News Of The Week Roundup: Week 29, 2021

A weekly roundup of news stories that caught my eye this past week. The Olympics kicked off with no fans which is pretty sad and provides an overall weird vibe. I've watched a few competitions so far, but I am most interested in female gymnastics and the marathon. Now, the news:

Under the banner "You reap what you sow," a.k.a., don't try to overthrow the U.S. government:

Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer claims he received death threats, was assaulted with feces + urine while in jail https://t.co/fyv30AFTj0

— Loudwire (@Loudwire) July 23, 2021

The NFL is cracking down on players who are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19. As cases continue to rise because of the Delta variant, the league is fed up and not messing around. It's a mandate without effectively instituting a mandate. A smart legal maneuver.

The NFL just informed clubs that if a game cannot be rescheduled during the 18-week season in 2021 due to a COVID outbreak among unvaccinated players, the team with the outbreak will FORFEIT and be credited with a loss for playoff seeding, per sources.

Massive implications.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 22, 2021

If you get COVID and have a cat, don't touch the animal while sick. The felines can get the respiratory disease too and no one wants a sick kitty.

Speaking of Olympics and the NFL, here's some information on weight lifting which might be helpful if you are trying to drop a few pounds.

A thousand-year rainfall event in China caused massive flooding. Waters rushed into streets and homes and subway cars. The videos out of the subway are things nightmares are made of - truly horrifying.

LATEST: Stunning footage shows the subway system in the city of Zhengzhou, China, inundated with rushing water.

The death toll from the flooding has risen to at least 25, with seven people missing. https://t.co/gbXDTcbOHy pic.twitter.com/wLnCUtu4wE

— ABC News (@ABC) July 21, 2021

And I leave you with this:

In the 1990s, Dolly Parton began rewarding students $500 cash for successfully graduating high school in Sevier County, Tennessee. Within years, the dropout rate decreased from 35% to 6% in the area. pic.twitter.com/dc3xS0R43d

— WTF Facts (@mrwtffacts) July 20, 2021