In a tight finals match that lasted as long as it could have, Italy beat England in the Euro 2020 soccer series during a penalty shootout. The game went into extra time tied at 1-1, and ended when Italy scored 3 penalty goals to England’s 2 in the shootout.
Game 3 of the NBA Finals commenced Sunday night in Milwaukee, and the series got a bit more interesting. Down 2-0, the Milwaukee Bucks took the crucial game over the Phoenix Suns by a score of 120-100 thanks to a dominating performance from their big man, Giannis Antetokounmpo.
On Sunday, Hatian authorities announced that they had arrested 63-year-old Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Florida based Haitian doctor, who they believe to be one of the masterminds behind the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
After the confusing 2020-2021 school year filled with at-home and hybrid instruction, and with parents overwhelmingly supporting in-person attendance near the end of the academic year, the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) has updated its guidelines once again for schools nationwide. The updates from July 9 are meant to encourage schools to reapply in-person teaching for the upcoming school year.
Thousands flooded the streets across multiple cities in Cuba on Sunday to demand their freedom from the oppressive control of its communist government and also called for food and COVID-19 vaccines.
Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas announced that they sold an untouched copy of Super Mario 64, the best-selling game on the Nintendo 64 system, for a record-setting $1.56 million. The auction house held bids starting on July 9 and finished selling the game on July 11.
As the US emerges from the pandemic politicians and economic policy experts are trying to devise the most effective way to recover the US economy. As a result at least nine states are reducing their income tax in order to generate economic recovery and growth. This is a new economic strategy as up to this point economic stimulus during the pandemic has been sought through increased and massive spending.
During the pandemic Asian-Americans experienced a precipitous rise in discrimination and hate crimes due to the origin of COVID-19 being in Wuhan, China. This amounted to a cultural phenomenon similar to the reaction to and treatment of Arab-Americans after 9/11. In response, Illinois has passed a bill that requires its schools to teach Asian-American history.
The White House has outlined a special agreement that they say allows Hunter to legally and ethically sell his artwork without running afoul of constitutional and legal ethics requirements for the president and his family.
