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Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff

August 18, 2021 at 6:21 p.m.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that his administration will require that nursing home staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare...

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, right, listens ...

Taliban allowing “safe passage” from Kabul in U.S. airlift

August 17, 2021 at 8:14 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban have agreed to allow “safe passage” from Afghanistan for civilians struggling to join a U.S.-directed airlift from the capital, President Joe Biden's national security adviser...

More protection: U.S. likely to authorize COVID-19 booster shots

August 17, 2021 at 11:30 a.m.

After struggling for months to persuade Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials could soon face a fresh challenge: talking vaccinated people into getting booster shots to gain...

U.S. to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months, sources say

August 16, 2021 at 9:24 p.m.

U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to ensure lasting protection...

Biden blasts “un-American” voting limits; Texas Dems act

July 13, 2021 at 7:53 p.m.

President Joe Biden declared preserving voting rights an urgent national "test of our time鈥� on Tuesday but offered few concrete proposals to meet it. Texas Democrats took their own dramatic...

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“Overdue”: Biden sets Aug. 31 for US exit from Afghanistan

July 8, 2021 at 4:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the U.S. military operation in Afghanistan will end on Aug. 31, delivering an impassioned argument for exiting the nearly 20-year war without...

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Biden: U.S. “coming back together,” but COVID not yet finished

July 4, 2021 at 9:26 p.m.

Calling a vaccination 鈥渢he most patriotic thing you can do,鈥� President Joe Biden on Sunday mixed the nation鈥檚 birthday party with a celebration of freedom from the worst of the...

White House: 70% of Americans 30 or older get COVID-19 shot

June 22, 2021 at 8:17 a.m.

More than 70% of Americans age 30 or older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the White House said, even as President Joe Biden is set...

U.S. to spend $3.2B for antiviral pills for COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci says

June 17, 2021 at 11:08 a.m.

The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to advance development of antiviral pills for COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics.

Biden trip takeaways: Respect, optimism, some skepticism

June 17, 2021 at 7:38 a.m.

President Joe Biden鈥檚 first overseas trip put his diplomatic and negotiating philosophy on display, as he rallied traditional U.S. democratic allies to confront new and old challenges and offered an...

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