Headlines for August 5, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5N04V)
- WHO Calls for Moratorium on Third Doses Amid Stark Global Vaccine Inequity
- Amid Soaring Profits, Moderna and Pfizer to Raise COVID-19 Vaccine Prices
- Over Half of China's Provinces Log New COVID Cases; Tokyo Olympics Registers Worst Daily Toll
- Illinois Issues Mask Mandate for Schools; Arkansas Governor Regrets Signing Anti-Mask Bill
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Bans Mask Mandates, Blames Immigrants & Biden for Record COVID Surge
- Landlords Ask Federal Judge to Block Biden CDC's New Eviction Moratorium
- Protesters in Lebanon Demand Justice on First Anniversary of Beirut Port Explosion
- Unfolding Climate Crisis Fuels Massive Fires in Turkey, Southern Europe, California and Siberia
- Mexican Government Sues Glock, Colt and Other Gunmakers in U.S. Federal Court
- Olympic Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus Granted Humanitarian Visa in Poland
- U.S. Ranks Dead Last for Healthcare Among 11 Wealthy Countries
- Report on NCAA Finds Stark Gap in Resources for Men's and Women's Athletics
- New York Gov. Cuomo Faces Multiple Criminal Probes over Sexual Harassment Claims