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Biden pushes to get food, cash to crisis-hit Americans
AFP, Published on 22/01/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden, in just his third day on the job, ordered help for hungry Americans Friday in a rush to pull the country from its multi-pronged pandemic crisis.
Biden hosts first of chats to talk 'directly' with Americans
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on Saturday launched a series of conversations with ordinary Americans by calling a woman who lost her job due to the pandemic, in an effort to showcase his direct contact with his fellow citizens.
Wildfire smoke kills more than 24,000 Americans a year: study
AFP, Published on 05/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Wildfires are growing larger, lasting longer and happening more often as the climate warms -- but the toll from their toxic smoke, especially from long-term exposure, remains poorly understood.
Americans brace for a rare and creepy billion-bug invasion
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» WASHINGTON - They have spent close to two decades buried underground, waiting for the right moment to emerge -- before pouring forth by the billions, filling the air with an ear-piercing racket and covering walls and floors from the US east coast to the Midwest.
Two Americans accused of aiding Ghosn escape indicted in Japan
AFP, Published on 22/03/2021
» TOKYO: Two Americans accused of helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jump bail and escape from Japan were indicted on Monday and face up to three years in prison.
Vaccinated Americans don't need masks outdoors away from crowds: official
AFP, Published on 28/04/2021
» WASHINGTON - Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus no longer need to wear masks outdoors, except at crowded events, US government health authorities said Tuesday.
Shaken by Covid, some Americans try 'manifesting' a positive result
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» WASHINGTON - So you want money... love... success? Have you thought about trying to think about it -- really hard -- until your goals materialize? That, at least, is a core principle behind the trend, increasingly popular in pandemic times, of "manifesting," a mix of positive thinking and magical practices.
Biden tries to get Americans excited by his infrastructure success
AFP, Published on 09/12/2021
» KANSAS CITY: A new website, a new presidential trip to the American heartland -- and still President Joe Biden is struggling to turn his successful bid to upgrade the United States' infrastructure into political capital.
Make mine a 'Kyiv Mule': Americans, Canadians drop Russian vodka
AFP, Published on 01/03/2022
» WASHINGTON - Regulars at Caddies bar and grill in Bethesda, Maryland can still get a classic cocktail made with vodka, ginger beer and lime, but it now comes with a different name -- a Kyiv Mule.
Decades after infamous beating death, recent attacks haunt Asian Americans
New York Times, Published on 16/06/2022
» MADISON HEIGHTS, Michigan: When Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man who lived near Detroit, was beaten to death with a baseball bat after being pursued by two white autoworkers in 1982, it horrified and mobilised Asian Americans across ethnic and linguistic lines.