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In Europe, COVID rises as kids are unvaccinated and closures differ among countries
The European Union is being rattled with coronavirus cases rising, though 70% of residents are at least partially vaccinated.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenThe European Union is being rattled with coronavirus cases rising, though 70% of residents are at least partially vaccinated. Some of the highest-level outbreaks are in the most vaccinated parts of Belgium, says Kevin Whitelaw, Brussels bureau chief for Bloomberg News.
Just outside Detroit last week, a teen killed four students in a school shooting, and the alleged shooter’s parents have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Managers of a San Francisco restaurant publicly apologized after asking three armed police officers to leave their establishment last week.
“Mr. Saturday Night” is a new HBO documentary about how an Australian entrepreneur came up with the film “Saturday Night Live” and popularized it via its soundtrack.
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5 storiesEurope: COVID spreads through schools, closures and lockdowns vary among countries
For the first time in two months, the U.S. is averaging more than 100,000 new daily COVID cases, mostly from the Delta variant. It’s too early to know how the new Omicron variant will impact cases.
Read the story9 minWill more states hold parents liable after teen fatally shoots students in Michigan?
Another horrific school shooting happened just outside of Detroit last Tuesday. Four high school students were killed.
Read the story9 minSF restaurant gets in trouble for kicking out armed cops who made employees nervous
At the San Francisco restaurant called Hilda and Jesse , management asked three armed officers to leave last week, saying their presence and their guns were making their workers uncomfortable.
Read the story7 minWhat to do about rising crime — after murder of Beverly Hills philanthropist and smash-and-grab robberies?
LA retailers and residents are on edge following high-profile crimes that have happened over the past few weeks: smash-and-grab burglaries at high-end stores, reports of people being followed home and robbed, and last week’s fatal shooting of…
Read the story8 minHow a closeted gay producer made ‘Saturday Night Fever’ a hit film — largely thanks to its soundtrack
“Mr. Saturday Night” is a new documentary about how an Australian entrepreneur came up with the film “Saturday Night Live” and popularized it via its soundtrack.
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