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Cancer Touches Us All – Biden Speaks After Diagnosis

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By Our Reporter Former US President Joe Biden has spoken for the first time after news broke Sunday of his diagnosis with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Biden was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in its advanced stage that has spread to his bones. Medical evaluations prompted by urinary symptoms led to the discovery […]

Biden hails ‘rock solid’ Nato as Putin blames West for Russia’s war

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BENJAMIN OMOIKE WITH AGENCY REPORTS Vladimir Putin has sharpened his vitriol towards the West as President Joe Biden, fresh from a visit to Kyiv, praised Western democracy for standing up to naked Russian aggression. In a week heavy with events ahead of Friday’s anniversary of Russia’s Ukraine invasion, Mr Putin spoke first. The West had […]

US President, Biden investigated over classified documents

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The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden is currently being investigated on how he handled some classified documents. The US Attorney-General on Thursday named an independent prosecutor to investigate Biden after an unrest over secret papers found at his former office exploded with the discovery of a second batch. The White House […]

Biden has unusually long meeting with pope as abortion debate flares at home

U.S. President Joe Biden held an unusually long meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday as a debate raged back home about the Catholic president’s support for abortion rights. The Vatican said the private meeting lasted one hour and 15 minutes and then about another 15 minutes were spent for picture taking and […]

Biden defends U.S. withdrawal as Evacuation flights Continue at Kabul airport

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Military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan resumed early on Tuesday after the runway at Kabul airport was cleared of thousands of people desperate to flee after the Taliban seized the capital. The number of civilians at the airport had thinned out, a Western security official at the facility told Reuters, a day after […]

2030: Biden seeks to make half of new U.S. auto fleet electric

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On Thursday, President Joe Biden took a step toward his goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by signing an executive order requiring half of all new vehicles produced in 2030 to be electric, a measure backed by the nation’s largest automakers. The administration also proposed new car emissions regulations that would reduce pollution through 2026, […]

Biden announces end of combat mission in Iraq

President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the US combat operation in Iraq will be formally ended by the end of the year, marking another step toward ending the two lengthy military conflicts that began in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The US mission in Iraq will evolve, Biden told reporters in […]

Biden increases minimum wage for federal contractors to $15/hr

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President Joe Biden on Tuesday will continue his push for a national $15 minimum wage with an executive order that raises pay to at least that level for hundreds of thousands of federal contract workers, according to senior White House officials. The move will increase the current minimum wage of $10.95 by nearly 37% by […]

Biden expected to lift Trump’s ban on temporary foreign workers

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U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to allow a proclamation from his Republican predecessor that had blocked many temporary foreign workers from coming into the United States to expire on Wednesday, according to three people familiar with the matter. The Democratic president has rolled back many of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies since taking […]

Biden breaks Obama’s record as campaign raises $364 million online

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Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Biden’s campaign breaks Obama record as the democratic presidential candidate raised more than $364 million in August. Much of the funds were raised online due to the coronavirus pandemic, DAILY TIMES gathered. A total of $364.5 million was raised by the former vice president and the Democratic National Committee. Out […]

Trump and Biden clash over street violence

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US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have clashed over the violence that has erupted at protests in Portland, Oregon. Mr Trump blamed the Democrat mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, for allowing the “death and destruction of his city”. But Mr Biden said the president was “recklessly encouraging violence”. A man was […]

Biden clinches Democratic bid to face Trump in election

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Washington – Former vice president Joe Biden on Friday claimed victory in the Democratic Party race to take on President Donald Trump in the November election. “It was an honor to compete alongside one of the most talented groups of candidates the Democratic party has ever fielded – and I am proud to say that we […]

Post impeachment: Republicans may go after Biden

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Washington – Many Senate Republicans are hoping that after the impeachment trial is over, President Donald Trump will let it go. But it may be the Trump campaign that decides whether to close the door for good on the Ukraine controversy that led to the president’s impeachment. As the Senate impeachment trial concluded, Republicans were already expressing disagreement over whether to keep reminding the public that […]

Biden scrambles to save his campaign in New Hampshire

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Somersworth (U.S.) – Joe Biden moved aggressively to keep the walls from closing in further on his campaign in the aftermath of his dismal showing in Iowa, attacking his rivals in an effort to revive his candidacy before New Hampshire votes next week. The former vice president was direct in his appeal as he sought to avoid back-to-back drubbings that […]