Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 29 The Los Angeles Times on how Biden agenda makes up for decades of federal neglect: Three times already in his brief tenure, President Biden has rolled out a far-reaching and extraordinarily expensive proposal to address large-scale problems in this country. First there …

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Joe Biden's economy 100 days in: An inflationary disaster? Or a policy for the people?

In this April 8, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Biden will mark his 100th day in office on Thursday, April 29. USA TODAY asked opinion contributors to weigh in on President Joe Biden’s economic record during …

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100 days of COVID: Grading Biden on vaccination, schools and masks

On the day Joe Biden became president — Jan. 20, 2021 — the U.S. was averaging nearly 200,000 COVID-19 cases and 3,000 COVID-19 deaths each day. More than 400,000 Americans had already succumbed to the disease; just 4 percent of the population had been vaccinated. Biden was acutely aware that history would judge his first …

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India’s COVID-19 Crisis Is Spiraling Out of Control. It Didn’t Have to Be This Way

Relatives carry the body of a loved one at a crematorium in New Delhi on April 27, as India endures the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak. Relatives carry the body of a loved one at a crematorium in New Delhi on April 27, as India endures the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak. Credit – Saumya Khandelwal for …

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Maya Brady is Tom Brady’s niece; that isn’t why the UCLA star has riveted college sports

Maya Brady gets ready to bat during a game against Oregon State on April 16 in Westwood. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Before she faced Maya Brady in the close-knit California softball circuit, Delanie Wisz knew plenty about the talented prospect. Brady was going to UCLA, where she committed as a freshman at Oaks …

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NFL MOCK DRAFT 3.0: What the experts are predicting for all 32 first-round picks

Trevor Lawrence. Getty/Alika Jenner The 2021 NFL Draft is set to begin on Thursday, April 29. Until then, experts from around the NFL world will do their best to predict the first round. We analyzed 11 mock drafts to get a sense of what experts expect from the first 32 picks. Visit Insider’s homepage for …

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The Trump-rejecting Florida Republican who has a plan to fix the GOP

MIAMI — The future of the Republican Party runs through Florida. And the future of the Florida Republican Party runs through Miami. The state long considered the nation’s biggest battleground reported solid red in November. Florida is now home to former President Donald Trump and his children. Out-of-state Republicans are flocking here for fundraisers, retreats …

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Politics latest news: Electoral Commission launches investigation into Downing Street flat, saying ‘offences may have occurred’

PMQs: Sir Keir Starmer is likely to grill Boris Johnson over the donations for his flat and other allegations Watch live: PMQs clash from 12 Downing Street tight-lipped over funding of Boris Johnson’s flat refurbishment ​ Queen’s former private secretary to be Boris Johnson’s new adviser James Dyson: BBC twisted truth over my links to …

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Politics latest news: Minister forced to deny Boris Johnson said he would accept ‘bodies piled high’ to avoid lockdown

Cummings warned he is not in clear over ‘chatty rat’ leak Cummings to accuse PM of putting lives at risk by blocking border closure plan Symonds defended over ‘sexist fabrication’ that she tried to get minister fired Coronavirus latest news: 11million AztraZeneca jabs ordered by Netherlands to go unused Reports that Boris Johnson said he …

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Biden’s first 100 days: Where he stands on key promises

WASHINGTON (AP) — As he rounds out his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden’s focus on reining in the coronavirus during the early months of his administration seems to have paid off: He can check off nearly all his campaign promises centered on the pandemic. Biden has delivered on a number of his …

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