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Democrats spent the four years of the Trump administration talking tough on Russia, and now with President Joe Biden in the White House, they face an immediate challenge: addressing one of the worst hacking campaigns in U.S. history. Democrats who watched Donald Trump as president consistently defer to Russian President Vladimir Putin are eager to take a stronger stance. “CISA’s not resourced to do remediation and reconstitution of federal networks,” he said. The Biden administration also faces a difficult question in what to do about the hack. In the Biden administration’s first two news conferences, White House press secretary Jen Psaki stressed that dealing with the SolarWinds hack was a priority, but that it’s still early in the administration.

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☆ Biden, citing 'economic imperative,' orders faster relief checks, more food aid
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Nandita Bose | Doina Chiacu | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday ordered the faster issuance of pandemic stimulus checks to needy families and increased food aid for children who normally rely on school meals, an effort to ease Americans’ burdens while Congress negotiates over his proposed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package. “It’s not just to meet the moral obligation,” Biden said in remarks at a White House event to sign two executive orders. “This is an economic imperative.”Biden said his stimulus package to address the economic effects of the pandemic has support from business, labor, Wall Street and Main Street. In December, Biden set a goal of 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days in office and on Friday he spoke of exceeding that number. “We’re going to, God willing, not only do 100 million, we’re going do more than that,” he said.

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ET Big Banks Reflect Nation’s Lopsided Economic Recovery: Live Updates RIGHT NOW The Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ is delayed again as the virus stymies Hollywood. But other banks with big consumer-lending arms didn’t fare as well, with Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo lagging in terms of profit growth. Big banks' loan and deposit growth Total of Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo What do banks plan to do with all that cash? Analysts polled by FactSet expect the six largest banks to buy back nearly $70 billion in shares this year, up from $18 billion last year. Jason Karaian andThe Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ is delayed again as the virus stymies Hollywood.

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ET Tesla’s Sales Slowed in 22 States Last Year, Report Says: Live Updates RIGHT NOW The Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ is delayed again as the virus stymies Hollywood. S&P 500 - % Dow - % Nasdaq - %Tesla’s U.S. sales slowed in 22 states in 2020, partly because of the pandemic. Registrations of the Model 3 fell 35 percent last year in the 22 states Cross-Sell tracks, to 67,638 from 103,810 cars in 2019. In the final three months of 2020, 22,267 Model Ys were registered in the 22 states. Cross-Sell purchases vehicle registration data from 22 states that offer it for sale.

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A pharmacist from Walgreens talks to staff members at an assisted living home in Jackson, Miss., about the coronavirus vaccine. The Covax global initiative is purchasing vaccine doses from Pfizer to distribute among its member nations. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBiden keeps his focus on the pandemic, with more executive orders planned at delivering aid. Rather, he wants to impose his view, and that’s what he did through the use of these executive orders. And so I think the Biden Administration and President Biden were thinking, look, let’s do what we can to send that message.

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☆ Runaway cost of oxygen tanks adds extra agony to pandemic in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Diego Oré | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A shortage of oxygen tanks in Mexico City and a fourfold rise in prices for the life-saving gas are compounding the coronavirus crisis for the sprawling capital’s hard-hit inhabitants. FILE PHOTO: People queue to fill oxygen tanks for relatives infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as part of a city's government free refill program, at the municipality of Iztapalapa, in Mexico City, Mexico January 18, 2021. As a result, many people are finding it impossible to buy or rent the vital tanks for relatives suffering from COVID-19. Ricardo Sheffield, the head of national consumer protection agency PROFECO, said last week that oxygen tanks were available and that prices should be stable. Elsewhere in the country, the sheer desperation to find scarce oxygen tanks has taken reckless turns.

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☆ Canada mortgage agency says it can withstand 37% home price drop, 24% unemployment rate
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Nichola Saminather | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada’s housing and mortgage agency can withstand home price declines of as much as 37% and an unemployment rate of 24%, results of a stress test released on Thursday by the government-backed corporation showed. Most of them are in the Alberta cities of Edmonton and Calgary, said Chief Risk Officer Nadine LeBlanc. Only in an implausible scenario that assumes no government pandemic support, a 48% home price decline and 25% peak unemployment would CMHC fail to cover insurance losses, LeBlanc said. The current unemployment rate is 8.6%, down from a 13.7% peak in May. But “government income support has really mitigated... what we were certainly seeing in our models in terms of outcome.”($1 = 1.2622 Canadian dollars)

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☆ BMW targets higher margins while investing in electric cars
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Christina Amann | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

FILE PHOTO: A logo of BMW is seen outside a BMW car dealer, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brussels, Belgium May 28, 2020. The company will publish its 2021 margin target in March. Further consolidation is expected as carmakers struggle with electrification and investing in self-driving technology, but Peter said BMW could handle the transition. But because electric vehicles (EV) are expensive to develop and still account for a small portion of sales, they are less profitable for BMW, Peter said. “Those are the themes that have to be in focus,” Peter said.

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☆ Big U.S. oil drillers have federal permits to mute effect of any Biden ban
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Jennifer Hiller | Nichola Groom | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

“It’s embedded into the rights we have in the leases and we’re doing it the right way.”He said he expected the company’s federal lands permits would last at least four years. But several have issued public statements saying they have solid stockpiles of federal permits and an ability to meet tougher emissions regulations expected under Biden. They have also said they can quickly shift drilling to state or private acreage once federal permits dry up. “When it comes to access to federal lands, that’s one of the things we’re not really worried about in our business. States that rely heavily on revenues from federal oil and gas drilling are also ramping up opposition.

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☆ Union Pacific shares fall amid concern over economy, COVID-19 vaccine rollout
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Lisa Baertlein | Sanjana | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - Union Pacific Corp, one of the largest U.S. freight railroad operators, on Thursday reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, bolstered by higher shipping volumes of grain, refrigerated food and drinks, and retail goods. FILE PHOTO: A Union Pacific rail car is parked at a Burlington National Santa Fe (BNSF) train yard in Seattle, Washington, U.S., February 10, 2017. Union Pacific, which ferries goods in and out of busy seaports in states like California and Texas, expects 2021 volume growth of 4-6%. Executives warned that the forecast depends on a successful COVID-19 vaccine roll out and other factors. Chief Executive Lance Fritz said Union Pacific will adapt to whatever 2021 brings.

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☆ Bank of England's Bailey expects 'pronounced recovery' for economy
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey poses for a photograph on the first day of his new role at the Central Bank in London, Britain March 16, 2020. Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERSLONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday he expected a “pronounced recovery” in Britain’s economy as the country moves ahead with vaccinating its population against COVID-19. “I really do think that we are going to see a pronounced recovery in the economy as the vaccination programme, as it is doing now, rolls out,” Bailey said in an online event organised by the BoE. Bailey’s comments came a day after the BoE’s Chief Economist Andy Haldane said he expected Britain’s economy to begin to recover “at a rate of knots” from the second quarter of this year. Bailey said the impact of lockdowns on Britain’s economy seemed to be diminishing, but the current one would still deliver a big blow.

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☆ Bank of England's Bailey sees pronounced lockdown hit in Q1
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.96 time to read: 1 min

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday that the impact of lockdowns on Britain’s economy seemed to be diminishing but the impact of the current one would still be pronounced. Bailey said the share of retail sales that had moved online rose sharply in 2020 as consumers and businesses adjusted to social distancing rules“We’re expecting however, obviously, quite a pronounced effect in the first quarter because this lockdown is obviously again necessarily a severe one,” Bailey said in an online discussion organised by the BoE. (Reporting by David Milliken Writing by William Schomberg)

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☆ EU welcomes a "friend" in the White House, much to do together
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( John Chalmers | ) www.reuters.com + 0.96 time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The president of the EU executive said on Wednesday she looked forward to having a friend in the White House who could work with Europe on fighting climate change, quashing the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuilding multilateralism. She said a joint trade and technical council between the United States and the 27-nation EU should consider such matters. Relations between the EU and the United States were shaky during the Trump administration, with tensions in particular over trade. Von der Leyen said the EU and Biden knew and liked each other, and she was hopeful they could achieve much together. Von der Leyen, the first female president of the European Commission, said she welcomed the inauguration of Kamala Harris as the first woman to become vice-president of the United States.

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☆ Massive security phalanx aims to shield Biden inauguration from mob, 'lone wolf' threats
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( David Lawder | Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington braced for a tense inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, amid overwhelming security measures including over 25,000 National Guard troops and a shuttered National Mall devoid of spectators to the quadrennial ritual. FILE PHOTO: Razor wire is seen on a fence around the U.S. Capitol ahead of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2021. Bridges between Virginia and downtown Washington have been closed, as have Metro stations in the central security area, which some residents have likened to the fortress-like Green Zone of central Baghdad in Iraq. [L1N2JS0OV]The number of troops in Washington is three times the normal number of National Guard troops, said Major General William Walker, commander of the DC National Guard. “The FBI appears to be taking these threats seriously, but disciplined lone wolf actors, regardless of ideology, are extremely difficult to track.”

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☆ Empty streets, thousands of troops in Washington as Biden prepares to become U.S. president
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Jonathan Landay | David Lawder | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington braced for a tense inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, as more than 25,000 National Guard troops stood watch over a barricaded city, emptied of the spectators who usually throng to the quadrennial ritual. FILE PHOTO: Razor wire is seen on a fence around the U.S. Capitol ahead of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2021. National Guard troops, carrying rifles, stood behind razor-wire topped fencing that sealed off Capitol Hill. With inaugural balls and other parties previously canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event has taken on a somber tone in Washington. The number of troops in Washington is three times the normal number of National Guard troops, said Major General William Walker, commander of the D.C. National Guard.

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☆ Thai government files royal insult complaint against opposition figure over vaccine criticism
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Patpicha Tanakasempipat | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s government on Wednesday filed a criminal complaint of defaming the monarchy against banned opposition politician Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, after he criticised its COVID-19 vaccine strategy. FILE PHOTO: Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit gives a speech at the party's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand February 21, 2020. Thailand’s royal defamation law, known as lese majeste, punishes defaming or insulting the Thai king by up to 15 years in prison. Government officials who filed the complaint told reporters Thanathorn had defamed the monarchy in multiple remarks alleging it was involved in the vaccine strategy. Charles Santiago, a Malaysian lawmaker who chairs the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), called the move “yet another illustration of the cynical weaponisation of the lese majeste law to stifle any form of criticism”.

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☆ Thai govt files royal insult complaint after criticism of its vaccine strategy
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Patpicha Tanakasempipat | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s government on Wednesday filed a criminal complaint of defaming the monarchy against a banned opposition politician after he criticised the country’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy. FILE PHOTO: Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit gives a speech at the party's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand February 21, 2020. Government officials who filed the complaint told reporters Thanathorn had defamed the monarchy by linking it to the vaccine strategy. “Thanathorn distorted facts and caused misunderstanding among people,” Suporn Atthawong, a minister in the prime minister’s office, told reporters. Prayuth’s pro-military party has said the elections were free and fair.

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ET Jack Ma Appears in Public After Challenging Beijing: Live Business Updates RIGHT NOW Republicans foreshadow arguments against Biden’s economic agenda as Janet Yellen testifies. S&P 500 - % Dow - % Nasdaq - %Republicans foreshadow arguments against Biden’s economic agenda as Janet Yellen testifies. He also expressed concern about Mr. Biden’s proposed tax increases and his call for raising the minimum wage to $15. The program opened broadly on Tuesday as the Small Business Administration, which manages the relief program, began accepting applications from all lenders. Those figures do not include loan applications sent to the agency on Tuesday, the first day most lenders were allowed to send in loan requests.

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ET Live Updates: Scenes from the Around the Country as Biden is Sworn in as President Image Kamala Harris being congratulated by President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. after she was sworn in as the vice president on Wednesday. An hour after President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in, few of those waiting in line had been screened and allowed to pass through. ET President Biden has been sworn in. Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris, along with their spouses, Jill Biden and Douglas Emhoff, will conduct a review of the military on Wednesday afternoon. President Biden recognized the grim toll of the pandemic on the country before largely focusing on bringing the country together.

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ET Live Updates: Scenes From the Around the Country as Biden Is Sworn In as PresidentJan. 20, 2021, 3:58 p.m. President Biden embraced his wife, Jill Biden, and son Hunter Biden after being sworn in during the inauguration ceremony. As Mr. Hoyer addressed Mr. Biden as “Mr. An hour after President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in, few of those waiting in line had been screened and allowed to pass through. ET President Biden has been sworn in.

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☆ Biden, in a Burst of Climate Orders, Rejoins the Paris Agreement
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Coral Davenport | Lisa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com + 1.00 time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Wednesday recommitted the United States to the Paris climate agreement, the international accord designed to avert catastrophic global warming, and ordered federal agencies to start reviewing and reinstating more than 100 environmental regulations that were weakened or rolled back by former President Donald J. Trump. Mr. Biden has elevated tackling the climate crisis among his highest priorities. In addition to curbing global warming, he has vowed that ending the coronavirus pandemic, restoring the economy and addressing racial injustice will be the central causes of his administration. “We’re going to combat climate change in a way we have not before,” Mr. Biden said in the Oval Office on Wednesday evening, just before signing the executive orders. They are important but we’re going to need legislation for a lot of the things we’re going to do.”

Persons: Joseph R, Biden, Donald J, Trump, Mr, “ We’re, ” Mr, ” Organizations: WASHINGTON Locations: United States, Paris

☆ 12 National Guard members removed from inauguration duty, including two for 'inappropriate' comments
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +1 min

12 National Guard members were removed from inauguration duty, including two for “inappropriate” comments or texts, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters in a phone briefing Tuesday. “We have two individuals that were identified as making inappropriate comments or texts,” said spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman. One was removed after fellow troops brought their comments to the attention of Guard officers. The other 10 troops were removed due to questions raised in security vetting conducted by the FBI, including a review of their criminal records and other information. It was too early to say if the 12 troops removed would be subject to disciplinary action or further investigation by law enforcement agencies, he said.

Persons: “, ”, Jonathan Hoffman, Joe Biden's, Hoffman, ” Hoffman, “ We’re, they’re Organizations: National Guard, Pentagon, FBI

☆ Will the Biden administration be able to stop evictions of tenants hurt by Covid?
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Gretchen Morgenson | Gretchen Morgenson Is The Senior Financial Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +11 min

That day, the company filed eviction proceedings against 13 renters in Florida, Georgia and Texas, court records show. … An eviction moratorium issued by the Biden administration should bar all stages of the eviction process, including notices, filings, hearings, and physical evictions." And while eviction filings are only the first step in the process to oust tenants, they often scare renters into leaving without a fight, advocates say. NBC News could not determine how many of those actions were brought against tenants who filed CDC attestations. The protest was part of a national day of action calling on the incoming Biden administration to extend the eviction moratorium initiated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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☆ Opinion | Bryan Cranston Won’t Play Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Kara Swisher | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.00 time to read: +40 min

I don’t know. I don’t know why, but it just made me feel that, oh, I could do this, and I belong. You’re good. And he decides, to hell with it, I’m going to say exactly what I feel when I feel it. But it has to be the right character, the right story for me to get excited about doing that and putting that work in.

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Loans Were Approved Last Week: Live Updates RIGHT NOW Republicans foreshadow arguments against Biden’s economic agenda as Janet Yellen testifies. S&P 500 - % Dow - % Nasdaq - %Small-business relief loans start flowing again, with $5 billion worth approved in the first week. In the program’s first week, the agency approved around 60,000 applications from nearly 3,000 lenders, the it said on Tuesday. Ms. Yellen rebutted their arguments point by point, making the case that doing too little to stimulate the economy would be more costly in the long run. Ms. Yellen did offer some assurances to Republicans who are fearful that Democrats will repeal the entire 2017 tax law, which slashed taxes for individuals and corporations.

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