"We are going to open it up across the board," said President Joe Biden as he described his administration's new vaccine eligibility plan, which will now guarantee all US adults will be eligible to get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine on Apr 19That date is 2 weeks earlier than the May 1 deadline Biden set in March."No more confusing rules, no more confusing restrictions," Biden said later at a press conference. "Everyone can get in line."Biden made his remarks today both as he toured a vaccination site at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA, and during a public address on the state of vaccines.

America has now distributed more than 150 million vaccine doses, and has reached a pace of 3 million vaccines administered per day."We

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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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Some people may have to return their $1,400 stimulus check

WASHINGTON - Millions of Americans were sent a third round of stimulus checks last month in an effort to offset some of the financial burden that many families have endured during the coronavirus pandemic. It was part of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.While a lot of people who received the third stimulus check could really use it, unfortunately, some people may have to return the $1,400.

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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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Indian vaccine maker asks US to ease export curbs

NEW DELHI – The chief executive of Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest maker of vaccines and a critical supplier of the U.N.-backed COVAX facility, asked President Joe Biden on Twitter to lift the U.S. embargo on exporting raw materials needed to make the the jabs.

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Maxine Waters Tells Rep Jim Jordan To ‘Shut Your Mouth’ After He Yells At Dr. Fauci Over COVID Rules

Even with a Democratic president in Joe Biden who supports him, Director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Antothy Fauci is still taking heat from Republicans in Congress about COVID-19. During a Thurs. Apr. 15 House Coronavirus Crisis Subcommittee hearing, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) had to jump in and tell Rep.Jim Jordan (R-OH) to “Shut your mouth” after he ranted at Dr. Fauci well after his allotted time expired. Video of the exchange with Waters shutting Jordan down has gone viral, with stars applauding the 82-year-old political veteran.

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Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine ‘likely’ needed within 12 months: Pfizer CEO

COVID-19, a White House official said on Thursday.While the duration of immunity after vaccination is being studied, booster vaccines could be needed, David Kessler, chief science officer for U.S. President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 response task force told a congressional committee meeting.

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Biden to host South Korea's president in late May

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will host South Korean President Moon Jae-in for meetings in the second half of May, the White House announced Thursday.

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The problem within: Biden targets lead pipes, pushes equity

CHICAGO – In the modest bungalows and two-flats of Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, there’s never a shortage of needed home repairs staring residents in the face. And then there is the less obvious but more ominous problem lurking in their pipes.

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Blinken in Afghanistan to sell Biden troop withdrawal

KABUL – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from the country and end America's longest-running war.

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Secretary Blinken arrives in Afghanistan to sell Biden's troop withdrawal

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from the country and end America's longest-running war.Blinken was meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, and civic figures, a day after Biden announced that the remaining 2,500 U.S.

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Analysis: Biden takes a risk pulling troops from Afghanistan

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.

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'Red' states on U.S. electoral map lagging on vaccinations

SAVANNAH – With coronavirus shots now in the arms of nearly half of American adults, the parts of the U.S. that are excelling and those that are struggling with vaccinations are starting to look like the nation’s political map: deeply divided between red and blue states.

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NFL says more than 2M COVID-19 vaccines administered at its stadiums

Xiangheng Liu, 69, (L) of San Jose prepares to receive a COVID-19 vaccination on the opening day of a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Levi's Stadium on February 09, 2021 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The NFL announced Wednesday that more than 2 million COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered at its stadiums and facilities since starting the campaign earlier this year.The league’s effort came after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a letter to President Joe Biden in February.

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Biden to address Congress under security, COVID restrictions

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress will look like no other in recent memory.

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Biden faces long odds in push for more state 'red flag' laws

IOWA CITY, Iowa – President Joe Biden faces an uphill battle as he tries to revive a push for more state laws that would allow authorities to temporarily disarm people who are considered a danger to themselves or others.

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Biden begins to undo Trump's ban on abortion referrals

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Wednesday began to undo a Trump-era ban on clinics referring women for abortions, a policy directive that drove Planned Parenthood from the federal family planning program and created new complications for women trying to get birth control.

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Biden says pause on J&J shots shows gov't putting safety 1st

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign hit a snag when federal regulators recommended a “pause” in administering Johnson & Johnson shots. But the White House portrayed the action as important validation of his measured approach throughout the rollout.

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Pelosi invites Biden to address joint session of Congress for 1st time as president on April 28

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at the Pentagon Feb. 10, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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Kerry heads to China for climate talk between top 2 emitters

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is heading to China for talks between the world's two biggest carbon emitters ahead of President Joe Biden's climate summit of world leaders.

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White House: First lady Jill Biden to undergo 'procedure'

WASHINGTON – The White House says President Joe Biden will accompany his wife, Jill Biden, early Wednesday morning to an appointment where she will undergo a “common medical procedure.”

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Pelosi invites Biden to address Congress on April 28

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress for the first time on April 28.

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Biden works to balance civil rights and criminal justice

WASHINGTON – On one end of Pennsylvania Avenue, he mourned with the family of a fallen police officer. On the other, he pledged to help end the epidemic of Black men being killed by police.

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Biden says 'pause' on J&J shots shows wisdom of his approach

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign hit a snag Tuesday when federal regulators recommended a “pause” in administering Johnson & Johnson shots. But the White House portrayed the action as important validation of his measured approach throughout the rollout.

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Biden to leave troops in Afghanistan beyond May 1 deadline, sets 9/11 as new target, official says

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration, and has set the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks as the new goal, U.S.

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Biden raises concerns with Putin about Ukraine confrontation

President Joe Biden on Tuesday spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, directly raising concerns about the Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border.

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Business leaders urge Biden to set ambitious climate goal

WASHINGTON – More than 300 businesses and investors, including such giants as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Coca-Cola, are calling on the Biden administration to set an ambitious climate change goal that would cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030.

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Biden wants infrastructure deal, but GOP doubts persist

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden wants Congress to know he's sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, but Republican lawmakers have deep-seated doubts about the scope of his proposed package, its tax hikes and Biden's premise that this is an inflection point for the U.S. as a world power.

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Biden calls for ‘peace and calm’ in wake of Daunte Wright police shooting

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Monday called for "peace and calm" and said there is "no justification" for violence or looting amid the fatal shooting of a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb by a police officer.The man, identified by relatives as 20-year-old Daunte Wright, died Sunday in Brooklyn Center, a city of about 30,000 people on the northwest border of Minneapolis.

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President Biden's dog Major gets professional training following biting incidents

(White House/Flickr)WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dog Major will get professional help adjusting to the White House after a pair of biting incidents last month.READ MORE: Biden's dogs, Champ and Major, are back at the White HousePrivate training for the 3-year-old German shepherd will be conducted "off-site" — not at the White House but in the Washington area, Michael LaRosa, a spokesperson for Jill Biden, said Monday in an emailed statement. The training is expected to last a few weeks, he said.For the first time in a very long time, the White House is presidential pet free.The Bidens also have a second German shepherd, 12-year-old Champ, at the White House.

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Biden tells execs US needs to invest, lead in computer chips

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden used a virtual meeting with corporate leaders about a global shortage of semiconductors to push Monday for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, telling them that the U.S. should be the world's computer chip leader.

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Time to party? Events industry still uncertain about COVID

NEW YORK – Although weddings and other big celebrations are going back on the calendar in the U.S., business owners who make those events happen expect a slow recovery from the impact of COVID-19.

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Biden names 2 ex-NSA officials for senior cyber positions

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration, the White House said Monday.

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Major training: Biden dog gets help adjusting to White House

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dog Major will get professional help adjusting to the White House after a pair of biting incidents last month.

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Biden Republicans? Some in GOP open to president's agenda

RALEIGH, N.C. – Jay Copan doesn't hide his disregard for the modern Republican Party.

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Biden sees `win' for US in electric vehicle battery deal

WASHINGTON – Two big South Korean electric vehicle battery makers have settled a long-running trade dispute that will allow one of them to move ahead with plans to manufacture batteries in Georgia, a person briefed on the matter said. President Joe Biden called it “a win for American workers and the American auto industry.”

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Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden released a $1.5 trillion wish list for his first federal budget, asking for substantial gains for Democratic priorities including education, health care, housing and environmental protection.

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Biden signs executive order forming bipartisan commission on Supreme Court reform

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday establishing a bipartisan commission to examine reforming the Supreme Court of the United States.Its purpose is to provide an analysis on U.S.

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Biden returns prisoner-of-war flag to perch atop White House

President Joe Biden has restored the prisoner-of-war/missing-in-action flag to its former location atop the White House.

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Biden assigns study on delicate issue of Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a study of adding seats to the Supreme Court, creating a bipartisan commission that will spend the next six months examining the politically incendiary issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for its justices.

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Biden's ambitious expansion of long-term care sparks debate

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is proposing a major expansion of the government’s role in long-term care, but questions are being raised over his using the low-income Medicaid program and piggybacking the whole idea on an infrastructure bill.

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Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden released his wish list for the federal budget on Friday, asking for an 8.4% increase in discretionary spending with substantial gains for education, health care, housing and environmental protection.

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Biden to surge vaccinators, testing to hard-hit Michigan

WASHINGTON – Washington is surging federal resources to support vaccinations, testing and therapeutics, but not vaccines, to Michigan in an effort to control the state's worst-in-the-nation COVID-19 transmission rate, the White House said Friday.

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Biden seeks a new view of infrastructure, far beyond asphalt

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is giving himself lots of latitude when he defines infrastructure for the purpose of spending money on it. It’s not just steel, but home health care workers. Not just excavating dirt, but building “dignity.”

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‘Enough prayers, time for some action’: Biden introduces executive orders on gun control

WASHINGTON - The White House believes the United States is enduring a "gun violence public health epidemic," so President Joe Biden is taking executive action to address it.Biden spoke from the Rose Garden Thursday morning, announcing new gun control measures that target ghost guns, red flag laws, pistol-stabilizing braces and other issues.He said he wants Congress to do more than offer "thoughts and prayers" to the victims of gun violence."They’ve offered plenty of thoughts and prayers, members of Congress," Biden said, "But they’ve passed not a single new federal law to reduce gun violence.

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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

Biden moves up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility date to April 19

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