Headlines for July 21, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5MEEN)
- "Once in a 1,000 Years" Rains and Flooding Kill at Least 25 People in China
- Record-Breaking Wildfires Continue to Rage in Siberia, Western U.S., Releasing Toxic Fumes
- Tokyo Olympic Events Start Even as Head of Organizing Committee Puts Games in Doubt
- Thailand, Iran Impose COVID Lockdowns as France Launches "Health Pass" Amid Major Spike
- Delta Variant Accounts for 83% of New U.S. Cases; Millions of Surplus Vaccines Could Go to Waste
- Senators Unveil Legislation to Curb Presidential War Powers, Giving Authority Back to Congress
- Immigrant Justice Activists Block New Jersey ICE "Black Site"
- Judge Blocks Arkansas Near-Total Abortion Ban
- Veracruz Becomes Latest Mexican State to Decriminalize Abortion Before 12 Weeks of Pregnancy
- Protesters Call for Release of Afro-Indigenous Garifuna Leaders in Honduras
- State Department Bans Former Honduran President Lobo from Entering U.S.
- Emmanuel Macron, Cyril Ramaphosa, Imran Khan Among 14 Heads of State Targeted by NSO Group
- Jeff Bezos Thanks Amazon Workers and Customers for Paying for His 10-Minute Suborbital Flight
- Trump Associate Tom Barrack Arrested, Charged with Acting as Foreign Agent for UAE
- Harvey Weinstein Extradited to Los Angeles to Face More Rape Charges
- South Carolina State University Forgives $10 Million of Student Debt Using Stimulus Funds
- Americans Owe $140 Billion in Medical Debt to Collection Agencies