Coronavirus tally: Global cases of COVID-19 top 96.9 million; Biden to sign 10 executive orders to bolster pandemic management
The global tally for confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 climbed above 96.9 million on Thursday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, while the death toll rose above 2.07 million. The U.S. has the highest case tally in the...
U.S. stocks roar higher, set fresh records on Inauguration Day
U.S. stocks were sharply higher Wednesday morning, with both the S&P500 and Nasdaq posting new intraday records, amid a parade of corporate earnings results and ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. president. How are stock benchmarks performing?...
Live updates: DC on lockdown, country on edge before Biden’s inauguration
The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will take place in a Washington on edge, after the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol unleashed a wave of fear and unmatched security concerns. And law enforcement officials are contending not only with the potential for...
President Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others in late night flurry of pardons
CNN — President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term that benefited more than 140 people, including rap performers, ex-members of Congress and other allies of him...
President-elect Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status, a massive reversal from...Boston, US
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