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Biden names new ATF head, plans executive actions on gun violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden, in his first major gun control measures since taking office, is announcing executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing what the White House calls a “gun violence public health epidemic.” […]
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US, Iran expected to begin indirect nuclear talks in Vienna
VIENNA — Efforts to bring the United States back into the 2015 deal on Iran’s nuclear program stepped up a gear Tuesday as Iran and the five world powers still in the accord were meeting […]
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MLB pulls All-Star Game, draft from Atlanta over Ga. voting law
NEW YORK — Atlanta lost Major League Baseball’s summer All-Star Game on Friday over the league’s objections to sweeping changes to Georgia voting laws that critics — including the CEOs of Atlanta-based Delta Air […]
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Biden launches community corps to boost COVID vaccinations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seeking to overcome vaccine hesitancy, the Biden administration on Thursday stepped up its outreach efforts to skeptical Americans, launching a coalition of community, religious and celebrity partners to promote COVID-19 shots in […]
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US whiskey makers face hangover from trade dispute
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tariff disputes could become even more painful for American whiskey distillers unless their entanglement in a trans-Atlantic trade fight is resolved soon. Bourbon, Tennessee whiskey and rye whiskey were left out of […]
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Path from Clinton to Biden takes U-turn on debt, trade, more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Bill Clinton spoke of how to build a bridge to the 21st century, it was to be constructed with balanced budgets, welfare recipients who found jobs and expanded global trade. Three […]
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Prosecutors struggle with consistent story in Jan. 6 cases
BOSTON — There’s little doubt the Oath Keepers were planning for something on Jan. 6. The question at the heart of the criminal case against its members and associates in the attack on the U.S. […]
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Biden leaves door open for Senate changes to advance agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden at his first news conference left the door open to backing fundamental changes in Senate procedure to muscle key parts of his agenda like immigration and voting rights past […]
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Filibusted? Biden leaves door open for Senate changes
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden at his first news conference Thursday left the door open to backing fundamental changes in Senate procedure to muscle key parts of his agenda like immigration and voting rights […]