Quick Glance: "I"m feeling great": President Biden tests negative for COVID-19 and is no longer isolated
- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was released from seclusion on Wednesday after testing negative for COVID-19 twice, praising immunizations and medical treatment in remarks from the White House Rose Garden.
- He stated that Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday morning, and that he may lift his severe isolation restrictions.
- The White House went the additional mile by waiting until Biden had a negative antigen test result.
- Officials said they expected Biden to test positive and had a plan in place to deal with it.
Quick Glance: Biden feels fine but yet tests positive for COVID, according to his doctor
- US President Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 at the White House on July 28, 2022 in Washington, DC.
- WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. The White House physician stated on Friday that US President Joe Biden is still feeling "very well" despite testing positive for COVID-19.
- In a message, Dr. Kevin O'Connor stated that Biden will maintain rigorous isolation measures.
Quick Glance: Following a federal ruling, these airlines and companies have eliminated mask mandates.
- "Effective immediately, face masks are optional for our guests and employees onboard Hawaiian Airlines flights," according to a statement.
- The Oregon airport announced Monday that masks will no longer be needed or enforced.
- "Per TSA's removal of its federal mask mandate, masks are now optional at Tampa International Airport, effective immediately," the tweet stated.
- "Passengers, employees and guests are no longer required [to] wear masks or face coverings in any of the facilities or terminals at TPA."
Quick Glance: Shortly after the first infection, Biden becomes infected with Corona again.
- Biden also shared a video of himself and his dog "Commander" on a White House balcony.
- O'Connor stated that Biden is still in high spirits.
- According to the White House, Biden got the corona virus last Thursday.
- According to the doctor, he had spent five days in seclusion and was treated with paxlovide throughout that time.
Quick Glance: Following a federal ruling, these airlines and companies have eliminated mask mandates.
- "Effective immediately, face masks are optional for our guests and employees onboard Hawaiian Airlines flights," according to a statement.
- The Oregon airport announced Monday that masks will no longer be needed or enforced.
- "Per TSA's removal of its federal mask mandate, masks are now optional at Tampa International Airport, effective immediately," the tweet stated.
- "Passengers, employees and guests are no longer required [to] wear masks or face coverings in any of the facilities or terminals at TPA."
Quick Glance: US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID.
- The US president, Joe Biden, tested positive for COVID.
- The president, 79, is "experiencing very mild symptoms," according to his press secretary, who revealed the news.
- The White House coronavirus response coordinator, Dr. Ashish Jha, said Mr. Biden's symptoms began on Wednesday and include a runny nose, dry cough, and exhaustion.
- NBC News reported on June 16 that the president tested negative for the virus twice that week.
Quick Glance: The usage of masks on aircraft, trains, and buses in the United States has been extended until May 3.
- "Since early April 2022, there have been increases in the 7-day moving average of Covid-19 cases in the United States."
- The number of new global Covid-19 cases and deaths also decreased by 24% and 18%, respectively, from April 4 to April 10, according to the World Health Organization's weekly epidemiological bulletin issued Tuesday.
- The mandate was supposed to end on April 18.
- Dr. Ashish Jha, White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator, told CNN on Monday that the CDC planned to share a scientific framework for the federal transportation mask rule this week.
Quick Glance: Post Politics Now: Trump-backed candidate removed from Tennessee ballot; Biden meets with military leaders
- TODAY, the repercussions from the Tennessee Republican Party's decision to remove Morgan Ortagus, a congressional candidate favored by former President Donald Trump, from the primary ballot continues.
- The move highlights deeper strains in the Republican Party this election season between Trump supporters and more traditional Republicans.
- Ortagus, a former State Department spokeswoman, questioned the loyalty of "party insiders" to Trump's objectives after the decision was announced late Tuesday.
Quick Glance: Republicans scream "we told you so" on Hunter Biden
- Republicans are declaring "we told you so" following the recent verification of emails from Hunter Biden's laptop by major news organizations, which comes amid an FBI probe into President Joe Biden's son's international business connections.
- Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee questioned Bryan Vorndran, assistant director of the FBI's cyber division, about Hunter Biden's laptop during an oversight hearing on Tuesday.
- During that hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) requested that the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop be entered into the congressional record.
- Republican interest in investigating Hunter Biden's business transactions is not new.
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Quick Glance: The United States has discontinued COVID testing for arriving international aviation travelers.
- WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Late Friday, the United States repealed a 17-month-old rule that persons entering in the nation by air test negative for COVID-19, following intensive lobbying by airlines and the travel sector.
- Since January 2021, incoming international air travelers have been required to provide pre-departure negative tests.
- To travel to the United States, U.S. citizens must be immunized against COVID.
- O) On Friday, CEO Robin Hayes told Reuters that the testing requirement was "the last obstacle to a really full international travel recovery," adding that it "served no purpose anymore."
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Quick Glance: Beth Moore: The Evangelical Superstar Against Trump
- " Moore told me." Moore said.
- Moore believes Trump's ascension was aided by an evangelical culture that denigrates women, promotes sexism, and dismisses allegations of sexual assault.
- However, for the time being, most evangelical women resemble Beth Moore's traditional fan base: white and middle-aged.
- Moore says she is concentrating on God.
Quick Glance: Mayor Adams of New York has tested positive for COVID.
- Mayor Adams went into isolation and canceled public engagements for the week on Sunday after testing positive for COVID and having a mild sign of the feared illness, according to his office.
- Adams intended to take antiviral medication in addition to going into isolation and canceling public appearances.
- Adams issued an update later that day.
- It was unclear how Adams caught the virus, as is frequently the case with COVID patients.
- However, the mayor was among those who attended a prestigious Washington dinner for journalists and politicians last week, many of whom later tested positive for COVID.
"That’s up to them," Pres. Biden says when asked if travelers should continue to wear masks on airplanes after federal mask mandate overturned. https://abcn.ws/392ZTRA
Quick Glance: DeSantis Won A Battle Over LGBTQ Issues, But Conservatives May Still Lose The War
- This is likely the most vehement resistance to LGBTQ rights since 2004, when then-President George W. Bush made same-sex marriage an important part of his reelection campaign.
- Same-sex marriage was still a contentious issue, and according to most accounts, the attacks helped him win the president a second time.
- However, public opinion on same-sex marriage has shifted dramatically since then.
- Some, such as Florida Republicans, have attempted to push back.
- They must be cautious, though, given how far public opinion has already shifted: It's difficult to criticize same-sex marriage, for example, when it has overwhelming support even among Republicans.
BREAKING: TSA will stop enforcing the traveler mask mandate. The move comes after a federal judge struck the rule down today.
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'MAKES NO SENSE': Industry leaders call on president to end the federal mandate as more states drop masking requirements. https://fxn.ws/3un7YaB