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Jan 21 2014
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Obama to host African leaders in August
"The White House is pleased to announce that the United States will host the first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC on August 5 and 6, 2014.
USA TODAYSep 10 2021
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NIH Documents Provide New Evidence U.S. Funded Gain-of-Function Research in Wuhan
DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY The Intercept contain new evidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the nearby Wuhan University Center for Animal Experiment, along with their collaborator, the U.S.-based nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, have engaged in what the U.S. government defines as “gain-of-function research of concern,” intentionally making viruses more pathogenic or transmissible in order
The InterceptOct 11 2014
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As U.S. Steps Up Fight, J.F.K. Begins Screening Passengers for Ebola
As Ebola continues to ravage West Africa and fears grow that the virus will spread around the globe, enhanced screenings began on Saturday at Kennedy Airport in New York.
New York Times (News)Apr 28 2021
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At 100 Day Mark: Coverage of Biden Has Been Slightly More Negative Than Positive, Varied Greatly by Outlet Type
News coverage of President Joe Biden’s early days in office was modestly more negative than positive, and most of the stories were centered around his ideology and policy agenda rather than his character and leadership – a contrast with coverage of former President Donald Trump at the start of his administration, according to a new Pew Research Center study that examines media coverage of the
Pew Research CenterSep 16 2022
Analysis
Can California’s abortion protections survive a federal ban?
BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES: California Democrats have been laser-focused on beefing up abortion access in the wake of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, but even the most stringent protections may not be impervious to Republicans in Washington.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s proposal Tuesday to ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy outraged Democrats and
PoliticoAug 25 2022
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Putin orders Russian military to increase its forces as Ukraine war passes the six-month mark
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday increasing the size of his country’s armed forces by 137,000, as the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine passed the six-month mark.
Putin’s decree will increase the number of combat personnel in the Russian armed forces by about 10%, up from 1.01 million to 1.15 million. That will take the total head count of the military to 2.04 million
NBC News DigitalJan 02 2021
Analysis
The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2020
Covid-19 dominated science coverage in 2020, and rightly so. The world grappled with how to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus, learning about how it spread (whether it was on surfaces, via droplets or being airborne) and how it affected the human body (from immunity to symptoms like loss of smell.) But scientific endeavors in other fields, whether affected directly by the pandemic or indirectly by
Smithsonian MagazineAug 16 2022
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Biden to sign major climate and health care spending bill
President Joe Biden will sign a comprehensive Democratic spending bill Tuesday that seeks to fight climate change, raise taxes on corporations and expand health care coverage.
Biden is expected to deliver remarks from the White House's State Dining Room at the signing of the legislation, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, around 3:30 p.m. ET. The bill is a major legislative achievement
NBC News DigitalJul 27 2022
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Biden Leaves Troops Stuck in Syria Limbo As Russia, Iran, Turkey Escalate
President Joe Biden's administration has kept hundreds of U.S. soldiers in place in Syria with no major policy plans, even as Russia, Iran and Turkey turn up the heat in the long-running conflict.
Since supporting rebels in the 2011 uprising that sought to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and later intervening directly in 2014 to take on the Islamic State militant group (ISIS
NewsweekAug 06 2022
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'Extremely Concerned': Shelling of Europe's Biggest Nuclear Power Plant More Worrying Than Chernobyl
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised grave concerns on Saturday about the shelling the previous day at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, saying the action showed the risk of a nuclear disaster.
IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said he was "extremely concerned" by the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
These strikes threaten
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