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COLLEEN LONG

COLLEEN LONG

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MidEast|News|World

Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank

President Joe Biden has spoken out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel

Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank
Europe|News|World

White House says Russia is executing its own soldiers for not following orders

The White House says that Russia is executing soldiers who have failed to follow orders and threatening entire units with death if they retreat from Ukrainian artillery fire

White House says Russia is executing its own soldiers for not following orders
News|US

The mayors of five big cities seek a meeting with Biden about how to better manage arriving migrants

The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about the migrants arriving in their cities

The mayors of five big cities seek a meeting with Biden about how to better manage arriving migrants
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden says 74 US dual nationals have left Gaza Strip as he dispatches Blinken to Mideast

President Joe Biden says that 74 more U.S. citizens have left the Gaza Strip He announced the development as he dispatched his top diplomat to the Mideast for talks with Israeli and Jordanian officials as the nearly four-week old Israel-Hamas war rages on with no end in sight

Biden says 74 US dual nationals have left Gaza Strip as he dispatches Blinken to Mideast
News|US

Big city mayors get audience with administration officials to pitch a request for help with migrants

Biden administration officials have hosted big city mayors at the White House to discuss how to manage a growing number of migrants

Big city mayors get audience with administration officials to pitch a request for help with migrants
Crime|News|US|World

Biden tells residents of Maine city reeling from mass shooting: 'You're not alone'

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden came to Lewiston Maine, to show their support for the community following a mass shooting where 18 people were killed

Biden tells residents of Maine city reeling from mass shooting: 'You're not alone'
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco still on track but no major breakthroughs expected

Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping remain on track to meet during next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit

Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco still on track but no major breakthroughs expected
Crime|News|US

The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden's new gun violence prevention office

The deputy director of the new gun violence prevention office at the White House has been in Lewiston, Maine, helping the community recover from a mass shooting

The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden's new gun violence prevention office
Asia|Economy|News|US

Biden and Xi will meet Wednesday for talks on trade, Taiwan and fraught US-China relations

The White House says President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss trade, Taiwan and fraught U.S.-Chinese relations when they meet next week in the San Francisco Bay area

Biden and Xi will meet Wednesday for talks on trade, Taiwan and fraught US-China relations
Asia|Business|Economy|US

The APEC summit is happening this week in San Francisco. What is APEC, anyway?

The United States is hosting the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference this week for the first time since 2011

The APEC summit is happening this week in San Francisco. What is APEC, anyway?
Asia|News|US|World

White House hoping Biden-Xi meeting brings progress on military communications, fentanyl fight

U.S. officials are expressing hope that this week's highly anticipated face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will produce some concrete results

White House hoping Biden-Xi meeting brings progress on military communications, fentanyl fight
Americas|Asia|News|US|World

Biden says his goal for Xi meeting is to get US-China communications back to 'normal'

President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have swept into San Francisco and are making their final preparations for their first engagement in a year

Biden says his goal for Xi meeting is to get US-China communications back to 'normal'
News|US|World

Biden, Xi met for hours and agreed to 'pick up the phone' for any urgent concerns: 'That's progress'

U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have emerged from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications

Biden, Xi met for hours and agreed to 'pick up the phone' for any urgent concerns: 'That's progress'
Asia|Business|Economy|News|US

Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders US 'not going anywhere' as he looks to build economic ties

President Joe Biden has made America's case to CEOs attending the Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco that the United States is committed to high standards in trade that will benefit economies across the Pacific

Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders US 'not going anywhere' as he looks to build economic ties
Americas|Crime|News|US|World

Biden and López Obrador have talked fentanyl and US-Mexico migration. They pledged solidarity

President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador have pledged to work side-by-side to confront illicit fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. and to manage a growing number of migrants traveling to the border between their nations

Biden and López Obrador have talked fentanyl and US-Mexico migration. They pledged solidarity
News|US

Biden signs a bill averting a government shutdown for now, with Israel and Ukraine aid still stalled

President Joe Biden has ended the immediate threat of a government shutdown, signing a temporary spending bill a day before much of the government was to run out of money

Biden signs a bill averting a government shutdown for now, with Israel and Ukraine aid still stalled
Celebrity|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|US

K-pop star Rosé joins first lady Jill Biden to talk mental health

K-pop superstar Rosé has joined U.S. first lady Jill Biden at a mental health event to talk about how even famous people grapple with emotional struggles

K-pop star Rosé joins first lady Jill Biden to talk mental health
MidEast|News|Political

How the hostage deal came about: Negotiations stumbled, but persistence finally won out

Negotiations to free the hostages held by Hamas hardly ran smoothly

How the hostage deal came about: Negotiations stumbled, but persistence finally won out
MidEast|News|World

Biden says 4-year-old Abigail Edan was released by Hamas. He hopes more U.S. hostages will be freed

President Joe Biden has spoken by telephone with family of the 4-year-old girl who was released as part of the cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war

Biden says 4-year-old Abigail Edan was released by Hamas. He hopes more U.S. hostages will be freed
Environment|News|World

President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai

President Joe Biden plans to skip the upcoming climate talks in Dubai, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and diplomats from more than 200 nations and the Vatican

President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
News|Opinion|Political|US

Washington's center of gravity on immigration has shifted to the right. Can the parties make a deal?

Washington’s center of gravity on immigration has shifted demonstrably to the right

Washington's center of gravity on immigration has shifted to the right. Can the parties make a deal?
News|Opinion|US

At tribal summit, Biden says he's working to 'heal the wrongs of the past' and 'move forward'

President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past

At tribal summit, Biden says he's working to 'heal the wrongs of the past' and 'move forward'
Business|Economy|News|US

Biden announces 3 decommissioned Philadelphia fire companies are reopening with federal funds

Three decommissioned fire companies in Philadelphia have been reopened with the help of federal funding

Biden announces 3 decommissioned Philadelphia fire companies are reopening with federal funds
News|Political|US|World

Biden will meet with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas on Wednesday at the White House

President Joe Biden will hold his first in-person meeting with the families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas during its brutal attack on Israel on Oct. 7

Biden will meet with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas on Wednesday at the White House
MidEast|News|Political|World

Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel's 'indiscriminate bombing' of Gaza

President Joe Biden is speaking out about the Israel-Hamas war and warning that Israel is losing international support because of what he calls “indiscriminate bombing" of Gaza

Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel's 'indiscriminate bombing' of Gaza

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