Page 54 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
3.6 mn Americans at risk of eviction after Biden, Cong fail to extend ban
Hours before the ban was set to expire, Biden called on local governments to take all possible steps to immediately disburse the funds. Evictions could begin as soon as Monday
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Joe Biden's infrastructure win overshadowed by new virus surge
Biden has entered a more challenging phase of his presidency as the virus has once more proved to be an intractable foe that now endangers the nation's fragile return to normalcy
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US Senate works on the weekend on Biden's $1 trn infrastructure bill
The US Senate will continue work on Saturday on a bill that would spend $1 trillion on roads, rail lines and other infrastructure
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Joe Biden lands a win, but virus surge threatens to derail agenda
Joe Biden wagered his campaign and now his presidency on the premise that government itself could still work, even at a time of fractious political division.
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Biden nominates Indian-American as 1st Muslim religious freedom ambassador
Rashad Hussain is Director for Partnerships and Global Engagement at the National Security Council.
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United States sets new Cuba sanctions as Biden meets Cuban-Americans
The Biden administration announced new sanctions on Friday against Cuba's national revolutionary police
Biden says federal workers must be vaccinated or submit to Covid-19 testing
US President Biden on Thursday (local time) directed all federal employees to declare that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear masks and be regularly tested
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Joe Biden pushing federal workers - hard - to get vaccinated against Covid
President Joe Biden is announcing strict new testing, masking and distancing requirements for federal employees who can't or won't show they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus
Cook, Pichai join CEOs urging US Congress pass path to citizenship
Bill introduced to bar foreign students from staying after studies
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US economy returns to pre-pandemic size, grows 1.6% in Q2: Report
On an annualised basis, second-quarter growth was 6.5 per cent
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In first visit to intel agency, Joe Biden warns of cyber conflict
President Joe Biden used his first visit with rank-and-file members of the US intelligence community to make a promise that he will never politicise their work
Democracies are 'works in progress', says Blinken on first trip to India
US Secretary of State's trip comes as his government vows to challenge what it describes as China's aggression.
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Joe Biden accuses Russia of trying to disrupt 2022 congressional elections
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of seeking to disrupt the 2022 elections by spreading "misinformation."
WH considering vaccine mandate for all federal workers: Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden has said his administration is considering a mandate that requires all federal workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19
Is Covid-19 coming back in 2021? Countries face a distressing reality check
Vaccination disparity is creating an economic wedge as richer countries recover more quickly than less-wealthy ones.
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Joe Biden, Kadhimi seal agreement to end US combat mission in Iraq
The agreement comes at a politically delicate time for the Iraqi government and could be a boost for Baghdad
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US to end combat mission in Iraq by end of year: President Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden said on Monday that American forces in Iraq will end the combat mission by the end of the year while continuing to train and assist Iraqi forces.
US President Biden, Iraqi PM to announce end of US combat mission in Iraq
The US troop presence has stood at about 2,500 since late last year when former President Donald Trump ordered a reduction from 3,000.
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Af without Pak & Islam
India doesn't have to see the Taliban as a hostile political force just because it is Islamic or Pakistan's friend. Modi govt can befriend it if BJP resets its domestic politics of polarisation
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Joe Biden says getting vaccinated 'gigantically important' for Americans
President Joe Biden has expressed pointed frustration over the slowing Covid-19 vaccination rate in the US and pleaded that it's 'gigantically important' for Americans to get inoculated
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