The 5 things you should know this July 29: Why should I continue to use the mask if I am already vaccinated?

Johnny Ventura, a legend of the Dominican merengue, has died. The era of Pedro Castillo begins in Peru. This is what you need to know to start the day. Truth first.

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Why should I continue to use the mask if I am already vaccinated?

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with “substantial transmission “and” high “of covid-19.

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ANALYSIS | The problem that Simone Biles exposed

What Biles’ output highlights is the huge gap between the way we think about and treat physical and mental illness and our continuing, and demonstrably false, belief that the two are not interrelated, says Chris Cillizza. Read the analysis.

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The era of Pedro Castillo begins in Peru

Former school teacher and union leader Pedro Castillo, 51, took office as president of the country after close elections. Castillo is the fifth president of Peru in five years.

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They denounce poor conditions in facilities for immigrant minors

According to a statement obtained by CNN, two other informants have reported that migrant minors housed at the Fort Bliss facility, near El Paso, Texas, received inadequate care.

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Johnny Ventura, Dominican merengue legend, died

The legend of the Dominican merengue Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, known as Johnny Ventura, died this Wednesday, his son Jandy Ventura confirmed to CNN. The 81-year-old artist died of a heart attack at the Unión Médica Clinic in the city of Santiago. Many artists from across the region mourned the passing and honored Ventura’s legacy.

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At coffee time

These are the new Unesco World Heritage sites

From a prehistoric solar observatory in the middle of a desert to a decades-old railway that traverses two mountain ranges, discover more about the spectacular destinations recently added to the Unesco World Heritage List.

Walmart will cover 100% of its workers’ college tuition

This is the latest effort by the nation’s largest private employer to make its benefits more attractive as it attempts to attract and retain talent in a tough job market.

The pandemic wiped out traditional menus and resurrected QR codes

Restaurant menus have been renewed thanks to covid-19: now to place an order, just take out the phone and scan a quick response code or QR, for its acronym in English.

A new find shows that animal life may have existed millions of years earlier than previously thought

Simple animal life may have existed in the oceans 890 million years ago, according to new research.

Gold medalists stay away from social media to avoid “outside pressure”

After Simone Biles withdrew from the women’s team gymnastics final and the individual full contest to focus on her mental health, other Olympians have said they have left social media platforms to protect their own mental well-being.

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The number of the day

US $ 200

New York restaurant Serendipity 3 now has $ 200 fries on its menu.

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Quote of the day

There is an “estimated potential for up to a 100-fold increase in delta variant neutralization after dose three, compared to before this dose.”

Pfizer’s data shows that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine “strongly” increases protection against the delta variant, the drugmaker’s researchers said.

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Day selection

Everything you need to know about the first wireless headphones created by Xbox and Microsoft

They offer up to 15 hours of battery life, Dolby Atmos sound and are compatible with consoles, smartphone and PC.

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And to finish…

A “fireball” wows distracted passersby in Texas

According to NASA, the meteorite was seen in four other US states, in addition to Texas, and reached a speed of 30,000 miles per hour before fragmenting about 45 kilometers above the ground.