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Biden wraps speech to U.S. troops on first overseas trip; Progressives frustrated with bipartisan infrastructure talks; Millions of Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses at risk of expiring; Border patrol bracing for summer surge of migrants Jun 09, 2021

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Biden starts first overseas trip, meeting with G7 & NATO before high-stakes Putin summit; Biden agenda held up by bipartisan hurdles; GOP negotiators: no new taxes to pay for infrastructure; Warren: “it’s time to move forward” without GOP on infrastructure; “Problem Solvers” caucus unveils $1.25T infrastructure proposal; Biden’s infrastructure plan includes affordable internet to all; WH: 30 million Americans live in areas with no access to internet; In-depth look at high-speed internet issues across America; Biden proposes high-speed internet to every home by 2030; Dr. Fauci: Highly contagious “Delta” variant on the rise in U.S.; Dr. Fauci: FDA looking into extension of J&J vaccine shelf-life or sharing doses to places in need; Nearly 64% of U.S. adults partially vaccinated; Ohio doctor falsely claims metal in vaccines can magnetize people; Medical Examiner: Majority of migrants that die crossing border die from heatstroke, hyperthermia, dehydration, drowning; Deaths have tripled for migrants crossing the border so far this year

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Democratic divided leave Biden’s agenda stalled in congress; Bipartisan report: Failure to relay intel led to Jan 6 attack; Major websites & apps go dark in massive internet outage; Hospital workers in Houston protest mandate to get vaccine; French Pres. Macron slapped in the face Jun 08, 2021

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Biden wraps upcall with lead GOP negotiator on infrastructure; Bipartisan senate group working on new infrastructure plan; Democrats confront reality of narrowly split congress; Sen. Capito’s office: Biden’s call with lead GOP negotiator on infrastructure lasted 5 minutes; Dem senator: Time to “move on from bipartisanship”; Growing number of Dems concerned about scrapping filibuster; Trump’s role absent from bipartisan senate Jan 6 report; McConnell refuses to say whether Jan 6 was ab “insurrection”; Senate report reveals sweeping failures of capitol attack, but omits the word “insurrection” & Trump’s role in inciting it; In social media posts, rioters said to “bring guns” & “be mentally prepared to” shoot police; Bipartisan report: Police knew rioters planned for violence; Some republicans dismiss insurrection as “false narrative”; Colonial Pipeline CEO testifies on Capitol Hill, defends paying hackers millions; Sources: U.S. Ambassador to Russia wary of U.S. concessions to Moscow; As lawmakers debate infrastructure, U.S. schools are in desperate need of funding; Biden admin proposes $100B for school construction & repairs; Norwegian Cruise Line to challenge Florida rule with vaccine requirement for passengers; Fauci on Biden’s 70% vaccine goal: July 4th is not the end of it; Israel claims Hamas was developing “Iron Dome” jamming system in news building it destroyed; AP statement on Israel saying Hamas was in its Gaza building: “We have yet to receive evidence to support these claims”

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Biden departs on first overseas trip as president Wednesday; Emails show scope of Trump, Giuliani pressure campaigns in AZ; VP Harris makes first international trip to Guatemala; Critical bridges, roads, tunnels crumbling across U.S.; Pace of vaccinations slows, 64% of U.S. adults have first dose; Jun 07, 2021

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Biden faces huge tests on infrastructure, allies abroad; Biden, GOP billions of dollars apart on infrastructure; Progressives lose patience with Biden & GOP talks; Manchin tanks Dems’ hopes of passing sweeping election reform bill; Manchin: partisan voting bills will “destroy” our democracy; Manchin vows to block Dems’ election reform, preserve filibuster; Progressives lash out at Manchin for opposing Dem election bill;

DOJ: U.S. recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to hackers in Colonial Pipeline cyberattack;

Emails show Trump & Giuliani repeatedly contacted Arizona GOP leader who allowed bogus audit to start; Trump baselessly calls 2020 election “crime of the century”; Cheney: Trump’s election lies are “dangerous and damaging”; Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows pushed justice dept, to investigate baseless election fraud claims; Georgia’s republican governor booed by his own party; GOP lawyer: “state election officials are under attack”; Former RNC counsel blasts republican-led states for new laws targeting local election officials;

Violence erupts in Mexico ahead of midterm elections; Nearly 100 people assassinated related to Mexico’s elections;

American society of civil engineers: 46K bridges across U.S. in “poor” condition or “structurally deficient”; Memphis trucker says 30 min trip takes 3 hours because of I-40 Memphis bridge crack;

Mississippi Gov: “very, very, very” little virus in our state, vaccination rates rank among lowest in nation; TSA: 1.9 million travelers Sunday marks busiest day since start of pandemic; NYC announces “homecoming” concert set for August; Study: risk of infection drops 51% after first dose of Pfizer vaccine, best protection after second dose;

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FBI Director compares threat of ransomware attacks to 9/11; FBI DIR: Wray: New cyberattacks serve as warning to all Americans; Wray: “Huge portion” of cyberattacks can be traced to actors in Russia; Dan Coats in 2018: U.S. Digital Infrastructure “Under Attack” Jun 04, 2021

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Biden views cyberattacks as a “rising national security concern”; Biden to confront Putin about cyberattacks in upcoming summit; Biden wraps call with top GOP negotiator; Will talk infrastructure again on Monday; Biden faces critical moment in infrastructure negotiations; Biden uses job report to stress need for infrastructure deal; Biden: Now is the time to “seize on the economic momentum”; Pence says he “may never see eye-to-eye” with Trump about Jan. 6; Pence downplays personal horror from inside the capitol during insurrection; Facebook bans Trump until at least January 2023; NIH Director: Getting vaccinated is a donation of goodwill to vulnerable; Vaccinations fall below 1M per day for first time since Jan. ; New CDC report highlights urgent need to vaccinate teens; NIH Director: States with only 50% of their population with one shot could be “sitting ducks for the next outbreak”; GOP state lawmakers seek to ban teaching critical race theory; GA Board of Education votes to prevent teaching critical race theory

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WH to donate millions of unused vaccines to other countries; One-on-one with AZ secretary of state Katie Hobbs; Justice department opens investigation into Trump-appointed Postmaster General DeJoy; WH pushes companies to take cyberattack threat more seriously Jun 03, 2021

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WH plans to distribute 80m+ doses globally by end of June; Fauci: “cautiously optimistic” about vaccinating kids under 12 by Thanksgiving; Arizona audit observers find massive security problems; Report: Trump believes he will be reinstated along with former AZ Sen. Martha McSally; Former Adviser: Trump listening to election conspiracies from “The bottom of the bottom of the crazies in the barrel”; Trump still engrossed by big lie on election results; DOJ to start handling ransomware attacks similar to terrorism; WH says Biden will bring up criminal hackers at summit with Putin; Pentagon warns Iran against “provocative act” as warships inch towards the Atlantic Ocean; One of Iran’s largest warships sinks after fire

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U.S. averaging 1.1 million vaccine doses administered each day; Trump allies falsely claim he could be reinstated president; Truck driver shortage could drive price hikes; U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges states to use rescue funding to help with childcare costs Jun 02, 2021

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Biden declares June “month of action” to meet vaccine goal; CDC: 12 states have met goal to vaccinate 70% of adults with at least one shot by July 4; TX Republicans claim provision which would have harmed “souls to the polls” events was a typo; Ransomware attacks take major U.S. companies, infrastructure offline, holding internal networks hostage until they pay; Trucking industry struggling to hire drivers as demand increases; U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges states to use rescue funding to help with childcare costs

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As vaccinations climb, U.S. begins a quick return to normalcy; Biden marks 100 years since Tulsa race massacre Jun 01, 2021

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CDC: 50.5% of total population is partially vaccinated; Study: Ending precautions early could cause increased virus spread; Las Vegas fully reopens to 100% capacity; Biden: I’m the first president in 100 years to come to “Acknowledge The Truth” of what took place in Tulsa; Biden: We’re here to shine a light, to make sure America knows the story in full; Biden: Pauses for moment of silence for Tulsa massacre victims; Biden: “This was not a riot, this was a massacre”; Biden: We’re facing an inflection point as a nation; What people refused to see can’t be ignored anymore; Biden announces steps to close racial wealth gap in U.S.; Biden: The right to vote is the “Most Fundamental” right; Biden: The right to vote is “Under Assault” like I’ve never seen; Biden: Voting right groups should redouble their efforts to register & educate voters; Biden: Hate is never defeated, it only hides; Biden: Biggest threat to the homeland is white supremacists

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The first vaccinated holiday: 37M Americans set to travel ;U.S. sets record for air travel during pandemic ;Pop-up vaccine sites open Memorial Day; Former FDA Commissioner: Viruses escape from labs “All the time”; Biden directs U.S. Intel to investigate origin of Covid-19; Texas Dems stage walkout, block restrictive voting bill; May 31, 2021

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Texas Gov pledges to bring back voting bill in special session; Texas democrats block new voting restrictions, for now; Dems say TX voting law unfairly targets people of color; Michael Flynn appears to suggest there should be a Myanmar-Style coup in the United States; Biden’s week shifts from reflection to negotiation; Biden reflects on son beau, an Iraq vet who died of cancer; Biden on Memorial Day: “Democracy itself is in peril”; Buttigieg on negotiations: “We need a clear direction”; NYC Mayoral race heating up between diverse dem candidates; U.S. Surgeon General: We must address loneliness epidemic; How to cope with mental stress of life returning to normal; Naomi Osaka withdraws from French open, citing her mental health; Asian Americans patrolling streets to keep elders safe; "The Honor Project” remembers fallen veterans; volunteers visit Arlington grave sites for family, friends that can’t travel; Gold star sister memorializes her brother, Travis, who died serving in Iraq in 2007; Go to Travismanion.org to support the foundation ;

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Republicans block bipartisan investigation into capitol attack; One in ten Americans expected to travel for holiday weekend; CNN investigation revels Al Qaeda still thriving, may be able to attack the west by late next year; May 28, 2021

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Six republicans side with Dems on Jan 6 commission; vote fails; Mother & partner of fallen capitol officer react to senate republicans blocking insurrection commission; Partner of fallen officer: “very disappointed” with failed vote; Partner of fallen Officer Sicknick’s plea to lawmakers: “the time to do something is now”; Mother of fallen officer: meeting with some in GOP were tense because “we knew they weren’t sincere”; Mother of fallen Officer Sicknick on GOP senators who voted ‘no’ on commission: “they just don’t care”;

At least one in ten Americans have contracted COVID; Nearly half of Americans ages 12+ are fully vaccinated; Poll: 26% of parents of children under twelve won’t get kids vaccinated; CDC: fully vaccinated kids don’t need to wear masks or socially distance at summer camp;

Afghan intel officials: terror group Al Qaeda getting shelter and support from the Taliban; Afghan intel officials: Al Qaeda may be able to attack the west from Afghanistan by late 2022; Afghan intel officials: dead Al Qaeda leader’s computer revealed global terror connections;

Southwest bans passenger accused of assaulting flight attendant; 37 million Americans expected to hit the road for holiday weekend; Gasoline prices at a 7-year high for memorial day;

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Soon: Key senate vote on January 6 commission bill; 9 people killed by coworker at CA rail yard; CNN: Paul Ryan to slam Trump in speech tonight as reps Gaetz & Greene hold Trump-Style “America First” rally May 27, 2021

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GOP leaders confident they will defeat Jan 6 commission bill today; McConnell asks senate republicans to vote no on Jan 6 commission as “a personal favor”; Manchin will not break GOP filibuster on commission bill: “I’m not ready to destroy our government”; Padilla calls for gun law reform after San Jose attack; Two arrested after alleged Anti-Semitic attack in LA; WSJ” San Jose gunman detained in 2016 by border officials who found notes about terrorism hatred of workplace; Data obtained by CNN shows interest in vaccinations increased after CDC updated mask guidance; Ohio awards first $1 million vaccination lottery prize; Nearly 40% of all Americans now fully vaccinated; Biden condemn “Escalating violence” in Ethiopia’s Tigray region; 200+ days of violence in Tigray, thousands feared killed, witnesses say young men are rounded up and executed

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