Lawmakers step up pressure on administration over monkeypox
Congressional leaders have begun raising the heat on the Biden administration over monkeypox, demanding to know what its plan is for handling the outbreak as cases continue to rise and treatments still remain out of reach for many who are affected. Top-ranking members in the House and Senate, on both sides of the aisle, have asked Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra for answers on what his department is doing to handle the monkeypox outbreak, with several lawmakers questioning what they perceive to be a failed response. Nearly 2,600
Read MoreButtigieg hits Rubio for calling same-sex marriage bill 'waste of time'
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called out Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday for his comments that a vote on a bill protecting same-sex marriage would be a “stupid waste of time.” “If he's got time to fight against Disney, I don't know why he wouldn't have time to help safeguard marriages like mine,” Buttigieg told CNN “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper. Earlier this year, Rubio was among the Florida GOP officials who attacked Disney over its opposi
Read MoreReports identify two American volunteer soldiers killed in Ukraine
The two Americans killed by Russian fire in Ukraine a week ago were identified in reports over the weekend as Luke “Skywalker” Lucyszyn and Bryan Young. The volunteer soldiers were killed in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine on July 18, reportedly ambushed by Russian tanks, their commander Ruslan Miroshnichenko confirmed to Politico Sunday. Lucyszyn was a 31-year-
Read MoreElon Musk's affair with Google co-founder's wife led to divorce filing: report
Google co-founder Sergey Brin filed to divorce his wife after learning she had an affair with fellow tech billionaire Elon Musk, according to the Wall Street Journal. Musk, the richest man in the world, and Brin, the eighth richest person, were close friends until the affair, the newspaper reported. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO regularly crashed at
Read MoreSeventeen Haitian migrants found dead after boat capsizes en route to Miami: officials
At least 17 Haitian migrants hoping to reach Miami died after a boat capsized in rough waters off the coast of the Bahamas, officials said on Sunday. The Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis said in an emergency press conference that 25 Haitians have been rescued, with many more presumed missing. He classified the travelers as “suspected irregular Haitian migrants” and the voyage as “a suspected human smuggling operation.” Rescuers who found the capsized speed boat the morning after the wreck heard knocking unde
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