NFL: Covid outbreaks among unvaccinated players could mean forfeits
The prospect of canceled football games is a major step toward nudging players to get vaccinated without making it an outright requirement.
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Biden administration sends more cash to hard-hit areas as Delta variant surges
The new steps come as new cases and hospitalizations continue to spike while vaccination rates have stalled.
Delta variant sweeps through states that dialed back health powers
Even though Covid hospitalizations and deaths are surging in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott just barred counties, cities and school districts from requiring masks.
My Husband Just Caught Me Making Out With My Boss. If Only He Knew What I Was Really Doing.
It’s not what he thinks!
I’m a Furry. Netflix’s Sexy Beasts Misses the Entire Point of Dressing Up Like an Animal.
It’s not shocking that someone who is young and thin is still young and thin when they’re no longer dressed as troll, a devil, or a lichen-covered rock.
Help! I Accidentally Told the Bridal Group Chat That the Bride Is Out of Control.
Should I just bow out of the wedding?
The pandemic drove women out of the workforce. Will they come back?
Their absence could hurt the broader U.S. economy, so policymakers are weighing ways to help them return to work.
Fed’s Powell feels heat from all sides as inflation spikes
Both the Fed and the Biden administration have said rapid price increases are being stoked by temporary factors.
Gasoline is up and GOP sees an easy target: Biden
Americans are hitting the road as strong economic growth pushes up oil prices, and Republicans are trying to pin pump prices on Biden’s energy policies.
“All We Can Save”: As Climate Disasters Wreck Our Planet, Women Leaders Are Key to Solving the Crisis
As the impacts of the climate emergency continue to be felt around the globe, white men overwhelmingly dominate the airwaves on climate coverage. We speak with co-editors of the new book “All We Can Save,” an anthology of essays by 60 women at the forefront of the climate justice movement. “We are simply not seeing very much climate coverage at all in the mainstream media,” says Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist and co-founder of the Urban Ocean Lab.
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News Is Boosting COVID Deaths For Money, Former Australian PM Says
Murdoch “got himself vaccinated as quickly as he could; he’s not a fool,” while Fox News sells lies about the vaccine to people who will die, Malcolm Turnbull said.
News roundup: Activists have messages to Biden administration; GOP still delaying on infrastructure
In the news today: The Biden-Harris administration faced pushback from activists on more than one front. COVID-19 continued to surge, and Republican politicians continued to say and do some of the worst things imaginable about it. Republicans also maintained their commitment to standing in the way of policy that would strengthen the economic recovery.
Here’s some of what you may have missed.
● Republicans say agreement on infrastructure is close.
Date With Destiny: Capitol Riot Suspect Nabbed — This Time With Help From Dating App Bumble
He posted photos and boasted about the insurrection on Bumble, according to the federal complaint against him.
Republican state senator tries to weasel out of ticket in Montana, claiming constitutional immunity
Asking “do you know who I am?” is never a great tactic when you’re pulled over by the cops—especially when hardly anyone knows who you are. It’s one thing if you’re Mel Gibson and antisemitism basically oozes from your pores. Cops know who you are, and they expect bad behavior from your sodden arse.
Even some patients inside a hospital COVID-19 unit say they will not get vaccinated
The pandemic is far from over. Across the country, hospitals are filling up again, but not without a common trend. With more than 90% of COVID-19 related deaths amongst unvaccinated people, unvaccinated individuals are making up the majority of patients in hospitals. While some are begging for vaccines when it’s too late, others still refuse to despite getting COVID-19 and recovering.
When they say it’s a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated,’ remember that means every child under 12
The new message on COVID-19, as the delta variant spreads, is that this is now “a pandemic of the unvaccinated.” Presumably this message—coming from the Biden administration (I’m definitely looking at you and your Twitter feed, White House chief of staff Ron Klain), the CDC, and the media—is intended to convince people to get vaccinated. Whether it works, I don’t know.
Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Shots In Arms FRIDAY!
Late Night Snark: Jim Jordan & Other Pathogens Edition
“Among the unvaccinated in the United States, covid cases are once again on the rise, due to the highly-infectious ‘Delta variant.’ The rising cases are being fueled by vaccine hesitancy, which itself is being fueled by a dangerous pathogen scientists are calling the Republican party.
Cancel Culture Texas Weighs Boycott Of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream For Its Palestinian Support
GOP Gov. Greg Abbott calls the socially conscious company “disgraceful” for its decision not to sell in the Israeli-occupied territories.
The 2020 Olympics: 7 Sports We’re Watching
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.That legendary flame is lit. The 2020 Olympics opened a year late in Tokyo, kicking off with a somber and strange ceremony that spoke to this upsetting moment in history. Below, seven writers and editors catch you up on the sports they plan to watch in the coming weeks of competition.
The Haunting, Ambivalent Olympics Opening Ceremony
Five years ago, in the closing ceremony for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the then–prime minister of Japan popped out of a green tube wearing the red hat of the world’s most amusing plumber.
Well-Known White Nationalist Kicked Out Of Air Force Following HuffPost Investigation
Shawn McCaffrey enlisted and then graduated from boot camp just as the Pentagon was claiming to aggressively confront extremism in the ranks.
GOP sees widening rift over promoting Covid shots
While top Republicans pleaded with people to get vaccinated, others downplayed the threat of a Covid-19 resurgence.
New York Bans Child Marriage, A Practice That’s Still Alarmingly Common
“Nalia’s Law” was named after a survivor who was forced into marriage at the age of 13.
Canada’s vaccine passport won’t come until December, at the earliest
Leaked presentation suggests government is still developing standardized, national record.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Sexted Me While Our Son Was Using My Phone
Parenting advice on naughty texts, body positivity, and a vaccine pickle.
The Furniture Supply Chain Is Completely Busted
There’s a reason no one can get their hands on a new couch or table right now.
The Books Briefing: The Dark Side of Athletic Perfection
Baseball, like many sports, sometimes seems as though it’s leaving the realm of human athleticism and instead marching toward an almost technical optimization. Steroids (illicitly taken) have made some players stronger than ever. Sabermetrics, which involves the detailed statistical analysis of baseball data, has turned the artistry of staffing a team into mere mathematics, a phenomenon that the author Michael Lewis writes about in Moneyball.
The Awful Coincidence of 2 Friends Who Got the Same Cancer
Each installment of “The Friendship Files” features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship.This week she talks with two friends who were both diagnosed with the same cancer—acute myeloid leukemia—one right after the other.
Rev. Liz Theoharis of Poor People’s Campaign Arrested in Protest over Voting Rights & Infrastructure
Nearly 100 women from around the United States were arrested outside the Supreme Court as they marked the 173rd anniversary of the first women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls with a protest calling for voting rights and economic justice. We speak with Reverend Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign and one of those who was arrested.