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COVID-19 live updates: Mississippi asks Biden administration to send military hospital ship
Lubo Ivanko/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 618,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.3 million people [Read More…]
Why school districts nationwide are facing bus driver shortages
DavidPrahl/iStock (NEW YORK) — At the start of the school year, it’s not uncommon for school districts to be short bus drivers. Before the pandemic, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia had been down [Read More…]
‘Alarming’ increase in law enforcement officers killed this year
amphotora/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Pentagon Protection Force Agency Officer George Gonzalez was a beloved son, brother and friend. He was a Yankees fan and a “one of the good guys,” according to an obituary shared by [Read More…]
FDA poised to authorize 3rd vaccine dose for immune-compromised people: Sources
Bill Oxford/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration is planning to authorize a third shot for the immune-compromised on Thursday, two sources familiar with the plans confirmed to ABC News. If the FDA green-lights [Read More…]
US military analysis says Kabul could fall to Taliban in 90 days: Official
omersukrugoksu/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the Taliban sweeps across Afghanistan and claims at least nine provincial capitals in just days, a new U.S. military analysis warns that the country’s capital, Kabul, could become isolated in [Read More…]
Iran facing its deadliest coronavirus surge after banning import on US vaccines
da-kuk/iStock (NEW YORK) — Eight months after Iran banned imports of any vaccines developed in the United States or the United Kingdom, the country is in the grips of its deadliest coronavirus surge yet, prompting [Read More…]
California man arrested in connection with the deaths of his two young children, authorities say
Cesar Okada/iStock (TIJUANA, Mexico) — A California man has been charged with the murder of his two young children in Mexico, authorities said. Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, of Santa Barbara, California, was charged Wednesday with [Read More…]
Israel to require U.S. travelers to self-quarantine for seven days
chameleonseye/iStock (JERUSALEM) — Beginning Wednesday, all travelers from the United States arriving in Israel will be required to quarantine for seven days, regardless of their vaccination status. Israel’s Knesset Labour and Health Committee approved the [Read More…]
Biden sends envoy in urgent effort to stop Taliban offensive in Afghanistan
KeithBinns/iStock (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s envoy for Afghanistan will meet with the Taliban’s political leadership this week to urge them “to stop their military offensive and to negotiate a political settlement,” the State Department [Read More…]