Angry protests before and during the funeral reflected the nation’s deep divisions, a backdrop to a moment many had hoped would help mend a fractured nation. Shots were reported outside …
What the U.S. Can Learn From China’s Industrial Policy Mistakes—and Successes
China’s attempts to support specific industries have been a mixed bag—and when they succeed it often isn’t for the reasons many observers, both critics and supporters, tend to think. Read …
Subway Flood Survivor in China Recounts Her Harrowing Experience
A survivor describes her evening aboard a stalled subway train in Zhengzhou, China, that became flooded, leaving commuters gasping for air and desperate for a way out. Read full story …
Covid-19 Vaccine Scams Hit India
An uneven global Covid-19 vaccine rollout and strong demand for the shots have presented an opportunity for criminals, particularly in the developing world. Read full story (WSJ subscription required) Author:
Covid-19 Vaccine Holdouts Face Restrictions in Europe
Worried about the rapid spread of the Delta variant, governments are nudging, and in some cases, pushing, people to get vaccinated by introducing restrictions to daily life for those without …
The First Step Act released them from prison. Then the government tried to lock them back up.
Prosecutors have sought to re-incarcerate a handful of offenders, arguing they did not actually qualify for release. Read full story Author: By Gavin Jenkins
DOJ declines to investigate Cuomo’s handling of covid-19 in nursing homes
The Department of Justice has turned down a request from several Republican Congressmen to open a civil investigation into New York and three other states that admitted patients to nursing …
John McMeel, newspaper syndicator who brought ‘Doonesbury’ to millions of readers, dies at 85
With his business partner, Jim Andrews, he distributed cartoons including “Calvin and Hobbes,” “The Far Side” and “Cathy,” as well as columnists including Abigail Van Buren and Garry Wills. Read …
As Algerians push France to open its colonial archives, the family of a man who vanished long ago yearns for answers
French troops arrested Slimane Asselah in 1957. He was among thousands who disappeared during the war for independence. Go to Source Author: By Siobhán O’Grady and Rick Noack
A day of shock results and gold for Team USA
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USA wins first Tokyo Olympics medals
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Is N.Y.C. Doing Enough to Slow 3rd Virus Wave? Experts Raise Doubts.
On Wednesday, the city announced that all public hospital employees must be vaccinated or face weekly coronavirus testing. Go to Source Author: Joseph Goldstein and Emma G. Fitzsimmons https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Dead turtles and waves of plastic show Sri Lankan ship disaster’s deep ramifications
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U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman off Seal Beach
The 35-year-old man was last seen about 2 a.m. Saturday aboard the fishing boat Sea Queen II anchored in the area of the two beaches, authorities said. Read full story …
Man arrested after suspected early-morning kidnapping in West Hollywood
Fernando Diaz, 50, was charged with felony kidnapping. He was released Saturday on $100,000 bail, according to sheriff’s department records. Read full story Author: Laura J. Nelson
L.A. County reports more than 2,600 new daily coronavirus cases, continuing surge
The highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread in Los Angeles County as officials caution of a new surge. Read full story Author: Kiera Feldman
A second crisis is killing survivors of India’s worst Covid wave
Srinivas S. lies on a gurney in an operating theater in St John’s Hospital in Bengaluru as surgeons carefully remove bits of blackened tissue and rotten bone from his face. …
India now being ravaged by black fungus
As India’s second wave of Covid-19 declines, there is growing worry about a surge of a deadly Covid-related infection that feasts on dead flesh. CNN’s Sam Kiley reports. Read full …
Monsoon ‘fury’ batters India, leaving at least 125 dead
Floods in India submerged homes, triggered landslides and caused major accidents. Go to Source Author: By Sammy Westfall
US fails to win medal on first day of Summer Olympics for the first time in nearly 50 years
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