BRUSSELS – At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and its weak army so that Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida could never again threaten the United States.

Now it's about over. With bin Laden long since dead and the United States not suffering another major attack, President Joe Biden is promising to end America’s longest war and move on to what he believes are bigger, more consequential challenges posed by a resurgent Russia and a rising China.

Even so, by withdrawing the remaining few thousand U.S. troops in Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Biden is taking a calculated risk that extremists in Afghanistan can be countered by U.S.

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George W. Bush says he wrote in Condoleezza Rice for president in 2020 election

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Summit shows Biden's big vision on fighting climate change

WASHINGTON – What did the world learn at Joe Biden's global summit about his vision of the battle to save the world’s climate?

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America's gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden's climate goals

DETROIT – For President Joe Biden to reach his ambitious goal of slashing America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, huge reductions would have to come from someplace other than one of the worst culprits: Auto tailpipes.

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Biden to make first overseas trip in office to UK, EU

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will embark on his first overseas trip in office in June, the White House is set to announce Friday, with the aim of demonstrating his administration's commitment to the transatlantic alliance and reengagement with key allies.

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Meet the nurse from Montreal who vaccinated Joe Biden

COVID-19 vaccine.The chief executive nurse of ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital was tasked with giving the booster shot to then-president-elect Joe Biden in the midst of the pandemic that has killed millions.“You never really do know what to expect in life,” the former Montrealer said.Cuming found out a week before that he would be vaccinating Biden, who was about to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Biden says U.S.

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Asia stocks mixed after Wall St falls on Biden tax report

BEIJING – Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street fell following a report that President Joe Biden will propose raising taxes on the wealthiest investors.

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Jobs are make-or-break argument for Biden in climate plan

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Biden to restore California's power to set pollution rules

DETROIT – The U.S. Transportation Department is moving to reverse former President Donald Trump's bid to end California's ability to set its own automobile tailpipe pollution standards.

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Biden taps Montana environmentalist for US public lands boss

BILLINGS, Mont. – President Joe Biden has nominated a longtime environmental advocate and Democratic aide to oversee the vast expanses of federally-owned land in western states — the latest political appointment raising concerns among Republicans as Biden moves to curtail energy production from public reserves.

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Restoring service central to Biden's postal board nominees

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Countering Biden, GOP pitches $568B for infrastructure

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At Earth Day summit, China, Russia join US vowing emission cuts

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Biden to open global Earth Day summit with ambitious new US climate pledge

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Biden opening summit with ambitious new US climate pledge

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and petroleum fumes that the U.S. pumps out, a commitment he hopes will spur China and other big polluters to speed up efforts of their own.

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In Biden climate show, watch for cajoling, conflict, pathos

WASHINGTON – It won't rival Netflix for drama, but 40 world leaders will try to save the planet from ever-worsening global warming in a two-day climate summit livestreamed for binge viewing.

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Trudeau on conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden about when more COVID-19 vaccines will be coming to Canada

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Biden faces calls on pledge to recognize Armenian genocide

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is facing calls to recognize the Armenian genocide of more than a century ago, something he pledged to do as a candidate but that could further complicate an already tense relationship with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Biden says U.S. plans to offer Canada extra COVID-19 vaccines in future

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Biden aims for momentum as US returns to climate fight

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In Biden climate show, watch for cajoling, conflict, pathos

It won't rival Netflix for drama, but 40 world leaders will try to save the planet from ever worsening global warming in a two-day climate summit livestreamed for binge viewing.

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Biden says he spoke to Trudeau about helping procure COVID-19 vaccines, including offering Canada extra supply

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12 governors urge Biden to back phasing out gas-powered vehicle sales in US by 2035

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Biden expects to meet 100-day COVID-19 vaccine goal: White House

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Joe Biden to offer tax credits for COVID-19 vaccination paid time off

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Biden expected to push for more COVID-19 vaccinations as administration nears 200M shots goal

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Hitting latest vaccine milestone, Biden pushes shots for all

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Dems push $25B to electrify school buses, a Biden priority

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Biden to America after Floyd verdict: 'We can't stop here'

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AP sources: Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030

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Biden says he’s praying for 'right verdict' in Derek Chauvin trial, believes case is 'overwhelming'

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Afghanistan withdrawal draws concerns over abducted American

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Biden's virtual climate summit: Diplomacy sans human touch

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Biden administration weighing how to handle verdict in Derek Chauvin trial

(Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is privately weighing how to handle the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, including considering whether President Joe Biden should address the nation and dispatching specially trained community facilitators from the Justice Department, aides and officials told The Associated Press.Closing arguments began Monday in Chauvin’s trial with a prosecutor telling jurors that the officer "had to know" he was squeezing the life out of George Floyd as he cried over and over that he couldn’t breathe and finally fell silent.

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Biden orders ICE, CBP to drop ‘illegal aliens,’ ‘assimilation’ when referring to migrants

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has ordered departments not to use certain terms when referring to noncitizens.The Washington Post first reported that Biden sent a memo to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S.

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All adults in US now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON - All adults in the United States are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, another major milestone reached in the ongoing effort to vaccinate the population against the virus and defeat the pandemic.Adults are eligible to register for vaccination in every U.S. state, as well as in Washington, D.C.

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Asian shares rise amid cautious outlook for global economy

TOKYO – Asian shares rose moderately Monday amid cautious optimism about a global rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Biden pressed on emissions goal as climate summit nears

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Fore! Biden plays golf for the first time as president

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After outcry, WH says Biden will lift refugee cap in May

WASHINGTON – Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House said President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees by next month, after initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements.

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As Biden improves with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some

ELM GROVE, Wis. – Patrick Proctor Brown says the war in Afghanistan was lost within a year of its start. The suburban Milwaukee lawyer, who was an infantry captain in Iraq, said the trillions of dollars spent and the thousands of lives lost, including a lieutenant he trained with, make it “a tragedy.”

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Biden's appeals for action on guns, policing face reality

WASHINGTON – As the nation struggles with yet another mass shooting and faces a reckoning over the deaths of Black men at the hands of police, President Joe Biden is calling for action. Going beyond that, however, is proving a lot more difficult.

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‘This has to end’: Biden urges Senate to bring gun control bill to floor ‘now’ in wake of FedEx shooting

INDIANAPOLIS - After a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting Thursday at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport — the latest mass shooting on an already long list in 2021 after a lull during the COVID-19 pandemic — President Joe Biden called on Congress to act immediately on gun control legislation.The Gun Violence Archive recorded 147 mass shootings and 11 mass murders this year alone, as the Biden administration ramps up its response to gun violence in America.RELATED: Police: 8 killed in shooting at FedEx facility in IndianapolisThe Indianapolis shooting overnight was at least the third mass shooting this year in the city alone.

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US likely to up Afghanistan force to ensure safe drawdown

WASHINGTON – The U.S. will likely increase its troop presence in Afghanistan temporarily over the coming weeks and months in order to fulfill President Joe Biden's order to safely withdraw all forces from the country by Sept. 11, the Pentagon said Friday.

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Japan's prime minister meets with Biden, urges strong alliance to counter China

US President Joe Biden (L) and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (2R) take part in an expanded bilateral meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 16, 2021.

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Biden keeps Trump-era cap of 15,000 refugees in place, but signs measure to speed entry

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday signed an emergency determination that officials said would speed refugee admissions to the U.S., but he did not immediately lift his predecessor's historically low cap of 15,000 refugees for this year.Biden, instead, is adjusting the allocation limits set by former President Donald Trump, which officials said have been the driving factor in limiting refugee admissions. The new allocations provide more slots for refugees from Africa, the Middle East and Central America and lift Trump's restrictions on resettlements from Somalia, Syria and Yemen.Since the fiscal year began on Oct.

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Senate Democrats urge Biden to deny funds for Brazil Amazon

RIO DE JANEIRO – More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful environmental track record by his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, and urging him to condition any support for Amazon preservation on significant progress reducing deforestation.

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Serum's Adar Poonawalla urges Joe Biden: Lift embargo on Covid vaccine raw material exports

@POTUS, if we are to truly unite in beating this virus, on behalf of the vaccine industry outside the U.S., I humbly request you to lift the embargo of raw material exports out of the U.S. so that vaccine production can ramp up.

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Senators to Biden: Waive vaccine intellectual property rules

WASHINGTON – Ten liberal senators are urging President Joe Biden to back India and South Africa’s appeal to the World Trade Organization to temporarily relax intellectual property rules so coronavirus vaccines can be manufactured by nations that are struggling to inoculate their populations.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Analysis: Biden takes a risk pulling troops from Afghanistan

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