We'll be off for the holiday weekend—see you Tuesday! Hospitalizations in the US are up 39% due to the new Omicron subvariant, nicknamed Eris—the Greek goddess of strife. / The Independent, The Theoi Project The White House is offering automakers and suppliers $12 billion in grants to
Tropical storm Idalia knocks out power for thousands in the Carolinas after leaving a trail of wreckage across the Southeast. / CNN Climate protesters park a 28-foot trailer across the entry road to Burning Man, causing miles of gridlock. / Vox A pharmacist in DC admits she's filled prescriptions
The Kremlin accuses Ukraine of launching strikes on targets in six Russian regions. / The Associated Press A profile of Ukranian tennis player Evita Svitolina about the impact of Russia's war on her country and her sport. / The New York Times Magazine See also: What it's like,
Medicare announces the 10 drugs that will be up first for price negotiation. / STAT News Scientists search for ways to improve air quality in school buildings in order to prevent Covid breakouts. / The New York Times In today's Covid wave, experts advise putting a mask on if you&
The FAA has been investigating around 4,800 active pilots who are still flying, yet collecting veterans benefits for disabilities that could ground them. / The Washington Post Tropical Storm Idalia appears poised to become a hurricane, and is projected to rake across Florida and Georgia later this week. / Orlando Sentinel
The new, highly mutated Covid variant—BA.2.86—still appears to be in "low numbers," but is now spreading to multiple countries. / Reuters While health officials are still trying to understand the new variant, it appears to have greater potential to evade antibodies. / The Washington Post More
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the mercenary Wagner Group, is believed dead after a private jet crashes near Moscow. The cause of the crash remains unclear. / Reuters ICYMI: Joshua Yaffa's long look inside the Wagner Group's uprising. / The New Yorker See also: In Russia, nobody expects to
India becomes the first country to land a spacecraft near the Moon's south pole. / Space Ronan Farrow reports on Elon Musk's emerging role at the Pentagon. "We'll talk to you if Elon wants us to." / The New Yorker In Greece, fires that
To pass exemptions for Texas's abortion ban, a new state law—which focuses on how the previous legislation threatens mothers' lives—avoids the word "abortion." / NPR In history and experiments, randomly chosen leaders perform more democratically than elected officials. / The New York Times See also:
Hilary brings historic flooding to Southern California—here are photos and videos of the devastation. It's the first tropical storm to hit the area since 1939. / Axios, Digg, The New York Times See also: Why the US was unprepared for this summer's extreme heat. / POLITICO Russia&
