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Florida governor says no salaries if schools require masks
BBC NEWS
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a vocal critic of Covid restrictions, has said the state can withhold salaries from school leaders who enact mask mandates.
China punishes officials over Delta outbreak
CNN
HONG KONG, China - China has punished more than 40 local officials for failing to control a spiraling Delta variant outbreak, as authorities scramble to curb the worst resurgence of Covid-19 the country has seen in over a year.
Briton suspected of spying for Russia arrested
BBC
BERLIN, GERMANY - A British man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia.
Fenty’s Fortune: Rihanna is now officially a billionaire
FORBES
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, USA - When Robyn Fenty, known to the world as Rihanna, launched Fenty Beauty in 2017, she sought to create a cosmetics company that made “women everywhere (feel) included.” A perhaps unintended consequence: The beauty line has helped her enter one of the world’s most exclusive ranks: Billionaire.
US couple who pointed guns @ Black Lives protesters pardoned
BBC NEWS
A US couple who gained nationwide notoriety after they pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters last year have been pardoned.
New rental eviction ban declared in US
DW
WASHINGTON DC, USA - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a ban on evictions until October 3 across much of the country, where cases of the delta variant have been surging.
NY Governor Cuomo 'sexually harassed multiple women' & violated federal & state law, investigation finds
CBS NEWS
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple current and former staffers as well as women who did not work for his administration, the state's attorney general Letitia James said Tuesday during a press conference summarizing the findings of an independent investigation.
China court jails billionaire pig farmer for ‘provoking trouble’
ALJAZEERA
BEIJING, China - A prominent Chinese billionaire pig farmer has been sentenced to 18 years in prison and fined 3.1 million yuan ($480,000) on a range of charges, including organizing an attack on officials and ‘provoking trouble’.
US gunmaker offers $33m to Sandy Hook shooting victims
BBC
NEWTOWN, Connecticut, USA - The company that made a rifle used in one of the worst school shootings in the US has offered $33m (£24m) to several victims' families.
Biles out of gymnastics all-around final @ Tokyo Olympics
USA SPORTS TODAY
TOKYO – Simone Biles will not compete in the Olympic all-around gymnastics final.
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