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30.04.2021 / 05:31

All aboard! Biden to help Amtrak mark 50 years on the rails

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden, once a regular Amtrak rider, is set on Friday to help the nation's passenger rail system celebrate 50 years of service.

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Key piece of Biden's $1.8T families plan expires after 2025

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden couldn’t get everything he wanted into his own $1.8 trillion families plan.

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'I'm still exhaling': Swing-state voters on Biden's 100 days

ELM GROVE, Wis. – Standing on the sidelines of her son's soccer practice in this upscale suburb, Laura Hahn looked skyward for answers when asked how she would rate President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office.

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President Biden marks 100th day in office in Georgia pushing new spending plan

ATLANTA - President Joe Biden emphasized how important Georgia was in helping push his administration's agenda in his first 100 days in office by spending the day in the state, meeting with former President Jimmy Carter and holding a rally in metro Atlanta.Biden was fresh off of his primetime address to a special joint session of Congress on Wednesday night that touted his $4 trillion plans to rebuild America’s aging infrastructure and vastly expand the government’s social safety net.

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Biden reaches 26.9 million viewers for talk to Congress

NEW YORK – An estimated 26.9 million people watched President Joe Biden's first address to Congress across 16 television networks, the smallest audience for the yearly presidential speech since at least 1993.

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Dr. Levine tours Pennsylvania Convention Center vaccination site

PHILADELPHIA - In the nick of time, Philadelphians stepped up to get a shot in the arm. Nine hundred doses of the Pfizer vaccine at risk of expiring Thursday afternoon were administered at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, according to the city’s health department."I think that Philadelphia is doing a great job. I think Pennsylvania has been doing a great job," U.S.

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Senate confirms Former Sen. Bill Nelson, of Florida, as new NASA administrator

Former Sen. Bill Nelson was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate Thursday to lead NASA during a critical time as the U.S. Space Agency’s new administrator.

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Biden's agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically plausible than others.

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Biden and Carter, longtime allies, reconnect in Georgia

PLAINS, Ga. – President Joe Biden was a first-term Delaware senator in 1976 when he endorsed an upstart former Southern governor for the presidency over the party’s Northern establishment players.

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Donald Trump says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘would be considered’ as 2024 running mate

ORLANDO, Fla. – Donald Trump on Thursday told Fox News that he is considering running for president again in 2024 and would “certainly” consider Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as his running mate.

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Trump says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis 'would be considered' as his 2024 running mate

Donald Trump revealed on Thursday that he is "100%" thinking about running for president again in 2024 and would "certainly" consider Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as his running mate.The former president made the comments during an exclusive interview on "Mornings with Maria" on Thursday, the morning after President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress during his most high-profile speech to the nation yet, on the eve of his 100th day in office. Trump noted that DeSantis is "a friend of mine" and "a great guy.""I endorsed Ron and after I endorsed him he took off like a rocket ship," Trump continued.

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Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is announcing another diverse group of candidates for his second round of judicial nominations, a day after some in his first slate of picks went before a Senate committee.

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Asian shares, US futures advance after Biden speech

Asian shares rose Thursday and U.S. futures also were higher after President Joe Biden delivered a speech to Congress outlining ambitious plans for jobs- creating spending on early education, child care and other public services.

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Biden's declaration: America's democracy 'is rising anew'

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden declared that “America is rising anew” as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net on a scale not seen in decades.

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Biden address to Congress: President says US ‘turning peril into possibility’

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden took to the dais of the House for his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, aiming to pitch an $1.8 trillion investment in children, families and education that would fundamentally transform the role government plays in American life, while also calling on lawmakers to negotiate Medicare prescription drug costs.Biden also planned to tout his administration’s successful efforts in facilitating COVID-19 vaccinations for 200 million people within his first 100 days in the White House.

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Sen. Tim Scott releases excerpts of his GOP rebuttal to Biden’s 1st address to Congress

WASHINGTON - Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver Republicans’ rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first joint address to Congress Wednesday night, taking aim at COVID-19 restrictions while praising the GOP and Donald Trump’s previous efforts to restore the U.S.

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First lady holds virtual reception for guests not at speech

WASHINGTON – Jill Biden held a virtual reception Wednesday for guests who ordinarily would have joined the first lady in her box to watch President Joe Biden's prime-time address to Congress.

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The Latest: Biden wants Congress to let Medicare broker cost

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Joe Biden's first joint address to Congress (all times local):

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Harris, Pelosi make history as 1st women to share stage during Biden's Congressional address

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are set to make history Wednesday as the first women to share the stage in Congress during a presidential address.President Joe Biden is delivering his first prime-time speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night and will be flanked by Pelosi and Harris, two California Democrats."It's pretty exciting. And it's wonderful to make history.

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Biden's first 100 days: A look at what the president has done since taking office

WASHINGTON - On Thursday, 100 days will have gone by since President Joe Biden took the oath of office.Presidents usually mark the milestone by touting accomplishments and promises kept during their first three months. It’s a tradition started by President Franklin D.

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Joe Biden's 100 days of presidency report card - economy, Covid, guns, policing and more

Before his election, some wrote off Joe Biden as a doddery, ageing man barely able to string two sentences together.

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Harris, Pelosi to make history seated behind Biden at speech

WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are set to make history Wednesday as the first women to share the stage in Congress during a presidential address.

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Dáil discusses intellectual property rights on vaccines

The Taoiseach has said Ireland will "examine in some detail" a proposal to waive the intellectual property rights of pharmaceutical companies to allow developing countries to produce more Covid-19 vaccines.

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Explainer: Capital gains tax hike targets wealthy investors

NEW YORK – After massive U.S. government spending helped send the stock market back to record heights, with even more potentially on the way, the bill may be coming due for the nation's wealthiest investors.

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Senate panel approves Biden nominees to Postal Service board

A Senate committee on Wednesday approved President Joe Biden’s three nominees to the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service.

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Biden address to Congress: What time, how to watch and what he’ll say

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is set to give his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. He is expected to lay out his agenda for economic recovery from a disastrous, ongoing global pandemic. Biden is also expected to tout his administration’s successful efforts in facilitating 200 million COVID-19 vaccinations within his first 100 days in the White House.

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Immigration groups launch $50 million effort for citizenship

WASHINGTON – A coalition of immigration advocacy groups is launching a $50 million effort aimed at defending President Joe Biden on immigration and pressuring lawmakers from both parties to pass a pathway to citizenship.

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Biden to pitch sweeping 'family plan' in speech to Congress

WASHINGTON – Marking his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden will use his first joint address to Congress to pitch a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families and education that would fundamentally transform the role government plays in American life.

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Covid death toll in India passes 200,000

India's coronavirus death toll has crossed 200,000 as a relentless wave of new cases swamped hospitals, while US President Joe Biden hailed America's "stunning" progress in its fight against the pandemic.

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What to watch during Biden's 1st big speech to Congress

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on his first address to a joint session of Congress, a prime-time speech on Wednesday night on the eve of his 100th day in office. Biden will use the speech before lawmakers and a broader viewing audience to talk about what he's accomplished in the opening months of his presidency, and lay out his other domestic and foreign policy priorities.

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Tim Scott, only Black GOP senator, set to respond to Biden

WASHINGTON – Tim Scott, the only Black Republican senator, is often happy to dart past Capitol Hill reporters without saying much. This time, he and the spotlight have found each other.

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The Hamburglar? How a story about meat limits fell apart

NEW YORK – President Joe Biden spent only a weekend as the “Hamburglar” in the conservative media world.

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Harris takes on 'hard work' in 100 days as vice president

WASHINGTON – When President Joe Biden named Kamala Harris as his running mate, there were whispers about her ambition — would a former rival be a loyal soldier to a president she so sharply criticized on the campaign trail?

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Biden's infrastructure plan has Montgomery County eyeing big ticket items on their wish list

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - President Joe Biden is proposing trillions of dollars in infrastructure improvements.

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Biden releases money in push to modernize US electric grid

NEW YORK – The federal government said Tuesday it is making more than $8 billion available to build and improve the nation's transmission lines as part of its efforts to improve America's aging electric grid and meet President Joe Biden's ambitious clean-energy goals.

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Bidens to visit Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter while in Georgia

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit the 39th president, Jimmy Carter, and his wife, Rosalynn, while in Georgia this week, the White House said Tuesday.

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Biden says he’s in talks with India’s Modi to send medicine, supplies as country faces COVID-19 surge

U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he had spoken with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they would be sending supplies including medicine and parts for machinery to produce COVID-19 vaccines to the country.

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CDC expected to unveil new guidance on outdoor mask-wearing as Biden also set to address COVID-19 response

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was expected to unveil new guidance on outdoor mask-wearing for unvaccinated people on Tuesday as President Joe Biden works to lay out the country’s path back to normal.Biden is scheduled to give remarks at 1:15 p.m.

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Harry and Meghan to lead 'Vax Live' fundraising concert

Prince Harry and Meghan will serve as the campaign chairs of Global Citizen’s effort to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers in the world’s poorest countries.

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Biden to sign executive order raising federal contract workers' minimum wage to $15 an hour

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, giving a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers.Workers who currently earn the minimum of $10.95 an hour would receive a 37% pay hike, though the increase would be rolled out gradually, according to the terms of the order.All federal agencies would need to include the higher wage in new contract offerings by Jan. 30 of 2022.

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Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers.

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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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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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Biden plan for cleaner power system faces daunting obstacles

NEW YORK – If the nation is to meet President Joe Biden's goal of cutting America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade, it will have to undertake a vast transformation toward renewable energy.

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B.C. health officials to provide Monday COVID-19 update

COVID-19 data on Monday afternoon.The news conference at 3 p.m. will be carried live on BC1, the Global News website, the Global BC Facebook page and CKNW.During its last update on Friday, the province reported 1,001 new COVID-19 cases along with four deaths.The number of people in hospital with the disease dropped to 486 on Friday, down from the day prior when there were a record 502 hospitalizations.

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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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U.S. to share 60M AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses with world

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. The AstraZeneca vaccine is widely in use around the world but not yet authorized by the U.S.

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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