California father of 5 children, including a newborn, dies of COVID weeks after wife lost her life to the disease

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California father of 5 children, including a newborn, dies of COVID weeks after wife lost her life to the disease

The husband of a Southern California nurse who died of complications from COVID-19 more than two weeks ago has now died after battling the disease himself, leaving behind five young…

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Texas Bans Abortion at 6 Weeks, Sets ‘Bounty’ on Providers

Photo: Sergio Flores/Getty Images In May, Texas governor Greg Abbott signed into law an abortion ban that feels inconceivably extreme, even by his state’s standards. Senate Bill 8 banned abortion past…

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All California national forests to close to visitors for 2 weeks due to wildfires, according to internal memo

As wildfires rage across California, all national forests in the state will be closed to visitors starting Tuesday, according to an internal memo from the U.S. Forest Service obtained by…

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U.S. State Department reportedly hit by a cyberattack in recent weeks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves after speaking about refugee programs for Afghans who aided the United States during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S.…

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Nation hits 1M vaccinations benchmark for first time in seven weeks

Nurse Carole Weaver, left, gives a Covid-19 vaccination shot to 13-year-old Jesse James on Monday in Des Moines, Iowa. | Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo More than one million Americans received a…

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Fauci hopeful COVID vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he was hopeful the Food and Drug Administration will give full approval to…

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Dr. Scott Gottlieb says U.S. delta-driven Covid spike could peak in 3 weeks, following U.K. pattern

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday he expects rising U.S. coronavirus cases, linked to the highly transmissible delta variant, to start declining in the next two to three weeks, pointing to…

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COVID-19 cases in US triple over 2 weeks amid misformation

MISSION, Kan. (AP) – COVID-19 cases triple have tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation. The spike in infections is straining hospitals, frustrating doctors…

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It’s Not a Great Time to Be Matt Gaetz (Next Week’s Not Looking Too Good Either)

Gaetz dated his ex-girlfriend in 2017 and 2018, but they had an open relationship that involved other women, including the one involved in the three-way call under examination from prosecutors,…

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Dow futures rise 100 points as stocks continue to claw back the week’s losses

U.S. stocks were set to gain for a second day after starting the week with big losses. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 120 points. S&P…

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