Good morning, and happy National Hot Dog Day! Both Delish and the Today’s Show have your hot dog deals covered so you can get a dog for a song. Neither mentions Sonic, but they’ve announced a deal on their Facebook page. Enjoy!
Pat Conroy
- In terrible news, emergency rooms are packed. Again.
- And yet, 110,000 vaccine doses have been destroyed in Georgia for expiring unused since December.
- A Georgia judge has tossed the lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 election results in our Senate races.
- In what should be a surprise to no one, Brian Kemp has a lot more money for the gubernatorial race than Vernon Jones does. (Alternate link.)
- A former Chamblee police officer has sued the department, claiming he was fired because he is white. (Alternate link.)
Alice Walker
- Senate Republicans are almost assuredly going to block the bipartisan infrastructure bill today. (Alternate link.)
- Life expectancy in the United States decreased by 1.5 years in 2020, thanks to COVID. (Alternate link.)
- Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has said no Republicans will vote to raise the debt ceiling because they suddenly care about the national debt again.
- The couple whose gender reveal party started a wildfire in California have been charged with the death of a firefighter who died in the blaze.
- A global study has found as many as 1.5 million children lost parents and grandparents to COVID.
- Floods in China have killed dozens and displaced thousands more. (Alternate link.)
- Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympics.
- 100 women and children kidnapped in Nigeria last month have been released.
Flannery O’Connor
- Mac & cheese ice cream is now a reality.