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The U.S. administered more than 1 million vaccine doses Friday, marking the third day in a row more than a million shots were distributed, according to a White House official.

Cyrus Shahpar, the White House’s COVID-19 data director, said more than 1.05 million doses were given Friday, including 526,000 first shots.

Shahpar noted that 200 million Americans have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. »

Armed Afghan resistance forces wrested control of three districts from the Taliban , marking the first successful uprising against the group in Afghanistan since it seized control of the capital city of Kabul on Sunday.

There are unconfirmed reports the Taliban are preparing to take the districts from resistance fighters, the outlet reported.

As of Monday, the Taliban controlled 222 of Afghanistan's 421 districts, according to the Wall Street Journal. »

NASHVILLE, Tenn (WTVF) — Conservative talk radio host Phil Valentine has died following a lengthy battle with COVID-19.

We are saddened to report that our host and friend Phil Valentine has passed away.

He broadcast his conservative talk radio show from outside the state Capitol, and urged people to drive by and make noise. »

The digital ice cream machines in more than 13,000 McDonald's restaurants worldwide are manufactured by Taylor Company, and despite their alleged unreliability, they still cost a cool $18,000 each.

But Taylor's complicated machines also have to be completely disassembled for cleaning every two weeks, then painstakingly put back together.

(And things frequently go wrong: according to the McBroken website which tracks malfunctioning McDonald's ice cream machines, more than 11 percent of the machines in the U.S. are currently out of service.). »