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In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, U.S. Democratic Sen. Christopher Coons of Delaware, left, speaks near Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois during a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, second right, in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday, June 6,2021. The U.S. will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, part of President Joe Biden's move to share tens of millions of jabs globally, three American senators said Sunday, after the self-ruled island complained that China is hindering its efforts to secure vaccines as it battles an outbreak. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

U.S. to donate 750,000 COVID-19 shots to Taiwan

The U.S. is donating 750,000 COVID-19 shots to Taiwan, a trio of senators said Sunday, filling in the lines of President Biden's export plans and sending a clear message to China.

June 6, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee looking into the budget estimates for National Institute of Health (NIH) and the state of medical research, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Dr. Fauci to China: Release records of ill workers

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday called on China to release the medical records of three workers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology who became sick right before the coronavirus swept through the central Chinese metropolis.

June 4, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Wednesday, May 26, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP)

Dr. Fauci defends COVID-19 record in wake of email dump

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday distanced himself from a 2020 email thanking him for emphasizing the likely natural origins for the COVID-19 virus over the theory that it escaped from a Chinese lab, as Republicans pressed the National Institutes of Health over what they said were the many unanswered questions about the pathogen that devastated the globe.

June 3, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks as he commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, at the Greenwood Cultural Center, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden to highlight transatlantic ties, multilateralism in first foreign trip

President Biden will highlight his "commitment to multilateralism" at the Group of Seven meetings in the U.K. and his support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at its summit in Belgium before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Switzerland in his first foreign trip since taking office, the White House said Thursday.

June 3, 2021
In this May 6, 2021, photo, George Ripley, 72, of Washington, holds up his free beer after receiving the J&J COVID-19 vaccine shot, at The REACH at the Kennedy Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE  **

White House launches ‘month of action’ to push COVID-19 vaccines

Day care centers will offer "drop-in care," pharmacies will be open until the wee hours on Fridays, and Vice President Kamala Harris will launch a national tour as part of a "month of action" to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19 by July 4, President Biden announced Wednesday.

June 2, 2021
The AMC Empire 25 theater reopens after COVID-19 closures, Friday, March 5, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

AMC offers theater perks to retail investors

AMC Entertainment Holdings said Wednesday it will offer private screenings, a tub of popcorn and other perks to retail shareholders who have boosted the theater chain since the start of the year.

June 2, 2021