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The Facebook app is shown on a smartphone, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ** FILE **

Biden backpedals after saying Facebook is ‘killing people’

President Biden said Monday he wants social media companies to "look in the mirror" and combat bogus information about COVID-19 vaccines on their own, a clarification of prior remarks that seemed to suggest Facebook was "killing people."

July 19, 2021
President Joe Biden meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden, Merkel meet at WH in German leader’s final visit

President Biden and Angela Merkel huddled in the White House on Thursday as the German chancellor takes a final trip to Washington to restore and strengthen trans-Atlantic ties and reach for common ground on China, vaccine-sharing and a controversial gas pipeline.

July 15, 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at a press conference following her visit to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Merkel visited the health ministry's leading institute in the Corona pandemic at the invitation of Health Minister Spahn. (Michael Kappeler/Pool via AP)

VP Harris hosts German Chancellor Merkel for breakfast

Vice President Kamala Harris is hosting Angela Merkel for breakfast on Thursday as the departing German chancellor enjoys a swan song in Washington and President Biden tries to stabilize relations with the European power.

July 15, 2021
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, center, talks with with Oklahoma Medicaid advocates following a news conference Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla., as Oklahoma expands its Medicaid program. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

HHS: Two million join Obamacare during Biden sign-up push

More than 2 million people have selected an Obamacare plan since President Biden reopened the marketplace in February, the administration said Wednesday, trumpeting an "all-time high" in enrollment as it promotes supercharged subsidies that patched affordability gaps in the law.

July 14, 2021
In this April 5, 2017, file photo, Dr. Scott Gottlieb speaks during his confirmation hearing before a Senate committee, in Washington, as President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Former FDA chief: We might not need COVID-19 boosters forever

The former head of the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said people might not need COVID-19 booster shots on a recurring basis, citing the ability's body to build a long-lasting immune response after a jumpstart from vaccines.

July 14, 2021
France's President Emmanuel Macron, meets French carmakers at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, July 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

Vaccine bookings surge in France after Macron tightens rules

Vaccination bookings are surging in France after President Emmanuel Macron moved to mandate the COVID-19 shots for health workers and said people who want to go to restaurants and shopping centers will need to show proof of vaccination or a negative test.

July 13, 2021