Sixteen people in six states have been infected with the listeria strain, resulting in one death and 13 hospitalizations, the agency said. Source: New York Times
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Across the Pond, Queen Is Mourned by Those Who Were Never Her Subjects
Americans paid their respects to the only British monarch most can recall, the head of a royal family that continues to be a source of fascination. Source: New York Times
Monkeypox Cases Are Declining in New York City and Globally
Rising vaccinations rates combined with changes in sexual behavior have shifted the disease’s trajectory, health officials said. Source: New York Times
UPS Drivers Say ‘Brutal’ Heat Is Endangering Their Lives
As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died. Source: New York Times
U.S. Governors Respond to Omicron Variant
No cases of the new coronavirus variant have been confirmed in the U.S., but leaders said they were using existing safeguards and watching closely. Source: New York Times
High Gas Prices Force Sacrifices, Like Travel and Dining Out
They hit their highest level since 2014 last month, forcing Americans to rejigger household budgets and forgo leisure activities. Source: New York Times
How the Delta Variant Infiltrated an Elementary School Classroom
A detailed study in California found that the variant easily spread from an unvaccinated teacher to children and, in a few cases, their families. Source: New York Times
Dixie Fire Evacuees Tune In to a Firefighter’s Daily Videos
Dan Kearns, a volunteer firefighter, streams live daily videos that bring up-to-the-minute information to a Northern California community scattered by evacuations and struggling with loss. Source: New York Times
As Virus Cases Rise, Another Contagion Spreads Among the Vaccinated: Anger
Frustrated by the prospect of a new surge, many Americans are blaming the unvaccinated. A tougher stance may backfire, some experts warn. Source: New York Times
New York City and California to Require Vaccines or Tests for Workers
California and New York City announced the mandates for their employees, while the Department of Veterans Affairs said frontline health care workers must get vaccinated or face possible termination. Source: New York Times
Rodney Alcala, the ‘Dating Game’ Serial Killer, Dies
A longhaired photographer who lured women by offering to take their picture, Mr. Alcala, 77, had been convicted of five murders in Orange County, Calif., and two in New York, all in the 1970s. Source: New York Times
The Rationing of a Last-Resort Covid Treatment
While ventilator shortages have been largely averted in the U.S., this lifesaving therapy is scarce. How to choose which critically ill patients get it? Source: New York Times
My Pandemic Hobby? Making Money.
During Covid, many people found solace in a new pastime. A few found profit. Source: New York Times
Harvey Weinstein to Be Extradited to Los Angeles to Face Rape Charges
The decision, by Judge Kenneth Case of Erie County Court, ends months of successful delays by Mr. Weinstein’s lawyers. Source: New York Times
How the Virus Unraveled Hispanic American Families
Deaths in Santa Clara County, Calif., highlight a terrible disparity of the pandemic: Covid-19 killed many Hispanic Americans at younger ages. Source: New York Times