Headlines for July 16, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5M94G)
- COVID-19 Cases Rise in Nearly Every U.S. State as Delta Variant Becomes Dominant
- Surgeon General Calls on Social Media Giants to Stop Spread of Anti-Vaccine Misinformation
- Coronavirus Infections Continue Exponential Rise in Southeast Asia and Africa
- German Chancellor Confronted over Blocking Patent Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines
- WHO Warns 23 Million Children Missed Vaccinations in 2020 Due to Pandemic
- 110 Dead, 1,300 Missing as Once-in-a-Century Flooding Hits Germany and Belgium
- Smoke Blankets Much of North America as Western Wildfires Grow in Size
- Research Shows Parts of Amazon Rainforest Now Emit More Greenhouse Gas Than They Absorb
- U.S. Military Trained Colombian Soldiers Arrested for Assassinating Haitian President
- Biden Brands Cuba a "Failed State" Without Acknowledging Role of U.S. Blockade in Crisis
- South Africa Sends 25,000 Troops into Street After Days of Protests and Unrest
- Dutch Crime Reporter Peter R. de Vries Dies One Week After He Was Shot on the Street
- IRS Begins Child Tax Credit Rollout to 60 Million Families
- Biden's ICE Nominee Says He Would Let Local Law Enforcement Continue to Collaborate with Agency
- FBI Failed to Intervene in Abuse Claims Against Larry Nassar, Leading to 100+ More Sex Crimes
- Capitol Police Arrest Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty and Others as They March to Defend Democracy