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The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation's leaders' meeting is definitely catching global attention this week, but elsewhere in the region, there's been another important political development. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
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Japanese travelers have not yet returned to Hawaii in great numbers, largely because they face a mandatory quarantine on their return home. But one…
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Biden Signs $1.9T Relief Bill Before Speech To NationUpdated 3/11/21, 10:05 a.m.WASHINGTON — Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief…
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two…
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday it's ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal, in a…
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is in a political firestorm over how and when to get more schools open amid the coronavirus pandemic, with Republicans…
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WASHINGTON — Union activist Terrence Wise recalls being laughed at when he began pushing for a national $15 per hour minimum wage almost a decade ago.…
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Biden Says US Is Securing 600 Million Vaccine Doses By JulyBETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden visited some of the nation's leading scientists on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19 on Thursday, as he…
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Dems Propose $1,400 Payments As Part Of Biden Virus ReliefUpdated 2/8/21, 2:43 p.m.WASHINGTON — Democrats on a pivotal House panel on Monday proposed an additional $1,400 in direct payments to individuals as…