Intelligence community delivers report on COVID-19 origins to Biden
The president has been briefed on the findings from the 90-day investigation into where and how the outbreak began, the White House said.
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The president has been briefed on the findings from the 90-day investigation into where and how the outbreak began, the White House said.
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