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William Shatner is now the oldest person ever blasted into space. Here's everything you need to know
• Analysis: Shatner goes — boldly or otherwise — in directions skeptics couldn’t have foreseen • Opinion: Captain Kirk’s karmic mission Source: CNN
Analysis: Shatner goes — boldly or otherwise — in directions skeptics couldn't have foreseen
William Shatner chided me when I interviewed him in 1987. The actor wanted to keep the focus on his move into directing, politely objecting when I asked about his relationship with the “Star Trek” faithful after a “Saturday Night Live” skit the year before in which he famously told cast members playing trivia-obsessed fans to “get a life.” Source: CNN
Nicole Sperry's 10-year-old healthy daughter died five days after showing symptoms. 'My message for you and all that are listening is that Covid is not over,' she says
On Sunday, Nicole Sperry said her final goodbyes to her 10-year-old daughter, who died from Covid-19. Less than 24 hours later, she was behind a podium combating misinformation from parents at a Virginia school board meeting. Source: CNN
What sea level rise will look like around the globe
The planet is warming rapidly, resulting in historic drought, deadly floods and unusual melting events in the Arctic. It is also causing steady sea level rise, which scientists say will continue for decades. Source: CNN
Kyrie Irving 'will not play or practice' with the Brooklyn Nets due to vaccination status
Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks has confirmed Kyrie Irving “will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant,” as issues relating to the star guard’s vaccination status continue. Source: CNN
Parents sue school districts over children's Covid-19 infections
Ongoing conflict between parents and schools over virus mitigation for children in the classroom has gone to court in Wisconsin, where two parents are suing their children’s school districts over their Covid-19 infection. Source: CNN
Opinion: Captain Kirk's karmic mission
On Wednesday, Capt. James Tiberius Kirk is scheduled to head to space for one last time. Of course, that’s a bit of poetic license; Kirk is, after all, a fictional character. Instead, William Shatner, who played Kirk starting with the “Star Trek” TV show of the late 1960s, will become the oldest person to leave the confines of Earth and …
Covid rates declining, but Delta could have months to go
This Delta variant could be the last major surge of the Covid-19 pandemic, but now is not the time for the US to grow complacent as it has yet to run its course, an expert said Monday. Source: CNN
CNN goes inside hospital where vaccines aren't required for employees
CNN’s Elle Reeve talks to healthcare workers about vaccine mandates in the industry and what the means at their hospitals. Source: CNN