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Monday, July 12, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing to examine an update from Federal officials on efforts to combat COVID-19, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fauci said Sunday “it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely” that Americans will need a third booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming months, but it was too soon for the government to recommend that now. Fauci, who is President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration did the right thing last week by pushing back against drugmaker Pfizer’s assertion about a booster within 12 months.

Pfizer to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster with U.S. officials

Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker's request for federal authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser acknowledged that "it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely" that booster shots will be needed.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron meets French carmakers Monday at the Elysee Palace in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron is hosting a top-level virus security meeting Monday morning and then giving a televised speech Monday evening, the kind of solemn speech he’s given at each turning point in France’s virus epidemic.

France's Macron tries to slow delta variant, boost vaccines

Just three days ago, France threw open its nightclubs for the first time in 16 months, completing a protracted national effort at returning to a pre-pandemic normal just in time for summer vacation. But with the delta variant now driving resurgent infections across Europe, potential new restrictions loom.
People wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus walk Monday in central London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to confirm that all remaining lockdown restrictions in England will be lifted in a week’s time while urging people to remain cautious amid a huge resurgence of the coronavirus. Johnson is expected to say at a news conference later Monday that face masks and all social distancing measures will be lifted in England on July 19.

Johnson: England to lift last virus restrictions on July 19

All remaining lockdown restrictions in England will be lifted in a week despite a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday. He said it was "the right moment to proceed" as schools close for summer vacation but urged people to "proceed with caution."
Flowers and messages of love adorn a wooden heart marked with the name Francis Fernandez, alongside a memorial wall for the victims of the Champlain Towers South building collapse, on Monday, July 12, 2021, in Surfside, Fla.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Death toll at Miami-area condo collapse site climbs to 94

The death toll in the Miami-area condominium collapse has climbed to 94
FILE - In this March 14, 2019, file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at the company's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. In the runup to Tesla Inc.'s 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, Elon Musk called the combination a 'no brainer,' a one-stop shop for electric cars and the solar panels to recharge them. On Monday, July 12, 2021, the Tesla CEO will have to defend the $2.5 billion deal under oath in a shareholder lawsuit alleging conflicts of interest. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Musk under fire again: CEO to testify over Tesla acquisition
In the runup to electric car maker Tesla Inc.'s 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, Elon Musk called the combination a 'no brainer,' a one-stop shop for electric cars and the solar panels to recharge them
FILE - In this May 25, 2008, file photo, Dr. Bassem Awadallah, then director of the Office of King Abdullah II of Jordan, attends a celebration to mark Independence Day, in Amman, Jordan. A Jordanian state security court is expected to announce a verdict Monday, July 12, 2021 in the trial of two former officials, Awadallah and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, accused of plotting with the half-brother of King Abdullah II to foment unrest in the Western-allied kingdom. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud, File)
Two Jordanians sentenced to 15 years over alleged royal plot
A Jordanian state security court has sentenced two former officials to 15 years in prison over an alleged plot against the Western-allied monarchy
Chain-reaction Chicago crash injures 4 children, 3 adults
Four children and three adults have been hurt in a chain-reaction crash in Chicago
China says it chased US warship out of disputed sea
China's military says it chased a U.S. warship out of a disputed area of the South China Sea after Washington warned an attack on the Philippines might activate a mutual defense treaty
FILE - In this Friday, April 6, 2018 file photo, Prime Minister Viktor Orban waves during the final electoral rally of his Fidesz party in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. After a landslide 2018 election victory, Orban talks about Hungary's 'system of national cooperation,' a process that has hobbled the court system, re-written the constitution and given immense power to himself and his party. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
EU still assessing Hungary's pandemic plan to unlock funds
The European Union's executive is working past a Monday deadline to assess Hungary pandemic recovery plan and unlock EU grants and loans amid allegations it might not to meet all the requirements to tap into the funds
FILE - Drake Bell arrives at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 14, 2019, in Los Angeles. Bell, the former star of the popular Nickelodeon show 'Drake & Josh,' pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, to charges relating to a girl who met him online and attended one of his concerts in Cleveland in 2017, when she was 15. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Drake Bell faces sentencing on child endangerment charge
Former Nickelodeon television star Jared 'Drake' Bell is scheduled to be sentenced Monday in Cleveland to charges relating to a teen whom he met online and who attended one of his concerts in 2017 when she was 15
Starting July 14, enjoy free summer concerts with “Wednesdays at the Plaza” at the Millennium Plaza gazebo in downtown Aurora.
Free concerts return this summer to Aurora's Millennium Plaza
Aurora Downtown is once again hosting Wednesdays at the Plaza, a free summer concert series at the Millennium Plaza gazebo located at 21 S. Stolp Ave. in downtown Aurora.
Starting July 14, enjoy free summer concerts with “Wednesdays at the Plaza” at the Millennium Plaza gazebo in downtown Aurora.
Free concerts return this summer to Aurora's Millennium Plaza
Aurora Downtown is once again hosting Wednesdays at the Plaza, a free summer concert series at the Millennium Plaza gazebo located at 21 S. Stolp Ave. in downtown Aurora.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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