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Biden 'feeling better every day' as he recovers from COVID 07/25/2022 06:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that he's “feeling better every day” as he recovers from his coronavirus infection, and the White House planned a summit on Tuesday to discuss developing a new generation of vaccines that could more effectively guard against contagious variants How Montgomery Co. is responding to monkeypox 07/25/2022 04:48pm • Health officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are working to track cases of monkeypox, while contacting those who may have been exposed and asking them to get vaccinated. "Currently, the vaccinations are limited to known contacts who are identified through our public health investigations -- b Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year 07/25/2022 10:35am • As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. They fear the return of a pandemic scourge: outbreaks that sideline large numbers of teachers, close school buildings and force students back into remote Indonesia's Widodo to meet Xi on rare China trip before G20 07/25/2022 07:27am • BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo was heading to Beijing on Monday for a rare visit by a foreign leader under China's strict COVID-19 protocols and ahead of what could be the first overseas trip by Chinese President Xi Jinping since the start of the pandemic more than two years ago. AP Top U.S. News at 11:54 p.m. EDT 07/25/2022 12:00am • Firefighters slow growth of California blaze near Yosemite Police: Woman opened fire in Dallas airport; cop shot her LA park shooting occurred at softball game meant for peace Indiana abortion debate draws protest crowds, vice president Heat wave to hit Northwest as Northeast sees some relief EXPLAI The unsung heroes of public health 07/24/2022 09:26am • Monkeypox is now spreading around the world, and is putting the U.S. public health system once again on the front lines in a battle to keep the country safe. When asked if monkeypox represents another pandemic like COVID-19, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control a China says Xi Jinping given domestic COVID vaccines amid public concern over safety 07/24/2022 09:10am • Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders in the country have been given domestic Covid-19 vaccines, the ruling Communist party said in a rare disclosure aimed at stimulating China's booster program. Deputy head of the National Health Commission (NHC) Zeng Yixin said on Saturday that "all Ch Judge tosses Arizona suit over limits on virus relief funds 07/23/2022 05:18pm • PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has dismissed Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s demands that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don’t have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The state filed th Fauci says Biden is 'doing really quite well' 07/23/2022 01:00pm • Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to president Joe Biden, says the commander-in-chief is "doing really quite well" following a recent COVID-19 diagnosis. The White House said earlier this week that Mr. Biden is isolating in the White House and experiencing mild symptoms. "The presiden Doctor: Biden likely has highly contagious COVID-19 strain 07/23/2022 12:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden likely contracted a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through the United States, and now has body aches and a sore throat since his positive test, according to an update from his doctor on Saturday. The variant, known as BA.5, is a UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency 07/23/2022 11:56am • LONDON (AP) — The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Saturday, a declaration that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the sc Today in History: July 23, Souter chosen for high court 07/23/2022 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, July 23, the 204th day of 2022. There are 161 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 23, 1983, an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel while flying from Montreal to Edmonton; the pilots were able to glide the jetliner to a safe emergenc AP Top U.S. News at 9:56 p.m. EDT 07/23/2022 12:00am • In Uvalde, closeness complicates accountability for shooting Parents, 6-year-old girl fatally shot in tent at Iowa park Conspiracy-promoting sheriffs claim vast election authority Kentucky judge extends block of state's abortion ban Governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite Judge tosse Biden's COVID symptoms improve; WH says he's staying busy 07/22/2022 09:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 symptoms left President Joe Biden with a raspy voice and cough as he met Friday via videoconference with his top economic team. But the president tried to strike a reassuring tone, declaring, “I feel much better than I sound.” Later Friday, White House officials told Two children diagnosed with monkeypox in U.S., officials say 07/22/2022 08:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S., health officials said Friday. One is a toddler in California and the other an infant who is not a U.S. resident but was tested while in Washington, D.C., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ch