A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Of the 164 million vaccinated Americans, less than 0.1% have been infected with the coronavirus, and 0.001% have died, according to data from the CDC.https://t.co/qPAJW35tIJpic.twitter.com/yCveWpz7jb
A Louisiana nurse says patients in ICU are "younger and sicker, and we're intubating and losing people that are my age and younger—people with kids that are my kids' age that are never going to see their kids graduate." https://t.co/i5HANksaiPpic.twitter.com/Tzmq7S91vy
After the new vaccine policy had been spelled out Thursday, major union groups reacted with a largely tepid response, with many members voicing concerns about personal freedoms, privacy and the policy's practice. https://t.co/lLkfjZNQLS
Rep. Madison Cawthorn on mask mandate: "If I am to cowardly bend the knee here, like those on the left wish, then what is to stop you all from taking your tyranny to the rest of this country that I love." pic.twitter.com/INKQTA0xt2
Within the Olympic bubble, 21 games-related personnel have tested positive in the past day, none of which were athletes. Since July started, 241 people connected with the Olympics have tested positive for the coronavirus. https://t.co/wUE8z53Cb0
Myanmar swimmer sacrifices Tokyo Olympics dream, boycotting the Games in protest against the military coup that overthrew his country’s elected government 6 months ago this weekend. https://t.co/TGctrFZW8S
Israel's foreign minister blames Iran for an attack on an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker off the coast of Oman that killed 2 people. https://t.co/Im43xvijVd
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