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First look: Snapchat features Patriotic dancing hot dog for Fourth of July

Beginning Sunday in the U.S., Snapchat will offer a White House Fourth of July lens background, an administration official tells me.

What's happening: "To support the White House's "America’s Back Together' campaign, Snapchatters will be able to use an augmented reality lens that features the return of Snapchat’s beloved dancing hot-dog, in patriotic fashion," a forthcoming announcement says.


  • The lens includes an augmented reality fireworks display, with a swipe-up link to www.vaccines.gov

Speaking frankly: "The patriotic hot dog first reappeared in Snapchat’s filter reel on Vote Early Day and returned for Election Day on November 3rd, dressed in an Uncle Sam-style outfit twirling a sign calling on users to find their polling location."

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Google services in multiple countries go down in apparent outage

Gmail, Google Docs, YouTube and other Google-based services were reported to be down across multiple countries on Monday morning.

Why it matters: It appears to be a massive outage for one of the world's most relied-upon technology systems, dealing a huge blow to work productivity. Google has not yet issued a statement on the situation.

This story is developing and will be updated with more details.

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UN: 12 million women denied access to birth control due to pandemic

Nearly 12 million women lost access to family planning services including birth control and contraceptives because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Population Fund said in a report published Thursday.

Why it matters: The UNPF said the data from 115 low-and-middle-income countries shows the disruption for a total of 3.6 months caused by the pandemic over the past year led to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies.

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Capitol Police officer killed in vehicle attack to lie in honor in Capitol Rotunda

Capitol Police officer Billy Evans, who was killed last Friday in a vehicle attack on the Capitol, will lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on April 13, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Tuesday.

What they're saying: "In giving his life to protect our Capitol and our Country, Officer Evans became a martyr for our democracy," Pelosi and Schumer said in a statement.

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Alexei Navalny appears in court as anti-corruption network is forced to shutter

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared at a court hearing via video link for the first time since ending his hunger strike, as a top ally announced Navalny's anti-corruption network would be forced to close amid an effort by Russian prosecutors to label it as "extremist."

Why it matters: The Kremlin's crackdown on the country's most prominent Putin critic is intensifying.

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