Anderson Cooper 360

Vaccine confusion

10 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The last thing a country in the middle of another coronavirus surge and battling vaccine disinformation needs is conflicting messages from the governm...

Pfizer sees waning immunity from its Covid vaccine

09 Jul 2021

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Days after President Biden spoke of gaining our independence from Covid, Pfizer says it is seeing waning immunity from its coronavirus vaccine and is...

Assassination of Haiti's President

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Haiti's President was assassinated in his home. It would be a shattering development to any country. But Haiti has had more than its share of misfor...

6 Months since the Insurrection

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s six months to the day since the attack on the Capitol. The FBI and the Department of Justice released new videos today from the January 6 ...

117 people remain unaccounted for in Surfside condo collapse

06 Jul 2021

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The death toll in the Florida condo collapse has risen to 28, with 117 others still unaccounted for. Structural engineer Allyn Kilsheimer was hir...

January 6th rioter joins Republican members of Congress on border trip

03 Jul 2021

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As Congress puts together a special committee to investigate the January 6th insurrection, several Republican House members visited the U.S.-...

Trump CFO indicted on 15 felony counts, alleged 15-year tax scheme

02 Jul 2021

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New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with an alleged 15-year tax scheme. The Tru...

Death toll rises to 18 in condo collapse

01 Jul 2021

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At least 18 people are dead and 147 are unaccounted for after a south Florida condo building partially collapsed last week. The Miami-Dade mayor annou...

12 dead, 149 unaccounted for in Surfside condo collapse

30 Jun 2021

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Six days after the 12-story condo building in Surfside, Florida came crashing down, search and rescue crews continue to comb through the rubble as 149...

Death toll rises to 11 in condo collapse

29 Jun 2021

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Authorities say the death toll has risen to eleven after the collapse of a 12-story residential building in Surfside, Florida five days ago. Search an...

159 people remain unaccounted for in condo collapse

26 Jun 2021

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  Anderson Cooper reports from Surfside, Florida as an intense search and rescue effort continues for what could be as many as 159 trapped in t...

Miami-Dade Police: 99 people still unaccounted for in condo collapse

25 Jun 2021

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An intense search and rescue effort will continue through the night as nearly 100 people remain unaccounted for after a 12-story condo building collap...

New videos show Capitol rioters attacking police calling them “pigs” and “f***ing traitors”

24 Jun 2021

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The Justice Department released six new police body camera and surveillance videos that show rioters harassing and attacking police on January 6 aroun...

Voting rights bill dead after Senate Republicans block it

23 Jun 2021

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Senate Republicans blocked a signature Democratic voting and election bill during a key test vote. Democrats were united in favor of the bill after se...

Poll: Most Americans reject validity of 2020 election audits

22 Jun 2021

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A new Monmouth University poll suggests most Americans reject Republican efforts to audit states’ 2020 election results and they believe the reviews...

New videos obliterate GOP whitewashing of Capitol riot

19 Jun 2021

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Newly released video from January 6 shows a supporter of former President Trump, Scott Fairlamb, taunting, stalking, and punching law enforcement outs...

DOJ releases new body camera video of January 6 riot

18 Jun 2021

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The Justice Department released horrifying new police body camera video from the Capitol hill insurrection on January 6. The video shows a man, who is...

Biden on historic Putin summit: “I did what I came to do”

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

President Joe Biden said he raised human rights and cyberattacks during a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Both Biden and Putin said the talks w...

Biden and Putin to meet as relations at lowest point since Cold War

16 Jun 2021

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President Joe Biden will meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday and U.S. officials say it could last four to five h...

Biden preparing intensely for Putin’s tactics with aides and allies

15 Jun 2021

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President Joe Biden has been using his spare time on his European tour to prepare intensely for his meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Biden has ...

Trump DOJ requested data on 73 phone numbers and 36 email addresses from Apple

12 Jun 2021

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The Department of Justice under former President Trump demanded metadata from Apple on 73 phone numbers and 36 email addresses, the company said. ...

Bipartisan group of 10 senators agree on infrastructure plan

11 Jun 2021

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A bipartisan group of ten senators say they’ve reached an agreement on infrastructure that would be “fully paid for and not include tax increases....

Biden sets ambitious agenda on first overseas trip

10 Jun 2021

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President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda is stalled in Washington, D.C. while he is overseas for his first trip abroad to talk with world leaders. Bide...

White House negotiations with Capito-led Republicans officially done

09 Jun 2021

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Infrastructure negotiations between President Joe Biden and a group of Republican senators led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito broke down. Sen. Capito sa...

NY Times: Trump Organization executive testifies before a grand jury

05 Jun 2021

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The New York Times reports that senior Trump Organization financial official Jeffrey McConney has testified before a grand jury in Manhattan as ...

Manchin signals he’s not ready to buck Republicans on key issues

04 Jun 2021

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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin holds a powerful position as a pivotal swing vote for the party and he’s made it clear he’s not ready to abandon Repub...

Former Trump advisers: The former President is more obsessed than ever with the 2020 election

03 Jun 2021

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Advisers for former President Trump tell CNN that he is more obsessed than ever with the 2020 election and is listening to “the bottom of the bottom...

Biden slams GOP voting restrictions as “simply un-American”

02 Jun 2021

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President Joe Biden announced Vice President Kamala Harris will lead his administration’s efforts on voting rights. Biden condemned the efforts by R...

Manhunt underway for at least three suspects in Florida club shooting

01 Jun 2021

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Breaking news in the search for three people who opened fire at a concert venue outside Miami over the weekend. Two people were killed, 21 others wo...

Podcast May 28, 2021

29 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today, in the very chamber overun by a violent mob just a few months ago, Senate Republicans blocked the creation of a bipartisan commission to inves...

McConnell doubles down to pressure Republicans, asks for “personal favor” to block January 6 commission

28 May 2021

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has ramped up the pressure on his GOP colleagues to oppose a bill that would create a commission to investigati...

At least 8 killed in San Jose shooting

27 May 2021

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At least eight people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the Valley Transportation Authority rail yard in San Jose, California. The shooter, who...

Washington Post: Manhattan DA convenes grand jury in Trump probe

26 May 2021

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The Washington Post reports that the Manhattan district attorney has convened a grand jury in the Trump criminal probe that’s expected to decide whe...

GOP leaders silent on Greene comparing mask mandate to Holocaust

25 May 2021

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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene compared House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to continue the mask mandate to the Holocaust. House Minority ...

Police to release all video in death of Ronald Greene

22 May 2021

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CNN has obtained new body camera video from one Louisiana State Police trooper who arrived on the scene as other officers had Ronald Greene on the g...

January 6 commission vote: Unlikely 10 Republicans go against McConnell

21 May 2021

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The chances of 10 Senate Republicans going against Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and siding with the Democrats to establish an independent a...

35 Republicans vote with Democrats in favor of January 6 Capitol riot commission

20 May 2021

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The House passed a bill to create an independent and bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol. 35 Republicans voted wi...

McCarthy won’t support bipartisan January 6 commission

19 May 2021

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House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy won’t support a deal to form a January 6 commission, siding with some other Republicans who have tried to...

New York won’t require masks or social distancing for fully vaccinated people

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York will adopt the CDC’s guidelines to not require masks, inside or outside, or social distancing for people...

Confusion over CDC’s new mask guidelines

15 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There’s confusion after the CDC said if you're fully vaccinated you don't need to wear a mask in most cases.  Drs. Paul Offit and Ashish Jha ...

CDC: Fully vaccinated Americans no longer need masks in most cases

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

More than 15 months after the CDC first recommended wearing masks, the federal health agency now says that if you're fully vaccinated, you don't ne...

Cheney: "I will do everything I can to ensure" that Trump "never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office"

13 May 2021

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Rep. Liz Cheney was removed from her position as House GOP conference chair. After the vote she said she “will do everything I can to ensure” that...

Rep. Liz Cheney: “Remaining silent and ignoring the lie, emboldens the liar”

12 May 2021

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Rep. Liz Cheney spoke on the House floor about the move to oust her from her leadership position. She vowed not to remain silent as the former Preside...

Caitlyn Jenner on Biden: “He is our President. I respect that.”

11 May 2021

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California recall candidate Caitlyn Jenner said she doesn’t believe the election was “stolen” and Biden “is our President. I respect that.” ...

Texas House passes election overhaul bill that adds new restrictions

08 May 2021

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The Texas House of Representatives passed an election overhaul bill that would add new voting restrictions and penalties to address voter fraud, even ...

Trump allies search for viable Cheney foe in Wyoming

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, about to be forced out of her leadership position for telling the truth that Trump lost the 2020 e...

Rep. Liz Cheney: Republicans must choose between the truth and Trump

06 May 2021

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Rep. Liz Cheney: Republicans must choose between the truth and Trump   In a new op-ed in the Washington Post, Rep. Liz Cheney says the Republican...

House GOP leader: “I’ve had it” with Liz Cheney

05 May 2021

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House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy was caught on a hot mic talking negatively about Rep. Liz Cheney, saying “I’ve had it with her” and “I’v...

Rep. Liz Cheney: Trump’s election lies are “poison”

04 May 2021

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Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, said her party can’t accept the “poison” of the idea that the 2020 election was stolen. She also sa...

Trump allies worry Giuliani raid sent “strong message” to the former President’s inner circle

01 May 2021

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An adviser to former President Trump is worried the Rudy Giuliani raid sent a “strong message to a lot of people inside Trump’s world” and that ...

India experiencing world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

India is currently experiencing the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak with daily cases and deaths rising every day. Bodies are being burned in makeshi...

CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for full vaccinated people

28 Apr 2021

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The CDC issued new outdoor mask guidance for people who are fully vaccinated, allowing them to unmask in small outdoor gatherings and while eating out...

Brown family attorney: Video of police shooting shows “execution”

27 Apr 2021

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An attorney for Andrew Brown Jr.’s family said the shooting of the North Carolina Black man was an “execution.” The family was only shown a shor...

CDC & FDA lift pause on J&J coronavirus vaccine

24 Apr 2021

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The CDC and FDA lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine after use of the shot was halted while rare, severe blood clots were in...

Daunte Wright’s mother: “My son should be burying me”

23 Apr 2021

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Friends and family gathered in Brooklyn City, Minnesota to say goodbye to Daunte Wright, a Black man whose death at the hands of a police officer reig...

DOJ launches broad investigation into Minneapolis policing

22 Apr 2021

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The Justice Department has launched a federal civil probe into the policing policies in Minneapolis. The investigation comes a day after former Minn...

Derek Chauvin found guilty on all three charges

21 Apr 2021

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Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was taken away in handcuf...

Jury deliberating in Derek Chauvin murder trial

20 Apr 2021

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Jurors have been sent to deliberate in the trial of former Minneapolis Police offer Derek Chauvin after 45 witnesses were called over three weeks of t...

Another mass shooting

17 Apr 2021

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Police say the gunman who opened fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis killing eight people was a 19-year-old former employee.  Ali Brown, a...

Video released in police shooting of a 13-year-old in Chicago

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chicago police released video today in the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. The Toledo family attorney joins Anderson.  In the ...

Protests continue in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after police killing of Daunte Wright

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter today for shooting and killing 20-year-ol...

Protesters on the streets for third night after police shooting in Minnesota

14 Apr 2021

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As curfew approaches, people march on the streets of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota calling for justice for Daunte Wright. Officer Kim Potter, the pol...

Protesters on the streets in Minnesota with curfews in effect

13 Apr 2021

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Another deadly police shooting in Minnesota. Duante Wright was killed during a traffic stop and a medical examiner has ruled his death a hom...

Medical Examiner: Floyd had heart disease but officer interaction "was more than Floyd could take"

10 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On the tenth day of witness testimony in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, two physicians, including the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on ...

Doctor: Floyd’s preexisting conditions and drug use had no impact on death

09 Apr 2021

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A renowned pulmonary critical care doctor testified that George Floyd’s preexisting conditions and drug use had no impact on his death and that he d...

CDC Director: UK variant is now dominant coronavirus strain in the U.S.

08 Apr 2021

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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom is now the most common strain in the United Sta...

Police use-of-force expert: Derek Chauvin’s kneeling is not trained restraint tactic

07 Apr 2021

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A Minneapolis Police use-of-force training instructor testified that Derek Chauvin’s kneeling on George Floyd’s neck is not a trained restraint ta...

Police Chief: Chauvin “absolutely” violated neck restraint policy

06 Apr 2021

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Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified that former officer Derek Chauvin’s actions were “in no way, shape or form” proper and “a...

Chauvin’s supervisor: Restraint of Floyd could have ended earlier

02 Apr 2021

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Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin’s supervisor testified that the force being used by officers should have stopped earlier. Retired Sg...

Graphic body cam videos of George Floyd’s arrest played in court

01 Apr 2021

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Body camera videos from Minneapolis police officers were played in court during his criminal trial and showed the jury what witnesses saw as George Fl...

Firefighter, 9-year-old and teens give powerful testimony in Derek Chauvin trial

31 Mar 2021

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Six bystanders who witnessed George Floyd die took the stand on the second day of Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial. The jury heard testimony from a...

CDC Director: “I’m scared”

30 Mar 2021

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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky shared a feeling of “impending doom” with Covid-19 cases spiking throughout the country and said “I’m ...

Biden: Justice Department is “taking a look” at Georgia law

27 Mar 2021

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President Joe Biden called a new Georgia law that imposes voting restrictions “Jim Crow in the 21st century” and an “atrocity.” When asked if...

Georgia lawmakers move to restrict voting access

26 Mar 2021

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Georgia Republicans sped a sweeping elections bill into law that imposes new voter identification requirements for absentee ballots, empowers state of...

People line the streets of Boulder to honor slain police Officer Eric Talley

25 Mar 2021

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Hundreds of people lined the streets as a hearse transferred the body of Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley to a funeral home in Aurora. His patrol ve...

10 killed in Colorado grocery store shooting

24 Mar 2021

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Police identified the ten people killed in the Boulder, Colorado grocery store shooting. One of the victims was 51-year-old Boulder Police Officer Eri...

Multiple people killed in Colorado store shooting

23 Mar 2021

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Multiple people have been killed, including one police officer, in a shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado. Authorities said one suspect is i...

Biden: Asian Americans have been “attacked, blamed, scapegoated and harassed”

20 Mar 2021

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Pres. Joe Biden condemned the “skyrocketing” hate crimes against Asian Americans in the wake of the Atlanta-area shootings that left eight dead, i...

GOP lawmaker uses hearing on anti-Asian violence to invoke lynching

19 Mar 2021

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Reports of anti-Asian hate incidents have been on the rise in recent months and Asian American lawmakers are asking their Republican colleagues to ton...

Atlanta shootings a terrifying escalation for Asian Americans

18 Mar 2021

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Since the Covid-19 pandemic began Asian Americans throughout the United States have been verbally harassed, spat on and injured in a “disgusting pat...

Biden to migrants: “Don’t come” across U.S.-Mexico border right now

17 Mar 2021

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Pres. Joe Biden discouraged migrants from coming to the United States telling them “don’t come” and “don’t leave your town or city or commun...

Biden administration would welcome Trump’s help in promoting vaccine

16 Mar 2021

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The White House said it would welcome former Pres. Trump’s help in promoting the coronavirus vaccine to his supporters. A recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Ma...

CDC: U.S. tops 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered

13 Mar 2021

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The U.S. has administered more than 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses as Pres. Joe Biden announced his mission to open vaccine access to all adults b...

Biden directs states to make all adults eligible for Covid-19 vaccines by May 1

12 Mar 2021

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One year after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, Pres. Joe Biden remembered the lives lost and honored the frontline ...

Pres. Biden calls $1.9 trillion passage of Covid relief bill an “historic victory”

11 Mar 2021

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It is an historic day in Washington, DC as Pres. Joe Biden's signature domestic policy issue, the Covid relief bill, passed in the House of Representa...

House set to pass Biden’s Covid relief plan

10 Mar 2021

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The House passed a procedural vote to move the Covid-19 bill to a final vote. The nearly $2 trillion package includes $1,400 stimulus checks to many A...

CDC releases new guidance for people fully vaccinated against Covid-19

09 Mar 2021

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Highly anticipated guidance from the CDC says people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can safely visit with other vaccinated people and small...

Deal reached to move forward with Covid relief bill

06 Mar 2021

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A source tells CNN that Democratic Senators have reached a deal to move forward with the Covid relief bill, agreeing to extend the enhanced unemployme...

Federal investigators examining communications between U.S. lawmakers and Capitol rioters

05 Mar 2021

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Federal investigators are examining the communications between members of Congress and the pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6. ...

Biden criticizes Texas and Mississippi for lifting restrictions

04 Mar 2021

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Pres. Joe Biden criticized Texas and Mississippi for lifting their Covid-19 restrictions and called it “neanderthal thinking.” Biden said “I thi...

FBI Director knocks down GOP conspiracy theories about January 6 attack

03 Mar 2021

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FBI Director Christopher Wray knocked down a conspiracy theory that the January 6th rioters were “fake Trump protestors,” a baseless claim that’...

CDC Director warns all recent Covid-19 progress could be wiped out by variants

02 Mar 2021

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The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning Americans that the country is at risk of losing recent gains in the bat...

FDA recommends Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

27 Feb 2021

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The FDA vaccine advisers recommended authorization of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. In the U.S., the single-shot showed an overall effica...

Capitol Police Chief: Extremists want to “blow up the Capitol”

26 Feb 2021

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The acting Capitol Police chief warned militia groups involved in the January 6 insurrection want to “blow up the Capitol” “and “kill as many ...

FDA: Johnson & Johnson vaccine is safe and effective

25 Feb 2021

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The U.S. Food and Drug administration found the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective and meets the emergency use authorization ...

Tiger Woods injured in car crash

24 Feb 2021

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Golfer Tiger Woods suffered serious leg injuries after his SUV crossed onto the wrong side of the road and rolled over several times near Los Angeles....

Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns to New York prosecutor

23 Feb 2021

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The Supreme Court ruled that former Pres. Trump’s tax returns can be released to a New York prosecutor. The decision deals a massive lost to Trump, ...

More than 14.9 million Texans impacted by water distribution

20 Feb 2021

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Approximately 165,000 Texans remain without power and more than 14.9 million have been impacted by a water crisis as the state braces for another ...

Cruz responds to criticism over Cancun trip

19 Feb 2021

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Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz returned from Cancun, Mexico with hundreds of thousands of Texans still without power and dealing with severe water ...

2.6+ million Texans without power with no end in sight

18 Feb 2021

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A winter storm and lengthy cold snap has crippled power facilities in Texas and left more than 2.6 million people without power for several days. The ...