The U.S. Army unveiled a memorial honoring a Black soldier who was found hanging from a tree on a Georgia military base 80 years ago, a lynching case that remains unsolved. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/04/us-army-memorial-fort-benning-lynched-black-soldier/5482634001/
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Texas van crash probe, Western wildfires, ‘The Suicide Squad’: 5 things to know Thursday
At least 10 people were killed and 20 more were injured when an overloaded van crashed Wednesday in Encino, Texas, a town about 100 miles south of Corpus Christi, authorities said. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/08/05/texas-van-crash-probe-western-wildfires-5-things-know-thursday/5443624001/
Real estate groups ask federal court to block enforcement of CDC’s new eviction moratorium
A group of real estate entities asked a federal court late Wednesday to block enforcement of the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium, reopening a battle that appeared destined to put the legal challenge back before the Supreme Court. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/04/real-estate-groups-sue-block-bidens-new-eviction-moratorium/5493790001/
Olympics 2021 live updates: Men’s basketball reaches gold medal game, USA’s Ryan Crouser wins shot put gold
Wednesday was filled with glory for Team USA at the track, and Thursday marked the first gold medal in track and field at the Tokyo Olympics for U.S. men. Ryan Crouser set an Olympic record in winning the men’s shot put, with teammate Joe Kovacs taking silver. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/08/04/olympics-2021-live-updates-team-usa-uswnt-track-and-field/5489783001/
WHO calls for moratorium on vaccine booster shots; Los Angeles considering proof-of-vaccine requirements
The director-general of the World Health Organization called for a moratorium on coronavirus vaccine booster shots to allow vaccine access to countries struggling to obtain jabs as the global total of COVID-19 cases surpassed 200 million Wednesday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/08/04/covid-mask-mandates-delta-variant-vaccine-cdc-who/5477581001/