‘Cicada’ Covid-19 variant, preventing fractures, latest dating trend: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Jordan D. Brown, CNN
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1️⃣ ‘Cicada’
A heavily mutated Covid‑19 variant is primarily affecting children, scientists say. It does not appear to cause more severe illness. The US is only beginning to contend with the new strain, which has been nicknamed after the insect that vanishes and reemerges after years underground.
2️⃣ Higher costs
FIFA raised the top ticket price for the World Cup final to more than $10,000 during a glitch‑plagued reopening of sales after the tournament’s expanded 48‑team field was finalized. Soccer’s governing body is using dynamic pricing for the event.
3️⃣ 225 years later
A warship that sank in 1801 has been found off the coast of Denmark in what’s been called a “remarkable” discovery. The remains of the vessel were located almost 50 feet below the water’s surface, where visibility is virtually zero.
4️⃣ Bone density
Osteoporosis, the most common metabolic bone disease worldwide, is often called the “silent disease” because it rarely causes symptoms in its early stages. Here are a few ways to build your bone health without medication.
5️⃣ Worldwide appeal
Glenn Martens never expected to be a spokesperson for Maison Margiela, but duty calls as he works to push the brand’s relevance all over the world. The question is: Can a cult fashion brand feel like a global enterprise?
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Top headlines
- Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general
- CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing
- US mortgage rates climb for fifth-straight week, pushed up by Iran war worries
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☀️ Powered by the sun: This electric tractor is helping farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa boost crop yields — and could even expand access to electricity in rural communities.
For CNN subscribers
- Trump makes his best case for the war — but fails to ease worries about how it will end
- The market is sending a worrying signal about the economy
- ‘Haters gonna hate’: A top FEMA official defends his claim that he was teleported
Quiz time
🧑⚖️ New DNA testing recently linked infamous serial killer Ted Bundy to what crime?
A. A hit and run in Michigan
B. Car theft in Boise, Idaho
C. The death of a Utah teenager
D. Aggravated robbery in Los Angeles
⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.
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🧠 Quiz answer: C. New testing definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to Bundy, according to the local sheriff’s office.
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