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Auditors from the Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general’s office are probing whether National Institutes for Health (NIH) officials properly managed research grants that ended up partially funding controversial “gain-of-function” research at China’s Wuhan lab. “The OIG has previously identified NIH’s oversight of grants to foreign applicants as a potential risk to [HHS] meeting program goals and the appropriate use of federal funds,” the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said June 15 in an update of its workplan. “NIH must manage and administer federal awards to ensure that federal funding is expended and associated programs are implemented in full…

Academics are sounding the alarm about the hundreds of thousands of EU citizens in the UK who face falling into legal limbo on 1 July with their right to rent a home, work or continue in retirement at risk. With just 13 days to go before the government’s deadline for EU and EEA nationals and their children to apply for settled or pre-settled status, a report from UK in a Changing Europe warns of the dangers ahead for those who do not apply by 30 June. The academic campaign group is concerned that some who have applied but are still awaiting a…

Manchester City will start the defence of their Premier League title away to Tottenham after the fixtures for the 2021-22 season were unveiled. City are among the sides who want to sign the Spurs striker Harry Kane, throwing up the tantalising possibility that the England captain could line up against the north London club on the opening weekend. Pep Guardiola’s side won the division by 12 points ahead of Manchester United, who open against their old foes Leeds at Old Trafford. Elsewhere on the weekend of 14 August, Brentford begin life back in the top flight for the first time in 75 years…

JOE BIDEN appeared to lose his train of thought and become confused, during a meeting with EU leaders. The US President attended a summit in Brussels on Tuesday, where he discussed ending a trade dispute between the bloc and the US, as well as the security threats posed by Russia. During an open session for the media, Mr Biden addressed his European partners but suddenly seemed to lose his way and started rambling incoherently. Realising he had forgotten to thank his top aides, he said: “And uh, I’ve said before and I apologize for the – Oh, I didn’t Jake Sullivan from…

Former President Donald Trump suggested that he may support a primary challenge against at least one Pennsylvania Republican senator who he claimed is resisting election audits of the 2020 election. In a statement on Monday, Trump named Pennsylvania GOP Sens. Jake Corman and David Argall. “Why is State Senator Jake Corman of Pennsylvania fighting so hard that there not be a Forensic Audit of the 2020 Presidential Election Scam? Corman is fighting as though he were a Radical Left Democrat, saying that a Forensic Audit of Pennsylvania not take place,” Trump said. And the former president also asked: “Why is Senator David Argall playing…

A Florida state appeals court overturned a ruling last year that allowed Alachua County to implement a mask requirement amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The First District Court ruled 2-1 to overturn last year’s decision by Alachua County Circuit Judge Donna Keim. “The trial court simply looked at the right asserted by Green too narrowly, relying on the wrong privacy jurisprudence,” wrote Judge Adam Tanenbaum, who was joined by Judge Robert Lon, in the order handed down on June 11. “The right to be let alone by government does exist in Florida, as part of a right of privacy that [Florida’s Supreme Court has declared to be fundamental. ……

EUROPEAN Union bosses have been warned that the bloc’s £687 billion coronavirus recovery fund could spark a fresh wave of corruption. It comes after a scathing new report revealed 62 percent of Europeans believe corruption is a “big” problem in their country. The Global Corruption Barometer for the EU prompted a stark warning from an MEP and transparency campaigner, who claimed the issue is expected to worsen as Brussels begins to hand out vast sums to pandemic-stricken countries to boost their economies. German Daniel Freund told Politico: “Corruption in EU member states is an enormous problem, and at the same…

A BREXIT win could be on the cards as New Zealand’s former minister of defence touted a Five Eyes trade deal between the UK, US, Canada and Australia. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison agreed the broad terms of a free trade agreement (FTA) over dinner in Number 10 last night. Australia’s minister for trade Dan Tehan, said: “Both prime ministers have held a positive meeting in London overnight and have resolved outstanding issues.” The deal is intended to increase the volume of trade between the two countries above the current £20billion and will set the terms…

A smiling Christian Eriksen has insisted he is “fine – under the circumstances” as doctors work to determine the cause of his cardiac arrest. The 29-year-old Denmark midfielder continues to undergo tests in hospital after collapsing on the pitch during Saturday’s game against Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. On Tuesday he posted on Instagram a photograph of himself making a thumbs-up gesture. The image was accompanied by a message to his 3.2m followers which read: “Big thanks for your sweet and amazing greetings and messages from all around the world. It means a lot to me and my family. “I’m fine…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that the Kremlin had a hand in cyberattacks on U.S. businesses and infrastructure ahead of his meeting with President Joe Biden. Biden is expected to press Putin on allegations that Moscow sanctioned cyberattacks against U.S. interests, including the SolarWinds breach that impacted some federal agencies. The FBI and White House officials have said Russia-based cybercriminal gangs have conducted ransomware attacks against several firms recently, including against the Colonial Pipeline system and major meat-producer JBS Foods. “We have been accused of all kinds of things,” Putin told NBC News in an interview released on June 14. “Election interference,…