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The world needs more COVID vaccines, so the U.S. is helping finance overseas plants

Monday, October 18, 2021

The Biden administration has been criticized for hoarding COVID vaccines when millions of people around the world are unvaccinated. Now they're looking at how to help finance plants overseas.

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There's a backlog at U.S. ports. Here's how Biden hopes to get you your goods, faster

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

President Biden addressed ongoing supply chain problems, as major retailers warn of shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday season.

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EXCLUSIVE: Governors have questions about Afghan refugees. Here's who they call

Friday, October 08, 2021

President Biden put former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell in charge of helping connect federal agencies resettling Afghan refugees with state and local officials, and private sector groups.

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Biden names ex-Delaware governor to oversee Afghan resettlement in the U.S.

Thursday, October 07, 2021

The White House has put former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell in charge of helping oversee efforts to resettle Afghan refugees.

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The White House sees a new $150 million loan in Ecuador as way to compete with China

Saturday, October 02, 2021

The White House sees the loan to support women-owned businesses as a model for the kind of project that the U.S. plans to support to compete with China's Belt and Road initiative.

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How The Southern U.S. Border Has Become A Nearly Constant Humanitarian Crisis

Friday, September 24, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Yale professor Alicia Camacho and NPR correspondent Franco Ordoñez about Latin American migration into the U.S. and government policies trying to address it.

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U.S. Officials Will Share Nuclear Sub Technology With Australia

Thursday, September 16, 2021

President Biden is taking the rare step of sharing U.S. nuclear-powered submarine technology with Australia. He has been working to focus his foreign policy on the threat posed by China.

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Biden Asks Congress For $30 Billion To Help Disaster Relief And Afghan Evacuees

Tuesday, September 07, 2021

The White House wants $24 billion in new aid to help recovery from recent wildfires and hurricanes. President Biden also asks for $6.4 billion to resettle vulnerable Afghans in the U.S.

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Biden Surveys Hurricane Damage In Lousiana

Saturday, September 04, 2021

President Joe Biden traveled to Louisiana yesterday to survey the damage from Hurricane Ida. The trip comes as the administration seeks to move on from the chaos of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Biden Speaks On The End Of War In Afghanistan And Evacuations

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

U.S. troops have left Afghanistan, ending America's longest war. Biden has detailed outreach efforts to Americans in Afghanistan.

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As Evacuations Wrap Up, There Are Threats Of Another Attack At Kabul Airport

Monday, August 30, 2021

The deadline nears for the U.S. to finish Afghan evacuations. And, the U.S. conducted two airstrikes against suspected members of ISIS-K following Thursday's deadly attack at the Kabul airport.

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Biden Honors U.S. Service Members Killed In Kabul

Monday, August 30, 2021

This was Biden's first visit as president to honor dead service members and comfort their relatives. The fallen service members included 11 Marines, an Army soldier and a member of the Navy.

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Biden Vows To Strike Back After Attack Kills 13 U.S. Service Members In Kabul

Friday, August 27, 2021

Thursday's attack in the Afghan capital Kabul killed dozens of people. What does the attack mean for the U.S. evacuation efforts in the Afghan capital, and for U.S. national security?

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Biden Vowed A Response To Kabul Attacks In Address To Nation

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Thursday, President Biden pledged the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan will go on after an attack by ISIS-K killed 12 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghan civilians.

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Biden: 'I Do Not Regret My Decision' To Withdraw From Afghanistan

Monday, August 16, 2021

Speaking about the Taliban's ousting of the U.S.-backed Afghan government, Biden acknowledged, "The truth is this did unfold more quickly than we anticipated."

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Secretary Of State Blinkin Defends The Administration's Position On Afghanistan

Monday, August 16, 2021

President Biden has yet to respond to the news of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan — as helicopters evacuated U.S. personnel from the Embassy in Kabul. Biden has no public events scheduled Monday.

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Answers To The Latest Pressing Questions From Afghanistan

Sunday, August 15, 2021

On day when things are moving and changing very quickly in Afghanistan, we turn now to NPR correspondents Jackie Northam, Franco Ordonez and Greg Myre for the latest.

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The Taliban Moved Quicker Than Anticipated To Take Afghanistan

Sunday, August 15, 2021

President Biden said several days ago that he did not regret his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. The speed with which the Taliban have swept through is not what he had said to anticipate.

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Biden Said The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Would Be Safe. Then Chaos Ensued

Saturday, August 14, 2021

President Biden claimed the Taliban would not immediately take over Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal but that appears to be what is happening.

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Here's Why Biden Is Sticking With The U.S. Exit From Afghanistan

Saturday, August 14, 2021

U.S. troops are on a temporary mission to help evacuate American civilians as the Taliban encircles the capital of Kabul, but President Biden says he does "not regret" pulling the U.S. out by Aug. 31.

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