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Could anti-vaccine Republicans ditch Trump for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?: Some allies are warning Trump, and Kennedy is suddenly pressing the issue ...
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Could anti-vaccine Republicans ditch Trump for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
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Everything to know about Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, the first woman to serve as the county's chief executive ...
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Everything to know about Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo
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Our new poll shows just how much GOP voters have diverged from everyone else on vaccines
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Our new poll shows just how much GOP voters have diverged from everyone ...
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A sharp partisan divide remains over new Covid boosters: A new POLITICO | Morning Consult poll reveals varying willingness to get the new shots.
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A sharp partisan divide remains over new Covid boosters
Quick Glance: CDC director emphasizes importance of updated COVID booster shot amid increasing cases
  • The CDC recommended updated COVID booster shots for Americans aged 6 months and older due to rising cases and hospitalizations across the country.

  • In an interview with ABC News Live on Tuesday night, CDC Director Mandy Cohen stressed the importance of getting the updated shot and addressed safety concerns, stating that the shots have been studied 'more than any vaccine in history.'

  • The CDC recommends that everyone should get the updated COVID vaccine, and it will be available in doctor's offices and pharmacies across the country in the coming days.

  • The CDC director expressed concern that fewer than half of adults over 65 and only 1 in 5 Americans received the booster shot last fall.
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Ron DeSantis rose to national fame as the Covid-skeptical governor of Florida. Now the GOP presidential candidate is leaning into that strategy again – but ... Show more   www.politico.com/news/2023/09/22/ron-desantis-covid-vaccine-skepticism-00116526
Quick Glance: Why CDC recommends updated COVID vaccine for everyone over 6 months
  • Around 20% of American adults received the COVID bivalent booster last fall, according to some CDC advisers.

  • However, approximately 45% of those over 65 - the most at-risk individuals - got vaccinated.

  • An updated vaccine may also provide additional protection against infections.

  • One concern with COVID vaccines is the rare potential for myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle.
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Howie Carr: Masking COVID truth (Biden needs the Panic): Stop me if you’ve read these headlines before. Over and over and over again, especially every January ...
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Howie Carr: Masking COVID truth (Biden needs the Panic)
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DeSantis leans into his military experience to set himself apart in crowded 2024 GOP field
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DeSantis leans into his military experience to set himself apart in ...
Quick Glance: DeSantis criticizes Trump on COVID: 'He would do the same thing all over again'
  • Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) criticized former President Trump for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • DeSantis suggests that Trump would implement the same restrictions as he did in 2020 if another pandemic occurred.

  • DeSantis assures that the mistakes made by the Trump administration would not happen again if he were elected president.

  • At the time, Trump strongly disagreed with Kemp's decision to start reopening the economy in April 2020.
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Tim Scott appears with girlfriend at debate: GOP presidential hopeful Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) debuted his girlfriend on the debate stage Wednesday night ...
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Tim Scott appears with girlfriend at debate
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Republican deaths in Florida and Ohio linked to COVID vaccine politics, study finds
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Republican deaths in Florida and Ohio linked to COVID vaccine politics ...
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GOP presidential hopefuls take renewed aim at efforts to combat covid: Scattered measures to mitigate the rise in coronavirus cases have been vilified during the ...
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GOP presidential hopefuls take renewed aim at efforts to combat covid
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RFK Jr.’s sister condemns ‘deplorable and untruthful’ remarks about COVID, ethnic targeting
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RFK Jr.’s sister condemns ‘deplorable and untruthful’ remarks about COVID ...
Quick Glance: Kerry Kennedy condemns 'deplorable and untruthful' remarks on COVID and ethnic targeting
  • Kerry Kennedy, sister of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., publicly condemns her brother's recent remarks on COVID-19 and ethnic targeting.

  • In a statement on Monday through her family's nonprofit organization, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Kennedy said, 'I strongly condemn my brother's deplorable and untruthful remarks last week about Covid being engineered for ethnic targeting.'

  • Kerry Kennedy, president of the nonprofit organization named after her late father, added that her brother's remarks do not align with the group's advocacy.

  • 'His statements do not represent what I believe or what Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights stand for, with our 50+-year track record of protecting rights and standing against racism and all forms of discrimination.'
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The highs and lows of Daniel Andrews’ premiership: One of Victoria’s longest-standing premiers and the country’s most recognisable politicians leaves many ...
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The highs and lows of Daniel Andrews’ premiership
Quick Glance: Daniel Andrews and COVID-19: Could We Have Assumed More Risk?
  • As premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews strongly emphasized the fight against COVID-19.

  • Andrews and his government bear responsibility for this.

  • There were outbreaks in Perth and Brisbane due to quarantine breaches.

  • A potential underinvestment in public health in Victoria warrants serious consideration.
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‘That decision cost lives’: Covid data case further deflates Ron DeSantis’s campaign
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‘That decision cost lives’: Covid data case further deflates Ron ...
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Vivek Ramaswamy has seen his profile surge following a lively performance during Wednesday's Republican primary debate.
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RFK Jr. denies comments on ‘ethnically targeted’ Covid-19 were anti-Semitic : The longshot presidential candidate suggested that the virus could have been ...
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RFK Jr. denies comments on ‘ethnically targeted’ Covid-19 were ...
Quick Glance: RFK Jr. denies anti-Semitic comments on ethnically targeted Covid-19
  • Kennedy defends himself on Twitter, stating that he does not believe Covid-19 was deliberately engineered against specific ethnicities.

  • Marianne Williamson condemns Kennedy's comments as anti-Semitic and anti-Chinese.

  • Kennedy's vaccine comments make waves at a press event that initially made headlines due to a climate change disagreement.
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PEPFAR distributes HIV/AIDS drugs. Republicans want to cut its funding.: A program that’s saved 25 million lives is at risk of losing its congressional ...
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PEPFAR distributes HIV/AIDS drugs. Republicans want to cut its funding.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Accuses Democrats of Sabotaging Event: A New York Post report detailed the 2024 presidential hopeful speaking about COVID-19 and saying it ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Accuses Democrats of Sabotaging Event
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Bill Ackman explains why he embraced RFK Jr.'s skepticism on Covid vaccines: Bill Ackman once criticized Covid vaccination efforts for not moving fast enough ...
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Bill Ackman explains why he embraced RFK Jr.'s skepticism on Covid ...
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Vivek Ramaswamy, a tech entrepreneur, announces 2024 presidential run: The little-known Republican will campaign on a message of anti-wokeness ...
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Vivek Ramaswamy, a tech entrepreneur, announces 2024 presidential run
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COVID-19 politics leave a Florida public hospital shaken: Staff members of a Sarasota hospital are bewildered by critics who continue to wage a campaign against ...
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COVID-19 politics leave a Florida public hospital shaken
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Transmission dynamics of monkeypox in the United Kingdom: contact tracing study: Objective To analyse the transmission dynamics of the monkeypox outbreak in the ...
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Transmission dynamics of monkeypox in the United Kingdom: contact tracing ...
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Trump says ‘disloyal’ DeSantis ‘trying to rewrite history’ on Covid: ‘Ron would have not been governor if it wasn’t for me’
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Trump says ‘disloyal’ DeSantis ‘trying to rewrite history’ on Covid
Quick Glance: DeSantis-appointed trustees may alter progressive college
  • Students like Sharf and New College faculty have begun to strike back, holding strategy sessions and publishing statements against the conservative takeover.

  • "We support (students') fearless pursuit of knowledge, including research on race and gender," the United Faculty of Florida chapter at New College declared in a public statement last week.

  • Many students, according to Sharf, are concerned that New College would become "a quote-unquote "Hillsdale of the South."

  • Students and other opponents of conservative reform are expected to speak out, according to Sharf.
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Quick Glance: The White House Exposes Republicans' Loan Forgiveness Hypocrisy
  • On Thursday, the White House publicly chastised Reps.

  • "Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene had $183,504 in PPP loans forgiven," the White House tweeted, along with a link to the representative protesting on Newsmax that it's "completely unfair" for the government to "just to say 'ok' your debt is completely forgiven."

  • The White House also released concerns of the student debt forgiveness plan from other Republican House members, as well as the amounts canceled in PPP loans, some of which were worth more than a million dollars.

  • Nonetheless, according to the Twitter account for Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, "If you take out a loan, you pay it back."
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Union Budget 2023: Health Budget Is Now Covid Negative: The expanded mandate of comprehensive primary healthcare and the need to scale up the urban health ...
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Union Budget 2023: Health Budget Is Now Covid Negative
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Why Donald Trump is still the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner: The former president is both the frontrunner of the 2024 GOP presidential field — and in a ...
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Why Donald Trump is still the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner
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Ron DeSantis is Donald Trump with brains and without the drama: If Florida’s governor is re-elected, he’s likely to challenge the ex-president’s hold on their ...
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Ron DeSantis is Donald Trump with brains and without the drama
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Poll: Sinema Would Get Crushed As an Independent in 2024: A very early Arizona poll shows that Kyrsten Sinema running for reelection in 2024 as an independent ...
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Poll: Sinema Would Get Crushed As an Independent in 2024
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California to end mandatory pay for workers with COVID-19: California will stop making companies pay employees who can't work because they caught the ...
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California to end mandatory pay for workers with COVID-19
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Seel, Pinellas commissioner who led U.S. 19 fixes, retires after 23 years: Karen Seel’s quest for connection in Pinellas County is embodied by her defining ...
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Seel, Pinellas commissioner who led U.S. 19 fixes, retires after 23 years
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Analysis: Voters of color are backing the GOP at historic levels: While Democrats and Republicans may be further apart on policy than any of us can remember ...
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Analysis: Voters of color are backing the GOP at historic levels
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Trump is losing steam. That’s reason for Biden to bow out in 2024.: If Biden thinks he needs to run to keep Trump out of office, he should think again.
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Trump is losing steam. That’s reason for Biden to bow out in 2024.
Quick Glance: Trump's New Nickname for Ron DeSantis: Late Night Rates
  • "Trump doesn't even know what that means," Jimmy Fallon stated after Trump referred to Florida Governor Rick Scott as "Ron DeSanctimonious."

  • Former President Donald Trump unveiled a new moniker for Gov.

  • "That's right, former President Trump referred to Florida Gov."

  • On election night, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert will both go live.
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Today in Denmark: A roundup of the news on Wednesday: Ethnic Danes flee primary schools with non-Western children enrolled, why vitamin D may be important in ...
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Today in Denmark: A roundup of the news on Wednesday
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Congress returns facing must-pass funding bill as midterms loom: As the campaign trail beckons, money to run the government runs out Sept. 30.
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Congress returns facing must-pass funding bill as midterms loom
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Why the Oklahoma Governor's Race Is Closer Than Anyone Expected: In a state where Trump beat Biden by 33 points, Democrat Joy Hofmeister is within striking ...
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Why the Oklahoma Governor's Race Is Closer Than Anyone Expected
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Biden’s U.N. Speech Light on COVID-19 Following ‘Pandemic is Over’ Comment: The president acknowledged criticisms over his comment and attempted to clarify it ...
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Biden’s U.N. Speech Light on COVID-19 Following ‘Pandemic is Over’ Comment
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A crypto-funded super PAC poured more than $24 million into this year's Democratic primaries and became a top outside spender. Now, it's going dark.
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A crypto-funded super PAC poured more than $24 million into this year's ...
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San Francisco declares emergency over monkeypox spread: The city has 261 cases, out of about 800 in California and 4,600 nationwide, according officials.
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San Francisco declares emergency over monkeypox spread
Quick Glance: The first person in Europe to die from monkeypox since the pandemic began
  • Monkeypox has traditionally been associated with fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, and muscle aches, followed by a rash.

  • Earlier on Friday, Brazil confirmed its first monkeypox death.

  • The symptoms are followed by a rash that begins on their face or mouth and spreads to other areas of their body, most notably their hands and feet.

  • These additional symptoms will aid in the identification of monkeypox symptoms by both individuals and healthcare specialists.
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GOP selects Milwaukee to host 2024 RNC: The Republican National Committee voted Friday to hold its 2024 convention in Milwaukee after Nashville -- the other ...
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GOP selects Milwaukee to host 2024 RNC
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First Thing: alarm at nominations for election deniers: Kari Lake and Mark Finchem are in running for crucial state roles. Plus, tributes paid to Nichelle ...
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First Thing: alarm at nominations for election deniers
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Dozens of North Somerset pupils excluded for breaching Covid-19 rules: Breaches of coronavirus rules were behind dozens of school exclusions in North Somerset ...
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Dozens of North Somerset pupils excluded for breaching Covid-19 rules
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Jan. 6 hearings and elections, the BA.5 variant and COVID-19 cases, and no signs of economic improvement | Hot off the Wire podcast
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Jan. 6 hearings and elections, the BA.5 variant and COVID-19 cases ...
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School attendance hits five-month low, staff absence soars: School attendance has fallen to the lowest level since the end of January, Department for Education ...
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School attendance hits five-month low, staff absence soars
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Peter Franchot tests positive for COVID with Democratic primary for governor around the corner
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Peter Franchot tests positive for COVID with Democratic primary for ...
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DfE forks out £5m for Covid inquiry lawyers: The DfE will spend £5 million on lawyers to help put forward its case to the public inquiry into how well the ...
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DfE forks out £5m for Covid inquiry lawyers