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In shift, GOP ramps up vaccine push as resistance hardens Jill Colvin And Brian Slodysko Associated Press Updated:  July 23, 2021 3:32 pm Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., joined by House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., left, and members of the GOP Doctors Caucus, speaks during a news conference about the Delta variant of COVID-19 and the origin of the virus, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 22, 20...

‘Unvaccinated folks ... are letting us down’: Republicans ramp up vaccine push Shift comes as more contagious Delta variant prompts US COVID-19 cases to nearly triple     House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., joined by House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., left, and members of the GOP Doctors Caucus, speaks during a news conference about the Delta variant of COVID-19 and the origin of the virus, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 22, 2021. [ J....

By JILL COLVIN and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican politicians are under increasing pressure to speak out to persuade COVID-19 vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious variant sends caseloads soaring. But after months of ignoring — and, in some cases, stoking — misinformation about the virus, experts warn it may be too late to change the minds of many who are refusing. In recent news conference...

The outreach comes as COVID-19 cases have nearly tripled in the U.S. over the last two weeks, driven by the explosion of the new delta variant, especially in pockets of the country where vaccination rates are low. Public health officials believe the variant is at least twice as contagious as the original version, but the shots appear to offer robust protection against serious illness for most people. Indeed, nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are now people who havent been vaccinated. Nonet...

GOPs vaccine push amid delta variant may be too little, too late experts say Share Updated: 10:55 PM EDT Jul 22, 2021 By JILL COLVIN and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press GOPs vaccine push amid delta variant may be too little, too late experts say Share Updated: 10:55 PM EDT Jul 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript >>HE T SERIES OF VACCINATIONS PROTECTS AGAINST A SYMPTOMATIC INFECTION FROM THE DELTA VARIANT. REPORT:ER REPUBLICAN ANDY HARRIS, A LEADING ICE VOIN...

4 in 10 Oregonians agree with core white nationalist arguments, survey reveals Survey results indicated that, when compared to a DHM panel in 2018, fewer Oregonians believed in protecting and preserving the country’s multicultural heritage. Credit: Andrew Selsky, Associated Press A protester carries a Proud Boys banner in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. on Sept. 7, 2020. Author: Dianne Lugo (Salem Statesman Journal) Published: 4:45 PM PDT June ...

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Ross D. Franklin/AP As the impacts of human-induced climate change become harder and harder to ignore, some on the right have moved away from denying it exists and toward a new strategy: blaming immigrants for contributing to the problem. An April 12 lawsuit brought by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich against the Department of Homeland Security alleges that the Biden administration’s policies on immigration have impacted the state’s environment by increasing demand for “housing, inf...

After a two-year, pandemic-related hiatus, the desert music festival returns in 2022, and you can watch from the comfort of your home.

View Comments Eric Ward was so certain he would be a Marine, he wore a sweatshirt that read Marines every day in high school. Steven Ward lost Eric, his youngest son, at age 19 in Afghanistan in 2010. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery,   "Every year, we take a bus to go see Eric and share family stories," Ward, who moved to Reno after his son died, said. Eric Ward was a fifth-generation Marine. "He actually saved quite a few people," Ward said of his son. "He was a very generous k...