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On Thursday's edition of #TheUpdate, the soaring demand for the monkeypox vaccine caused the appointment system to crash in New York City, one of many places where supplies have been running out almost as soon as they arrive. 🐒💉

A former CIA software engineer accused of the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history has been convicted at a New York City retrial. In Buffalo, the supermarket where 10 Black people were killed by a white gunman is set to reopen its doors, two months after the racist attack.

And doctors won’t tell you this definition for “super spreader event”. COVID brought a long list of new terms into everyone’s daily vocabulary, but Ashley Madison, the notorious dating site that caters to cheaters, is hoping to redefine a few key terms as daters continue their search for love, or just a good hook up. ❤️🔎

On #TheUpdate this Wednesday, New York City officials say a woman and a 7-year-old child were killed when the chartered boat capsized in the Hudson River. Nearby ferries rushed to the scene to help police and fire department rescuers get people out of the water. 🛥️

Researchers at New York University transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs. In Uvalde, Texas, surveillance footage captured the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting enter the building with an AR-15 style rifle and later shows officers in body armor milling in the hallway outside the fourth-grade classrooms where 19 children and two teachers were killed. And

if you have young children, you know the importance of teaching them safety. Author, motivational speaker, and mom of six Chauvon Landry recently shared a “survival tactic” that’s pretty unexpected- and people are loving it. 👦🏽

On #TheUpdate this Tuesday, the chief judge of New York's Court of Appeals announced that she will step down after more than six years presiding at the state's highest court and overseeing the state court system. 👩🏽‍⚖️

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont ordered U.S. and state flags lowered to half-staff in honor of a longtime Newtown fire chief who died after returning home from a call.

"Succession" and "Ted Lasso" are in the hunt for Emmy nominations that could add to their previous trophy hauls. But they're up against hungry newcomers.

And there’s a lot to consider when it comes to planning a wedding, especially when each decision has a hefty price tag attached to it. Luckily, the pros at Insider got some of the best wedding experts to reveal the trends that are alright to skip on your big day. 👰🏽💒

On #TheUpdate this Monday, police say a 15-year-old has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy at a New York City subway station. The suspect was arrested Sunday morning and police say he will be charged with murder and possession of a weapon. Meanwhile, Five people have been injured, one critically, after a shooting on Coney Island's iconic boardwalk. 👮🏽‍♂️🔫🎡

Drivers looking to cross from New Jersey into New York over the George Washington Bridge will now go through an electronic tolling system. Drivers who would otherwise be paying cash will instead have their license plates photographed and bills sent by mail.

In Washington, an upcoming hearing of the House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to examine ties between people in former President Donald Trump's orbit and extremist groups who played a role in the U.S. Capitol riot. And this woman is proving men don’t have a leg to stand on when it comes to getting out of wearing a condom. 🦵🏽

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

On #TheUpdate this Friday, Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of Japan's most powerful politicians, has died after being shot during a campaign speech. Abe was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech Friday in Nara in western Japan. Meanwhile, world leaders reacted in shock over the shooting. 🇯🇵🔫

Locally, as President Biden runs up against the limits of what he can do on abortion, gun control and other issues without larger Democratic majorities in Congress, some in his party want more fire and boldness than the president's acknowledgement of their frustration and calls imploring people to vote in November. U.S. prosecutors have announced charges against a government agent and private investigator in a widening probe of an alleged scheme to stalk and harass Chinese dissidents in the United States.

In Hawaii, a new exhibit at Bishop Museum in Honolulu is drawing attention to a more than 500-year-old story about four high-ranking visitors from Tahiti who healed the sick. And on a quest to help her boyfriend’s “lil minute man,” one woman has sparked big outrage. A TikToker drew criticism after she joked about slipping sexual enhancement supplements into her man’s drink. 🍷💊💦

On #TheUpdate this Thursday, the boyfriend of an upstate New York woman who was last seen alive in November 2020 has been charged with her murder more than a year after the woman's body was found in the trunk of an abandoned car in Queens. 🚘

Starting wages for lifeguards in New York City will be $19.46 an hour this summer under an agreement reached with the lifeguard union. Under the deal announced Wednesday by Mayor Eric Adams, a retention bonus will be awarded in September for those lifeguards who work every week through the summer season.

Overseas in London, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned as leader of the Conservative Party, giving in to irresistible pressure as a three-year-term that began with a bold vow to "get Brexit done" and a huge election win ended in scandal and division, much of it of his own making. And those with a dog have 69% more meaningful interactions- one to-ones which boost their overall mood- a month than ones without a pet. 🐶

On #TheUpdate this Wednesday, The Justice Department has settled a long-running lawsuit filed by a group of men rounded up in the weeks after the September 11, 2001, attack who say they were abused in a federal lockup in New York City. 🗽⚖️

The union representing more than 250 HarperCollins workers says those employees have overwhelmingly voted to strike if the publisher doesn't meet their demands for a fair contract.

Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of America's staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never make the national news. These are seemingly mundane disputes that spin out of control and someone goes for a gun.

And a top space scientist has claimed that he knows the best spots to look for alien life. 👨🏽‍🔬👽