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Biden to Name Yellen to Treasury to Lead U.S. From Sharp Economic Downturn

November 24, 2020 Focus Washington

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as U.S. Treasury secretary, breaking a 231-year gender barrier and putting a seasoned economist and labor market expert in charge of leading […]

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U.S. Holiday Travelers Voice Dread, Determination as They Defy COVID-19 Warnings

November 24, 2020 Focus Washington

Millions of Americans appeared to be disregarding public health warnings and traveling ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, likely fueling an alarming surge in coronavirus infections before a series of promising new vaccines are expected to […]

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Trump Administration Gives Green Light to Proceed With Biden Transition

November 24, 2020 Focus Washington

After weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden to transition to the White House, giving him access to briefings and funding even as Trump vowed to […]

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White House Plans Holiday Parties as Americans Urged to Stay Home

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

The White House plans to hold indoor holiday receptions in the coming weeks despite ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks and the advice of public health professionals urging Americans to sacrifice their normal holiday gatherings to curb the […]

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Biden Names Team to Steer U.S. Foreign Policy in Post-Trump Era

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the key members of his foreign policy team, tapping trusted aide Antony Blinken to head the State Department and take the lead in rebuilding Washington’s relationships in Europe […]

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Trump Loses Lawsuit That Sought to Block Pennsylvania Win for Biden

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s campaign that sought to block that state’s certification of millions of voters, which is expected to confirm a win for President-elect […]

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Dow Futures Rise 200 Points to Kick off the Week Despite Jump in Coronavirus Cases

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were higher in early morning trade on Monday, even as Covid-19 cases rise in the U.S. and abroad, CNBC reported. Futures contracts tied to the Dow advanced 209 points. S&P […]

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Biden Push to Restore U.S. Global Role Starts With Blinken

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

President-elect Joe Biden is moving forward on his campaign pledge to restore America as a leader on the global stage and lean on experts, tapping veteran diplomats for key posts even as President Donald Trump […]

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Netanyahu Secretly Met Saudi Crown Prince, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia on Sunday

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Israel’s Kan public radio and Army Radio said […]

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COVID-19 Shots May Reach First Americans by Mid-December

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended for the nation’s first COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month, a top official of the government’s vaccine development effort […]

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Biden Marches Forward With Cabinet, Trump Hopes Likely to Fade in Key States

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s increasingly tenuous efforts to reverse his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden could be dealt a lethal blow on Monday, as Biden turns to the task of building his cabinet, Reuters informed. […]

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US and China will meet for the first time at a high level since Russia's attack on Ukraine as Biden tries to get Beijing's help with the war.

In Latest Confrontation With China, U.S. Drafts List of 89 Firms With Military Ties

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

The Trump administration is close to declaring that 89 Chinese aerospace and other companies have military ties, restricting them from buying a range of U.S. goods and technology, according to a draft copy of the […]

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Can Be 90% Effective, Results Show

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

Britain’s AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be around 90% effective without any serious side effects, Reuters writes. The vaccine developed by Oxford University was 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 […]

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U.S. FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization to Regeneron COVID-19 Antibody Given to Trump

November 22, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday issued emergency use authorization for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals COVID-19 antibody therapy, an experimental treatment given to President Donald Trump that he said helped cure him of the disease, […]

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U.S. Hits 12 Million COVID-19 Cases as Many Americans Defy Thanksgiving Travel Guidance

November 22, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States recorded its 12th million COVID-19 case on Saturday, even as millions of Americans were expected to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, ignoring warnings from health officials about furthering the spread of […]

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Palestinian Rocket Fire Draws Israeli Air Strikes in Gaza

November 22, 2020 Focus Washington

Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel, drawing Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Sunday, Reuters writes. There were no casualties reported on either side of the border. Israeli […]

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China to Launch Moon Probe, Seeking First Lunar Rock Retrieval Since 1970s

November 22, 2020 Focus Washington

China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth’s natural satellite since the 1970s, Reuters […]

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Trump Faces New Pressure to Concede Election

November 22, 2020 Focus Washington

After a scathing court setback in Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump faces increased pressure from his fellow Republicans to drop his effort to overturn the U.S. presidential election and concede to Democrat Joe Biden, Reuters informed. […]

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White House Aide Andrew Giuliani Tests Positive for COVID-19

November 21, 2020 Focus Washington

Andrew Giuliani, a White House aide and son of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, said on Friday he had tested positive for COVID-19, Reuters writes. “This morning, I tested positive for COVID-19,” the […]

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G20 to Discuss Post-Pandemic World, Back Debt Relief

November 21, 2020 Focus Washington

Leaders of the 20 biggest world economies (G20) will debate this weekend how to deal with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that has caused a global recession and how to manage the recovery once the coronavirus […]

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Michigan Republicans, After Meeting Trump, Say No Information to Change Election Outcome

November 21, 2020 Focus Washington

Michigan’s Republican state legislative leaders said after meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday that they had no information that would change the outcome of the presidential election in the state, and would follow the […]

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Panic Buying of Toilet Paper Hits U.S. Stores Again With New Pandemic Restrictions

November 21, 2020 Focus Washington

Toilet paper aisles are emptying again as COVID-19 curfews and shutdowns in states from California to New York send pandemic-weary shoppers on a new scramble for essentials, Reuters informed. Walmart on Friday said it was “seeing […]

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More Congress Republicans Openly Doubt Trump’s Election Claims

November 21, 2020 Focus Washington

Pressure for President Donald Trump to start the transition process to President-elect Joe Biden built among Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Friday, as several voiced doubts over Trump’s claims of fraudulent voting, Reuters informed. […]

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U.S. Officials Worry About Holiday Spike as Coronavirus Surges

November 20, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. health authorities braced for further increases in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths on Friday, capping a week in which the spread of the novel coronavirus accelerated ahead of next week’s Thanksgiving holiday, Reuters informed. […]

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Mnuchin Clawback of Fed Funds ‘Deeply Irresponsible,’ Biden Team Says

November 20, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s decision to de-fund several Federal Reserve coronavirus lending programs on Dec. 31 is “deeply irresponsible,” President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team said on Friday, and threatens to undermine the country’s fragile […]

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12 Million Americans Set to Lose Unemployment Benefits by Year’s End

November 20, 2020 Focus Washington

About 12 million Americans will lose unemployment benefits in December when CARES Act provisions lapse, absent an extension, according to a new analysis, CNBC reported. Unemployment benefits will terminate for more than half of current […]

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Most U.S. Companies Optimistic About Doing Business in China After Biden’s Win, Survey Finds

November 20, 2020 Focus Washington

The outlook for U.S. businesses in China is improving, whether politically or revenue-wise, the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai said in a survey released Friday, CNBC writes. Out of 124 company leaders surveyed from […]

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G20 Leaders Urged to Provide Funds for COVID-19 Vaccines, Drugs, Tests

November 20, 2020 Focus Washington

G20 leaders must help close a funding gap to buy vaccines, drugs and tests to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a letter from South Africa’s president, Norway’s prime minister, and the heads of the World Health […]

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EU Could Pay Over $10bn for Pfizer and CureVac Vaccines

November 20, 2020 Focus Washington

The European Union could pay more than $10 billion to secure hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccine candidates being developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and CureVac, an EU official involved in the talks told Reuters. […]

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WHO Advises Against Gilead’s Remdesivir for All Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients

November 20, 2020 Focus Washington

Gilead’s remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence the drug improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health Organization […]

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