The federal government is continuing their effort to boost vaccinations nationwide while curbing the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant. During a press conference on Thursday, President Joe Biden urged local governments to incentivize vaccinations with payments to individuals, while also implementing new rules for federal workers.
Doctors have developed a new way to treat cancerous brain tumors through the use of magnets mounted on a helmet. Doctor researchers at Houston Methodist Neurological Institute tested a magnetic helmet on a patient who had a glioblastoma tumor in his brain. They found that they were able to shrink the tumor by over 30% and had hoped for even greater results but their patient died due to an unrelated injury.
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The nationwide eviction freeze set in place since September of last year by the CDC is finally set to expire over the weekend after July 31.
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As the CDC and Biden administration reup the push for masking, even in the vaccinated population, a new survey suggests the Americans are less likely to go along with it than in previous months
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Chinese diplomatic officials met with a delegation from the Taliban in Afghanistan on Wednesday reportedly to discuss peace in Afghanistan and the broader region. According to the Taliban, nine of their representatives met with Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister, in Tianjin, China on Wednesday.
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The US Senate voted 67-32 to begin debate regarding a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that represents a substantial part of President Biden’s political agenda while in office. This bill is the product of months of negotiation between Democrats and Republicans led by Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio). President Biden originally proposed a $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan but Republicans immediately said that they would not support such irresponsible spending.
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This battle pitted Crusaders against a small but mighty Eastern European kingdom.
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On July 29, 1921, exactly 100 years ago, Adolf Hitler took over as the leader of the National Socialist German Workers (Nazi) Party.
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The US is maintaining its lead in total number of medals in this year’s games standing at a total of 38 as of this writing. China is in second place with 31 and is followed by the Russian Olympic Committee with 28. Host country Japan is in fourth place at 25 total medals and has already doubled the total number of medals that they won in the last Summer Olympics in 2016.
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China’s influence over the world continues to expand, whether or not the world is aware of it.