JUST IN: More than 200,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the US, according to Johns Hopkins University. That's more than the US battle deaths from five wars combined.
Covid-19 has already killed more people in the US than Americans killed in battle during the five most recent wars combined:
▪︎ the Korean War
▪︎ the Vietnam War
▪︎ the Iraq War
▪︎ the War in Afghanistan
▪︎ the Persian Gulf War cnn.it/3hNWrJa
Since the first known US Covid-19 death on February 6, an average of more than 858 people have died from the disease every day.
Many of those victims died without loved ones in hospital rooms. Countless others never had a proper funeral. cnn.it/3hNWrJa
Covid-19 is now the second-leading cause of death in the US, just after heart disease, according to the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. cnn.it/3hNWrJa
The loss of life is like suffering the effects of 109 Hurricane Katrinas ...
She was the first and only British monarch to mark 70 years on the throne. Here’s a look back at some of the numbers that defined her years. cnn.it/3RVfmV2
🧵 We’re just hours away from the Artemis I mission blasting off for the moon. Here’s why that is such a big deal 👇
👨🚀 It’s been 53 years since Neil Armstrong took a giant leap for mankind by stepping foot on the moon, and almost 50 years since we were last there.
Although Artemis I is uncrewed, it will be used to test a new rocket and spacecraft that will hopefully return people to the moon.
🚀 Artemis I will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, the farthest that any spacecraft built for humans has flown, according to NASA cnn.com/interactive/wo…
@ChrisCillizza 1⃣ "Mike Pence 'deserves it.'" — Trump, as relayed by a witness
According to vice chair Liz Cheney, who was describing testimony from a witness, that was how former President Trump responded to chants from the rioters of "Hang Mike Pence.”
@ChrisCillizza 2⃣ "The attack on our Capitol was not a spontaneous riot." — Cheney
Video was shown of the leaders of two far-right groups meeting in a parking garage before the riot, and outlined other pieces of evidence that pointed to the notion that this was no spur of the moment riot
🧵 Skin whitening is a multi-billion dollar industry that predominantly targets women of color.
We’ve taken a closer look at the global skin whitening market, the culture of colorism promoting it, and the effect the products can have on your health cnn.com/2022/01/25/wor…
Lighter skin has long been linked to wealth and status.
Colorism and light-skin privilege have led to disparities in everything from social treatment to marriageability, education, employment and even prison sentencing
Skin whitening products often contain ingredients that are toxic when used cosmetically for long durations and without medical guidance cnn.it/3Aun0hA