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New Biden Health Care Orders Begin to Unspool Trump Policies

 (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is taking his first steps to reverse the Trump administration’s health care policies. The White House says Biden on Thursday plans to sign orders on a range of issues including getting more Americans covered and removing curbs on abortion counseling. The most concrete short-term impact will come from reopening HealthCare.gov insurance…

US Terrorism Alert Warns of Politically Motivated Violence

FILE – In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate Chamber as supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers inside the Capitol in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) WASHINGTON (AP) – The Homeland Security Department has issued a national terrorism bulletin warning of the lingering potential for…

Biden: ‘We Can’t Wait any Longer’ to Address Climate Crisis

In this Jan. 27, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says “we can’t wait any longer″ to address the climate crisis, and that’s driving his ambitious effort to stave off the worst effects of global warming. Biden has issued executive…

The Latest: More rules for returning New Zealand travelers

By The Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Travelers returning to New Zealand will face stricter rules at quarantine hotels as health authorities investigate how up to three people got infected with the coronavirus while isolating at Auckland’s Pullman Hotel. The people were released before testing positive and were potentially contagious, but so far testing has shown no evidence the virus has spread in…

The Latest: India vaccinates 2 million health workers

By The Associated Press

NEW DELHI — India has vaccinated 2 million health workers in less than two weeks and recorded 12,689 new coronavirus positive cases in the past 24 hours, a sharp decline from a peak level of nearly 100,000 in mid-September. The health Ministry said the daily new cases had fallen below 10,000 on Tuesday with 9,102 cases. The daily new positive…