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Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief
World
February 1, 2021
Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday afternoon with a group of 10 Republican senators who…
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan
World
January 30, 2021
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is warning of a steep and growing “cost of inaction” on his $1.9 trillion…
Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage
World
January 30, 2021
Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an…
UN Syria envoy says constitutional talks in peril
Middle East
January 30, 2021
UN Syria envoy says constitutional talks in peril
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria voiced deep frustration on Friday that the Syrian Constitutional Committee…
Blinken says taking close look at designation of Yemen’s Huthi movement
Middle East
January 28, 2021
Blinken says taking close look at designation of Yemen’s Huthi movement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the State Department was taking a “very urgent…
Virus aid package tests whether Biden, Congress can deliver
World
January 28, 2021
Virus aid package tests whether Biden, Congress can deliver
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a sweeping national rescue plan, President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package presents a…
Biden’s immigration changes too late for grandfather deported on Inauguration Day
World
January 27, 2021
Biden’s immigration changes too late for grandfather deported on Inauguration Day
CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) – As US President Joe Biden took the oath of office last Wednesday, Felipe Ortega sat in…
US boosting vaccine deliveries amid complaints of shortages
World
January 27, 2021
US boosting vaccine deliveries amid complaints of shortages
Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced that the US is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states…
Under Biden, China faces renewed trade pressure
World
January 26, 2021
Under Biden, China faces renewed trade pressure
BEIJING (AP) — The US-Chinese trade war isn’t going away under President Joe Biden. Biden won’t confront Beijing right away,…
‘THIS IS ME’: Rioters flaunt involvement in Capitol siege
World
January 26, 2021
‘THIS IS ME’: Rioters flaunt involvement in Capitol siege
WASHINGTON (AP) — These suspects weren’t exactly in hiding. “THIS IS ME,” one man posted on Instagram with a hand…