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The New York Times
- In Charleston, S.C., Saving Historic Homes Means Hoisting Them in the Air July 24, 2021A city known for extraordinary architecture is coming to terms with intensifying storms, a rising sea and streets that flood with distressing regularity.
- Why Some Americans Are Still Hesitant to Get Vaccinated July 25, 2021The U.S. vaccine rollout has plateaued and the course of the coronavirus pandemic in this country may depend on how many people are ultimately swayed to get vaccinated.
- Scenes From America’s Largest Wildfire July 24, 2021Small fires burned inside hollowed-out trees. Smoke rose from the blackened dirt. On the edge of the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, firefighters worked to halt the advance of the flames.
- What to Know About the Heat Wave July 24, 2021The forecast for the coming week suggests there will be few places in the contiguous United States to find relief.
- Rodney Alcala, the ‘Dating Game’ Serial Killer, Dies July 25, 2021A longhaired photographer who lured women by offering to take their picture, Mr. Alcala, 77, had been convicted of five murders in Orange County, Calif., and two in New York, all in the 1970s.
- Summer Camps Reopen But Struggle to Find Counselors July 24, 2021Summer camps have reopened into a tight labor market without the international seasonal workers they often depend on.
- U.S. Moves to Drop Cases Against Chinese Researchers July 24, 2021The arrests were part of a Trump-era initiative aimed at curbing Beijing’s efforts to steal intellectual property, corporate secrets, and military intelligence.
- Frito-Lay Workers in Kansas Ratify Contract, Ending Strike July 24, 2021The workers at a Frito-Lay plant in Topeka went on strike this month to protest forced overtime and so-called suicide shifts, which they said left little time to sleep or see family members.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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- Sydney police fine hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters for ‘filthy, risky behaviour’ July 25, 2021Prime minister denounces ‘selfish’ protesters who marched against coronavirus measures as police taskforce traces everyone who broke rulesSee all our coronavirus coverageHundreds of fines have been issued and dozens charged in Sydney after anti-lockdown protesters marched and clashed with police in what one deputy commissioner called “violent, filthy, risky […]
- Anger over Sajid Javid’s advice to not ‘cower’ from Covid July 24, 2021Bereaved families, Labour and Lib Dems all condemn health secretary’s ‘insensitivity’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSajid Javid has provoked a wave of anger from families of the victims of Covid after he said people must no longer “cower” from the virus.The health secretary announced on Saturday that he had made a “full recovery” […]
- Olympics 2020 day two: Kiesenhofer’s road race glory, tennis and gymnastics – live! July 25, 2021More gold medals on offer on packed second day in TokyoGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Geoff with your thoughts or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 9.53am BST Football: Argentina go up 1-0 over Egypt in the men’s match. Facundo Medina sweeps in a cross. First tournament goal for the Argentine […]
- ‘Very saddened’: Toa, the orphaned baby orca that enthralled New Zealand, is buried July 25, 2021Orca cared for by hundreds of volunteers and experts in bitter cold after becoming separated from its pod two weeks agoAn orphaned baby orca that captured the hearts of people across New Zealand has been farewelled at a special ceremony and taken away for burial, ending a desperate mission to reunite it with its pod.The young calf, named Toa – which means br […]
- Plans of four G20 states are threat to global climate pledge, warn scientists July 25, 2021‘Disastrous’ energy policies of China, Russia, Brazil and Australia could stoke 5C rise in temperatures if adopted by the rest of the worldA key group of leading G20 nations is committed to climate targets that would lead to disastrous global warming, scientists have warned. They say China, Russia, Brazil and Australia all have energy policies associated wit […]
- Foreign Office is ‘complicit in British man’s Somalia torture’ July 25, 2021‘David Taylor’ claims hooding, sensory deprivation and waterboarding was to persuade him to cooperate with the CIAA British citizen has claimed he was tortured in Somalia and questioned by US intelligence officers, raising concern that controversial practices of the post-9/11 “war on terror” are still being used.The 45-year-old from London alleges he has end […]
- Cuban leftists begin to turn their fire on the ‘harmful practices of the state’ July 25, 2021Leading radicals are raising their voices against the demand for uncritical backing for the governmentLuis Emilio Aybar is a voice from the left, which in Cuba means pretty far left. By any measure, he should be a stalwart defender of the island’s communist regime. After widespread public protests that two weeks ago roiled the nation, the 34-year-old publish […]
- Philippines floods: thousands flee Manila after days of torrential rain July 25, 2021One person has died as officials struggle to provide adequate Covid-safe emergency shelter for nearly 15,000 residentsThousands of residents have fled flooded communities and swollen rivers in the Philippine capital, Manila, and outlying provinces after days of torrential monsoon rains that left at least one villager dead.Officials say they are struggling to […]
The BBC
- Tunisian teenager wins shock swimming gold July 25, 2021Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui takes a shock gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle on Sunday.
- Typhoon In-Fa sweeps into China after flooding chaos July 25, 2021Typhoon In-Fa makes landfall in the city of Zhoushan, days after floods devastated central areas.
- Clashes in Paris over Covid measures July 24, 2021French anti-riot police fired tear gas during protests against Covid-19 curbs and vaccination.
- Afghanistan curfew imposed as Taliban militants advance July 25, 2021The government says the measure is to help its forces stop Taliban militants infiltrating cities.
- Serial killer on death row Rodney Alcala dies of natural causes July 24, 2021Infamous "Dating Game Killer" Rodney Alcala was sentenced in 2010 for murdering women in California.
- R. Kelly accused of abusing teenage boy he met in McDonald's July 24, 2021The R&B star had sexual contact with a 17-year-old he met in McDonald's, prosecutors claim.
- LA man who mocked Covid-19 vaccines dies of virus July 24, 2021Stephen Harmon, who opposed getting vaccinated, has died after a month-long struggle with the virus.
- Budapest Pride stands up for LGBT rights in Hungary July 24, 2021Organisers accuse Hungary's right-wing government of seeking to discriminate against gay people.
