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WHO Director-General shares “the mark of success” regarding Olympic Games
Speaking at an International Olympic Committee Meeting in Tokyo Wednesday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared his criteria for “the mark of success” when it comes to managing COVID-19 at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games. “The mark of success in the coming fortnight is not zero cases and I know that some cases… -
Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation committee in shambles after fight over picks
The future of the House select committee to investigate the Capitol riot was thrown into disarray Wednesday, after both House party leaders got into a back and forth fight over who will be on the committee. Gwen Baumgardner talks through the timeline of events and analyzes the path forward for both leaders with Annie Andersen… -
“I don’t know how I could be any more clear”: McConnell pushes Americans to get vaccine
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reemphasized his message regarding the COVID-19 vaccines Tuesday, saying Americans need to get the vaccine. The video above shows some of the comments Sen. McConnell made on Capitol Hill. “I don’t know how I could be any more clear than I have been. I’ve been saying the same thing about… -
Blocked: Judge gets in the way of strict abortion law
A federal judge blocked an Arkansas abortion law Tuesday, as she gets set to hear a challenge to its constitutionality. The law, set to take effect July 28, bans nearly all abortions in the state. While there is an exception for situations where the mother’s life is in danger, exceptions do not cover cases of… -
“We’re delivering on our promises”: Biden meets with full Cabinet for first time
To mark six months in office, President Joe Biden held his first full Cabinet meeting Tuesday. It was also the first Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet room. The video above includes comments from Biden at the meeting. “The bottom line is we’re delivering on our promises,” President Biden said. “We have to deliver on all… -
Former Trump inaugural committee chair now accused of being a foreign agent
The former Chair of President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee was one of three people accused Tuesday of being agents for the United Arab Emirates. Thomas Barrack was charged in a New York federal court with trying to influence foreign policy while Trump was running in 2016 and later while he was president, to benefit the… -
TRENDING VIDEO: Fauci, Paul have fierce back and forth at hearing
In a back-and-forth we’ve seen before, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Senator Rand Paul had another heated exchange. Dr. Fauci and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testified in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Tuesday morning. The video above shows some of the back-and-forth. It started with Senator… -
A huge jump: Delta variant now responsible for 83% of new US cases
After a dramatic jump in just the last few weeks, the Delta variant is now responsible for 83 percent of new cases in the United States. This, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who testified along with Dr. Anthony Fauci in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions… -
Bouncing back: Wall Street recovers after worst day since October
Wall Street showed signs of recovery early Tuesday, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average worst day since last October. As of just before 11:00 a.m. EST Tuesday, the Dow rose 1.6 percent, the S&P 500 index was up 1.3 percent, and the Nasdaq composite was up 1 percent. On Monday the S&P 500 fell 1.6… -
Mission accomplished: Bezos’ Blue Origin flight to space a success
Jeff Bezos’ long-awaited Blue Origin flight was a success Tuesday morning, as Amazon’s founder became the second billionaire to ride his own spacecraft in just over a week. “Best day ever,” Bezos said after the capsule touched down at the end of the 10-minute flight. The video above shows the flight’s launch and landing. Blue… -
Suspended: Twitter takes down Taylor Greene’s account due to misinformation
Twitter announced late Monday night it suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for 12 hours, saying some of Rep. Greene’s tweets violated the site’s policy on COVID-19 misinformation. “We took enforcement action on the account @mtgreenee for violations of the Twitter Rules, specifically the Covid-19 misleading information policy,” the company said in an email. One of… -
2,500 Afghans who helped the US in the war to be housed in the States
As the United States prepares to pull its troops out of Afghanistan, the Biden administration announced Monday the U.S. will bring about 2,500 Afghans and their families back to the States. The video above shows the announcement from State Department Spokesman Ned Price. The Afghans in question worked for the U.S. government during the war.… -
Canada to open border to Americans next month; CDC warns against UK travel
Monday was a tale of two countries regarding travel from the United States; Canada announced it would open its border to Americans, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned all Americans to not travel to the United Kingdom. The video above includes the announcement of the border opening from Canada Minister of Health…
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