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When voters in some states created new commissions to handle the politically thorny process of redistricting, the hope was that the bipartisan panelists could work together to draw new voting districts free of partisan gerrymandering. Instead, cooperation has proved elusive.
Haitians on Texas border undeterred by US plan to expel them
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is nearing a final plan to expel many of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have suddenly crossed into a Texas border city from Mexico and to fly them back to their Caribbean homeland.
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Texas abortion ban puts spotlight on medication abortions
The new Texas law banning abortions has put a spotlight on medication abortion.
'Justice for J6' updates: Sparse crowd met with massive police presence at right-wing rally
The "Justice for J6" rally was billed by organizers as a protest for defendants being detained in connection with the January insurrection at the Capitol.
In edgy Washington, police outnumber Jan. 6 protesters
With Washington still on edge after the Jan. 6 insurrection, law enforcement bore down in large numbers on the Capitol over concerns that a rally in support of the jailed rioters would turn violent.
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Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban
Every night in yet another house in Afghanistan’s capital, a U.S. green card-holding couple from California take turns sleeping, with one always awake to watch over their three young children so they can flee if they hear the footsteps of the Taliban.
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Another evacuation flight leaves Afghanistan with 28 U.S. citizens onboard
It is not clear how many Americans remain in Afghanistan.
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Aukus: French minister condemns US and Australia 'lies' over security pact
France's foreign minister accuses its allies of "duplicity" and "contempt" over a new security pact.
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Texas doctor who provided abortion in violation of new law: ‘I had a duty of care’
A Texas doctor has revealed that he recently performed an abortion in violation of the state’s controversial new law that prohibits nearly all abortions after roughly six weeks into a pregnan…
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Advocates fear US weighing climate vs. human rights on China
U.S. envoy John Kerry is on a diplomatic quest to stave off the worst scenarios of global warming, but he's running into resistance from China, the world’s biggest climate polluter.
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Afghan TV host smiles at the camera even through fear
Afghan journalists have to strike what may be an impossible balance: Appearing in public and on air to report without provoking the ire of the Taliban.
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French minister decries 'duplicity' in US-Australia sub deal
France’s foreign minister has denounced what he called the “duplicity, disdain and lies” surrounding the sudden rupture of France’s lucrative contract to make submarines for Australia in favor of a U.S. deal.
apnews.comAnd Then There Were 9: The Road Ahead for Pro-Impeachment House Republicans
WASHINGTON — When Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio looked into his political future, he saw a brutal primary contest against a Trump-backed opponent for the chance to return to a Trump-dominated House Republican caucus. Gonzalez’s anguished announcement Thursday that he would not seek a third term...
CIA warned children were possibly present seconds before US missile killed 10 | CNN Politics
Just after the US military launched a Hellfire missile to stop a white Toyota Corolla it believed to be an imminent threat to US troops leading the evacuation at the Kabul airport, the CIA issued an urgent warning: Civilians were likely in the area, including possibly children inside the...
www.cnn.comFrom an $18 hourly wage to the 'new factory town,' Amazon is taking the lead on lifting up America's working class
Amazon's influence on wages and hiring is massive. Congress wasn't able to pass a $15 minimum wage or a jobs program, but Amazon is moving the needle.
U.S. increases deportations to Haiti amid spike in border arrivals
Thousands of migrants, many of them from Haiti, have crossed the southern border in recent days near Del Rio, Texas, prompting U.S. agents to set up a makeshift processing site underneath a bridge.
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China’s Xi warns of ‘interference’ as Australia brushes off anger
Beijing says Asia-Pacific region must ‘resist external forces’ but Australia points to China’s own nuclear capabilities.
Raffensperger continues push for noncitizen voting ban via Georgia constitution
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has renewed his push for the state Legislature to change the Georgia Constitution to clarify only U.S. citizens can vote in the state.
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Clinton lawyer’s indictment reveals ‘bag of tricks’
The indictment seems to have revealed quite a bit about how scandals are manufactured and manipulated in Washington.
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Haitians on Texas border undeterred by US plan to expel them
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is nearing a final plan to expel many of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have suddenly crossed into a Texas border city from Mexico and to fly them back to their Caribbean homeland
California moves closer to decriminalizing psychedelic drugs
An initiative that would legalize magic mushrooms was recently approved for signature-gathering.
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Why California's results are in line with the GOP taking the House in 2022 | CNN Politics
Democrats crushed Republicans in Tuesday’s California recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom… But beneath the positive exterior for Democrats, there are some fairly clear warning signs for President Joe Biden and his party ahead of the 2022 election.
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Nation’s fraught politics leads to fear, scars and exits
The nation’s increasingly polarized politics are creating new fears for lawmakers and staff, a fact highlighted by Saturday’s planned rally at the Capitol where people will be demonstrating in supp…
thehill.comHow Hope, Fear and Misinformation Led Thousands of Haitians to the U.S. Border
DEL RIO, Texas — They have arrived this week by the thousands, Haitians who had heard of an easy way into the United States. In what appeared to be an endless procession across the shallow waters of the Rio Grande, they carried mattresses, fruit, diapers and blankets, provisions to tide them...
Former California officers indicted for allegedly beating Black teen
An attorney for the 17-year-old arrested by police compared his alleged beating to that of Rodney King.
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Kinzinger says Trump ‘winning’ because many Republicans ‘have remained silent’
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) says that former President Trump is “winning” because so many Republicans “have remained silent.” In a video statement posted to Twitter, Kinzinger weighed in on the fa…
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Texas Rep. Pfluger visits Del Rio migrant camp as numbers spike, warns ‘worst is yet to come’
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, on Saturday spoke to Fox News as he visited the site of the migrant surge in Del Rio, Texas, saying that the number of predominantly Haitian migrants camping there in squalid conditions is approaching 15,000 -- and warning the situation could get much...
Trump says his heart is with 'persecuted' January 6 rioters as Washington DC braces for a protest in support of 'political prisoners'
Donald Trump has pledged his allegiance to rioters as the 'Justice for J6' rally heads to Washington DC.
How Biden hopes to recapture his momentum after a week of unexpected setbacks | CNN Politics
A politically weakened President Joe Biden, hoping to spark a turnaround with a renewed focus on his domestic agenda after a month marred by a spike in Covid-19 cases and a messy withdrawal from Afghanistan, found on Friday the pivot could be easier said than done.
www.cnn.comSean Spicer claims press treats Jen Psaki better: ‘I walked into the lion’s den’
Trump’s former press secretary makes remark to New York Times, saying Psaki ‘walks into a bunch of kittens’ Donald Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer has complained that the Washington press corps treat his successor under Joe Biden more kindly. “I walked into the lion’s den every day –...
Tunisians protest over President Saied’s seizure of powers
First major demonstration in Tunis since President Kais Saied seized ruling powers and dismissed Parliament in July.
Small crowd gathers near Capitol to protest treatment of those jailed in Jan. 6 riot
After days of warnings, stepped-up law enforcement presence, restoration of fencing, police report 4 arrests.
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Drug shows revolutionary results in extending life for tough-to-treat breast cancer
New data could help change treatment and life expectancy.
Afghan survivors of U.S. drone strike: Sorry "is not enough"
U.S. Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, called the strike a "tragic mistake," and after weeks of denials.
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‘Justice for J6’ rally puts GOP in awkward spot
Saturday’s rally at the U.S. Capitol in support of the more than 500 people charged in connection with the storming of Congress on Jan. 6 is an embarrassing development for Republican leaders in Wa…
thehill.comHouse Democrats are scared to tax billionaires – that’s a costly mistake
Political cowardice means those funding Joe Biden’s ambitious social policy plan want to leave the mega-rich unscathed Democrats seemed cowed by their donors’ gaze. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters This week, House Democrats released their proposed tax increases to fund Joe Biden’s $3.5tn social...
Maricopa County, Arizona Senate reach deal to end fight over election equipment
A special master will take questions from the election review contractors and provide information they say is needed from county routers.
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Barr warned Trump he'd lose election because suburban voters think he's a 'f***ing a**hole', book says
Former Attorney General William Barr warned former President Donald Trump he would lose the 2020 election months before the contest because suburban voters viewed him as a "f***ing a**hole," a forthcoming book claims.
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SpaceX's 1st all-civilian crew returns to Earth after successful mission
They went the farthest any civilian has traveled from Earth.
California Democrats see Harris and Newsom colliding on road to the White House
A week before Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom beat back a recall election, Vice President Kamala Harris returned to California to rally voters to his side. United in victory for now, Democrats suspect Harris and Newsom will soon find themselves on a collision course.
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France says Australia-U.S. submarine deal 'huge mistake'
State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that France was a 'vital ally' and that the United States would be engaged in coming days to resolve the differences.
www.nbcnews.comDonald Trump gave his adult children 6 months of Secret Service protection after he left office, at the taxpayers' expense, says report
Donald Trump cost taxpayers $1.7 million providing his adult children and three officials with Secret Service protection after he left office.
Hong Kong few select powerful new ‘patriots only’ committee
Some 4,800 people will select the Election Committee following China’s changes, compared with 233,000 five years ago.
After Afghanistan pullout, US seeks NATO basing, intel pacts
The top U.S. military officer is in Greece meeting with NATO counterparts this weekend, and Army Gen.
apnews.comGOP Rep. Jim Jordan Self-Owns With Tweet Celebrating Constitution Day
The Ohio Republican's attack on Democrats got flipped back on him.
FBI ramps up investigations of threats against election officials | CNN Politics
The FBI has stepped up investigations of threats against election officials – in some cases, reaching out for the first time in recent weeks to election supervisors and others who have endured months of harassment, local officials tell CNN.
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Two Michigan state representatives stripped from House committees
Two Michigan House members were stripped of their committee assignments this week after, respectively, an alleged domestic violence incident and an embattled representative allegedly snuck a handcuff key into jail.
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St. Louis woman after eviction: 'I have no idea' what to do
The knock on the door that Kristen Bigogno has long dreaded finally arrived Friday — two St. Louis deputies came to evict her, joined by a couple of other men there to change the locks on the apartment
World leaders return to U.N. with focus on pandemic, climate
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight both climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which last year forced them to send video statements for the annual gathering. As the coronavirus still...
Rep. Lee Zeldin announces he was diagnosed with leukemia last fall and is in remission | CNN Politics
Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is running for governor of New York, said in a statement Saturday he was diagnosed with early-stage chronic myeloid leukemia last November, began treatment “with an immediately positive response and no side effects” and is now in remission.
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Cecile Richards: Court's Texas move could mean end of Roe
One of the country’s top abortion-rights activists is warning that the Supreme Court’s recent inaction on Texas’ extremely restrictive new abortion law could signal the end of judicial checks and balances on the issue.
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One stunning afternoon: Setbacks imperil Biden's reset
In one stunning afternoon, President Joe Biden was dealt a series of setbacks. The challenges are examples of the the difficulty he's faced trying to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Afghanistan and the need to be a more reliable partner to shaken allies.
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He says the 9/11 plotters at Gitmo killed his dad. Why does he send them presents?
Glenn Morgan, whose dad died on 9/11, says he won't be sad if suspects at Guantanamo are executed. But he wants to rise above a desire for retribution.
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Far-right rally draws small crowd, large police presence at Capitol
Several hundred pro-Trump demonstrators gathered outside the Capitol on Saturday to protest the treatment of those charged in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection — a crowd that seemed to…
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WaPo-Schar School poll shows Virginia governor’s race neck-and-neck
Virginia gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe (D) and Glenn Youngkin (R) are neck-and-neck in the race for the governor’s mansion, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll release…
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Maine jobless claims continue to recede
New claims for unemployment benefits in Maine continued to recede last week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's weekly report.
www.washingtonexaminer.comDonald Trump Jr. Mocks Undercover Law Enforcement At DC Rally That Flopped
Donald Trump Jr.'s posts don't exactly 'back the blue.'
Backlash over Bezos spaceflight sparks debate about equity in the cosmos
What is lost when only the wealthy and white represent humankind.
The GOP Is Sacrificing Its Stars on the Altar of Trump
Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg/GettyRep. Anthony Gonzales was a rising star in the Republican firmament until a vengeful Trump helped snuff out the re-election campaign of the intelligent, charismatic two-term Ohioan as a warning to others of what awaits infidels in his party.In 2018, Gonzales was...
High temperatures, wildfire smoke and drought: The politics of climate change in one California congressional district | CNN Politics
The changing climate is everywhere Gustavo Carranza looks when he walks through his undulating citrus farm here in this tiny town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
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Democrats tackling flash points of taxes, health, climate
Congressional Democrats face a daunting assignment. They're trying to complete a $3.5 trillion, 10-year bill strengthening social and environment programs and raising taxes on the rich.
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Police resume search for Brian Laundrie, boyfriend of missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito
Brian Laundrie refused to talk to the police about the disappearance of his girlfriend Gabby Petito, officials said.
Biden sends hundreds of border agents, steps up flights to remove Haitian migrants from South Texas
The Department of Homeland Security released the Biden administration's six-point strategy to deal with the influx of migrants at the southern border.
Violent images sent to victim's family a form of "psychological terrorism," expert says
Slain teen's family forced to relive her death on social media.
www.cbsnews.com'Quad' countries to agree on secure microchip supply chains-media
Leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will agree to take steps to build secure semiconductor supply chains when they meet in Washington next week, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday, citing a draft of the joint statement. U.S. President Joe Biden will host a first...
'Stiffen our spines': Democrats see political support for Covid mandates in California
California's recall election felt like a referendum on coronavirus mandates and Democrats won resoundingly.
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RBG's legacy one year after the liberal icon's death | CNN Politics
One year after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, schools and hospitals have been christened for her, scholarly awards created in her name and artworks designed with her visage.
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After Ida: Mounting trash, rising anger in New Orleans
Garbage and debris are piling up along many New Orleans streets almost three weeks after Hurricane Ida pounded southeast Louisiana
As news of U.S. flights back to Haiti spreads, migrants fret about where to go
Eddyson Langlais, 24, was huddled under the Del Rio International Bridge in Texas, alongside thousands of fellow Haitian migrants on Friday night, when he saw news on Facebook that felt like a gut punch: The United States was going to fly Haitians back to their homeland.
Border Patrol hiring civilians to help agents respond to migrant surge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is working on hiring more civilians for processing roles to help respond to the influx of asylum-seekers at the Southern border, with the agency hoping to f…
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'Godsend': The vets and volunteers who cared for 9/11 rescue dogs
9/11 rescue dogs' best friends were the people who kept dogs safe at Ground Zero .
Mourners in California honor 3 Marines killed in Afghanistan
Mourners in California said prayers and their final goodbyes Saturday to three Marines killed in last month’s bombing in Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, Cpl.
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'We hope the US can help us': Haitian migrants in Texas wait on border, seeking asylum
Thousands of Haitian migrants are waiting in Del Rio, Texas, to open asylum claims. Many came from Haiti, but others left Venezuela and Cuba.
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The 'shattered dreams' of Afghanistan's cabin crew
The BBC's Lyse Doucet meets the female crew of Afghanistan's national airline, who are in hiding.
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Why we're talking about the debt limit again | CNN Politics
Republicans and Democrats in Washington are gearing up for their occasional fight over raising the US debt limit.
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1619 Project writer Nikole Hannah-Jones named to TIME's 'most influential people'
Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of the 1619 Project, has been named to TIME's list of the “100 most influential people" in 2021.
Taliban replace ministry for women in Afghanistan with one restricting them
Afghanistan's Women's Affairs Ministry was replaced by a center for the "propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice" under Taliban rule.
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Botched Kabul drone strike latest furor involving Milley, who called the operation 'righteous'
A botched drone strike in Kabul aimed at ISIS-K terrorists, but that the Pentagon admitted on Friday instead killed an aid worker and members of his family including seven children, is the latest furor to involve Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley -- who had called the strike "righteous" but...
Suspect in killing of 4 in Wisconsin arrested in Arizona
One of two men suspected in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in an abandoned SUV in Wisconsin has been arrested in Arizona
Boxer Amir Khan removed from US flight
The Briton was asked to leave the plane at Newark airport after a reported row over face coverings.
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Israel captures final two escaped Palestinian prisoners
Israeli authorities announced that they have located and captured the two remaining Palestinian prisoners who, along with four others, set off a massive manhunt earlier this month after e…
thehill.comSt. Louis woman after eviction: 'I have no idea' what to do
The knock on the door that Kristen Bigogno has long dreaded finally arrived Friday — two St. Louis deputies came to evict her, joined by a couple of other men there to change the locks on the apartment
Blasts in eastern city of Afghanistan leaves three dead
Several blasts in the eastern city of Jalalabad in Afghanistan left at least three dead and over a dozen more injured, Reuters reported, citing two sources.It was not immediately clear who the targ…
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Satellite photos indicate North Korea expanding uranium enrichment
Satellite photos revealed this week that North Korea is expanding its uranium enrichment plant, a move that experts say indicates that the country aims to increase the production of bomb materials,…
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FBI offers $10,000 reward for information on the disappearance of Native American woman | CNN
The FBI has announced a reward for information on Mary Johnson, a Native American woman who went missing from the Tulalip Reservation in Washington state in December 2020.
www.cnn.comSt. Louis woman after eviction: 'I have no idea' what to do
The knock on the door that Kristen Bigogno has long dreaded finally arrived Friday — two St. Louis deputies came to evict her, joined by a couple of other men there to change the locks on the apartment
The 'world's safest city' for 2021 revealed | CNN
Asian cities like Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka formerly occupied the top spots in the Economist's annual list of safe destinations, but Covid has turned the world on its head. Now a European city leads the pack in terms of resilience, security and wellbeing.
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Gottlieb says COVID-19 origins may never be known, urges more intelligence gathering to detect future pandemics
The former FDA commissioner talked with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan about his upcoming book on COVID-19.
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Top doctors say not so fast to Biden's boosters-for-all plan
Just a month ago, President Joe Biden and his health advisers announced big plans to soon deliver a coronavirus vaccine booster shot to all Americans.
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Nonprofit started by Sean Penn aids Georgia vaccine drive
A disaster relief organization founded by actor Sean Penn is boosting Georgia’s drive to inoculate people against the coronavirus
COVID-19 updates: More than 10,000 new deaths reported in US in 1 week
The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads.
Biden admin worried UN meeting could become COVID-19 'superspreader'
The Biden Administration has expressed concern with this year's U.N. General Assembly, saying it has the potential to become a COVID-19 “superspreader event."
Florida GOP Bookkeeper Who Railed Against 'Faucism' Dies Of COVID-19
Now the Hillsborough County GOP is bracing to miss its federal filing deadline.
Democrats lean into vaccine mandates ahead of midterms
Democrats are feeling increasingly confident that strict COVID-19 policies are a winning campaign issue in 2022, motivated by a spate of recent polling and California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s triumph th…
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Afghanistan: Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen
"Everything looks very dark," a schoolgirl tells the BBC as schools reopen for boys but not girls.
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Public employees, including teachers, in 26 states will face federal vaccination requirement
Even though Biden's speech made no mention of vaccine requirements for state and local workers, the new rule will apply to such workers in 26 states.
Ivermectin prices soar on Amazon despite FDA warning of false COVID-19 cure
With a rise in demand for Ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, prices of the anti-parasitic drug have shot up online — especially on Amazon, where sellers have gouged the prices up to eight times the usual amount.
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Jeffress: ‘No credible religious argument’ against coronavirus vaccines
The Rev. Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas said this week that “there is no credible religious argument” against receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Jeffress, an ardent supporter…
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Times Square swarmed by hundreds protesting COVID vaccine mandate, chanting 'F--- Joe Biden'
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in New York City’s Times Square Saturday to protest coronavirus vaccine mandate requirements.
Sunday shows preview: Coronavirus dominates as country struggles with delta variant
The Biden administration’s efforts to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations in the face of the highly contagious delta variant are expected to dominate this week’s Sunday talk shows, especially as Republic…
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5 reasons why FDA advisers did not recommend Covid-19 booster shots for everyone | CNN
FDA vaccine advisers declined Friday to recommend the agency approve booster doses for everyone who got vaccinated six months ago or longer.
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Teenage Alabama city councilman who voted against mask mandate tests positive for COVID-19
A teenager who last year became the youngest person ever elected to his city council revealed this week that he has tested positive for COVID-19 just months after voting to end a local mask mandate…
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Cuba vaccinates children as young as 2 in strategy to reopen schools, economy | CNN
In September, Cuba became the first country in the world to begin vaccinating against the coronavirus on kids as young as two years old on a large scale.
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Hundreds arrested following clashes with Australian police at anti-lockdown protests
Australian police on Saturday detained hundreds of people following anti-lockdown protests across the country, with massive clashes between authorities and demonstrators injuring several officers.&…
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Sarah Palin explains why she has resisted getting vaccinated
“I believe in the science and I have not taken the shot,” Palin said.
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Schools get the brunt of latest COVID wave in South Carolina
In the past few weeks, South Carolina has set records for COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases have approached peak levels of last winter
Here are 5 countries that are opening up and living with Covid | CNN
More than 18 months into the coronavirus pandemic, a number of countries have decided it’s time to open up and adopt a “living with Covid” model.
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