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Covid spread sharply accelerates, topping 100k new daily cases; Feud escalates between White House, FL Gov over restrictions; New details reveal extent of Trump’s push to overturn election; California mountain town decimated by state’s 6th largest wildfire Aug 05, 2021

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WH: Daily vaccinations at highest level in more than a month; WH praises businesses with vaccination requirements; Fauci warns of future covid-19 variant worse than Delta; Covid cases, hospitalizations spike across all age groups; FL Gov DeSantis calls Biden a “Tyrant” for pushing mandates; Biden’s approval rating on covid falls as cases, hospitalizations spike; WH may mandate vaccinations for all foreign visitors to the U.S.; Biden asked about criticism by Florida Gov, says “Governor who?”; U.S. intelligence digging through trove of data from Wuhan lab in covid origins investigation; U.S. intel agencies searching through genetic data gathered from Wuhan lab at center of covid probe; Trump loyalist at DOJ wanted dept to intervene in election; CNN: DOJ official drafted resignation letter over Trump’s big lie; Half of all new covid cases & hospitalizations in seven states: FL, TX, MO, AR, LA, AL, MS; Vaccinations in Alabama hit fastest pace since April; Alabama ties Arkansas for lowest vaccination rate in U.S.; More vaccinations in Alabama ahead of the return to school & work; CA congressman gets emotional after fire destroys town; California’s Dixie fire explodes overnight, burns land about the size of DC in 12 hours; American prisoner in Russia mysteriously disappears; family state department, don’t know whereabouts; Spirit airlines cancels hundred of flights for fifth straight day; Spirit airlines cancels almost half its flights today; Biden orders half of all U.S. cars to be electric by 2030

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Mixed messages from Biden admin lead to Covid confusion; Fauci worries variant worse than Delta could be coming; CNN CNN: Majority of NY assembly would vote to impeach Cuomo; Rural Georgia town split over optional masks in schools Aug 04, 2021

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Top DOJ official prepped resignation letter over Trump’s “direct instructions” to support his election fraud claims; Ohio primary race strokes intra-party heat for Dems; Trump-backed candidate Mike Carey wins OH GOP primary; Key win for progressives as WH takes actions on evictions; Some Georgia schools reopen and opt to skip mask mandates as Covid cases surge; CNN finds possible prison camp to jail Belarusian dissenters

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NYC mayor: vaccine proof required for many indoor activities; NY AG finds NY Gov Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women; Biden updates efforts to increase COVID vaccinations; Aug 03, 2021

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NYC mayor announces vaccine requirement for indoor dining, fitness centers, entertainment & performances; Mote corporations require vaccinations, masks as cases surge; Hospitalizations top 50K for first time since February; Report: “substantial” jump in kids & teens testing positive, more than 72K new cases just last week; 70% of US adult have at least one vaccine dose; NIH director: parents could consider wearing masks at home to help keep children to young to be vaccinated safe;

Cuomo insists allegations against him are false, despite state AG report finding he sexually harassed multiple women; NY AG: Gov Cuomo creates “hostile work environment for women”; NY AG: local prosecutors may use report to pursue charges; Albany County district attorney to request materials form NY AG on Gov Cuomo report for criminal investigation;

Biden: Delta variant accounts for 80% if U.S. cases today; Biden: Almost all new cases, deaths among the unvaccinated; Biden: About 90 million Americans are eligible for vaccines but haven’t gotten their first shot; Biden: “Encouraging signs” in states with low vaccination rates; Biden: By offering $100, we’ve seen uptick in daily vaccination rates; Biden: Private sector “stepping up” by requiring vaccinations;

Biden: “We have a pandemic of the unvaccinated”; Biden criticizes states that banned masks in schools; Biden: if govs aren’t willing to help, “at least get out of the way”; Biden: U.S. is committed to be the “arsenal of vaccines”; Biden speaks about efforts to limit evictions; Biden: CDC will have something to announce on evictions in the next one or two hours; Biden calls on Gov. Cuomo to resign;

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WH: 70% of adults have received one covid vaccine dose; Florida makes up 1 in 5 of all new COVID cases in the U.S.; Bipartisan senate group unveils $1T infrastructure plan; Aug 02, 2021

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CDC data: 99.999% of vaccinated haven’t had deadly breakthrough case; U.S. averaging nearly 80K new daily COVID cases; New data: fewer than 1% of fully vaccinated people experiencing a breakthrough COVID-19 infection; Louisiana gov reinstates indoor mask mandate for all; WH again makes COVID-19 the focus of Biden’s schedule; Unvaccinated cases, hospitalizations rising as variant spreads; UK preparing to offer COVID-19 booster shots for most vulnerable;

FL gov bans school mask mandates, says parents can choose; 168 Arkansas students in quarantine after first week of school; Georgia goes back to school this week amid rising cases; Atlanta area school districts mixed on mandating masks;

Millions could lose homes after freeze on evictions expires; Rep Cori Bush sleeps outside capitol in protest after house allows evection ban to expire; Ocasio-Cortez on evictions: can’t blame the GOP when democrats are in the house majority; Third officer who defended U.S. capitol on Jan 6 dies by suicide;

McCarthy jokes “it will be hard not to hit” Pelosi with gavel if he becomes house speaker; Pelosi spokesman slams McCarthy for “disgusting” joke; McCarthy jokes about hitting Pelosi with gavel; Pelosi calls McCarthy a “moron” last week; GOP Senator Lindsey graham tests positive for COVID-19;

Sources: lack of info on Havana Syndrome frustrating U.S. diplomats; Havana Syndrome causes vertigo, headaches, brain damage; Sources: Havana Syndrome fears impacting U.S. diplomats’ career decisions, some avoiding overseas postings;

Simone Biles to compete in balance beam tomorrow after withdrawing from four previous Olympic finals; Megan Rapinoe: “It sucks.” U.S. womens soccer team loses semifinal to Canada, bronze medal match set for Thursday; Poland grants visa to shelter Olympic sprinter who fears “forcible” return & arrest once home in Belarus; Olympic sprinter criticized Belarus team managers for entering her in a relay race without her consent; Olympic sprinter’s fear of arrest comes after past claims of brutality against activists in Belarus;

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CDC reveals breakthrough infection data behind new mask guidance ;CDC: “The war has changed” with highly-contagious delta variant; CDC internal document: those vaccinated could spread delta variant as much as those unvaccinated; Nearly 170 new covid patients admitted into Missouri hospital group just today; “Just say that the election was corrupt” ; CNN: Trump pressed DOJ in December to say election was corrupt; Jul 30, 2021

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Handwritten notes show Trump told DOJ last December: “Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me” ; CNN: Trump pressed DOJ in December to say election was corrupt; Former Justice Dept. Officials may testify in house probe of Trump’s efforts to overturn election results.; First group of Afghans who helped American troops arrive in U.S. ;Around 200 Afghan translators & their families now safe on U.S. soil amid rise in Taliban threats; Afghans who helped the U.S. say the Taliban will kill them if they are not evacuated out of the country; Thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops are still waiting to be evacuated as the Taliban gain power; Millions at risk of losing homes; Dems still unable to reach deal to extend ban on evictions; Dem group urges two-pronged approach to voting rights; Voting rights bill faces tough battle in senate; U.S. swimmer calls out Russians over doping allegations; Simone Biles shares videos explaining the “Twisties,” raising new doubts about return

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President Biden gives update on effort to vaccinate more Americans; More companies tell employees: Get vaxxed or get fired Jul 29, 2021

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70%+ of U.S. lives in “High” or “Substantial” transmission area; NYC Mayor: More guidance Monday on indoor mask use; DC reinstates indoor mask mandate even for the vaccinated; Biden announces vaccine requirement for all federal employees; Biden: if you’re out there unvaccinated, you don’t have to die; Biden: This is not about red states and blue states, it’s about life and death; Biden: With freedom comes responsibility; be responsible and get vaccinated; Biden calls on states to give $100 payments to the newly vaccinated; Biden announces more incentives for people to get vaccinated; Biden: Every school should be open; Biden: Breakthrough cases remain rare, almost all are mild

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Police at insurrection feel little support from union; Source: infrastructure deal includes $550b over next five years; CDC: vaccinated people can spread highly-contagious Delta variant Jul 28, 2021

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Bipartisan negotiators reach long-awaited infrastructure deal; Pelosi won’t commit to bipartisan deal until she’s seen it; CDC Dir.: new data on “breakthrough” cases to be released soon; Thousands evacuate but brothers stay to battle nearby blaze in CA; All 67 Florida counties considered “high transmission” areas

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CDC urges masks in schools and indoors in COVID hot spots; Officers attacked at U.S. Capitol testify at emotional hearing; Jul 27, 2021

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CDC revises guidance, recommends vaccinated people wear masks indoors in COVID hot spots; CDC urges masks for the vaccinated & everyone in k-12 schools; CDC revises mask guidance as COVID cases rise in all 50 states; New mask guidance as daily COVID cases rise 65% in one week; Hospitalizations up 36% in one week; Biden considering mandatory vaccinations for all federal workers;

Officer slams lawmakers who downplay Capitol riots: “I went to hell and back to protect them”; Officer who defended Capitol: “we were all fighting for our lives”; Officer at Capitol riot heard chants of “kill him with his own gun”; Black U.S. Capitol police officer says rioters call him a “F**ing n*****” on January 6; Rep Cheney: If congress does not act responsibly “this will remain a caner on our constitutional republic”; As officers testify, GOP leaders blame Capitol riot “tragedy” on Pelosi; One-on-one with Jan 6 committee member Rep Luria;

Mental health front and center with Osaka & Biles exit; One-on-one with gold medalist Aly Raisman;

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V.A. heath care workers, New York City & California state employees all now facing vaccine mandates; Trump ally Tom Barrack pleads not guilty to charges of illegal foreign lobbying and making false statements; Infrastructure deal on shaky ground as blame game begins; Jul 26, 2021

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Biden administration will mandate vaccines for all V.A. heath care workers; Trump ally Tom Barrack ordered to wear GPS tracking bracelet, travel restricted, can’t transfer funds overseas; Hose committee prepares for first capitol riot hearing; One-on-one with Jan 6 committee member Rep. Schiff; Feud intensifies between McCarthy, Pelosi ahead of Jan 6 hearing; China warns U.S. to “stop playing with fire”; U.S. general warns of more airstrikes targeting the Taliban; Record civilian casualties in Afghanistan as U.S. withdraws; Typhoon looms off Japan, suffers totally cool with it; CNN gets rare access to U.S. surfing team as it makes history;

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Delta variant increasing threat to unvaccinated Americans; White House puts new urgency on the unvaccinated as cases surge; Trump returns to Arizona to peddle election fraud claims; Jul 23, 2021

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Unvaccinated Americans behind rise in COVID-19 cases; Daily pace of vaccinations hits lowest point since January; Alabama’s GOP Gov: It’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated; U.S. averaging more new cases now than spring 2020 surge; CNN analysts: most U.S. teens not vaccinated as back to school looms; CDC: Alabama is the least vaccinated state in the U.S. with just 34% fully vaccinated; NFL warns teams may have to forfeit games if outbreaks among unvaccinated players & staff cause cancelations;

Biden: White House teams are looking at “all” possibilities in response to COVID surge; Psaki: COVID vaccines are not mandated for White House staff; COVID rules and protests hang over quiet opening ceremony; 110 COVID cases linked to Olympics as games begin;

Wash Post: Trump PAC raises &75M but spends nothing on 2020 election audits; VP Harris making voting rights her top public focus;

Fire officials: at least 83 wildfires burning in 13 states; Nation’s largest wildfire in Oregon burns more than 400K acres; Nation’s largest wildfire stirring pyro clouds & fire tornadoes;

British government under fire for lifting COVID restrictions; COVID surge in U.K. is causing dome food & gas shortages; U.S. warns against travel to Britain as COVID cases surge; Retail exerts predict shortage of back-to-school supplies;

Cleveland MLB team to switch name from Indians to Guardians;

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