WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t make many headlines. Charged with keeping America’s workplaces safe, it usually busies itself with tasks such as setting and enforcing standards for goggles, hardhats and ladders.But President Joe Biden this month threw the tiny Labor Department agency into the raging national debate over federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

The president directed OSHA to write a rule requiring employers with at least 100 workers to force employees to get vaccinated or produce weekly test results showing they are virus free.The assignment is sure to test an understaffed agency that has struggled to defend its authority in court.

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Anti-mandate protesters gather at Pacific Highway border crossing

Those opposed to vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 measures gathered near the Pacific Highway truck crossing Saturday – where police say convoy vehicles broke through RCMP barricades. Paul Johnson reports.

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Kate Garraway reveals the heartbreaking conversations she has with husband Derek after he was struck down by covid

KATE Garraway has revealed the heartbreaking conversations she has with her husband Derek since Covid made him struggle to communicate. The Good Morning Britain presenter admits her other half is still unable to speak, but they still have a "deep connection" and have found a "new way" to love each other. Asked whether they can have conversations, Kate tells You: "Not really.

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Omicron: COVID patients reporting 3 new unusual symptoms; WHO, other studies explain why

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70% beneficiaries in 15-18 age group has received 1st Covid dose : Centre

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Barry Manilow tunes fail to dislodge NZ protesters

Cyclone Dovi caused power outages, mudslides and evacuations across New Zealand, but neither the storm nor the music of Barry Manilow could dislodge anti-vaccine protesters camped outside parliament.

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Kate Garraway has learnt to love Derek in 'new way' following horrific Covid battle

Good Morning Britain anchor Kate Garraway has revealed she has found a "new way" to love her husband Derek Draper. The former political lobbyist, 54, has been suffering side effects from coronavirus, having contracted the virus back in March 2020, subsequently becoming the UK's longest hospital inpatient before being discharged one year later.

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Sri Lanka’s Sirisena hopes for a Korean unification during World Summit 2022

Seoul (News 1st); Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called on the world to pledge to not be warmongers and war criminals but peacemakers and sacrifice in whatever way required to benefit humanity forever with bestowed peace.Sirisena was speaking at the World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) in Seoul, South Korea.World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) gathered world leaders and a worldwide virtual audience around topics related to peaceful reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.It featured keynote speakers from around the world on a range of topics related to the peaceful reconciliation of the Korean Peninsula. Many speakers are from the 157 countries that have diplomatic ties with both North and South Korea.“The experiences in the unification of Germany and Vietnam show how two contrasting political ideologies could positively merge.

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Quad Summit: PM Modi proposes common international travelling protocol, recognition of Covid vaccination certificate

Quad meeting was hosted by US President Joe Biden on Friday. During the summit, PM Modi proposed that there should be common international travelling protocols involving mutual recognition of the Covid-19 vaccination certificate, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.

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Biden, Walensky boost COVID vaccine boosters

"If you got the Pfizer vaccine in January, February or March of this year, and are over 65, go get the booster, or if you are a frontline worker, go get a free booster now. I’ll be getting my booster shot."

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White House Quad summit: Biden hosts Indo-Pacific leaders amid China concerns

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday is set to host the first in-person gathering of leaders of an Indo-Pacific alliance known as "the Quad" as he wraps up a difficult week of diplomacy after facing no shortage of criticism from allies and adversaries.The White House meeting with leaders from India, Japan and Australia gives Biden a chance to put the spotlight on a chief foreign policy goal: greater attention to the Pacific in light of what the United States sees as China’s coercive economic practices and unsettling military maneuvering in the region.The leaders are expected to announce a coronavirus vaccine initiative, plans to bolster semiconductor supply chains and a program to bring graduate and doctoral students in STEM fields to

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Strictly covid jab row: BBC issues statement

Video: Vaccine in numbers: 113,385 more second jabs given in UK (PA Media)Johnson tells Macron to 'get a grip' over Aukus submarine dealGovernment preparing for gas prices to remain high for 'longer term', says ministerBoris Johnson admits set-back in securing a US trade dealAngela Rayner presses Dominic Raab over energy prices concernsM25 protesters could face prison after Government secures injunction - ShappsBrazil's health minister tests positive for Covid after meeting Boris JohnsonMan charged with Killamarsh quadruple murderExperts predict Canary Islands volcanic eruption could last three monthsBiden warns UK not to damage NI peace over BrexitDaily politics briefing: September 22Joe Biden issues warning over Northern Ireland

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US expands global vaccine pledge at COVID summit

At a mostly virtual global COVID-19 summit today on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting, President Joe Biden pledged another 500 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for lower- and middle-income countries and rallied support for other measures to end the pandemic, including improving the supply of medical equipment and aligning around common goals.

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U.S. to buy more COVID-19 vaccines to share with the world: Biden

Joe Biden is set to announce that the United States is doubling its purchase of Pfizer‘s COVID-19 shots to share with the world to 1 billion doses as he embraces the goal of vaccinating 70% of the global population within the next year.The stepped-up U.S. commitment is to be the cornerstone of the global vaccination summit Biden is convening virtually Wednesday on the sidelines of the U.N.

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Biden doubling order for global COVID-19 vaccines to 1 billion doses

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is set to announce that the United States is doubling its purchase of Pfizer's COVID-19 shots to share with the world to 1 billion doses as he embraces the goal of vaccinating 70% of the global population within the next year.The stepped-up U.S. commitment is to be the cornerstone of the global vaccination summit Biden is convening virtually Wednesday on the sidelines of the U.N.

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Ensure 40% of people get Covid vaccinated in every country by 2021: IMF

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President Joe Biden Plans to Get His COVID-19 Booster Shot on Camera

President Joe Biden is planning on getting his COVID-19 booster shot on camera.

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Biden seeks to reassure allies, tackle climate and COVID-19 in UN address

NEW YORK - President Joe Biden is set to deliver his first U.N. General Assembly address on Tuesday, facing a multitude of issues as he looks to reassure the nation’s allies that "America is back" on a global stage and aims to take a different approach from his predecessor.The annual convening of world leaders is taking place in-person this year in New York after being held virtually in 2020 amid the global pandemic.

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Biden to address COVID-19, climate change in 1st presidential visit to UN

NEW YORK - President Joe Biden begins his first visit to the U.N. General Assembly ready to make the case to world leaders that after closing the book on 20 years of war, the U.S.

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U.S. extends land border rules to Canada and Mexico, eases other travel measures

Joe Biden and his government to re-open land borders with neighbouring countries, that won’t be the case for at least another month. The Biden administration announced the U.S.-Canada and Mexico borders will be closed until at least October 21.The border has been closed since March 2020.While travel restrictions for Canadians remain strict, the U.S.

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US to end travel bans for vaccinated passengers 'early November' - official

The United States has announced that it will lift Covid travel bans on all passengers in November if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing and contact tracing.

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CDC: Health care-associated infections up amid COVID-19 pandemic

WASHINGTON - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the health care sector has experienced an increase in infections, another grim announcement to an industry impacted severely by the pandemic."We know the COVID-19 pandemic has placed tremendous stress on the health care sector, from hospitals to nursing homes to outpatient clinics," Dr.

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Biden meets with CEOs, business leaders to discuss COVID-19 vaccine mandates

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden met Wednesday with the CEOs of Walt Disney and Columbia Sportswear, and other business executives and leaders, to discuss his recently announced vaccine requirement for companies that employ at least 100 people.The White House meeting comes less than a week after Biden said that the Labor Department is working to require businesses with 100 or more employees to order those workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or show a negative test result at least weekly.Some 80 million workers would be subject to the requirement, Biden said.

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Biden to visit Colorado Tuesday to pitch investments in clean energy

DENVER - While legislators craft the details back in Washington, President Joe Biden is pitching his massive domestic spending package with a visit to a renewable energy lab in Colorado to highlight how the investments in clean energy in his plan would help combat climate change.The trip to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Denver will cap off the president’s two-day swing to the West, and offer Biden the chance to continue linking the need to pass the spending package to the urgent threat posed by climate change.

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Biden to speak in person before UN General Assembly

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is set to deliver his first address to the United Nations General Assembly next week in New York, the White House announced Monday.The annual convening of world leaders will take place in-person this year, after being held virtually in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The White House says Biden will deliver remarks on Tuesday, Sept. 21.RELATED: More than 100 world leaders to attend UN gathering in personFILE - US President Joe Biden walks to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base on Sept.

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Biden to talk COVID-19, climate change in first Quad Leaders Summit Sept. 24

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will meet with leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his first-ever Quad Leaders Summit on September 24, according to the White House.Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan are expected to take part in the meeting.

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COVID-19 boosters not yet needed, says group of health experts

they concluded.The opinion piece, published in The Lancet, illustrates the intense scientific debate about who needs booster doses and when, a decision the U.S. and other countries are grappling with.FILE - Nurse of Curative prepares the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccination clinic.

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Manchin opposes Biden’s $3.5T spending plan, could back $1.5T instead

WASHINGTON - As the Senate returns on Monday following a summer recess, congressional Democrats pushing ahead with President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion plan for social and environmental spending — but a moderate Democrat who is key to its fate said he can’t support it.Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said the cost will need to be slashed to $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion to win his support.

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Biden to survey wildfire damage in Idaho and California

WILMINGTON, Del. - President Joe Biden will promote his administration’s use of the Defense Production Act to aid in wildfire preparedness during a western swing in which he’ll survey wildfire damage in Idaho and California.The administration activated the wartime provision in early August to boost the supply of fire hoses for the U.S. Forest Service, by helping to ease supply chain issues affecting the agency’s primary firehose supplier.

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FBI releases first declassified record on 9/11 attack after Biden order

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI late Saturday released a newly declassified document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Biden admin expecting wave of GOP-backed lawsuits following sweeping vaccine mandates

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden’s sweeping new vaccine requirements have Republican governors threatening lawsuits. His unapologetic response: "Have at it."The administration is gearing up for another major clash between federal and state rule.

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President Biden approves major disaster declaration in Pennsylvania following remnants of Ida destruction

PENNSYLVANIA - President Joe Biden approved Governor Tom Wolf's request to declare a major disaster in Pennsylvania following heavy rainfall, severe flash flooding, and tornadoes from Tropical Depression Ida that impacted Pennsylvania."Pennsylvanians continue to recover from this deadly storm, which is why my administration made it a top priority to quickly seek federal assistance," Gov. Wolf said.

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US COVID-19 vaccine mandates met with mixed response

"Vaccination requirements work; that's why so many organizations have supported the president's plan," Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator said today, a day after President Joe Biden announced the most sweeping mandates Americans have seen during the pandemic.

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'Unlawful overreach': Georgia governor vows to fight Biden vaccine mandate

ATLANTA - During President Joe Biden's announcement of a vaccine mandate that will affect as many as 100 million Americans, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to fight the federal plan.Kemp responded on Thursday during the president's address with a tweet saying he will pursue legal avenues to fight the federal mandate.Kemp described the White House move as "blatantly unlawful overreach."Biden's announcement on Thursday included a new mandate that all employers with more than 100 workers require employees are either vaccinated or tested for the virus weekly.

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Biden calls President Xi Jinping amid growing US-China tension

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden spoke with China's Xi Jinping on Thursday amid growing frustration on the American side that high-level engagement between the two leaders' top advisers has been largely unfruitful in the early going of the Biden presidency.Biden initiated the call with Xi, the second between the two leaders since Biden took office.

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Biden mandates widespread Covid vaccines and tests

US President Joe Biden has taken aim at vaccine resistance in America.

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Biden imposes vaccine mandates for federal employees

In an effort to combat the Delta variant wave sweeping the U.S., President Joe Biden has announced new COVID-19 vaccine mandates and requirements for millions of workers. Jackson Proskow explains Biden’s ‘Path out of the Pandemic’ plan and the concerns over how the fourth wave is impacting the country’s youth.

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TSA will double fines on mask mandate violations at airports, on flights

WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration will increase the range of fines that can be imposed on individuals who violate the federal mask mandate on public modes of transportation, the agency announced in conjunction with President Joe Biden on Thursday. The federal mask mandate applies to individuals at airports, on commercial aircraft and in various modes of surface transportation, including passenger railroads, intercity bus services and other public transportation."We appreciate the majority of travelers each day who voluntarily follow the requirement, but find this action necessary to maximize the protections for those who use and work within the transportation system, and to contain

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Biden details new plan of attack for COVID-19

Keep schools open, mandate vaccines for all federal employees, and increase testing—these are three of the goals President Joe Biden outlined today during a briefing on America's ongoing battle against COVID-19.

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Biden announces vaccine mandate for employers with more than 100 workers

WASHINGTON - In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant.Speaking at the White House, Biden sharply criticized the roughly 80 million Americans who are not yet vaccinated, despite months of availability and incentives."We’ve been patient. But our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us," he said, all but biting off his words.

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Biden to announce vaccine mandate for employers with more than 100 workers

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is killing thousands each week and jeopardizing the nation’s economic recovery.The expansive rules mandate that all employers with more than 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or test for the virus weekly, affecting about 80 million Americans.

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Biden to outline US effort to boost COVID-19 vaccinations, curb delta surge

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday is set to give an address to the nation and present a six-pronged federal effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States and curb the surging delta variant of the coronavirus.The latest uptick of cases has led to more hospitalizations that have overwhelmed hospitals and killed thousands of people each week — largely among those who are unvaccinated. It also threatens to jeopardize the nation’s economic recovery. Biden, who is set to speak at 5 p.m.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Biden tasks OSHA with enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates

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