西班牙導演Jaime Dezcallar與佛朗明哥舞者Marco Flores合作之影像作品，向二十世紀初、西班牙內戰時被監禁處決而早夭之作曲家Antonio José Martínez Palacios致敬之作

0708紐約時報

*【Covid-19實時更新】
#隨著美國各地接種疫苗的速度放緩，冠狀病毒病例在幾個州呈上升趨勢，包括內華達州，那裡有近 40% 的成年人沒有接種疫苗。
#加州議會大廈在發現9例確診者後，加強了戴口罩政策，令人注意的是，其中有4例已完全接種疫苗。
CDC 估計，正如預期的那樣，Delta 現在是美國的主要病毒變種，佔感染的 51.7% 。但總體而言，全國新病毒病例和死亡人數以及住院人數的平均數量，與之前全國性激增期間的毀滅性高峰相比顯著下降。
#斐濟幾乎未受影響地度過了大流行的第一年，現在正在與世界上增長最快的 Covid-19 疫情之一作鬥爭。
#美國將送出百萬劑量的嬌生疫苗至玻利維亞，另外也有一百萬劑將被送往巴拉圭。週二，薩琪也曾表示，美國將向瓜地馬拉運送150萬劑Moderna疫苗，向越南運送200 萬劑 Moderna 疫苗。
#西班牙周三報告了自2月最高一波的感染，政府宣布將向地區政府分發500萬個快篩檢測試劑盒，以篩出無症狀的年輕人。
#路透社援引官方數據報導，經過兩個多月的穩步下降，週三德國的冠狀病毒病例數再次上升。聯邦衛生機構羅伯特科赫研究所表示，截至6月底，德國59%的病例都是Delta變體。但根據《紐約時報》的數據庫，德國的每日死亡人數在過去兩週內下降了42%。德國61% 的人口沒有完全接種疫苗。
#紐約市一直在縮減對疫情的監控，這反映了病例數穩步下降，該市已開始擺脫流行病毒。
#明尼亞波利斯聯邦儲備銀行要求員工，在下個月進入辦公室時，必須接種疫苗。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/07/world/covid-19-vaccine-coronavirus-updates-

*【衛生專家稱，大多數疫苗對預防Delta變種病毒有效】
迄今為止的所有研究都一致認為，大多數新冠疫苗在防止人們住院方面非常有效，而且一般都能對變種感染起到保護作用。雖然各國的數字不盡相同，但專家指出，真實世界的條件更為複雜，這些差異在預料之中。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/science/Israel-Pfizer-covid-vaccine.html

*【美國來自監獄因冠毒的死亡人數可能比報導的要高】
據報導，有超過 2,700 人死於與美國監獄、監獄和移民拘留中心有關的 Covid-19，但新增的病例表明，人數可能比報告多出許多。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/us/inmates-incarcerated-covid-deaths.html

*【拜登呼籲立即採取行動制衡勒索軟體攻擊】
總統召集高級網絡安全顧問，考慮立即採取行動阻止俄羅斯的入侵。拜登總統在聽取了關於美國公司遭勒索軟體攻擊事件後，他表示，將會對俄羅斯總統普丁表達回應，至於細節並未提及，有可能類似日前在日內瓦與普丁舉行的對話，提出警告，或會採取更積極的選擇，來拆除俄語犯罪集團使用的基礎設施。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/us/politics/biden-ransomware-russia.html

*【海地總統遇刺身亡，該國宣佈進入戒嚴狀態】
Jovenel Moïse週三在首都太子港郊區的私人住宅中被暗殺，其妻子也遭到槍擊。附近居民稱，他們從淩晨一點多開始聽到槍聲，持續了大約一小時。關於是誰可能實施了暗殺，目前尚待調查。Moïse此前一直尋求延長任期，公眾對此感到憤怒。分析認為，這場危機將加深海地過去幾個月來的動盪。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/07/world/jovenel-moise-assassinated-killed

*【北美遭遇有記錄以來最熱6月】
分析還發現，歐洲6月的氣溫也達到了有記錄以來的第二高；世界其他地方的情況也好不到哪裡去，在中國和東南亞大部分地區、非洲和中東部分地區，氣溫都高於平均水準。這提供了更多的證據，表明人為排放的二氧化碳和其他氣體正在使地球變暖。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/climate/climate-change-temperatures-june.html

*【Surfside公寓倒塌事件倖存者的搜尋工作結束】
邁阿密大樓倒塌事故遇難人數升至54人，救援人員目前已停止對倖存者的搜救，將工作重點轉為重建與修復。在事故發生將近兩周後，仍有多達86人下落不明。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/07/us/miami-condo-collapse

*【Eric Adams曾經的政治局外人，征服了內部遊戲】
Eric Adams在民主黨紐約市長初選中獲勝，他把自己描繪成一個工人階級政治家，瞭解普通紐約人的擔憂。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/nyregion/eric-adams-mayor-nyc.html

*【川普就帳號被禁起訴Facebook、Twitter和谷歌】
川普在紐澤西州的高爾夫俱樂部宣佈了這一消息，他提到“言論自由”和第一修正案，認為自己受到了錯誤審查。根據現行的“230條款”，社群媒體公司可以對其平臺進行監管。川普尋求認定該法律條文“違憲”。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/us/politics/trump-lawsuit-facebook-google-twitter.html

*【南非前總統Jacob Zuma前往監獄服刑】
上周，該國憲法法院裁定Jacob Zuma因未出庭接受腐敗調查而犯有藐視法庭罪，刑期為15個月。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/world/africa/jacob-zuma-arrested-south-africa.html

*【滴滴再遭罰款，它的麻煩可能才剛開始】
週三，中國反壟斷機構以未能提前報告並購交易為由，對滴滴、阿里和騰訊等多家公司處以罰款，其中滴滴因八項違規交易被罰款400萬元。北京正在以前所未有的力度審視中國的互聯網行業，時報記者分析認為，滴滴可能在中國可能面臨更多審查。滴滴股價週二暴跌20%，週三在早盤交易中再次下跌。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/business/china-didi-crackdown.html

*【蓋茲基金會表示Melinda French Gates兩年後可能離開】
蓋茲基金會表示，這兩位控股慈善家將在該基金會499億美元捐贈基金的基礎上再追加150億美元，這是他們自2000年以來的最大單筆捐款。但兩人離婚後，在接下來的兩年裡，如果無法找到合作的方式，梅琳達將退出，由比爾蓋茲獲得完全監護權。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/business/bill-gates-melinda-gates-divorce-foundation.html

今集 Last Week Tonight 討論美國監獄的炎夏中暑問題，情況如同酷刑。

Incarcerated Rhythm (1hr 20m)
Directed by Indrani Kopal
Produced by Indrani Kopal and Derek Burrows.

Country: United States
Filmed in the United States
Year of completion: April 2018
Running Time: 1 Hour 20 Minutes

“Incarcerated Rhythm” follows the lives of these brave and courageous men as they struggle everyday to escape the societal stigma as ex-offenders; they thrive to regain their identity and pride through a form of art… their path to freedom in fact, has just barely begun.

The mission was clear: Go to the NBA. Take over. Do so in a way that told the basketball world a new era had arrived.

If you were not a part of his inner circle, Allen Iverson didn't give a damn about you. The thing is, he was atypical in that he wanted you to know it, specifically because it was his way of saying he knew you would never give a damn about him anyway, no matter how much you smiled in his face.

His talent would make you care.

His performance would make you salivate.

His achievements would make you kneel.

All the way to the Hall of Fame, someday.

Iverson's story is not foreign, of course. It's similar to that of many players in today's NBA. Most are African-Americans. Most come from impoverished backgrounds. Almost all strive to elevate themselves to a level of greatness that has forced a global audience to pay attention, to emulate, then join.

Yet very few have ever impacted basketball like Iverson. No matter how hard they try.

"I always tell folks I played every game like it's my last," Iverson said earlier this week, in advance of his Hall of Fame induction on Friday. "And I meant that. But sometimes I don't think people realize what I mean when I say that. It's not just about playing so hard; it's why I played so hard. You know what I mean? It's what I wondered would happen to me if I didn't do it.

"You've got to know my history and how I truly feel to realize where I'm coming from."

But few will ever know. No matter how hard they try.

During to a career that would culminate with Iverson averaging 26.7 points per game, winning four scoring titles and one MVP -- at 6 feet, 165 pounds -- folks witnessed his heroics but barely knew the intimate challenges he faced.

Iverson knew being incarcerated, then granted clemency, wasn't a likable trait for Madison Avenue; that he wasn't the ideal spokesman for the NBA. Iverson knew a visibly polished Kobe Bryant was preferable to the tattoos, cornrows and street persona proudly worn on the sleeves, neck and elsewhere on this former All-American out of Georgetown.

But Iverson also knew everyone couldn't be Bryant or Michael Jordan. He knew that if MJ and Kobe -- and no one else -- were the standard, society wouldn't have a true depiction of NBA stars to come.

"I was 6 feet, so folks could relate to that," he once told me. "I was 165 pounds, so folks could relate to that. But I was also someone who wanted to be me, judged for what I do and who I am, instead of what you say I'm suppose to be. It's true that some [people] don't want to play the game, but a lot of dudes don't know how to. And even the ones that do, most ain't going to be accepted. So what about them?"

Even today that is still a legitimate question.

LeBron James has helped provide answers by showing you he can be a champion, pre-eminent role model and global icon, even if tattoos are draped all over his body. Steph Curry has proven as much, as well, by being a baby-faced, long-range assassin who, at 6-foot-3, looks like a regular dude instead of a Goliath of a man.

From Carmelo Anthony to Chris Paul to Dwyane Wade and beyond, players are speaking not just with their play on the court, but with their willingness to address issues off the court. And although Iverson is no innovator in that department, his willingness to express himself certainly made it easier for athletes to open up more in a day and age that's demanding it, not asking.

Watch Common Talks About Hong Kong After Winning Best Original Song | Oscars 2015:
http://youtu.be/5jcDMvgcPOo

Common started off the moving speech:

First off, I’d like to thank God that lives in us all. Recently, John and I got to go to Selma and perform “Glory” on the same bridge that Dr. King and the people of the civil rights movement marched on 50 years ago. This bridge was once a landmark of a divided nation, but now is a symbol for change. The spirit of this bridge transcends race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and social status. The spirit of this bridge connects the kid from the South side of Chicago, dreaming of a better life to those in France standing up for their freedom of expression to the people in Hong Kong protesting for democracy. This bridge was built on hope. Welded with compassion. And elevated by love for all human beings.

Then Legend took to the microphone, building off those sentiments:

Thank you. Nina Simone said it’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times in which we live. We wrote this song for a film that was based on events that were 50 years ago, but we say Selma is now, because the struggle for justice is right now. We know that the voting rights, the act that they fought for 50 years ago is being compromised right now in this country today. We know that right now the struggle for freedom and justice is real. We live in the most incarcerated country in the world. There are more black men under correctional control today than were under slavery in 1850. When people are marching with our song, we want to tell you that we are with you, we see you, we love you, and march on.

Transcript Of John Legend & Common's Oscar Acceptance Speech Proves "Glory" Has A Timeless Message
by SAMANTHA RULLO
@SAMRULLO

Source: http://www.bustle.com/articles/65840-transcript-of-john-legend-commons-oscar-acceptance-speech-proves-glory-has-a-timeless-message-video

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