As Jan. 6 probe begins, Dem vows: We have to get it right
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July 26, 2021
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1of5FILE - In this July 1, 2021, file photo Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, departs the Capitol after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., appointed him to lead the new select committee to investigate the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, in Washington.J. Scott Applewhite/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5FILE - In this July 1, 2021, file photo Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, flanked by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., finishes his remarks as Pelosi announces her appointments to a new select committee to investigate the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington.J. Scott Applewhite/APShow MoreShow Less
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Fauci says US headed in `wrong direction’ on coronavirus
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday.
“We’re going in the wrong direction,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, describing himself as “very frustrated.”
He said recommending that the vaccinated wear masks is “under active consideration” by the government’s leading public health officials. Also, booster shots may be suggested for people with suppressed immune systems who have been vaccinated, Fauci said.
Fauci says US headed in `wrong direction on coronavirus
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) â The United States is in an âunnecessary predicamentâ of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nationâs top infectious diseases expert said Sunday.
âWeâre going in the wrong direction,â said Dr. Anthony Fauci, describing himself as âvery frustrated.â
He said recommending that the vaccinated wear masks is âunder active considerationâ by the governmentâs leading public health officials. Also, booster shots may be suggested for people with suppressed immune systems who have been vaccinated, Fauci said.
Fauci, who also serves as President Joe Bidenâs chief medical adviser, told CNNâs State of the Union that he has taken part in conversations about altering the mask guidelines.
Robert Moses, 1960s Civil Rights Activist and Math Education Advocate, Has Died Subscribe 5 min read
Robert Bob Moses answers questions about Freedom Summer in 1964 during a 2014 national youth summit at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson, Miss.Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press Share article Copy URL
Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who was shot at and endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, has died. He was 86.
Moses, who was widely referred to as Bob, worked to dismantle segregation as the Mississippi field director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights movement and was central to the 1964 “Freedom Summer” in which hundreds of students went to the South to register voters.
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