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JOE BIDEN

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BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2021
Biden's trade nominee Katherine Tai vows to end 'race to the bottom'
At her Senate confirmation hearing to become U.S. trade representative, Tai called for a revamp of global trade rules to eliminate what she called 'gray areas' exploited by China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2021
U.S. conducts airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia in Syria
A U.S. official said the strikes were meant to send a signal that while the United States wanted to punish the militias, it did not want the situation to spiral into a bigger conflict.
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WORLD
Feb 26, 2021
Biden and Saudi King Salman talk by phone ahead of Khashoggi report
The Saudi journalist and U.S. resident was lured to the Saudi mission in Istanbul in 2018 then killed and dismembered by agents linked to the Saudi crown prince.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2021
LGBTQ Americans inch closer to 'freedom' as House passes Equality Act
By a vote of 224 to 206, the House passed the landmark Equality Act, which amends the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes.
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BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2021
Biden to press for $37 billion to boost chip manufacturing amid shortfall
The United States has been besieged by supply shortages since the onset of the pandemic.
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EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2021
Supply chain review reflects new national security mentality
National security strictly defined should drive government action, not a desire to protect domestic companies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 24, 2021
Antony Blinken, without leaving U.S., tries to mend fences with allies abroad
As part of his effort to re-energize American alliances frayed by the Donald Trump years, Blinken has spoken with dozens of his counterparts around the world but has yet to leave the U.S.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2021
Biden eyes executive order on new U.S. and allied supply chain strategy
Any order would be part of a larger effort by the Biden team to determine how dependent the U.S. economy and military are on certain key Chinese exports.
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WORLD
Feb 24, 2021
Millions of masks to be sent to households in Biden equity plan
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a program to send cloth masks to disadvantaged communities to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2021
How Trump set up Biden for success
As his administration clarifies its economic agenda, it's becoming clear that Biden's true legacy lies not in rolling back Trump's policies but in refining them.
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WORLD
Feb 23, 2021
Bells toll for lives lost as U.S. reaches 500,000 COVID-19 deaths
About 19% of total global coronavirus deaths have occurred in the United States, an outsize figure given that the nation accounts for just 4% of the world's population.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 22, 2021
China urges Biden to scrap tariffs and restore goodwill
The speech represents China's most high-profile comment on ties since U.S. President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping spoke by phone earlier this month.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 22, 2021
Road to renewed Iran nuclear deal likely to be long and bumpy
It took seven years from the summer's day in 2008 when a top U.S. diplomat first sat down with his Iranian counterpart until the two sides sealed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that aimed to keep Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2021
How China joined the sanctions game
China has quietly moved past its historic distaste for restrictive measures and begun building a sanctions toolkit that mirrors Washington's.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 20, 2021
G7 skirts the China question, yet need for answers grows
In speeches after the G7 phone call, the leaders put flesh on the bones of their discussions, and here there was a sign that they may be able to forge a common response in the months ahead.
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WORLD
Feb 20, 2021
IAEA found uranium traces at two sites Iran barred it from, sources say
The watchdog is preparing to rebuke Tehran for failing to explain the findings, possibly complicating U.S. efforts to revive nuclear diplomacy, diplomats say.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2021
Capitol riot plot case widens with more Oath Keepers charged
Prosecutors are pursuing a wider conspiracy case against the Oath Keepers, charging six more people with links to the far-right militia for their alleged roles in last month’s violent breach of the U.S. Capitol.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2021
Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump in presidential debut on world stage
In his first big appearance as president on the global stage, Biden sought to re-establish the U.S. as a multilateral team player after four years of divisive 'America First' policies.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2021
With one number, Biden reverses Trump’s way of valuing climate
The president has reactivated the Obama-era approach to estimating the cost of climate change, a move that establishes a much higher dollar value for greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.
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WORLD
Feb 19, 2021
Texas winter freeze shows U.S. isn't ready for climate change, White House says
Washington rejected claims by Texas officials that power outages had been caused by 'green energy,' while angry residents point to the state's failure to winterize infrastructure.

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