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October 23, 2021

WHO's Tedros looks like shoo-in for second term despite handling of COVID-19, closeness to China

The controversial Ethiopian head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus looks set to serve a second term as its director-general following reports that no nation, including the U.S., has put up an opponent against him.

October 23, 2021

Dr. Saphier: Children have been hurt enough by lockdowns. Think twice before mandating a vaccine for kids

Parents should have the option to vaccinate their children when a vaccine becomes available. This is especially true for parents of kids with pre-existing medical conditions, including obesity. 

October 23, 2021

Prison workers top list of those not complying with Connecticut COVID-19 mandate

Employees in the state’s prison system make up more than 32% of state workers who have failed to comply with Gov. Ned Lamont’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to figures released Friday by the governor’s office.

October 23, 2021

Ingraham: Biden doesn't understand cherished freedoms

In her "Ingraham Angle" commentary on Friday, host Laura Ingraham sounded off about President Biden's lackluster performance in his Baltimore Town Hall with CNN host Anderson Cooper.

October 22, 2021

Joe Rogan calls CNN's Don Lemon a 'dumb motherf-----' for doubling down on 'horse dewormer' narrative

Podcast giant Joe Rogan held no punches towards CNN's Don Lemon after the anchor doubled down on his network's "horse dewormer" narrative.

October 22, 2021

Psaki says Biden approval ratings low because people 'tired of fighting' the pandemic he vowed to shut down

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden's approval ratings are so low because people are "tired of fighting" the coronavirus pandemic, which Biden promised to “shut down” during the 2020 campaign.

October 22, 2021

GOP calls for Fauci investigation, resignation mount after NIH admits funding gain-of-function research

GOP calls for an investigation and the resignation of Dr. Anthony Fauci have escalated following this week’s revelation that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded gain-of-function research on the coronavirus. 

October 22, 2021

GOP Rep. Glenn Thompson hospitalized for breakthrough COVID case

Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., has tested positive for the coronavirus and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital.

October 22, 2021

FLASHBACK: Media defended Anthony Fauci's false claims about Wuhan lab funding in feud with Rand Paul

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) admitted Thursday that it funded gain-of-function research on bats infected with coronaviruses at a lab in Wuhan, China despite repeated denials from Dr. Anthony Fauci that U.S. tax dollars were used on the funding.

October 22, 2021

International community 'complicit' in gain-of-function research: book

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) came under fire this week after it admitted to funding gain-of-function research on the coronavirus in China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, but the U.S. is not the only country that was "complicit" in supporting the controversial research, according to investigative Australian reporter Sharri Markson.