And another day of filing suits, a new Covid pill, a gene that doubles the risk of dying from Covid, Univ. of FL changes course, cameras in special education classrooms, crypto scams, and a 250,000 year old child fossil comes to a close:
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” -- Robert Frost
Deaths
US: 774,673 (+2358)
World: 5,053,793 (+8959)
Cases
US: 47,280,449 (+93,193)
World: 249,843,958 (+518,615)
11 states file suit against Biden’s business vaccine mandate. Attorneys general in 11 states filed suit against President Biden’s administration, challenging a new vaccine requirement for workers at companies with more than 100 employees. The lawsuit argues the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states.
Pfizer Inc. said its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults, as the drugmaker joins the race to bring the first easy-to-use medication against the coronavirus to the U.S. market.
Scientists in Britain have identified a gene that doubles the risk of dying from COVID19, providing new insights into why some people are more susceptible to the disease than others, while opening up possibilities for targeted medicine.
University changes course; professors may testify in lawsuit. Reversing its previous position, the University of Florida said Friday that it will allow three professors to testify as experts in a lawsuit challenging a new state election law that critics say restricts voting rights.
EXPLAINER: How the Arbery trial got a nearly all-white jury. The long-standing practice of allowing attorneys to dismiss prospective jurors without giving a reason has come under intense criticism after a nearly all-white jury was picked to decide whether three white men are guilty of murder for shooting and killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was jogging though a neighborhood in Georgia.
Parents demand cameras in special education classrooms, school leaders say better communication is needed. Parents say the cameras are especially necessary for the students who are non-verbal and can’t speak for themselves. That’s why before the meeting, a peaceful protest served as their voice. Parent Kimberly McFadden says, right now, there is no transparency. “There have been several abuse allegations every year that we have been here. Enough is enough. Our kids need a voice,” said McFadden.
Who Goes Crytpo? In the era of financial precarity, betting on meme stocks to save for retirement might not be moral, but it’s certainly rational.
The FBI has put out a PSA about an interesting crypto scam. While the actual scamming is relatively low-tech, it’s an interesting misuse of technology and shows how criminals are using crypto to “improve” on old methods.
Fossil of early hominid child who died almost 250,000 years ago found in South Africa. The remains were found in a remote part of the cave that suggests the body had been placed there on purpose, said Professor Guy Berger.
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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