Tag: Joe Biden
Biden sets 10-year deadlines for the replacement of lead pipes in the U.S
US Vice President Joe Biden has announced that the country’s cities will be required to replace lead pipes in drinking water by the end of the next decade. The new rule will require water systems to ensure that lead concentrations don’t exceed an action level of 10 parts per billion, down from 15 parts per billion under the current standard.
Read MoreAll of the attention in Georgia is on the turnout of young voters
A veteran auditor who voted for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris during the 2016/2020 presidential debate said he’s still going to vote down-ballot. Thiago said his son, who was 5 then, essentially cast his ballot for Joe Biden because he wanted to vote for him. He also doesn’t trust Kamala Harris because of her changed positions on things like fracking.
Read MoreBiden bristles at questions about his abilities and age in an interview
US Presidential candidate Joe Biden has said that former President Donald Trump’s call after the shooting at the White House was “very cordial”. “He (Trump) was literally in the prayers of Jill and me,” Biden added. The Democratic nominee further said that he was not the guy that refused to accept the result of the election.
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Frailty explains what is happening to President Biden
US President Joe Biden, in his first presidential debate, said, “I don’t speak as smoothly as I used to.” “I don’t debate as well as I used to. I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as easily as I used to,” he added. “When you get knocked down, you get back up,” Biden further said.
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The Supreme Court examines whether the government can do more to fight online misinformation
Talking about President Joe Biden’s dealings with social media companies, Jameel Jaffer, the Executive Director of the Knight First Amendment Institute, said, “There are a number of things he has said that I think make some people suspicious.” The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments on whether officials can be compelled to hand over their communications with social media companies.
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The State of the Union address by Biden may have been missed
In his first State of the Union address as US President, Joe Biden said it’s critical that the country stands by Ukrainians in their war against Russia. Biden added it’s important that the US stands by Israel in its war with Russia. Biden also announced the US military will establish a new temporary pier on the Mediterranean coast of Gaza.
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Biden and China’s XI did agree on a few things, but they did not hit a reset
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden held their first face-to-face meeting in over a year on Wednesday in San Francisco. Biden urged Xi to continue to withhold military support to Russia. The issue of Taiwan featured prominently at Wednesday’s meeting. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong said ” the entire country” was tuning in to the meeting.
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Biden’s trip to Israel during the Second World War
US President Joe Biden will travel to the Middle East on Monday to “reaffirm America’s solidarity with Israel” and “press for humanitarian aid to Gaza civilians”, his White House said. The US has been pressing Israel and Egypt to allow food, water and medicine into Gaza, as well as to let civilians out, Biden’s team has been pressing.
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Biden is in the Middle East and screen time can change your eyes
US President Joe Biden said he was “outraged” by the explosion at a Gaza hospital and “deeply saddened” by the “terrible loss of life” that resulted. “I’m urging all parties to allow unimpeded access to…essential humanitarian supplies for Palestinians in Gaza,” Biden said in a statement. “I look forward to visiting the region in the coming days,” he added.
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More than a decade of campaigning by Native nations led to the creation of a new national monument
US President Joe Biden has designated a national monument in Arizona’s Grand Canyon where he said, “The Grand Canyon is a national treasure and we want to protect it…as much as possible.” The monument will be called Baaj Nwaavjo I’tahveni Grand Canyon National Monument. The White House said the land inside the new monument has less than 2% of the known uranium reserves in the US.
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