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Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C.
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1600: Behind the vaccination numbers, more lives saved
Plague lifts from seniors President Joe Biden has celebrated the milestone of 200 million COVID-19 vaccinations in less than 100 ...
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N.J. to bake climate change risk into policies, seek to share costs
A new report bluntly predicted "it will be increasingly difficult for people to live and work in coastal places as sea-level rise inundation increases," recommending the state incentivize a move away from the riskiest areas.
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World leaders pledge climate cooperation despite other rifts
The leaders of Russia and China put aside their raw-worded disputes with President Joe Biden long enough to pledge international cooperation on cutting climate-wrecking coal and petroleum emissions.
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Newsday recommends What to know about Deb Haaland, more Biden picks
Her confirmation as interior secretary is historic.
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New data reassuring for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy
One of the largest reports on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy bolsters evidence that it is safe although the authors say more comprehensive research is needed.
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D.C. statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms
A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state.
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J&J vaccine 'pause' latest messaging challenge for officials
Confronted with rare cases of blood clots potentially linked to Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials faced a delicate task: how to suspend distribution of the shots without setting off alarm about their safety.
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Newsday recommends This is what 24 LI girls want to see from Biden and Harris
Newsday asked girls what they think President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris can do to help women and girls. Twenty-four responded with their ideas.
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U.S. jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improving job market.
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'He was guilty.' Extra juror in favor of Chauvin conviction
An alternate juror at the trial of Derek Chauvinsaid she agreed with the jury's decision to convict him in George Floyd's death, saying she saw Chauvin as the leader of officers at the scene and that he brushed off warnings by bystanders that Floyd was in danger.
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Police chiefs hail Chauvin verdict as a key step to healing
Not long after a jury convicted former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd, police chiefs across the U.S. started speaking up. And it wasn't to defend the police.
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After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws
Congress is ready to try again to change the nation's policing laws, heeding President Biden's admonition that the guilty verdict in George Floyd's death is "not enough" for a nation confronting a legacy of police violence.
