COVID rates in the US continue to drop. Japan is experiencing a fourth wave of COVID-19 as it readies for the Olympics. Listeners comment. Rand Paul refuses to get vaccinated. One of perks of Twitter is that you get to see Rand Paul and Richard Marx argue. 

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A moment on bananas. Americans are ready to get back out there again... and are making a run on hygiene products and items to make you look spiffy. A timeline details how the Wuhan lab-leak theory has become credible. John Cena issues an apology for calling Taiwan a "country.

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Kicking it off with the Buzz Question about mask wearing at schools. Fresno airport will be doing a multi-agency FAA training tomorrow. Social media influencers in France have been approached to create Pfizer smear videos for money. 2021’s only total lunar eclipse is Wednesday. 

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Skip gets jury duty. Thanks to Trump-era COVID relief bill, a UFO report may soon be public from the government. Investigation into the origins of COVID-19 continue with an eye towards the Wuhan Institute of Virology. While fixing his wonky navigation system, a man is accused of "flying solo" by a woman passerby. 

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In international news, a Belarus opposition figure is arrested after the government forces the diversion of a commercial airliner headed between two EU countries. Video is released by the Belarusian government of the detained journalist. As demos age, news networks target younger viewers. Philip doesn't love Skip's dad joke. Listeners comment. 

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Amazon and Ulta warehouses moved into Fresno and promised better paying jobs for locals. Did it work? Middle class tax rates in CA vs. TX. Is the "pandemic labor shortage" a real thing, or could capitalism easily fix it? A moment on ice cream. Listeners comment.

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A thank you from the first ever Afternoon Drive Blood Drive. Kicking off the show with the Buzz Question about who is working harder--those at home or those in the office? An update on the double homicide at an Old Town Clovis bar over the weekend. Listeners comment. Lieutenant Jim Munro, Clovis Police Department, joins to show to clarify. Rick Santorum is fired from CNN after racist comments regarding Native Americans. 

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Get ready for corn dogs and more! The Big Fresno Fair will be back in October. Cops in Ohio confiscate THC laced edibles disguised as popular brand chips. A two-year-old mountain lion from Santa Cruz was spotted in a tree in San Francisco by a driver trying to park their car at 10p, who immediately questioned all of reality. Twitter will bring back the coveted blue check of verification. An update on COVID hospitalizations of minors. 

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Changes in newspaper ownership continues as Tribune shareholders approve its sale to a hedge fund. How does this impact competitiveness and the field of journalism? Kendall Jenner debuts her tequila company online. Gets accused of cultural appropriation. 

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Remember when Tiger King was the thing we turned to in the first 2 weeks of the pandemic? We have an update on the big cats. A local CBS affiliate accidentally airs an internal Zoom meeting during a national cutaway. SF General has zero COVID hospitalizations for the first time in a year. CDC warns you shouldn't snuggle your backyard chickens due to salmonella contamination. 

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