CDC advisory panel recommends third vaccine dose for those with weakened immune systems; Pentagon: U.S. troops on the way to Afghanistan; WH facing multiple crises: Afghanistan, covid, immigration & more; Three teachers in Broward County, FL die of covid within one day of each other
Covid hospitalizations near 80k, most since winter surge; Unvaccinated covid patient: “Get the vaccine”; (0% or more ICU beds full five states: AL, TX, GA, FL, MS; FEMA: More than $1B given to familie...
13 Aug 202141min
Pentagon: 3,000+ U.S. troops will be deployed to Afghanistan; FDA could authorize booster shots for immunocompromised; Census shows most growth in cities, America more diverse; GOP Rep Perry played key role in promoting Trump’s “Big lie”
Official: Biden approved order to send troops this morning; U.S. may move embassy to Kabul airport as Taliban gain ground; Fauci: “Inevitably” everyone could need booster shot; Debate rages over schoo...
12 Aug 202138min
Biden scores big win as Senate approved $3.5T budget plan; Public health experts urge local leaders to mandate vaccines; Official: Taliban could be cut off and take Kabul within weeks; Pace of price surge slows in July as economy shifts
Biden critics balk at massive $3.5T budget blueprint; Manchin raises “serious concerns” about $3.5 trillion budget; White House faces delicate balancing act to advance Biden’s priorities; L breaks hos...
11 Aug 202138min
NY Governor Cuomo resigns, effective in 14 days; Nearly a third of eligible Americans still unvaccinated; 19 GOP senators join Dems to pass infrastructure bill;
Gov. Cuomo resigns following damning A.G. report on sexual harassment allegations; Biden: “I respect” Cuomo’s decision to resign; Biden on Cuomo: “he’s done a helluva job” as governor; Gov. Cuomo resi...
10 Aug 202139min
CDC: more than 99.99% of fully vaccinated people have not had a severe breakthrough of COVID-19; NY speaker: Cuomo impeachment probe could wrap in “weeks”; Biden’s two-track infrastructure push sees momentum;
Hospitals in southern states running out of space and staff; Right-wing conspiracy theorist spreading COVID misinformation; Florida schools reopen as COVID positivity rate rises among children; CDC va...
9 Aug 202140min
Covid spread sharply accelerates, topping 100k new daily cases; Feud escalates between White House, FL Gov over restrictions; New details reveal extent of Trump’s push to overturn election; California mountain town decimated by state’s 6th largest wildfire
WH: Daily vaccinations at highest level in more than a month; WH praises businesses with vaccination requirements; Fauci warns of future covid-19 variant worse than Delta; Covid cases, hospitalization...
5 Aug 202139min
Mixed messages from Biden admin lead to Covid confusion; Fauci worries variant worse than Delta could be coming; CNN CNN: Majority of NY assembly would vote to impeach Cuomo; Rural Georgia town split over optional masks in schools
Top DOJ official prepped resignation letter over Trump’s “direct instructions” to support his election fraud claims; Ohio primary race strokes intra-party heat for Dems; Trump-backed candidate Mike Ca...
4 Aug 202136min
NYC mayor: vaccine proof required for many indoor activities; NY AG finds NY Gov Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women; Biden updates efforts to increase COVID vaccinations;
NYC mayor announces vaccine requirement for indoor dining, fitness centers, entertainment & performances; Mote corporations require vaccinations, masks as cases surge; Hospitalizations top 50K for fir...
3 Aug 202154min
