Demolition widens search at condo site as storms threaten
Rescuers expanded access in the Champlain Towers South rubble after the demolition freed areas once unstable. Four more victims were found, raising the death toll to 28 with 117 still unaccounted for. Thunderstorms and rain from Elsa hampered efforts, but officials pressed to search master bedrooms and other voids, hoping for answers or closure for families.
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Johnson to end mask rules and distancing in UK
Britain will scrap legal face mask and social distancing requirements later this month, moving to personal responsibility on July 19 with a final decision due July 12. Masks may still be advised in enclosed spaces and travel, while pubs and venues will reopen and contact-tracing apps will end. The delta surge pushed cases higher, but deaths remain under 20 daily as vaccination rises.
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Richard Donner, Films’ Superhero Architect, Dies at 91
Richard Donner, director of Superman and Lethal Weapon, died at 91 in Los Angeles. He helped shape the modern superhero blockbuster and launched Christopher Reeve’s iconic role while later mentoring future Marvel and DC chiefs. Born Richard Schwartzberg in New York City, he changed his name to pursue acting before rising to fame as a filmmaker.
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Elsa Moves Across Western Cuba Toward Florida
Tropical Storm Elsa swept western Cuba near Havana with heavy rain and winds up to 50 mph after landfall near Cienega de Zapata. Officials evacuated 180,000 as warnings extended toward Florida Keys and Florida’s west coast as the storm headed northwest over the Caribbean toward the Gulf and Florida.
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Pope alert after intestinal surgery and landslide in Atami
Pope Francis, 84, is in good overall condition and breathing on his own a day after a three hour operation removing half his colon. He will stay at Rome's Gemelli clinic for about seven days. In Atami Japan rescuers search for survivors after a deadly landslide that left four dead and 80 missing.
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