Biden requests $33B from Congress for Ukraine emergency supplemental funding

President Biden on Thursday requested $33 billion from Congress for additional security, military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine and for U.S. efforts to strengthen European security in cooperation with NATO allies and partners. “I just signed a request to Congress for critical security, economic humanitarian assistance to help Ukraine continue to counter Putin’s aggression,” the…

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Nearly half of COVID-19 patients experience functional decline after hospital stay

A study of infectious-disease survivors found that up to 45% of those who were hospitalized for the virus experienced a significant functional decline after being discharged. Researchers said the findings highlight the need for rehabilitation in this patient population post-release.  The study, which was conducted by Michigan Medicine and published in the journal PM&R, included…

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Biden 'abandoned the rule of law' at border, sending Texas costs soaring, Gov. Abbott says

joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< crisis, sending costs for immigration soaring in us-regions, Gov. greg-abbott” target=”_blank”>Greg Abbott<” anchor Maria Bartiromo that the “root cause” of the record number of migrants entering the U.S. is because of the “lack of border security.” “It shows that President Biden’s approach to this is to abandon the rule of law,” Abbott…

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Omicron variant: Pfizer vaccine protects 70% against hospitalization, study finds

A two-dose infectious-disease provides just 33% protection against infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>infection<, but 70% protection against hospitalization, according to an analysis done in south-africa” target=”_blank”>South Africa< The analysis was based on more than 211,000 positive COVID-19 test results, 41% from adults who had received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine. About 78,000 of these positive COVID-19 test…

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Bristol police ambush: Connecticut IG says killer fired over 80 rounds at cops, bodycam video shows kill shot

WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO  The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General on Sunday released body camera footage and a preliminary report of last week’s Bristol police shooting, saying Nicholas Brutcher, who was ultimately killed in the deadly episode, had first fired “well over 80 rounds attacking the officers from behind.”  The barrage of gunfire struck and…

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Finnish bishop 'relieved' after hate speech charges dropped: 'Biblical teaching is never offensive'

The hate speech case against a faith” target=”_blank”>Christian politician< MP of the Christian Democrats Paivi Rasanen arrives to attend a court session in Helsinki, Finland on Jan. 24, 2022. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images) Räsänen has served in the Finnish parliament since 1995 and was the minister of the interior from 2011 to 2015.  “I…

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