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14.10.2021 / 01:13

Biden administration to install wind farms coast-to-coast to combat climate change

WASHINGTON - Seven major offshore wind farms would be developed on the East and West coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico under a plan announced Wednesday by the Biden administration.The projects are part of President Joe Biden’s plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, generating enough electricity to power more than 10 million homes.Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said her department hopes to hold lease sales by 2025 off the coasts of Maine, New York and the mid-Atlantic, as well as the Carolinas, California, Oregon and the Gulf of Mexico.

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SCOTUS considers reinstating death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will try to persuade the Supreme Court this week to reinstate the death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev by arguing that a jury had no need to examine evidence that the government itself relied on at an earlier phase of the case.Tsarnaev's guilt in the deaths of three people in the shocking bombing near the finish line of the marathon in 2013 is not at issue in the case the justices will hear Wednesday — just whether he should be sentenced to life in prison, or death.Nor is the court likely to ponder the administration’s aggressive pursuit of a capital sentence for Tsarnaev even as it has halted federal executions and President Joe Biden has called for an end to the

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Port of Los Angeles going 24/7 to ease shipping backlog, White House says

WASHINGTON - The White House said Wednesday it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of an effort to relieve supply chain bottlenecks and move stranded container ships that are driving prices higher for U.S. consumers.President Joe Biden planned to discuss the agreement during a speech Wednesday afternoon about supply chain issues that have hampered the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Southwest Airlines will comply with federal vaccine mandate despite Texas governor's order

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Debt ceiling: House returns to approve increase through early December

WASHINGTON - Members of the House are scrambling back to Washington on Tuesday to approve a short-term lift of the nation's debt limit and ensure the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December.The $480 billion increase in the country's borrowing ceiling cleared the Senate last week on a party-line vote. The House is expected to approve it swiftly so President Joe Biden can sign it into law this week.

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US debt limit, Biden agenda and filibuster to test Congress this fall

WASHINGTON - Year-end pileups of crucial legislation and the brinkmanship that goes with them are normal behavior for Congress. This autumn, lawmakers are barreling toward battles that are striking for the risks they pose to both parties and their leaders.Though few doubt that Congress will again extend the government's borrowing authority when it expires in December, no one seems certain of how they'll do it.

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McConnell warns Biden he won’t help vote to raise debt ceiling in December

WASHINGTON - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sent President Joe Biden a scathing letter on Friday saying Democrats would have to find their own solution without his help next time the debt ceiling has been reached. McConnell highlighted that enough Republican votes were provided to extend the government’s borrowing authority, claiming he "stepped up" when both sides were "pleading for leadership." "I write to inform you that I will not provide such assistance again if your all-Democrat government drifts into another avoidable crisis," McConnell wrote. The minority leader continued to claim that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer "had three months’ notice to handle one of his most basic governing duties.

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Biden becomes 1st president to issue proclamation

WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden is the 46th president, but he’s the first one in the country’s 245-year history to issue a proclamation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.The proclamation, marking Monday, Oct. 11 as Indigenous Peoples Day, intentionally coincides with Columbus Day.

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Pentagon's climate plan includes training for warfare in hotter, harsher world

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new Pentagon plan calls for incorporating the realities of a hotter, harsher Earth at every level in the U.S. military, from making worsening climate extremes a mandatory part of strategic planning to training troops how to secure their own water supplies and treat heat injury.The Pentagon — whose jets, aircraft carriers, truck convoys, bases and office buildings cumulatively burn more oil than most countries — was among the federal agencies that President Joe Biden ordered to overhaul their climate-resilience plans when he took office in January.

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Biden restores national monuments in Utah cut by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden signed proclamations Friday afternoon that restored two sprawling national monuments in Utah, reversing a decision by President Donald Trump that opened for mining and development some red-rock lands sacred to Native Americans and home to ancient cliff dwellings and petroglyphs.The Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments encompass more than 3.2 million acres — an area nearly the size of Connecticut — and were created by Democratic administrations under a century-old law that allows presidents to protect sites considered historic, geographically or culturally important.In a separate action, Biden signed off on an order restoring protections at a marine conservation area off the New England

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Biden administration to restore national monuments in Utah cut by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah that have been at the center of a long-running public lands dispute, and a separate marine conservation area in New England that recently has been used for commercial fishing. Environmental protections at all three monuments had been stripped by former President Donald Trump.The White House announced the changes Thursday night ahead of a ceremony expected Friday.Utah Gov.

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Debt ceiling: Deal reached with GOP on short-term fix, Schumer says

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday an agreement has been reached with Republicans to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December, temporarily averting a debt crisis."Our hope is to get this done as soon as today," Schumer declared as he opened the Senate.In their agreement, Republican and Democratic leaders edged back from a perilous standoff over lifting the nation’s borrowing cap, with Democratic senators accepting an offer from Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell.McConnell made the offer Wednesday shortly before Republicans were prepared to block longer-term legislation to suspend the debt limit and as President Joe Biden and business leaders ramped up their concerns that an unprecedented federal

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President Biden to talk vaccine mandates during Chicago visit

CHICAGO - President Joe Biden will visit the Chicago area Thursday to stress the importance of COVID-19 vaccine requirements for businesses.Biden will meet with a prominent lineup of city and state officials such as Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and U.S.

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Biden stresses consequences of failing to raise debt ceiling in meeting with CEOs

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden again stressed the importance of raising America’s debt ceiling in a Wednesday meeting with CEOs from major businesses.Biden opened the meeting with heads of businesses like AARP, BOA, Citi, Deloitte, Intel, JP Morgan, NASDAQ, National Association of Realtors by pleading with Republicans not to block the Democrats from raising the debt ceiling.RELATED: JPMorgan planning for ‘potentially catastrophic’ event if US hits debt limitHe said the process used to occur regularly, no matter which party controlled the government. But it has become another partisan battleground in recent years."It doesn't have to be this way," Biden stressed.

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Henry Ford Health says 400 of its workers quit after refusing COVID-19 vaccine

DETROIT - One of Michigan's largest health care systems says approximately 400 of its workers have quit rather than get a required COVID-19 vaccine. Henry Ford Health System confirmed Tuesday that about 1% of its workforce left their job at the hospital over its mandate to get a coronavirus vaccine.

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Biden to meet with CEOs to discuss consequences of failing to raise debt ceiling

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will again stress the importance of raising America’s debt ceiling in a meeting with CEOs from major businesses.The meeting, scheduled for 1 p.m. E.T on Wednesday, will be held in the South Court Auditorium near the White House and attended by heads of banks like Citi, JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America, according to the Associated Press.RELATED: JPMorgan planning for ‘potentially catastrophic’ event if US hits debt limitCongress avoided a partial government shut down last week when it funded federal programs in a stopgap bill.

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Biden visiting Michigan to push benefits of infrastructure, social spending plans

HOWELL, Mich. - President Joe Biden will visit Michigan on Tuesday in an effort to drum up more public support of his legislative agenda, which includes bills to boost social spending and infrastructure projects, while lawmakers continue negotiations back in Washington. Biden will visit the Michigan district of moderate Democratic lawmaker Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who has urged him to promote his proposals more aggressively to the public.

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Debt ceiling: Biden to give remarks as US approaches limit on federal borrowing

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Monday is set to give remarks on the U.S. debt ceiling, as the country quickly approaches its limit on federal borrowing and lawmakers clash over items on his legislative agenda. The president will speak from the White House at 11:15 a.m.

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Biden says 'everybody is frustrated' as Dems battle over infrastructure, spending bills

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Saturday acknowledged frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill after frantic negotiations failed to produce a deal."Everybody’s frustrated, it’s part of being in government, being frustrated," Biden told reporters before leaving the White House for a weekend stay at his home in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Infrastructure bill in limbo as Democrats debate $3.5T spending plan

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is heading to Capitol Hill on Friday as Democrats are determined to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill after a long night of frantic negotiations resulted in no deal.The White House said Biden is set to meet with House Democrats in a private caucus meeting on steps forward. Speaker Nancy Pelosi had earlier vowed there would be a "vote today" on the companion $1 trillion infrastructure bill that is popular but has become snared in the broader debate.

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Biden to hold 30-country meeting on ransomware, cybersecurity

WASHINGTON - October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and President Joe Biden is marking the occasion with a meeting of the minds.Biden plans on facilitating a 30-country meeting to organize defenses against cybersecurity threats like ransomware. He also hopes the meeting will accelerate cooperation in combating cybercrime, improving law enforcement collaboration and stemming the illicit use of cryptocurrency."Cyber threats can affect every American, every business regardless of size, and every community.

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Biden's approval rating falls as crises take toll on popularity, poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's popularity has slumped after a slew of challenges in recent weeks at home and abroad for the leader who pledged to bring the country together and restore competence in government, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.Fifty percent now say they approve of Biden, while 49% disapprove. Fifty-four percent approved in August, and 59% did in July.

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House passes stopgap to avert government shutdown, bill goes to Biden

WASHINGTON - Congress took a big step toward avoiding a partial federal shutdown on Thursday when the Senate passed a bill to keep the government funded through Dec. 3.

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Senate approves stopgap measure to avert government shutdown

WASHINGTON - Congress on Thursday was racing to avert a partial government shutdown with U.S. government funding set to expire at midnight. The U.S.

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House prepares for clash over $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives is expected to vote on a key piece of President Joe Biden’s agenda on Thursday, but Democratic infighting may doom the bill altogether.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she wants to see the chamber pass Biden’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill Thursday, though she suggested the vote might face delays. The bill would provide $550 billion in new spending for roads, bridges, broadband and other priorities.Last month, the Senate passed the bill with 19 Republicans supporting the measure.

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Biden dives into high-stakes negotiations over Build Back Better infrastructure plan

WASHINGTON - His government overhaul plans at stake, President Joe Biden appeared determined Wednesday to strike agreement with two wavering Democratic senators, likely trimming back the size of his potentially historic $3.5 trillion measure that will collapse without their support.With Republicans solidly opposed and no Democratic votes to spare, Biden canceled a trip to Chicago that was to focus on COVID-19 vaccinations so he could dig in for another day of intense negotiations ahead of crucial votes.

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Pentagon leaders Austin, Milley to testify on chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal

WASHINGTON - In their first public testimony since the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, top Pentagon leaders will face sharp questions in Congress about the chaotic pullout and the Taliban's rapid takeover of the country.Republicans in particular have intensified their attacks on President Joe Biden’s decision to pull all troops out of Afghanistan by Aug.

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President Joe Biden Gets COVID-19 Booster Shot on Camera

President Joe Biden received his COVID-19 vaccine booster shot on Monday, after public health officials recommended boosters for many Americans, including those 65 and older. Mr.

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Biden gets Covid-19 vaccine booster shot

US President Joe Biden has received a Covid-19 vaccine booster inoculation, hoping to provide a powerful example for Americans on the need to get the extra shot even as millions go without their first.

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President Joe Biden Receives COVID-19 Booster Shot On Camera

President Joe Biden lifts up his shirt sleeve as he receives the COVID-19 booster shot on Monday afternoon (September 27) inside the White House’s South Court Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

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US President Joe Biden to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

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Biden to receive COVID-19 booster shot on camera Monday

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is set to receive his COVID-19 vaccine booster shot on Monday on camera, the White House said.Biden, who got his second Pfizer dose on Jan. 11, will receive the jab at 1 p.m.

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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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US sues to stop partnership between American Airlines, Jetblue

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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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Delaware women who took MAGA hat, tore up Trump sign get probation

Olivia Winslow, left, and Camryn Amy, both 21, face charges in connection with a Thursday incident in Wilmington, Del., authorities say.

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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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Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0