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Josh Wingrove
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2021
Biden grapples with influx of cases as omicron threat grows
The president's measures include stricter testing requirements for air travelers arriving from abroad and extending a mask mandate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 2, 2021
CDC demands airlines identify flyers who visited southern Africa
The order applies to passengers, including U.S. citizens and permanent residents, who have traveled to listed nations within 14 days of their flight to the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2021
U.S. plans to tighten COVID-19 test travel requirements over omicron variant
Last week, the country imposed travel restrictions that bar arrival by foreign nationals who have been in any of eight southern African nations in the past 14 days.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2021
Biden concedes inflation peril and says his agenda is part of the cure
In a speech in Baltimore on Wednesday, Biden explained why prices have risen, why some products are hard to find and how his legislative plans will ameliorate those problems.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2021
Biden’s vaccine booster and export plans collide at summit
The U.S. plan for boosters has angered nations where many people are still struggling to obtain a first shot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2021
‘Ridiculous’: Vaccine myths cripple U.S. uptake as delta surges
Just as the Biden administration appeared on the verge of snuffing out COVID-19 in the U.S., a shadow pandemic of disinformation threatens to prolong the crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2021
With Putin behind him, Biden’s focus shifts to Xi
The world's second-largest economy was on the agenda throughout Biden's meetings with the Group of Seven leaders, NATO, the European Union and even Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2021
Biden renews COVID-19 origin probe that’s so far come up empty
After more than a year hunting for the pandemic's mysterious origins, it's unclear what new resources American spies may bring to the search.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2021
How the U.S. policy on masks went from science to secret to surprise
For a nation mired in a pandemic for more than a year, the biggest step toward a return to normal came suddenly, even to U.S. President Joe Biden.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2021
Biden's vaccine-patent gambit turns up the heat on drugmakers
By supporting the World Trade Organization process, the U.S. president can satisfy progressives while engaging in talks on a waiver that may never reach consensus.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2021
White House backs Pfizer’s move to begin vaccine exports
Early U.S. production wasn't subject to an export ban but was gobbled up entirely by the government, which used wartime powers to prioritize its orders.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2021
Biden calls verdict in George Floyd case a ‘giant step’ toward racial justice
Biden, speaking at the White House on Tuesday, said Floyd's killing had 'ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 20, 2021
Trump pardons Steve Bannon and Lil Wayne, but not himself
U.S. President Donald Trump granted clemency to dozens of people on Wednesday, including his former strategist Steve Bannon, the rapper Lil Wayne and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, in one of his final official acts as president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2021
Trump plans defiant final week as many Democrats urge his ouster
The president and some allies believe Democrats are overreaching by trying to once again impeach him over Wednesday's mob at the Capitol.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2021
Trump chaos peaks: First ‘I need 11,000 votes,’ then a riot
A seven-day stretch that began with a call demanding Georgia officials help overturn the state's election crescendoed with him inciting a mob toward the nation's Capitol.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2020
Biden calls climate change ‘existential threat of our time’
Biden on Saturday introduced key members of the team he is assembling to fulfill his pledge to combat climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 29, 2020
Trump comes to grips with his loss while fundraising off outcry
U.S. President Donald Trump is aware his fight to overturn the election is winding down, according to people familiar with the matter, but he isn’t ready to end the effort as he fundraises off the furor, directing much of the proceeds to his political action committee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2020
Trump says he’ll give up power if electoral college backs Biden
A defiant and occasionally conspiratorial exchange with reporters in the White House's diplomatic room included a brief acknowledgement of the reality facing him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2020
Trump team pursues contradictory strategy as U.S. continues to count votes
Donald Trump's chances of winning now rest on an attempt to stop vote counting where he thinks he's ahead, while demanding the tallies continue where he's losing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2020
Trump turns Anthony Fauci into campaign pawn, assailing him as ‘idiot’
Trump's effort to disparage the scientist invites even more scrutiny of the president's handling of the outbreak, already rated poorly by voters.

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