10 things you need to know today: July 3, 2021

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Crestview Towers Condominium.
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1. Miami area condo evacuated

After an audit prompted by the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, the nearby city of North Miami Beach ordered the evacuation of a condominium building on Friday. The review found Crestview Towers to be in unsafe condition, and City Manager Arthur Sorey III said the structure would be "closed immediately" out of "an abundance of caution" until a further safety assessment. Authorities are reportedly helping evacuated residents find places to stay in the meantime. Officials across Florida are evaluating older high-rise complexes in the wake of the Surfside collapse, CBS News notes. The death toll from the incident has risen to 22, with 128 people still unaccounted for.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.