Morning Reads for National Hot Dog Day (July 21)

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.