HealthCBS NewsStudy: Alcohol use linked to nearly 750,000 cancer cases in 2020
Doctors are sounding the alarm over research showing a link between drinking alcohol and cancer. More than 700,000 new cancer cases were linked to alcohol consumption in 2020 — a time when many Americans reported drinking more. The research, published in the July 13 edition of Lancet Oncology, found that over 4% of all new cancer cases in 2020 were caused by alcohol consumption.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderOklahoma GOP leader got rebuked for doubling down on his comparison of vaccine mandates to gold stars worn by Jewish people during the Holocaust
An Oklahoma GOP leader got rebuked for comparing vaccine mandates to Nazi-mandated yellow stars. Despite the backlash, Oklahoma Republican Party chairman John Bennett doubled down on his remarks. In May, Marjorie Taylor Greene also likened proof-of-vaccination to being discriminated against.
WorldBBCTokyo Olympics: China's 'nationalists' are turning on their athletes
The pressure on Chinese athletes to perform has never been higher. Anything less than a gold is being seen as athletes being unpatriotic by furious "nationalists" online. China's mixed doubles table tennis team made a tearful apology at the Tokyo Olympics last week - for winning a silver medal.
U.S.USA TODAYNew York Gov. Cuomo urges businesses to adopt 'vaccine-only admission'; Delta yields more reinfections, Fauci says: Latest COVID-19 news
Pressure continues to increase from Democratic elected officials to get people vaccinated against the coronavirus as infections mount across the country, fueled by the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant. Days after President Joe Biden said federal workers and contractors would have to get vaccinated or face restrictions that include masking and testing, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday workers in New York City's airports and public transit system will be required to get the shots or weekly tests. At a Manhattan news conference Monday, Cuomo also urged private enterprises to require vaccination of their employees and customers.
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Black man reportedly assaulted by white men at Indiana lake faces criminal charges
A Black man who said a group of white men assaulted him and threatened to “get a noose” at a southern Indiana lake is facing criminal charges more than a year after the confrontation that earlier led to charges against two of the alleged attackers.
WorldThe Week100-year-old accused of once being a Nazi guard to stand trial in Germany
Prosecutors in Germany said on Monday that a 100-year-old man accused of being a Nazi concentration camp guard is fit to stand trial in October. The man, whose name has not been released, allegedly served as a guard at the Sachsenhausen camp near Berlin, with prosecutors accusing him of being complicit in the murders of 3,518 prisoners between 1942 and 1945. There aren't many former guards who are still living, but now there is legal precedent that prosecutors do not need evidence of direct involvement in murders at concentration camps to bring someone to trial.
WorldMiami HeraldMeerkat killed when tunnel collapses in habitat, Zoo Miami says. It’s not the first time.
A Zoo Miami meerkat named Gizmo died over the weekend after being stuck in a tunnel that collapsed in his habitat, according to zoo officials. Last July, a 6-month-old meerkat named Ginger died in a tunnel collapse. Meerkats, according to Zoo Miami spokesman Ron Magill, are constantly digging tunnels and says the recent rain likely caused the ground to cave on top of him.
U.S.NBC News2 travelers who used fake vaccine cards to enter Canada from U.S. fined nearly $16,000
Two airline passengers entering Canada from the United States were fined nearly $16,000 each for submitting fake vaccination cards and Covid-19 test results, officials said. The passengers also failed to stay at government-authorized accommodations, as is also required by the country's government, Canada's public health agency said Friday. The passengers, who were not identified in a news release, traveled to Toronto two weeks ago and were Canadian citizens, Health Canada spokeswoman Maryse Durette told NBC News.
HealthBBCCovid-19: The mystery of rising infections in India's Kerala
The southern Indian state of Kerala accounts for more than half of the country's new Covid-19 infections. The BBC's Soutik Biswas and Vikas Pandey report on why cases continue to rise in the state, months after the waning of the deadly second wave. In January 2020, Kerala reported India's first Covid-19 case in a medical student who returned from Wuhan, in China, where the pandemic began.
WorldThe Daily BeastTucker Carlson Billed as Speaker at Far-Right Conference in Hungary After Meeting With Viktor Orban
Tucker Carlson is on the bill to deliver a speech, appropriately titled “The World According to Tucker Carlson,” this coming Saturday at MCC Feszt, a far-right conference in Budapest that is backed by Hungary's authoritarian prime minister, Viktor Orban. The news of Carlson's apparent appearance follows a reported meeting between the Fox News star and Orban, as a friendly photo posted to the leader's Facebook page revealed on Monday that Carlson had hosted Orban on his online show for Fox Nation. Earlier this year, The New York Times reported that Orban granted $1.7 billion—or about one percent of Hungary's GDP—to Mathias Corvinus Collegium, or MCC, with the aim of training a new generation of conservative elite across Europe.
U.S.Idaho StatesmanIdaho Falls police officer indicted in fatal shooting of man standing in yard
A grand jury has indicted an Idaho Falls Police Department officer for shooting a man who was in his own backyard during a February manhunt. Elias Aurelio Cerdas, a 26-year-old officer who graduated from training less than a year before the shooting, was indicted Friday on a charge of felony involuntary manslaughter. Cerdas was not arrested after being charged but was issued a summons for his arraignment at the Bonneville County Courthouse on Aug. 23.
U.S.USA TODAYBiles' balancing act
Biden to landlords: Don't evict President Joe Biden challenged all landlords Monday to hold off on evictions for the next 30 days and asked his administration to consider the possibility of unilaterally extending a moratorium even in the face of legal concerns. The president called on all states and cities to extend or put in place policies to freeze evictions for at least two months. The White House had said only Congress could extend the freeze, but Biden faced pressure to act after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders urged the White House on Sunday to extend it anyway.
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Police pursuit ends with crash, fatality, multiple injuries and arrest
Aug. 2—Police say a Marietta man faces multiple charges after leading officers on a pursuit that ended with a crash, fatality and multiple injuries. The crash happened late Sunday afternoon on Powder Springs Road at Milford Church Road, just north of Smitha Middle School, when the driver of a black 2020 Dodge Charger failed to pull over for police, according to Cobb Police Officer Shenise Barner. Barner said passenger Sean Fairchild, 23, was killed when he was ejected from the rear seat of the Dodge during the crash.
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Nerlens Noel, Alec Burks return to Knicks with big raises
The Knicks kicked off free agency by giving substantial raises to Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel. Nerlens Noel, the anchor of the defense last season, was slightly higher at three years, $32 million. Noel's deal, in particular, is an indication the Knicks are concerned about the future of Mitchell Robinson, who broke his foot last season.
HealthCBS NewsDelta variant drives COVID surge, prompting new mandates
Healthcare workers in Missouri are bearing the brunt as hospitalizations among people with COVID-19 have nearly doubled in a month. The hardest hit area includes Springfield, where there's been a dramatic rise of COVID-19 patients in one hospital system since mask mandates were lifted before two big holiday weekends. As bad as the situation is in Missouri, it's worse in several other states, including Florida, where more than 10,000 are hospitalized.
EntertainmentINSIDERAmazon's 'Lord of the Rings' TV series finally has a premiere date
Amazon Studios released the first image from the forthcoming series. Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, and Maxim Bald are among the ensemble cast. Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings" TV series finally has an official premiere date.
U.S.Associated Press‘I’m back’: Ex-con Blagojevich sues for right to run again
Ex-con and former Gov. Rod Blagojevich sued his home state Monday for booting him from the governor's seat after his 2008 arrest for corruption and stripping him of his right to run for elective office in Illinois. Before filing the lawsuit, an unapologetic Blagojevich addressed reporters outside the same federal courthouse in Chicago where he was convicted, declaring: “I'm back.” Then-President Donald Trump freed Blagojevich in February 2020 after he had served eight years of a 14-year sentence, including for trying to sell an appointment to Barak Obama's old U.S. Senate seat for campaign cash.
HealthBBCCovid third wave: Americans 'scared and angry' as pandemic worsens
Americans are feeling a sense of whiplash as leaders scramble to account for a surge in Covid cases and a rise in hospital admissions. The country's vaccination rate was once the envy of the world and restrictions were lifted in the spring, well ahead of many other nations. Virginia has reported 1,000 Covid cases for the second day in a row, following three months without a day over 1,000 reported cases.
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Sex offender sent back to prison
Aug. 2—NEW ULM — A Level 3 sex offender from Brown County will spend at least 17 more years in prison after he was convicted of a third sexual assault. Travis John Stancer, 45, of New Ulm, was ordered back to prison Monday after Brown County District Judge Robert Docherty found him guilty of criminal sexual conduct in March. A now teenage girl accused Stancer of raping her multiple times when she was between 5 and 7 years old in New Ulm, according to court documents.
U.S.CBS NewsThird officer who responded to January 6 attack dies by suicide
A third officer who responded to the January 6 attack on the Capitol has died by apparent suicide, a spokesperson for Washington's Metropolitan Police Department said Monday. Officer Gunther Hashida, an 18-year veteran on the force, was found dead in his home Thursday, according to Officer Hugh Carew, a police spokesperson. "Officer Hashida was a hero, who risked his life to save our Capitol, the Congressional community and our very Democracy," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.
BusinessAxiosAmazon may have violated law in Alabama warehouse vote, NLRB says
Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala., should hold a new election to determine whether to unionize with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, the National Labor Relations Board said in a preliminary finding Monday. Driving the news: The e-commerce giant may have illegally interfered in a mail-in election tallied in April on whether workers at the plant should unionize, according to a statement from an NLRB hearing officer assigned to the case. BREAKING: An federal officer has recommended a new union election at Amazon in Bessemer, AL.
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AP Source: Nuggets reach deals with Barton, Green
The Denver Nuggets have reached two-year agreements with a pair of their free agents, guard Will Barton and forward JaMychal Green, a person with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deals, reached as the NBA free agency negotiating period opened, can't be finalized until Friday. Barton's deal is for $32 million and Green's for $17 million.
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Kathy Griffin was diagnosed with lung cancer after never smoking. Here's what nonsmokers need to know about the disease.
Experts warn that people who do not smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products are at risk of developing lung cancer. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as 40,000 lung cancers each year "happen in people who never smoked or smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime." If you're a nonsmoker, here's what you need to know about lung cancer risks: Can I get lung cancer if I've never smoked?
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Officer who responded to U.S. Capitol attack is third to die by suicide
A third police officer who responded to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol died by suicide last week, the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department said on Monday. Metropolitan Police Officer Gunther Hashida was found dead in his home Thursday, a police spokesperson said in a statement. Hashida, assigned to the Emergency Response Team within the Special Operations Division, joined MPD in May 2003.
U.S.The Daily BeastWhy Is the FBI Ignoring Far-Right Violence Taking Place in the Open?
Amid the silent sniffles and eye-dabbing last week as four policemen recounted how they struggled to hold off the howling pro-Trump mobs on Jan. 6, an significant anecdote told by one of the officers drew no attention from the presiding committee members or in the following days' news accounts. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn recalled how at 10:56 on the morning of Jan. 6, he got a text message from “a friend” who had acquired or overheard a detailed plan by one of the militant groups for a coordinated, military-style assault with guns on the Capitol. Seeing that message caused me concern,” Dunn said—an understatement considering what soon followed.
“[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."