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Bill Gates will have to wait a while to block the sun
YAHOO LIFE
Just as quickly as it was announced, a controversial solar geoengineering experiment backed by Bill Gates has been postponed until at least 2022.
Rapper DMX dies @ age 50
HUFFINGTON POST
Legendary rapper DMX died this week after being hospitalized for a heart attack, his team said in a statement to XXL Mag. He was 50.
US state bans transgender youth treatment
BBC NEWS
Arkansas has become the first US state to outlaw gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender people under the age of 18.
Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US
AP
NORTH CAROLINA, USA - The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest evangelical denomination, posted a photo on Facebook last week of him getting the COVID-19 vaccine. It drew more than 1,100 comments — many of them voicing admiration for the Rev. J.D. Greear, and many others assailing him.
India sees record 115,736 new COVID cases
ALJAZEERA
NEW DELHI, India - India on Wednesday reported a record 115,736 new coronavirus infections, taking the total to more than 12.8 million cases, data from the health ministry showed.
Police officer, suspect killed in attack on US Capitol
WALL STREET JOURNAL
WASHINGTON DC, USA—A Capitol Police officer died from injuries sustained Friday afternoon when a man rammed his car into a security checkpoint outside the Capitol, three months after the Jan. 6 attack on Congress resulted in the death of another officer.
World leaders call for furure pandemic treaty
BBC
LONDON, UK - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined more than 20 world leaders in calling for a new global settlement to help the world prepare for future pandemics.
Canada halts AstraZeneca shots for under 55 on clot concerns
BLOOMBERG
OTTAWA, CANADA - Health officials in Canada are suspending plans to give AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine to younger people over concerns it could lead to blood clots in rare circumstances.
Trial begins for white police officer accused of murdering George Floyd
OXYGEN
The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death is underway.
Pfizer testing COVID treatment pill
NEWSWEEK
Pfizer, maker of the most widely-used COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S., is testing a potential pill-based treatment for the virus using the same class of medication typically used to treat HIV.
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