A Texas GOP official who consistently mocked COVID-19 vaccines and masks on social media, died five days after posting a meme on Facebook, questioning the idea of getting inoculated against the virus.

The lightning struck while the group exited a boat during a thunderstorm. They were on their way to the bride's house, a government official told AFP.

Ebrahim Raisi was set to be inaugurated as Iran's next president on Thursday, signaling the start of a new harder-line era that could herald major shifts in the Islamic Republic's policies at home and abroad.

Filing argues that the new CDC order is an extension of the previous moratorium, which the Supreme Court has ruled the agency didn't have the authority to issue.