Biden Speeds Refugee Admissions But Doesn’t Lift Trump Cap

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Biden Speeds Refugee Admissions But Doesn’t Lift Trump Cap

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an emergency determination to speed refugee admissions to the U.S., but kept his predecessor’s historically low cap of 15,000 refugees for…

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‘We must act,’ Biden says, after yet another mass shooting

Facing pressure to do more on gun control, he said Congress must move next. April 16, 2021, 4:49 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article…

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Head of world’s largest vaccine maker urges Biden to lift export ban on raw materials

The Daily Beast ‘I Was Told to Not Tell People Where I Worked’: This For-Profit Shelter for Migrant Kids Has a Shady Past Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyIn early…

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Biden starts off presidency with positive approval marks, CNBC survey shows

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the Treaty Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Andrew Harnik | Bloomberg | Getty Images Joe Biden…

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Biden blames and sanctions Russia for the massive SolarWinds hack

The Biden administration has officially blamed and sanctioned Russia for its role in the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised computer systems in multiple government agencies as well as private companies.…

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Biden rolls back Trump’s anti-abortion curbs on family planning funds

Trump’s changes to the program, which took effect in 2019, barred family planning dollars to abortion providers and those who referred patients for the procedure. Democrats and abortion rights groups…

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Biden To Make Historic Census Director Pick With Latinx Statistician Rob Santos

In a historic move, President Biden is naming Robert Santos, one of the country’s leading statisticians and the American Statistical Association’s president, as his intended nominee to head the U.S.…

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Joe Biden urges Russia to ‘de-escalate tensions’ with Ukraine, proposes summit

President Biden called on Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine and proposed meeting in person to discuss the challenges facing the two nations. Mr. Biden emphasized…

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Biden to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

President Biden is planning to withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan and will complete the pullout before Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that sparked the United…

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Biden tells execs US needs to invest, lead in computer chips :: WRAL.com

By TOM KRISHER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE , Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden used a virtual meeting with corporate leaders about a global shortage of semiconductors to push Monday…

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