The 2020 census results show that the total white population in the United States shrank for the first time in U.S. history, according to data released by the Census Bureau on Aug. 12. The share of the white population fell to 57.8 percent in 2020 from 63.7 percent a decade prior, the data show. In…
‘No Action Is Needed’: FEMA Tests National Emergency Alert System
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) tested the U.S. national emergency alert system on Wednesday. The test of both the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alert System, the second of which required people to opt-in on their cellular phones, was carried out at around 2:20 p.m. ET. Not…
1 Million More Job Openings Than Americans Looking for Work: Report
A report from a consultancy firm said that there are around 1 million more job openings around the United States than there are potential workers. The Department of Labor also said on Aug. 6 that there are around 8.7 million potential workers looking for jobs and are counted as unemployed. However, Indeed, a job placement website,…
US Beats Japan in Women’s Basketball, Wins 7th Straight Olympic Gold
August 8, 2021
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TOKYO—Team USA extended a historic run of championships in Olympic women’s basketball on Sunday, winning the gold against home team Japan in their first-ever medal match. The United States’ women earned their seventh-straight gold in the 90–75 victory at the Saitama Super Arena, north of Tokyo. Brittney Griner, who plays for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury,…
Japan Beats US 2–0 to Win 1st Olympic Baseball Gold Medal
YOKOHAMA, Japan—Japan’s players sprinted onto the mound and the collection of All-Stars hoisted their manager up and down as if on a trampoline. They beamed when hanging shiny gold medals around each other’s necks, fulfilling a national mission with the first Olympic baseball title in their history. American players didn’t seem overly upset. The released…
US Overwhelms Spain for 3rd Straight Water Polo Gold
TOKYO—Maddie Musselman held her phone out, and the U.S. women’s water polo team gathered for a picture on the top step of the podium. It was a familiar scene. The dynasty is alive and well. Musselman scored three times, Ashleigh Johnson made 11 saves and the United States won its third consecutive gold medal on…
COVID-19 Deaths in US Getting Worse but Far Below Pandemic Peak: CDC Data
U.S. hospitalizations for COVID-19 are averaging nearly 35,000 per day, which is nearly 50 percent over the previous week, according to federal data, but it’s much lower than the pandemic’s peak in January 2021. The United States is also reporting about 300 deaths per day, which is an increase from the 170 per day in…
World’s Largest Food Company Will Raise Prices Over Inflation
Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage firm, announced this week that it would increase prices on goods due to inflation. Last month, consumer prices increased 5.4 percent in June from a year earlier, the biggest monthly gain since 2008. Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider told reporters Thursday that “what we’ve seen this year is some…
Fauci: CDC Looking at Changing Mask Guidelines for Vaccinated People
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci said federal health officials are considering recommending that fully vaccinated people wear masks in public again. “This is under active consideration,” Fauci told CNN in response to a question about whether masks should be used again despite individuals’ COVID-19 vaccination status. Fauci, who serves as President…
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Significantly Less’ Effective Against Delta Variant: Israeli PM
Israel’s top officials on Saturday warned that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is “significantly less” effective at combating the “Delta” variant of the CCP virus. “We do not know exactly to what degree the vaccine helps, but it is significantly less,” Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told reporters and cabinet members on Saturday. He did not provide more…
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