The Senate convenes Monday to begin amending a sweeping bipartisan infrastructure package designed to rebuild America, with the backing of President Joe Biden. Read more at Roll Call
Taliban Accused of ‘Massacring Civilians’ in Afghan Border Town
The United States and the United Kingdom accused the Taliban of “massacring civilians” regarding the alleged revenge killings committed in Spin Boldak in south Afghanistan. Read more at Al Jazeera
As Water Table Lowers, Tehran and Much of Iran Are Slowly Sinking
A 2019 land fissure caused by drought and excessive water pumping in Malard, west of Tehran, is a sign that the area around Iran’s capital is literally sinking. Read more at Los Angeles Times
Tulare’s Richard Torrez Jr. Ensures Boxing Bronze Medal in Win Against Cuban
Tulare native Richard Torrez Jr.'s path to a boxing gold medal will continue at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Cuba's Dainier Pero in the quarterfinal round; a victory that ensures him at least a bronze medal. Read More at Visalia Times Delta
Space Photos Show Intense Drying of California Mountains
NASA satellite photos illustrate the extremes in a diminishing California snowpack, and how increasing dryness threatens outdated, 20th century conceptions of water reliability. Read More at Mashable
Italy and Qatar Opt to Share Olympic Gold Medal and Fans Love Their Emotional Reaction
Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi became heroes among fans watching the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after sharing the high jump gold medal following a tense final. Read More at Daily Star
$100M Gift from Irvine Co.’s Bren Powers Caltech Space Electricity Idea
Orange County’s billionaire real estate developer Donald Bren has donated at least $100 million to a Caltech project that aims to generate solar power in space and beam it back to earth. Read More at The Orange County Register
Sunisa Lee’s Olympic Gold for Team USA Could Be Worth $1 Million
Team USA gymnast Sunisa Lee took gold in the women’s all-around on Thursday, making her America's newest face of the Games; a move that some marketers say could shoot her marketability up to the seven-figures. Read More at Yahoo Sports
Behind the Masks, a Mystery: How Often Do the Vaccinated Spread the Virus?
The CDC recommended that vaccinated people dust off their masks due to a troublesome finding that vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant can still carry tremendous amounts of the virus in their nose and throat. Read More at The New York Times
US vs Iran at Olympics: ‘Sport Transcends All That Petty Crap You Get from Governments’
The basketball teams of the United States and Islamic Republic of Iran showed a mutual feeling of respect and fellowship after the USA’s Olympic win, ‘transcending that petty crap from governments.’ Read More at The Guardian