US Drops Trump Plan for More Biometric Data on Immigrants
The Biden administration on Friday withdrew a Trump-era proposal to expand the amount and types of biometric data collected by U.S. immigration authorities.
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WHO Approves Chinese Vaccine, Praises US for Backing Patent Waiver
The World Health Organization says the coronavirus pandemic is far from over and there is a desperate need for more vaccine doses globally.
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US VP, Mexican Leader Pledge to Cooperate on Border Crisis
Vice President Kamala Harris and Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledged Friday to cooperate on resolving the roots of the long-running issue of illegal migration into the U.S.
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Blinken Reaffirms US Support for Ukraine Amid Russia Tension
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed Washington’s support for Ukraine at a meeting Thursday with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the wake of Kyiv’s heightened tensions with Russia
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General: China’s Africa Outreach Poses Threat From Atlantic
The top U.S general for Africa is warning that a growing threat from China may come not just from the waters of the Pacific but from the Atlantic as well.
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Lawsuit Claims Feds Directed Facebook to Censor Vaccine Misinformation
A group accused of promoting vaccine misinformation wants a judge to advance a lawsuit claiming the federal government coerced Facebook into stifling its free speech rights.
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Treasury Says US Government May Hit Debt Ceiling by Summer’s End
Although the economy is booming, Treasury Department lit a flare signaling that the debt ceiling may need to be extended, yet again.
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Biden Lauds Infusion of Billions for Restaurant Relief
Now that the Restaurant Revitalization Fund tap is flowing, the Biden administration must steer far larger economic relief packages through Congress.
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White House Wants 70% of Americans Vaccinated by 4th of July
President Joe Biden is pushing for more shots in arms across America as the White House rolls out new plans and initiatives to boost coronavirus immunizations.
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Researchers: Climate Pledges See World Closing on Paris Goal
Recent pledges by the U.S. and other nations could help cap global warming at 3.6 Fahrenheit by the end of the century, but only if efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” by 2050 succeed, scientists said Tuesday.
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Biden Raises Refugee Cap After Criticism for Keeping Trump Limit
The Biden administration initially said it was keeping the Trump-era cap of 15,000 annual refugee admissions but increased it fourfold after facing blowback.
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US Embarks on 85% Slash of Ubiquitous Super-Pollutant
With international cooperation, the phase down of hydrofluorocarbons is expected to avert up to 0.5 degree Celsius of warming by the next century, a critical move for our warming planet.
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US Officials in Mideast to Reassure Jittery Allies Over Iran
Top Biden administration officials and U.S. senators crisscrossed the Middle East on Monday, seeking to assuage growing unease among Gulf Arab partners over America’s re-engagement with Iran and other policy shifts in the region.
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US Open to Diplomacy on Denuclearization of North Korea: White House
President Joe Biden is open to diplomatic negotiations with North Korea on denuclearization, the White House said Friday after completion of a review by the new administration of U.S. policy.
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Senate Approves $35B to Repair US Water Infrastructure
Wastewater system repairs, new water connections in low-income and rural communities and safer drinking water take center stage in Biden’s first infrastructure bill to launch out of the Senate.
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Farmer Loans
A group of white Wisconsin farmers represented by a right-wing advocacy group claim in a federal lawsuit against Biden administration officials that the American Rescue Plan’s loan forgiveness program discriminates against them because it is only available to minority farmers.
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US Moves to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
he FDA has proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes and cigars of any flavor to curb smoking deaths, but some civil rights activists say it could spawn an underground market that leads to criminal charges against people of color.
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Biden Unveils Second Round of Federal Court Nominees
Thursday’s announcement brings the president’s total number of judicial nominees to 14, a pace the White House called historic for the first 100 days.
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US Eyes Major Rollback in Iran Sanctions to Revive Nuke Deal
The Biden administration is considering a near wholesale rollback of some of the most stringent Trump-era sanctions imposed on Iran in a bid to get the Islamic Republic to return to compliance with a landmark 2015 nuclear accord.
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Harris Takes On ‘Hard Work’ in 100 Days as Vice President
Kamala Harris has become one of the administration’s most prominent advocates for Biden’s agenda, standing alongside him at most of his major announcements and building a relationship that aides say is closer than most presidents had with their seconds-in-command.
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