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Pfizer vaccine protection takes a hit as Delta variant spreads, Israeli government says

Pfizer vaccine protection takes a hit as Delta variant spreads, Israeli government says

The Israeli government says its analysis has shown the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine appears to be less effective against infections caused by the Delta variant compared… Read More ›

2 Men From New York Dead After Plane Crash Near Aspen

2 Men From New York Dead After Plane Crash Near Aspen

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Two men from New York were found dead in a small plane that crashed near Aspen, authorities said Sunday. The bodies… Read More ›

Documents shed new light on urgent conversations leading up to Surfside building collapse

Documents shed new light on urgent conversations leading up to Surfside building collapse

A cache of internal Champlain Towers South documents obtained by CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront sheds new light on the urgent conversations about the required construction… Read More ›

Governor: Heat Death Toll At Least 95 In Oregon Alone

Governor: Heat Death Toll At Least 95 In Oregon Alone

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Pacific Northwest heat wave has killed at least 95 people in Oregon alone, a number that state’s governor called “absolutely… Read More ›

Cyprus wildfires leave at least four dead in ‘unprecedented tragedy’

Cyprus wildfires leave at least four dead in ‘unprecedented tragedy’

At least four people have died in Cyprus from an ongoing wildfire ravaging the country, the country’s Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said Sunday. Four of… Read More ›

New mask could diagnose wearer with COVID-19 within 90 minutes

New mask could diagnose wearer with COVID-19 within 90 minutes

The face mask has small sensors that, when activated, analyze the accumulated breath droplets and test for COVID-19. A new face mask could diagnose those… Read More ›

Unprecedented heat, hundreds dead and a town destroyed. Climate change is frying the Northern Hemisphere

Unprecedented heat, hundreds dead and a town destroyed. Climate change is frying the Northern Hemisphere

The tiny town of Lytton has come to hold a grim record. On Tuesday, it experienced Canada’s highest-ever temperature, in an unprecedented heat wave that… Read More ›

California Sets Date For Recall Election Targeting Newsom

California Sets Date For Recall Election Targeting Newsom

SACRAMENTO (AP) — California on Thursday scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that could drive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, the result of a… Read More ›

Prosecutors charge Trump Organization with a 15-year tax scheme

Prosecutors charge Trump Organization with a 15-year tax scheme

New York – New York prosecutors on Thursday charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with a 15-year alleged tax scheme… Read More ›

New Ramp Will Allow Use Of Heavy Equipment At Collapse Site

New Ramp Will Allow Use Of Heavy Equipment At Collapse Site

SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) — Crews searching for survivors in the ruins of a collapsed Florida condo tower have built a ramp that should allow the… Read More ›

The Chinese Communist Party is about to turn 100 but Xi will be the real star

The Chinese Communist Party is about to turn 100 but Xi will be the real star

One hundred years ago this July, in a small brick house in Shanghai’s former French Concession, Mao Zedong and around a dozen other delegates gathered… Read More ›

Condo board head warned of worsening structural damage weeks before collapse

Condo board head warned of worsening structural damage weeks before collapse

Topic of over $15 million in repairs had engulfed residents before Florida building came crashing down, as representative warned that waiting would only make problem… Read More ›

Supreme Court Leaves CDC Eviction Moratorium In Place

Supreme Court Leaves CDC Eviction Moratorium In Place

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving a pandemic-inspired nationwide ban on evictions in place, over the votes of four objecting conservative justices. The… Read More ›

With the more contagious Delta variant, some officials are issuing new mask guidance

With the more contagious Delta variant, some officials are issuing new mask guidance

The more transmissible Delta variant has spread to almost every state in the US, fueling health experts’ concerns about Covid-19 spikes. The variant is expected… Read More ›

Pro-Iranian forces claim they shelled Americans in Syria

Pro-Iranian forces claim they shelled Americans in Syria

Pro-Iranian militias have fired eight rockets at the American base in Syria in response to US airstrikes. In the late afternoon, around dusk, reports emerged… Read More ›

Florida Condo Collapse – Searching For Answers About What Went Wrong In Surfside Can Improve Building Regulation

Florida Condo Collapse – Searching For Answers About What Went Wrong In Surfside Can Improve Building Regulation

(THE CONVERSATION) The collapse of a huge condominium building near Miami, Florida was shocking news to wake up to on the morning of June 24,… Read More ›

What China’s extensive coverage of the Miami condo collapse says about its own priorities

What China’s extensive coverage of the Miami condo collapse says about its own priorities

The partial collapse of a residential building in Surfside, Florida has garnered widespread attention in China, where images of rescue workers combing through the debris… Read More ›

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to nine

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to nine

Some residents remain in the sister building to the one that collapsed, where only a voluntary evacuation order has been issued. As the death toll… Read More ›

Mother’s instinct sent family scrambling to safety, says Miami collapse survivor

Mother’s instinct sent family scrambling to safety, says Miami collapse survivor

Gavriel Nir describes building coming down in 3 stages over minutes, giving him, sister, and mom time to escape; relatives of those missing fume at… Read More ›

US Airstrikes Target Iran-Backed Militias In Syria, Iraq

US Airstrikes Target Iran-Backed Militias In Syria, Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, conducted airstrikes Sunday against what it said were “facilities used by Iran-backed… Read More ›