Joe Biden’s transition team announced Wednesday that former Obama Pentagon official Kathleen Hicks is the President-elect’s pick to serve as deputy secretary of defense, and she would be the first woman to serve in the role if confirmed by the Senate.
China flies warplanes close to Taiwan in early test of Biden
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China dispatched two large formations of warplanes close to the self-governing island of Taiwan over the weekend, presenting a significant foreign policy challenge to new United States President Joe Biden just days ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin orders review of military sexual assault prevention programs
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In his first directive since taking office, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is ordering senior Pentagon leadership to send him reports detailing their efforts to prevent sexual assault and harassment, as well as what...
Biden woon die eerste Sondagmis as president by
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President Joe Biden het die Holy Trinity Katolieke Kerk in Washington bygewoon, DC se Georgetown-omgewing, sy eerste keer dat hy die Sondagmis bywoon sedert hy sy ampseed afgelê het. Biden is die tweede Katolieke president in ...
A woman who won a $60 million lottery said she got the winning numbers from her husband’s dream
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Deng Pravatoudom followed her husband's dream all the way to Easy Street. Pravatoudom, 57, has played the lottery for two decades using a set of numbers that her husband dreamed about 20 jare terug. In Desember, his ...
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund launches a $40 million scholarship program for future civil rights lawyers, with help from an anonymous donor
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As the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, they're also giving back -- to the tune of $ 40 miljoen -- to support the careers of future civil rights lawyers. Thanks to an anonymous ...
Biden-admin begin hersiening van Trump se besluit om Jemen se Houthi's aan te wys as buitelandse terroriste-organisasie
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Washington Die staatsdepartement het 'n hersiening van die besluit van die Trump-regering ingestel om Jemen se Houthi-rebelle as 'n buitelandse terroriste-organisasie aan te wys (UITNODIG), het 'n woordvoerder Vrydag aan CNN gesê. Dit is 'n vinnige ...
Die destydse kandidaat Joe Biden het 'n geheime hospitaalbesoek gedoen om 'n gewonde polisiebeampte te ontmoet
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Die polisiebeampte van Houston, Taylor Roccaforte, was geskok toe die destydse presidentskandidaat Joe Biden hom in die hospitaal kom sien het nadat hy in die plig geskiet is.. Roccaforte was nog meer verbaas dat die toekoms ...
Psaki kondig stappe aan wat die regering van Biden sal neem om gewelddadige ekstremisme te bekamp
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Die perssekretaris van die Washington Withuis, Jen Psaki, het Vrydag aangekondig 'n aantal aksies wat die Biden-regering sal neem om binnelandse gewelddadige ekstremisme te bestry in die nasleep van Januarie 6 aanval op die Amerikaanse Capitol. "T ...
Senaat sal stem oor die bevestiging van die minister van verdediging van Biden, Lloyd Austin
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Die Senaat sal Vrydag 'n bevestigingsstem hou vir pres. Joe Biden se verdediging sekretaris kies uitgetrede genl. Lloyd Austin. Austin, wat afgetree het in 2016 en sou die eerste Afro-Amerikaner wees wat die afgevaardigdes bestuur het..