The Washington Examiner reports that in the letter, Paul addresses the same U.S. funded research he brought up in his exchange with Dr. Fauci, which seem to suggest gain-of-function research, which Fauci denied before congress.

Federal, state and local government officials nationwide have pushed vaccinations harder as cases linked to the Delta variant rise.

The agreement will begin at the end of 2021, with some troops remaining in the country after the deadline but only in an advisory and training role.

With the departure of US forces, the Taliban and other insurgent groups have taken aggressive action in Afghanistan resulting in the highest civilian dead and injured toll over two months since recording began in 2009.

Biles spoke to the media after the team finals and said her decision to withdraw from the competition was due to mental health reasons.

The last victim was identified in the Seaside, Florida condo collapse on Monday ending the recovery efforts that have lasted more than a month. Estelle Hedaya was the last of 98 victims to be found in the rubble. Police say that all missing persons have now either been found or identified from the June 24th tragedy. In a news conference announcing the discovery, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she prays that this will begin the process of healing for all of the victims’ families.

North and South Korea have agreed to restore the hotlines of communication that North Korea severed last year in an attempt to restore diplomatic talks and improve relations.