COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 100,000 in US Amid Vaccine and Stimulus Developments

Brooklyn Steel hosted the final dates of LCD Soundsystem’s recent residency even as commentators note younger audiences are engaging with the band; Kim, co‑founder of streetwear label The Hundreds, produced the documentary Built to Fail: A Streetwear Story tracing fashion’s roots in punk, skate and hip‑hop. The U.S. COVID‑19 death toll surpassed 100,000 as states eased restrictions, Dr. Anthony Fauci said a vaccine could be deployable by November–December, and models project Brazil’s coronavirus deaths could reach 125,000 by August. Pandemic fallout has included permanent layoffs at Trump’s Doral resort, a proposed $4,000 training tax credit for those unemployed due to the pandemic, and polling showing reduced support for President Trump among voters 65 and older. Newsweek coverage also examined a disputed Spirit Airlines mask incident (the airline says the family was removed for noncompliance), debates over targeting violent people rather than the mentally ill in gun policy, xenophobic remarks by ex‑Trump official Sery Kim, and Florida’s executive order that COVID‑19 vaccines will be available but not mandated. Separate reporting recounted a car ramming a Capitol barricade that injured two officers, testimony that Derek Chauvin’s restraint of George Floyd lasted too long, local obituaries such as Alma Jean McNeill of Sanford (d. Sept. 18, 2025), and Newsweek staff profiles including reporters covering U.S. polling and politics.