Do you think they could hitchhike to New York?

Happening in the World: A social media video showing four university students cycling 30 miles to try a type of soup dumpling birthed a trend that caused traffic gridlock. Traffic police closed off main cycling lanes between the cities of Zhengzhou and Kaifeng on Saturday and Sunday, while universities seemed to have asked students to retire to their dormitories. Many were forced to get off their bikes and push through the crowd. There was heavy police presence the entire way. (BBC)

Happening in the US: A worker at a research center in South Carolina left the monkey enclosure unlocked, which led to 43 escaped monkeys. The research center, Alpha Genesis, has recovered 25 monkeys so far that have all been in good health. Some of the monkeys have been spotted in the fences around the research center, as well as in the woods nearby. The animals pose little threat to humans, as they are unlikely to be aggressive and are too young to carry disease. (NY Times)

Happening in NYC: Racist text messages have been sent targeting New Yorkers, particularly middle, high school, and college students. New York Attorney General Letitia James denounced reports of racist text messages “targeting Black and Brown people” in New York State. Published screenshots show some text messages, with one presenting as if from “Trump & Vance administration.” (The Gothamist)

Happening in Our Community: This November, the national presidential and congressional elections, regardless of their outcome, will have enormous impacts on health care in our nation. Join Columbia SPS for an election ‘debriefing’ with national leaders in health policy and bioethics to analyze what these impacts will be. Click here.

Monkeys via Bwog Archives