By the end of August, the variant is expected to account for 90 percent of cases in the European Union’s 27 nations.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Fifty years after his death, fans honor Jim Morrison in Paris
Year after year, the place has become a pilgrimage for fans.
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Posted inSports
Kurt Busch chases NASCAR playoffs with future uncertain
Busch’s contract with Chip Ganassi Racing, which was sold earlier this week, is up at the end of the season.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Vatican indicts 10, including cardinal, in London deal
Charges include extortion, abuse of office and fraud in connection with the Secretariat of State’s 350 million-euro investment in a real estate venture
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Fire on surface of Gulf of Mexico extinguished
But the scene of a burning sea shows problems of allowing oil companies to tap into fossil fuel reserves from the ocean floor.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Republicans have more friends across political divide than Democrats, study says
A study finds that 15 percent of adults have ended a friendship over politics, and of those who did, 22 percent ended one over a mismatch in support for former President Donald Trump.
Posted inNation & World
With tropical storm looming, demolition of collapsed condo to start
The confirmed death toll from the collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South, meanwhile, rises to 24, with 124 people still unaccounted for.
Posted inNation & World
Toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising
Hundreds of deaths are being investigated in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.
Posted inNation & World
Capitol rioters accused of erasing incriminating content from social media, phones
At least 49 defendants are accused of trying to delete photos, videos and texts.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Ransomware attack before holiday leaves companies scrambling
Complicating the response is that it happened at the start of the Fourth of July weekend in the U.S., when most corporate IT teams aren’t fully staffed.