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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and Western allies formally blamed China on Monday for a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and accused Beijing of working with criminal hackers in ransomware attacks and other cyber operations.
Senate Democrats take their case for voting bill to Georgia
Senate Democrats have taken their case for a federal voting bill on the road. At a field hearing in Georgia on Monday, they argued that their sweeping elections measure is desperately needed to counter the impact of new Republican state laws that tighten voting rules.
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Capitol rioter who breached Senate gets 8 months for felony
A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag has received an eight-month prison term.
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In step to shut Guantanamo, Biden transfers Moroccan home
The Biden administration has transferred a detainee out of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility for the first time, a step toward its goal of closing the site.
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DOJ charges 4 Chinese nationals with state-backed worldwide hacking campaign
The Justice Department on Monday released an indictment charging four Chinese nationals with state-backed worldwide hacking campaign.
Garland bars prosecutors from seizing reporters' records
Attorney General Merrick Garland has formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations.
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Biden pushes back on inflation fears ahead of infrastructure plan vote
With the markets stumbling, President Joe Biden pushed back on inflation fears Monday, insisting that his policies will create a strong economy for the longterm.
Trump’s China tariffs near $100B mark
USTR tightlipped on when China review will be finished — Singapore PM: Don’t take reshoring ‘too far’
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Biden: 'Killing people' remark was call for big tech to act
President Joe Biden is tempering his assessment that social media giants are “killing people” by hosting misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines on their platforms.
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US, NATO to 'expose' China for 'malicious cyber activities'
The group will also formally attribute the Microsoft Exchange server cyberattack in March to China’s Ministry of State Security.
Trump called McConnell 'a stupid person' and a 'knucklehead' for not eliminating the filibuster during his term, book says
"I don't think he's smart enough," former President Donald Trump said of the Republican leader, according to a new book.
Texas Democrats see walkout as the way out of party slump
Texas Democrats are starting a second week of holing up in Washington to block new voting laws back home.
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Biden takes on inflation concerns as domestic agenda hangs in the balance: ‘These disruptions are temporary’ | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden on Monday directly addressed concerns that his sweeping economic agenda will serve as an accelerant to inflation amid growing concern about price hikes across the economic spectrum.
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Is Joe Manchin going to vote for an alleged ecoterrorist collaborator?
Stone-Manning has come under major scrutiny regarding a 1989 tree-spiking plot in Idaho, but Manchin – a key vote in the Senate – has been silent on how he’ll vote on her nomination.
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And this is a key week for the centerpiece of Biden's domestic agenda.
‘We’re not in a war’: White House tamps down tensions with Facebook over virus misinformation - Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden and his administration are trying to soften their expressions of frustration with social media platforms over the spread of coronavirus misinformation online.Biden and his aides are not considering regulatory or legal action to curb misinformation, particularly about COVID-19...
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Biden wants spending to boost economy, but GOP to block vote
President Joe Biden says his infrastructure and families agenda must be passed to sustain economic momentum.
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Afghans who helped US being evacuated to Virginia Army base
The Biden administration says it will evacuate about 2,500 Afghans who worked for the U.S. government and their families to a military base in Virginia pending approval of their visas.
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Trump says of Capitol rioters who sought to overturn Biden's win: 'What I wanted is what they wanted'
Former President Donald Trump continues to falsely claim he lost to Joe Biden due to fraud.
Senate holds field hearing in Georgia on voting rights and new election laws
NBC's Garrett Haake reports from Atlanta where the Senate Rules Committee is holding a field hearing on voting rights and the new election laws being put in place in the state of Georgia and across the country.
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Texas Democrats' escape to block voting bill will cost around $1.5 million, legislator says
A large block of hotel rooms in Washington was booked with one state House member's personal American Express card.
www.nbcnews.comPOLITICO Playbook PM: Specter of spiraling inflation bears down on Biden
And a vaccinated member of Congress tests positive for the coronavirus.
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Biden backs away from his claim that Facebook is ‘killing people’ by allowing Covid misinformation | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden continued to put pressure on Facebook on Monday over the online dissemination of Covid-19 vaccine information, but backed off his recent accusation that the company was directly responsible for “killing people” and suggested it was merely allowing misinformation to spread.
www.cnn.comBiden says 'it turns out capitalism is alive and very well'
President Joe Biden made the comment while speaking about economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic at the White House on Monday.
Schumer to push Senate forward on bipartisan infrastructure bill, budget resolution this week
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the Senate this week, and wants Democrats to agree on a budget bill.
Infrastructure talks stay messy
The House’s bid to slow down highway expansion — Travel industry focuses its White House frustration
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Senate Democrats propose requiring women to register for military draft
Senate Armed Services Chair Jack Reed has proposed changing draft registration requirements to include all Americans.
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Attorney general offers reporters protections in leak investigations
The policy shields journalists from subpoenas, warrants and demands in civil investigations for reporters' records.
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Biden claims ‘capitalism is alive and very well’ amid stock market collapse - Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden shrugged off dire predictions regarding the consequences of his economic leadership as stocks tumbled amid concerns over inflation and the delta coronavirus variant."It turns out capitalism is alive and very well. We're making serious progress to ensure that it works the way...
www.washingtonexaminer.comPoliticians look to rein in Chinese farm ownership
Climate change’s impact on migration — The real cost of the U.S. food system
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Ben Shapiro rips NPR following story critical of Daily Wire’s business model
Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro tore into National Public Radio after the outlet published a story accusing him and The Daily Wire of purposefully stoking outrage and political division as a m…
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Most Arizona Republicans say election audit will show Trump won: poll
A majority of Arizona Republicans in a new poll said that a partisan election audit there will show that former President Trump won the state’s 11 Electoral College votes instead of President Biden…
thehill.comPolls overstated Democratic support ‘across the board’ in 2020 elections, study shows
Finding will alarm Democrats aiming to hold on to their narrow control of the US House and Senate in 2022 ‘It didn’t matter what type of poll you were doing, whether you’re interviewing by phone or internet or whatever.’ Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA Political polls regarding US elections in...
Outrage As A Business Model: How Ben Shapiro Is Using Facebook To Build An Empire
In May, Ben Shapiro's website The Daily Wire had more Facebook engagement on its articles than The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post and NBC News combined.
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Klobuchar leads Senate panel in first field hearing in 20 years on voting rights
Georgia was one of the first states to pass major voting restrictions after last year's election.
www.nbcnews.comWatchdog: Ross misled on reason for citizenship question
President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary misled Congress about why he sought to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, according to an investigation from the Office of Inspector General, but Trump's Justice Department decided not to prosecute. The watchdog agency's probe showed that...
Biden tackles inflation concerns head-on with two-pronged infrastructure push - Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden used his Monday remarks to counter concerns from Republicans and some economists that his spending proposals are leading the country into a prolonged inflationary period.White House officials told the Washington Examiner ahead of Biden's speech that the president would make...
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Dow sinks more than 700 points over virus fears
Stock markets tumbled Monday amid renewed virus concerns.
Capitol rioter who breached Senate gets 8 months for felony
A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag has received an eight-month prison term.
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New Haiti leader with international backing to take charge
Haiti’s elections minister says that interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph will step down in the wake of the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
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Biden walks back criticism: ‘Facebook isn’t killing people’
President Biden on Monday softened his criticism that platforms like Facebook are “killing people” with misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, saying he wishes the company would…
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The U.S. Has Formally Accused China Of A Massive Cyberattack On Microsoft
The Biden administration, backed by U.S. allies, is publicly calling out Beijing for an attack this year on Microsoft's Exchange email server software that targeted computers worldwide.
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Blue Origin launch recap: Jeff Bezos soars to the edge of space
Jeff Bezos and three others are set to launch to the edge of space on Tuesday.
EXPLAINER: How Democrats hope to enact Biden domestic agenda
To enact President Joe Biden’s expansive domestic agenda this year, Democrats have mapped out a convoluted legislative maze.
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Fugitive Texas Democrat admits ‘we got sloppy’ being maskless on plane - Washington Examiner
Five positive coronavirus tests later, one fugitive Texas Democratic state legislator admitted that his colleagues made a “mistake” not wearing masks on a chartered plane while fleeing their state on the way to Washington, D.C. Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu, who has become a prolific tweeter as...
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Passport backlog surges to nearly 2.2M as applicants wait up to 24 weeks
The passport application backlog has surged to about 2.2 million as a security procedure’s "operational issues" add several weeks to wait times, according to Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.
‘A big blow’: Washington’s arms controllers brace for loss of their biggest backer
The MacArthur Foundation’s decision to stop funding nuclear policy work threatens to silence key voices amid fears of a new arms race.
www.politico.comRep. John Thompson says he won't step down amid calls for resignation
State Rep. John Thompson says he won't resign amid a series of controversies, including recently surfaced domestic abuse allegations.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeThe move could force top state leaders to decide whether to...
POLITICO Playbook: Schumer channels his inner McConnell
And J.D. Vance fundraises in the Hamptons.
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Bipartisan infrastructure deal on life support as key Senate test vote looms | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden’s agenda appears on the brink.
www.cnn.comPolls overstated Democratic support ‘across the board’ in 2020 elections, study shows
Finding will alarm Democrats aiming to hold on to their narrow control of the US House and Senate in 2022 ‘It didn’t matter what type of poll you were doing, whether you’re interviewing by phone or internet or whatever.’ Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA Political polls regarding US elections in...
Minnesota legislator rejects calls to resign after domestic violence police reports surface - Washington Examiner
A Minnesota state lawmaker is facing calls to resign after multiple police reports alleging domestic violence came to light.After state Rep. John Thompson, a member of the local Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, presented a Wisconsin driver's license during a July 4 police stop despite being in...
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Pentagon distances itself from company investigating military 'extremism' by analyzing web searches
The Pentagon on Wednesday denied it "secured the services" of Moonshot CVE, an extremism analysis company that considers the web search "the truth about Black Lives Matter" and others to be signs of interest in or engagement with White supremacism.
Malware From An Infamous Hacker-For-Hire Group Was Found On Nearly 900 Phones
An investigation found that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents.
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Pence flatlines as 2024 field takes shape
“There are some Trump supporters who think he’s the Antichrist,” said one Iowa GOP official.
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Biden administration blames China for Microsoft hacking as DOJ indicts Chinese nationals in cyberattacks
Biden administration, along with Britain and EU, catalog a broad range of other cyberthreats from Beijing.
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Biden calls Jordan king a loyal ally in 'tough neighborhood'
President Joe Biden praised King Abdullah II of Jordan as a stalwart ally in a “tough neighborhood” as the two leaders huddled at the White House, a meeting that came at a pivotal moment for both leaders in the Middle East.
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First US Capitol rioter convicted of a felony gets 8 months in prison | CNN Politics
A man who pleaded guilty to breaching the Senate chamber during the US Capitol insurrection was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison in a closely watched case that could influence how hundreds of other rioters charged with the same felony are punished.
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DOJ won’t prosecute Wilbur Ross after watchdog found he gave false testimony
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will not bring charges against former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross after a government watchdog found that he gave false testimony to Congress about the Trump …
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China accused of cyber-attack on Microsoft Exchange servers
The UK, US and EU have accused China of carrying out an attack on Microsoft Exchange email servers.
www.bbc.comBranding the U.S. left: AOC makes a push into political merchandise
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became one of America's most prominent progressive Democrats with her calls to tax the wealthy and spend heavily to fight climate change. Now she is investing heavily in her online store, selling T-shirts, sweatshirts and other merchandise with her...
German officials defend their actions on devastating floods
German officials defended their actions ahead of last week’s devastating floods that caught many towns by surprise and left 196 people dead in Western Europe, but they conceded that lessons still need to be learned from the disaster.
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First round of Afghans who helped U.S. military to be temporarily housed at Fort Lee
Approximately 2,500 Afghans and their families will be completing their special immigrant visa application process at Fort Lee, Virginia.
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Texas Dems launch grandstanding voting rights tour days after more members test positive for COVID
Texas Democratic lawmakers who skipped out on a special legislative session to break quorum and stall Republican efforts to fast-track new election integrity bills will be holding a slew of voting rights-related events in Washington, D.C., this week to put pressure on the federal government to...
ICE failed to send detainee with ‘urgent’ medical need to hospital who later died, watchdog finds | CNN Politics
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee in Mississippi with an urgent medical need was not sent to the hospital and later died, according to a Department of Homeland Security inspector general report obtained by CNN.
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ACLU, NAACP among those pressing Biden to grant clemency to inmates sent home during COVID-19
A bipartisan group of 20 criminal justice groups sent a letter to Joe Biden requesting clemency for inmates who served at home during the pandemic.
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In step to shut Guantanamo, Biden transfers Moroccan home
The Biden administration has transferred a detainee out of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility for the first time, a step toward its goal of closing the site.
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Pollsters: ‘Impossible’ to say why 2020 polls were wrong
A new report couldn’t answer the big question plaguing political polling: Why were surveys off by so much in 2020?
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Biden administration planning to relocate some Afghans who worked for US to Virginia Army post | CNN Politics
The Biden administration is planning to relocate a group of Afghans who have applied for the special immigrant visa (SIV) program to Fort Lee, a US Army post in Virginia, as the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan nears completion.
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Famed investor Bill Ackman brushes off delta fears and predicts ‘massive’ economic boom - Washington Examiner
Famed investor Bill Ackman doesn’t think that the delta variant of COVID-19 will put much of a damper on the country’s economic recovery. Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, said that the delta variant is very contagious but is not notably more deadly than other...
www.washingtonexaminer.comHow a powerful US lobby group helps big oil to block climate action
The American Petroleum Institute receives millions from oil companies – and works behinds the scenes to stall or weaken legislation An ad paid for by API as part of its Energy For Progress campaign to cast natural gas as climate-friendly. API’s chief executive has pledged to resist a raft of...
Indiana woman plans to plead guilty for crimes committed in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Dona Sue Bissey of Bloomfield, Indiana, said she will submit a guilty plea to one charge of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.
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Size of Oregon wildfire underscores vastness of the US West
The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to one-third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared to much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California.
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French president honors US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson
French President Emmanuel Macron has made American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson a commander of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award.
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Asian shares fall on virus variant worries, Wall St retreat
Asian shares have fallen as worries grow that a faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus could upend the global economic recovery.
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'Most Wanted' suspect caught after asking about reward money for her arrest on police Facebook post
A woman who was on the run for being an accessory to a murder has been arrested after commenting on the police department’s Facebook post asking about reward money.
Oregon Bootleg Fire: Evacuations as largest US fire burns 364,000 acres
The nation's largest active wildfire forces thousands to evacuate in the state of Oregon.
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Biden praises 'record growth' of the economy amid recovery efforts
President Biden delivered remarks on his administration's economic recovery plans and infrastructure negotiations and celebrated "record growth" as the nation begins to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Female activists march on Capitol in push for voting rights
Women from the Poor People’s Campaign and its allies on Monday congregated outside the Supreme Court as part of an effort to ratchet up pressure on Democratic lawmakers to pass legislation on votin…
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Nigeria fighter plane shot down by bandits - military
The pilot survives by ejecting and hiding with local residents, before rejoining his comrades.
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Economic panel says COVID-19 recession ended April 2020, lasting just two months
The recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic was the shortest economic downturn in modern U.S. history, a panel of economic experts declared Monday.A panel of the National Bureau of Economic Re…
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Met Office issues first UK extreme heat warning
It covers south-west England and large parts of Wales as the UK experiences a prolonged hot spell.
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Ethiopia completes second filling of controversial mega-dam
Latest phase a milestone in Blue Nile hydropower project long opposed by downriver countries Egypt and Sudan.
Liz Cheney got a fundraising boost, but Trump-friendly Republicans raised big money too
House Republicans report strong fundraising, whether they voted to impeach Donald Trump or questioned the severity of the Jan. 6 riot.
OPEC will boost oil output — but don’t expect lower prices at the pump
Despite the interest in climate change, the world still depends on carbon fuels — and will for a few years.
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Amid fight over Texas voting restrictions, attorney wants Black parishioners to know church's historic role
Attorney Abdul Dosunmu said "the voting rights of Black Texans" are at stake.
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Kasie Hunt headed to CNN after NBC departure: report
Kasie Hunt is headed to CNN as the network aims to expand and promote its streaming platforms, according to a new report. Hunt, who announced last week that she was leaving NBC, was offered an…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray forces enter neighbouring Afar region
Ethiopia’s eight-month-old conflict expands as Tigrayan fighters cross into neighbouring Afar region.
Lawyers tell judge new evidence shows innocence of Rodney Reed, man who was sentenced to die for 1996 murder
Lawyers for a Black man who maintains his innocence in the 1996 murder of a White woman are in court arguing for a new trial.
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Democrats’ spending priorities could cost more than advertised: analysis
The spending policies that Senate Democrats are considering as part of their budget plan could cost between $5 trillion and $5.5 trillion over 10 years if they are made permanent, according to an a…
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Christie to co-chair fundraising program for Republican governors
Chris Christie will co-chair a fundraising program to help boost GOP candidates in gubernatorial races next year, a high-profile role for the former New Jersey governor as he eyes a return to natio…
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Insider reported this moment as part of its definitive oral history of how Trump would rise to become king of the Republican Party.
Statistics show the stark risks of not getting vaccinated against COVID-19
Recent figures from states and cities throughout the United States reveal the extent to which the virus is impacting people who are not fully vaccinated.
Increasing pressure on CDC to revisit guidance on masks in schools
Guidance on masks is splintering, with some cities and medical organizations recommending a return of universal mask wearing despite differing CDC guidance.
Five Texas state Democrats have tested positive for COVID-19
State Representatives Trey Martinez Fisher and Celia Israel announced they tested positive for COVID-19.
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Canada to open border for vaccinated Americans starting Aug. 9
Fully vaccinated Americans and permanent residents will be allowed to enter Canada for non-essential travel beginning Aug. 9, Canadian government ministers announced Monday.The announcement marked …
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Analysis: The war over misinformation heats up as Covid case counts rise | CNN Politics
As the coronavirus mounts a fresh US assault, it is again tearing at the nation’s political divides in a way that multiplies its own impact and makes clear in a supposed summer of freedom that the battle against the virus is far from over.
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Biden recasts criticism of Facebook over vaccine misinformation
The president said last week that the platform was 'killing people.'
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Opinion: Olympic leaders' nightmare scenario has become reality in Tokyo
Olympic officials could not keep the coronavirus out of the athletes' village, nor could they keep it out of the marquee American Olympic team.
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Could the White House’s misinfo crackdown misfire?
House to vote on FTC fix — GOP group highlights influence of tech cash
www.politico.comMany unvaccinated Americans don’t care about Delta
Doctors say think small (vials) for next stages — Lobbyists complain about travel barriers
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US Olympic gymnastics alternate tests positive for virus
An alternate on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan.
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What you need to know about mixing COVID vaccines
Several countries have approved mixing COVID vaccines as they seek to boost their inoculation campaigns.
Here’s what vaccinated people need to know as Covid case counts rise | CNN Politics
Biden takes aim at Facebook. President Joe Biden said Friday that social media platforms like Facebook are “killing people” with misinformation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Conservative hostility to Biden vaccine push surges with Covid cases on the rise
Some in the GOP have felt compelled to reiterate support for getting the shot, with McConnell saying he was "totally perplexed" by the ongoing resistance.
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LA County mask mandates: Governors refuse to follow lead on guidelines for their own states
COVID-19 case numbers are spiking with the rise of the Delta variant, but while Los Angeles County is responding with mandatory mask usage, several states are refusing to do the same.
Federal judge will not block Indiana University’s vaccine mandate
Indiana University’s vaccine requirement for students and employees will remain in place after a federal judge declined to issue a preliminary injunction against the policy.Judge Damon Leicht…
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Biden administration to send 3 million vaccine doses to Guatemala
The White House plans to announce the shipment Monday, according to a White House official.
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Australia deports British commentator Katie Hopkins for boasting plans to breach quarantine rules
Far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins was deported from Australia after boasting on social media plans to breach the country’s quarantine rules.
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Biden calls on Facebook to stop spread of 'outrageous misinformation' about Covid vaccines
President Biden clarified comments he had made about the spread of misinformation on social media platforms and called on Facebook to stop the spread of "outrageous misinformation" about Covid-19 vaccines.
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Virus surge fears, UK leader's quarantine, mar 'Freedom Day'
England’s nightclubs have reopened as the country lifted most remaining restrictions after more than a year of lockdowns, mask mandates and other pandemic-related curbs on freedom.
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Japan girds for a surreal Olympics, and questions are plenty
Tens of thousands of visiting athletes, officials and media are descending on Japan for a Summer Olympics unlike any other.
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Florida Republican congressman tests positive for Covid-19 | CNN Politics
Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida announced Monday he tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing “very mild flu-like symptoms.”
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