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Coronavirus
None of Missouri’s $35.6 million to tackle COVID health disparities has been spent
In March 2021 President Joe Biden’s administration announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address COVID health disparities, the largest federal funding…
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Politics
Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson will make history by becoming the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme…
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Education
Pause on federal student loan repayments extended by Biden through Aug. 31
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Wednesday its plans to extend the pause on federal student loan repayments until…
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Politics
Ketanji Brown Jackson vows to decide U.S. Supreme Court cases from a ‘neutral posture’
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson began her four-day confirmation process to become the nation’s first Black female…
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Politics
Hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to start Monday
After more than two weeks of private meetings with nearly half the U.S. Senate, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe…
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Politics
Biden urges city leaders to take advantage of billions in federal relief funds
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged local and city governments on Monday to continue to use the $130 billion in…
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Politics
Biden taps Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman on top court
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden formally announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court Friday…
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Politics
Whisper campaigns grow as Biden nears choice for high court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Too progressive. Too moderate. Bad for workers. The whispers and background chatter about top contenders for the…
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Black History Month
Black members of Biden’s Cabinet mark Black History Month
WASHINGTON (AP) — The six Black members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet marked Black History Month recently by discussing their roles, some…
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Politics
Biden’s vow of Black justice a nod to his most loyal voters
As Joe Biden struggled to survive the 2020 Democratic primary, he made a striking pledge before voting began in heavily…
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Politics
No ‘gaming the system’ on Supreme Court pick, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet with Senate Judiciary Committee leaders on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming U.S.…
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Politics
Ketanji Brown Jackson among Biden’s top candidates for U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — With the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer by this summer, President Joe Biden has said he will…
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Politics
Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, numerous sources said Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden his…
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Coronavirus
Online orders for free at-home COVID tests to begin Jan. 19
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday launched a new website for Americans to request up to four free COVID-19…
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Coronavirus
How will Biden’s COVID-19 test giveaway work?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and…
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Education
Students get three extra months to repay federal education loans
President Joe Biden will continue a pandemic-spurred pause on student loan repayments until May 1, he said Wednesday. Loan repayments…
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Coronavirus
Biden slams COVID-19 vaccine ‘lies,’ announces free at-home tests
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is urging that COVID-19 vaccine doubters stop “peddling lies” on TV and online, as the…
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Health
EPA details push to tighten rules for lead in drinking water
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration took steps Thursday aimed at reducing lead in drinking water, announcing plans to…
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News
House Democrats pass Biden’s $1.85 trillion ‘Build Back Better’ plan
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats united around a landmark $1.85 trillion social spending and climate bill on Friday, sending the major…
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Religion
Catholic Bishops OK Communion document, avoid direct rebuff to Biden
BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday a long-anticipated document on Communion that stops short of calling…
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Politics
Jones joins White House ceremony for Biden’s signing of infrastructure bill
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones joined fellow local and state leaders at the White House on Monday for a…
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Religion
U.S. Catholic bishops may dodge rebuke of Biden over abortion
While some U.S. Catholic bishops continue to denounce President Joe Biden for his support of legal abortion, they are likely…
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Women
More turn to abortion pills by mail, with legality uncertain
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Before her daughter’s birth, the woman had spent weeks in bed. Another difficult pregnancy would be…
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News
Bridges, energy, neighborhoods and more: 5 reads on the infrastructure bill
After months of debate and negotiation, Congress has passed a sweeping measure to upgrade many parts of the nation’s infrastructure. The…
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Religion
Pope tells Biden he should ‘keep receiving Communion,’ president says
ROME (AP) — Face to face at the Vatican, President Joe Biden held extended and highly personal talks with Pope…
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Politics
Biden rule to shield ‘Dreamers’ seeks to bypass Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration renewed this week its efforts to shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants who…
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Health
U.S. House Democrats want to expand both Medicare and Medicaid
WASHINGTON — New Medicare benefits,, such as dental care, for older Americans. An expansion of eligibility for Medicaid for low-income…
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Coronavirus
Missouri lawmakers look to undermine Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate
Members of the Missouri House on Wednesday floated the idea of pursuing legislation to undermine a mandate from President Joe Biden’s…
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Coronavirus
Missouri GOP vow to push back against Biden’s announced vaccine mandate
Missouri Republicans assailed President Joe Biden’s push to require employees of private businesses to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo…
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Business
COVID-19 vaccines or weekly tests to be mandated for millions of workers
WASHINGTON — More than 80 million employees of private businesses in the U.S. will be required to get vaccinated against…
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