Verkose president Joe Biden promised to nominate a teacher for education secretary — en kon vinnig sy keuse in 'n politieke drukkoker plaas, as teachers’ unions balk at school reopening plans and Biden seeks to reopen most schools within 100 days of taking office.
Democratic women poised to shake up male-dominated industry with new political media firm
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Recent success stories about women in politics are about candidates breaking barriers. There's a female vice president. More women than ever before serve in Congress. But when it comes to the people who help get the...
Children exposed to tobacco smoke could be at risk for high blood pressure
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Children who are exposed to tobacco smoke have a greater chance of having high blood pressure, 'n nuwe studie het bevind. Researchers found 6% of children who were exposed to tobacco smoke had high blood pressure compar...
The political transformation of Virgina
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Dit is uit Februarie uittreksel 24 uitgawe van CNN se Intussen in Amerika, die daaglikse e-pos oor Amerikaanse politiek vir wêreldwye lesers. Klik hier om vorige uitgawes te lees en in te teken. Meer as 400 years after the firs...
Miscalculating Sinema and Manchin could end up costing Biden
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Washington The message emblazoned on the bright pink sweater Sen. Kyrsten Sinema wore presiding over the Senate this week may not have been intended specifically for the White House, but the words could still offer f...
Biden to nominate 3 to USPS Board of Governors
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced three nominees to fill most of the vacancies on the US Postal Service Board of Governors, fulfilling a promise that the administration would make the board and the agency a...
Biden administration to send 25 million masks to community health centers and food pantries
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The Biden administration said Wednesday it would send more than 25 million masks to community health centers, food pantries and soup kitchens across the country in order to reach some of the nation's most vulnerable...
Biden to order review on cracks in critical supply chains
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President Joe Biden wants his administration to identify and fix potential cracks in supply chains that could cause shortages of critical items like chips inside cars, minerals in flat-screen televisions, batteries ...
What Justin Trudeau needs from Joe Biden now
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Dit is uit Februarie uittreksel 23 uitgawe van CNN se Intussen in Amerika, die daaglikse e-pos oor Amerikaanse politiek vir wêreldwye lesers. Klik hier om vorige uitgawes te lees en in te teken. Life for Canada atop its volatile ...
Biden says administration will ‘probably’ mail out millions of masks soon
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday the White House will "probably" move to send face masks directly to Americans as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. It's a plan originally proposed by he...
Senate confirms Tom Vilsack to serve again as agriculture secretary
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The Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as President Joe Biden's agriculture secretary, sending the former Iowa governor to the same Cabinet position he served for the entirety of the Obama administration. The vote was 92...
Biden administration prepares to impose sanctions on Russia over Navalny poisoning
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Washington The Biden administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia in the coming weeks over the poisoning and jailing of Russia opposition leader Alexey Navalny, according to two administration officials ...