Ep. 89: News Roundup Week of 6/21/21

Heart & Home

Tragedy struck in Surfside, Florida when the foundation of a 40-year-old high-rise condominium apartment building was undermined that caused the rear end of the structure to collapse like a pancake about 6 miles north of Miami Beach, killing at least 4 persons and injuring dozens. 159 are unaccounted for; 120 have been accounted for. We share the names and information about those who are missing. ————- Former Minneapolis police officer Derrick Chauvin was sentenced to 22 ½ years for the murder of George Floyd. He faced a minimum of 10 years and maximum of 40 years. ——— The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspended the law license of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, citing in part his work as counsel to former President Donald Trump. It’s an interim suspension, so he will have an opportunity for reinstatement. —————- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers said that there is a “likely association” between Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s mRNA Covid-19 vaccines and Myocarditis — an inflammatory heart condition — in some younger individuals. ————— Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, said at a briefing “The Delta variant is currently the greatest threat in the U.S. to our attempt to eliminate Covid-19.” ———— American Airlines was forced to cancel hundreds of flights this weekend due to significant staff shortages and maintenance issues. The airline says it will continue to cancel 50 to 80 flights a day through July. ——- China is planning to keep its pandemic border restrictions in place for at least another year as officials fret over the emergence of new variants and a calendar of sensitive events, despite a coronavirus vaccination campaign that has topped one billion doses. As of June 10, 16% of the country’s population had been fully vaccinated.