WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is extending a ban on housing foreclosures to June 30 to help homeowners struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.

The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had been set to expire on March 31. On his first day in office, Biden had extended the moratorium from Jan.

31. Census Bureau figures show that almost 12% of homeowners with mortgages were late on their payments. The White House says the coordinated actions announced Tuesday by the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs and Agriculture also will extend to June 30 the enrollment window for borrowers who want to request mortgage payment forbearance — a pause or reduction in payments — and will provide up to

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Biden to order a review of US supply chains for vital goods

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to review U.S. supply chains for large-capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals and semiconductors that power cars, phones, military equipment and other goods.

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Chinese official calls for 'joint efforts' in China-US trade

BEIJING – China’s commerce minister appealed to Washington for “joint efforts” to revive trade but gave no indication Wednesday when tariff war talks might resume or whether Beijing might offer concessions.

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Biden calls on China to release Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor

Following a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden called upon China to release two Canadians still being held in detention in China: Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.

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‘Human beings are not bartering chips’: Biden calls for China to release 2 Michaels

Joe Biden said Canada and America will work together to secure the safe release of two Canadians — Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig — detained in China.Biden’s remarks came after a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday afternoon.“Human beings are not bartering chips,” Biden told reporters. “We’re going to work together until we get their safe return.

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A look at how Biden's Cabinet nominees fared Tuesday

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's Cabinet is starting to fill out, with nominees for agriculture secretary and United Nations ambassador gaining Senate approval Tuesday.

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Things to Know: Vaccine producers promise big jump in doses

Here’s what’s happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:

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Critics: GOP measures target Black voter turnout in Georgia

ATLANTA – Fueled by Black turnout, Democrats scored stunning wins in Georgia in the presidential and U.S. Senate races. Now, Republicans are trying to make sure it doesn't happen again.

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‘A Black man should be able to go for a jog’: Biden marks 1 year since Ahmaud Arbery slaying

Ahmaud Arbery WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is urging Americans to remember Ahmaud Arbery a year after the unarmed Black jogger was shot and killed after being pursued through a neighborhood by three White men in Georgia."A Black man should be able to go for a jog without fearing for his life," Biden tweeted Tuesday afternoon. "Today, we remember Ahmaud Arbery’s life and we dedicate ourselves to making this country safer for people of color." Arbery was slain last year when Greg and Travis McMichael, a father and son, armed themselves and pursued the 25-year-old man running in their neighborhood.

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President Joe Biden to visit Houston on Friday

HOUSTON - President Joe Biden will travel to Houston this week to discuss recovery efforts following the winter storm in Texas.President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit the city on Friday.White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the president will meet with local leaders to discuss the winter storm, relief efforts and progress toward recovery.While in Texas, the president will also visit a site where COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed.A historic winter storm last week left millions across the state without power and clean drinking water for days.Power has been restored in the Houston area and most boil water advisories have been lifted, but some residents are still left with repairs to damage caused by burst pipes.This is

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Biden to visit storm-ravaged Texas Friday

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will visit Texas on Friday as the state begins its recovery from a devastating winter storm that caused serious damage to homes and businesses across the state and left many without power or clean water for days.

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Senate confirms Biden's choice for UN ambassador

WASHINGTON – The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s choice to lead U.S. diplomacy at the United Nations on Tuesday. The vote for Linda Thomas-Greenfield reflected a divide between the Biden administration’s determination to re-engage with the world body and former President Donald Trump’s diplomacy that often left the U.S. isolated internationally.

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Senate confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield as UN ambassador

Linda Thomas Greenfield (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s choice to lead U.S. diplomacy at the United Nations on Tuesday.

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Hollywood Studios and Top Guilds Ask President Biden for Pandemic Assistance

A coalition of Hollywood studios and entertainment guilds have dispatched a letter to newly installed President Joe Biden detailing in broad strokes what his administration can to do help the entertainment industry recover from the COVID-19 crisis. "First and foremost, we support efforts to help America overcome the challenges of COVID-19.

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What to expect from Trudeau and Biden’s 1st bilateral meeting

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden are holding their first bilateral meeting since Biden was sworn in last month, which will be held virtually due to COVID-19. David Akin reports on what to expect.

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Deb Haaland, Biden’s Interior nominee, faces confirmation hearing Tuesday

WASHINGTON - Oil and natural gas will continue to play a major role in America for years to come, even as the Biden administration seeks to conserve public lands and address climate change, President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Interior Department pledges.Deb Haaland, a New Mexico congresswoman named to lead the Interior Department, said she is committed to "strike the right balance" as the agency manages energy development and seeks to restore and protect the nation's sprawling federal lands.Biden's agenda, including the possible creation of a Civilian Climate Corps, "demonstrates that America’s public lands can and should be engines for clean energy production" and "has the potential to spur job creation," Haaland said in testimony

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Biden calls US Covid-19 toll 'heartbreaking' as deaths pass 500,000

An emotional US President Joe Biden called the milestone of more than 500,000 US deaths from Covid-19 "heartbreaking" and urged the country to unite against the pandemic.

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GOP working to block Biden's health care pick; Dems unfazed

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary faces two days of contentious Senate hearings. Republicans are portraying the Californian as unfit but Democrats are unfazed, accusing the GOP of playing politics despite the pandemic.

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Joe Biden says 'we must not become numb to sorrow' as US marks 500,000 Covid deaths

US President Joe Biden gave a sombre address to the nation as the country marked the 'grim milestone' of more than 500,000 Covid deaths.

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Report: President Biden considering former Sen. Bill Nelson to lead NASA

ORLANDO, Fla. – President Joe Biden is considering former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Democrat from Florida, to lead NASA during a critical time as the agency attempts to return astronauts to the moon in less than four years, according to a report from Breaking Defense magazine.

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President Biden reflects as U.S. passes 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

In a powerful speech humanizing the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. President Joe Biden commemorated on Monday the more than 500,000 lives lost in the United States due to the illness.

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‘We grieve and begin healing’: Biden addresses U.S. as COVID-19 deaths surpass 500K

Joe Biden is planning a head-on acknowledgement of the country’s once-unimaginable loss — half a million Americans in the COVID-19 pandemic — in striking contrast to the approach of his predecessor.Confronting the grim milestone directly and publicly, Biden is trying to strike a balance between gravity and hope, while Donald Trump generally avoided constructs of collective grief for the deaths on his watch.Monday’s bleak threshold was playing out against contradictory crosscurrents: an encouraging drop in coronavirus cases and worries about the spread of more contagious variants. The grief of a nation: U.S.

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Meghan McCain Draws Backlash for Saying She Doesn’t ‘Know When or How’ She’ll Get the COVID Vaccine

Meghan McCain is drawing ire for her latest comments on “The View”. The controversy began while McCain, 36, and the other co-hosts were discussing the COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Monday’s episode.

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Biden to mourn 500,000 dead while balancing grief and hope

WASHINGTON – With sunset remarks and a national moment of silence, President Joe Biden is planning a head-on acknowledgement of the country's once-unimaginable loss — half a million Americans in the COVID-19 pandemic —. in striking contrast to the approach of his predecessor.

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Interior nominee Haaland vows 'balance' on energy, climate

WASHINGTON – Deb Haaland, President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Interior Department, says oil and natural gas will continue to play a major role in America for years to come, even as she pledged to be a “fierce advocate" for public lands and address climate change.

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Vaccine efforts redoubled as US death toll draws near 500K

BATON ROUGE, La. – States redoubled their efforts to get the coronavirus vaccine into arms Monday after last week's winter weather closed clinics, slowed vaccine deliveries and forced tens of thousands of people to miss their shots — all while the nation drew close to recording 500,000 deaths from COVID-19.

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Biden orders flags be flown at half-staff for 5 days to remember nearly 500K Americans lost to COVID-19

WASHINGTON - During the Monday morning White House press briefing, Press Sec. Jen Psaki announced that President Joe Biden has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff for five days to remember the nearly 500,000 Americans lost to COVID-19."Later today, the president, the first lady, the vice president and the second gentleman will mark the solemn milestone of 500,000 American lives lost to COVID-19," Psaki said.

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A look at Merrick Garland, the nominee for attorney general

WASHINGTON – Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's nominee for attorney general, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing on Monday. Here are some key facts to know about Biden's nominee to run the Justice Department:

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Merrick Garland’s confirmation hearing for attorney general begins Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) - Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, will appear for his confirmation hearing vowing to prioritize civil rights, combat extremist attacks and ensure the Justice Department remains politically independent.Garland, a federal appeals court judge who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016, will appear Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee at 9:30 a.m.

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Biden administration to temporarily target PPP loans to smallest businesses

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is targeting federal pandemic assistance to the nation's smallest businesses and taking steps to further equity in what is known as the Paycheck Protection Program.The administration is establishing a two-week window, starting on Wednesday, in which only businesses with fewer than 20 employees — the overwhelming majority of small businesses — can apply for the forgivable loans.

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Biden to boost pandemic lending to smallest businesses

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is targeting federal pandemic assistance to the nation's smallest businesses and taking steps to further equity in what is known as the Paycheck Protection Program.

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Big factor in COVID votes: Would Dems sink first Biden goal?

WASHINGTON – Democratic leaders have a potent dynamic on their side as Congress preps for its first votes on the party’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill: Would any Democrat dare cast the vote that scuttles new President Joe Biden’s leadoff initiative?

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Snubbed as Obama high court pick, Garland in line to be AG

WASHINGTON – The last time Merrick Garland was nominated by the White House for a job, Republicans wouldn't even meet with him.

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Asian shares mixed as investors await progress on stimulus

TOKYO – Asian shares were mixed on Monday as hopes for a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic with the global rollout of vaccines were countered by worries about inflation and continuing economic damage.

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Biden to mark nation crossing 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will mark the U.S. crossing 500,000 lives lost from COVID-19 with a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at the White House.

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Florida reports nearly 5,000 new COVID-19 cases as Biden pushes for more vaccines

ORLANDO, Fla. – One month into his presidency, President Joe Biden is on a glide path to attain his goal of 100 million vaccination shots in 100 days.

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With COVID-19 vaccination pace set to take off, Biden team well on path to hit 100M goal

WASHINGTON (AP) - It sounded so ambitious at first blush: 100 million vaccination shots in 100 days.Now, one month into his presidency, Joe Biden is on a glide path to attain that goal and pitching well beyond it to the far more ambitious and daunting mission of vaccinating all eligible adults against the coronavirus by the end of the summer.Limited supply of the two approved COVID-19 vaccines has hampered the pace of vaccinations — and that was before extreme winter weather delayed the delivery of about 6 million doses this past week.

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Beyond 100M: Biden team aiming for bigger vaccine numbers

WASHINGTON – It sounded so ambitious at first blush: 100 million vaccination shots in 100 days.

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COMMENTARY: We need a national strategy to cope with loss beyond the pandemic

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Snubbed as Obama high court pick, Garland in line to be AG

WASHINGTON – The last time Merrick Garland was nominated by the White House for a job, Republicans wouldn't even meet with him.

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Turkey's president wishes to improve testy relations with US

ISTANBUL – Turkey’s president says mutual interests with the United States outweigh their differences and has called for more cooperation with President Joe Biden's new U.S. administration.

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Garland says laws must be 'fairly and faithfully enforced'

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general says the Justice Department must ensure laws are “fairly and faithfully enforced” and the rights of all Americans are protected, while reaffirming an adherence to policies to protect the department’s political independence.

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Biden pays a visit to ailing former GOP Sen. Bob Dole

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden paid a visit Saturday to former Sen. Bob Dole, days after the World War II veteran and 1996 Republican presidential nominee announced he'd been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.

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Trump to speak at CPAC in first post-White House appearance

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump will be making his first post-presidential appearance at a conservative gathering in Florida next weekend.

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President Biden declares major disaster in Texas

WASHINGTON (AP) - Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden's plate.A month into the job and focused on the coronavirus, Biden is seeing his disaster management skills tested after winter storms plunged Texas, Oklahoma and neighboring states into an unusual deep freeze that left millions shivering in homes that lost heat and power, and in many homes, water.At least 69 deaths across the U.S.

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Europe applauds Biden's approach, stresses cooperation

BERLIN – Collective sighs of relief could be heard from many European capitals Saturday after U.S. President Joe Biden made clear in his first major foreign policy address since taking office that he rejected the “America First” and transactional approach of his predecessor and urged cooperation among Western allies.

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Extreme weather testing Biden's disaster management skills

WASHINGTON – Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden's plate.

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‘You’re making a difference,’ says Biden of his mask mandate as he implores citizens to follow their ‘patriotic duty’

While taking a tour of the Pfizer vaccine manufacturing plant in Portage, Michigan on Friday U.S. President Joe Biden implored citizens to follow his mask mandate, an executive order he signed just after his inauguration last month requiring people to wear masks on federal property and on all mass transportation.

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‘Vaccines are safe, please take the vaccine’ says Biden while providing update on rollout

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday took a tour of the Pfizer vaccine manufacturing plant in Portage, Michigan where he also gave an update on the nations COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan.

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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

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