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Tokyo Olympics underway amid COVID-19 controversy

The Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan kicked off with an opening ceremony in a largely empty stadium Friday. The events are being held despite immense scrutiny from the Japanese public, who are dealing with a surge of coronavirus infections. Jamie Yuccas has more. Source

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COVID-19 infections spike among the unvaccinated

The U.S. is experiencing yet another surge of coronavirus infections, mainly in states with low vaccination rates. Some health officials are predicting a peak of infections in October, with daily death rates tripling what they are now. Michael George has more. Source

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Fungal “superbug” causes concern among U.S. health officials

Since January, there have been more than 100 reported cases of a fungal “superbug” in both Dallas and Washington, D.C. The fungus, known as Candida auris, attacks people with weakened immune systems and can be drug-resistant. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the outbreak. Source

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Increasing rents could keep inflation elevated longer than expected, report says

The cost of rent in several U.S. cities is rising as the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. A New York Times report explains how those spikes could have a direct impact on the nation’s inflation outlook, keeping prices elevated through the end of 2021. Jeanna Smialek, a Federal Reserve and economy reporter for The New York Times, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to explain. Source

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U.S. cities set new coronavirus measures as nation heads into possible fourth wave

Mask recommendations are making a comeback as the COVID-19 Delta variant rages across the U.S. Lilia Luciano reports from one of the nation’s four hotspots. Then, Dr. Taison Bell, a critical care and infectious disease physician and the medical ICU director at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with more on the potential fourth coronavirus wave. Source

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