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July 13, 2021

Conservative radio host Larry Elder joins Gavin Newsom recall race: 'We've got a state to save'

Conservative radio host Larry Elder officially kicked off his recall challenge to California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday, announcing “We’ve got a state to save” and adding a nationally known name into the race to replace the embattled politician.

July 13, 2021

Britain's Johanna Konta to miss Olympics due to COVID-19

Johanna Konta of Britain won't compete at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, she said Tuesday, after being dropped from Wimbledon just over two weeks ago when a member of her team contracted the virus.

July 13, 2021

South Korean gyms ban upbeat music due to COVID-19 restrictions

Music that is higher than 120 beats per minute (bpm) during group workouts like aerobic or spin classes is no longer permitted in order to keep warriors in exercise rooms and health clubs from panting too fast or sweating on people around them.

July 13, 2021

McConnell pushes for more COVID vaccinations: 'We're in the red zone, but we're not in the end zone'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel said he was "perplexed by the difficulty we have in finishing the job." The pace for vaccinations has slowed in the United States just as the much more contagious Delta COVID-19 variant is becoming the dominant strain of the virus.

July 13, 2021

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank postpone son August’s christening amid coronavirus scare: report

Just last week, Kate Middleton had to isolate herself for 10 days after it was discovered that she had come into contact with someone who tested positive.

July 13, 2021

Critics roast Dems' maskless plane photo as they flee Texas to block GOP voting bill

Democratic Texas state legislators were slammed on social media for a photo showing them maskless and smiling on a flight to Washington, D.C., in an effort to block a Republican voting bill.

July 13, 2021

St. Louis County urges masks regardless of vaccination status

St. Louis County health officials are urging residents to mask up while in indoor public settings and even while at large outdoor gatherings when social distancing is not possible regardless of vaccination status amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.

July 13, 2021

CDC 'keenly interested' whether COVID-19 booster vaccines linked to higher risk of side effects, expert says

People seeking a COVID-19 booster vaccine dose in hopes of greater protection are doing so as the evidence relating to safety remains unclear, top experts said.

July 13, 2021

'Foolish' not to vaccinate young kids if COVID-19 shots found safe, effective, expert says

If ongoing clinical trials and regulators conclude COVID-19 vaccines in younger children aged 6 to 11 are safe and effective, an expert with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) said “we would be foolish not to vaccinate” kids.

July 13, 2021

‘Back to normal’ boosts pandemic pup costs

Close to 1 in 5 households have acquired a dog or cat since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey from the ASPCA.