators

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Chibok schoolgirl freed in Nigeria seven years after abduction, governor says

One abducted girl from the Nigerian town of Chibok has been freed and reunited with her parents seven years after Boko Haram militants kidnapped her and more than 200 of her classmates, Borno state's governor said on Saturday. The raid on the school in the northeastern town one night in April 2014 sparked an international outcry and a viral campaign on social media with the hashtag #bringbackourgirls. Governor Babagana Zulum said the girl and someone she said she married during her captivity surrendered themselves to the military 10 days ago.

World 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.

Sinner, 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.

‘Republican show.’ GOP holds sway at annual Fancy Farm picnic as Democrats pass.

It's not unusual for politicians at the annual Fancy Farm political event to take some licks, but Gov. Andy Beshear got roughed up in absentia Saturday. Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, both Democrats, declined invitations to attend the 141st edition of the picnic, one of the premier political events in Kentucky, on Saturday. Beshear said that with no elections in Kentucky this year, he would take the opportunity to spend time with his family.

They Don't Want the Shot. They Don't Want Colleagues to Know.

Many others are adopting less sweeping — but perhaps more conspicuous — approaches, including mask mandates for unvaccinated workers or the requirement that they work remotely. For employers, keeping workers safe while being equitable is one of the thorniest workplace challenges of the pandemic to date. In addition to potential legal ramifications if any of their policies are viewed as discriminatory, many companies are concerned that implementing separate protocols for unvaccinated workers could lead some of them to quit amid an already tight labor market.