The CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
The CIA believes the COVID-19 virus likely originated from a laboratory — but acknowledges the spy agency has 'low confidence' in its own conclusion.
CIA says COVID-19 more likely to have come from lab than nature
It was unclear the extent to which the agency has collected new intelligence on COVID-19's origins and whether that new evidence was used to formulate the latest assessment.
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UW study aims to spot the next pandemic before it spreads
The Seattle Pandemic Preparedness Cohort study is designed to give a real-time snapshot of which respiratory viruses are out there and how they are evolving and spreading.
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WA chief justice reflects on pandemic’s lasting imprint on state courts
Like everything else, Washington’s court system was upended by COVID-19. Court proceedings paused or moved online. Cases piled up. Justice was delayed.
Rand Paul subpoenas 14 agencies on COVID-19 origins
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Monday announced that his committee subpoenaed 14 federal agencies from the exiting Biden-Harris administration in a sweeping investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and U.
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COVID-19 most likely came from lab leak: CIA
US Senator Tom Cotton, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Saturday said he was “pleased the CIA concluded in the final days of the Biden administration that the lab-leak theory is the most plausible explanation” and commended Ratcliffe for declassifying the assessment.
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CIA Now Says, With ‘Low Confidence,’ That Lab Leak Was Most Likely Source of Covid Pandemic
The Central Intelligence Agency previously said that two explanations were plausible, a lab leak or a natural source for the virus. Yet under new agency director John Ratcliffe, the CIA has changed its view, which is now in line with that of the Department of Energy and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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CIA Now Considers Lab Leak More Likely Cause Of COVID-19 Pandemic
The CIA shifts its stance, suggesting a lab leak is more likely the cause of COVID-19 than natural origins. The reassessment has significant international implications.
China complains about CIA changing its tune on COVID-19 origins theory
The news comes after the CIA announced over the weekend that COVID-19 most likely originated from a leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2020.
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The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
WASHINGTON — The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment that points the finger at China even while ...
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Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows
During the 2024 campaign Donald Trump called FBI data showing a decline in crime "fake" and claimed crime was “through the roof.”
Tom Cotton pans liberal media's earlier dismissals of lab leak theory after CIA announcement
Sen. Tom Cotton took a dig at the liberal media for its early dismissal of he lab-leak hypothesis after the CIA's newly released assessment supporting the theory.