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These States Do the Most Vaccinating
Once an effective COVID-19 vaccine is ready, its success or failure will depend largely on whether most people get it. That answer is in doubt; one poll found that about one-third of Americans would choose to not be vaccinated despite a long record of lifesaving, money-saving vaccines. The World Health…

Beyond an Empty Tent, Bear Scavenged Human Remains
A backcountry camper was found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Friday, with hikers coming upon a black bear scavenging on what appeared to be the man’s remains. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports the hikers were on Hazel Creek Trail and passed an empty tent at campsite 82; they…

HHS Spokesman: People Should ‘Buy Ammunition’
The former Trump campaign employee appointed in April as spokesperson for the Health and Human Services department on Sunday issued warnings that had little to do with the coronavirus. In a Facebook Live video, Michael Caputo said “his mental health has definitely failed” and outlined multiple conspiracy theories, reports the…

He Says He Thought He Hit a Deer, but a Body Was Found
South Dakota’s attorney general called 911 Saturday night to say that he’d struck a deer on a local highway, per his office. As it turns out, AG Jason Ravnsborg fatally struck a 55-year-old pedestrian whose body wasn’t found until the following morning, reports the Rapid City Journal . The crash is…

Trump Blames Governor for Forcing Rally Indoors
Nevada’s governor slammed President Trump for staging an indoor rally Sunday night, and Trump fired back in an interview. The president tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal that his campaign tried to secure multiple outdoor sites but was blocked by Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak. They canceled six different sites because the..