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    • What Fauci thought of Trump's bleach suggestion

      What Fauci thought of Trump's bleach suggestion

      The nation’s leading infectious diseases expert finally opened up on Monday about one of the most infamous claims about COVID-19 made by the former president.

      'Oh, my goodness gracious' »
      • 1 dead after car strikes multiple pedestrians in Portland

        1 dead after car strikes multiple pedestrians in Portland

      • Rock that looks like Cookie Monster worth a lot of cash

        Rock that looks like Cookie Monster worth a lot of cash

      • Woman, 62, defies severe case of COVID-19

        Woman, 62, defies severe case of COVID-19

      • New targets emerge as Trump plans next move

        New targets emerge as Trump plans next move

      • Twitter banishes My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell

        Twitter banishes My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell

    • Millions of Covid vaccines missing under Trump
      Politics
      The Independent

      Millions of Covid vaccines missing under Trump

      Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses appear to be missing after they were shipped by the Trump administration to US states. According to the Daily Beast and sources within the Biden administration, there could be almost 20 million doses missing since they were shipped to states by the previous administration. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that 41.1 million doses have been sent to states since last month, but only 22.7 million Americans have received a dose.

      • Moderna says on track to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by first quarter
        Moderna says on track to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by first quarter
        Reuters
      • Turkey receives 6.5 million doses of China's Sinovac vaccine: media
        Turkey receives 6.5 million doses of China's Sinovac vaccine: media
        Reuters
    • Biden replaces White House doctor with longtime physician
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Biden replaces White House doctor with longtime physician

      President Joe Biden has brought back Dr. Kevin O'Connor as his physician, replacing President Donald Trump's doctor with the one who oversaw his care when he was vice president. The White House confirmed that Dr. Sean Conley, the Navy commander who served as the head of the White House Medical Unit under Trump and oversaw his treatment when he was hospitalized with COVID-19, will assume a teaching role at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. O'Connor, a retired Army colonel, was Biden's doctor during his entire tenure as vice president, having remained in the role at Biden's request.

    • Germany backs EU export restrictions on vaccine after supply cuts
      World
      Reuters

      Germany backs EU export restrictions on vaccine after supply cuts

      Germany's health minister supported European Union proposals to introduce restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday as tensions grew with AstraZeneca and Pfizer over sudden supply cuts just a month after the bloc started vaccinating citizens. The EU has proposed setting up a register of vaccine exports, amid frustration over delays in deliveries of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot and other supply problems. "I can understand that there are production problems but then it must affect everyone in the same way," Health Minister Jens Spahn told ZDF television.

      • UK government 'confident' in Pfizer jabs supply despite EU threat to block COVID vaccine exports
        UK government 'confident' in Pfizer jabs supply despite EU threat to block COVID vaccine exports
        Yahoo News UK
      • What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
        What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
        Reuters
    • Boycott 'wildcat' Scottish independence vote, says Scottish Conservative leader
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      Reuters

      Boycott 'wildcat' Scottish independence vote, says Scottish Conservative leader

      Backers of the union of the United Kingdom's four nations should boycott any "wildcat" independence referendum for Scotland, the leader of the Scottish Conservative Party said on Monday, after the nation's first minister pressed ahead with plans for a vote. Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said on Sunday she was hoping a strong performance by her Scottish National Party (SNP) in an election in May would give her the mandate to hold a second referendum. To get a legal referendum, any such vote must be approved by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has ruled out doing so.

      • Nicola Sturgeon should focus on COVID rather than Scottish independence, says Boris Johnson
        Nicola Sturgeon should focus on COVID rather than Scottish independence, says Boris Johnson
        Yahoo News UK
      • Scottish Tory leader says he would boycott independence referendum without UK government approval
        Scottish Tory leader says he would boycott independence referendum without UK government approval
        The Independent
    • High court orders continued look at Texas death row case
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      High court orders continued look at Texas death row case

      The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a further review by a lower court of a lawsuit brought by a Texas death row inmate who objects to a policy that bars a chaplain from accompanying him into the death chamber. The justices ordered Ruben Gutierrez's case sent back to a federal trial-level court for additional proceedings. The justices in June had blocked Gutierrez's execution after Texas changed its policy and barred all spiritual advisers from the death chamber.

    • Biden extends Europe, Brazil travel restrictions, adds South Africa
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      Reuters

      Biden extends Europe, Brazil travel restrictions, adds South Africa

      U.S. President Joe Biden signed an order on Monday barring most non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in South Africa from entering the United States, effective Saturday. Biden's order also reimposes an entry ban, set to expire on Tuesday, on nearly all non-U.S. travelers who have been in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland and 26 countries in Europe that allow travel across open borders. Last week, then-U.S. President Donald Trump revoked those restrictions which were imposed last year effective Tuesday.

      • Biden To Reinstate Restrictions On Travel From Brazil, Most European Countries
        Biden To Reinstate Restrictions On Travel From Brazil, Most European Countries
        HuffPost
      • Biden orders COVID-19 travel restrictions, adds South Africa
        Biden orders COVID-19 travel restrictions, adds South Africa
        Associated Press
    • Lawmakers say North Korean diplomat defected to South  Korea
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      Associated Press

      Lawmakers say North Korean diplomat defected to South Korea

      A North Korean diplomat who served as the country's acting ambassador to Kuwait has defected to South Korea, according to South Korean lawmakers who were briefed by Seoul's spy agency. Ha Tae-keung, a conservative opposition lawmaker and an executive secretary of the National Assembly's intelligence committee, said Tuesday he was told by officials from the National Intelligence Service that the diplomat arrived in South Korea in September 2019 with his wife and at least one child. That would make him one of the most senior North Koreans to defect in recent years.

      • North Korea's acting envoy to Kuwait has defected to South Korea: lawmaker
        North Korea's acting envoy to Kuwait has defected to South Korea: lawmaker
        Reuters
      • North Korea diplomat 'defects to South Korea': Reports
        North Korea diplomat 'defects to South Korea': Reports
        BBC
    • Germany denies false reports Oxford vaccine is ineffective in older people
      World
      The Telegraph

      Germany denies false reports Oxford vaccine is ineffective in older people

      Germany has denied media reports that it has data suggesting the Oxford vaccine is drastically less effective in older people, blaming an apparent mix-up in the figures. The German health ministry issued a swift denial after two German newspapers claimed Angela Merkel's government has data that suggests the vaccine is largely ineffective in people aged over 75. Handelsblatt newspaper claimed the vaccine's effectiveness could be as low as 8 per cent, while Bild reported it was “under 10 per cent”.

      • Germany denies newspaper claims that AstraZeneca vaccine is only 8% effective for over-65s
        Germany denies newspaper claims that AstraZeneca vaccine is only 8% effective for over-65s
        Yahoo News UK
      • AstraZeneca denies report vaccine less effective in elderly
        AstraZeneca denies report vaccine less effective in elderly
        Reuters
    • Trump's press secretary Kayleigh McEnany to head to Fox News
      Politics
      The Independent

      Trump's press secretary Kayleigh McEnany to head to Fox News

      Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany spent her time as the president's mouthpiece spinning his words, attacking his enemies, and attempting to undermine the credibility of reporters who questioned his actions. Now, with her days at the White House behind her, Ms McEnany will step into a new role where she can once again use the skill set she cultivated during her time with the president; she'll be joining Fox News. Government watchdog organisation CREW obtained a financial disclosure report that showed Ms McEnany and Fox News entered into an employment agreement on 1 January.

    • 'Wear a mask': Mexicans urge president to follow rules after COVID-19 setback
      World
      Reuters

      'Wear a mask': Mexicans urge president to follow rules after COVID-19 setback

      Mexicans hope President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador makes a speedy recovery from COVID-19, though many believe he could have avoided infection if he had more strictly followed the government's own health advice - and worn a face mask. Lopez Obrador's diagnosis on Sunday capped the deadliest week of the coronavirus pandemic in the country with the world's fourth-highest death toll https://tmsnrt.rs/34pvUyi. "He wasn't looking after himself, always walking around without a mask, and not respecting social distancing," said Mexico City rubbish collector Luis Enrique Flores, wheeling his cart past a wall plastered with government posters urging people to wear masks.

      • Mexican president contracts COVID-19 after worst week of pandemic
        Mexican president contracts COVID-19 after worst week of pandemic
        Reuters
      • What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
        What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
        Reuters
    • US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions
      World
      Associated Press

      US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions

      The U.S. military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in Saudi Arabia and an additional two airfields in the kingdom amid heightened tensions with Iran, the military said Tuesday. While describing the work as "contingency" planning, the U.S. military said it already has tested unloading and shipping cargo overland from Saudi Arabia's port at Yanbu, a crucial terminal for oil pipelines in the kingdom. Using Yanbu, as well as air bases at Tabuk and Taif along the Red Sea, would give the American military more options along a crucial waterway that has come under increased attack from suspected mine and drone boat attacks by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

    • Inadequate immune responses force Merck to abandon COVID-19 vaccines
      Health
      The Week

      Inadequate immune responses force Merck to abandon COVID-19 vaccines

      Merck, one of the world's most storied vaccine makers, is abandoning the development of its two COVID-19 vaccines after initial trials resulted in inadequate immune responses, Stat News reports. Both vaccines produced lower levels of coronavirus antibodies than have been found in the blood of individuals who recovered from natural COVID-19 infections. For reference, the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines produced antibody levels several times higher than natural infections.

      • Merck ends COVID vaccine program, cites inferior immune responses
        Merck ends COVID vaccine program, cites inferior immune responses
        Reuters
      • Merck Gives Up on Coronavirus Vaccines
        Merck Gives Up on Coronavirus Vaccines
        Motley Fool
    • N. Carolina state Sen. Jeff Jackson enters US Senate race
      Politics
      Associated Press

      N. Carolina state Sen. Jeff Jackson enters US Senate race

      A North Carolina state senator announced Tuesday that he's running for the U.S. Senate in 2022, hoping to flip fortunes for Democrats from his state to serve in the chamber after a string of defeats. Jeff Jackson, a Charlotte business attorney, Afghan war veteran and National Guard soldier, unveiled his bid, saying he is committed to “honesty and decency” in politics and helping working people and working families. Jackson, 38, is the second high-profile Democrat to enter the race to succeed three-term Republican Sen. Richard Burr, who is not seeking reelection.

    • Iran urges Biden to lift sanctions affecting medicines as it fights COVID-19
      World
      Reuters

      Iran urges Biden to lift sanctions affecting medicines as it fights COVID-19

      Iran urged U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday to lift sanctions which it said were hampering Tehran's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Tehran also said it had approved Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine for domestic use, and that it was trying to buy vaccines from AstraZeneca and other companies. Sanctions reimposed by former U.S. President Donald Trump formally exempt food, medicine and other humanitarian supplies, but many foreign banks have been deterred from doing business with Iran.

      • Iran approves Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V
        Iran approves Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V
        Reuters
      • Iran: Biden won't have infinite time to rejoin nuclear deal
        Iran: Biden won't have infinite time to rejoin nuclear deal
        Associated Press
    • Surging global ice melt suggests sea level rise predictions are far too conservative
      Science
      The Week

      Surging global ice melt suggests sea level rise predictions are far too conservative

      The world's ice is melting so fast that sea level rise predictions can't keep up. Climate change is largely responsible for the huge ice melt surge, the Cryosphere study reports. In fact, about three percent of all the energy trapped within the Earth's systems because of climate change has gone toward that ice melt, the study estimates.

      • Earth’s ice ‘is melting 57% faster’ than 30 years ago (and 28 trillion tons have already gone)
        Earth’s ice ‘is melting 57% faster’ than 30 years ago (and 28 trillion tons have already gone)
        Yahoo News UK
      • Earth's ice melting at record rate: study
        Earth's ice melting at record rate: study
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      Biden administration has system in place where reporters will not ask president tough questions: Media critic

      Steve Krakauer, editor at Fourth Watch, says 'it shouldn't be contingent' on one reporter to ask Biden tough questions.

    • The Latest: Study: Precautions help slow school virus spread
      World
      Associated Press

      The Latest: Study: Precautions help slow school virus spread

      Follow all of AP's pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak HERE'S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING: NEW YORK — New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Chokshi says the city is expecting 107,000 vaccine doses designated for use this week. He says that's enough to take care of the people whose appointments at city-run sites last week were bumped to this week. Chokshi says city officials will find out soon about the city's allocation for next week.

    • President Biden shouldn’t replace military strength with diplomacy
      Politics
      Defense News

      President Biden shouldn’t replace military strength with diplomacy

      The greatest threat to U.S. national security comes from China and Russia; that won't change just because our president does. The 2018 National Defense Strategy, the Senate Armed Services Committee and I have unambiguously endorsed this foundational concept, and President Joe Biden must, too. If the Biden administration is serious about the security of our nation, it must ensure a strong national defense that will deter China and Russia.

    • Iran sentences brother of senior vice president to 2 years
      World
      Associated Press

      Iran sentences brother of senior vice president to 2 years

      Iran has sentenced the brother of the country's senior vice president to two years in prison on corruption charges, the website of the Iranian judiciary reported Tuesday. According to the judiciary's spokesman, Gholamhossein Esmaili, the verdict for Mahdi Jahangiri, the brother of Eshaq Jahangiri, is final and cannot be appealed. Mahdi Jahangiri was on the board of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce and was also the founder of the private Gardeshgari Bank.

    • Biden to order end of federally run private prisons
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Biden to order end of federally run private prisons

      President Joe Biden on Tuesday will order on the Department of Justice to end its reliance on private prisons and acknowledge the central role the government has played in implementing discriminatory housing policies, White House officials say. The moves come as Biden is set to sign a series of orders and memorandums Tuesday as the new administration says it will make combating racial injustice a central focus of his presidency. “America has never lived up to its founding promise of equality for all, but we've never stopped trying," Biden tweeted on Tuesday morning.

      • How Biden Is Erasing Trump's White Supremacist Legacy
        How Biden Is Erasing Trump's White Supremacist Legacy
        HuffPost
      • Biden to limit private prisons and bolster fair housing policies
        Biden to limit private prisons and bolster fair housing policies
        Reuters
    • Prosecutors say the woman accused of stealing Pelosi's laptop is attempting a cover-up by deleting her social-media activity during house arrest
      U.S.
      Business Insider

      Prosecutors say the woman accused of stealing Pelosi's laptop is attempting a cover-up by deleting her social-media activity during house arrest

      Video: Inside the pro-Trump mob attack on the Capitol Department of Justice prosecutors have accused Riley June Williams, the 22-year-old woman suspected of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop during the Capitol riot, of trying to cover up her tracks by deleting her social-media activity, according to Law & Crime and the NBC 4 reporter Scott MacFarlane. In a court hearing on Monday, prosecutors also said Williams had been telling others to delete messages she had sent them, WHTM reported. The judge hasn't decided on the matter, as Monday's hearing ended abruptly because of a scheduling conflict with Williams' new public defender, Law & Crime reported.

    • Filibuster drama explained: McConnell will organize the new Senate now that he's confident Democrats won't gut the filibuster
      Politics
      INSIDER

      Filibuster drama explained: McConnell will organize the new Senate now that he's confident Democrats won't gut the filibuster

      McConnell wanted a promise that Democrats would not eliminate the filibuster. Two Democratic Senators signaled their support for keeping the filibuster in place Monday. With those assurances, McConnell said he was ready to move forward with an organizing resolution.

      • Mitch McConnell Backs Down In Fight Over Filibuster
        Mitch McConnell Backs Down In Fight Over Filibuster
        HuffPost
      • McConnell ends standoff over filibuster in Senate
        McConnell ends standoff over filibuster in Senate
        Reuters Videos
    • Politics
      Reuters Videos

      Taiwan air force flexes muscles after latest Chinese incursion

      Taiwan, claimed by China as its territory, has been on edge since the large-scale incursion by Chinese fighters and nuclear-capable bombers into the southwestern part of its air defence identification zone on Saturday (January 23) and Sunday (January 25), which coincided with a U.S. carrier group entering the South China Sea. The base in the southern city of Tainan, home to F-CK-1 Ching-kuo Indigenous Defence Fighters (IDF), frequently scrambles jets to intercept China's air force.

    • Rudy Giuliani admits Biden is president hours after being sued for $1.3 billion by voting-machine company
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Rudy Giuliani admits Biden is president hours after being sued for $1.3 billion by voting-machine company

      Rudy Giuliani on Monday acknowledged Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as vice president. The statement came hours after Dominion Voting Systems sued Giuliani for $1.3 billion. Giuliani spent months peddling conspiracy theories about the company's role in the 2020 election.

      • Rudy Giuliani faces $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit by voting machine company
        Rudy Giuliani faces $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit by voting machine company
        Yahoo News Video
      • Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani For Defamation, Seeks $1.3 Billion
        Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani For Defamation, Seeks $1.3 Billion
        HuffPost
    • Mossimo Giannulli loses bid to finish prison term at home
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      Mossimo Giannulli loses bid to finish prison term at home

      Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli's request to serve the remaining three months of his prison term in the college admissions bribery scheme at home was denied Tuesday by a federal judge. Giannulli argued he should be released to home confinement for the rest of his five-month sentence because he spent eight weeks under “extreme” conditions in solitary confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic after reporting to prison in November. But U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton said Giannulli failed to demonstrate an "'extraordinary and compelling' reason warranting his release," though he noted that the quarantine was “longer than anticipated.

    What is Donald Trump’s legacy?
    • “By encouraging this act of terror on our capital, Trump’s legacy is destroyed.”

    • “Both backers and critics of Trump agreed that he remade the federal judiciary — a change that will impact America for decades.”

    • “He was largely responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans who did not need to die.”

    • “I do know what the future should hold for this country. That is to say, a policy of Trumpism without Trump.”

    • “It will be decades before the consequences of his tenure are fully known.”

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