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Sen. John Barrasso: Biden's COVID messaging is muddy and mandates make things worse

October 6, 2021

Sen. John Barrasso: Biden's COVID messaging is muddy and mandates make things worse

President Biden explicitly campaigned on shutting down the coronavirus pandemic. As a doctor, it’s disturbing to see that under this administration, the opposite has happened.

Idaho's lieutenant governor issues vaccine executive order while gov is away; Little says he will rescind it

October 6, 2021

Idaho's lieutenant governor issues vaccine executive order while gov is away; Little says he will rescind it

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin on Tuesday issued an executive order banning vaccine mandates and required coronavirus testing in schools and colleges in the state, prompting Gov. Brad Little to say he had not authorized her to act on his behalf while he was at the U.S-Mexico border.

Democrat-leaning pollster has GOP leading generic congressional ballot

October 5, 2021

Democrat-leaning pollster has GOP leading generic congressional ballot

A pollster that typically leans toward Democrats shows the Republican Party with a lead in its latest generic congressional ballot poll, a potentially concerning sign for Democrats as next year's midterms loom.

NIH director says COVID origins controversy has 'nothing' to do with resignation: 'Time for new vision'

October 5, 2021

NIH director says COVID origins controversy has 'nothing' to do with resignation: 'Time for new vision'

NIH director Francis Collins told "Your World" on Tuesday that accusations surrounding the agency's involvement in gain-of-function research and the Wuhan Institute of Virology did not influence his resignation.

ESPN's Sage Steele pulled off air after knocking company's vaccine mandate, comments on Obama's race

October 5, 2021

ESPN's Sage Steele pulled off air after knocking company's vaccine mandate, comments on Obama's race

ESPN's “SportsCenter” host Sage Steele is being pulled off the air following remarks she made knocking her employer's vaccine mandate as well as comments made about former President Obama.

NYC teacher vaccine mandate: Judge rejects employees' bid for temporary restraining order

October 5, 2021

NYC teacher vaccine mandate: Judge rejects employees' bid for temporary restraining order

A group of 10 teachers and other public school employees had requested a temporary restraining order against New York City's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on the basis of religious exemption.

Atlanta 'machete man' terrorizes neighborhood, accused of squatting in house amid eviction moratorium

October 5, 2021

Atlanta 'machete man' terrorizes neighborhood, accused of squatting in house amid eviction moratorium

Business owners and residents of an Atlanta neighborhood say they are being terrorized by a “Machete Man” who wields weapons in public and is accused of squatting in the neighborhood following an eviction moratorium stemming from the pandemic.

Vaccines linked to preventing over a quarter-million COVID-19 cases, 39,000 deaths among seniors: HHS study

October 5, 2021

Vaccines linked to preventing over a quarter-million COVID-19 cases, 39,000 deaths among seniors: HHS study

Department of Health and Human Services reports that COVID-19 vaccinations may have helped to prevent more than a quarter-million coronavirus cases and tens of thousands of deaths among seniors.

Orange County sees lower coronavirus case rate than LA County despite not having mask mandate: report

October 5, 2021

Orange County sees lower coronavirus case rate than LA County despite not having mask mandate: report

Orange County, California, a non-mask mandate county, has a lower coronavirus case rate than neighboring Los Angeles County, which enforces mask wearing, a new report found.

'Long COVID' symptoms' cause may have been uncovered in new research

October 5, 2021

'Long COVID' symptoms' cause may have been uncovered in new research

Lingering COVID-19 symptoms may be caused by an overload of inflammatory cells “trapped” inside insoluble microscopic blood clots, according to researchers at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.