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In this file photo, Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., asks a question during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing Wednesday, July 27, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Top House investigator to HHS: Declare monkeypox emergency now

House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney wants the Biden administration to declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, saying health officials must deploy every tool available in combatting the fast-moving disease.

July 29, 2022
Former President Donald Trump sits in a golf cart as he watches Dustin Johnson putt during the pro-am round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., Thursday, July 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Trump defends Saudi-backed golf tournament at N.J. golf club

Former President Donald Trump is defending his decision to host a Saudi-backed LIV golf tournament at his New Jersey club this weekend despite protests from families who say the kingdom's alleged ties to the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks make the event shameful.

July 29, 2022
Ukrainian self-propelled artillery shoots towards Russian forces at a frontline in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia fires missiles from Ukraine’s neighbor as Kyiv counterattacks

Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Ukraine's capital from neighboring Belarus early Thursday as Kyiv's counter-offensive in the crucial city of Kherson appeared to be gathering momentum. At least 20 missiles were fired from Belarus, Moscow's key ally in its five-month-old invasion of Ukraine, striking an apartment block in the Chernihiv region as well as buildings outside the country's capital.

July 28, 2022
A health care worker prepares a monkeypox vaccine in Montreal, Saturday, July 23, 2022. Nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for U.S. distribution, U.S. health regulators said Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) **FILE**

FDA clears over 780K monkeypox vaccine doses

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it approved changes to the license for a critical monkeypox vaccine, clearing the way for 786,000 doses to be distributed in the U.S.

July 27, 2022
Health care workers with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene help people register for the monkeypox vaccine at one of the city's vaccination sites, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in New York. The World Health Organization recently declared that the expanding monkeypox outbreak is a global emergency. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

NYC health chief tells WHO to rename monkeypox

New York City is asking the World Health Organization to rename the monkeypox virus, warning that it is a misnomer and might stigmatize residents afflicted with the surging disease.

July 27, 2022