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July 21, 2021

Sen. Rand Paul torches Fauci, explains asking DOJ for criminal referral against him

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. again critiqued Dr. Anthony Fauci when explaining his Department of Justice referral against him on Fox News.

July 21, 2021

Full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccines could ease vaccine hesitancy: expert

How COVID-19 vaccines can win FDA approval as the delta variant surges

July 21, 2021

Psaki dodges on whether White House would have disclosed positive COVID-19 cases if press hadn't scooped it

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki sidestepped a question Wednesday regarding whether the Biden administration would have publicly disclosed a vaccinated staffer’s recent breakthrough COVID-19 case if it hadn’t been reported in the press.

July 21, 2021

Texas Dem who skirted votes on maskless DC flight says Texas needs 'universal mask-wearing'

Democrat Texas state Rep. Donna Howard called for “universal mask-wearing” while sharing a post on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ updated guidance for schools.

July 21, 2021

Doctor's viral Facebook plea for people to get vaccinated hit with criticisms and questions

An article detailing an Alabama doctor’s claim that all but one of her coronavirus patients were unvaccinated and many beg for the vaccine after it’s too late is going viral on social media, with some saying the claim appears “far fetched.”

July 21, 2021

Florida town hit by ‘triple threat’ of respiratory illnesses

Tampa Bay Florida is battling a unique combination of three separate respiratory illnesses, causing mass hospitalizations. Area doctors are calling it a “triple threat”.

July 21, 2021

McEnany encourages people to get COVID vaccine: It reduces your risk of transmitting the virus

“Outnumbered” co-host Kayleigh McEnany discussed why she got vaccinated against COVID-19, saying she trusted the vaccine development process when she worked in the Trump White House and its effectiveness in the prevention of getting and transmitting the virus.

July 21, 2021

Joy Behar: Rand Paul should be 'thanking' Fauci instead of attacking him

"The View" co-host Joy Behar strongly defended Dr. Anthony Fauci Wednesday against criticism from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., concerning the origins of the coronavirus and funding for gain of function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.

July 21, 2021

Jill Biden at Tokyo Olympics: First lady to stop in Alaska while heading to Japan

Jill Biden embarked Wednesday on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where COVID-19 infections have climbed to a six-month high.

July 21, 2021

Bette Midler, Berry Gordy among 2021 Kennedy Center honorees

The Kennedy Center Honors will return in December with a class that includes Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, "Saturday Night Live" mastermind Lorne Michaels and actress-singer Bette Midler.