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Cleveland Indians are now the ‘Guardians’: ‘We are loyal and proud and resilient’

The Cleveland Indians have changed their mascot name to the "Guardians," the baseball team announced Friday.

July 23, 2021

Team USA doc: 83% of American athletes in Tokyo are vaccinated, but 100 still unvaccinated

Roughly 100 of more than 600 U.S. athletes competing in Tokyo for the Summer Games have not been vaccinated, the U.S. doctor said Friday.

July 23, 2021

Ala. Gov. Kay Ivey fumes over worst vaccination rate in U.S.: ‘Start blaming the unvaccinated folks’

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said people are "supposed to have common sense" as she unloaded on unvaccinated people for driving coronavirus outbreaks and hospitalizations in her state.

July 23, 2021

First lady Jill Biden hails Team USA as Tokyo Games kick off: ‘You did it during a global pandemic’

First lady Jill Biden hailed Team USA's sacrifices, "drive" and "faith" in Tokyo before the Summer Games formally kicked off Friday amid a sweeping coronavirus crisis.

July 23, 2021

De Blasio bucks mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rise

Los Angeles County and other coronavirus hotspots are reimposing mask mandates but the Big Apple, the epicenter of last year's nightmare, is a glaring exception as cases climb due to the fast-moving delta strain.

July 22, 2021

China rebuffs WHO’s push for COVID-19 origins study: ‘Disregards common sense and defies science’

A top Chinese official lashed out Thursday at plans for a second-phase study of whether the coronavirus leaked from a lab in Wuhan instead of developing in nature.

July 22, 2021

Dr. Fauci: Trump team deserves ‘considerable credit’ for COVID-19 vaccines

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday the Trump administration deserves "considerable credit" for the development of the COVID-19 vaccines and the U.S. needs a politically unified stance against the virus, their "common enemy."

July 20, 2021

Fauci, Paul spar over whether Wuhan virus lab spent U.S. money on gain-of-function research

Sen. Rand Paul accused Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday of lying to Congress about U.S. support for gain-of-function research in the Wuhan virology lab at the heart of probes into COVID-19's origins, sparking a fiery exchange.

July 20, 2021

CDC: Delta variant accounts for 83% of sequence virus samples

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday said 83% of sequenced coronavirus samples in the U.S. are the dreaded delta variant that spreads rapidly and is fueling fears of a major setback in the pandemic fight at home and abroad.

July 20, 2021

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos delivers as Blue Origin rocket reaches space

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and three other passengers roared into space Tuesday in the first crewed ride by the billionaire's Blue Origin space company, fulfilling a longtime goal for Mr. Bezos and opening a new chapter in space tourism.

July 20, 2021

Sean Hannity: Do your research, go get vaccinated

Fox News host Sean Hannity late Monday told viewers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after his network was accused of fueling skepticism around the shots.

July 20, 2021

‘Extremely frustrating’: New York Democrat rips Biden’s hesitation on reopening border with Canada

"It is extremely frustrating that the United States government has failed to reciprocate current family exemptions already allowed by the Canadian government and failed to show a lack of urgency to make any progress on this side of the border toward lifting restrictions," Rep. Brian Higgins said.

July 19, 2021

Canada to open border for fully vaccinated Americans

Canada announced Monday it will allow fully vaccinated Americans to cross into the country as of Aug. 9.

July 19, 2021

Biden backpedals after saying Facebook is ‘killing people’

President Biden said Monday he wants social media companies to "look in the mirror" and combat bogus information about COVID-19 vaccines on their own, a clarification of prior remarks that seemed to suggest Facebook was "killing people."

July 19, 2021

Rep. Vern Buchanan tests positive for COVID-19

Rep. Vern Buchanan said Monday he tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated and is self-isolating at home in Florida with mild symptoms.

July 19, 2021

Canada surpasses U.S. in share of fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Canada is now beating the U.S. in the race to vaccinate populations against COVID-19.

July 19, 2021

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos: Excited to see how space changes me

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Monday he is excited to see how his visit to space changes him as he prepares for the first crewed flight of his Blue Origin space company.

July 19, 2021

U.S. gymnast alternate tests positive for COVID-19 at Olympics

An alternate on the U.S. women's gymnastics team tested positive for COVID-19 Monday while training for the Tokyo Summer Games, raising fresh concerns about transmission four days before the Olympics begin.

July 19, 2021

Biden, Merkel meet at WH in German leader’s final visit

President Biden and Angela Merkel huddled in the White House on Thursday as the German chancellor takes a final trip to Washington to restore and strengthen trans-Atlantic ties and reach for common ground on China, vaccine-sharing and a controversial gas pipeline.

July 15, 2021

White House: ‘Failed ideology’ in Cuba led to a health crisis

The White House on Thursday said Cubans are protesting oppression under communism and the pandemic-related deprivations that stem from that "failed ideology."

July 15, 2021