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In an email to Dr. Fauci sent on January 31 last year, Kristian G. Andersen of the Scripps Research Institute told the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director that some of SARS-CoV-2’s features “(potentially) look engineered.” But he also noted that “unusual features of the virus” made up a “really small part” of the genome, quantifying the features as less than 0.1 percent of the genome. “We have a good team lined up to look very critically at this, so we should know much more at the end of the weekend,” Andersen told Fauci in an chain of emails obtained by BuzzFeed News through a Freedom of Information Act request....

During an appearance on CBS News’ Face the Nation, Fauci encouraged Noem to “take a look at the numbers,” as South Dakota records some of the most significant increases in COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita in the country. As longstanding director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Fauci is an experienced public health specialist who helped guide the U.S. through COVID-19 mitigation as a leading member of Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force....

Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Monday: “I spoke with him [Trump] during the time he was in Walter Reed [National Military Medical Center], when he was ill with COVID-19. We had a conversation during that time.” Trump was admitted to the facility on October 2 after testing positive for the coronavirus, and discharged on October 5....

Meanwhile, in attacking those who refuse to be gaslit, the bureau is also telegraphing that it would respond to Congress investigating its hyper-politicization and weaponization with relentless information warfare. The gaslighting comes in the preeminent law enforcement agency’s “move along, nothing to see here” response to the Twitter Files. It stated that “correspondence between the FBI and Twitter show nothing more than examples of our traditional, longstanding and ongoing federal government and private sector engagements....

Earlier this week, a lawyer for Biden revealed that “a small number of classified documents” dating to his time as vice president had been discovered at Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., on November 2, 2022. NBC News reported on Wednesday that Biden aides found at least one new batch of documents at a different location, citing an unnamed person familiar with the situation. It was unclear whether a search for any additional documents by Biden’s staff had been completed....

What is clear, though, is this was too much for FCD to manage and still compete in the monthlong tournament that begins Wednesday in Orlando. As happened a few weeks back with the Orlando Pride and the NWSL Challenge Cup currently being contested in Utah, FC Dallas has been withdrawn from the MLS competition, which will now go on with 25 teams. MORE: Nani says decision ‘always’ was to play...

Seoul registered their first win of the campaign on Saturday, with Damjanovic scoring the winner in a 1-0 triumph away to Gangwon in the K League. Hwang Sun-hong’s side conceded six goals in their opening two matches in the ACL’s Group F - only slightly better than the Wanderers, who have let in nine goals to sit bottom of the standings ahead of Wednesday’s clash in the South Korean capital....

The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted for emergency use by 17-4, with one abstention, during a meeting on Thursday. The five votes that were not in favor of approval may have occurred because the recommended approval includes anyone aged 16 or older, with some debate having focused on whether those aged 16 or 17 should be included due to limited data, although most of the panel agreed that the benefits of including them outweighed the risks....

Results from a clinical trial testing the safety of the drug, also known as lorcaserin, revealed “a possible increased risk of cancer,” the FDA said in a statement on Tuesday. The federal agency said: “At this time, the cause of the cancer is uncertain, and we cannot conclude that lorcaserin contributes to the cancer risk. However, we wanted to make the public aware of this potential risk.” The FDA is currently reviewing the results of the clinical trial, and plans to publish its final conclusions and recommendations once this process is complete....

Dr. Stephen Hahn, FDA commissioner, and Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said the emergency use authorization (EUA) of the country’s first coronavirus vaccine is a continuing process, but they have “complete trust and confidence” in the expedited work of the agency’s scientists. Hahn noted “thousands of people are dying every day,” and the EUA could not have come at a better time....

On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said in a statement that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine could be prescribed to teens and adults with COVID-19 “as appropriate, when a clinical trial is not available or feasible,” after the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization. (EUA) That marked the first EUA for a drug related to COVID-19 in the U.S., according to the statement. Currently, there are no specific drugs for COVID-19 which, as shown in the Statista graph below (accurate as of March 26), has sickened over half a million people....

First discovered on September 28, the dog was with a foster family when it first exhibited signs of the illness. The shelter said that the dog’s symptoms were so severe that it had to be euthanized. Just two days later, test results revealed that the dog had tested positive for two types of canine infectious respiratory disease (CIRD)—Strep Zoo and Canine Pneumovirus. Strep Zoo is an upper respiratory bacterial infection that can cause severe illness in animals....

On April 26, a federal court upheld the Gulf Coast city’s decision to issue 71-year-old Ficken nearly $30,000 in fines for allowing his grass to exceed the requisite 10 inches in height for several months in the summer of 2018. The city claims the long grass could “draw snakes, rats or other vermin” and hurt neighborhood property values, according to WLNS. “I am disappointed that the court sided with Dunedin, but what happened to me is wrong, and I will continue to fight,” Ficken, who is represented by attorneys Ari Bargil and Andrew Ward of the Institute for Justice (IJ), said, according to an IJ press release....

In remarks that will be delivered to the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, Powell said the path toward economic recovery was “extraordinarily uncertain” and largely dependent on the coronavirus being brought under control. The Federal Reserve boss added that a full economic recovery was “unlikely” if officials did not curb the spread of the virus and boost consumer confidence. In opening remarks published ahead of the committee meeting, Powell said: “We have entered an important new phase and have done so sooner than expected....

Going into this crucial game, Albert Roca opted for a 4-4-2 formation which comprised of Udanta Singh and Seminlen Doungel up-top. Salam Ranjan Singh was introduced into the defensive line of the Blues with Sandesh Jhingan deployed as the left-back. Influential midfielder Cameron Watson was suspended for this game. As for the Mariners, Sanjoy Sen too had his team lineup in the usual 4-4-2 with Katsumi Yusa on the wings....

The Reds and Golds opted for a 4-2-3-1 formation with Willis Plaza leading the lines and Wedson Anselme deployed behind him. Rowllin Borges and Mehtab Hossain were the central midfielders with Nikhil Poojary and Bikash Jairu deployed on the wings. The Goans started with an all-Indian backline of Keenan Almeida, Adil Khan, Rowilson Rodrigues and Seriton Fernandes while Ansumana Kromah and Anthony Wolfe took up the attacking duties. The first half did witness its share of chances, with neither team managing to make much of them....

Christopher Arthur, 38, of Mount Olive, North Carolina, was presented before a magistrate judge Monday, the DOJ said. He was arrested on January 22, 2022. Information about Arthur was first received by the FBI in May 2020, when authorities discovered multiple tactical instructional manuals authored by him in the residence of an individual who had been killed May 27, 2020, during a shootout with officers in New York. according to the DOJ....

Groups of the invasive swine have been spotted recently in both Saskatchewan and Alberta near the Montana-Canada border. One sighting earlier this summer saw eight mature pigs directly above Lincoln County, a heavily wooded area that butts up against British Columbia. Feral hogs, also known as razorbacks, are descendants of escaped or released farm pigs, first brought to the U.S. in 1500. They can cause major damage to crops, pastures, natural resources and even property....

The 19-year-old is among the most highly-rated talents in world football, with his potential having been spotted early after making the breakthrough at Benfica. It was always going to be merely a matter of time before he moved on to bigger and better things, with Europe’s top clubs clamoring for his signature from the moment he burst onto the scene. Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez? Click here to see the countdown of the 50 best players in the world in the 2016 Goal 50...