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The disappointing turnout comes amid a rise in Covid-19 cases driven by the delta variant, local health officials said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3C4MD8Q

'Vote them out': Willie Nelson headlines protest rally on Texas Capitol steps.

Event ends four-day march in support of Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block GOP bill that would restrict voting rights. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xfU35L

Florida has more new Covid cases than ever before

The state has become the new national epicenter for the virus, accounting for around a fifth of all new cases in the U.S. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rMVGXe

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush spends night outside Capitol to protest return of evictions

Missouri Democrat, who was evicted three times before her life in politics, hopes to persuade Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring the House back into session and act. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3A1MPEl

Zydeco musician shot while on stage at Louisiana festival

Chris Ardoin was the headliner for a Zydeco music festival that attracted thousands. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3j8gdSl

Lydia Jacoby speaks out after goggle slip during medley relay at Tokyo Olympics

Team USA ultimately placed fifth in the relay. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3C4PGxR

TikTok star Anthony Barajas dies days after movie theater shooting

Barajas, 19, was one of two people shot during a screening of "The Forever Purge" at the Regal Edwards Theatre in Corona, California. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/37eiZjA

Billie Eilish has a new look and sound in 'Happier Than Ever' but the same old talent

In her sophomore effort, the pop star makes something meaningful out of her struggles with fame, judgement and criticism. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ybLiLf

CDC investigating after cake mix linked to E. coli outbreak in 12 states

The CDC is warning consumers not to taste or eat raw cake batter, whether it's homemade or from a mix, because it could contain harmful bacteria. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WHGcIQ

SNL's Michael Che promotes live show after Simone Biles controversy

The “Weekend Update” host came under fire after jokes about the Olympic gymnast were shared on his Instagram account. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3fjRbOW

University paying tuition, housing for vaccinated students

Officials hope the incentive program will encourage students to get the Covid vaccine. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lgX6ID

CDC investigating after cake mix linked to E. coli outbreak in 12 states

The CDC is warning consumers not to taste or eat raw cake batter, whether it's homemade or from a mix, because it could contain harmful bacteria. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3j9ZAG0

Man injured by jaguar after crossing barrier, Florida zoo says

A 12-year-old big cat swiped at the man after he taunted the jaguar and reached his hand through the fence, a Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens official said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BYfZG1

Swimmer sacrificed his Olympic dream after brutal military coup

Everything changed in Win Htet Oo's homeland when the military seized power six months ago. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zTg5wF

Scientists explore the latent regenerative potential of the inner ear

Scientists have identified a natural barrier to the regeneration of the inner ear's sensory cells, which are lost in hearing and balance disorders. Overcoming this barrier may be a first step in returning inner ear cells to a newborn-like state that's primed for regeneration, as described in a new study. The study suggests new gene engineering approaches that could be used to channel some of the same regenerative capability present in embryonic inner ear cells. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zViGqa

Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah breaks Flo-Jo's Olympic record

Florence Griffith Joyner had held the record in the women's 100 meters for 33 years. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BUSoWR

Durant becomes top scorer in U.S. men's Olympic history

Durant made a 3-pointer in the second quarter against the Czech Republic to give him 337 points in his Olympic career, passing Carmelo Anthony. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lfD2Go

She wanted her kids back. A family court judge wouldn't let her talk.

"Never in a million years did I think our justice system was like this," one mother said. "Never did I think that judges were doing this and getting away with it." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3A0esxz

Audio from migrant shelter reveals allegations of sex misconduct by staff with minors

"We have already caught staff with minors inappropriately," said a federal contractor on the audio of a May training session obtained by NBC News. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BT4hwi

A summer like no other: Schools aim to help students most in danger of falling behind

Educators say they are especially concerned about students living in poverty, English-language learners and students with disabilities. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/37qjbwh

Israel blames Iran for attack on tanker that killed two

There was no immediate official reaction from Iran to the accusation that it may have been responsible. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lcgypP

Women seeking medication abortions face increasing state restrictions as FDA weighs action

“Over the past year, we've seen states really target medication abortion in a way that we hadn't seen," Elizabeth Nash, of the Guttmacher Institute, said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VjPAl9

Delta variant drives concerns of long-term care facility outbreaks

Officials in some states have begun sounding the alarm about outbreaks among long-term care facilities and nursing homes as delta variant fuels cases. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3fbh6bJ

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to issue executive order banning mask mandates in schools

DeSantis told supporters Friday that he will issue an executive order "protecting the rights of parents to make this decision about wearing masks for their children." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ifagnC

Congress scrambles to extend eviction moratorium expiring Saturday

The last-minute effort is unlikely to be successful. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3C8z2xA

Tiny wireless device illuminates neuron activity in the brain

A team lights a path forward for improved treatment of conditions including addiction and epilepsy and chronic pain. In a new article, they report on a wireless transcranial optogenetic simulation device that can send light through the skull rather than physically penetrating the blood-brain barrier. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2V9lOjf

Rare disorder offers roadmap for understanding roots of inflammatory disease

Researchers have discovered the underlying genetic cause of a rare childhood disorder that mimics inflammatory bowel disease, a finding that may help researchers uncover the roots of a host of other inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/37oSbxb

Britney Spears' co-conservator says medical team supports removal of Jamie Spears

Jodi Montgomery filed a motion saying she agrees with the pop star's request to remove her father as conservator of the estate. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3j7eg8G

California utility PG&E is 'criminally liable' in deadly Zogg Fire, prosecutor says

Prosecutors haven’t yet decided which charges to file, but they plan to do so before the September anniversary of the blaze. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zMIQv0

Pelosi, Schumer to discuss slimmed-down voting bill with White House

The discussion between Democratic leaders and the Biden administration comes as both House and Senate Democrats seek to advance a narrower measure. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3fd0Ff2

CDC warns that 'war has changed' with variant now infecting vaccinated people

Vaccines continue to be effective, particularly at preventing severe disease, according to the document. But they may not be as good at preventing infection or transmission of the delta variant. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zTk2l2

USWNT beats the Netherlands on penalty kicks, advances to Tokyo Olympics semifinal

U.S. goalie Alyssa Naeher was the hero, saving twice in the shootout and setting up Megan Rapinoe to send the U.S. into the next round. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ffTjXY

Einstein right, again: Researchers see light 'echo' around black hole

Scientists have seen light from behind a black hole for the first time ever. The astronomers' discovery proves Einstein's predictions right over a century later. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3j41dox

Suni Lee says gold medal is 'dream come true'

Lee, who also won silver at the Tokyo Games in the team final Tuesday, will go on to compete for titles in the bars and beam next week. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xeCSl9

'Racist': As Latino vote accelerates, Texas Republicans seek more restrictions

Latino voters in Texas have increased, including more votes for GOP candidates, as Republicans' proposed voting restrictions will dampen participation, analysts warn. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zTyObG

Philippine President fully restores key U.S. troop pact

The deal has assumed additional importance as the United States and its allies contend with an increasingly assertive China. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rKEqBX

American swimmer complains about doping after losing to Russians

American backstroke star Ryan Murphy said Friday that doping remains a huge problem in the sport. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/378EkL1

Hong Kong investigates China anthem booing during Olympics broadcast in mall

Police said they fielded complaints that some people booed during the award ceremony when China's national anthem was played, according to local media. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3fdDocO

Simone Biles still struggling with 'twisties,' says she 'can not tell up from down'

It was “the strangest, weirdest feeling,” the four-time Olympic gold medalist told her followers on Instagram Friday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rH7KcJ

GOP senator 'outraged' U.S. pole vaulter out of Olympics due to positive Covid test

“This is an injustice that can still be rectified if the Olympic Committee will be fair,” Wicker, a Republican, declared on the Senate floor Thursday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rInLyW

Novak Djokovic loses to Alexander Zverev at Olympics, ending Golden Slam bid

Steffi Graf in 1988 remains the only tennis player to achieve the Golden Slam. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2V8u1UO

U.S. swimmer Michael Andrew goes maskless behind scenes at Olympics

Andrew was already under scrutiny for his decision not to be vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lcq6kL

First group of evacuated Afghans arrive on U.S. soil

The Biden administration says it plans to evacuate about 2,500 Afghans, including the 200 who arrived Friday, directly to the United States. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zRZdXq

Hong Kong protester sentenced to 9 years in prison in first national security case

Tong Ying-kit, 24, was convicted of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers at a July 2020 rally. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TN89hk

House Republicans spar with Pelosi over return of mask requirements

In an alert to representatives Tuesday, the attending physician of Congress said masks must be worn again inside the chamber and office buildings and in committee meetings. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/375LjVf

House Democrats push leadership to vote on slimmed-down voting bill

A group of Senate Democrats is also negotiating a smaller voting bill they hope may get more support. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iYypxI

Senate passes $2.1 billion Capitol security bill

The bill would also provide money to help Afghan translators in the wake of the U.S. withdrawing troops. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lbOaUz

26-year-old Maryland woman charged in death of 92-year-old roommate

The woman was arrested after she confessed to killing her roommate in an interview, police said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3j0nBz6

Theodore McCarrick, once a high-ranking American cardinal, charged with sexually assaulting teen

"We will look forward to addressing the case in the courtroom,” an attorney for the 91-year-old suspect said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3laxCws

The Justice Department just fired two more shots across Trump's bow

Here are the three main implications of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s key decisions this week. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2V5MC3Q

French Covid protester faces legal trouble over poster depicting Macron as Hitler

The poster protest was part of a broader backlash against Macron as he seeks to make life difficult for unvaccinated people with stringent rules aimed at curbing infections. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3j3L0zx

'Arthur' is ending after 25 years

The final season of the iconic animated children’s series about a lovable aardvark debuts on PBS Kids in winter 2022. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zFNxqy

Officer Michael Fanone received threatening, expletive-laced voicemail as he testified about Jan. 6

The caller repeated former President Donald Trump’s false claim that the presidential election was stolen. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3j4ak8E

Famed sommelier Caleb Ganzer arrested, accused of arson in New York City

Authorities believe Ganzer, a former Food & Wine magazine sommelier of the year, set fires at two restaurants and a trash bin earlier this year. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zFAGEO

Texas official apologizes after calling Simone Biles a 'national embarrassment'

Aaron Reitz tweeted a video of Kerri Strug, who competed with an injured ankle to help Team USA win gold in 1996, writing, "Contrast this with our selfish, childish national embarrassment, Simone Biles." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zTpNiV

Dressel leads U.S. with gold on night of swimming records, rivalries

Dressel's victory in swimming's blue riband event was the most high-profile result on a night that saw records splashed aside in the pool and rivalries renewed between Team USA and Australia. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2V2m7fF

Venezuelan Paralympic athletes dream of winning medals in Tokyo

Venezuelan Paralympic swimmer Jose Gregorio Montilla hopes to bring home a medal in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Tokyo Paralympic Games which begin Aug. 24. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BStiI0

Map: Watch July's wildfire smoke travel across the country

The effects of the wildfires in the West were seen and felt in much of the nation. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zPjP2s

We are more forgiving when people close to us misbehave

When people behave badly or unethically, their loved ones may judge them less harshly than they would judge a stranger who committed the same transgressions, but that leniency may come at the cost of the judger's own sense of self-worth, according to new research. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3laYzjl

Eliminating RNA-binding protein improves survival in aggressive leukemia

Removing a protein that is often overexpressed in a rare and aggressive subtype of leukemia can help to slow the cancer's development and significantly increase the likelihood of survival, according to a new study in mice. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3laU0FJ

More genetic markers for inherited testicular cancer identified

A meta-analysis of nearly 200,000 men revealed 22 new genetic locations that could be susceptible to inherited testicular germ cell tumors. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3i9zLX5

Studies uncover details of 'exhausted' immune cells in patients with chronic infections

Two new studies provide insights into T cell exhaustion, which could lead to potential strategies to overcome it. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3f8OkbQ

Tennis star says he could 'die' in Tokyo heat, another leaves court in a wheelchair

"I'm fine. I can finish the match but I can die,” world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev told the umpire. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Vi09VI

New study reveals serious long-term complications in youth-onset type 2 diabetes

Findings underscore the importance of early, intensive treatment. The study focused on complications of youth-onset type 2 diabetes. Overall, researchers saw a steady decline in blood glucose control over 15 years. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3f8rT6C

Neanderthal and Denisovan blood groups deciphered

The blood groups of three Neanderthals one Denisovan have been determined by a team including a palaeoanthropologist, population geneticists, and haematologists. Their research provides new data for understanding the origins, history, and health of these extinct hominin lineages. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3f8rS2y

Common weed could spell bellyache for gluten intolerant

New research has identified proteins in a common weed which could play havoc for farmers growing gluten-free crops, such as millet, buckwheat and sorghum, and people suffering from gluten intolerance. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3icPfde

Heart cell protein could lead to new treatments for heart failure and recovery

A protein that helps regulate calcium signaling within heart cells could play a key role in preventing chronic heart failure, according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3leJ1LP

No Simone Biles as women's individual all-around final goes on without gymnastics star

Without Biles, a heavy favorite to defend her crown heading into the Tokyo Games, Team USA's Sunisa Lee will hope to take the gold medal. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3l3Ewn8

At urgent care, he got 5 stitches and a surprise: A plastic surgeon's bill for $1,040

Under a law Congress passed last year, many surprise medical bills will be banned starting in January. But urgent care clinics may not be covered. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WwTE2a

Key senators say infrastructure deal is reached on 'major issues'

The Senate could begin voting on the final legislation Wednesday evening. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3f7nnF9

U.S. takes gold in Olympic debut of women's 3-on-3 basketball

The Americans won 18-15 over the team representing the Russian Olympic Committee. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BKxN7z

Making progress in developing probiotic beverages without animal protein

A team has demonstrated that fermenting drinks fortified with pea and rice proteins yields the same quality of protein as casein, an animal protein found in milk. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3f8Mjfs

Exercise may boost kids’ vocabulary growth

Swimming a few laps likely won't turn your child into the next Katie Ledecky or Michael Phelps, but it just might help them become the next J.K. Rowling or Stephen King. A recent study suggests aerobic exercise, such as swimming, can boost kids' vocabulary growth. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Wwj0NF

Plastic, the Trojan Horse

A new study has found plastic accumulation in foods may be underestimated. There is also concern these microplastics will carry potentially harmful bacteria such as E. coli, which are commonly found in coastal waters, up the food chain. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zFk0wY

Discovery within human cell cycle process to bring new understanding of cellular diseases

New research has uncovered an essential mechanism coordinating the processes of cell division and adhesion within humans. This discovery has profound potential for advancing understanding of cell adhesion signalling in cancerous tumor progression and metastasis. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3BM2TM9

Controlling asymmetry for drug synthesis

The cost-effectiveness of drug synthesis depends on a number of factors, including the amount of waste produced. A team of researchers have now discovered a catalyst that achieves exceptionally high-precision addition of hydrogen to carbon-carbon bonds, improving targeted synthesis by avoiding convoluted multi-step processes, and reducing wasteful by-products. The authors herald the reaction as especially useful in the production of complex natural substances such as pheromones. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3BNaw4O

Reprogrammed whale neurons predict neurotoxicity of environmental pollutants

A research team has directly reprogrammed whale somatic cells to neuronal cells, and conducted a neurotoxicity test using these cells. Exposure to a metabolite (4?OH-CB72) of polychlorinated biphenyls, ubiquitous environmental pollutants, caused apoptosis in the reprogrammed neurons. Transcriptome analysis of 4?OH-CB72-treated whale neurons showed altered expressions of genes associated with oxidative phosphorylation, chromatin degradation, axonal transport, and neurodegenerative diseases. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3j3oFCy

A reversible male contraceptive, targeted to the testes with magnets

Women have several choices for long-lasting, reversible contraceptives, but most options for men are either single-use, such as condoms, or difficult to reverse, like vasectomies. Now, in a step toward a safe, long-lasting and reversible male contraceptive, researchers have developed magnetic, biodegradable nanomaterials that reduced the likelihood of mice fathering pups for at least 30 days. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3yayWmp

Katie Ledecky, down 2-0 to the 'Terminator,' blows field away in 1,500-meter freestyle

Ledecky bounced back to claim the first gold medal in the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle Wednesday, gaining the redemption she and her fans craved. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BZAG4D

Baseball is back: Hosts Japan welcome Olympics return with walk-off win

A hugely popular sport in Japan, the country proposed to include men’s baseball and women’s softball at the Tokyo Games. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UOAqVj

1st Asian American Sports Illustrated curve model on fatphobia, quieting bullies

Yumi Nu made history as the first Asian American curve model to appear in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue — a feat her younger self never fathomed. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WjtzTZ

Woman unaware she had $39M lottery ticket in purse for weeks

Lotto Bayern said Wednesday that the 45-year-old woman was the sole winner of a draw on June 9, having correctly guessed seven fields on a German lottery ticket. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zHvqAw

Ex-lawmaker who let protesters in Oregon Capitol gets probation

After the incident, Nearman, a Republican from Polk County, became the first member of the Oregon House to be expelled in its 160-year history. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ybzhpa

TikTok star wounded, friend killed in shooting during 'The Forever Purge' screening

The victims were found by theater workers who were cleaning up after a showing of the violent horror movie at The Crossings mall in Corona, California. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3yeAsEf

Woman found stabbed to death in 'gruesome scene' at iconic Atlanta park, police say

The victim was found Wednesday in Piedmont Park, a popular backdrop for movies and television shows filmed in the city. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3jdnjFp

Team USA men's basketball rebounds after loss to France, routs Iran

Team USA men's basketball bounced back in a big way Wednesday against Iran with a 120-66 win. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i8WfYh

Katie Ledecky, down 2-0 to the 'Terminator,' blows field away in 1,500m

Ledecky bounced back to claim the first gold medal in the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle Wednesday, gaining the redemption she and her fans craved. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3f5jbWJ

Activision Blizzard workers to walk out after sexual harassment lawsuit

Employees at the video game company Activision Blizzard are planning to stage a walkout Wednesday to demand better working conditions for women. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lj6GL9

Watch live: Men's individual all-around gymnastics final

Three-time Olympian Sam Mikulak and newly minted U.S. all-around champ Brody Malone are the two Americans competing in the event. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i7tgnG

Capobianco, Hixon add to U.S. divers' synchro success

The Americans even put a slight scare into the Chinese pair of Wang Zongyuan and Xie Siyi, who won gold. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rCh5Cy

U.S. concern over China nukes buildup after new silos report

A report on Monday said satellite images showed China was building a new field of silos near Hami in the eastern part of its Xinjiang region. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3l19e08

'A real Alaska girl': Hometown celebrates teen's shock Olympics swimming gold

Tourists would "just as easily believe Lydia trains every day out there with the whales and sea lions," said Judy Odhner. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3l3PU2h

State lawmaker won’t seek reelection after anti-Asian slur

Amid public backlash after using an anti-Asian slur, Rep. Gerald Brady of Wilmington said Monday that he would not seek reelection after his current term expires. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UTK1tU

Jet crashes near Tahoe-area golf course, bursts into flames

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kYgQ3v

Babysitter charged with murder 37 years later

A grand jury indicted Terry McKirchy on the new charge after Benjamin Dowling, the victim in the decades-old shaken baby case, died in 2019 at the age of 35. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zF5rtp

Sinema to meet with Biden as infrastructure negotiations continue

The meeting comes as senators struggle to finalize the agreement, stuck over disputes involving money for highways and public transit, labor provisions and other matters. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iMQ8rS

Rep. Kinzinger grows emotional after hearing testimony from officers on Capitol riot

Rep. Adam Kinzinger grew emotional after hearing testimony from officers who served during the Capitol riot and thanked them for their service during the first hearing of the January 6 select committee. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3l6w4n1

3rd person found dead after Colorado flooding, mudslides

One person is still missing. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3l1Kchx

Instagram's new protections for teens come as experts say tween venture poses big risks

The move follows pushback at launch of an Instagram service for children under 13. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2USJIj0

DOJ tells former Trump officials they can testify about efforts to overturn election

Jeffrey Rosen, who was acting attorney general after William Barr stepped down, is among the officials being allowed to testify. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WiuN1M

Measuring creativity, one word at a time

Can you think of three words that are completely unrelated to one another? What about four, five, or even ten? According to researchers, this simple exercise of naming unrelated words and then measuring the semantic distance between them could serve as an objective measure of creativity. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3BKeJ9j

Video of Capitol riot shown during opening of first January 6 select committee hearing

During his opening statement for the first hearing of the January 6 select committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson played out a series of videos from the Capitol riot. This video contains explicit language and graphic images some may find offensive. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zH3zQV

Biden administration to recommend the vaccinated wear masks in some areas

Administration officials had been struggling in recent days with how to respond to a rising number of Covid-19 infections and hospitalization among those who are fully vaccinated. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zB55UC

Atlanta-area spa shootings suspect pleads guilty to Cherokee County charges

As part of a plea deal announced Tuesday, prosecutors recommended that Robert Aaron Long be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iZdkn0

House prices broke records in May, rising by most in 30+ years

"This month I find myself running out of superlatives,” said one housing analyst. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VgWmYJ

Watch live: Jan. 6 select committee holds first House hearing on Capitol riot

Watch live coverage of the House Select Committee's first hearing to investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. The hearing will feature testimony from Officers Harry Dunn, Aquilino Gonell, Michael Fanone, and Daniel Hodges, who will recount their personal experiences defending the Capitol. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iRpaiH

Japan wins softball gold, defeats U.S. in Olympics rematch

Japan took home the gold medal for the second time against the Americans, 13 years after the host country defeated the U.S. at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kYSdDF

New Biden admin plan to speed up asylum process would allow for claims to bypass courts

A copy of the plan obtained by NBC News says it “won’t be achieved overnight,” blaming "irrational and inhumane" Trump policies for border problems. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zENz1H

Simone Biles out of team gymnastics final 'due to medical issue,' officials say

"She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions," USA Gymnastics said in a statement. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eZf8uO

'Severe' Covid-19 cases surge in Tokyo during Olympics

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said there were no plans to shut down the Games after a record number of new cases were recorded in the country's capital. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iTRwJm

Watch live: U.S. women look for gold in gymnastics team final

Led by Simone Biles, Team USA is seeking its third-straight gold medal in the women's all-around gymnastics final. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x9lVrY

USWNT ties with Australia, advances to soccer knockouts

A win or a tie would have seen the Americans through Group G and on to the next round. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zGgti5

American Carissa Moore makes history by winning surfing gold

Meanwhile, Brazilian Italo Ferreira became the first Olympic gold medalist in surfing. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zGgqCV

The two Koreas restore communication channels, agree to improve ties

“Now, the whole Korean nation desires to see the North-South relations recovered from setback and stagnation as early as possible,” the official Korean Central News Agency said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3f0bcKp

This company is trying to end a prevalent racial disparity

Paulana Lamonier's Black People Will Swim aims to increase the number of Black people who can swim and reduce high drowning rates among Black Americans. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iLr5W8

Britain's Tom Daley tells LGBTQ youth 'you are not alone' after taking gold at Tokyo Olympics

"When I was younger, I thought I was never going to be anything, or achieve anything, because of who I was," the diver said after taking the gold in his fourth Olympics. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i5aQUD

U.S. won't lift travel restrictions, citing spike in Covid delta variant cases

Cases are up among the unvaccinated and that increase appears likely to continue in the weeks ahead. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3y5Z3eh

Leading medical groups urge mandatory vaccination for all health care workers

Requiring shots would be "the logical fulfillment of the ethical commitment" to all patients, according to the groups. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BFGVtX

First openly transgender Olympians are competing in Tokyo

The International Olympic Committee has allowed transgender athletes to participate at the Olympics since 2004, but until this year, none had done so openly. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zHO3V7

Skateboarding teens blaze trail for women at Tokyo Olympics

Girls trying to convince their parents that they, too, should be allowed to skate can now point to the 13-year-old from Osaka. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i5080z

'It is really biased': Former Japanese Olympian slams host's coverage of female athletes

“Many of the channels look at female athletes as ‘female’ or ‘girls’ or ‘wives’ or ‘mothers’ and not really as pure athletes,” Naoko Imoto said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ryE8OL

Meet the new generation of Team USA swimmers, who took home six medals on opening night

The U.S. took home half the 12 available medals in an epic pool party in Tokyo on Sunday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UGMeJf

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon's en route

“As a homeowner I say, ‘Oh no, stay away!’” said Kurt Korte, the Olympic surfing forecaster. “But as a surfer, ‘OK, you can form if you stay out there.’” from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36YFSqY

Day 3 roundup: Pool thrillers and a skeet sweep

The first and probably closest duel between Katie Ledecky and Australia's Ariarne Titmus lived up to the hype Monday in Tokyo. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iQMflx

Body believed to be of missing Univ. of Virginia lecturer found in Shenandoah National Park

Julia Christine Devlin, 55, an economics lecturer at the University of Virginia, has been missing since July 14, the Shenandoah National Park said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BDkCoZ

20 countries and U.S. condemn mass arrests in Cuba following protests

The U.S. and 20 other countries condemned mass arrests in Cuba following the historic protests and called for full restoration of the Internet. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iM3owZ

Marlboro maker Philip Morris says it could stop selling cigarettes in Britain within 10 years

The company has issued similar statements in the past only for very little to change, critics say. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i42OLO

Biden, Iraqi prime minister to announce end of U.S. combat mission in Iraq

Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are meeting in the Oval Office on Monday and plan to make the announcement afterward. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WqWs0R

Watch live: U.S. Men's Gymnastics in all-around final

The Americans have a chance at their first team medal since 2008 but face heavy favorites Japan, China and the Russian Olympic Committee. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kY9XPE

13-year-old wins skateboarding gold for Japan

Hometown favorite Momiji Nishiya won gold in the women's street skateboarding. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ByW7sO

U.S. wins gold in men's 4x100m freestyle relay

The gold medal is Dressel's first of the Tokyo Games, where the swimming star has a chance at seven total gold medals. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eTEhqY

USA's Anastasija Zolotic wins historic first women's taekwondo gold medal

The 18-year-old became the first American woman to win a taekwondo gold medal Monday when she beat fifth-ranked Tatiana Minina of the Russian Olympic Committee. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UR6iIP

The U.S. is headed in 'wrong direction' on coronavirus, Fauci says

Fauci said recommending that the vaccinated wear masks is “under active consideration” by the government’s leading public health officials. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eW6OMw

Miami board sided with building owners over safety officials more than half the time

Building officials make recommendations to bring properties up to code and owners argue against them, typically asking for more time to comply. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Wgo8Fn

Empty Tokyo Olympic Stadium is the center of the sports universe

The state of emergency due to Covid-19 means nobody is in the stands to watch the athletes compete. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BDBP1o

Trade groups wrestle with supporting GOP lawmakers who embrace Trump's election lie

For dentists, the rupture over Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona played out in a series of spirited public letters, culminating in a decision to suspend donations. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/371tTZW

Birthplace of 'Arab spring' in crisis after Tunisia's president ousts government

The move poses the greatest challenge yet to Tunisia after its 2011 revolution that triggered the "Arab spring" and ousted an autocracy. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zvUkmo

For Democrats, inflationary pain is no reason to stop spending

Analysis: Democrats in the White House and Congress are betting that the long-term benefits of their agenda will outweigh a "temporary" rise in prices. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iGCeaI

Video shows baby trapped under alleged drunk driver's car being rescued by bystanders, police

The driver hit a woman carrying her child and drove straight into a barber shop with the woman on the hood of the car. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UN6iJN

Katie Ledecky takes silver in thrilling 400m showdown with Australian rival

For the first time in her brilliant Olympic career, Ledecky felt the sting of defeat dished out by rival Ariarne Titmus. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kUBHVj

Six dead in Utah car crashes caused by sandstorm

Several people were listed in critical condition at area hospitals, police said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zuRMoA

GOP congressman says he has Covid-19 for second time

Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana has said he believed he had “natural immunity” from an earlier infection. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3738Zt8

Comprehensive clinical sequencing opens door to the promise of precision medicine

A new study highlights the power of comprehensive whole genome, whole exome and RNA sequencing to better understand and treat each patient's cancer. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3iFk2OI

New organ-on-a-chip finds crucial interaction between blood, ovarian cancer tumors

Researchers are pushing organ-on-a-chip devices to new levels that could change the way clinicians approach cancer treatment, particularly ovarian cancer. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zyRQnl

New understanding of cell stability with potential to improve immune cell therapies

Researchers have developed two solutions with potential to overcome a key clinical limitation of immune cell therapies. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3iLj2J1

Young investors say they were 'played' by influencer-endorsed cryptocurrency

In early June, when Brayden LeBlanc saw four influencers from the popular esports team FaZe Clan promote a cryptocurrency project, he thought he was about from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x0GXcA

Tucker Carlson confronted at Montana fishing shop, called the 'worst human being'

A Montana man accused the Fox host of killing people with vaccine misinformation and supporting "extreme racism." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kV5FbG

Senators hopeful bipartisan infrastructure spending bill could land Monday

Transit issues, along with other hurdles, remain for senators trying to finish the bipartisan infrastructure package by the August recess. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/370vuza

Robert Moses, civil rights activist and education advocate, has died at 86

Moses endured beatings while leading Black voter registration drives in the South during the '60s and later helped improve minority education in math. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kV1pZK

Protesters opposed to Covid-19 measures clash with police in Paris

Demonstrators carried banners reading "Stop the dictatorship." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ryd7L5

Pelosi plans to add Republican Rep. Kinzinger to Jan. 6 committee

McCarthy threatened to pull all of his Republican picks after Pelosi rejected two of them. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eWqAr5

Multiple homes destroyed in California as wildfires continue to rage

The Dixie Fire is one numerous wildfires burning across the west coast, where recent heat waves tied to climate change have made wildfires harder to fight. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BG8ALi

Tens of thousands evacuated as typhoon In-fa makes landfall in eastern China

Forecasters predicted between 10 to 14 inches of rain and windspeeds of up to 60 mph. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WkurI8

Liz Cheney's role on Jan. 6 committee grows after GOP pulls participation

Democrats working with the Wyoming representative have high praise for her work as the committee’s lone Republican. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eT1FEY

What U.S. abortion access looks like, in graphics

States are passing more abortion restrictions, which could reshape what abortion access looks like across the country. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i1fjaN

Why empty offices aren't being turned into housing, despite lengthy vacancies

"There's a Goldilocks factor": Older offices can be too big or too small. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iDQuB2

Iraq doesn't need U.S. combat troops, PM says ahead of talks with Biden

“There is no need for any foreign combat forces on Iraqi soil,” said Mustafa al-Kadhimi. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x4mJyn

Republicans are desperate for this governor to run for Senate. What's stopping him?

The New Hampshire politician is being courted to take on Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan, a top target in the GOP's quest to regain control of the chamber. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zDQA2B

Gen Z's 'nowstalgia' for Y2K fashion is leading to a thrifting explosion

Iconic fashion trends of the early 2000s like bucket hats, low-rise jeans, and babydoll T-shirts are all having a resurgence among younger consumers. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iMWl74

Man who mocked vaccine dies of Covid

“I got 99 problems but a vax ain't one," Stephen Harmon said in a tweet last month. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rzj3n2

Jackie Mason, one of the last borscht belt comedians, dies at 93

He embraced Jewish themes and political incorrectness, achieving a national profile through a series of successful one-man shows on Broadway. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rzbqx3

Swimmers get U.S. on medal board at Tokyo Olympics

Swimmer Chase Kalisz won the first medal for Team USA. It was gold. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kTUqAw

Unvaccinated snow leopard at San Diego Zoo catches Covid-19

Ramil, a 9-year-old male, had a cough and runny nose, and two tests confirmed the presence of the coronavirus. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wYATRz

Delta variant suspected in Provincetown Covid-19 cluster

Health officials said the number of cases increased after the 4th of July holiday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iNat02

'I have no teeth': Michigan prisoners say long wait to see a dentist is inhumane

"In a system where you have to wait two years for dental care, it’s barbaric," said a lawyer who represents prisoners. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wRq6J2

Ballot language to replace police department gets Minneapolis council's OK

The city has been under pressure to overhaul its policing system following George Floyd’s fatal encounter with former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin last year. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WiAGMD

'Dating Game Killer' dies at 77

Alcala, who appeared on the TV show as a bachelor contestant in 1978, died at 1:43 a.m. Saturday at a hospital, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2V7dRL9

'Top Chef' winner Gabe Erales breaks silence following misconduct report

The season 18 winner issued a public apology on his Instagram. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iK7u8L

U.S. women's soccer team rebounds from opening loss with 6-1 win over New Zealand

The team was routed in its Olympic opener Wednesday by Sweden. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i80kMF

Firefighter celebrating his wedding anniversary found dead in Cancun, Mexico

Elijah Snow was found dead in a bathroom window at a hotel. Mexican authorities said no signs of violence have been found at the scene. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eR4Dd9

Bumble dating app trips up another Capitol riot suspect

Andrew Quentin Taake, 32, is accused of pepper-spraying and assaulting police officers, federal authorities said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iLkRFO

More cicadas that 'like to scream' are emerging this summer

The annual cicada comes into view during the dog days of summer. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rxhsy6

Chicago's corrupt Sgt. Watts went to prison. 88 people he arrested now demand exoneration.

Some people have been quickly cleared, while others are still waiting. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kx6HKN

Latino get-out-the-vote group goes door to door, shifting focus to Covid vaccinations

A national Latino voter registration group, Mi Familia Vota, is focusing on helping Hispanics get vaccinated amid rising Covid-19 cases and deaths. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x2kSdm

Search for bodies concludes at Surfside condo collapse site

“It’s obviously devastating. It’s obviously a difficult situation across the board," Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Alan Cominsky said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ruZlsR

Lil Nas X's provocative ‘Industry Baby’ video is also a nod to the Bail Project

After a series of sexually provocative videos and TV spots, Lil Nas X gets naked for the jail-themed video for his new song “Industry Baby.” from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x1FTVL

Using satellites and AI, space-based technology is shaping the future of firefighting

New programs are being developed by startups and research institutions to predict fire behavior, monitor drought and even detect fires when they first start. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36V9SDZ

Republicans increasingly look to ballot initiatives as way to enact voting measures

Voting rights advocates say they fear the efforts in 3 states will prove successful and spread to others where such initiatives are legally possible. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xcxqzf

Heat wave hits Tokyo as Olympic organizers battle to keep Covid rates down

Even the fittest people in the world are not immune to heatstroke, NBC's Dr. John Torres said from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UJUMyH

'Insidious,' 'draconian,' 'cruel': New Texas abortion law empowers vigilantism, experts say

Abortion advocates in Texas say the law will encourage their opponents to flood courts with lawsuits that will cripple their ability to operate. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hYhZpU

Afghans will have to run a Taliban gauntlet to get to Kabul for U.S. evacuation

Afghans who qualify for visas because of their work for the U.S. military have to make their way to Kabul even as the Taliban advances across the country. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36ZVSJa

Tennesseans share different outlooks on Covid shots

Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine. But at her theme park, some of her biggest fans aren't ready to take it. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zxuUoI

From lawsuits to sleepless nights, parents rattled by school mask policies

"They have taken away the best tool that we have to keep them safe," said a mom in Arkansas, one of a handful of states that have banned mask mandates in schools. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eK2nnV

Brain-repair discovery could lead to new epilepsy treatments

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown repair process in the brain that they hope could be harnessed and enhanced to treat seizure-related brain injuries. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3y3SwRn

Potential role of 'junk DNA' sequence in aging, cancer

Researchers have recently identified a DNA region known as VNTR2-1 that appears to drive the activity of the telomerase gene, which has been shown to prevent aging in certain types of cells. Knowing how the telomerase gene is regulated and activated and why it is only active in certain cell types could someday be the key to understanding how humans age and how to stop the spread of cancer. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rtXZhX

New insights into immune responses to malaria

Advanced technologies have been used to solve a long-standing mystery about why some people develop serious illness when they are infected with the malaria parasite, while others carry the infection asymptomatically. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ztDZPj

How the brain paints the beauty of a landscape

Researchers investigate how our brains proceed from merely seeing a landscape to feeling its aesthetic impact. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3iz65So

Cleveland's baseball team announces new name in video narrated by Tom Hanks

The American League franchise's former Native American moniker had long been targeted for its racial insensitivity. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kKK4Tm

Alabama governor blames 'unvaccinated folks' for new Covid cases

The state has the lowest vaccination rate in the country with only 38 percent of the state's population receiving at least one vaccine dose. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/372ZsSN

Morgan Wallen, caught using N-word, says he hasn't 'thought about' racism in country music

Following coverage of the incident, Wallen almost immediately saw a 1,220 percent increase in digital album sales and a 327 percent increase in song sales. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ztmsXA

At least 67 dead as monsoon rains trigger floods and landslides in India

"We are forced to release water from dams," said the chief minister of Maharashtra's state government. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BwYRHh

Alpha variant of COVID-19 spread via 'super-seeding' event in UK, research finds

The rapid spread of the Alpha variant of COVID-19 in the UK resulted from biological changes in the virus and was enhanced by large numbers of infected people 'exporting' the variant around the country, in what the researchers call a 'super-seeding' event. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zqd7Q8

Cleveland's baseball team announces new name in video narrated by Tom Hanks

The American League franchise's former Native American moniker had long been targeted for its racial insensitivity. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x1MCz1

DeepMind and EMBL release the most complete database of predicted 3D structures of human proteins

DeepMind is partnering with EMBL to make the most complete and accurate database yet of the predicted human protein structures freely and openly available to the scientific community. The AlphaFold Protein Structure Database will enable research that advances understanding of these building blocks of life, accelerating research across a variety of fields. AlphaFold's impact is already being realized by early partners researching neglected diseases, studying antibiotic resistance, and recycling single-use plastics. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3BBBbRS

About 100 U.S. athletes in Tokyo unvaccinated as Olympics begin

"Eighty-three percent is actually a substantial number and we’re quite happy with it," the team's doctor said Friday of the estimated number who are vaccinated against Covid-19. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UGHAur

Covid-positive Indonesian man boards flight disguised as his wife

All of the man's documents were "under his wife's name," said Police Chief Aditya Laksimada. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BBsBmb

They're rioting against government failure. In the process, millions are going hungry.

“If we wait for them then we’ll start seeing more graves,” Patrick Bilai, a pastor, said of the government. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x0A4Yv

Dreamers on verge of getting DACA are left hanging after latest court ruling

About 50,000 DACA applicants were left hanging after a Texas federal judge ruled to end the program. Many are now fighting for permanent immigration protections. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x1mLar

Houston ambulance stolen at gunpoint with a patient inside

The Houston Fire Department was taking the patient to a hospital when the suspect ran the ambulance off the road and took it at gunpoint Friday morning, according to police. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eOwASO

Bubble burst: New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel with Australia as Delta variant surges

The bubble was a rare two-way quarantine-free arrangement in Asia, where countries have kept their borders mostly closed during the pandemic. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UI2utl

Young Black athletes are launching a mental health revolution

Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles, Noah Lyles and Simone Manuel are part of a generation of elite Black athletes speaking openly openly about their mental health. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3y32673

Over 160 LGBTQ athletes will compete at Olympics, setting global record

Postponed by the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Summer Olympics will finally take place in Tokyo from July 23 to Aug. 8. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Uxglml

Unrest over South African government brings another dire issue: Starvation

“If we wait for them then we’ll start seeing more graves,” Patrick Bilai, a pastor, said of the government. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Tw9A3B

‘13 Reasons Why’ star Tommy Dorfman reintroduces herself as transgender

Tommy Dorfman, who stars in the show “13 Reasons Why,” has come out as transgender in a

Jill Biden: An open letter to Tokyo's Team USA

Your entire nation is cheering you on — and we are so grateful for what you’ve given us. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TvC25D

California sues Activision Blizzard over alleged sexual harassment and ‘frat boy’ culture

California on Thursday filed a lawsuit alleging the video game company Activision Blizzard has a “pervasive ‘frat boy’ culture” where female employees are sexually harassed and paid and promoted less than male counterparts. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eHmsej

Norway's beach handball protest is about a lot more than bikinis

Perhaps collective outrage will spur a demand for women to be able to decide what they want to wear. Or perhaps we are doomed to have this conversation every year. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zkN0Kg

Former Democratic Rep. Abby Finkenauer to challenge Sen. Chuck Grassley in Iowa

"The fate of Finkenauer as a candidate rests on whether or not Grassley runs," one analyst said of the 87-year-old Republican incumbent. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zt3sIq

Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice

Scientists have successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice and say their discovery could lead to the development of treatments to prevent memory loss in people as they age. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zuS4fr

Llama 'nanobodies' could hold key to preventing deadly post-transplant infection

Scientists have developed a 'nanobody' - a small fragment of a llama antibody - that is capable of chasing out human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) as it hides away from the immune system. This then enables immune cells to seek out and destroy this potentially deadly virus. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3hW3H92

Scientists harness the naturally abundant CRISPR-Cas system to edit superbugs with the hope of treating infections caused by drug resistant pathogens

Researchers reported the development of a transferrable and integrative type I CRISPR-based platform that can efficiently edit the diverse clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a superbug capable of infecting various tissues and organs and a major source of nosocomial infections. The technique can accelerate the identification of resistance determinants of multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens and the development of novel anti-resistance strategies. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/36UOajy

Informing policy for long-term global food security

More than 820 million people in the world don't have enough to eat, while climate change and increasing competition for land and water are further raising concerns about the future balance between food demand and supply. The results of a new study can be used to benchmark global food security projections and inform policy analysis and public debate on the future of food. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3BuQQSZ

MRI, clear cell likelihood score correlate with renal mass growth rate

The standardized non-invasive clear cell likelihood score (ccLS) -- derived from MRI -- correlates with the growth rate of small renal masses (cT1a, <4 cm) and may help guide personalized management. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3eMZfrf

Study finds calcium precisely directs blood flow in the brain

Researchers have shown how the brain communicates to blood vessels when in need of energy, and how these blood vessels respond by relaxing or constricting to direct blood flow to specific brain regions. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3y0moyb

Dynamic heart model mimics hemodynamic loads, advances engineered heart tissue technology

A new model mimics physiologic loads on engineering heart muscle tissues, yielding an unprecedented view of how genetics and mechanical forces contribute to heart muscle function. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3wZXNrI

Exoskeletons have a problem: They can strain the brain

Exoskeletons - wearable devices used by workers on assembly lines or in warehouses to alleviate stress on their lower backs - may compete with valuable resources in the brain while people work, canceling out the physical benefits of wearing them, a new study suggests. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2W5c4GV

Lifting advice doesn't stand up for everyone, study finds

Commonly accepted advice to keep a straight back and squat while lifting in order to avoid back pain has been challenged by new research. The research examined people who had regularly performed manual lifting through their occupation for more than five years and found those who experienced low back pain as a result were more likely to use the recommended technique of squatting and keeping a straight back, while those without back pain tended not to adhere to the recommended lifting advice. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3hWlixK

Skip the slang, kids: North Korea warns youth against 'cultural penetration' from South

"Frankly, outside information is an existential threat to the survival of the regime," one expert said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iz7tVc

William Shatner on his RT show, the billionaire space race and mortality

The actor drew scrutiny this summer after the Kremlin-backed television channel RT America announced he would host a new talk show for the network. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3yaPTNy

Hong Kong police arrest 5 for inciting children's hatred with book about sheep

"They are using children's cartoons to simplify and beautify illegal behavior on political issues," said Senior Superintendent Steve Li. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TwKxgO

Garland launches gun trafficking strike forces in 5 cities

The effort will step up enforcement in so-called supply areas — cities and states where it’s easier to obtain firearms that are later trafficked elsewhere. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kGyAAh

Tucker Carlson attacks Black officer who says he was called the N-word during the Capitol riot

The Fox News host described Capitol police Officer Harry Dunn as "an angry, left-wing political activist” during his show Wednesday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eKhcqw

Endurance athlete found dead in Yosemite National Park

On his website, Zalokar wrote that his primary interests were running, climbing and traveling, and sharing those activities with family and friends. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Ts3Zeu

China rejects WHO's plan for further study of Covid-19 origins

“It is impossible for us to accept such an origin-tracing plan,” a senior Chinese health official said Thursday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36QjrEb

18-year-old banner plane pilot makes safe emergency landing on New Jersey bridge

No one was injured, and there was no damage to the plane or passing cars during the landing. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36PKcbY

Where do you go after 31 years in prison? He went to Walmart and brought his subscribers

Ramon Reid shares small moments of his life on his YouTube channel, Modern Day Caveman, to show what it’s like to return to a community after 31 years in prison. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eIFlhh

'I have no teeth': Michigan prisoners say long wait to see a dentist is inhumane

"In a system where you have to wait two years for dental care, it’s barbaric," said a lawyer who represents prisoners. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wRq6J2

Cuba's protests were unprecedented. What will change?

Cuba's protests on July 11 were unprecedented. Analysts agree it's a watershed moment, but little will change in the short term. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rtDrWE

Oldest working nurse in the country retires at age 96

Florence "SeeSee" Rigney says that after more than 70 years of working as a nurse, "you never stop learning." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kBVDw6

Alabama lawmaker uses racist slur in recorded council meeting, faces calls to resign

The official stood up, pointed to a Black council member and used the slur, eliciting gasps from residents. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rpUyZs

Biden admin rethinking plan to lift Covid restrictions that blocked 750,000 from crossing border

The public health order, known as Title 42, was imposed under Trump. The Biden admin planned to lift it, but Covid and border crossings have surged. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2V2XKy2

Thumb-sized device quickly 'sniffs out' bad breath

Researchers have constructed a portable, thumb-sized device that diagnoses bad breath by quickly 'sniffing' exhalations for the gas that makes it stinky -- hydrogen sulfide. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rCwcw1

Toward one drug to treat all coronaviruses

Researchers have analyzed viral proteins across 27 coronavirus species and thousands of samples from COVID-19 patients, identifying highly conserved sequences that could make the best drug targets. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3hWDg3k

New method predicts COVID-19 severity, could help with hospital triage

Researchers have developed a blood test to predict which people infected with COVID-19 are most likely to experience serious symptoms, which could help health care workers prioritize patients for hospitalization and intensive care. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kIzKLA

Cognitive decline may help predict future fracture risk in women

A 16-year study has revealed a link between cognitive decline, bone loss and fracture risk in women. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3iB4WcP

Novel method predicts if COVID-19 clinical trials will fail or succeed

Researchers have modeled COVID-19 completion versus cessation in clinical trials using machine learning algorithms and ensemble learning. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3wTCW9B

Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate electrical activity in neurons

Engineers developed technology to use nanoparticles to heat, manipulate cells in the brain and heart. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3BqRBfP

Effectiveness of mRNA vaccines against the Alpha and Beta variants in France

In a new study, scientists show that the two-dose vaccination regimen of mRNA vaccines provides 88 percent protection against non-variant virus, 86 percent against the Alpha variant, and 77 percent against the Beta variant. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UqwMkl

Many ICU staff have experienced mental health conditions in COVID-19 pandemic

A high proportion of staff working in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic have experienced mental health conditions, according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3irnzA4

Cancer: Information theory to fight resistance to treatments

A major challenge in cancer therapy is the adaptive response of cancer cells to targeted therapies. Although this adaptive response is theoretically reversible, such a reversal is hampered by numerous molecular mechanisms that allow the cancer cells to adapt to the treatment. A team has used information theory, in order to objectify in vivo the molecular regulations at play in the mechanisms of the adaptive response and their modulation by a therapeutic combination. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/36XN4n3

SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617 gives the immune system a hard time

Researchers have investigated the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617 in detail. In cell culture studies, they found that this variant can infect certain lung and intestinal cell lines more efficiently than the original virus. The researchers also demonstrated that B.1.617 is less sensitive to inhibition by antibodies present in the blood of convalescent or vaccinated individuals and resistant to a therapeutic antibody used for COVID-19 treatment. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kMG4lr

What top pediatricians want you to know about the delta variant and children

As parents have been preparing for camp, vacations and the school year ahead, families are concerned about how safe their summer or fall plans may be for their kids. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36X3Brn

In the frugal last meal of a man 2,400 years ago, scientists see signs of human sacrifice

A study of the gut of a well-preserved body from a bog in Denmark has offered new details that researchers say hint at dark rituals. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wUCUOI

Meet the 5 women who made baseball history calling a Major League game

“At the end of the day, the five of us, collectively, have earned this right,” on-field reporter Alanna Rizzo told TODAY. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36PtTf8

Pentagon review: What happens if 'nuclear football' is lost?

Questions about security procedures arose after Jan. 6, when Vice President Mike Pence was escorted to safety along with a military aide carrying the backup communications system. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Uyk6aX

Long-term prognosis for some patients with severe brain injury better than expected, study finds

New research adds to a body of evidence indicating decisions about withdrawing life-sustaining treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) should not be made in the early days following injury. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3wZIQ9c

U.S. women's soccer team stunned by Sweden in opener

The team hoped to redeem itself after losing to Sweden in the quarterfinals during the 2016 Rio Games. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ishxiC

U.S. women's soccer team stunned by Sweden in opener

The team hoped to redeem itself after losing to Sweden in the quarterfinals during the 2016 Rio Games. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VZLiQ9

At least 25 dead in China as province deluged by heaviest rains in 1,000 years

Video on social media on Tuesday showed commuters chest-deep in murky floodwaters on a train in the dark and an underground station turned into a large, churning pool. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wT7F6H

Brisbane picked to host 2032 Olympics without a rival bid

Brisbane follows 2028 host Los Angeles in getting 11 years to prepare for hosting the Games. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hReeCz

Inside the ‘Wild West’ of cryptocurrencies and social media influencers

Spinal fluid biomarkers detect neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease in living patients

Alzheimer's disease and other forms of neurodegeneration can be identified using a combination of biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid of living patients, researchers find. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3it7FVY

The environmental toll of disposable masks

The high monetary cost and environmental toll of disposable N95 masks could be dramatically cut by adopting reusable masks, according to a new study that calculated the financial and environmental cost of several different mask usage scenarios. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zku0vM

MET amplification as driver for some non-small cell lung cancers

A study has helped define MET amplification as an actionable driver for some non-small cell lung cancers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zcOI0i

A machine learning breakthrough: using satellite images to improve human lives

New machine learning technology has devised a machine learning system to tap the problem-solving potential of satellite imaging. The low-cost, easy-to-use technology could bring satellite image access and analytical power to researchers and governments worldwide. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3irMyDn

Nursing homes can deadname transgender seniors, court rules

LGBTQ rights advocates said Monday that they will seek to challenge an appeals court decision tossing out part of a California law designed to protect older from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zcxjF0

They refused to play in bikinis. Then they were fined.

While male players are allowed to play in tank tops and shorts, women are required to wear bikini bottoms “with a close fit and cut on an upward angle.” from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BqeakK

Ben & Jerry's West Bank ice cream ban has Israel hot under the collar

Officials slammed the ice cream maker's announcement that it is going to stop selling in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VTggcG

Western wildfire smoke creates fiery sunrise 2,000 miles away in New York City

Wildfires rage across 13 states as smoke swirls across the country creating hazy skies along the Eastern Seaboard from Toronto to Washington, D.C. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eAYqSi

Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp in critical condition following bicycle crash

"If everybody could just keep praying because we need a small miracle right now," his wife, Charlotte Knapp, told NBC Tuesday on Tuesday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ixLMoa

Lil Nas X pokes fun at ‘Satan Shoes’ controversy in new video

Lil Nas X made light of a lawsuit filed by Nike in March involving a company selling the rapper's "Satan Shoes" in a teaser for his new song "Industry Baby." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wRUwLk

White House and Pelosi aides test positive for coronavirus amid Texas lawmakers' D.C. visit

Both aides had been been fully vaccinated, and Pelosi's staff member had been in contact with the Texas lawmakers, her spokesman said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hRFu3E

Amazon's Jeff Bezos makes history with all-civilian suborbital flight

Amazon's Jeff Bezos made history Tuesday with the first all-civilian suborbital flight into space. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xRH8bm

Naomi Osaka tells Megyn Kelly to 'do better' after tweet over magazine covers

The tennis star said she shot the magazine covers last year, before she decided to step away from the French Open to focus on her mental health. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BnnxSn

'About freedom': Emilio Estefan releases music video 'Libertad' supporting Cuba protesters

Cuban American producer and businessman Emilio Estefan released a video for a song called “Libertad” in support of protesters in Cuba. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BmlxtO

Watch live: Jeff Bezos travels to space with Blue Origin launch

Watch live coverage as billionaire Jeff Bezos attempts to fly to the edge of space aboard a rocket and capsule developed by his private space company, Blue Origin. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iuW7RP

Jeff Bezos says he can't wait to see what space launch is 'going to do' to him

"People who go into space say that they come back changed ... I can't wait to see what it's going to do to me," Bezos said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zc0Pe3

Blue Origin launch could put small Texas town ‘on the map,’ residents say

Excitement is building in the small West Texas town of Van Horn, a small farming and ranching community close to Blue Origin’s launch site. The town, which is mostly an overnight stop for travelers on their way through Texas, hopes that space tourism will boost local tourism, bringing visitors from all over the world. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3is7Gt6

How could this happen here? With rising deaths German floods force tough questions

"The German language hardly knows any words for the devastation that has been caused," Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a visit to the disaster zone. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2W5WqLH

Ugandan weightlifter who fled pre-Olympics training found in central Japan

Julius Ssekitoleko left behind his luggage and a note saying he wanted to stay in Japan and work, officials said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iqiDLW

Utah man falls to death while climbing with fiancee's son in Provo Canyon

The boy, who wasn't injured, hiked down Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon on his own, authorities said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BltNtL

Fox News host compares unvaccinated to cliff divers, says it's 'their choice' to die

The assertion came after another host urged unvaccinated people to get the shot. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kAKvQ1

The quiet, deadly havoc caused by America's increasing heat waves

Rising temperatures are wreaking a new form of quiet, steady havoc in the form of unbearable heat, closing pools, playgrounds and other outdoor destinations. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zgO7uB

Sixth member of Texas Democratic delegation tests positive for Covid

The delegation fled en masse to Washington on July 12 to at least temporarily stop Texas voting legislation. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eDW3OO

Deconstructing the infectious machinery of SARS-CoV-2

Scientists have published a comprehensive study that -- alongside other recent, complementary studies of coronavirus proteins and genetics -- represents the first step toward developing treatments for COVID-19. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ioth5Q

Words matter: Language can reduce mental health and addiction stigma

Using appropriate language to describe mental illness and addiction can help to reduce stigma and improve how people with these conditions are treated in health care settings and throughout society. The authors define stigma as negative attitudes toward people that are based on certain distinguishing characteristics. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/36Qh44c

A segregation wall has stood in Detroit for 80 years. We found out who built it.

Eighty years after a segregation wall rose in Detroit, America remains divided. That's not an accident. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3imRtFK

All children should wear masks in school this fall, even if vaccinated, pediatrics group says

The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling the new guidance a "layered approach." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kAqZmK

Dow drops 800 points on fears of Covid rebound

The U.S. is averaging nearly 30,000 new cases a day, up from a 7-day average of around 11,000 cases a day a month ago, according to CDC data. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36M197m

Army of volunteers leads defense, cleanup efforts after deadly unrest in South Africa

Protests that began with the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma led to widespread violence and at least 212 deaths. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wL6Tsh

Almost 200 dead, many still missing after floods as Germany counts devastating cost

The damage to infrastructure not only hampered immediate rescue efforts, but also threatened to leave the affected regions facing a long and difficult road to recovery. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eB4fz9

Dangerous conditions for Western wildfires as Oregon blaze grows to the size of Los Angeles

Erratic winds and parched Oregon forests added to the dangers for firefighters on Monday as they battled the largest wildfire in the U.S., one of dozens burning across several Western states. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wKZrxj

El Salvador's 'House of Horrors' killings rattle country used to violence

El Salvador is reeling from the killings of mostly women by former police officer Hugo Osorio, in one of the world's most violent countries. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Berfhj

The future of cannabis is female: Gen Z women are fastest-growing consumers of legal weed

The new trend for marijuana products is clear labels, lab-tested ingredients, standardized dosing and modern branding that takes its design cues from traditional consumer brands. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xQS8Wa

Tucson suspect shoots at EMTs, police and firefighters in spree that leaves one dead, four injured

Another person was killed in a fire at a house that two or three children were missing from. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3z4ynea

U.S. accuses China of abetting ransomware attack

Hackers working for Chinese intelligence played a role in using ransomware to extort U.S. businesses, the White House said Monday. The announcement from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eAJ1RZ

Journalists, activists among firm’s spyware targets, nonprofits say

An investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data provides further evidence that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Grou from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hP1soc

Member of U.S. women's gymnastics team tests positive for Covid days before Olympics

The gymnast, who was not publicly identified, tested positive on Monday in Narita, about 35 miles east of Tokyo, according to city officials. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iizAYw

Biden administration transfers its first detainee from Guantánamo Bay

The transfer comes after NBC News reported in June that President Joe Biden had quietly begun efforts to close the detention facility at the U.S. enclave on the southeast coast of Cuba. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rjs0Rq

American father, son sentenced to Japan prison for helping Ghosn escape

Michael Taylor was sentenced Monday to two years in prison, while his son Peter was sentenced to one year and eight months. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wZyuX7

Jordan's king heads to White House at pivotal time for his rule and Biden's Mideast policy

Last week a Jordanian court sentenced two former officials to 15 years in prison over an alleged plot against King Abdullah II. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VWvHky

In rare cases, breakthrough infections can be severe. Who's at risk?

Fully vaccinated people who become seriously ill following breakthrough infections tend be older or have serious medical conditions. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eA9saC

Texas Democrats' escape will cost around $1.5 million, legislator says

A large block of hotel rooms in Washington was booked with one state House member's personal American Express card. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Bi8oSw

Dozens who say they were framed by corrupt Chicago drug squad demand exoneration

Some people have been quickly cleared, while others are still waiting. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kx6HKN

Toyota pulls Olympics TV ads as Tokyo Games face skeptical Japanese public

Five days before the cauldron is lit, a new poll showed more evidence that the Japanese public opposes holding the Games in the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36IDzrU

How the media has traditionally covered Asian Olympians’ bodies

In 2010, the figure skating coach Frank Carroll, who has coached Asian American Olympians such as Michelle Kwan and Mirai Nagasu, said that skaters of Asian from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hQuROw

Conservative hostility to Biden vaccine push surges with Covid cases on the rise

Some in the GOP have felt compelled to reiterate support for getting the shot, with McConnell saying he was "totally perplexed" by the ongoing resistance. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BiNZwr

Why hot-desking is a terrible idea

The science is clear: People feel most comfortable and safe when they’ve got a single space that they 'own' at work and is theirs to return to. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wPvvQE

Two more Texas Democrats test positive for Covid-19

The total number of positive cases among the Texas House delegation in Washington is five. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zf4OGD

Padres baseball players opened dugout to fans as gunfire erupted nearby

Nationals manager Davey Martinez directed people to his team's dugout as they scrambled for safety. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ePXGJp

Packing tape and empty bag of chips: NYPD officer aids stabbing victim

"It's the best I could do with what I got," Officer Ronald Kennedy said afterward. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ipTTU0

Teen tennis star Coco Gauff tests positive for Covid, will sit out Tokyo Olympics

Gauff, 17, was expected to lead Team USA in tennis in what was going to be her very first Olympics this month. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zbkj2x

Why tenure is so important — yet rare — for Black professors

In the three years between leaving NASA as a research meteorologist to landing at the University of Georgia’s atmospheric sciences program, James Marshall Sh from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zfZB1D

Top GOP negotiator says increased IRS enforcement nixed as way to pay for infrastructure

The Ohio Republican said there would be additional talks later Sunday in an effort reach a final agreement as Democrats eye the clock. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xQPwaS

Spike Lee blurts out Palme d'Or winner too early at Cannes festival full of surprises

Lee jumped the gun on Saturday, announcing Palme d'Or winner "Titane" before the other prizes at the Cannes Film Festival awards. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3z8wddu

Merkel calls for climate change action as she surveys deadly flood damage

"The German language hardly knows any words for the devastation that has been caused here," Chancellor Angel Merkel said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xOli8l

Widow of slain Haitian president returns home for his funeral

Martine Moise donned a bullet proof vest and her right arm was in a sling as she touched down in Port-au-Prince. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rkEfNv

3 dead, 2 critical in suspected carbon monoxide leak at Michigan country music festival

Five men were found unresponsive in a travel trailer near the Faster Horses Festival. Three died on site and two are currently in critical condition. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iij8aG

Investigation of Native American boarding schools faces missing records, legal questions

“The truth needs to be heard from the perspective of those who were harmed,” the leader of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hC7eJE

How one man's viral rant shows TikTok's problem with misinformation

In December, a Wisconsin man who goes by the username the_alpha_k9 on TikTok uploaded a testimonial-style video to the platform, telling his thousands of from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kcqZZT

An armed, anarchist haven: Alpaca farm prospers as a one of a kind queer community

In late June, about 50 volunteers visited the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch, a safe haven for LGBTQ people in southern Colorado, to help shear its alpacas. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VZw125

Former surgeon general says CDC 'premature' to ease mask rules as delta variant spreads

Jerome Adams expressed regret over his own dismissal of masks early on in the pandemic, but warns against repeating his mistake in the face of the highly transmissible variant. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hPmnao

England prepares to reopen on 'Freedom Day' despite skyrocketing Covid cases

“I don’t think we should underestimate the fact that we could get into trouble again surprisingly fast,” the U.K.'s Chief Medical Officer warned. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ii128K

Texas Democrats to spotlight national voting rights with week of events

Guest speakers include labor leader Dolores Huerta and four secretaries of state from around the country. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kwqj1U

QAnon fanatics are rebranding their 'secret war.' And it's working.

This new movement is taking its cues from the Christian right and the tea party, making national issues a Main Street problem. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ifHDVO

Tokyo 2020 composer apologizes for bullying disabled classmates

Keigo Oyamada, who uses the stage name "Cornelius" once described his abuse in graphic detail. He now apologizes. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zeRh27

Now it's Jeff Bezos' turn to make history with flight into space

Jeff Bezos will attempt to fly to space on July 20. If successful, Bezos and Blue Origin will make history with the first unpiloted suborbital flight with a civilian crew. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iqi0lc

'Irish politics is no joke': Biden becomes divisive in N. Ireland amid post-Brexit talks

"People get upset here very easy. Violence can happen at any given moment, at any given time,” one pastor said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BfM6Rf

New campaign ad hits Republican senator for 'peaceful' Jan. 6 claim

"Protecting our democracy has never been partisan and yet you refused to investigate the deadly attack on our Capital,” the ad begins. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3im3NG5

From banana skins to banana emoji: English soccer, blighted by racism, leads charge against it

Soccer is "probably the sphere of our society that has been most organized in challenging racism," one expert said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ruG5Md

'Hollywood Ripper' sentenced to death for killing, mutilating women

The case of Michael Thomas Gargiulo, also known as “The Boy Next Door Killer," received added attention because one of his victims was about to go on a date with actor Ashton Kutcher. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ktNqdb

4 dead, 22 injured in separate shootings

Gunfire erupted in Houston, Philadelphia, Portland, Oregon, Sacramento, California, and Washington, D.C. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iq5FxL

Television actor indicted in fatal shooting

Isaiah Stokes has appeared in “Law & Order,” “Power” and “Boardwalk Empire,” among other television series. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UOHGQy

'Let them die:' Virginia PTA official resigns over comments at pro-critical race theory rally

Michelle Leete said she did not mean to wish death on parents opposed to teaching race history in schools. Instead, she hoped the parents' right-wing "ideals" would die. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36MnNfL

Scientists create tool to explore billions of social media messages, potentially predict political and financial turmoil

Scientists have invented an instrument to peer deeply into billions of Twitter posts -- providing an unprecedented, minute-by-minute view of popularity, from rising political movements, to K-pop, to emerging diseases. The tool -- called the Storywrangler -- gathers phrases across 150 different languages, analyzing the rise and fall of ideas and stories, each day, among people around the world. The Storywrangler quantifies collective attention. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3z6at1O

Britney Spears slams supporters who stayed silent 'when I was drowning'

"Did they even put a hand out to even lift me up at the TIME !!!??? How dare you make it public that NOW you CARE," she wrote on Instagram. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zeGXqV

New images of Titanic emerge from submersible dive

The latest deep-sea expedition to the Titanic has yielded new images of the doomed vessel. The dive is one of many planned this summer to capture the sunken ship’s wreckage like never before. NBC News Now anchor Joe Fryer reports for TODAY. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ip9tPy

'It looks like a war here': Rescuers race to find survivors from deadly floods in Europe

“It looks like war here, like a bomb went off,” a German port worker told NBC News. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3etPXk1

3 fully vaccinated Texas Democrats in D.C. test positive for Covid

"This is a sober reminder that Covid is still with us, and though vaccinations offer tremendous protection, we still must take necessary precautions," Chairman Chris Turner said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ipFZBh

Mom thwarts kidnapping attempt by pulling her son out the car window

The New York City mother pulled the 5-year-old through a window of the suspects' car as they tried to drive away, police said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eqk2kg

'Ridiculous' price of medical marijuana leaves patients scrambling

Many people who use the drug to treat chronic conditions are priced out of their state’s medical marijuana program. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3B67eJw

Watch: Mom thwarts kidnapping attempt by pulling her son out the car window

A mother in New York sprang to action as kidnappers attempted to take her son, thwarting them by managing to pull him back out through the car window. The New York City Police Department released the surveillance footage and is asking for the public's help in identifying the attempted kidnappers. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Bo1D1B

1 missing, 7 rescued from boat crash in Boston Harbor

All eight passengers went into the water after a boat hit a day marker early Saturday morning. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3B71Wxo

Boy killed after abductor crashes into tree

Police say Ryan Yates abducted his girlfriend's 3-year-old son, James Oizan-Chapon, and crashed into a tree, killing both himself and the child. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36G4h4q

Inside hip-hop's complex relationship with health

Today, more rappers are speaking openly about their medical conditions. It’s a shift that highlights hip-hop’s complicated history with medical health. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eb775A

Daughter of Afghanistan envoy to Pakistan briefly kidnapped and 'severely tortured'

Silsila Alikhil was on her way home when she was seized for several hours. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kuq9YS

Los Angeles County sheriff will not enforce mask mandate

Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he "will not expend our limited resources" to ensure residents are following the order. He instead asked for voluntary compliance. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xOK7B9

'Hollywood Ripper' sentenced to death for killing, mutilating women

Teen accused of stabbing girl 114 times allegedly asked how her death was his 'problem'

The word "KARMA" was handwritten in blue ink inside Tristyn Bailey's left ankle and a "smiley face" was drawn inside her right ankle, officials said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BaGiIL

Struggling federal firefighters could see pay increase in new energy package

“These are not your grandfather's fires. They are bigger, they’re hotter, they’re more powerful," Sen. Ron Wyden said this week. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UmIRXB

I'm a doctor. Fox News' Covid vaccine denialism is making my patients sick.

Right-wing Covid-19 denialism hit my community hard during the first surge. Now, we’re seeing a new, dangerous anti-vaccine push from these same sources. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UTL5gO

First Covid case reported in Olympic village days before games kick off

“Organizers must try to make sure that people will understand that these games are safe and secure,” said Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eqduCo

It's about 'freedom': Cuban Americans say shortages don't explain protests

Cuban Americans say the Cuba protests go beyond the economic crisis and Covid fallout, denouncing the communist government's clampdown on dissent. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3z7BDFv

Biden immigration hypocrisy on full display as he tells Haitians fleeing chaos not to come

Haitians are still being treated as disposable by a government that seems more concerned with looking different from the Trump regime than actually being so. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iksWRC

Man arrested with racist manifesto, arsenal of weapons, officials say

Wesley Charles Martines also had bullets inscribed with phrases such as "Cop Killer," the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xQeBCU

Man accused of killing his father, dismembering his body

Chandler Halderson's mother has not been found, officials said. Additional human remains found this week have not been identified. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3et0vj7

CDC warns of 'pandemic of the unvaccinated' over troubling rise in Covid cases

Low vaccination coverage in parts of the U.S. is putting people at risk, the head of the CDC warned. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ilFA2u

Millions are fleeing violence in Latin America. They're final destination isn't America.

In recent years, Mexico has gone from being a transitory country for refugees seeking to go to the U.S. or other places to becoming their final destination. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Vu8RAm

Japan's Dr. Fauci tells fans to watch Olympics at home

"Cheer at home with your family or with people you meet on a regular basis," Dr. Shigeru Omi said Friday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Uj9kVN

NFL's Richard Sherman released from jail after arrest

The judge who released the former Seattle Seahawk called him a “pillar of the community" and noted he had never been arrested. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3z6UG2G

Jason Sudeikis shows support for racially abused English soccer players

The three players were hit by a wave of racist harassment after they missed their penalty kicks for England in the Euro 2020 soccer final. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3enuwB6

Elon Musk admits Tesla's Cybertruck could 'flop,' says he loves it anyway

"I don’t care. I love it so much even if others don’t. Other trucks look like copies of the same thing, but Cybertruck looks like it was made by aliens from the future,” Musk said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3epfM4B

Reuters journalist killed covering clash between Afghan forces, Taliban

Danish Siddiqui was part of the Reuters photography team to win the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wJOAns

Biden administration to warn businesses about risks of operating in Hong Kong

U.S. officials have warned that Beijing’s crackdown has violated human rights and weakened the separation between China and the former British colony. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3igPrXF

Trump showerhead rule to increase water flow getting dumped

The former president complained he wasn’t getting wet enough because of limits on water flow from showerheads. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UKT8N3

The long, 'surreal' days of the runaway Texas legislators

Many have left young children behind; most have other professional obligations back in Texas. All seem to be operating on minimal sleep. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kuzsI3

High daily screen time linked to cognitive, behavioral problems in children born extremely preterm

Among 6- and 7-year-olds who were born extremely preterm -- before the 28th week of pregnancy -- those who had more than two hours of screen time a day were more likely to have deficits in overall IQ, executive functioning (problem solving skills), impulse control and attention, according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3BdHsmD

Two men charged in plot to attack Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento

Federal authorities allege the two were "specific, detailed and serious" in a plan to carry out an attack on the Democratic headquarters. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Bbipkb

The moon's natural wobble alters Earth's tides. By 2030s, it may have catastrophic effects.

A flip in a natural moon cycle plus rising seas from climate change will cause rapid increases in flooding on U.S. coastlines by mid-2030s, a NASA study found. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VP4noh

WHO chief says it was 'premature' to rule out Covid lab leak

“I’m an immunologist, and I have worked in the lab, and lab accidents happen,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “It’s common.” from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xMiHMr

Ugandan athlete missing from hotel in Japan ahead of Olympics

Julius Ssekitoleko, the missing 20-year-old man, was training as part of the nine-member Ugandan team in Izumisano, Osaka prefecture, city officials said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xGiXwi

Pilot falls to death in Vermont hot air balloon accident

Four passengers were in the hot air balloon, Vermont State Police said. All of them survived. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ih1R1x

The false narrative that lawsuits will bring down the NRA

A recent bankruptcy case demonstrated that the NRA is going strong and making improvements, undermining the New York attorney general's case against it. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rcnNPA

Democratic congresswoman among 9 arrested in voting rights protest

Capitol Police placed Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, in plastic cuffs for taking part in a demonstration in the Hart Senate Office Building. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xNVadV

An influencer's death became a joke on Twitter. Here's why trolls love to hate influencers.

Blogs and accounts whose sole purpose is to mock influencers often target women. However, many of the people lobbing the criticisms are women themselves. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ii2isj

18-year-old on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket to be youngest person ever in space

While Dutch teenager Oliver Daemen becomes the youngest astronaut, Wally Funk, 82, will become the oldest as they travel into space with Bezos via the billionaire's company. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3z6SU1Q

Newfound human brain cell type helps center people in mental maps

A previously unknown kind of human brain cell appears to help people center themselves in their personal maps of the world, according to a new study from neuroscientists. This discovery shed light on the cellular mechanisms underlying navigation and memory in humans, as well as what parts of the brain might get disrupted during the kinds of memory impairments common in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3B3gs9D

Antibiotics in early life could affect brain development

Antibiotic exposure early in life could alter human brain development in areas responsible for cognitive and emotional functions, according to researchers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3hI3Ahn

Study shows Cannabis terpenes provide pain relief, contribute to 'entourage effect'

Researchers have found that terpenes mimic cannabinoids and produce similar pain-relieving effects, which are amplified when the two are used together. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3i7jwsk

18-year-old on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket to be youngest person ever in space

What's a Clean Energy Standard? Democrats try carrots and sticks on climate change

Lacking the Republican support needed, Democrats are trying to make changes to climate policy in their $3.5 trillion spending bill. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ivh5An

16 members of Florida white supremacist gang charged in sweeping indictment

The group called the Unforgiven required its members to study "Aryan Philosophy" and carry out acts of extreme violence, the indictment says. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wShcuZ

Five members of one Texas family charged in Capitol riot case

It's another instance of friends or relatives alerting investigators to possible participants in the Jan. 6 attack. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BapZeP

Top generals mobilized on fears Trump wanted military post-election coup

That’s according to a new book by Washington Post reporters Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig, “I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hEAjnO

NYC man carjacked, shot in the head by dirt bike riders, police said

The shooting happened early Wednesday morning on Washington Bridge and involved three men on dirt bikes, according to police. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wLoLDo

The government just officially classified social media as hazard to your health

The surgeon general's new advisory shows their product is in need of serious consumer protection regulations. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hGYxOb

Cuba's president, while blasting U.S. embargo, takes some blame amid protests

Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel continued blaming the U.S. and embargo he called "genocidal" for unprecedented protests, but also took some blame. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3z0dAbt

Chrissy Teigen laments being in 'cancel club,' says she's 'depressed'

"Cancel club is a fascinating thing and I have learned a whollllle lot," she wrote in a lengthy Instagram post. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ifSE9I

In a first, major studio films include more queer women than men, report finds

Amid major disruptions to Hollywood’s release schedule caused by the coronavirus pandemic, only 10 mainstream movies included LGBTQ characters in 2020, but from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36D6Mo5

New spray could someday help heal damage after a heart attack

Heart attack, or myocardial infarction, is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although modern surgical techniques, diagnostics and medications have greatly improved early survival from these events, many patients struggle with the long-term effects of permanently damaged tissue, and the 5-year mortality rate remains high. Now, researchers have developed a minimally invasive exosome spray that helped repair rat hearts after myocardial infarction. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TgFgd8

Woman held captive rescued after leaving notes in public restrooms

“If I don’t make it, tell my family I love them,” one of her notes read. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3z1ZW80

Chinese parents reunited with their abducted son after 24 years

Abductions of children for sale are reported regularly in China, though how often it happens is unclear. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rdJfDy

When Justice Stephen Breyer retires shouldn't be his call. It should be mandated.

Forty-nine states don’t allow tenured lifetime judgeships, including those in which we both served, and it’s time for the U.S. Supreme Court to follow suit. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3enxipJ

Child tax credit payments will start hitting bank accounts today. Here's what you need to know.

Most qualifying families will automatically receive the expanded payments, but those who don't have to file taxes or haven't done so will need to update their information with the IRS. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hDIQY7

Biden hosts German Chancellor Angela Merkel at White House

Merkel is expected to leave office this year, stepping down from a position she’s held since 2005, spanning four U.S. presidents. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2URFLKQ

California university suspends entire baseball team

The University of California, Davis also put the team’s coaching staff on administrative leave while it investigates unspecified allegations of misconduct. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UKOK0w

$10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid

The Biden administration will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3klvD7T

Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalized after 10 days of hiccups, won't undergo immediate surgery

Bolsonaro, 66, was diagnosed with an intestinal obstruction on Wednesday evening after being taken to a hospital in São Paulo, according to state-run news agency Agência Brasil. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wByo7P

Bucks fight back against Suns to tie NBA Finals behind Giannis block

The Milwaukee Bucks sealed a 109-103 win over the Phoenix Suns that evens the NBA Finals at 2-2. Game 5 is back in Phoenix on Saturday night. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ehtTsA

Methamphetamine use drove surge in heart failure hospitalizations, costs in California

Methamphetamine-related heart failure hospitalizations rose a staggering 585% between 2008 and 2018 in California. Costs associated with methamphetamine-related hospitalizations in California jumped even higher, 840%. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3raujpY

Reopening of U.S.-Canada border may come too late for hundreds of businesses

The restrictions have devastated the economy of some remote border towns. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ibjQGM

Video shows thousands of fish falling from the sky as Utah lakes restocked by airdrop

Since maintaining oxygen levels is difficult while transporting the fish to the remote lakes by road, releasing them from plane is more effective. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ekLGPz

Wyoming bar under fire for allegedly selling shirt advocating anti-gay violence

A bar in Wyoming is facing criticism after reportedly selling T-shirts that advocate for violence against LGBTQ people. Eagle's Nest, in Cheyenne, from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kjSDo4

Olivia Rodrigo-es to the White House to aid Biden's youth vaccination push

Rodrigo was at the White House to record videos encouraging vaccinations. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rc1d9v

Drug combination shows meaningful responses for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma patient

A phase II study found that treatment with atezolizumab and bevacizumab was well-tolerated and resulted in a 40% objective response rate in patients with advanced malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, a rare cancer in the lining of the abdomen. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xJJDMS

Liquid metal sensors and AI could help prosthetic hands to 'feel'

Prosthetics currently lack the sensation of 'touch.' To enable a more natural feeling prosthetic hand interface, researchers are the first to incorporate stretchable tactile sensors using liquid metal and machine learning. This hierarchical multi-finger tactile sensation integration could provide a higher level of intelligence for artificial hands by improving control, providing haptic feedback and reconnecting amputees to a previously severed sense of touch. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3B5sdfJ

U.S. overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year

The estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and amounts to a 29 percent increase. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i8Vg9x

NFL star Richard Sherman arrested on domestic violence charge

Sherman was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in 2011, and helped them win their first Super Bowl in 2014. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i91E0v

Political donor on trial for deadly drugs-for-sex fetish

Two men enticed by the promise of drugs for sex died, and those who survived overdoses reported harrowing encounters in the L.A. apartment of Ed Buck. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xSg6Ak

Police investigate video allegedly showing DoorDash driver tamper with officer's meal

The clip appeared to show the driver opening a Chipotle container and putting a note inside that read "Hope that s--- taste good." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BcmyVh

Police officer charged with murder after stepson's body is found in crawlspace

Eric Banks Jr., 34, was arrested on charges of first- and second-degree murder as well as child abuse resulting in death. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3B0VfNt

Man arrested in shooting of 6 outside Detroit banquet hall

The suspect, who authorities did not identify, was arrested at a hospital where he was attempting to get treatment for a gunshot wound. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3elbOKb

Senate Democrats rolling out draft of bill to end federal marijuana ban

The proposal calls for removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act. Eighteen states and Washington, D.C., have so far legalized recreational pot. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hEYuT0

New study links moderate alcohol use with higher cancer risk

A new study has found an association between alcohol and a substantially higher risk of several forms of cancer, including breast, colon, and oral cancers. Increased risk was evident even among light to moderate drinkers (up to two drinks a day), who represented 1 in 7 of all new cancers in 2020 and more than 100,000 cases worldwide. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3r7D6sG

Italy says no to cruise liners sailing through Venice in historic ban

Venice is one of the world’s most famous tourism destinations, attracting an estimated 25 million visitors a year. Many of them come on cruise ships. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ejpG7F

'Breaks my heart': George W. Bush says Afghanistan troop withdrawal is a mistake

President Biden has defended ending the longest U.S. war, saying nation building was not the goal. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ekhhB7

Police pursuits and 'Killer Bees': What happened when Texas Democrats broke quorum in the past

Legislators have run for the state line more than once before in attempts to block Republican-backed measures in Texas. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2U1n73t

Richard Branson addresses critics who say his money shouldn't be spent on space travel

The British billionaire and fellow Virgin Galactic astronaut Sirisha Bandla opened up about the importance of opening up space travel to all. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2T9VmVL

HUD eases up on proposed safety requirements, catching some tenant advocates off guard

Housing industry groups said some of HUD's proposed requirements would be too costly. But they now fall short of nationally adopted safety codes. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3khLNiQ

Amazon workers petition and two quit over anti-LGBTQ book sales

The company's latest move shows what employees say is a reversal in Amazon’s earlier policies. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xHETXT

Pope Francis leaves hospital 10 days after surgery

Francis had half of his colon removed for a severe narrowing of his large intestine on July 4, his first major surgery since he became pope in 2013. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wCGay7

South African crowds riot overnight, defying calls for end to violence

Crowds looted shops and businesses in South Africa Wednesday, defying government calls an end to a week of violence. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ef7NqC

Suspect in assassination of Haitian president was former DEA source

After the assassination of Moïse, the suspect contacted the DEA, the agency said. An official urged the person to surrender. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3B98EmK

West on fire, East under water as climate change fuels extremes

The Bootleg Fire in Oregon will likely become the first 200,000-acre wildfire of 2021. In the East, up to a foot of rain put parts of Pennsylvania under water. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3yU8spi

This traveling sculpture challenges the story Confederate statues tell

Over the weekend, Charlottesville, Virginia, became the latest backdrop for the

LGBTQ history finds a home in N.Y.C’s oldest museum

New York’s oldest museum will soon expand to incorporate a museum dedicated to LGBTQ history. Representa from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3egfHjz

After condemning racist abuse of soccer stars, U.K. leaders accused of 'stoking the fire'

“The fact that players are taking on the government shows you that things are beginning to change. There’s a long way to go,” author Sathnam Sanghera said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hBnPx5

Miami Beach apartment building evacuated due to concrete deterioration

The building is at least the fourth in Florida to be evacuated or partially evacuated since the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VEUFon

Charlie Robinson, 'Night Court' actor, dies at 75

Throughout his career, he guest-starred in television shows including "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Key and Peele," "This Is Us," "Malcolm & Eddie" and "In The House." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36zhkEU

ESPN's Smith apologizes for remarks on Japanese MLB player

“With all the violence being perpetrated against the Asian Community, my comments — albeit unintentional — were clearly insensitive and regrettable," he said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3yP4lLl

'Hydrogel-based flexible brain-machine interface'

A research team revealed a newly developed hydrogel-based flexible brain-machine interface. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3r3EyfK

More complex than we thought: The body's reaction to contact allergens

Many people react to contact allergens, but some patients develop rashes and itching much faster than others. Previously the scientists were unable to explain why, but now researchers have outlined an entire new subgroup of allergic reactions which explains these early skin reactions. The new knowledge is vital to understanding the disease mechanisms in contact allergy. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3eeeY2m

A new approach to metastatic melanoma discovered

Combining chemotherapy with a BRAF oncogene inhibitor proves effective at treating this disease in a mouse model. This alternative paves the way toward a new approach for patients affected by this type of tumor, which has no cure in the most advanced stages or cases of relapse. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3B1Or2e

Childhood lead exposure may adversely affect adults' personalities

A study sampled more than 1.5 million people in 269 U.S. counties and 37 European nations. Researchers found that those who grew up in areas with higher levels of atmospheric lead had less adaptive personalities in adulthood -- lower levels of conscientiousness and agreeableness and higher levels of neuroticism. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2VxVLCd

Protein appears to prevent tumor cells from spreading via blood vessels

Researchers have identified a specialized protein that appears to help prevent tumor cells from entering the bloodstream and spreading to other parts of the body. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3efTClj

Inflation climbs for third straight month, hitting 5.4 percent year over year

Inflation is on the increase, but what’s it really measuring? from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3yJICEy

17-million-gallon sewage spill closes miles of beaches in California

About four miles of beaches from El Segundo to the southern end of Playa del Rey were closed indefinitely while officials conducted tests on the water. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3r64aIM

First lady Jill Biden to head to Tokyo Olympics, lead U.S. delegation

Jill Biden will lead the U.S. delegation to Tokyo at the Olympic Games that begin on July 23. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wAesC7

Slow it down, South Korea tells gym users as Covid-19 cases spike

Gym-goers can still work out to "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor, Kanye West’s "Love Lockdown" and "Dynamite" by BTS, among others. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/36v8K9V

'Hard to feel safe': Rep. Porter says town hall altercation erodes sense of security

"It got heated and punches were thrown. One man received a bloody nose," police said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kbvHXM

Democrats plow ahead with partisan infrastructure spending measure

Democratic senators are facing a time crunch because of the approaching August recess, when they leave Washington. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3yXRs1H

Britney Spears' allegation of abuse by doctor unlikely to end conservatorship, experts say

Spears told the court that her previous psychiatrist was abusive, but the allegation is neither uncommon in conservatorships nor likely to help her case. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3r6gBnQ

On TikTok, audio gives new virality to misinformation

Biden says U.S. stands with Cuban protesters after historic weekend demonstrations

Biden said Cubans are responding to the "tragic grip of the pandemic" and "decades of repression and economic suffering." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hCJW6A

U.S.-China tensions over Taiwan threaten peace, Japan warns

"It is necessary that we pay close attention to the situation with a sense of crisis more than ever," Japan said in its annual defense white paper. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hAWTh7

Amanda Knox reveals miscarriage, says pregnancy loss 'felt like a betrayal'

Knox, like many women who experience a miscarriage, blamed herself. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i55wiQ

Every spot of green space counts

An international study of parks and gardens finds even the humble roadside verge plays an important role in the environment and for our health. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3hW1eKG

Remarkable new insights into the pathology of Usher syndrome

Human Usher syndrome is the most common form of hereditary deaf-blindness. Researchers have now identified a novel pathomechanism leading to Usher syndrome. They have discovered that the Usher syndrome type 1G protein SANS plays a crucial role in regulating splicing process. Furthermore, they have been able to demonstrate that defects in the SANS protein can lead to errors in the splicing of genes related to the Usher syndrome, which may provoke the disease. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kboxTw

A step toward advancing precision hormone therapies to reduce Alzheimer's risk

When it comes to post-menopausal hormone therapy, the type, route and duration all play a role in reducing the risk of neurodegenerative diseases. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3yRJZRp

Innovative gene therapy 'reprograms' cells to reverse neurological deficiencies