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Welcome to BookTok, where someone crying and throwing your book against a wall is actually a good thing.https://nyti.ms/2OIBqY1 

Denmark reported that two people experienced brain hemorrhages after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, one of whom died. Danish authorities are investigating whether or not these were direct side effects of the vaccine.https://nyti.ms/2PeKmnz 

Cruise companies are preparing their ships for a return to the seas in Europe and Asia. In the United States, there is still no plan to resume.https://nyti.ms/3f3geXv 

News Analysis: President Biden got a taste this week of what the next four years may look like: a new era of bitter superpower competition, marked by perhaps the worst relationships Washington has had with Russia and China in recent memory.https://nyti.ms/30XKgn6 

The suspect in the Atlanta-area massacres, who identified as religious, told police he had acted to quell a “sexual addiction.” The way he characterized his motivations was recognizable to observers of evangelicalism — and to some evangelicals themselves.https://nyti.ms/3vKrM7O 

The number of older adults turning to cannabis is on the rise.https://nyti.ms/3vEpqr7 

A Vietnam veteran spent three years secretly living in a Philadelphia stadium. Now, he's telling his story.https://nyti.ms/3cV0Rxm 

Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced this week that businesses like indoor fitness studios would be allowed to reopen — a move some health experts find perplexing and premature.https://nyti.ms/3r5ByOm 

Spectators from overseas will not be allowed to attend the Tokyo Summer Olympics, a significant concession to the realities of the pandemic.https://nyti.ms/3eYsOHt 

A wax figure of Donald Trump had been punched and scratched so much lately that it needed to be removed from display for repairs.https://nyti.ms/3c6v1ie 

For a sense of your longevity, look no further than your gut.https://nyti.ms/3eYsCaV 

Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said on Twitter that some aides no longer worked at the White House after their past use of marijuana had been evaluated.https://nyti.ms/3cX543U 

The promise of universal suffrage has animated Hong Kong's politics for decades. Beijing’s latest moves could finally extinguish that hope.https://nyti.ms/3lx2t4t 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan withdrew Turkey from a treaty focused on preventing violence against women, a move likely to please his conservative followers but alienate him from Western allies.https://nyti.ms/3cPMDhj 

When the pandemic hit, many would-be travelers received credits which may soon expire. Here’s what some major travel companies are offering in the way of flexibility.https://nyti.ms/3vEaFUZ 

The U.S. and Britain have sped ahead of Europe in terms of vaccinations. What went wrong?https://nyti.ms/3vLz5w4 

A volcano erupted in Iceland on Friday, much to the excitement of local residents.https://nyti.ms/38YoGDx