The Week of August 1, 2021 by CoenM

It was a month later than hoped, but the White House announced that the US finally reached what PERCENTAGE of adults who have had at least one Covid-19 vaccination shot?

What US STATE GOVERNOR was found to have sexually harassed several current and former state employees, based on an outside investigation cited by state attorney general Letitia James?

Track athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya arrived in Vienna en route to Poland, where she was given a humanitarian visa so she would not need to return to what COUNTRY? The IOC revoked the credentials of two officials from the country who attempted to force Tsimanouskaya on a flight home after she made remarks critical of coaches.

Richard Trumka, the president of what US LABOR UNION since 2009, died unexpectedly at age 72? Trumka had served as the union's secretary-treasurer from 1995 until being elected president.

What COUNTRY announced a plan to spend over $1 billion to narrow the economic gap between non-indigenous and indigenous peoples? It includes a fund specific to the "Stolen Generation" of indigenous children forcibly removed from their birth homes in the capital, northern, and Jervis Bay territories.

What COUNTRY filed suit against US gun makers, including Smith & Wesson and Barrett Firearms, saying the companies are complicit in illegal weapons trafficking? The country estimates that 17,000 deaths in 2019 were attributable to guns from the US.

Iran was suspected to be behind the attempted hijacking of a bitumen tanker in what BODY OF WATER while off the coast of the UAE? The ship was making an approach to the Strait of Hormuz when it was boarded.

What EUROPEAN COUNTRY faced its own wildfire problem, with dozens of fires on its mainland and blazes on its second-largest island, Evia, cutting off its southern portion from the rest of the island?

Four native Hawaiian protesters were found not guilty in impeding access to what MOUNTAIN to construction crews for the Thirty Meter Telescope, The mountain currently hosts 13 observatories representing 11 countries.

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (tm): Bumpy Air. What US AIRLINE cancelled hundreds of flights each day this week - often more than half its schedule - in a crisis sparked by a combination of bad weather in Dallas to start the week, IT issues, and a lack of staff?

Boeing announced it would indefinitely postpone the next test launch of what SPACE CAPSULE due to issues with the propulsion system? The launch had previously been postponed after a Russian spacecraft accidentally moved the International Space Station due to an engine misfire.

What RETAILER said it would require all of its employees to wear masks, while extending work from home for its corporate employees to January?