Several Asian countries rush to implement tough new restrictions to fight variants of the coronavirus. / The Associated Press Five undervaccinated clusters, mostly in the South, put the entire United States at risk. / CNN BLK, the dating app for single Black people, has a new song encouraging users to "vax
Last month was the warmest June on record for North America. / The Boston Globe Scientists say last week's Pacific Northwest heat wave would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change. / BuzzFeed News Another effect of climate change: Wild animals are shrinking in body size. / Vox How
Helen Branswell runs through 12 lessons learned about developing vaccines during a pandemic. / STAT Heathrow airport is testing out fast-track lanes for fully-vaccinated arrivals. / BBC News ICU nurses in Appalachia who risked their lives during the pandemic feel like they fought a war that no one acknowledges. / The
The world's poorest nations won't receive Covid vaccines for another two years. / Nature See also: How countries without adequate Covid vaccine access are simultaneously fighting the pandemic and negotiating for vaccines. / NPR "A 40-minute panoramic take on Jan. 6, the most complete visual depiction
TMN is heading out early to beat the holiday traffic. See you Tuesday. Canada broke its temperature record for a third straight day on Tuesday, with dozens of heat-related fatalities. / BBC News The World Health Organization certifies that China is malaria-free. / Quartz The Delta variant is forcing public
The UN calls for global action on reparations, citing institution racism against people of African descent in North America, Europe, and Latin America. / BBC In a victory for trans student rights, the Supreme Court declines to revisit a lower court's decision on a case that began seven years
As of Sunday night, 152 people are unaccounted for and 134 are accounted for in the collapse of Surfside's Champlain Towers. / CNN Surfside's chief building official told residents the condominium was "in very good shape" after reading a report that flagged major structural damage.
The Pentagon has released its long-awaited UFO report, detailing 143 sightings, most—but not all—of which are probably equipment malfunctions. / VICE X-Files creator Chris Carter says the government's new UFO report reveals more about who we are than whether aliens exist. / The New York Times
Rescuers search for survivors trapped in the rubble of a collapsed 12-story residential building north of Miami. / Al Jazeera "It just doesn't happen. You don't see buildings falling down in America." / The Miami Herald More Americans quit their jobs in May than any
The US intelligence community thinks Afghanistan's government may collapse as soon as six months after US troops withdraw. / The Hill Related: Ahead of US troops' departure, some members of Congress are urging the White House to evacuate Afghans who aided the US. / Associated Press The Saudi Royal
