Data released by China suggests COVID-19 virus may have come from raccoon dogs and 'strengthens' Wuhan wet-market theory

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Raccoon dogs are small vulpine animals native to East Asia,
Raccoon dogs are small vulpine animals native to East Asia.

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Fauci hits back at critics like Elon Musk, who have called for his prosecution, saying 'I wish I could figure out what the heck they're talking about'

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Dr. Anthony Fauci and Elon Musk.

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The CDC’s response to COVID was a disaster. Can Silicon Valley get it right?

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The government's response to COVID generally sucked — and it convinced venture capitalists that pandemic response is ripe for disruption.

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Can Silicon Valley stop the next COVID?

Congress sends bill to Biden requiring his administration to declassify intelligence on COVID-19's origins

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Covid-19 on March 30, 2022.

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The rise, fall, and comeback of Victoria's Secret, America's biggest lingerie retailer

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The Victoria's Secret fashion show is set to return in 2023 after a four-year hiatus.

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Americans are pessimistic. With 2024 looming, Biden can't afford to squander the State of the Union.

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President Joe Biden speaks during the 2022 State of the Union.

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Bill Gates says he was surprised at being targeted by COVID-19 conspiracy theorists and 'people were looking for a boogeyman'

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Bill Gates took part in a Reddit Ask Me Anything on Wednesday.

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Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan will still be legal even after the pandemic national emergency ends, the White House says

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U.S. President Joe Biden.

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The world is 'dangerously unprepared' to handle the next pandemic, the Red Cross says in a scathing report

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An employee of the German Red Cross (DRK) stands in a coronavirus test center at Hamburg Airport in 2020.
An employee of the German Red Cross (DRK) stands at a coronavirus test center at Hamburg Airport in 2020.

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Rural China is running out of coffins because COVID-19 is rampant — and the cost of funerals is skyrocketing

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A women walks pass a tent at Covid-19 testing center on January 19, 2023 in Hong Kong, China.
A women walks pass a tent at Covid-19 testing center on January 19, 2023 in Hong Kong, China.

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