Running on empty.
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 of the Capitol riot to date." / The New York Times
Fully vaccinated Canadians who travel to the US will no longer need to quarantine upon their return. / CBC
Here are the UK's new rules when lockdown ends (possibly) on July 19. / Quartz
"This is a statement of science, not politics." Scientific American will now use the term "climate emergency" in its coverage of climate change. / Scientific American
A rundown of the conservative-majority Supreme Court's decisions this term. / The New York Times
A police officer admits he's playing copyrighted music during a confrontation to keep the video off YouTube. / The Verge
"She needed the catharsis, the endurance challenge. She wanted to suffer." Sarah Hepola's profile of runner Karen Sparks, who lost her children in a horrible tragedy. / Runner's World
Even resetting an Echo Dot doesn't remove all of your personal data. / WIRED
See also: Children named Alexa are sometimes the target of bullying—and some parents are legally changing their children's names. / BBC
"It didn't seem as though anyone imagined that the conservatorship would be a long-term arrangement. It was made permanent in October 2008." Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino on Britney Spears's conservatorship. / The New Yorker
Now that all US troops have departed Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield, all that's left behind are their abandoned Pokémon Go critters. / Stars and Stripes
"I try to remind myself that I can't trust what I'm seeing." On Zoom and body dysmorphia. / Catapult
Texas Republican leaders killed an Austin museum's event for a book that reexamines long-held beliefs about the Battle for the Alamo. / The Texas Tribune
One of the book's co-authors: "This isn't how things are supposed to work, even in Texas, but the truth turned out to be even worse." / The Washington Post
The first widespread play-by-play radio broadcast of a sporting event happened a century ago this month. / Sports Illustrated
"Serial killers were not on my radar." Jill McCabe Johnson remembers the night in the early 1980s when she took home the Green River Killer. / Slate
If you enjoy this newsletter, please consider becoming a Sustaining Member or making a one-time donation. Thank you!
Got a correction or a link we should consider? Email us or just reply to this newsletter.
Since 1999, your Headlines are sourced and written by Andrew Womack and Rosecrans Baldwin, and arrive in your inbox, Monday through Saturday. View this edition and the latest Headlines at TMN.