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An analysis of which promises the president has met, which he has started to address and which he has altered or abandoned in his first 100 days.
Biden has an ambitious plan that would greatly expand the U.S. government’s role in daily life. It will be tough to pass — and make the changes permanent.
White House officials said the president has already taken significant and historic actions to create a more equitable country. They point to sweeping anti-poverty measures in his pandemic relief bill that will help Black and Brown families.
The American Rescue Plan stimulus package and broad economic optimism have helped businesses and consumers, but many Americans are still jobless.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was grilled on Wednesday by the opposition over the funding used to refurbish his Downing Street apartment. (Getty Images)
Concerns over the prime minister's apartment were thrust into the spotlight last week after Dominic Cummings, a former top aide to the prime minister who is now at odds with his old boss, wrote that Johnson had planned to get Conservative Party donors to “secretly pay” for the renovations.
The ruling comes amid rising backlash and protests over the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C., and the lack of details released by authorities.
The family of 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez compared his death to the killing of George Floyd.
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The 31-year-old high school basketball coach is the first juror in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin to speak publicly about the experience.
Some politicians and police say citizens are ill-equipped to judge officers.
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In some cities, makeshift crematoriums have been erected to cope with the growing number of dead. Over the past week alone, according to official figures, more than 2,000 infected people have died in India every day.
Overburdened health-care facilities and staff are appealing for supplies and assistance on social media.
Many in the Philippines blame a lackluster effort by the government for the shortage of vaccines and hospital beds. (EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Many who need treatment must be driven out of the capital, to hospitals as far as five hours away, as the health system buckles under the strain.
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Interstate 15 carries heavy traffic between Southern California and Las Vegas. (David McNew/Getty Images)
Nearly every form of Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5  disproportionately affects Americans of color, regardless of their location or income level, according to a peer-reviewed analysis published Wednesday.
The settlement, which the plaintiffs’ lawyers describe as the largest of its kind, ends a case in which former employees of the Federal Aviation Administration said their jobs were privatized because agency leaders thought they were getting too old.
Gov. Larry Hogan (R) also removed social-distancing requirements for outdoor dining and bar service as of Saturday, although local governments may impose stricter rules on dining if they choose.
Students follow first-grade teacher Nia Manoleras as they attend an outdoor class at Centreville Elementary School last week. (Matt McClain/The Post)
To expand classroom capacity and reduce the risk of contracting the coronavirus, Fairfax County Public Schools has been piloting outdoor learning, asking educators to hold lessons beneath large tents with detachable sides.
Then-President Donald Trump greets Satya Nadella, center, chief executive of Microsoft, and Jeff Bezos, chief executive of Amazon, on June 19, 2017. (Jabin Botsford/The Post)
An electrical bonding problem on cockpit panels could “result in loss of critical functions...which may prevent continued safe flight and landing,” the agency said.
The Biden administration is more than six weeks late on a self-imposed deadline to set a workplace safety standard for the coronavirus.
Should people delay installing Apple’s latest update? Is it too late to worry about data security? What will Facebook do next?
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