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Dr. Fauci says COVID-19 numbers would have to 'get really, really bad' before he advocates another national lockdown as he admits Americans are 'fatigued' by shutdowns

Dr Anthony Fauci admits Americans are 'fatigued' by COVID-19 restrictions and says numbers would have to 'get really, really bad' before he advocates another national lockdown.  The infectious disease expert made the remarks in a new interview with 60 Minutes, set to air in full this coming Sunday.  Fauci's proclamation comes despite the number of daily infections hitting a two-month high on Thursday, with more than 63,000 Americans testing positive to the coronavirus in the space of 24 hours.  Scroll down for video  In a new 60 Minutes interview, Dr Anthony Fauci admits Americans are 'fatigued' by COVID-19 restrictions and says numbers would have to 'get really, really bad' before he advocates another national lockdown In a preview clip of Fauci's 60 Minutes interview, released on Friday, CBS correspondent Jon LaPook asks the doctor what would have to happen before he urges the government to put people back under stay-at-home orders.  'Thing

GOP Senator David Perdue is labeled 'racist' for mispronouncing Kamala Harris' name just hours after Joe Biden did exactly the SAME thing

Senator David Perdue was condemned as a racist for mispronouncing Kamala Harris' name even though former Vice President Joe Biden did the same hours earlier.  Perdue appeared to mock Biden's running mate at a rally for President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Georgia on Friday, repeatedly mispronouncing the vice presidential nominee's name. 'KAH-mah-la, Kah-MAH-la, Kamala-mala-mala, I don't know, whatever,' the Republican senator from Georgia said at the podium, drawing laughs from the audience.  Harris, a US senator from California, is the daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica.  Senator David Perdue , a Republican from Georgia, was slammed on social media on Friday after he mispronounced Senator Kamala Harris' name. Hours earlier, Joe Biden , who picked Harris as his running mate, also flubbed the name's pronunciation Harris' political opponents have repeatedly mispronounced her name since she became the first Black woman and fi

Race, climate change and COVID: Topics are revealed for the final presidential debate as moderator's ties to the Democrats come under scrutiny

The topics for the final presidential debate have been officially decided, with President Trump and Joe Biden set to spar over race relations, climate change and COVID-19.  The debate, scheduled to take place in Nashville, Tennessee next Thursday night, will mark the final time the two candidates come face-to-face before the election on November 3.   Moderator Kristen Welker has settled on six separate subjects for the 90 minute event, with the Commission for Presidential Debates officially revealing the topics in a statement on Saturday.  The debate will kick off with a 15-minute segment on 'Fighting COVID-19', before the candidates move to discuss 'American Families'.  'Race in America' and 'Climate Change' will also be on the agenda, as will 'National Security' and 'Leadership'.  The topics for the final presidential debate have been officially decided, with President Trump and Joe Biden set to spar over race relations, climate change

Security video shows prison guards 'did not lift a finger to stop R.Kelly from being beaten by a fellow inmate', his attorneys claim - amid reports employees could even have 'encouraged' the brutal attack

R. Kelly's attorneys say security video shows prison guards failed to stop the singer from being beaten by a fellow inmate inside Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center.   According to a motion filed Friday, Kelly, 53, is suffering 'significant physical and psychological injuries' stemming from the August attack, which his lawyers claim  could have been 'encouraged' by staffers at the facility.  Kelly is being held at the MCC as he awaits trial on several dozen counts of state and federal sexual misconduct charges in Illinois, Minnesota and New York.  An incident report from the US Bureau of Prisons claims Kelly was ambushed by gang member Jeremiah Shane Farmer as he slept on the bottom bunk of his prison cell on August 26.  On that day, Farmer managed to separate from prison guards and enter the Kelly's cell, where he repeatedly stomped on the singer's head. The star was only saved when security personnel deployed pepper-spray.  But in their new mot

Three injured in huge 'gas explosion' at Virginia shopping center that sent smoke 30ft into the air and was felt more than five miles away

Three people have been taken to hospital following an explosion at a shopping center in Virginia.  Firefighters were called to the scene in Harrisonburg, 60 miles north west of Charlottesville, at around 8:30am on Saturday. Photos and videos on social media showed a strip mall ablaze, being doused with water by fire engines, and smoke shooting 30ft into the sky. Two of the victims were found outside the buildings and taken to hospital in serious condition, according to NBC 12.  No one is believed to be trapped inside, although firefighters are checking the buildings.  Seventy firefighters on Saturday worked to put out the blaze at a Virginia shopping center Photos on social media showed the shopping center being doused with water on Saturday Firefighters were trying to put out the blaze, which was reported around 8:30am Saturday Ralph Northam, governor of Virginia, said they were being updated. He described it as a gas explosion, which Harrisonburg Fire Chief Matt Tobia said was unco

Swedish authorities to bring in local lockdowns as coronavirus cases rise - after country resisted harsh restrictions and relied on social distancing to halt the spread at the peak of the pandemic

Swedish authorities want to bring in local lockdowns to stem the rapid spread of coronavirus in the country, experts have revealed. The move marks a new approach in Sweden's handling of the virus - after the country kept bars and restaurants open while the rest of the world shut down in March. 'It's more of a lockdown situation - but a local lockdown,' Johan Nojd, who leads the infectious diseases department in Uppsala, told The Telegraph. It comes as several European nations put into effect new measures and restrictions in an effort to curb the second wave of the coronavirus rapidly spreading across the continent, with cases skyrocketing.  Coronavirus cases have been gradually increasing since the start of September, dashing Sweden's hopes for immunity. A seven-day average of 65 per million people per day was reported to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on Friday. This is compared to 71, 40 and 25 cases per million in Denmark, Finland and Norw