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More than 1 million Americans have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. President Joe Biden condemned white supremacy while visiting with loved ones of Buffalo shooting victims. And Congress talked UFOs for the first time in 50 years.
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A somber milestone
When the U.S. surpassed 1 million COVID deaths on Tuesday, the grim milestone provided yet another reminder of the enormous human toll extracted by a pandemic the nation is eager to leave behind. At a time when Americans have largely ditched masks and may be more preoccupied with inflation, abortion laws and the war in Ukraine, it’s easy to forget the coronavirus has claimed more lives in this country than its deadliest conflict – an estimated 750,000 died in the Civil War – or previous outbreak. The 1918 flu pandemic killed about 675,000 people domestically. And it's not over with yet: The White House recently warned the fall and winter could bring as many as 100 million new infections.
Last Thursday, Biden ordered flags in public buildings to be flown at half-staff and issued a statement: "As a nation, we must not grow numb to such sorrow. To heal, we must remember. We must remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as possible.''
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'White supremacy is a poison'
Joined by first lady Jill Biden, an emotional President Joe Biden met with families of shooting victims during a trip Tuesday to Buffalo, New York. Grieving with family members of the 10 people who were killed Saturday in a racially motivated mass shooting at a supermarket, the president condemned the gunman's "hateful, perverse ideology rooted in fear and racism" and called out those who have pushed the "Great Replacement Theory" – the belief that white Americans are being systematically "replaced" by immigrants and minorities. "What happened here is simple, straightforward terrorism," Biden said. "Domestic terrorism inflicted in the service of hate and a vicious thirst for power that defines one group of people being inherently inferior." Most of the victims were Black, either shopping or working at a Tops Friendly Markets in one of Buffalo's highest concentrated African American neighborhoods.
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Man killed in California church shooting charged gunman
In California, murder and attempted murder charges were filed Tuesday against a 68-year-old man who officials say was armed with handguns and Molotov cocktails when he attacked Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church members on Sunday. Dr. John Cheng, 52, was killed when he charged the gunman and tried to disarm him, authorities said. Five other churchgoers were injured in the attack, which federal authorities say is being investigated as a hate crime.
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'Heroes of our time' exit Mariupol steel plant
A contingent of Ukrainian fighters who doggedly defended the sprawling Azovstal steel plant in the ruined city of Mariupol for weeks "fulfilled its combat mission," Ukrainian officials said, and efforts were underway Tuesday to evacuate the last of the group. "Mariupol defenders are heroes of our time," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a statement. More than 260 Ukrainian troops were evacuated to areas controlled by Russian-backed separatists. "The work to bring the guys home continues, and it requires delicacy and time," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The steel mill has for weeks symbolized Ukraine's final holdout in Mariupol.
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Baby, hold on: More formula is on the way
Nestlé is flying Gerber baby food formula to the United States from the Netherlands and Switzerland to address significant shortages in American supermarkets, the company announced Tuesday. Nestlé said it was prioritizing formula products that "serve a critical medical purpose as they are for babies with cow’s milk protein allergies" by moving up shipments and rushing them via air to help fill immediate needs. U.S. manufacturer Abbott Laboratories first recalled dozens of types of its Similac, Alimentum and EleCare formulas in February, sending many parents into a buying frenzy and emptying the aisles of supermarkets. Earlier this week, Abbott Nutrition and the Food and Drug Administration struck a deal to begin the process of reopening Abbott's Michigan baby formula factory.
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'Where are they coming from?'
What's out there? Well, nobody's entirely sure. Government officials testified Tuesday at Congress' first public hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years as part of an effort to be more transparent about investigations into "unidentified aerial phenomena." UAPS are "a potential national security threat" and must be investigated, said Rep. André Carson, D-Ind., chair of the House Intelligence Committee’s Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation subcommittee. Sightings of UAPs have increased since the early 2000s as the stigma around reporting has decreased, according to Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray, adding that the Navy and the Department of Defense have been working to transition from relying on anecdotes from aviators to a data-driven, "all hands on deck" approach to investigating the sightings. Read on for more from the hearing.
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