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Biden tests positive for COVID-19

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the White House said.

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Cows are now spreading bird flu to each other — here's why that's problematic for humans

Avian influenza H5N1 has spread to US cattle, raising concerns about its potential to infect mammal…

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Weak shipbuilding could be the US Navy's Achilles' heel in a war with China

A hollowed out industrial base, which the Navy depends on, could spell trouble for the sea service …

Chris Panella   


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Trump's close relationship with Putin could come back to haunt the US

A Trump-Putin deal in Ukraine could spark further conflict and have a catastrophic impact on the gl…

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Bill Gates says there's 'way above' a 5% risk we haven't seen the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Microsoft cofounder told the FT the pandemic could yet generate a coronavirus variant "even mor…

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A deadly Houthi attack on Tel Aviv is forcing Israel to rethink its drone defenses

Israel's military must reconsider its mistakes and blindspots after a long-range Houthi attack dron…

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The US Navy has launched a high-tech scavenger hunt on Reddit to recruit the 'next generation of submariners'

The Navy is looking for recruits to add to the less than 1% of sailors who serve on submarines, and…

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The US Army is having a hard time recruiting. Now it's asking soldiers dismissed for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine to come back.

The United States Army sent a letter to soldiers kicked out for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine conta…

Kenneth Niemeyer   


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Trump's former Surgeon General Jerome Adams says Biden officials must be more transparent to combat vaccine hesitancy

After leaving government in January, Adams has continued to be outspoken about public health issues…

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About 40 chief executives of US companies come together to create global task force to help India combat COVID-19

The new US public-private partnership to provide India critical medical supplies, vaccines, ox…

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The US and Chinese air forces are stepping up their training to prepare for a potential showdown with each other

China's air force is ditching its scripted exercises, and the US Air Force is telling its partners …

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People who met family over Thanksgiving should assume they have COVID-19, get tested, and wear a mask at home, White House advisor Dr. Deborah Birx said

Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the US coronavirus task force, said anyone who gathered for Th…

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COVID-19 means US Air Force bombers flying around the world are operating in a 'degraded' environment

The ongoing pandemic "means that we can't always stick to the same timelines, the same procedures,"…

Christopher Woody   


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Joe Biden picks Indian American Vivek Murthy to lead the new task force to tackle COVID-19 crisis in the US

Murthy’s parents Lakshmi Narasimha Murthy, Maithreya Murthy, are immigrants from Karnataka w…

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Most people don't really care about COVID anymore. That's good — and bad.

Even amid a summer spike in COVID cases, the general public's attitude toward the virus is more rel…

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Trump called the White House Coronavirus Task Force 'that f---ing council that Mike has': book

The book "Nightmare Scenario" describes the task force as "a mess" when Dr. Birx first arrived, "in…

John L. Dorman   


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Pence was more worried about COVID-19 privately than in his public appearances and was 'rattled' by his press secretary contracting the virus: book

According to the book "Nightmare Scenario," a close advisor's infection gave Pence "a firsthand gli…

John L. Dorman   


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AI is going to force millions of workers to train for new jobs. The US has historically been terrible at this.

The AI boom could necessitate widespread retraining for American workers. The US doesn't have a gre…

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The White House coronavirus response chief said the winter surge will be the worst event in US history, 'not just the worst public health event'

The US added 1 million COVID-19 cases in the first five days of December, and exceeded 100,000 curr…

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