US Department of Health and Human Services invests in COVID-19 vaccine development

President Joe Biden gave some of his most direct public comments about the suffering inside Gaza in the war between Israel and Hamas. The BBC says the Israeli police assaulted and held some of its journalists at gunpoint. The FDA is proposing a rule to ban certain hair-straightening products that have been linked to health risks. We’ll tell you about a recall impacting some Ford Explorers. Lastly, the federal government is investing in potential Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics that would go beyond the traditional jab in the arm.

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