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Japan Set to Extend State of Emergency for Another Month

February 2, 2021 Focus Washington

Japan is set to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions for another month on Tuesday, seeking to keep the upper hand over a COVID-19 outbreak even as daily case numbers begin […]

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New U.S. Transit Mask Rules Ordered by Biden Take Effect

February 2, 2021 Focus Washington

New rules took effect just before midnight Tuesday requiring millions of travelers in the United States to wear masks on airplanes, trains, buses, ferries, taxis and ride-share vehicles and in airports, stations, ports and other […]

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Global Markets Buoyant as U.S. Stimulus Package Debate Looms

February 2, 2021 Focus Washington

Global stock markets gained for a second day on Tuesday, spurred by increased optimism about economic stimulus and global recovery, while retail investors retreated from GameStop and their new-found interest in silver, Reuters informed. Positive […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: New York City Mayor – Parties in Congress – Georgia Ratings

February 1, 2021 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, February 1, 2021 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 56%Up 1 from Thursday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 50% (Rasmussen) to 63% (The Hill). Without […]

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Dozens of Former Bush Officials Leave Republican Party, Calling It ‘Trump Cult’

February 1, 2021 Focus Washington

Dozens of Republicans in former President George W. Bush’s administration are leaving the party, dismayed by a failure of many elected Republicans to disown Donald Trump after his false claims of election fraud sparked a […]

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Former Biden COVID Advisor Says U.S. Should Prioritize First Vaccine Doses Ahead of Potential Surge

February 1, 2021 Focus Washington

An epidemiologist who advised President Joe Biden’s transition on the Covid-19 crisis warned on Sunday of a looming wave of infections and said the U.S. should adjust its vaccination strategy in order to save lives, […]

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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.

New Chart Shows China Could Overtake the U.S. as the World’s Largest Economy Earlier Than Expected

February 1, 2021 Focus Washington

China is set to overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy a few years earlier than anticipated due to the coronavirus pandemic, analysts said, CNBC reported. The U.S. reported last week that gross […]

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Global Shares Rally, Retail Surge Drives Silver Higher

February 1, 2021 Focus Washington

Global shares bounced and silver markets surged on Monday as retail investors expanded their social-media fuelled battle against Wall Street to drive the precious metal to a five-month high, Reuters reported. Stock markets had been […]

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Republicans Press Biden to Scale Back $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan

February 1, 2021 Focus Washington

Ten moderate Republican U.S. senators urged President Joe Biden on Sunday to significantly downsize his sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package to win bipartisan support as Democrats in Congress prepared to push ahead with his […]

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Elon Musk Says Bitcoin ‘on the Verge’ of Being More Widely Accepted

February 1, 2021 Focus Washington

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday bitcoin was “on the verge” of being more widely accepted among investors as he expressed his support for the cryptocurrency, Reuters informed. The comments come after the Tesla Inc […]

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Kushner, Berkowitz Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Israel Deals

February 1, 2021 Focus Washington

Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, were nominated by a friendly attorney on Sunday for the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in negotiating four normalization deals between Israel […]

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WHO Team in China’s Wuhan Visits Provincial CDC

February 1, 2021 Focus Washington

A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday visited the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China’s central region of Hubei, where the outbreak emerged in late 2019, […]

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Wall Street Gears up for Second Bout Against Reddit Traders

February 1, 2021 Focus Washington

Wall Street is gearing up for another week of market mayhem, with signs that the retail frenzy that pumped up the stock prices of the likes of GameStop Corp and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc is […]

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Moderate U.S. Republican Senators Urge Biden to Compromise on COVID-19 Plan

January 31, 2021 Focus Washington

A group of 10 moderate Republican U.S. senators urged Democratic President Joe Biden on Sunday to reconsider his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, saying they wanted a meeting to discuss a compromise that they said […]

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Foreign Troops to Stay in Afghanistan Beyond May Deadline

January 31, 2021 Focus Washington

International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban’s deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials said, a move that could escalate tensions with the Taliban […]

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg Reached Out to Australian Lawmakers Over New Media Rules

January 31, 2021 Focus Washington

Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Australian lawmakers last week to discuss rules that would make internet giants pay news outlets for content but failed to persuade them to change policy, the country’s Treasurer said on […]

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WHO Team Visits Wuhan Market Where First COVID Infections Detected

January 31, 2021 Focus Washington

A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 visited Huanan market on Sunday, the now-shuttered wholesale seafood centre in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the new coronavirus was initially detected, […]

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Trump Parts Ways With Impeachment Lawyers

January 31, 2021 Focus Washington

Former U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly parted ways on Saturday with the two lead lawyers working on his defense for his Senate impeachment trial, a source familiar with the situation said, leaving Trump’s legal strategy […]

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CDC Orders Sweeping U.S. Transportation Mask Mandate as COVID-19 Rages

January 30, 2021 Focus Washington

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a sweeping order late Friday requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation Monday as the country continues to report […]

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Treasury’s Yellen Affirms Importance of Close Ties With Canada

January 30, 2021 Focus Washington

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Canadian counterpart on Friday underscored the importance of working closely together on economic policy, national security and climate change, the governments said in separate statements, Reuters informed. Yellen […]

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U.S. House Democrat to Move Office After Confrontation With Republican Lawmaker

January 30, 2021 Focus Washington

In the latest sign of rising tensions within the U.S. Congress, a Democratic congresswoman said on Friday she plans to relocate her Capitol Hill office for safety reasons after being “berated” by an outspoken conservative […]

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Musk’s SpaceX Violated Its Launch License in Explosive Starship Test

January 30, 2021 Focus Washington

SpaceX’s first high-altitude test flight of its Starship rocket, which exploded last month while attempting to land after an otherwise successful test launch, violated the terms of its Federal Aviation Administration test license, the Verge […]

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U.S. Military Slams Chinese Flights Over South China Sea

January 30, 2021 Focus Washington

The U.S. military said on Friday that Chinese military flights in the past week in the South China Sea fit a pattern of destabilizing and aggressive behavior by Beijing but posed no threat to a […]

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U.S. Workplace Safety Agency Steps up COVID-19 Inspections

January 29, 2021 Focus Washington

The U.S. Labor Department will expand inspections of businesses to reduce job-site hazards related to the new coronavirus as employees begin returning to work across the country, although the policy falls short of demands by […]

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Biden’s Pause on Gulf Weapons Sales Foreshadows a Tougher U.S.-Saudi Relationship

January 29, 2021 Focus Washington

The administration of President Joe Biden is pausing weapons sales to Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as part of a broader review of multibillion-dollar arms agreements made under the Trump administration, […]

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Apple CEO Links Facebook’s Business Model to Real-World Violence

January 29, 2021 Focus Washington

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday linked Facebook’s business model, which used data to serve targeted ads, with real-world consequences like violence or reducing public trust in vaccines, CNBC informed. Cook’s speech at a data […]

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Britain Withdraws COVID Ad Criticised for ‘1950s Sexism’

January 29, 2021 Focus Washington

The British government withdrew a coronavirus public awareness advert that depicted women doing domestic chores while a man relaxed on a sofa and which prompted a wave of criticism that it exemplified “1950s sexism” Reuters […]

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Former Obama Aide Malley Named Biden’s Top Envoy on Iran

January 29, 2021 Focus Washington

President Joe Biden has named Robert Malley as special U.S. envoy for Iran, a senior official said on Thursday, giving the veteran diplomat a leading role in one of the most daunting and politically divisive […]

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Democrats Push Toward Second Trump Impeachment, Republican Support Uncertain

January 29, 2021 Focus Washington

Democratic-led efforts to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump for a historic second time gained momentum over the weekend, although it looked far from certain whether enough Republicans would back the move with just days left […]

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Bitcoin Soars 14% After Elon Musk Namecheck on Twitter

January 29, 2021 Focus Washington

Bitcoin jumped as much as 14% on Friday to a two-week high after Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk tagged the cryptocurrency in his Twitter biography, Reuters informed. Musk wrote simply “#bitcoin” in his biography on […]

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