A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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UPDATE: An ongoing fire beneath the rubble of the 12-story Champlain Towers South is hampering rescue efforts, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Saturday at a press briefing.https://t.co/dIzi3cQUbY
A 2018 engineering report said that the condominium building that collapsed this week near Miami had “major structural damage” to a concrete structural slab below its pool deck that needed extensive repairs. It's unclear if that damage caused the collapse. https://t.co/GTHbvz6dPw
Australian authorities announced a two-week lockdown in the city of Sydney and surrounding areas as the Delta coronavirus variant continues to rapidly spread.https://t.co/XP4Wj0CowG
Former Pres. Trump will return to the rally stage this weekend, holding his first campaign-style event since leaving the White House. https://t.co/vp4FZOZWZW
Johnson & Johnson downplayed the announcement, saying the settlement involved two prescription painkillers — developed by a subsidiary and accounting for less than 1% of the market — that are already no longer sold in the U.S. https://t.co/t09VIDH79g
New York police are investigating vandalism to a new George Floyd statue as a possible hate crime and say vandals defaced the memorial with the website of a white nationalist group. https://t.co/PYVKl9tCTV
New species of ancient human dubbed Homo longi, or "Dragon Man," could replace Neanderthals as the closest relative to our own species, scientists say. https://t.co/GlVRdH2e2l
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