| Greetings, QuickTake readers! In this edition: RNC downsizes Jacksonville convention, Brazil's Bolsonaro still has Covid-19, and U.S. LGBTQ candidates are running for office in record numbers.  Russia accused of vaccine hack The U.K., U.S., and Canadian governments accused Russian intelligence on Thursday of attempting to steal private information from researchers racing to develop a Covid-19 vaccine. Russia denied it. The three countries alleged that hacking group APT29, aka Cozy Bear and The Dukes, long linked to Russia's SVR, is targeting academic, health care, and government sectors with malware called WellMess and WellMail to steal valuable intellectual property. The same group was linked to the DNC email hack in 2016. - In the U.K., Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the attacks were "completely unacceptable to target those working to combat the pandemic," accusing Moscow of "selfish and reckless behavior."
- In the U.S., White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said, "We worked very closely with our allies to ensure that we would take measures to keep that information safe and we continue to do so."
- In Canada, officials said the hacks "hinder response efforts when health experts and medical researchers need every resource to fight the pandemic," and confirmed Ottawa is working with Westminster and Washington to stop the "malicious cyber activities."
- In Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied involvement: "We don't know who may have hacked pharmaceutical companies and research centers. We can only say Russia has nothing to do with those attempts."
It's unclear whether any useful information has been stolen or research centers damaged, or if vaccine programs have been set back, but officials warned the cyber attacks are ongoing. $ignificant figures 2,500. The RNC will admit only party delegates to a scaled-down version of its convention next month in Jacksonville, Florida—instead of the tens of thousands who usually attend—as virus cases spike in the state. 2 million. Brazil passed that many confirmed cases of coronavirus, with 76,600 dead, three months after the country reported its first case. And for the second time, President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for Covid-19. 64%. Nearly two-thirds of health-care industry leaders expect the virus pandemic to continue into the second half of 2021, according to a Lazard poll, while 21% said we'll have to wait until 2022 or beyond. Highly quotable "Really disappointing." Zuckerberg panned Trump's virus response in a conversation with Fauci, in particular, "that we don't have adequate testing, that the credibility of top scientists and the CDC are being questioned." "Science should not stand in the way." White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany backed Trump's aim to reopen schools, saying, "We don't think children should be locked up at home when it's perfectly safe." "Kowtowing." William Barr accused Apple, Walt Disney, and other companies of becoming pawns of China to amass influence and wealth at the expense of the U.S., saying "Americans must understand the stakes." This is not normal "A rather hot scenario." A 9%-rise in global methane emissions from 2007 to 2017 has put Earth on track to warm by 3 to 4°C by 2100—double the rate needed to curb the worst effects of climate change, scientists say.  The future is now "Stunning first look." NASA and the ESA released the first images from the Solar Orbiter, including the closest-ever pictures of the Sun, revealing millions of miniature "campfire"-like solar flares near its stormy surface.  What's good "Moving equality forward." A record field of 850 LGBTQ candidates are running for office in the U.S. this year, including several likely to win seats in Congress, continuing an upward trend of equitable representation.  Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week. Follow QuickTake on Twitter , YouTube , Instagram, and Facebook . BTW: Mongolian authorities imposed a quarantine after a 15-year-old boy died from bubonic plague after eating an infected marmot. Watch. Thanks for reading!
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