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Today's Headlines: Facing Loss of Supporters, Cuomo Gains Attention From Prosecutors

Nursing Homes Confront New Covid Outbreaks Amid Calls for Staff Vaccination Mandates
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Thursday, August 5, 2021

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Facing Loss of Supporters, Cuomo Gains Attention From Prosecutors

Facing Loss of Supporters, Cuomo Gains Attention From Prosecutors

By Michael Gold and Jonah E. Bromwich

District attorneys in Manhattan, Nassau, Oswego and Westchester Counties separately announced that they were investigating Gov. Andrew Cuomo's actions.

Nursing Homes Confront New Covid Outbreaks Amid Calls for Staff Vaccination Mandates

Nursing Homes Confront New Covid Outbreaks Amid Calls for Staff Vaccination Mandates

By Matt Richtel and Reed Abelson

With the vaccinated elderly susceptible to breakthrough infections, inoculation of workers is becoming more urgent.

Collapse: Inside Lebanon's Worst Economic Meltdown in More Than a Century

Collapse: Inside Lebanon's Worst Economic Meltdown in More Than a Century

By Ben Hubbard and Bryan Denton

The small Mediterranean country is in the throes of a financial crisis that the World Bank has said could rank among the world's worst since the mid-1800s.

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As Hikers Vanish, These Mountains Hold Tight to Their Mysteries

World

As Hikers Vanish, These Mountains Hold Tight to Their Mysteries

By Yan Zhuang and Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

The high country of southern Australia is "remote and beautiful and unpredictable," a place where visitors can be swallowed up without a sound.

The C.D.C. Needs to Stop Confusing the Public

Opinion | Guest Essay

The C.D.C. Needs to Stop Confusing the Public

By Zeynep Tufekci

The C.D.C. isn't following its own guidance to "be first, be right, be credible."

Today's Videos

Turkey Battles Worst Blaze in Decades

Video Video: Turkey Battles Worst Blaze in Decades

By The Associated Press

Forest fires continued in Turkey after more than a week as the country dealt with an economic crisis and the pandemic. The fires are the worst the country has seen in decades.

Cori Bush Protests for Eviction Moratorium Extension

Video Video: Cori Bush Protests for Eviction Moratorium Extension

By The Associated Press

Representative Cori Bush organized a sit-in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol over the weekend to demand that the Biden administration extend the eviction moratorium protecting hundreds of thousands of Americans from losing their housing.

Britain to Include 16- and 17-Year-Olds in Covid Vaccine Campaign

Video Video: Britain to Include 16- and 17-Year-Olds in Covid Vaccine Campaign

By Reuters

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization advised Britain to expand vaccination for 16- and 17-year-olds with no underlying health conditions. Shots were already open to ages 12 to 17 with increased health risks, or living with an immunosuppressed person.

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