Today the United States met a grim milestone: In 1 year, more than half a million Americans have died from COVID-19, as at least 28,174,133 million have suffered infections, thousands have lost jobs, and all have had the pandemic touch multiple aspects of everyday life.To mark the passing of 500,000 Americans, President Joe Biden today will hold a moment of silence and candle-lighting ceremony at sundown at the White House.The Washington Post today put the 500,000 death toll in context.

The first US death from COVID-19 was reported on Feb 29, 2020. By May 28, 100,000 had died. Deaths remained at a fairly steady clip until a post-holiday surge.It took only 1 month, from Jan 19 to today, for the nation's death tally to grow from 400,000 to

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Trump slams Biden on border, White House says it doesn’t take immigration ‘advice’ from him

WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump on Friday weighed in on President Joe Biden's immigration policies amid an influx of migrants at the border since his victory, calling the situation a "spiraling tsunami." The Biden administration in response called Trump's policies while in office "not only inhumane but ineffective," saying it sought to chart its own path forward with "humanity and respect.""Our border is now totally out of control thanks to the disastrous leadership of Joe Biden," Trump said in a lengthy statement. "Our great Border Patrol and ICE agents have been disrespected, demeaned, and mocked by the Biden Administration.

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Florida reports 5,900 new virus infections, state begins administering Johnson & Johnson vaccine

ORLANDO, Fla. – As the total number of COVID-19 infections in the Sunshine State nears 2 million, more and more Floridians are getting vaccinated as eligibility requirements continue to expand.

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EU, US agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing dispute

BRUSSELS – In a sign of goodwill to rebuild trans-Atlantic relations, the European Union and the United States have decided to suspend tariffs used in the longstanding Airbus-Boeing dispute, the EU Commission president said Friday.

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Senate nears pandemic relief package votes after GOP forces near 12-hour reading of bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate steered on Friday toward a voting marathon on Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after enduring an extraordinary half-day holdup forced by a Republican foe of President Joe Biden's top legislative priority.The chamber planned to begin voting around midday on a mountain of amendments, mostly by GOP opponents and virtually all of which were destined to be rejected. That would set the Senate on course toward approving its reworked version of the massive measure, probably over the weekend, and shipping it back to the House so it could whisk the final package to Biden for his signature.Moments after the Senate took up the legislation Thursday, Sen.

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Reading aloud of 628-page Covid bill delays debate in US Senate

The US Senate finally took up the $1.9 trillion Covid relief package but a ploy by opponents - reading the entire 628-page bill aloud on the chamber floor - promptly stalled the action.

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Thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses lost to spoilage or discarded across US

LOS ANGELES - President Joe Biden said Tuesday during a COVID-19 briefing that he expects the U.S. to have enough vaccines available for all adults by the end of May, but amid the race to vaccinate as many Americans as possible, there have been reports across the country of thousands of doses of the coronavirus vaccine going to waste. RELATED: 4,400 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine spoiled en route to Maine due to inadequate refrigerationHospital officials in Boston told the Associated Press on Jan.

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Teachers, child care workers nationwide can now sign up for COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON - Teachers, other school staff, and child care workers are now able to sign up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at more than 9,000 pharmacies nationwide, regardless of whether or not their state has opened up eligibility to them yet. President Joe Biden on Tuesday directed states to prioritize vaccinating educators over the next few weeks through the federally-run program that ships doses directly to participating pharmacies. Biden said his goal is for every pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade educator, school staff member, and child care worker to receive at least one shot by the end of March — part of his administration’s push to reopen U.S. classrooms.The U.S.

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Here’s where Florida teachers, school staff and child care workers can get the COVID-19 vaccine

Under new federal guidelines, teachers and other school staff members are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine and there are a number of locations in Florida where they can get the shots.

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Deb Haaland nomination for interior secretary approved by key panel, moves to full Senate

WASHINGTON - A key Senate committee on Thursday approved the nomination of New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland to be interior secretary, clearing the way for a Senate vote that is likely to make her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved Haaland's nomination, 11-9, sending it to the Senate floor.

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WH says relief checks to go to most who got December payment

Roughly 98% of U.S. households that received a COVID-19 relief check in December will also qualify for the next round of payments being championed by President Joe Biden, according to a White House official.

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Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress are jamming their agenda forward with a sense of urgency, an unapologetically partisan approach based on the calculation that it’s better to advance the giant COVID-19 rescue package and other priorities than waste time courting Republicans who may never compromise.

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Joe Biden Drags Texas Mississippi Leaders For ‘Neanderthal Thinking’ After They Lift COVID Restrictions

President Joe Biden didn’t mince words during a March 3 press availability, where he was asked about Republican Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Tate Reeves of Mississippi reopening all businesses and dropping mandatory face mask requirements while the COVID-19 pandemic is still active. Biden still wears a mask even though he’s been vaccinated against COVID-19, and told reporters that the politicians are guilty of “Neanderthal thinking” by going back to life as folks knew it prior to the pandemic.

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Biden says lifting mask mandates a ‘big mistake’ as COVID-19 remains threat in U.S.

Joe Biden on Wednesday said decisions to end the required wearing of masks — such as those by governors of Texas and Mississippi — amounted to “Neanderthal thinking” given the rising death toll from the coronavirus pandemic.Asked if he had a message to Texas and Mississippi, Biden told reporters: “I think it’s a big mistake.

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With Biden's backing, Dems revive bill to overhaul policing

WASHINGTON – Cheered on by President Joe Biden, House Democrats are hustling to pass the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, confident they can avoid clashing with moderates in their own party who are wary of reigniting a debate they say hurt them during last fall's election.

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All Florida teachers, child care workers can now get COVID-19 vaccine at CVS pharmacies

ORLANDO, Fla. – CVS has expanded its coronavirus vaccine eligibility guidelines to include all Pre-K through 12th grade teachers, school employees and other child care personnel after a call from President Joe Biden to get those workers inoculated by the end of the month.

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‘Neanderthal thinking’: Biden calls Texas, other states’ decisions to ease COVID-19 rules ‘a big mistake’

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Wednesday called Texas and other states’ decisions to end mask mandates and loosen other COVID-19 restrictions despite warnings from health officials "a big mistake.""I think it's a big mistake," Biden said from the Oval Office. "I hope everyone has realized by now these masks make a difference.

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Does Trudeau feel pressure to open Canadian economy sooner after Biden sets May date for mass vaccinations in the U.S.?

Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked if he felt any pressure on his own September target as U.S. President Joe Biden has said that May would be the U.S.

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As talks continue on COVID relief bill, Biden admin ‘firm’ on income threshold to receive relief cheques

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday provided an update on the Congressional negotiations behind the government’s COVID-19 rescue plan relief package. She said President Joe Biden is “firm” on the income thresholds which Americans should receive relief cheques, once approved.

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Stimulus checks: Democrats agree to lower income limit for $1,400 COVID-19 relief payments

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and Democrats agreed Wednesday to tighten the upper income limits at which people could qualify for stimulus checks, a Democratic official said, a major concession to moderates as party leaders prepared to move their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the Senate.The COVID-19 relief measure Senate Democrats planned to unveil will also retain the $400 weekly emergency jobless benefits that were included in a House-approved version of the legislation, the official said.

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'Tax-time surprise': COVID-19 unemployment benefits lead to higher tax bill for unsuspecting filers

Fox Business reported.If you haven’t been making those deductions, you may be dealt an unpleasant surprise tax bill this season. Additionally, The Washington Post reports cases of people who did withhold and still face tax bills that climb into the thousands.RELATED: Unemployment claims drop to 730,000; pandemic keeps layoffs highA bit of relief is on the horizon in the form of a $1.9 trillion stimulus package, which includes $1,400 direct payments to Americans.

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Jobless aid, direct checks in play as US Senate nears vote on covid-19 aid bill

WASHINGTON : The US Senate is expected to vote as early as Wednesday on whether to move forward on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, an action that would set up a final Senate vote on passage for later this week.The 100-seat chamber, which is split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, is due to consider a motion to begin 20 hours of debate on the sweeping legislation, according to a Senate Democratic aide. A vote to proceed could be an early indicator of how much Republican opposition the package faces.The bill would pay for vaccines and medical supplies, boost jobless assistance and send a new round of emergency financial aid to households, small businesses and state and local governments.

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Biden urges Senate Dems to rally behind $1.9T virus bill

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden urged Senate Democrats to rally behind a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and stood by his proposed $1,400 payments to individuals, even as some party moderates sought to dial back parts of the package.

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U.S. will have enough coronavirus vaccines for all adults by May, Biden says

Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adults by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck & Co.

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With COVID vaccine maker pact, Biden vows wide vaccine access by May

Today President Joe Biden announced the partnership of two pharmaceutical giants—Johnson & Johnson and Merck—who will work together to increase the supply of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, which received emergency use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this past weekend.

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Biden to discuss COVID-19 vaccination effort amid push to speed up production

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is set to give remarks Tuesday afternoon on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, as his administration works to make widespread vaccine availability a reality for all U.S. adults.A one-dose vaccine by Johnson & Johnson received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration over the weekend, adding to the supply being distributed across the country already by Pfizer and Moderna. Earlier Tuesday, the White House confirmed that drugmaker Merck & Co.

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Donald Trump, Melania got COVID-19 vaccine in secret before leaving office

Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, were vaccinated for COVID-19 in private during their last days in the White House in January, even as other leaders tried to set an example by getting their vaccines in public.Multiple sources told CBS News, CNN, Axios and The New York Times about the vaccinations over the weekend, after the former president urged Republicans to get the vaccine in his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Polls have shown that vaccine hesitancy is more common among Republicans.“Everyone should go get your shot,” Trump said on Sunday.

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USDA puts brakes on land transfer for Arizona copper mine

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Biden administration is pulling back an environmental review that cleared the way for a parcel of federal land that Apaches consider sacred to be turned over for a massive copper mining operation in eastern Arizona.

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Senate Democrats consider changes to House virus relief bill

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats are considering reshaping parts of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill passed by the House, as party leaders hoping to salvage a minimum wage increase have abandoned one proposal aimed at pressuring big companies to boost workers' pay.

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Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss

ORLANDO, Fla. – Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump called for GOP unity, even as he exacerbated intraparty divisions by attacking fellow Republicans and promoting lies about the election in a speech that made clear he intends to remain a dominant political force.

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US approves J&J's single dose Covid-19 vaccine

The US government has authorised Johnson & Johnson's single-dose Covid-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated in the coming weeks and setting the vaccine up for additional approvals around the world.

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Johnson & Johnson’s 1-dose COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use, FDA says

was approved for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Saturday.The one-dose vaccine will start rolling out soon in the U.S.

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House passes $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill on near party-line vote, sends it to Senate

US Capitol Building (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)WASHINGTON - The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill early Saturday in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they'd revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage.The new president's vision for flushing cash to individuals, businesses, states and cities battered by COVID-19 passed on a near party-line 219-212 vote.

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Biden in legislative win with $1.9 trillion Covid plan

US President Joe Biden has scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, though Democrats faced challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage.

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House passes $1.9T pandemic bill on near party-line vote

WASHINGTON – The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they’d revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage.

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U.S. House narrowly passes Biden’s $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill, clearing 1st hurdle

U.S. President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats faced challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage.Democrats who control the chamber passed the sweeping measure by a mostly party-line vote of 219 to 212 and sent it on to the Senate, where Democrats planned a legislative maneuver to allow them to pass it without the support of Republicans.

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House passes $1.9 trillion relief bill, Senate expected to vote next week

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill early Saturday in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they’d revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage.The new president’s vision for flushing cash to individuals, businesses, states and cities battered by COVID-19 passed on a near party-line 219-212 vote. That ships the massive measure to the Senate, where Democrats seem bent on resuscitating their minimum wage push and fights could erupt over state aid and other issues.Democrats said the still-faltering economy and the half-million American lives lost demanded quick, decisive action.

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House nears vote on $1.9 trillion relief bill as Dems mull $15 minimum wage hike rescue

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats edged a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to the brink of House passage early Saturday, even as party leaders sought to assure agitated progressives that they’d revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage.A virtual party-line House vote was expected on the sweeping measure, which embodies President Joe Biden's plan to flush cash to individuals, businesses, states and cities battered by COVID-19.

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Biden warns COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations could increase as new virus variants emerge

While traveling to survey the damage from a severe winter storm in Texas, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations could again increase as new variants of the coronavirus emerge.

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Top US diplomat 'visits' Mexico, Canada on virtual trip

WASHINGTON – Diplomats sat beside stacks of briefing papers, flanked by flags and emphasized their closeness. But they were geographically far apart Friday as Secretary of State Antony Blinken, because of the pandemic, started a new chapter in North American relations with virtual visits to Mexico and Canada in what was billed as his first official trip.

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Highlights of the COVID-19 relief bill advancing in Congress

WASHINGTON – The House is expected to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package late Friday that includes $1,400 checks for most Americans and billions of dollars for schools, state and local governments and businesses.

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President Biden, first lady visit Houston following winter storm

HOUSTON - President Joe Biden arrived in Houston on Friday to discuss recovery efforts following the winter storm and to visit the new FEMA COVID-19 vaccination site.President Biden and first lady Jill Biden landed at Ellington Field at noon.They were greeted at the airport by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, and other local lawmakers.The president will tour the Harris County Emergency Operations Center while the first lady packages food and water at the Houston Food Bank.Later, the president will join the first lady at the food bank for a tour and a talk with volunteers.At 5 p.m., President Biden will deliver remarks at the FEMA COVID-19 vaccination facility, which opened this

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US airstrike, 1st under Biden, kills Iran-backed militiaman

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at the Pentagon Feb. 10, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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EXPLAINER: US airstrike in Syria sends message to Iran

BEIRUT – A U.S. airstrike targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Syria appears to be a message to Tehran delivered by a new American administration still figuring out its approach to the Middle East.

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House to vote on Democrats' COVID relief package

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through the House on Friday, despite a setback that means a minimum wage boost is unlikely to be in the final version that reaches President Joe Biden.A near party-line vote seemed certain on the measure, Biden’s first crack at his initial legislative goal of acting decisively against the pandemic. In the year since the coronavirus has taken hold, it has stalled much of the economy, killed half a million Americans and reshaped the daily lives of virtually everyone.The relief bill would provide millions of people with $1,400 direct payments.

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House to vote on virus bill; arbiter says wage hike a no-go

WASHINGTON – Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through the House on Friday, despite a setback that means a minimum wage boost is unlikely to be in the final version that reaches President Joe Biden.

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Biden marks 50 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in first 5 weeks in office

WASHINGTON - Days after marking a solemn milestone in the pandemic, President Joe Biden is celebrating the pace of his efforts to end it.On Thursday, Biden marked the administration of the 50 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine since his swearing-in.

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Republicans rally solidly against Democrats' COVID-19 relief package

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans rallied solidly against Democrats' proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill as lawmakers awaited a decision by the Senate's parliamentarian that could bolster or potentially kill a pivotal provision hiking the federal minimum wage.Despite their paper-thin congressional majorities, Democratic leaders were poised to push the sweeping package through the House on Friday. They were hoping the Senate, where changes seem likely, would follow quickly enough to have legislation on President Joe Biden's desk by mid-March.By late Wednesday, not one Republican in either chamber had publicly said he or she would back the legislation.

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Here’s the latest on where things stand with new $1,400 direct payments

WASHINGTON – Republicans rallied solidly against Democrats’ proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill as lawmakers awaited a decision by the Senate’s parliamentarian that could bolster or potentially kill a pivotal provision hiking the federal minimum wage.

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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

US COVID-19 death toll hits 500,000 as hospital cases drop

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