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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 11: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss the ongoing federal response to COVID-19 on May 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 9:52 AM PT – Saturday, September […]

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:56 AM PT – Saturday, September 25, 2021 The results are in from the Arizona legislature of the Maricopa County election audit. One America’s Christina Bobb was in Phoenix for the release. MORE NEWS: Sen. Paul: Biden, Fauci Continue To Ignore ‘The Science’ Of Natural Immunity Source Link Ariz. audit results released […]

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 24: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks as Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) (L), Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) (3rd L) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) (R) listen during a news conference outside U.S. Capitol September 24, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) OAN Newsroom UPDATED […]

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:34 AM PT – Saturday, September 25, 2021 Congressman Drew Ferguson rips the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, saying this bill could be bad for American workers. One America’s John Hines has more. Source Link Reconciliation bill faces battle in Congress David Barret

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:40 AM PT – Saturday, September 25, 2021 Sen. Rand Paul accuses the Biden administration and Dr. Anthony Fauci of continuing to ignore the scientific facts surrounding people’s natural immunity to COVID-19. One America’s John Hines has more from Capitol Hill. MORE NEWS: Ned Price: We Condemn Taliban Executions, Amputations Source Link […]

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price holds a press briefing on Afghanistan at the State Department in Washington, D.C., August 16, 2021. (Photo by KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 7:58 AM PT – Saturday, September 25, 2021 The State Department vowed to maintain pressure on the Taliban in order to get them […]

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 24: Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks on his administration’s COVID-19 response and vaccination program from the State Dining Room of the White House on September 24, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 7:00 AM PT – Saturday, September 25, 2021 Joe Biden delivered […]

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OAN Newsroom UPDATED 6:34 AM PT – Saturday, September 25, 2021 In the final segment of an exclusive interview, Sen. Rand Paul tells One America News that the errant drone strike in Afghanistan that killed and injured several children was part of a failed attempt by the Biden administration to alter the narrative of the […]

September 24, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Leaders of Japan, the United States, India and Australia have agreed to cooperate on such fields as COVID-19 vaccines, and clean energy and space, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said after the Quad meeting in Washington on Friday. Suga also told reporters the four leaders agreed to hold a […]

September 24, 2021 (Reuters) – Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Paris St Germain’s match against Montpellier as he has not fully recovered from a bone bruising injury, but manager Mauricio Pochettino hopes he returns for their midweek match against Manchester City. Messi suffered a knock on his left knee and an MRI scan […]

September 24, 2021 By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Friday to protect abortion services against growing Republican-backed state restrictions, including a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on abortion, but the bill is unlikely to pass the Senate. The Democratic-controlled House voted 218-211 largely […]

September 24, 2021 By Alexandra Valencia BOGOTA (Reuters) – Ecuadorean president Guillermo Lasso on Friday proposed new labor regulations and a tax reform targeting some $700 million in new revenue as part of a broad economic growth plan that will require approval from a skeptical legislature. The oil exporting nation’s economy has for years struggled […]

September 24, 2021 By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – No representative from Myanmar is scheduled to address the annual high-level U.N. General Assembly, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday, amid rival claims for the country’s U.N. seat in New York after a military coup ousted the elected government. Competing claims have also been made […]

September 24, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison stressed the importance of a “free and open” Indo-Pacific, as leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia began their Quad meeting on Friday at the White House. Morrison further stated the Indo-Pacific should be free from coercion, addressing a concern about Beijing’s […]

September 24, 2021 By Alicia Powell (Reuters) – Two-time Olympian gymnast and sexual abuse survivor Aly Raisman is sharing her story of resilience and healing in a new television special, “Aly Raisman: Darkness to Light.”     In the three-hour, two-part special Raisman recounts her journey to recovery and speaks with various survivors and experts on […]

September 24, 2021 By Paresh Dave (Reuters) – Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai in 2019 was warned that describing the company’s Incognito browsing mode as “private” was problematic, yet it stayed the course because he did not want the feature “under the spotlight,” according to a new court filing. Google spokesman José Castañeda told Reuters […]