Ned Beatty, and so it goes.
"Earthworms are often seen as a welcome presence in gardens, and even on fishing hooks. But in the Northeast, experts say invasive 'crazy worms' from Asia are creating havoc in forests — and they say the unusual worms are a danger to animals and plants, and especially to sugar maple trees."
"Lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale off Provincetown." Beats "man bites dog" by a country mile. (Grokked from Mary Robinnette Kowal)
"The Maryland-based biotech company Novavax reported Monday that its experimental Covid-19 vaccine is safe and 100 percent effective against moderate to severe disease." Again, notice what it's protecting you against.
"Most coronavirus rules will remain in place in England for another four weeks after the planned 21 June unlocking, government sources have told the BBC… Senior ministers have signed off on the decision to delay the lifting of all legal restrictions on social contact."
"Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said Sunday that a coronavirus strain known as the Delta variant is likely to become the dominant source of new infections in the U.S. and could lead to new outbreaks in the fall, with unvaccinated Americans being most at risk." Well, yes. It's still a GLOBAL PANDEMIC. That's how more virulent forms of viruses act.
"A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 employees at Houston Methodist Hospital who were suing the hospital system over its COVID-19 vaccine requirement… In a five-page ruling issued Saturday, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes upheld the hospital's vaccination policy, saying the requirement broke no federal law."
"A woman was killed and another person was injured after a car drove into protesters in Minneapolis late Sunday night, according to police… Minneapolis Police said in a statement that the driver, who protesters pulled from the car after the collision, was taken into police custody. He also received treatment at an area hospital."
"At least three people have been killed and 42 others wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday night, including a mass shooting Saturday morning in Chatham that left one dead and nine others hurt."
"At least eight people were injured, including three critically, after a car ran into a crowd Sunday night at a mud racing event in Texas."
"Investigators digging under the house of a suspected serial killer on the outskirts of Mexico City said Saturday they have found 3,787 bone fragments so far, apparently belonging to 17 different victims."
"Delta Flight 1730 out of Los Angeles was originally headed to Atlanta, Georgia, but was diverted to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where the man who caused the disturbance was taken into custody. Passengers aboard the flight said the man made an announcement over the plane's PA system telling the passengers to take their seats and prepare to put on their oxygen masks, CBS LA reports."
"Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns and Chief Financial Officer Julio Rodriguez have resigned from the startup commercial electric vehicle maker… The announcement Monday comes less than a week after Lordstown cautioned that it may not be in business a year from now as it tries to secure funding to start full production of an electric pickup truck. In a quarterly regulatory filing, the company said that the $587 million it had on hand as of March 31 isn’t enough to start commercial production and begin selling the full-size pickup, called the Endurance."
"Gold prices fell more than 1% on Monday, weighed down by a stronger dollar and easing concerns about inflation, while investors awaited cues from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting due later this week." Run for the doors, the end is neigh! Or, you know, a move below 5% is basically nothing.
"The Supreme Court is leaving in place the convictions of two men who as members of a white supremacist group participated in a white nationalist rally in Virginia in 2017 that turned violent." So there is a line, now we just need to define it.
"Long a fixture at international summits, Biden's return to the table represented more than just an elder statesman finally taking his place among the club of world leaders. For the White House, it also signaled a return of the United States to the type of consensus-based diplomacy shunned by former President Donald Trump… But he also found some things have changed. Staunch American allies, shaken after the political upheaval of the Trump era, are increasingly working to define their own foreign policies separate from a country whose internal politics remain mired in dysfunction."
"China has accused the G7 of 'political manipulation' after it criticised Beijing over a range of issues… In a joint statement at the end of a three-day summit, leaders of the G7 countries urged China to 'respect human rights and fundamental freedoms'."
"China on Sunday pointedly cautioned Group of Seven leaders that the days when 'small' groups of countries decided the fate of the world was long gone, hitting back at the world's richest democracies which have sought a unified position over Beijing." Should we count the number of countries that disagree with China's expansionist actions in the South China Sea versus how many support them?
"Russian President Vladimir Putin denied ordering a hit on political rival Alexei Navalny, but in an exclusive interview with NBC News he did not guarantee that the jailed Kremlin critic, who survived being poisoned with a nerve agent, would get out of prison alive… 'Look, such decisions in this country are not made by the president,' Putin said… Reminded that Navalny wasn't just any prisoner, Putin replied: 'He will not be treated any worse than anybody else.'" Vlad should take that act on the road, he'll slay them. Waves to my Russian friends.
"With the 2022 Republican primary season beginning to take shape, candidates up and down the ballot are portraying themselves as staunch Trump loyalists, showing off photos they've taken with the former president, divulging private conversations they’ve had with him and, in Blanchard’s case, brandishing Trump-signed nomination papers. But some candidates are taking it too far — and Trump and his team are aggressively letting them know it." There's an in club and an out club. In the presence of a dictator, you have to know which you're in.
"The Justice Department secretly subpoenaed Apple in February 2018 for account information of then-White House Counsel Don McGahn, as well as his wife, and secured a gag order barring the company from telling them about it, according to a person familiar with the matter… It is unclear what the Justice Department was investigating or whether prosecutors actually obtained any of McGahn's account information, the individual said on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter."
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