Extra Extra: Life In A Serbian Cave Is Sounding Pretty Good Right Now

Sophia Chang

Published Aug 14, 2021

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Sophia Chang

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A devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Saturday morning about five miles from the town of Petit-Trou-de-Nippes in the west of the country, with an estimated 227 dead.
Germany now requires travelers from the U.S. to quarantine for 10 days if they can't show proof they've been vaccinated.
Even hermits living in Serbian caves get vaccinated against COVID-19 because it’s the wise thing to do.
A State Department bureaucratic backlog may jeopardize the visa applications for tens of thousands of immigrants hoping to come to America.
BuzzFeed News discovered the co-founder of Snopes plagiarized dozens of stories that he published on the website, including some stories under a pseudonym of Jeff Zarronandia.
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, currently under investigation for an alleged sexual assault in California, was also served a temporary order of protection in a case in Ohio last year, the Washington Post reported.
A viral video of a white ASL interpreter at Lollapalooza signing Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s WAP has raised questions about cultural competence in the realm of sign language.
Diet Coke fans are coming out of the woodwork and confessing their love all over the place.
And finally, given the heat this week, this pool party is bear-y enticing:

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Sophia Chang

Sophia Chang is a former WNYC and Gothamist reporter.

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