And another day of enforcing federal law, pro-birthers aim higher, “success does not equal no cases,” the nursing shortage turns “dire,” 5 years in jail for spreading Covid, unemployment benefits expire, and God told him to comes to a close:
"The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it." — George Orwell
Deaths
US: 666,559 (+340)
World: 4,588,795 (+7051)
Cases
US: 40,865,794 (+60,535)
World: 221,975,758 (+432,908)
Justice Department will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas. Garland said in a statement that federal prosecutors are still urgently exploring options to challenge the Texas law. He said the Justice Department would enforce the federal law “in order to protect the constitutional rights of women and other persons, including access to an abortion.”
After Texas victory, anti-abortion rights activists could extend gains. Fresh off the Senate Bill 8 win, the movement could eye contraceptive access or in-vitro fertilization choices next, experts say. “It’s important to realize that the attacks on abortion are not the endgame for the anti-choice movement,” said Kristin Ford, the acting vice president of communications and research for NARAL Pro-Choice America. “It is not the sole focus for their efforts or their vision for what the future of this country looks like.” Much of the movement’s efforts center on when a fetus or an embryo is entitled to rights, she said, which has led a number of states to propose “personhood” legislation over the years. The bills typically define human life as beginning at the moment of fertilization and propose legal protection from that moment.
The US Surgeon General says we're thinking about the end of the pandemic in the wrong way: 'Success does not equal no cases'.
First responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates. Despite the deaths, police officers and other first responders are among those most hesitant to get the vaccine and their cases continue to grow. No national statistics show the vaccination rate for America’s entire population of first responders but individual police and fire departments across the country report figures far below the national rate of 74% of adults who have had at least one dose.
America's ongoing school nurses shortage turns dire: 'I don't know what the school year is going to bring'.
Brazilian viper venom shows promise as drug to combat Covid. In the scientific journal Molecules, scientists shared results from a study on monkey cells showing that a molecule from a Brazilian jararacussu pit viper can inhibit the virus’s ability to multiply by 75 percent.
Vietnam man jailed for five years for spreading coronavirus. A court in Vietnam has jailed a man for five years for breaking strict Covid quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media reported.
An ex-Marine sharpshooter said he killed a baby and 3 others because God told him to, affidavit states. -- God once again being used to justify doing something horrible. Leave the pews.
Jobless Americans will have few options as benefits expire. Two critical programs expired on Monday. One provided jobless aid to self-employed and gig workers and another provided benefits to those who have been unemployed more than six months. Further, the Biden administration’s $300 weekly supplemental unemployment benefit also ran out on Monday. It’s estimated that roughly 8.9 million Americans will lose all or some of these benefits.
Michael K. Williams, 'Wire' actor, found dead. He was 54.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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