News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Two more bodies were recovered from the rubble on Thursday night, including that of a 7-year-old girl who was the daughter of a Miami firefighter, bringing the death toll to 20 so far. https://t.co/jidUDsD0m2
— ABC News (@ABC) July 2, 2021
A Florida judge has placed the Champlain Towers South Condo Association into receivership.
— NPR (@NPR) July 2, 2021
That means a receiver will handle all of the association's financial matters while the court hears lawsuits related to the deadly collapse.https://t.co/CfEAbFUBp0
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Africa is doubling every three weeks as the continent is hit with a new wave of Delta variant infections.
— Axios (@axios) July 2, 2021
Only 1.2% of the continent’s population of 1.3 billion is fully vaccinated. https://t.co/ARhLpwM7e8
Vaccines may not be as effective for people who are immuno-compromised.
— NPR (@NPR) July 2, 2021
Protecting them needs to be a top priority, researchers say — both to keep them safe and to slow the emergence of new variants.https://t.co/wYmrhhJFWu
President Biden grew visibly irritated Friday when questioned about the state of Afghanistan, where a formal withdrawal is nearly complete and a major US airbase was officially handed over even as generals warn of a looming civil war. https://t.co/05HC9cx989
— CNN (@CNN) July 2, 2021
Over the objections of three conservative justices, the Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from a Washington State flower shop that violated state anti-discrimination law by refusing to serve a same-sex couple on religious grounds. https://t.co/kDRh3dBNLr
— ABC News (@ABC) July 2, 2021
According to Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, between 2005 and 2021, the Trump Organization was giving “off the books” compensation for executives — including Weisselberg.https://t.co/QEqEn2TCzh
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 2, 2021
A Boeing 737 cargo plane with two people on board has made an emergency landing in the water near Honolulu, Hawaii, the FAA says. https://t.co/k5t7RLatn6
— CNN (@CNN) July 2, 2021
Wally Funk, one of 13 women who passed NASA's astronaut training program in the 1960s, will join Jeff Bezos on his Blue Origin flight into space. https://t.co/HtbdYkZpjd
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 2, 2021
On Tuesday, Bannon-linked Chinese billionaire Miles Guo told his followers on GETTR to back up their social media accounts, saying the site would be wiped and relaunched.
— POLITICO (@politico) July 2, 2021
Yesterday, the site was rebranded as a "brand new" pro-MAGA social network. https://t.co/FWJrid0BEv
DEVELOPING: Elsa intensifies to become first hurricane of 2021 Atlantic season.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 2, 2021
Hurricane warnings have been issued for St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the southern portion of Haiti. https://t.co/2KIyr8vPn6
