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.
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.
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.
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.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 ExaminerUS: Taliban attacks 'contradict its claim to support' peace process
A milestone military victory for the Taliban is casting doubt on whether the militant group intends to negotiate a power-sharing agreement with the central government, according to State Department officials alarmed by the worsening security crisis. Amid a string of Taliban successes, Kabul has been rocked by attacks in recent days, with the group targeting Afghan government officials and Afghan air force pilots, U.S. Charge d'Affaires Ross Wilson's team is criticizing the group for taking actions contrary to its purported support for peace negotiations. "We condemn the Taliban's violent new offensive against Afghan cities," the U.S. Embassy said.
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.
U.S.INSIDERThe lawyer who was pardoned for pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter protesters in St. Louis is suing to get his firearms back
The St. Louis couple who brandished guns at BLM protesters last summer are suing for their firearms. Mark and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges and surrendered the weapons. Mark McClosky, the St. Louis lawyer who was photographed last summer pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters marching down his private street, filed a lawsuit Wednesday to get his weapons back.
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Greeks return home following wildfire near Athens
Residents returned home in Ippokrateios Politeia, north of Athens on Saturday, to count their losses after a wildfire scorched houses and forests in the area. Aug.
U.S.Fort Worth Star-Telegram‘It’s getting worse by the hour.’ Texas is being tested by COVID-19, and we’re weak
Texas is being tested, and we are proving weak. A new, quick-striking virus variant is raging across the state, challenging us all to get every Texan vaccinated, get everyone masked up and do everything it takes to keep hospitals safe and give exhausted healthcare workers a rest. On Friday, Tarrant County hit the high-water mark of last winter, when local officials were allowed to limit indoor capacity, ban gatherings and order schoolchildren to wear masks.
WorldINSIDERA 100-year-old former Nazi death camp guard, accused of helping to murder over 3,500 people, to go on trial
A 100-year-old former guard at a Nazi concentration camp will stand trial in Germany later this year, public prosecutors have announced. The suspect was allegedly complicit in executions by firing squad and by using Zyklon B, the chemical notoriously used in gas chambers at Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps during World War II, The Guardian said. Around 200,000 people were imprisoned at the Sachsenhausen camp, which is on the outskirts of Berlin, between 1936 and 1945.
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.
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.INSIDERA North Carolina man built a 13-foot skeleton in his front yard warning his unvaccinated neighbors: 'Not vaccinated, see you soon, idiots!'
Raleigh homeowner Jesse Jones put up a 13-foot-tall skeleton in his front yard to show what happens to the unvaccinated. Jones' skeleton bears a sign reading "Not vaccinated, see you soon idiots!" slung around its pelvis. Jones told the Raleigh News and Observer that he got the skeleton at Home Depot.
WorldWashington ExaminerIsraeli ambassador: Israel wants Iranian government ‘overthrown’
A long-simmering conflict between Israel and Iran has spilled out of war-torn Syria into multiple domains in recent days, including an Iranian attack on an oil tanker that spurred Israeli officials to demand a joint international move to push the regime. Erdan's reported comments coincided with a new uproar on the Israeli-Lebanon border, where dueling rocket attacks and airstrikes have raised the specter of a major clash in a theater where a conflict could prove devastating. This is a very dangerous situation, with escalatory actions seen on both sides over the past two days,” the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, said in a statement Friday.
EntertainmentINSIDER34 actors who have been in Marvel and DC movies
If you don't recognize Dastmalchian's name, you'll definitely recognize him from his work as one of the Joker's goons in "The Dark Knight" to his turn as Kurt in Marvel's "Ant-Man" franchise. In 2019, director James Gunn called up Dastmalchian to gather his interest in playing Abner Krill, aka the Polka-Dot Man, in "The Suicide Squad." Dastmalchian is playing double duty this summer with DC as he also voiced another obscure Batman villain, Calendar Man, in the animated feature, "Batman: The Long Halloween."
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.
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Painting by Chattanooga artist Genesis the Greykid sells for $87,000 at London auction
Chattanooga artist Genesis the Greykid is a self-described confident person who believes in his ability to create poetry, music and paintings that resonate with people. Yet, when a buyer of one of his paintings, "Computer Love," a 48- by 60-inch piece he created as part of his oil-and-diamonds-on-canvas series, wanted to put the piece up for auction at London-based Phillips auction house, he had his doubts. Reputation is important in the art world, and he worried that a bad experience, like the work not selling, could harm his.
PoliticsWashington ExaminerCalifornia GOP decides against endorsing a Newsom recall challenger
The California Republican Party has decided not to endorse one candidate in the recall election that could result in the ouster of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Four candidates, conservative radio host Larry Elder, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, state Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, and former Rep. Doug Ose, qualified to be eligible for the party's endorsement, but none of them reached the requisite 60% threshold among party delegates on Saturday. The recall election is scheduled to take place on Sept.
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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Coronavirus: State reports over 2,000 new cases for second time in a week
Aug. 7—The Ohio Department of Health recorded over 2,300 new cases on Saturday, reaching a new 21-day high of 2,317 new cases in a day. This is the second time within about four days that the state has reported over 2,000 cases. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the state has reported 1,140,917 cases.
PoliticsWashington ExaminerOUTS-TAN-DING: President touts 943,000 new jobs in July as proof 'the Biden plan is working'
President Joe Biden claimed Friday that the latest jobs report proves that the "Biden plan is working." The president, wearing a tan suit and clover-patterned tie, opened his remarks at the White House by thanking Congress for advancing the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which he called "a blue-collar blueprint to rebuild America." Now, while our economy is far from complete, and while we had doubtless — you will have ups and downs along the way as we continue to battle the delta surge of COVID.
SportsAssociated PressYanks smart on bases, take advantage of error to top M's 5-4
DJ LeMahieu and Kyle Higashioka made savvy baserunning moves, turning a double-play grounder into the go-ahead run, and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 Saturday for their fifth straight win. Aaron Judge and Rougned Odor homered and the Yankees capitalized on a three-base error by right fielder Mitch Haniger to win for the 10th time in 12 games. New York erased a 4-1 deficit by scoring four times in the sixth inning.
EntertainmentINSIDERWhile white influencers 'blackfish' to build buzz, Black creatives say co-opting their culture is costly
Blackfishing' refers to a trend of white influencers impersonating Black or biracial people online. A study found Black women are perceived to be less attractive, earning 63 cents to the dollar. Diversity executive Mita Mallick says marketing's colorism fuels the 'blackfishing' phenomenon.
“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.”