
Missouri becomes hot spot for Delta variant fueling hospitalizations while vaccination efforts lag
CNN
Missouri is seeing a concerning uptick in hospitalizations due to Covid-19's Delta variant. The variant, initially originating in India, is quickly becoming more prominent in the state with a 225% increase in admissions in Springfield since the beginning of June.
Pattie was hospitalized first. She has asthma and is immunocompromised. Michael followed the next day, arriving by ambulance. He chronicled his bout with Covid-19 on Facebook, sharing his health updates daily. "The breathing is labored, it's tough. This stuff is real," said Michael.
Two top House lawmakers emerged divided along party lines after a private briefing with the military official who oversaw September’s attack on an alleged drug vessel that included a so-called double-tap strike that killed surviving crew members, with a top Democrat calling video of the incident that was shared as part of the briefing “one of the most troubling things” he has seen as a lawmaker.

Authorities in Colombia are dealing with increasingly sophisticated criminals, who use advanced tech to produce and conceal the drugs they hope to export around the world. But police and the military are fighting back, using AI to flag suspicious passengers, cargo and mail - alongside more conventional air and sea patrols. CNN’s Isa Soares gets an inside look at Bogotá’s war on drugs.

As lawmakers demand answers over reports that the US military carried out a follow-up strike that killed survivors during an attacked on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, a career Navy SEAL who has spent most of his 30 years of military experience in special operations will be responsible for providing them.










