8.2.21
BBC News—Zoom settles class action lawsuit over privacy concerns for $85 million
NBC News—Comedian Kathy Griffin undergoes surgery for lung cancer, despite never having smoked
USA Today—Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid despite being vaccinated, but credits the vaccine for his mild symptoms
CNN.com—Judge orders destruction of video evidence that purportedly shows Patriots owner Robert Kraft being sexually serviced by a prostitute in a massage parlor
ABCnews.com—More and more American companies will required their employees to be vaccinated
CBS News—US women's soccer team loses to Canada in Olympic semifinals

8.3.21
CNN.com—Investigation by NY AG finds that Governor Cuomo has sexually harrassed multiple women over the years
CBS News—Tyson foods requiring all of its 139,000 workers to be vaccinated by November
NBC News—NYC mandates proof of vaccination for indoor dining, gyms, and concerts
BBC News—President of video game company Blizzard steps down in the wake of recent scandals and a lawsuit from California that accuses the company of having a frat boy culture where women were routinely sexually harassed
USA Today—Ikea releasing meatball-scented candle
ABCnews.com—Pepsi sells its juice division, including Tropicana, for $3.3 billion

8.4.21
CNN.com—Trump loyalist at the DOJ tried to get the AG to sign letters alleging election misconduct in key swing states that Trump lost, including Georgia, despite no evidence of fraud and the department's earlier statement that there hadn't been any
ABCnews.com—CDC issues 60 day moratorium on evictions after Congress fails to act before their summer recess
CBS News—Arkansas' GOP governor says he now wishes he hadn't signed a bill into law that banned mask mandates in his state
BBC News—Drummer for The Offspring dropped from their upcoming tour because he won't get vaccinated; he says his doctor advised him not to due to a rare autoimmune disorder
USA Today—Garth Brooks rethinking his stadium tour in light of the Covid delta surge
NBC News—Forbes estimates that Rihanna is now a billionaire and is the second wealthiest female entertainer behind Oprah

8.5.21
BBC News—Amazon changes its plans to have its employees return to the office by September and now tells them that they will delay until January 2022 due to the Covid delta surge
CNN.com—Texas governor says he will continue to call special legislative sessions in an attempt to force through restrictive voting laws, keeping the Democrats who have fled the state to prevent a quorum from returning home
CBS News—Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will bring hundreds of thousands of people to a small town in South Dakota from across the country just as a surge in Covid cases spurred by the delta variant hits the nation
ABCnews.com—Apple will scan iPhone and iCloud image libraries for evidence of child sexual abuse
USA Today—Climate change is disrupting ocean currents in the Atlantic, including the Gulf Stream, which could throw parts of Europe and North America into a deep freeze
NBC News—Former speed skater and current professional baseball player becomes third American in history to win gold medals in both the summer and winter Olympics

8.6.21
CNN.com—Cuomo staffer files criminal complaint against the NY governor, saying he groped her under her shirt in the governor's mansion last year
ABCnews.com—Federal workers who lie about their vaccination status could face disciplinary action and even criminal charges
CBS News—Unemployment rate fell to 5.4% in July, the lowest its been since March 2020
NBC News—Mexico is suing US gun makers for negligent practices and is seeking billions in damages
BBC News—South Park creators sign $900 million deal for six more seasons of the show and 14 movies
USA Today—Kanye West holds a second album release party for Donda in Atlanta's Mercedes Benz stadium, but as of today, the album remains unreleased

8.9.21
CBS News—Pentagon mandates that all troops must be vaccinated by Sep 15
ABCnews.com—Judge rules that Norwegian can require proof of vaccination for passengers despite the Florida governor's attempt to ban any type of vaccine passport
USA Today—Workers fired for refusing to get a vaccine are unlikely to be eligible for unemployment benefits
CNN.com—Amazon reinstates mask requirement for all warehouse workers amidst the delta surge
NBC News—Florida church hosts vaccination clinic after 6 unvaccinated congregation members die of Covid within 10 days
BBC News—CNN fires unvaccinated staff members who came into the office in contravention of company policy

8.10.21
CNN.com—New York governor Andrew Cuomo resigns in the wake o multiple allegations of sexual harrassment
CBS News—Senate passes $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
NBC News—Hundreds of residents forced to evacuate a condo building in Miami that has been deemed unsafe by the city
BBC News—NY woman files suit against Prince Andrew, claiming he had sex with her without her consent when she was only 17
USA Today—AMC says it will soon start accepting Bitcoin for movie tickets and concessions at its theaters
ABCnews.com—Marjorie Taylor Greene's Twitter account has once again been suspended for posting false information about Covid and vaccines

8.11.21
BBC News—Google plans to cut pay for employees who will work remotely in areas with a lower cost of living
NBC News—California to require all teachers to get Covid vaccine or be tested weekly
CBS News—CEO compensation rose nearly 20% during the pandemic
ABCnews.com—YouTube suspends Rand Paul's account for posting misinformation about masks and Covid
CNN.com—Jeopardy will replace Alex Trebek with two hosts: one for the daily show and one for special events
USA Today—Mountain Dew to release a line of alcoholic seltzers in 2022

8.12.21
CBS News—Taliban poised to reclaim all of Afghanistan as US pulls out
USA Today—Judge rules that lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems against Trump allies Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Lindell can move forward
NBC News—Hacker steals $600 million in cryptocurrencies from DeFi platform Poly Network
CNN.com—USPS wants to use surge pricing model for shipping fees this holiday season
ABCnews.com—Major tour and festival promoter will require proof of vaccination for all attendees at its events
BBC News—More high profile game designers working on World of Warcraft and Diablo 4 leave Blizzard

8.13.21
BBC News—US recommends Covid booster shot for the immunocompromised
ABCnews.com—July 2021 was the hottest month in recorded history
NBC News—Toddler shoots and kills its mother while she was on a Zoom video call after finding a loaded, unsecured handgun in the house
USA Today—Wendy's to open 700 delivery-only locations in the US, Canada, and the UK
CNN.com—8 states make up half of all current Covid hospitalizations in the US, and all but one are run by Republicans
CBS News—South Park creators by Casa Bonita Mexican restaurant, which was featured in an episode of the show, in order to save it from bankruptcy

8.16.21
CNN.com—First ever water restrictions announced for Colorado River in the midst of a historic drought
NBC News—Haiti hit by 7.2 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 1400 and injured thousands more
CBS News—Biden administration permanently increases food stamp allotment by more than 25%
BBC News—Bezos sues NASA over its $2.9 billion lunar lander contract that was awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX
ABCnews.com—T-Mobile confirms data breach that could potentially impact 100 million customers
USA Today—Bob Dylan accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a 12 year old girl in 1965

8.17.21
NBC News—US likely to recommend Covid booster shot 8 months after the second dose
CNN.com—Anti-mask Texas governor Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid
CBS News—New York man pleads guilty for threatening to kill Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock
USA Today—Taliban says it will not curtail women's rights in Afghanistan
BBC News—Mastercard will stop using a magnetic strip on its credit cards starting in 2024
ABCnews.com—Police officer acquitted in shooting death of man who was holding a BB gun at the time the officer shot him

8.18.21
BBC News—US to freeze all Afghan central bank assets to prevent the Taliban from having access to them
NBC News—Over 20,000 Mississippi public school students are in Covid quarantine after just one week of maskless classes
CBS News—Texas school board adds masks to the dress code to get around the governor's ban on mask mandates
CNN.com—Biden says nursing homes will have to have all staff vaccinated or they could lose access to federal funds
ABCnews.com—Garth Brooks cancels his stadium tour as Covid cases surge
USA Today—Sudoku creator Maki Kaji dies at 69

8.19.21
BBC News—Man arrested near the US Capitol building after telling a police officer that he had a bomb
NBC News—American Airlines bans alcohol sales in the main cabin until 2022 in light of increased incidents of unruly passenger behavior
CNN.com—Martial arts legend Sonny Chiba dies of Covid complications at age 82
USA Today—Amazon planning to open brick and mortar department stores
ABCnews.com—Japan wants to bring back soil samples from Martian moon in 2029
CBS News—Biden administration erasing student loan debt for borrowers with severe permanent disabilities

8.20.21
BBC News—OnlyFans, which built its content creator and consumer base on sexually explicit content, will now ban sexually explicit content starting in October
ABCnews.com—Capitol Police officer who shot insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt as she was breaking into the Capitol is exonerated of any wrongdoing in her death
USA Today—Henri could become the first hurricane to hit New England in decades
CBS News—Las Vegas Raiders are the first NFL team to require fans to be vaccinated to attend games
CNN.com—New Jeopardy host steps down after one day in light of past incidents of misogynistic comments and allegations that he mistreated employees. But he will remain the executive producer of the show.
ABCnews.com—Naval Academy expels 18 midshipmen after they are caught cheating on an online test

8.23.21
ABCnews.com—FDA gives full approval for Pfizer Covid vaccine for everyone 16 and up
NBC News—Proud Boys leader sentenced to five months in prison for burning a BLM flag that he stole from a Black church in DC
BBC News—India approves world's first DNA-based vaccine for Covid
USA Today—Apple II manual signed by Steve Jobs sells for $800,000 at auction
CNN.com—Bitcoin surges past $50,000 for the first time since May
CBS News—GM recalls all Chevy Bolts due to risk of battery fire

8.24.21
CBS News—Supreme Court, in an unsigned shadow docket decision, forces Biden adminstration to keep a Trump-era immigration policy in place
ABCnews.com—Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80
BBC News—India approves world's first DNA-based vaccine for Covid
CNN.com—Former football star Herschel Walker apparently plans to be the GOP challenger to Raphael Warnock in next years Senate race in Georgia
NBC News—7 foot 8 inch man who was tallest person in US dies of heart disease at 38
USA Today—Judge declares mistrial in Michael Avenatti embezzlement case

8.25.21
NBC News—Man who was leader of group that planned to kidnap Michigan's governor sentenced to six years in prison
CBS News—Delta Air Lines has not made vaccinations mandatory for its workers, but it will add a $200 monthly surcharge to the healthcare plans of unvaccinated employees
USA Today—Porn star Ron Jeremy indicted on more than 30 charges of sexual assault, including rape
CNN.com—Man who appeared on the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind as a baby is suing the band and accusing them of "child sexual exploitation"
BBC News—Kanye West wants to legally change his name to Ye
ABCnews.com—NFL announces that only fully vaccinated personnel will be allowed into locker rooms on game days

8.26.21
CNN.com—At least 12 US service troops and 60 Afghans killed in suicide attack bombing at Kabul airport carried out by ISIS-K
ABCnews.com—Seven Capitol Police officers sue Trump, Roger Stone, and members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol
CBS News—South Dakota Covid cases have increased more than 450% since the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
BBC News—Florida hospital fires doctor who was selling medical mask exemption letters for $50 on Facebook
NBC News—Ford becomes latest compay to delay a return to the office until next year amid the delta surge
USA Today—Wendy's introducing new crispier fries

8.27.21
CNN.com—RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan is granted parole after 53 years in prison
CBS News—Ida expected to make landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane
NBC News—Study finds that the delta variant doubles the risk of hospitalization compared to previous versions of Covid
BBC News—US intelligence agencies cannot agree on a definitive theory of the origins of the Covid virus
USA Today—Pepsi reveals a Flamin' Hot Mountain Dew flavor
ABCnews.com—Judge orders parents to pay their son more than $30,000 for throwing away his collection of pornography

8.30.21
CBS News—Hurricane Ida slams into New Orleans as a Category 4 storm on the anniversary of Katrina
CNN.com—The Pentagon says that all US service members have been evacuated from Afghanistan
ABCnews.com—Illinois judge rules that a divorced mom who has chosen not to get vaccinated cannot share custody of her 11 year old son, who is not yet eligible for vaccines
NBC News—China forbids children under 18 from playing video games for more than 3 hours a week, including games on smartphones
USA Today—McDonald's may once again close its US dining rooms amid Covid delta surge
BBC News—Ed Asner dies at 91

8.31.21
BBC News—Caldor wildfire closing in on Lake Tahoe
NBC News—EU takes US off safe travel list due to the recent resurgence of Covid cases
CBS News—Damage from Hurricane Ida could top $80 billion
CNN.com—Microsoft will start rolling out Windows 11 upgrade on October 5
USA Today—Patriots cut veteran quarterback Cam Newton and name rookie Mac Jones as their new starter
ABCnews.com—Vaccinated NFL players will still have to get weekly Covid tests during the season, while unvaccinated players will be tested daily