Why experts like Dr. Fauci think 'there's a really good chance' the worst of the U.S. pandemic is behind us

According to a new Yahoo 4px查詢/YouGov poll, two-thirds of Americans are either somewhat or very worried about the “newer, potentially more contagious” COVID-19 variants that have triggered huge overseas outbreaks and are now spreading in the United States. To be clear, worrying less about variants doesn't mean abandoning precautions; nothing will suppress cases and shorten the U.S. pandemic like wearing a mask, avoiding indoor gatherings, staying 6 feet apart and getting vaccinated. Asked if the worst of the pandemic was behind the U.S., Fauci told Yahoo 4px查詢 Tuesday that “it might be.”

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  Anthony Fauci Reveals What Still Baffles Him About The COVID-19 Pandemic

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  This Is Exactly How We'll Know the Pandemic Is Over, Experts Say

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Putin warns of unnamed foreign efforts to destabilize Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nation's top counterintelligence agency Wednesday to redouble its efforts to address what he described as Western attempts to destabilize Russia. Speaking at a meeting of top officials of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, the main KGB successor agency, Putin pointed at the “so-called policy of containment of Russia,” charging that it includes efforts to “derail our development, slow it down, create problems alongside our borders, provoke internal instability and undermine the values that unite the Russian society.” The Russian president added that those activities by foreign powers, which he didn't name, are aimed at “weakening Russia and putting it under outside control.”

Ex-USA Gymnastics coach dies by suicide after being charged with human trafficking

The body of John Geddert was found on Thursday, just hours after the former USA Gymnastics coach was charged with 24 counts of criminal misconduct, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The big picture: Geddert, who coached the 2012 U.S. women's gold-winning Olympic team, worked closely with Larry Nassar, the disgraced physician convicted of multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct and child pornography. Geddert owned and operated Twistars USA Gymnastics gym near Lansing, Michigan, where Nassar also treated several gymnasts.

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  Former USA Gymnastics Coach John Geddert Dead After Human Trafficking Charges

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  Former U.S. gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himself hours after being charged with 24 crimes

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Body of Elderly Asian Woman Found 4 Days After Going Missing in Virginia Beach

An elderly Asian woman who went missing in Virginia Beach, Virginia was found dead after four days of police and community search efforts. Virginia Beach police started looking for her shortly after but did not release a statement until the next day.