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17 WASHINGTON (AP) — From the inaugural platform, President Joe Biden saw American sickness on two fronts — a disease of the national spirit and the one from the rampaging coronavirus — and he saw hope, because leaders always must see that. “End this uncivil war,” he implored Americans on Jan. 20, 2021. Of the pathogen, he said: “We can overcome this deadly virus." Neither malady has abated. For Biden, it's been a year of lofty ambitions grounded by the unrelenting pandemic, a tough hand in Congress, a harrowing end to a foreign war and rising fears for the future of democracy itself. Biden did score a public-works achievement for the ages. But America’s cracks go deeper than pavement. In this midterm election year, Biden confronts seething divisions and a Republican Party that propagates the delusion that the 2020 election, validated as fair many times over, was … [Read more...] about After Biden’s first year, the virus and disunity rage on

Stocks surged in the final minutes of trading on Monday, snapping back from one of the worst weeks for global markets since the 2008 financial crisis as investors seized on promises that the world’s governments would step in to help if the global economy was slammed by the outbreak of the coronavirus. The S&P 500 jumped 4.6 percent, the biggest single-day leap since late December 2018. The rally followed news that central bankers from the world’s biggest economies would join a conference call with Group of 7 finance ministers on Tuesday to discuss a response to the outbreak, fueling expectations among investors that governments might lower interest rates in tandem. “It has already stoked expectations of a coordinated cut,” Roberto Perli, a former Fed researcher who is now an economist at Cornerstone Macro, said in an email. “If it doesn’t happen, it will only add to market volatility.” But Mr. Perli did not see it as a sign that a simultaneous cut with other global central … [Read more...] about Stocks Surge as Central Banks Vow to Act on Coronavirus

British police have arrested two teenagers in connection with an ongoing investigation into the Texas synagogue hostage situation. In a statement , Greater Manchester Police said Counter Terror Police (CTP) detained the two teenagers in the south section of the city Sunday evening, adding they remain in custody as they await questioning. “CTP North West and CTP International operations continues to assist the investigation being led by the US authorities, and police forces in the region are liaising with local communities to put in place any measures to provide further reassurance,” Manchester said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT The four hostages at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, were released after an hours-long standoff with authorities at the synagogue on Saturday. The FBI on Sunday identified the hostage-taker as 44-year-old British national Malik Faisal Akram, who was pronounced dead on Saturday. Akram had demanded the … [Read more...] about UK police arrest two in relation to Texas synagogue hostage situation