On Wednesday night the United States surpassed 750,000 deaths from the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins data. / The Week Covid infections reach their highest level yet in England. The World Health Organization's Europe director says all 53 countries in the region are facing "a real threat
The Taliban says ISIS-K is responsible for the attack on a Kabul hospital that has killed at least 19 people and wounded 50 more. / CBS News What does Youngkin's win in Virginia over McAuliffe mean? For Republicans, distancing themselves from Trump—without alienating his base—can mean
Today is Election Day 2021. It may be an off-year, "but there are still some important races going on across the country." / Wake Up to Politics Tressie McMillan Cottom: To talk about what Kyrsten Sinema is wearing—denim vest et al—is to take her power and
In the days and weeks prior to the insurrection, the FBI and other law enforcement failed to act on numerous leads that signaled violence was on the horizon. / The Guardian Related: A timeline of what happened in the 187 minutes between the beginning of the Capitol attack and Trump reluctantly
This week in Congress, petroleum companies denied ever downplaying fossil fuels' role in climate change. Six decades of corporate documents show otherwise. / The Conversation See also: "In a three-degrees-warmer world, the coastlines of today will largely be gone, endlessly reduced over the coming centuries by rising
Why does Puerto Rico lead the United States in vaccination and low coronavirus transmission rate? Because Covid's been politicized "in a different way." / NPR Unrelated: Why did Joe Biden give Olivia Rodrigo a shoehorn? / The Cut Your unvaccinated friends and family are roughly 20 times more
Less known than Facebook's danger to the West is how it allows the rest of the world to drown in misinformation and abuse. / Slate "My body—or bodies like mine—is used to help design military technology." The prosthetics industry and the military share a long
Sudan's military leader defends the takeover of the country, placing blame on political leaders. Soldiers tried to capture injured protesters inside hospitals. / The Guardian Jihadism, crime, and political violence have grown so intense in Nigeria that the country is said to be "sliding towards ungovernability." / The
The tug of war over spending bills has delayed Congressional action on securing the nation's pandemic infrastructure. / STAT The Biden administration says that after months of legal reviews, it doesn't have the authority to share Moderna's mRNA vaccine process. / The Washington Post Rather than
China struggles with new outbreaks of Covid-19's delta variant ahead of the Winter Olympics in February. / The Week A study says "funny or cute memes" made people feel more confident in their ability to face the global health crisis. / The Washington Post Substandard and falsified
