Americans, to fulfill the first responsibility of a government in a democracy: to keep each other safe," Biden said at the White House. “Enough." Biden’s effort comes amid an increase in violent crime, a trend that could stymie his push for Congress to pass a bipartisan police overhaul.

Large cities saw a 30% increase in murders and an 8% rise in gun-related assaults in 2020, according to administration officials, who pointed to pandemic-related isolation and loose gun laws as having fueled the spike.

Polls signal growing unease over crime, a potential liability for Biden and Democrats in next year’s midterm elections. A Yahoo News/YouGov poll released in May found that nearly 50% of respondents said crime is a very big problem in the

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Bob Saget died from an accidental blow to the head, likely from a backwards fall.Saget was found dead Jan. 9 in a Florida hotel room.

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Squire Barnes speaks with Toronto-born musician Paul Shaffer while in Vancouver to perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

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$1 lien imposed by dealership barring Edmonton man from selling his own SUV

It’s a case of buyer beware: read the fine print. An Edmonton man is sharing his experience trying to sell his SUV, hoping it will help others.

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Mapping the trucker convoy in Ottawa: ‘no one’s leaving here’

so-called “freedom convoy” that has snarled downtown Ottawa streets is widening its grip on the city, sprawling out in new, smaller encampments scattered around town.And while the police say they’ve negotiated movement of some trucks around the city, there are protesters in various encampments who continue to dig in their heels.“If trucks leave here, they’re going out on a convoy. They’re going to join the rest of the trucks,” said John Bancroft, a coordinator for the encampment site set up on Coventry Road — a short drive from downtown Ottawa.“No one’s leaving here until the mandates are lifted.” Trudeau calls on all parties to denounce ‘illegal’ trucker occupations, blockades But in the days since, that setup has shifted — and Global News has created a map of what the convoy protest’s encampments look like now.The original location of the convoy, Wellington Street, remains lined with trucks and regular vehicles.

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Caught on video: Burnaby business owner and employee pepper-sprayed by assailant

Caught on video: A Burnaby business owner and his employee are pepper-sprayed by a man, the latest incident in what they say is an ongoing problem with crime in their neighbourhood. Rumina Daya reports.

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Ambassador Bridge protesters defiant as injunction to clear blockade is granted

Police could soon move in and end the Canada-U.S. border blockade in Windsor Ontario, after a court injunction was granted to remove protesters from the vital Ambassador Bridge crossing.

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WHO clears arthritis drug for severe Covid-19 patients

Covid-19 treatments have been prequalified by WHO, including the three presentations. A prequalification provides assurances to countries that they are purchasing quality health products.

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Canada wins first Olympic bronze medal in mixed snowboard cross at Beijing Games

Beijing Winter Games on Saturday.The event made its Olympic debut in Beijing, with pairs of one man and one woman racing back-to-back for a spot on the medal podium.Grondin and O’Dine had already claimed the silver and bronze, respectively, in individual competition earlier in the week.As he was in his earlier event, Grondin was the fastest out of the gate in every round of mixed competition, creating big leads in the earlier rounds. Yet he was finally outpaced in the final and finished third behind American Nick Baumgartner and Italy’s Omar Visintin.That meant O’Dine lost the advantage she had in the quarterfinals and semifinals, as the women started staggered depending on the speed of their teammates.O’Dine battled for second position but fell halfway through her run after colliding with Italy’s Caterina Carpano, yet the Canadian still managed to cross in third position.Baumgartner’s teammate Lindsey Jacobellis brought home her second gold for the U.S.

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Olympic officials suggest Russian skater’s entourage should be probed for failed drug test

Olympic officials on Saturday said they would welcome an anti-doping investigation into the Russian doctors, coaches and family members in the entourage of gold medal winning teenage skater Kamila Valieva.Valieva’s future at the Beijing Olympics hangs in the balance after the stunning revelation she had tested positive for a banned substance before winning the team event on Monday, but that the positive drug test report took more than six weeks to be made public.Fans of figure skating, athletes and anti-doping advocates have expressed outrage over a teenager being dragged into the center of an Olympic doping controversy with a positive test for an angina drug. Many have questioned the role of the adults around the 15-year-old skater.On Saturday, International Olympics Committee spokesman Mark Adams said: “Entourage has been overlooked in the past.” Beijing Olympics: Russian skater’s failed drug test confirmed, setting up fight with IOC The delay in Valieva receiving her positive drug test result also loomed large on Saturday as Olympic and anti-doping officials sought to reinstate her ban.Valieva was suspended by the Russian anti-doping body after the positive test report, but the suspension was lifted a day later after she appealed, allowing her to continue to compete.

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Trudeau says ‘everything’ on the table to end blockades, warns of potential violence

Justin Trudeau says “everything” is on the table when it comes to ending the blockades paralyzing cross-border trade at multiple locations, and which remain encamped outside Parliament Hill.And he urged anyone still participating in the convoys, which are demanding an end to COVID-19 public health measures, to go home or face “severe” consequences.“Unfortunately, we are concerned about violence, so we’re taking every precaution,” he said.“It’s time to go home – especially if you have kids with you.”Make no mistake: The border cannot, and will not, remain closed. Every option is on the table.

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WHO says ‘acute phase’ of Covid pandemic may end if…

pandemic will end this year, of course with one condition, the 70% vaccination (target is achieved) by mid this year around June, July".

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Bucks County high school surprises team manager with special senior night game

NEWTOWN, Pa. - Council Rock North High School girls basketball team wanted its Senior Night to be special for everyone, including their team manager whose dream was to play in an actual game. The school got together with Academy Park High School on Friday to play a special Senior Night game to help turn Megan Bissol's dream into a reality."She’s definitely our biggest fan we always hear her the loudest on the bench. She comes to all the games home or away and everyone just adores her," Senior teammate Kristen Polinsky said. Bissol scored the first basket of her high school career on the very first shot she put up.

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India adds 50,407 Covid cases, 804 deaths in 24 hrs; tally surges to 4.25 crore

coronavirus cases are being recorded at less than one lakh for the last six consecutive days. The death toll has climbed to 5,07,981 with 804 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The case fatality rate has been recorded at 1.19%. The active cases comprise 1.43% of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has further improved to 97.37%, the health ministry said.

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Wendy Williams denies Wells Fargo's allegations about her mental health, claims ‘financial exploitation’

Wendy Williams has filed a temporary restraining order against Wells Fargo in order to access her cash. According to Williams' filings to the court, the bank's move reportedly came after Williams' former financial adviser alleged that Williams "was of unsound mind." On Friday, financial advisers at the bank told Fox News Digital that the company's only goal was to ensure the "Wendy Williams Show" host is able to make payments to entities she "regularly" has made them to, despite what her camp is stating on the record about her being "fine" in response to reportedly being labeled as an "incapacitated person." "Wells Fargo’s priority is the financial well-being of Ms.

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Biden picks UPenn president for Germany ambassador

President of the University of Pennsylvania Amy Gutmann speaks at the TIME Summit On Higher Education Day 2 at Time Warner Center on September 20, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for TIME) WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday announced he's nominating University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann to serve as U.S.

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Biden holds naturalization ceremony at White House ahead of July 4

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden welcomed 21 immigrants from 16 countries as the newest United States citizens in a naturalization ceremony in the East Room of the White House Friday afternoon.Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas administered the Oath of Allegiance before addressing the new citizens.

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Biden holding naturalization ceremony at White House ahead of July 4

WASHINGTON - The White House will be the stage for a naturalization ceremony Friday afternoon.President Joe Biden will welcome 21 immigrants as the newest United States citizens in a ceremony in the East Room beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET.

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20 states reach 70% COVID-19 vaccination goal

Twenty states and the District of Columbia have met President Joe Biden's Fourth of July goal of vaccinating 70% or more of adults with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to tracking by the New York Times. Puerto Rico and Guam have also met the goal.

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Military sexual assault prosecution changes backed by Biden

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is putting his stamp of approval on a long-debated change to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders.Biden, however, is stopping short of backing a congressional effort to strip commanders of oversight of all major crimes, according to two senior administration officials.The president has approved of more than two dozen recommendations made by an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military.

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Biden says feds will 'pick up 100% of the cost' for first 30 days of Surfside search and rescue efforts

SURFSIDE, Fla. - President Joe Biden on Thursday offered comfort to the grieving and federal support for the ongoing efforts to search for the missing and rebuild after last week’s collapse of a high-rise condo building along the Florida coastline.Biden, responding to what appeared to be the deadliest calamity of his young presidency, also met with first responders hunting for survivors among the rubble in Surfside. But underscoring the dangers still present in the search, work had been temporarily halted before Biden arrived due to concerns about the stability of the section still standing.

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180 million Americans have had at least 1 COVID vaccine dose

Today during a White House press briefing, Jeff Zients, White House COVID-19 coordinator, said 180 million Americans now have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and White House Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci, MD, reassured the country that the three vaccines with emergency use authorization in the United States are likely effective against the Delta (B11617.2) variant.

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Florida condo collapse: Biden to meet with victims' families as search enters 2nd week

SURFSIDE, Fla. - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Thursday will visit the site of a deadly Florida condo collapse and meet with rescue crews and families of victims as the treacherous search for survivors enters its second week.The Bidens plan to thank first responders and search and rescue teams, who have been combing through the mound of concrete and twisted steel around the clock. They also plan to meet with the families of victims. Their visit comes a week after a wind of the 12-story Champlain Towers South came down around 1:30 a.m.

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Biden to raise federal firefighter pay to $15 an hour ahead of wildfire season

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is set to temporarily raise pay for federal firefighters to ensure that no one fighting wildland fires is making less than $15 per hour, according to a senior administration official.Biden planned to announce plans for the higher pay -- and other moves to boost U.S. wildfire-fighting capacity and prevention efforts -- as he holds a virtual meeting Wednesday with governors from Western states to discuss what is shaping up to be a torrid wildfire season.

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House votes to remove Confederate statues from US Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would remove from the Capitol a bust of Roger Taney, the U.S. chief justice best known for an infamous pro-slavery decision, as well as statues of Jefferson Davis and others who served in the Confederacy.The bill passed by a vote of 285-120.

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Child tax credit: Families who have higher 2021 earnings can opt out

WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service is giving families enrolled to receive monthly child tax credit payments the option to opt out if they are earning more in 2021 than they were in 2019 and 2020. The option to stop the payments is being offered by the IRS because some families who no longer meet the eligibility requirements for the tax credit may have to pay it back next April during tax season. The child tax credit program was launched as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package which allowed eligible families to receive up to $3,600 for every child under the age of 6 and $3,000 for every child ages 6 to 17. People earning $75,000 or less, married couples making $150,000 or less and a single parent

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President Joe Biden, First Lady will visit Surfside condo collapse site Thursday

SURFSIDE, Fla. - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside on Thursday to visit with the families of victims of the collapsed Miami-area condominium tower, according to the White House.Additional details, such as their time of arrival, will be announced later.Biden has offered federal help and extended his concerns to the community as people "grieve their lost loved ones and wait anxiously as search and rescue efforts continue," as he said in one tweet.The steady work of sifting through the remnants of the collapsed building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday.READ: Despite engineer’s 2018 warning, Surfside official deemed condo building in ‘good shape’AdvertisementTwo additional bodies were found Monday, raising

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White House begins final COVID-19 vaccine push

The White House launched a week-long blitz to encourage vaccination against COVID-19 this weekend, 1 week before the Fourth of July holiday, which the president has said will mark the country's independence from the pandemic.

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Biden supports federal investigation into Florida condo collapse

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden would back a federal investigation to determine what caused a condo to collapse in Surfside, Florida last Thursday, according to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. As of Monday, 10 people have been confirmed dead. More than 150 people remain missing."He does believe there should be an investigation," Psaki told reporters Monday.

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US airstrikes target Iran-backed militia groups in Syria, Iraq

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, carried out airstrikes against what it said were "facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups" near the border between Iraq and Syria, drawing condemnation from Iraq's military and calls for revenge by the militias.Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said the militias were using the facilities to launch unmanned aerial vehicle attacks against U.S.

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Biden names Jessica Stern as US special envoy for LGBTQ rights

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday named Jessica Stern to serve as the State Department’s U.S. special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights ahead of planned remarks to commemorate Pride Month. Stern will work to ensure that U.S.

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Kamala Harris heads to US-Mexico border after criticism for absence

WASHINGTON - Kamala Harris faces perhaps the most politically challenging moment of her vice presidency Friday when she visits the U.S.

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Pelosi creates panel to investigate attack on US Capitol

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it official Thursday that she is creating a special committee to investigate the attack on the Capitol, saying it is "imperative that we seek the truth."The new committee comes after Republican senators blocked legislation that would have set up a bipartisan commission to investigate the attack. A violent mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters overran the police on Jan.

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Rudy Giuliani's New York law license suspended

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Bipartisan group of senators pushes $953B infrastructure plan

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of senators is seeking President Joe Biden’s support for a $953 billion infrastructure plan, raising hopes for a breakthrough agreement after arduous negotiations on his top legislative priority.Biden has invited members of the group of 21 senators, Republicans and Democrats, to the White House on Thursday, and they are scheduled to meet late morning. The pared-down plan, with $559 billion in new spending, has rare bipartisan backing and could open the door to the president’s more sweeping $4 trillion proposals.The senators have struggled over how to pay for the new spending.

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Biden to urge vaccination in NC as US likely to miss original July 4 goal

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is set to visit North Carolina on Thursday to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations in the region as White House officials prepare to fall just short of his 70% goal by July 4. Biden will travel to a vaccination center in Raleigh to meet with workers and volunteers as part of a "national month of action" to drive up COVID-19 vaccines. The president will also give remarks at 5:15 p.m.

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White House reckons with COVID-19 vaccination drop-off as U.S. set to miss Biden’s goal

Joe Biden laid out a lofty goal to vaccinate 70% of American adults against COVID-19 by Independence Day, saying the U.S. would need to overcome “doubters” and laziness to do it.

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Biden praises pro athletes Carl Nassib, Kumi Yokoyama for coming out

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden voiced his support this week for two professional athletes who recently announced that they’re part of the LGBTQ community, saying he’s "so proud" of their courage to publicly share their identities. "To Carl Nassib and Kumi Yokoyama — two prominent, inspiring athletes who came out this week: I'm so proud of your courage," Biden wrote on Twitter. "Because of you, countless kids around the world are seeing themselves in a new light today."Nassib, a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raider, came out as gay this week in a lengthy social media post — becoming the first active NFL player to do so. "I just want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay," the 28-year-old said in a video.

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Harris to make 1st visit to US-Mexico border Friday

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, her office announced, after she has faced criticism from members of both parties for failing to go there despite her role leading the Biden administration’s response to a steep increase in migration.Harris will visit the El Paso area, accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, according to a statement Wednesday from Harris senior adviser Symone Sanders.The visit comes as Harris has faced months of attacks from Republicans, and even some frustration from those in her own party, for declining to visit the area.

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Biden's effort to stem national tide of violent crime takes on law-breaking gun dealers

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is announcing new efforts to stem a rising national tide of violent crime as administration officials brace for what could be a turbulent summer, focusing on attacking gun violence, providing money to cities that need more police and offering community support.The worry over crime is real: It has created economic hardship, displacement and anxiety. But there are also tricky politics at play.

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Former Senator John Warner to be remembered at funeral service in DC

WASHINGTON - Former Senator John W. Warner of Virginia will be remembered by friends, family and leaders Wednesday at a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral in D.C.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe influential Republican, who had an independent streak that sometimes angered conservative GOP leaders, died last month at his home in Alexandria, Virginia from heart failure.

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DOJ to target gun trafficking in Biden's push against violent crimes

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden plans to lay out new steps to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, with a particular focus on gun violence, as administration officials brace for what they fear could be an especially turbulent summer.The worry over crime is real and believed to be fueled by the pandemic, which has created economic hardship, displacement and anxiety. But there are also tricky politics at play.

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White House: 70% of adults 30 and up have 1 dose of COVID vaccine

Today, Jeff Zients, White House COVID-19 coordinator, announced that among adults age 30 and older, 70% have met President Joe Biden's goal of receiving at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine before the Fourth of July.

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70% of Americans 30 and older get COVID-19 shot, White House says

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 70% of Americans age 30 or older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the White House said, even as President Joe Biden is set to fall short of reaching his goal of giving a shot to the same percentage of all American adults by Independence Day.The Biden administration is releasing the new data Tuesday showing it expects to reach 70% of Americans age 27 or older with at least one shot by the July 4 holiday.

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Biden shares plan to ship remaining 55M COVID-19 vaccines globally

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is expected to fall short of his commitment to shipping 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June because of regulatory and other hurdles, officials said as they announced new plans Monday for sharing the shots globally.The White House announced the final allocations for the doses, with 60 million shots going to the global COVAX vaccine sharing alliance and 20 million being directed to specific partners.

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Child Tax Credit 2021: Here's who will receive monthly payments

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is working to make sure eligible families are aware of the upcoming monthly child payments, part of the expanded child tax credit under President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.Automatic payments from the Child Tax Credit will begin hitting bank accounts and mailboxes on July 15.

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What are the odds of a COVID-19 lab leak? Re-examining the virus origins theory

COVID-19 could have accidentally escaped, or even been intentionally released, from a lab in China.Perhaps Donald Trump’s incessant and unsubstantiated claims that this is true also pushed many to become disbelievers in the hypothesis.But recently, the lab-leak theory has made its way back into headlines as well as the minds of politicians and health officials.The resurgence of the lab-leak theory can be attributed to three key reasons.Firstly, U.S. President Joe Biden recently launched a new investigation into the origins of COVID-19.In a statement from the White House, Biden said the U.S.

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