Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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A group of 75 doctors have staged a mass walkout to protest the rise of unvaccinated Covid-19 patients. The doctors in South Florida walked out of their hospital on Monday, August 23, to protest the surge in unvaccinated Covid-19 patients who they are having to treat, New York Post reports.…
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The tallest man in America has died at the age of 38. Igor Vovkovinskiy passed away from heart disease on Friday, August 20, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, The Guardian reports. He first visited the clinic back in 1989 after abnormal levels of the growth hormone were secreted…
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its full approval to Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine. As reported by CBS News, the FDA's approval could result in the slowdown of first-dose inoculations being reversed. The FDA's Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock referred to this in a statement on…
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Joe Biden has once again defended his decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan. Speaking from the White House on Sunday (August 22), the POTUS said that once the evacuation is complete, the American people "will have a clear understanding of what I did, why we did it." He continued:…
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Donald Trump has taken a verbal swipe at congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her stance on the environment. The 75-year-old former president made the comments on Saturday night, during an appearance at a rally in Cullman, Alabama. Trump's appearance at the event was in support of Rep. Mo Brooks, who is…
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The US Department of Defense has called for commercial airlines to assist with the ongoing evacuation efforts in Afghanistan. On Sunday, August 22, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the Commander of US Transportation Command to activate Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) - which allows the DOD…
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Following the Taliban's political takeover of Afghanistan, people are calling for the 25th Amendment to remove President Joe Biden from office. On August 15, the Taliban entered the presidential palace in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul and declared the war "over", resulting in President Ashraf Ghani fleeing the country. Many…
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Donald Trump hit out at Joe Biden in a scathing verbal attack during a rally appearance on Saturday, slamming the President's recent Afghanistan withdrawal. Speaking at a rally in Cullman, Alabama, the former president claimed that Biden had created "the greatest foreign policy humiliation in the history of the United…
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The University of Virginia has announced that it has disenrolled a number of students prior to the upcoming fall semester. As reported by CNN, a spokesperson for the university confirmed that the decision was made on Friday after 238 students failed to comply with the UoV's Covid-19 vaccine mandate. Further…
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US Marines have revealed how many people they successfully evacuated on a packed C-17 cargo jet after the original photo went viral on social media. Earlier this week, an image showing the inside of a US military plane crammed with hundreds of Afghan refugees was widely shared across social media.…
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President Joe Biden has said he will "mobilize every resource necessary" in order to pull Americans out of Afghanistan. Speaking from the White House on Friday (August 20), the 78-year-old POTUS declared: "Any American who wants to come home, we will get you home." However, per CNN, Biden did state…
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A Florida school board will pay $300,000 to a former high school teacher who was removed from her teaching position after displaying a Black Lives Matter flag over her classroom door. As reported by USA Today, Amy Donofrio had been teaching at Riverside High School (formerly Lee High) when she…
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President Joe Biden has spoken out in more detail about his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of the country. In an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, the 78-year-old POTUS revealed that he believes there was no way of withdrawing US…
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Donald Trump appeared to praise the Taliban in the wake of their victory in Afghanistan, referring to them as "smart" and "good fighters." The ex-POTUS made the comments during an appearance on Sean Hannity's Fox News program on Tuesday, August 17 - just days after the insurgents rapidly seized control…
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Former President Donald Trump has branded Afghanistan's president in hiding, Ashraf Ghani, "a total crook" and said "he got away with murder". The 75-year-old Republican made the remarks during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday, August 17. Trump was asked about his previous dealings with Taliban…
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Former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill has given his two cents on President Joe Biden's handling of US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The 45-year-old - who famously shot and killed Osama bin Laden, hit out at the POTUS, calling him a "disaster". This week Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul, taking over…
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Donald Trump has demanded that US President Joe Biden resigns over the Taliban invasion of Afghanistan. According to The Independent, the former President of the United States lambasted his successor in a scathing official statement issued on Sunday. This comes after Taliban insurgents managed to secure the capital city of…
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A 14-year-old boy tragically jumped to his death from the Vessel structure at Hudson Yards, NBC New York reports. In late July, the teen became the fourth person to die by suicide at the tourist attraction in 18 months. He was also the first to take his life since developers…
