AFP Of the entire Biden cabinet, only Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin were present. US President Joe Biden. Picture: Jim Watson/AFP
Addressing lawmakers Wednesday in an eerily unfilled US Capitol, President Joe Biden delivered his first speech to Congress under extraordinary circumstances that highlighted the coronavirus pandemic and January’s deadly riot that shook the citadel of democracy.
Barely 200 mask-wearing lawmakers spread out in the House of Representatives chamber the very body where many were acting to certify Biden’s election victory on January 6 when marauders sent members scrambling for their lives.
“As we gather here tonight, the images of a violent mob assaulting this Capitol desecrating our democracy remain vivid in our minds,” he told the hushed chamber in a primetime speech
iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Apr 29, 2021 6:04am The House of Commons voted early this morning in favour of ending a strike at the Port of Montreal. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Port de Montréal)
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Commons approves legislation to reopen port: The House of Commons voted early this morning to approve legislation to put an end to a strike at the Port of Montreal. Dock workers at the port, one of Canada’s busiest, have been on strike since Monday. One MP said the strike could cost Canada $40-100 million per week and block the flow of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. Bill C-29, which won the support of Conservative MPs, still needs the approval of the
It s about time : In historic first, 2 powerful women flank US president It s about time : In historic first, 2 powerful women flank US president
US President Joe Biden s address to Congress broke a historic glass ceiling on Wednesday, as two women Vice-President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sat behind the president for the first time in US history.
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US Vice-President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sit behind the US president (Joe Biden) for the first time in US history. (Image: Reuters)
US President Joe Biden s address to Congress broke a historic glass ceiling on Wednesday, as two women - Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - sat behind the president for the first time in U.S. history.
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President Joe Biden s joint address to Congress tonight held promises for the future of healthcare.
Biden wants to continue the lower premiums in the Affordable Care Act that are available under the American Rescue Plan, lower deductibles in the ACA and lower prescription drug costs by allowing Medicare to negotiate prices. Let s give Medicare the power to save hundreds of billions by negotiating lower prices, Biden said, saying it would lower prices for everyone. We all know how outrageously expensive drugs are in America. In fact, we pay the highest drug prices of anywhere in the world right here in America, Biden said. Nearly three times for the same drug, nearly three times what other countries pay. We can change that and we can.
Facebook blocks #ResignModi campaign for hours, then says ‘by mistake’
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April 29, 2021
Apr 29: Facebook Inc. blocked posts tagged #ResignModi before restoring them hours later, stoking a controversy that’s erupted over government requests to remove social media content as India grapples with an escalating Covid crisis.
Facebook said it barred the hashtag by mistake and not at the behest of the government, without elaborating. Facebook periodically blocks hashtags for a variety of reasons, some manually but many also based on automated internal guidelines. The error stemmed from content associated with the label and not the hashtag itself, the spokesperson added.