Biden to extend vaccine mandates as COVID’s toll rises

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Biden to extend vaccine mandates as COVID’s toll rises

WASHINGTON — Facing rising frustration over the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden on Thursday escalated his administration’s efforts to require Americans to get vaccinated and make coronavirus testing more widely available.…

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Death toll from Haiti’s weekend earthquake rises to 1,941 – The Denver Post

By MARK STEVENSON and EVENS SANON LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical…

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Dow rises 100 points, closes at record high after jobs report shows strong economic recovery

Stocks tied to the economic recovery rose after a stronger-than-expected jobs report on Friday, sending two key market averages to all-time highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 144.26 points,…

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Surfside building collapse latest: 159 still unaccounted for as death toll rises

At least four people are dead and 159 others are unaccounted for after a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in southern Florida‘s Miami-Dade County early Thursday, officials said. “Tragically, I…

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S&P 500 rises to another record, heads for its best week since April

U.S. stocks rose on Friday with the S&P 500 building on its rally to records, as investors bet that higher inflation will be temporary as the economy continues to recover…

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S&P 500 rises to new record, shaking off inflation fears

The S&P 500 climbed to an all-time high on Thursday as investors shrugged off a key inflation report that showed a bigger-than-expected increase in price pressures. The broad equity benchmark…

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Hundreds Hurt in Clashes at Aqsa Mosque as Tension Rises in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Palestinians were injured on Monday after the Israeli police entered the Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, a site sacred to both Muslims and Jews, following a…

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Dow rises to another record led by Verizon and Chevron, but tech weakness weighs on S&P 500

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose in volatile trading on Wednesday, on pace to hit another record close, boosted by a jump in Verizon and Chevron shares. The blue-chip Dow…

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Dow rises more than 100 points to a record high as rally continues

U.S. stocks climbed on Monday, building on a recent rally to record levels as investors remained optimistic about further Covid stimulus and an economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…

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