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27.04.2021 / 11:11

In fight against virus, President Biden looks for path back to normal

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden spent his first 100 days in office encouraging Americans to mask up and stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus. His task for the next 100 days will be to lay out the path back to normal.

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President Biden's first address to Congress is invite-only

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's first address to Congress is an invite-only affair, no guests allowed.

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US marks slowest population growth since the Depression

WASHINGTON – U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence.

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Cooling the temperature: Biden faces fractious Congress

WASHINGTON – Can lawmakers all just listen to the president — even for one night?

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DC police department hit by apparent extortion attack

WASHINGTON – The Washington, D.C., police department said Monday that its computer network was breached, and a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate claimed to have stolen sensitive data, including on informants, that it threatened to share with local criminal gangs unless police paid an unspecified ransom.

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Census 2020 results: Texas, Florida gain congressional seats, California loses one for first time

WASHINGTON - U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said Monday, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence.Altogether, the U.S.

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Biden pushes for labor unions with executive order establishing new White House task force

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday establishing a new White House task force aimed at promoting labor unions across the country.The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment will make recommendations within 180 days to the federal government on how to help workers organize and bargain with their employers. That help could come in the form of new policies, programs and practices, according to a White House fact sheet.The task force will also look for ways to increase workers’ rights among women and people of color who work in industries in which it is difficult to establish unions and which lack labor protections.

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Homeland Security to study extremism threat within agency

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced an internal review to address the threat of domestic violent extremism within the sprawling agency.

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Census: Texas gains Congress seats, Calif. loses first time

WASHINGTON – The nation's political center of gravity shifted further to the Republican-led South and West on Monday, with Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states gaining congressional seats while chillier climes like New York and Ohio lost them.

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Justices question California disclosure rule for charities

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court appeared likely Monday to put a stop to California's practice of collecting the names and addresses of top donors to charities.

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Justice Department opens probe into Louisville policing in wake of Breonna Taylor’s death

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky after the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday. It's the second such sweeping probe into a law enforcement agency by the Biden administration in a week.The 26-year-old Taylor, an emergency medical technician who had been studying to become a nurse, was roused from sleep by police who came through the door using a battering ram.

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Vice President Harris tells UN it's time now to prepare for next pandemic

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris told United Nations members on Monday that now is the time for global leaders to begin putting the serious work into how they will respond to the next global pandemic.The virtual address, Harris' second to a U.N. body since her inauguration, comes as the United States makes progress on vaccinating the public and much of the world struggles to acquire vaccines."At the same time that the world works to get through this pandemic, we also know that we must prepare for the next," Harris said.

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Justice Dept opens policing probe over Breonna Taylor death

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky over the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday.

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Biden's first address to Congress is invite-only

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's first address to Congress is an invite-only affair, no guests allowed.

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US to create center targeting foreign election interference

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration said Monday that it will establish a new center responding to what the U.S. intelligence community has assessed as attempts by Russia and other adversaries to interfere with American elections.

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US to share millions of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses with world after federal safety review

WASHINGTON - The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the COVID-19 vaccine clear federal safety reviews, the White House told The Associated Press on Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.The move greatly expands on the Biden administration's action last month to share about 4 million doses of the vaccine with Mexico and Canada.

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'Pop' fans: Biden kids, grandkids part of White House scene

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's grandkids say anyone who wants to take a crack at their “Pop” has to go through them first. When Biden calls to check in, he doesn't stop with one grandchild but ends up dialing all of them for updates. Even son Hunter Biden gets a nightly call from Biden.

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Even as economy heats up, Fed to stick with near-zero rates

WASHINGTON – Hiring is accelerating as Americans increasingly venture out to shop, eat at restaurants and travel, and inflation pressures are even picking up after lying dormant for years. Yet this week, the Federal Reserve is all but sure to reiterate its commitment to ultra-low interest rates.

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Biden administration expanding summer food program for 34 million schoolchildren

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed as many as 34 million schoolchildren during the summer months, using funds from the coronavirus relief package approved in March.The Agriculture Department announced Monday that it will continue through the summer a payments program that replaced school meals because the pandemic left many children with virtual classes. Families of eligible children would receive $6.82 per child for each weekday.

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Supreme Court rejects Texas suit over California travel ban

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider Texas' challenge to California's ban on state-funded business trips to Texas and other states deemed to discriminate against LGBTQ people.

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Biden signs law designating sesame as major food allergen, requires labeling on packaged foods

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law a bill that makes sesame the ninth U.S. major allergen and requires food makers to clearly label packaging by January 2023.More than 1.5 million people are allergic to sesame, the edible seeds of the sesame plant that are a common ingredient in dishes around the world, according to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE).

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Washington ‘determined’ to help India in fight against second covid wave: Biden

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Harris to tell UN body it's time to prep for next pandemic

WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris will make the case before United Nations members on Monday that now is the time for global leaders to begin putting the serious work into how they will respond to the next global pandemic.

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Census Bureau to release numbers used in determining House seats, Electoral College votes

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Census Bureau on Monday is set to release the first set of numbers used in determining how many congressional seats and Electoral College votes each state receives.The release of the apportionment numbers Monday afternoon comes almost four months later than planned because of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as anomalies discovered in the data as the numbers were being crunched.The numbers are state population counts that show how many residents each state has gained or lost over the past decade.The 435 seats in the House of Representatives are divided among the states based on population.

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Biden's first 100 days: Where he stands on key promises

WASHINGTON – As he rounds out his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden’s focus on reigning in the coronavirus during the early months of his administration seems to have paid off: He can check off nearly all his campaign promises centered on the pandemic.

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Student's Snapchat profanity leads to high court speech case

WASHINGTON – Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was having that kind of day where she just wanted to scream. So she did, in a profanity-laced posting on Snapchat that has, improbably, ended up before the Supreme Court in the most significant case on student speech in more than 50 years.

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Harris to tell UN body it's time to prep for next pandemic

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DC cop cars totaled after officers drag race in NE, says commander

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Two D.C. police cars were totaled after officers decided to drag race each other, according to an internal email obtained exclusively by FOX 5’s Lindsay Watts."Yesterday two 6D scout cars were totaled because officers decided instead of fighting crime, patrolling their beats, or engaging the community – they decided to drag race each other on Anacostia Avenue at 5 pm in the evening," reads the email from 6D Commander Durriyyah Habeebullah.Sources say the email was sent to command staff following the crash Thursday. "What does this say to all the members of MPD who are passionate about their job and work hard every day to make a difference.

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Fauci expects CDC to revise mask guidelines, says COVID-19 transmission risk outdoors is ‘really low’

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Virginia state trooper off force after traffic stop viral video

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A white state trooper who was seen on video telling a Black driver "you are going to get your a—whipped" and yanking him out of the car by his neck is no longer with the Virginia State Police, a spokeswoman said.The Washington Post reports that spokeswoman Corinne Geller said state police were prohibited from releasing additional detail about Charles Hewitt, the trooper seen in a viral video of a 2019 traffic stop.

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FDA to scrutinize unproven cancer drugs after 10-year gap

WASHINGTON – Each year the U.S. approves dozens of new uses for cancer drugs based on early signs that they can shrink or slow the spread of tumors.

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Defining numbers from Biden's early days, from jobs to virus

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's opening months in office have been a whirlwind of activity during the pandemic and the start of an economic recovery. He is facing a sharp increase in the number of migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border, the tragedy of mass shootings and lingering tensions over racial inequities, the environment and the legacy of his predecessor, Donald Trump.

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More action, less talk, distinguish Biden's 100-day sprint

WASHINGTON – The card tucked in President Joe Biden’s right jacket pocket must weigh a ton. You can see the weight of it on his face when he digs it out, squints and ever-so-slowly reads aloud the latest tally of COVID-19 dead.

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US in 'active' talks to send aid as India battles second wave of Covid-19

India and will race additional support to the Indian government and health care workers, a White House spokeswoman said on Saturday."We are in active conversations at high levels and plan to quickly deploy additional support to the Government of India and Indian health care workers as they battle this latest severe outbreak.

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Capitals dominate Islanders 6-3 to stay in 1st in East

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Daniel Sprong scored twice in injured Alex Ovechkin’s place on Washington’s top line , Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves and the Capitals beat the New York Islanders 6-3 Saturday night.

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Suspected Capitol rioter arrested after bragging about siege to a match on Bumble dating app

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has charged a New York man in connection with the Jan. 6 U.S.

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Biden to recognize atrocities against Armenians as genocide

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Saturday plans to follow through on a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire more than a century ago in modern-day Turkey were genocide, according to U.S. officials familiar with the president’s deliberations.

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Chocolate chip diplomacy: Biden courts Congress with gusto

WASHINGTON – The pictures always make it look so presidential: Joe Biden sitting in a tall-back chair, surrounded by the arrayed members of Congress invited for a meeting at the White House.

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Westbrook's triple-double lifts Wizards to 7th straight win

OKLAHOMA CITY – Russell Westbrook had another triple-double in his return to Oklahoma City, and the Washington Wizards beat the Thunder 129-109 on Friday night for their seventh straight win.

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DeGrom's 15 strikeouts, 2-hitter lead Mets over Nats 6-0

NEW YORK – Jacob deGrom struck out a career-high 15, pitched a two-hitter and boosted the sagging Mets’ offense with a go-ahead double from the No. 8 spot in the batting order, powering New York over the Washington Nationals 6-0 Friday night.

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George W. Bush says he wrote in Condoleezza Rice for president in 2020 election

WASHINGTON - Former President George W. Bush wrote in the name of his former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on his 2020 presidential ballot, he told PEOPLE magazine.Bush revealed that he did not vote for either incumbent Republican President Donald Trump — his party’s candidate — or Democrat Joe Biden, who ultimately won the 2020 election, instead writing in Condoleezza Rice, who served in the role of secretary of state from 2005 to 2009."She knows it," said Bush, 74.

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Summit shows Biden's big vision on fighting climate change

WASHINGTON – What did the world learn at Joe Biden's global summit about his vision of the battle to save the world’s climate?

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CIA head said to have made unannounced trip to Afghanistan

KABUL – CIA Director William Burns made a recent unannounced visit to Kabul, a senior politician and a well-placed public figure told The Associated Press, as concerns mount about Afghanistan's capability to fight terrorism once the U.S. has withdrawn its remaining troops by summer.

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No. 3 House Democrat, Rep. Clyburn, fined $5K over screening

WASHINGTON – The No. 3 House Democratic leader, Rep. Jim Clyburn, has been fined $5,000 after Capitol Police reported he avoided being screened before entering the House chamber, the House Ethics Committee said Friday.

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Officials say carrier to help protect Afghanistan pullout

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has decided to keep an aircraft carrier in the Middle East to help provide protection for American and coalition troops during their planned withdrawal from Afghanistan in coming weeks, U.S. defense officials said Friday.

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The Latest: 3 MLB players, 5 staff test positive for COVID

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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Washington Township High School students get COVID-19 vaccine in school's gym

Coronavirus vaccine WASHINGTON TWP, Pa. - Washington Township High School students who are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine got their first jab Friday morning at a makeshift clinic held in the school's gym.Healthcare providers with Inspira Health administered the Pfizer vaccine to students 16 and older and brought enough doses for 1,000 vaccines. Students 16-17 needed to get approval from a parent before they received their first shot.

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Biden to make first overseas trip in office to UK, EU

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will embark on his first overseas trip in office in June, the White House is set to announce Friday, with the aim of demonstrating his administration's commitment to the transatlantic alliance and reengagement with key allies.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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