Articles filed under Political Figures
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Biden: All adults will be eligible for vaccine by May 1Mar 11, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to...
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Biden's first 50 days: Where he stands on key promisesMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden laid out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office, promising swift action on everything from climate change to immigration r...
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United Center COVID-19 vaccination disconnect causes more delaysMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - The exclusion of collar county residents from COVID-19 vaccination appointments at the United Center means a longer wait for some people with serious health problems to ...
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Biden, Democrats prevail as Senate OKs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief billMar 06, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they ...
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Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behindMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress are jamming their agenda forward with a sense of urgency, an unapologetically partisan approach based on the c...
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Governor calls CLC project an investment in state's futureMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - The project to enhance College of Lake County's Waukegan campus will be "a shining example of what we can achieve when we invest in our future," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said ...
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Biden stands by May timeline for vaccines for all U.S. adultsMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May - two months earlier than anticipa...
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Cuomo addresses harassment claims, vows to stay in officeMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo intends to remain in office in the face of sexual harassment allegations that have weakened his support and led to calls for hi...
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Analysis: Biden retreats from vow to make pariah of SaudisMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised to make a pariah out of Saudi Arabia over the 2018 killing of dissident Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. But when it came ti...
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Critics: Cuomo apology 'tone-deaf,' ignores power imbalanceMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - When Yuh-Line Niou first arrived in Albany to work as a legislative aide in 2013, lawmakers grabbed her buttocks, suggested she and her boss were "a hot duo" who should ...