The president came to familiar terrain to promote his 2021 infrastructure law, a bipartisan win that is just now ramping up the spending on major projects.
Dari Alpi
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New Zealand’s largest city braces for more rain and flooding
Heavy rain is expected from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning, four days after Auckland endured its wettest day on record in a storm that killed four people.
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President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
The Biden administration had previously considered ending the emergency last year, but held off amid concerns about a potential ‘winter surge’ in cases.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Russian millionaire on trial in Massachusetts in hack, insider trade scheme
A federal prosecutor says a wealthy Russian businessman and associates made nearly $90 million dollars cheating the stock market in an elaborate scheme of hacking into U.S. computer systems to steal insider information.
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Massachusetts-based company gets $120 million boost to make ‘green steel’
The company’s technology was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Biden pays tribute to victims of California shootings
President Joe Biden says the nation’s prayers are with two California cities where 18 people were killed in separate mass shootings over the last week.
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FDA’s advisers back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations
The Food and Drug Administration asked its scientific advisers Thursday to help lay the groundwork for switching to once-a-year boosters for most Americans.
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Past U.S. presidents, vice presidents asked to recheck for classified documents
Handling of classified documents has been a problem off and on for decades, from presidents to Cabinet members and staff across multiple administrations stretching as far back as Jimmy Carter.
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In jailhouse interview, farmworker admits to killing 7 on California farms
Chunli Zhao told KNTV-TV he bought the gun used in the killings in 2021 and didn’t run into any obstacles when making the purchase.
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Suspect in Half Moon Bay farm killings faces 7 murder counts
The charges include additional allegations that could result in the death penalty or life in prison without parole.