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WHO says pandemic isn’t done after Biden called it ‘over’ in US

The World Health Organization said the world isn’t at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, just days after President Joe Biden declared it’s over in the United States.

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7 states where minority party candidates outnumber the majority in state legislative elections

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World Bank boss makes U-turn on his ‘regrettable’ climate comments after Al Gore called for his ousting

‘I’m not a scientist,’ David Malpass told an audience earlier this week when asked directly if burning fossil fuels was causing climate crisis

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Voting begins in Russia's annexation plan for swathes of Ukraine

Voting began on Friday in four Ukrainian regions mostly held by Russian forces, the start of a plan by President Vladimir Putin annex a big chunk of Ukraine in what the West says is violation of international law that significantly escalates the war.

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‘We are all in this together’: Biden tells Puerto Ricans they’re not alone after Fiona

MIAMI — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the federal government will be fully funding a month-long recovery effort in Puerto Rico — including power and water restoration costs — following the widespread destruction left behind by Hurricane Fiona.

Miami Herald

Biden admin to cover Hurricane Fiona recovery costs for next month

The move will surge federal resources as Puerto Rico recovers.

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Kamala Harris talks abortion, appeals to voters in Milwaukee

Vice President Kamala Harris has met with college students and Latino leaders in Milwaukee during a visit meant to energize voters weeks before an election in which Wisconsin's Democratic governor, Tony Evers, and Republican U.S. senator, Ron Johnson, are on the ballot

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Lawmakers walk tightrope on upping Taiwan’s diplomatic status as Biden casts doubt on ‘ambiguity’

TAIPEI, Taiwan — At the heart of the debate between Taiwanese and U.S. policymakers over how best to avert a feared attack by China in the coming years is a question over whether certain diplomatic or military actions the U.S. could take might backfire, with Beijing deciding to speed its…

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Pfizer, US revise contract for donated vaccines as world demand plummets

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration has slashed its target for COVID-19 vaccine donations abroad this year, amending a contract with Pfizer Inc. in the latest sign that world demand for the shots has collapsed.

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Long the subject of rhetoric, migrants have now become props in political theater

A long-reliable political playbook of highlighting immigration in election season has been escalated by Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis.

The Texas Tribune

Border politics threaten push to boost spending on migrant aid

Partisan division over U.S.-Mexico border security threatens to tank a Democratic effort this month to ramp up federal grant funds to help migrants who recently crossed the border, including those whom Republican-led states have bused and flown across the country.

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South Korea president caught on hot mic insulting US Congress

South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was overheard insulting American lawmakers, after briefly meeting President Joe Biden to discuss issues including U.S. electric-vehicle subsidies that South Korea wants to change.

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US Republicans block bill seeking to end ‘dark money’ in politics

Senate fails to advance Biden-backed campaign finance bill that would require political groups to disclose big donors.

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Yellen to visit North Carolina ahead of tight midterm races

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen heads to the Durham, North Carolina, area next Tuesday as part of her ongoing national tour to promote the Biden administration’s legislative agenda ahead of midterm elections

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Bermuda braces for Fiona as Biden pledges support for Puerto Rico

Hurricane warning remains in effect for all of Bermuda as Puerto Rico struggles to restore power in storm’s aftermath.

Axios

DOJ says states can't penalize VA doctors and nurses for abortions allowed by federal law

It's the Biden administration’s latest effort to protect abortion access by arguing that federal law preempts state law.

The Independent UK

Trump flinging paper towels at Puerto Rico residents resurfaces as Biden pledges full support after hurricane

‘We’re surging federal resources to Puerto Rico and we’ll do everything — everything we can to meet the urgent needs you have,’ Biden says

Daily Mirror

'Scary' video of 'lost' Joe Biden appearing to ask audience for directions at UN speech

Joe Biden, 79, was leaving the stage following his speech at the UN's Global Fund Conference when he stopped in his tracks and looked confused before speaking to some audience members

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Jared Kushner slams ‘very troubling’ flights of migrants launched by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Jared Kushner Thursday blasted as “very troubling” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ policy of flying asylum-seekers from Texas to liberal enclaves like Martha’s Vineyard.

The Independent UK

Top US bank CEOs warn they can stop working with China if Taiwan is invaded

‘We will follow government’s guidance which has been for decades to work with China’

Tribune News Service

To charge or not to charge Trump? Garland has nothing but hard choices

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland is rapidly approaching a choice likely to shape American politics and the boundaries of law enforcement for decades: whether Donald Trump will be the first former U.S. president charged with a crime.

Reuters

Biden and Philippines' Marcos reaffirm support for free navigation in S. China sea

U.S. President Joe Biden and Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos on Thursday discussed the importance of free navigation in the South China Sea, where Beijing is exerting its influence.

The Independent UK

Biden says US will do ‘everything we can’ to aid Puerto Rico amid aftermath of Hurricane Fiona

‘This is really, really, really important to us — really important. And so we're not going to walk away’

Salon

203 GOPers oppose coup prevention bill

Only nine Republicans supported a bill to prevent another Jan. 6-style insurrection

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: what Putin's mobilisation order means for the war and the west

The political climate got a few degrees warmer this week after Vladimir Putin announced a plan for partial mobilisation of Russian reserves, calling on a reservoir of somewhere between 300,000 and a million troops to bolster the Russian military’s parlous position in Ukraine.

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