The 5 things you should know this July 15: Bolsonaro’s health status

The White House prepares to fight vaccine misinformation. Which millionaire will win the space race? The US is considering installing a “red telephone” to communicate with China. This is what you need to know to start the day. Truth first.

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Jair Bolsonaro has intestinal obstruction

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a hospital in Sao Paulo for additional tests to determine if he needs emergency surgery, according to Brazil’s Special Secretariat for Social Communication. Dr. Antonio Luiz Macedo, the doctor responsible for Bolsonaro’s surgeries after a knife attack in 2018, found an intestinal obstruction and decided to take him to a hospital in São Paulo.

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What the accused of conspiring to assassinate the president of Haiti told the police

Christian Emmanuel Sanon, the latest US citizen to be arrested in connection with the assassination of the President of Haiti, has been accused by the authorities of orchestrating a complex multinational plan to realize his own political ambitions.

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The White House prepares to fight vaccine misinformation

President Joe Biden himself would soon respond to some of the corrosive messages emanating from the right wing, authorities said, as the administration’s vaccination efforts hit a wall just as the delta variant of Covid-19 spreads across the country.

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US is considering installing a “red telephone” to communicate with China

The Biden government is examining the possibility of establishing an emergency hotline with the Chinese government similar to the so-called “hotline” established between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, which allowed direct communication with the Kremlin as a way to avoid a nuclear war.

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There were record overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2020, according to the CDC

More than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2020, according to provisional information released by the National Center for Statistics of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That represents a 29.4% increase over the 72,151 projected deaths in 2019.

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At coffee time

Cities with the worst urban heat

There are cities in the US where the summer heat tends to skyrocket and the temperature can change in a matter of blocks. Read here about these places.

Which millionaire will win the space race?

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson have invested much of their fortune in achieving their dream of traveling into space. But who will win this competition?

There could be a digital euro by the middle of this decade

The European Central Bank is moving forward with efforts to create a digital version of the euro as the use of cash declines and China steps up testing of its own e-yuan.

How to prepare your finances for the post-pandemic

Before you decide to open your wallet, there are a few things you should do to prepare your finances.

The wobble of the Moon will cause more floods in 2030

According to NASA, in just over a decade there will be a “dramatic” increase in flooding from high tides in the United States.

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The number of the day

299

The average CEO of a company listed on the S&P 500 index (which brings together the largest companies by market capitalization in the US) had revenue 299 times higher than the average employee last year.

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Quote of the day

“I’m fine, they didn’t mistreat me, they didn’t kidnap me. They took me for instigation to commit a crime, which is to promote the demonstration campaigns”

Cuban youtuber Dina Fernández, known as Dina Stars, reappeared to announce that she was already at her home after being detained by the police on Tuesday.

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Day selection

Mechanical, backlit and gamer keyboards with more than 40% discount

With customizable lights, armrests for added comfort, and at a great price.

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And to finish…

She searched for her son kidnapped for 24 years: they finally reunited

Guo Xinzhen was 2 years old when he was abducted near his home in China. His father traveled 500,000 kilometers on a motorcycle trying to find him. The search inspired a movie. Today, 24 years later, father and son finally reunited. Learn about this heartwarming story with a happy ending.