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Biden’s tug-of-war beyond first 100 days in office
“It’s only been 100 days,” Biden said at a drive-in rally near Atlanta. “We’ve got a lot more to do.” Beyond the 100th-day mark, however, the ongoing tug-of-war between the White House and Republicans is expected to continue and even intensify. Read more
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How Much Money You Would Have If You Never Paid Taxes
You’re likely familiar with that disappointing moment that comes when you open your paycheck only to be reminded, once again, that however much you might be earning, Uncle Sam is taking a large slice of it. With so much of your hard-earned money disappearing before your eyes, it’s easy to fantasize about what it might… Read more
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Walmart worker talked suicide. Store sold him a gun: Family
The family of a Walmart employee who killed himself after buying a shotgun on his lunch break sued the retailer for wrongful death late Tuesday, alleging that it knew he was considering suicide and was negligent in selling him the weapon. Read more
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Trump calls probe of his ex-attorney Giuliani ‘very unfair’
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the federal investigation into Rudy Giuliani and said he had no idea what U.S. agents were looking for when they searched his former personal lawyer’s Manhattan apartment and office. Read more
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Former TLC star Josh Duggar arrested in Arkansas
Josh Duggar, one of the headliners of TLC’s titular family reality show 19 Kids and Counting, has been arrested by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas. Read more
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President Biden picks dandelion for Jill, Twitter swoons
President Biden was photographed picking a dandelion flower for first lady Jill Biden, proof that their love still blooms. Read more
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Rudy Giuliani tells Tucker Carlson what happened during FBI raid in bizarre interview
Rudy Giuliani appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight Thursday for his first TV interview since his home and office were raided by the FBI early Wednesday morning. Giuliani is being investigated for possibly violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act involving his dealings with Ukraine. Read more
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Israeli rescue service: 44 killed in stampede at festival
A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 44 people and injured some 150 others early Friday, medical officials said, in one of the country’s deadliest civilian disasters. Read more
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Astronauts will enjoy comfort, elbow room in China’s space station
What will it be like to live and work on China’s space station? Experts believe astronauts will enjoy a much better experience than their predecessors. Read more
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Time for Washington to act first to salvage Iran nuke deal
Washington, if sincere in its intent to return to the pact, should act first, given its decision to unilaterally withdraw from the JCPOA and apply maximum pressure on Iran thereafter, setting off the current crisis. Read more
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U.S. should remain open to coexistence with China: Kissinger
The United States should “remain open to a policy of coexistence” with China, former U.S. Secretary of State and long-time diplomat Henry Kissinger said recently in an interview published by Business Insider. Read more
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Washington’s moral failure in global vaccine rollout
Washington has actually become a major disrupter in the global supply chain of vaccines and fueled what World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called a “shocking imbalance” in the distribution of coronavirus vaccines between rich and poor countries. BEIJING, April 27 — Grave diggers in Iran are working around the clock, and chimneys… Read more
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U.S. Fed to maintain ultra-loose policy as economic recovery far from complete
Economists at Wells Fargo Securities believed that the U.S. labor market would need to “strengthen significantly” before the Fed starts to publicly contemplate a tapering of asset purchases. Read more
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China strengthens solidarity with its neighbors in fight against COVID-19
Foreign ministers from China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh held a meeting on coping with COVID-19 on Tuesday via video link. Read more
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UN helping India fight COVID-19: spokesman
The WHO and the UNICEF are procuring equipment and supplies, including oxygen concentrators, COVID-19 testing machines, and personal protective kits. The WHO is also helping to set up mobile hospital units and is providing for laboratories. Read more
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U.S. Fed chief says “not time yet” for tapering talk despite strengthening recovery
The Fed acknowledged that the ongoing public health crisis “continues to weigh” on the economy, and risks to the economic outlook “remain,” though indicators of economic activity and employment “have strengthened.” Read more
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Single dose of COVID-19 vaccine can cut transmission by up to half: UK study
Those who were infected at least three weeks later were between 38 percent and 49 percent less likely to pass the virus on to people living in the same household, compared with those who had not been vaccinated, according to the study. Read more
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China urges Japan to revoke wastewater dump decision and apologize
China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Wednesday called on the Japanese government to revoke its decision to dump nuclear polluted water into the ocean and apologize, in response to a question regarding a tweet he posted on Monday. Read more
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China launches space station core module Tianhe
China on Thursday sent into space the core module of its space station, kicking off a series of key launch missions that aim to complete the construction of the station by the end of next year Read more
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China’s space station to house more int’l cooperation
China successfully launched the core module of its space station on Thursday, opening a new foothold for humanity in space. Read more
