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President Joe Biden wasted no time after assuming office in taking unprecedented steps to advance women's equality within his own administration. With Kamala Harris as the vice president of the United States, a record number of women serving in the Cabinet and a new White House Gender Policy Council working to integrate women's interests across domestic, economic and foreign policy, this is a historic start.
[ cnn.com ]There's a lot of misinformation around what's happening at the border. Here are the facts.
The Biden administration is facing an increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing into the United States, placing added strain on a system operating under limited capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic.
[ cnn.com ]'We're walking into the mouth of the monster' by loosening Covid-19 restrictions, expert says
More states are relaxing measures to protect against Covid-19 as variants circulate in the United States -- a combination that means "we're walking into the mouth of the monster," an infectious disease expert said.
[ cnn.com ]Four sisters in their 80s and 90s reunited to get their Covid-19 vaccines together
Four elderly sisters in New Jersey haven't been able to have their regular get-togethers during the coronavirus pandemic, but they made an exception to get their Covid-19 vaccinations.
[ cnn.com ]United Airlines engine failed after pilots throttled up, NTSB report says
The Pratt & Whitney engine part that failed with a fiery bang on United Airlines Flight 328 last month in the skies above Denver had most recently received a close inspection for wear and tear in 2016, investigators said Friday.
[ cnn.com ]US and EU agree to suspend tariffs linked to long-running Boeing-Airbus dispute
The United States and European Union have agreed to suspend for four months all tariffs related to the long-running dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus.
[ cnn.com ]China dodged a recession last year. Now it needs to pick up the pace
China bucked the global recession in 2020, and in doing so narrowed the economic gap with the United States. Now its leaders are about to reveal how they plan to accelerate the pace of growth this year.
[ cnn.com ]US-UK trade truce means cheaper whisky for Americans
The United States has agreed to suspend tariffs on UK products including Scotch whisky and cashmere as both sides work to resolve a long-running dispute over Boeing and Airbus subsidies.
[ cnn.com ]Supreme Court deals blow to undocumented immigrants challenging deportations
The Supreme Court ruled against an undocumented immigrant on Thursday who has been living in the United States for more than 25 years but faces deportation because of a misdemeanor conviction in state court.
[ cnn.com ]Disney is closing 60 stores in US and Canada
The Disney Store, once a mall mainstay, is drastically reducing the number of locations it has in the United States and Canada.
[ cnn.com ]Two doses of Pfizer and Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine are necessary, officials say, but questions still linger
The United States is holding firm to the strategy to administer two doses of the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines a few weeks apart. Still, the idea of expanding the supply by dispensing only one dose hasn't faded away. The Trump administration's surgeon general, Dr. Jerome Adams, said in a tweet on Tuesday that the good protection available with one shot "is better than great protection for a few."
[ cnn.com ]Texas power outages reveal the limits of partisanship
On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Texas has the distinction of having been an independent nation before joining the United States. The history books say Texas joined the Union in 1845. Sometimes I wonder if Texas ever really, fully joined the Union -- especially on days like this, when while the US remains in the grips of a capricious, widespread lethal contagion, the governor ended Texas' mask mandate Tuesday and declared that all businesses in his state can be open -- 100% -- in a matter of days.
[ cnn.com ]Dollar Tree will open 600 stores this year
Dollar Tree said Wednesday that it will open 600 new stores this year, continuing dollar store chains' torrid growth across the United States.
[ cnn.com ]This piercing chain thinks it has found a new way to get people through mall doors
Consumers typically have flocked to malls because they're a one-stop shop for everything from socks to sofa sets. Now, one of the biggest mall jewelers in the United States is giving some folks the chance to cross another item off their shopping lists.
[ cnn.com ]Vaccines and stimulus are a powerful cocktail for the US recovery
Those betting on an economic boom in the United States this spring and summer just got a dose of very good news.
[ cnn.com ]UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield: Congress' work in wake of Capitol riot 'shows that our democracy is resilient'
US ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Monday that Congress' work in the immediate wake of the US Capitol insurrection confirmed to her that American democracy had survived the January 6 attack.
[ cnn.com ]Refugees are being removed from flights to the US as they await Biden's signature
Hundreds of refugees who had been approved -- and booked -- to come to the United States are being taken off flights, according to resettlement agencies who work directly with refugees.
[ cnn.com ]Ethiopia rejects US calls to pull troops from Tigray after CNN investigation into massacre
Ethiopia on Monday rejected a call from the United States to pull regional forces out of the country's Tigray region, and defended the deployment of some of those troops amid reports of human rights violations.
[ cnn.com ]House Republicans callously turn their backs on Americans in need
There might be a "civil war" brewing in the GOP over the role Donald Trump should play in the party, but when it comes to helping Americans financially struggling to survive, the GOP is united in saying, "No." That was the clear message sent early Saturday morning when not a single House Republican voted for President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package. The bill was approved by the House's Democratic majority and, if enacted by the Senate, would provide most Americans with up to $1,400 in direct stimulus payments along with other help like funding for vaccine distribution and the re-opening of schools.
[ cnn.com ]Her family lost everything after winning the visa lottery. Now, she wants another chance
In 2016, Belqees Al-Doais won a lottery that she was sure would change her life: the chance at a visa to come to the United States.
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