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Sen. Ron Johnson called out the Biden administration’s health agencies Sunday for shortcutting the usual safety reviews in a rush to give final approval to COVID-19 vaccines, including failing to account for thousands of deaths and adverse reactions among people worldwide who got the shots. In a letter to the administration’s top health officials, the Wisconsin Republican warned against the Food and Drug Administration’s pending approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected Monday.
He said the fast-track decision appeared more political than scientific since it skipped the usual formal advisory committee meeting and did not fully account for the reports of deaths and disabilities
Daily Mail (UK),
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Joe Biden was hit by another on-air gaffe Sunday when he appeared to forget the name of his FEMA director just moments after speaking with her. In 10-to-12-second video clips that have sparked widespread discussion about the president's wellbeing, Biden said, 'There's no one better to lead this operation than...than....umm...uh...Deanne....uh....Criswell.' Critics say the flub—which came during a press conference on his withdrawal from Afghanistan, and Tropical Storm Henri, is further evidence of Biden's cognitive decline. Last week, the 78 year-old president—the oldest man ever elected to the United States' highest office—made a series of contradictory
Daily Mail (UK),
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Alastair Talbot
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8/22/2021 7:47:58 PM
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Texas gubernatorial candidate Allen West's wife has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence on Friday night.
West is said to be 'beyond livid' with the Dallas Police Department for the arrest which he insists was wrongful and that his wife was sober at the time. Angela Graham-West, 61, was driving home from dinner at P.F. Changs with her three-month-old grandson, Jaxton, when she was pulled over for a traffic violation at around 8.45p.m. Friday night in Dallas County, leading to an officer to suspect that she was intoxicated before performing a field sobriety test on her.(Snip)On Sunday, West posted a photo
Daily Mail (UK),
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Dan Heching
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8/22/2021 7:40:32 PM
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Hilary Duff has revealed she has contracted COVID-19, despite being vaccinated. The actress revealed she was suffering from a 'bad headache', loss of taste and smell, sinus pressure, and brain fog in an Instagram Story she posted Friday. The mother, 33, posted a slightly somber selfie from bed, along with a caption written over her face as she broke the bad news. 'That delta … She’s a little [expletive]. Symptoms: bad headache. No taste or smell. Sinus pressure. Brain fog,' Hilary wrote. 'Happy to be vaxxed,' she concluded, along with a peace sign emoji. The update comes just about three days after the Younger star posted another selfie,
New York Post,
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Mark Moore
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Rep. Liz Cheney said President Biden should have ignored his predecessor’s negotiated May 1 withdrawal deadline with the Taliban and disregarded the advice of military leaders—decisions she claimed has led to Americans “probably being held hostage” in war-torn Afghanistan. “President Biden is the president of the United States and he’s had no problem in reversing course on other things. He decided he’s going to rejoin the JCPOA. He decided he’s going to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. He’s reversed a number of decisions of the Trump administration,” Cheney (R-Wyo.) said in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” referring to the formal name of the Iran
New York Post,
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David Meyer
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The FDA’s expected approval Monday of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine will likely lead to more universities and businesses requiring the immunizations for students and employees, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said Sunday. Speaking to Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday,” Murthy declined to confirm the federal Food and Drug Administration’s plan to formally OK the vaccine Monday—but said his hope is that a “full approval,” as opposed to its current “emergency” one, would push more Americans to get their shots. “There are universities and businesses that have been considering putting in vaccine requirements in order to create a safer, a workplace, a learning environment,” Murthy added.
Washington Times,
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Andrew Blake
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Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor said he is sick with an apparent breakthrough case of COVID-19, causing the Grammy-winning singer to abruptly cancel plans to appear in Michigan this weekend. “I woke up today and tested positive, and I’m very, very sick,” Mr. Taylor said in a video released Friday by Astronomicon, a convention in Ann Arbor where he had been set to appear Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Taylor, 41, sounded noticeably raspy in the video and suggested he was experiencing flu-like symptoms. “I’m vaccinated, so I’m not worried. But I certainly wouldn’t want to spread it to anyone else.
New York Post,
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Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
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Taliban militants outside the airport in Kabul Sunday fired into the air and beat back crowds desperate to flee Afghanistan—one day after seven people were crushed to death near the airfield in the fractured nation. The militants used batons to beat back the surging Afghan crowds and force them into queues amid growing panic at the airport—where a tense understanding between US and Taliban forces appears to be holding for now. The scene unfolded amid chaos outside the Afghan airport, where thousands are seeking to flee the country after a swift Taliban takeover following a US troop withdrawal. Some 5,800 US forces have been brought in
New York Post,
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Tina Moore
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Video captures a maniac striking a Manhattan straphanger on the head with a hammer, leaving the bleeding victim on the tracks—all because the rider looked at the suspect the wrong way, cops said Sunday. “Don’t look at me!” the attacker barked at the 44-year-old stranger, who was waiting on the platform for the N/R line at Union Square Station around 9 p.m. Saturday, according to police. “If you come any closer, I’m going to hit you!” the suspect snarled. As the victim walked away, the attacker went to a nearby bench and pulled a hammer out of a bag, police said.
Daily Mail (UK),
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Jack Wright
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Joe Biden's aides were 'too afraid' to quiz him and his National Security Adviser over key decisions made in the run-up to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to sources close to the US administration. The President is accused of insisting on recalling US troops ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington DC, and allegedly ignored warnings that it would not leave the military enough time to get American nationals and allies out.(Snip)The official claimed that the Biden administration functions 'like an autocracy' and stifles internal dissent, adding: 'It's one thing to crack down on leaks, it's another thing to
Independent (UK),
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Helen Elfer
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The Pentagon is to use 18 US commercial aircraft to relocate Afghan evacuees after they’ve left the country, according to reports.According to Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby, the planes will not fly into Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, but instead will move passengers on from way stations once they’ve departed Afghanistan.(Snip)Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin asked for 18 aircraft: three each from American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines and Omni Air; two from Hawaiian Airlines; and four from United Airlines as he activated the initial stage of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet programme. The Biden administration has faced increasing pressure to assist the hundreds of thousands
Daily Mail (UK),
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Jack Wright
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Tony Blair has blasted US President Joe Biden's 'imbecilic' decision to withdraw American troops from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, calling the scuttle 'tragic, dangerous and unnecessary' and claiming the move had 'every Jihadist group round the world cheering'. Mr Blair, who was in Downing Street when London sent British troops into the Middle Eastern country 20 years ago following the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington—said Britain has a 'moral obligation' to stay until 'all those who need to be are evacuated'.(Snip)Cabinet insiders have suggested the President was 'gaga' and 'doolally' for withdrawing so quickly, while the Prime Minister has allegedly privately referred to
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We live in a nation run by clowns and criminals, and where no one guilty of malfeasance is ever held to account because we understand that "mistakes were made and it's time to move on." The rest of us walk a minefield where a single mistake, say being in DC on January 6, or failing to be vaccinated, can be a life-changing event.