Page 83 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
Texas freeze: State running out of food as weather disrupts supply
With grocery stores across the state shuttered for power outage, supermarkets that remain open have seen supplies dwindle
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Joe Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global Covid-19 vaccine effort
The USD 4 billion in U.S. funding was approved by Congress in December and will be distributed through 2022
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Increase in visas, focus on southern border: New immigration bill shapes up
It would be a sharp reversal of Trump administration policies, and parts are likely to face opposition from a number of Republicans. Biden has acknowledged he might accept a more-piecemeal approach
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US reverts to targeted immigration enforcement under Joe Biden
Immigration enforcement in the U.S. would be more targeted under President Joe Biden than under his predecessor, with authorities directed to focus on people in the country illegally who pose a threat
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Kamala Harris's name should not be used for commercial purpose: White House
Meena Harris' company, Phenomenal Woman, previously sold swimsuits inspired by the vice president and sweaters with "Vice President Aunty" emblazoned on the front
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Joe Biden's Medicare pick would be first Black woman to hold post
Her nomination was confirmed by a person familiar with the White House decision, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of a formal announcement
Israel: Netanyahu dials Joe Biden says he spoke about COVID-19, Iran
The statement said the conversation was "warm and friendly" and lasted about an hour
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Biden administration to spend $1.4 billion aimed at schools
The Biden administration says it will spend more than $1.4 billion to boost testing supplies and coordination as U.S. officials aim to return more students to the classroom.
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Joe Biden describes life at the White House: 'A gilded cage'
Biden says he's still getting used to the trappings of the office
China will face repercussions for human rights abuses, says Joe Biden
"The US must speak up on human rights abuses and that there will be repercussions for China, and (Xi Jinping) knows that," Biden said during CNN town hall
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US: Prez Joe Biden reframes goal on reopening of elementary schools
"I said open a majority of schools in K through eighth grade, because they're the easiest to open, the most needed to be open in terms of the impact on children and families," Biden said
Pentagon rethinking military positioning around the world, focus on China
The review is part of the administration's effort to chart a path for a military still caught in decades-old Mideast conflicts, facing flat or declining budgets, and grappling with internal problems
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Ready to assist US states hit by severe winter storm, Biden tells Governors
Below-freezing temperatures in the central and southern regions of the United States has left millions of homes without power as more frigid weather is expected to last through the week
Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration
After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United States.
Pronita Gupta named special assistant to Prez Biden for Labor and Workers
During the second term of the Obama Administration, Gupta was Deputy Director, Women''s Bureau at the US Department of Labor from April 2014 to January 2017
Best of BS Opinion: Fragile democracy, IBC set to resume, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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Joe Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration
After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United States.
US: Joe Biden reverses Trump's designation of Houthis as terrorists
Two weeks before stepping down, President Trump, designated Houthis as a terrorist group, disregarding the fact such a decision could lead to the death of thousands of starving Yemenis
Impeachment isn't the final word on Capitol riot for Donald Trump
Now a private citizen, Trump is stripped of his protection from legal liability that the presidency gave him
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US President calls for tougher gun laws on Parkland shooting anniversary
Biden said Americans mourned with the families of Parkland victims, as well as "all those who have lost loved ones to gun violence"
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