WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden's choices for his health care team point to a stronger federal role in the nation’s COVID-19 strategy, restoration of a guiding stress on science and an emphasis on equitable distribution of vaccines and treatments.With Monday's announcement of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as his health secretary and a half dozen other key appointments, Biden aims to leave behind the personality dramas that sometimes flourished under President Donald Trump.

He hopes to return the federal response to a more methodical approach, seeking results by applying scientific knowledge in what he says will be a transparent and disciplined manner.“We are still going to have a federal, state and local partnership,”.

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be getting their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine very soon.

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Biden may time confirmation votes to protect House majority

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to tap several House Democrats for administrative positions is putting Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a politically tough spot, having chiseled away at the party’s already slimming majority and leaving her potentially without enough votes to pass his legislative agenda.Democrats already were heading into the new Congress with a razor-thin margin over Republicans. But Biden’s overture to a third lawmaker, Rep.

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Tom Homan: Biden's border crisis is already brewing and it will accelerate COVID spread in the US

‘Tis the season to be jolly for smugglers of drugs and illegal immigrants into the U.S. across our border with Mexico.They know things are about to change in the U.S.

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Has the Moderna coronavirus vaccine been approved for use in the UK yet?

direct to your inboxTens of thousands of people have now been given a coronavirus vaccine in the UK.The nationwide roll-out began 10 days ago after the Pfizer/BioNTech jab became the first Covid-19 vaccine to get UK approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).Donald Trump has now announced that another vaccine - from US firm Moderna - is ready to use in America.Initial data shows it is nearly 95 per cent effective in protecting against Covid-19.But has the Moderna vaccine been approved in the UK yet?The Pfizer vaccine is still the only vaccine that can be administered in the UK - but the Moderna vaccine is likely to be approved soon.To be approved for use in the UK, the jab must meet the strict standards of

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The Latest: Biden marks anniversary of deaths of wife, child

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):8:05 a.m.President-elect Joe Biden has marked the 48th anniversary of the accident that killed his first wife and baby daughter by attending Mass at the church where they are buried.Neilia Biden and the couple’s 13-month old daughter, Naomi, were killed when their car was struck by a tractor-trailer as she took the kids to pick out a Christmas tree.Sons Hunter and Beau were seriously injured. They were a year and a day apart in age, at 3 and 4.Joe Biden had just been elected to the Senate and was in Washington setting up his new office at the time of the accident.Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, attended the Friday morning service in Delaware at St.

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As coronavirus vaccines roll out across U.S., Trump stays out of the spotlight

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration helped deliver vaccinations against the coronavirus earlier than even some in his administration thought possible, but the president has been largely absent from the effort to sell the American public on what aides hope will be a key part of his legacy.Trump launched “Operation Warp Speed” — the government campaign to help swiftly develop and distribute vaccines — this spring with great fanfare in the White House Rose Garden.But now, five days into the largest vaccination campaign in the nation’s history, Trump has held no public events to trumpet the rollout.

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Biden picks Regan for EPA nominee, Haaland for interior head

Haaland would be the first Native American Cabinet member in U.S. history.

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With Trump silent, reprisals for hacks may fall to Biden

WASHINGTON – All fingers are pointing to Russia as the source of the worst-ever hack of U.S. government agencies.

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Transition stumbles test Biden's bond with Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden brings more Capitol Hill experience than any president in decades, but his transition has stumbled in ways large and small, exposing the challenges of navigating a Congress that is a different place than when he last served in 2009.He rolled out an almost all-white national security team when allies were expecting diversity. He filled top posts with familiar Washington hands rather than fresh newcomers.

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President-Elect Joe Biden is Asking People to Watch His Inauguration From Home Amid Pandemic

President-Elect Joe Biden is asking for people to stay home on Inauguration Day.

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Biden adviser Cedric Richmond tests positive for coronavirus

WILMINGTON, Del. – One of President-elect Joe Biden’s closest advisers tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, according to his transition team.Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, who is set to resign from Congress to join the incoming Biden administration as a senior adviser, tested positive two days after traveling to Atlanta to attend a campaign rally that Biden headlined for Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev.

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President-elect Biden picks North Carolina environmental chief Michael Regan to lead EPA

view of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters on March 16, 2017 in Washington, DC ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)North Carolina - President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday offered the leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency to Michael S.

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Biden to pick New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, AP sources say

Representative Debra Haaland (D-NM) speaks during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on "The US Park Police Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square", on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 29, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate New Mexico Rep.

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Ian McKellen, Biden — and Trudeau? Experts torn on when VIPs should get COVID-19 shot

coronavirus vaccine as nations such as Canada and the United States start to roll out the shot.U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, 78, will get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, according to officials.

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Chemist Nancy Goroff eyes national stage despite losing race for Congress

Jeffrey MervisLast month, chemist Nancy Goroff failed to unseat Representative Lee Zeldin (R–NY) and become the first female science Ph.D. in the U.S.

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Joe Biden to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine As Soon As Next Week, Mike Pence Will Be Vaccinated Friday

President-elect Joe Biden will reportedly receive the Coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week.

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French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for coronavirus

Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, following a week when he has met with numerous European leaders. The French and Spanish prime ministers are among those self-isolating because they had recent contact with him.Macron took a test “as soon as the first symptoms appeared” and will self-isolate for seven days, the presidency said in a brief statement.

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Macron is the latest world leader to catch COVID-19

the latest world leader to test positive for COVID-19, joining a growing list of others just as inoculation drives against the illness are beginning in a number of countries. Macron, 42, has repeatedly said he is sticking to strict sanitary protocols during the pandemic, including not shaking hands, wearing a mask and keeping distance from other people.

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Time magazine names Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Person of the Year

SAN FRANCISCO - Highly anticipated? Maybe. Tradition? Definitely.

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Biden hails transportation nominee Buttigieg as 'new voice'

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden has introduced his one-time Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary, saying the 38-year-old can be “a new voice" in the fight against economic inequality, institutional racism and climate change. Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet position.

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Covid vaccine: President-elect Joe Biden to get vaccine next week, Mike Pence on Friday

coronavirus as soon as next week, transition officials have said, as the American authorities try to boost public confidence in a measure that promises to stanch the deadly pandemic.Vice President Mike Pence will get the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, the White House announced on Wednesday.Also Read | Finally, good news on white-collar jobsBoth Biden and Pence will receive the dose publicly in an effort to build national confidence in the safety of the vaccine, which will become widely available to the public in 2021.Pence and his wife Karen Pence "will publicly receive a Covid-19 vaccine to promote the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and build confidence among the American people," the White House said in a statement.This comes in the

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Biden to receive coronavirus vaccine next week, Pence set to be vaccinated Friday

Joe Biden will get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, transition officials said on Wednesday, as U.S. authorities try to build public confidence in a measure that promises to stanch the deadly pandemic.Vice President Mike Pence will get the vaccine on Friday, the White House said.

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Biden to take presidential oath outside Capitol amid COVID-19 restrictions

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris aim to take their oaths of office outside the U.S. Capitol building as inauguration planners seek to craft an event that captures the traditional grandeur of the historic ceremony while complying with COVID-19 protocols.Biden's team released some broad details for the Jan.

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U.S. election: Biden jokes it ‘feels like’ he won Georgia 3 times after recount, audit

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, while campaigning for Democratic senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in Georgia, joked that he felt like he had won the state three times after an audit of the election involving a hand recount, as well as a recount requested by President Donald Trump’s campaign.

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Trump cuts healthcare funds to California over abortions

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Thanksgiving on November 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump had earlier made the traditional call to members of the military stationed abroad thro SAN FRANCISCO - The Trump administration said Wednesday it was cutting $200 million in federal healthcare funding to California because the state requires insurance providers to cover abortions.The U.S.

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Vice President Mike Pence, wife will receive COVID-19 vaccine Friday in live broadcast

WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen will both receive the coronavirus vaccine during a live broadcast Friday, according to the White House. Pence’s planned vaccination on camera follows an announcement from President Donald Trump Sunday that he was reversing an administration directive to vaccinate top government officials against COVID-19 while public distribution of the shot is limited to front-line health workers and people in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.Aides to President-elect Joe Biden have been discussing when and how he should receive the vaccine and have been working to establish plans to boost virus safeguards in the West Wing to keep the 78-year-old Democrat healthy.Mike Pence stands with his

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Stay away: Thumbs down on inauguration crowds for Biden

WASHINGTON – Stay away. That's the message from the congressional committee organizing inauguration ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

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Loeffler declines to rule out formal protest of Biden's win

ATLANTA – Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia on Wednesday declined to rule out a formal protest of Democrat Joe Biden's victory when Congress convenes next month to certify the presidential election results.It's the latest refusal by Loeffler to acknowledge Biden's victory in the Nov.

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Biden picks deal-makers, fighters for climate, energy team

WASHINGTON – Joe Biden is picking deal-makers and fighters to lead a climate team he’ll ask to remake and clean up the nation’s transportation and power-plant systems, and as fast as politically possible. While the president-elect's picks have the experience to do the heavy lifting required in a climate overhaul of the U.S.

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Atlantic City to auction spot to push demolish button on Trump casino

Trump Plaza ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - One of President Donald Trump’s former Atlantic City casinos will be blown up next month, and for the right amount of money, you could be the one to press the button that brings it down.The demolition of the former Trump Plaza casino will become a fundraiser to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City that the mayor hopes will raise in excess of $1 million.Opened in 1984, Trump's former casino was closed in 2014 and has fallen into such a state of disrepair that demolition work began earlier this year. The remainder of the structure will be dynamited on Jan.

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The Latest: Biden touts Cabinet diversity, names Buttigieg

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):12:15 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden says his Cabinet will be more representative of the American people than any other in U.S. history.

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Biden set to introduce Pete Buttigieg as his transportation secretary pick

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce former presidential rival Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday as his nominee for transportation secretary, adding a youthful voice to an incoming administration so far dominated by people with decades of Washington experience.The 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would also be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post.In a tweet on Tuesday, Biden described Buttigieg, who has served as a Navy reserve intelligence officer in Afghanistan, as “a leader, patriot, and problem-solver.”The nomination was applauded by union leaders, transportation industry officials, LGBTQ activists and Democratic lawmakers as a solid pick by Biden.Former Mayor of

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Biden set to introduce Buttigieg as his transportation pick

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce former presidential rival Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday as his nominee for transportation secretary, adding a youthful voice to an incoming administration so far dominated by people with decades of Washington experience.The 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would also be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post. In a tweet on Tuesday, Biden described Buttigieg, who has served as a Navy reserve intelligence officer in Afghanistan, as “a leader, patriot, and problem-solver.”The nomination was applauded by union leaders, transportation industry officials, LGBTQ activists and Democratic lawmakers as a solid pick by Biden.Sen.

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U.S. election: Senate leader McConnell acknowledges Biden-Harris election victory

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday congratulated Democratic president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris on their Nov.

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‘I trust the Electoral College’: Trump voters grudgingly accept Biden’s win

2020 U.S. election was stolen from President Donald Trump.

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Biden's challenge: Creating a COVID-19-free White House

WASHINGTON – Three blocks from the White House, office space for more than 500 Biden transition staffers sits mostly idle. The government is shipping out laptops so staffers can work from home.

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Trump voters accept Biden victory 'with reservations'

WASHINGTON – Robert Reed says he will always believe the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump. The retired police officer-turned-construction worker believes fraud marred the vote, no matter how many courts rejected that claim.

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AP Interview: Flattening curve wasn’t enough for New Zealand

WELLINGTON – New Zealand this year pulled off a moonshot that remains the envy of most other nations: It eliminated the coronavirus.But the goal was driven as much by fear as it was ambition, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. She said the target grew from an early realization the nation’s health system simply couldn’t cope with a big outbreak.And there have been plenty of bumps along the way.

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Trump asking about special prosecutor for Hunter Biden

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance a federal tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden, setting up a potential showdown with incoming acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen. Trump — angry that out-going Attorney General William Barr didn't publicly announce the ongoing, two-year investigation into Hunter Biden — has consulted on the matter with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, White House counsel Pat Cipollone and outside allies.

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AP sources: Biden set to add Buttigieg, Granholm to Cabinet

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 03: Former Governor of Michigan & CNN Commentator Jennifer Granholm speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center on October 03, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Ph WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation and former Michigan Gov.

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Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory

WASHINGTON – More than a month after the election, top Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the next U.S. president on Tuesday, a collapse in GOP resistance to the millions of voters who decisively chose the Democrat.

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Coronavirus: U.S. President Trump ‘absolutely open’ to publicly taking COVID-19 vaccine

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday U.S.

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Justices asked again to reinstate rule for abortion pill

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court a second time to reinstate a rule that women must pick up an abortion pill in person during the COVID-19 pandemic.The request to the high court Tuesday comes just over a month before President Donald Trump leaves office.

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Biden, Harris, Trump, Pence should get coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible, Fauci says

FILE - Side-by-side photo collage of President-elect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. “This is a person who, very soon, will be the president of the United States.

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AP sources: Biden to pick Buttigieg as transportation chief

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department, according to three people familiar with the plans.Buttigieg, one of Biden’s rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, was a breakout star of the primaries, sharing victory in the nation’s first caucus with Bernie Sanders. He suspended his campaign before Super Tuesday and endorsed Biden.Biden has compared the 38-year-old Buttigieg to his late son, Beau.“To me it’s the highest compliment I can give any man or woman.

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Biden to take oath outside Capitol amid COVID-19 restrictions

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event to announce new cabinet nominations at the Queen Theatre on Dec. 11, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Biden to take oath outside Capitol amid virus restrictions

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take their oaths of office outside the U.S. Capitol building as inauguration planners seek to craft an event that captures the traditional grandeur of the historic ceremony while complying with COVID-19 protocols.Biden's team released some broad details for the Jan.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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