BusinessFort Worth Star-TelegramCo-founder of billion-dollar, Dallas-based real estate firm killed in plane crash
John Kenneth “Den” Dunn, the co-founder of a real estate firm headquartered in Dallas, died July 26 in an airplane crash, The Rainier Companies said Monday. Dunn joined Tim Nichols in 2003 to create Rainier Capital Management as a platform for real estate investment. The firm has closed in excess of $2.5 billion of investment assets and currently has an operating portfolio valued at more than $1.6 billion, according to the company's website.
U.S.Washington ExaminerGroom still in his wedding tux accused of shooting two, including bride's alleged lover, in mid-traffic dispute
A Louisiana man was arrested in his wedding tuxedo over the weekend for allegedly shooting his friend and chasing his new bride down the interstate after accusing the two of having an affair, according to police. Devin Jose Jones, 30, was driving with his wife and friend after leaving their marriage ceremony on Saturday when the three got stuck in I-10 traffic near LaPlace in St. John the Baptist Parish, Sheriff Mike Tregre said. A second male victim in a nearby vehicle was also struck in the hand by a stray bullet, Tregre said.
WorldThe TelegraphCoronavirus latest news: Children glued to screens during lockdown twice as likely to become short-sighted
AM Covid app tweaked to alert fewer people and end 'pingdemic' The NHS app has been updated so that fewer people will be asked to self-isolate in a government U-turn designed to end the disruption caused by the "pingdemic". Under new programming, only those who have been in contact with an asymptomatic case in the past 48 hours will be pinged. Previously, the app traced contacts back five days for both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections, even though previous studies have shown that people become infectious one to two days before the onset of symptoms and are unlikely to spread the virus earlier.
SportsINSIDERA Canadian diver who scored a 0 with a feet-first flop with the finals on the line said she wasn't going to give up
The Canadian diver Pamela Ware scored a 0.0 with a feet-first dive in the Olympics. The failed dive knocked Ware out of competition for the event final. In an emotional video, Ware said she made a mistake but would not give up.
WorldBusiness InsiderIran's outgoing president says the country's authoritarian government doesn't always tell the truth
Iran's outgoing president said the government was not always truthful during his eight-year tenure. Iran's authoritarian government is not known for its transparency and has little tolerance for dissent. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is leaving office this week, on Sunday said the country's authoritarian government was not always truthful during his eight years in office.
SportsAxiosFormer dancer Valarie Allman wins U.S. first Olympic track and field gold in Tokyo
Valarie Allman won Team USA's first gold track and field Olympic gold medal in Tokyo on Monday, in the discus throw finals. The big picture: Allman is the first American woman to medal in the discus throw since 2008. Her 68.98-meter throw beat German silver medalist Kristin Pudenz's throw by more than two meters.
U.S.Business InsiderAn unofficial Burning Man is happening in the middle of the desert without any medical services, private jets, or professionally serviced bathrooms
COVID-19 canceled Burning Man two years in a row. Without medical services, private jets, or bathrooms, "Renegade Man" attendees are on their own. Initially created as a desert rendezvous for free spirits and bohemians, Burning Man has grown into one of the world's most famous festivals.
U.S.INSIDEROnline creator Chris Chan arrested on incest charge after leaked audio alleged she had sex with her mother
Christine Weston Chandler, known online as Chris Chan, was arrested on a charge of incest. Christian Weston Chandler, known online as Chris Chan, has been arrested and charged with incest after a leaked phone conversation spread online. Chandler, 39, is currently being held in the Henrico County Jail after being brought in by police on Sunday afternoon.
HealthBusiness Insider24 vaccinated friends had a blowout vacation on Cape Cod. Though their symptoms were mild, 14 of them caught COVID-19, report says.
Twenty-four fully vaccinated friends had a weeklong July 4 getaway in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The cases were part of a bigger study that prompted the CDC to change its indoor masking guidance. Fourteen of 24 vaccinated friends who visited the Cape Cod town of Provincetown, Massachusetts, in July caught COVID-19, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.
WorldAssociated PressMao pins worn by Chinese athletes may test Olympic rules
The image of Communist China's founding leader, Mao Zedong, made an unscheduled appearance at the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it is “looking into the matter.” The gesture — Mao pin badges worn by two Chinese gold medalists at their medal ceremony — risks being judged a breach of Olympic Charter Rule 50, which prohibits political statements on the podium at the Tokyo Games — and at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Games. After winning the women's sprint in track cycling Monday, Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore pin badges of Mao.
BusinessBusiness InsiderA Waffle House waitress who worked a double shift while looking after her baby says she received a $1,000 tip from a country-music star who was impressed by her work ethic
A Waffle House waitress said she received a $1,000 tip from a country-music star. A Waffle House waitress said a country-music star left her a $1,000 tip because he was so impressed by her work ethic. Shirell Lackey told Fox 8 News, a Fox affiliate in Greensboro, North Carolina, last week that the musician, who she wanted to keep anonymous, had found out she was working a double shift while looking after her baby daughter at the restaurant.
SportsReutersOlympics-Athletics-Post-Bolt generation of sprinters kick off hunt for 200m crown
For the first time since 2008, the 200 metres will be without triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica and a new generation of sprinters began their bids to succeed him on Tuesday with Team USA particularly impressive in early heats. Bolt, who won 200m golds at three consecutive Olympics, retired in 2017 and the United States are bidding to reclaim the title. The Americans last won a gold in the men's 200m event in the 2004 Olympics, when they ran the table and won all three medals.
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Minnesota man's yard is now a destination for all the dogs in his neighborhood
When he moved into his new home, Keith Roles found a surefire way to become the most popular person in the neighborhood — he started handing out dog treats from his front yard. "I never thought — ever, ever thought — it would turn into this," Roles told KARE 11. Keith and his wife, Linda, live in Apple Valley, Minnesota, and thanks to those treats, quickly got to know their neighbors.
U.S.Washington ExaminerUS considering ‘next steps’ as it warns Iran it will respond to deadly attack on oil tanker in international waters
The new categories include: Afghans who work or worked as employees of contractors, locally employed staff, interpreters/translators for the U.S. government, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, International Security Assistance Force or Resolute Support; Afghans who work or worked for a U.S. government-funded program or project in Afghanistan supported through a U.S. government grant or cooperative agreement; Afghans who are or were employed in Afghanistan by a U.S.-based media organization or nongovernmental organization.
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Vaccine mandates & dorm food, the new college tour
NYU is starting in-person college tours again for the first time in 16 months. Normally questions about admissions dominate the conversation, but this year student tour guides also have to be ready to answer vaccines mandate questions. Aug.
SportsAssociated PressTeenagers make 200 final in Olympic testosterone controversy
Two 18-year-old Namibian runners threw track and field's contentious testosterone issue back into the Olympic spotlight Monday when they blazed into the women's 200-meter final in Tokyo just weeks after being barred from the 400-meter race. One of them, Christine Mboma, broke the world under-20 record twice in the span of about eight hours at the Olympic Stadium on the way to the 200 final. Mboma finished second behind Elaine Thompson-Herah, the defending Olympic champion.
LifestyleBusiness InsiderI'm a personal trainer in the Hamptons. The job perks are incredible, but every now and then I'll get an odd request that has nothing to do with my job.
When it comes to working with the 1%, convenience is a key factor, so I often train my clients virtually or in their homes. It's best to meet them where they're at, and in my case, that's the Hamptons. I launched Hamptons Wellness on Wheels in 2016 with my boyfriend Ross Youmans.
LifestyleChicago TribuneAfter decades of invisibility, asexuals are speaking up and gaining ground: ‘I don’t need to be fixed because I’m not broken.’
When you look out at the world and you don't see anything that looks like your experience or sounds like your experience, the world is like a funhouse mirror. It's reflecting a distorted version of what's true, so you feel like a broken version of yourself. Asexuals made up 1% of the population in an influential analysis of survey results from more than 18,000 British people that was published in the Journal of Sex Research in 2004.
HealthThe Guardian‘No one’s invincible’: fresh mask mandates and rising Delta cases hit California
A surge in Covid-19 infections, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, has prompted San Francisco and six other counties in California's Bay Area to reimpose mask mandates for indoor spaces, less than two months after experts in the highly vaccinated region celebrated what they hoped would be a return to normal. In recent days, San Francisco's infection rates have surged to nearly 20 times what they were at their lowest point in June and two of the city's hospitals have reported that more than 200 of their own workers have tested positive for the virus. “It teaches us that no one is invincible,” said Dr Peter Chin-Hong, an associate dean at UCSF who specializes in infectious diseases.
SportsReutersOlympics-World record on the track as IOC probes Belarus over sprinter
The Olympics governing body was probing Belarus's treatment of an athlete seeking refuge in Poland while Norway's Karsten Warholm smashed a world record on the track and Simone Biles was set for a highly anticipated return to the gymnastics stage on Tuesday. The International Olympic Committee said it expected a report https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-ioc/update-1-olympics-ioc-awaiting-report-from-belarusian-olympic-committee-idUSL8N2PA0F4 later in the day from the Belarusian team on the case of sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who sought refuge https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/belarus-athlete-in-hands-authorities-ioc-2021-08-02 in the Polish embassy on Monday after refusing her team's orders to fly home.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderAOC says the notion that activists can 'out-organize' voter suppression is 'a ridiculous premise' that 'verges on naïveté'
The Times reported that White House officials believe organizing can overcome restrictive voting rules. See more stories on Insider's business page. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the notion that grassroots organizing alone can combat voter suppression "verges on naïveté" and is a "ridiculous premise" in a Sunday interview on CNN's "State of the Union."
EntertainmentBuzzFeed NewsThese Photos Show The Enormous Turnout For Lollapalooza Despite Delta Concerns
Lollapalooza was held this past weekend in Chicago, with an estimated 100,000 people flocking to the city's Grant Park for each day of the four-day music festival. After the festival was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, revelers enjoyed sets from acts such as Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, the Foo Fighters, and Megan Thee Stallion. The festival went ahead despite surging cases of the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus both in Chicago and across the country.
U.S.Associated PressTennessee won't incentivize COVID shots but pays to vax cows
Tennessee has sent nearly half a million dollars to farmers who have vaccinated their cattle against respiratory diseases and other maladies over the past two years. But Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who grew up on his family's ranch and refers to himself as a cattle farmer in his Twitter profile, has been far less enthusiastic about incentivizing herd immunity among humans. Even though Tennessee has among the lowest vaccination rates in the country, Lee has refused to follow the lead of other states that have offered enticements for people to get the potentially life-saving COVID-19 vaccine.
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A tie for gold led to one of the most joyful celebrations at the 2020 Olympics
Especially when what you're sharing is Olympic gold. After attempting to best each other in the men's high jump final at the Tokyo Games on Sunday to no avail, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar's Mutaz Barshim were deadlocked at the top of the field. The event's judges offered them a jump off, but Barshim asked if they could each have a gold medal instead.
U.S.NBC NewsU.S. hits 70 percent Covid vaccination goal — a month later than Biden had hoped to
Seventy percent of American adults have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, officials said Monday, reaching a goal President Joe Biden had hoped to reach a month ago. The goal was ambitious, but Monday's development is a good step, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. As of Monday, more than 180.7 million people in the U.S. ages 18 or older, or 70 percent, have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“[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."