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EXPLANATION: What would happen if the United States banned Russian oil?

In this image provided by the White House, President Joe Biden listens during a secure video call with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the White House Situation Room on Monday, March 7, 2022, in Washington. (Adam Schultz/The White House via AP) Adam Schultz PA WASHINGTON […]

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World leaders focus on how to punish Russia over Ukraine

In this image made from UNTV video, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council at the headquarters from the UN, Monday, February 21, 2022. (UNTV via AP) PA BRUSSELS With the smell of war in the air over Europe, world leaders weathered the shock […]

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The United States wants to counter China by opening an embassy in the Solomon Islands

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press briefing with Acting Prime Minister of Fiji Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum during his visit to Nadi, Fiji on Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP) Kevin Lamarque PA WELLINGTON, New Zealand The United States has said it will open an embassy in the Solomon […]

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Baltic countries to ship Washington-approved weapons to Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers stand at a checkpoint near the pro-Russian rebel separation line, Mariupol, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Blinken said the United States would be open to a meeting between Putin and the US President. Joe Biden, if it would be “useful and productive”. The two met once in person in Geneva and […]

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US begins offering 1 billion free COVID tests, but many more are needed

A United States government website is seen on a computer, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Walpole, Mass., that features a page where people can order free at-home COVID-19 tests. The website, COVIDTests.gov, allows people to order four home tests per residence and have them delivered by mail. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Steven Senne PA WASHINGTON For […]

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Texas rabbi: Security training paid off in hostage crisis

Colleyville Police Chief Michael Miller speaks to reporters in a nearby parking lot after the conclusion of a SWAT operation at the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas. The four people taken hostage inside the synagogue during an early morning service were safe Saturday night after a standoff lasting several […]

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Federal testing website launching next week, 4 tests per household

President Joe Biden speaks about the government’s response to COVID-19, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (AP Photo /Andrew Harnik) Andre Harnik PA WASHINGTON The federal website where Americans can request free COVID-19 tests will begin accepting orders Wednesday […]

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Former Senate chief Harry Reid sits in state on Capitol Hill

President Joe Biden speaks at a memorial service honoring former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at the Smith Center in Las Vegas on January 8, 2022. Reid will rest in State on Capitol Hill. Reid will be commemorated in the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday as his colleagues and guests pay their respects to the former […]

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Pause on student loan payments extended to May 1

FILE – Students walk on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pennsylvania, October 21, 2020. The Biden administration on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 extended a moratorium on student loans that allowed millions of Americans postpone paying down debt during the pandemic. As part of the action, payments on federal student loans will […]

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Asian stocks fall amid concerns over virus and Fed policy tightening

A woman walks past the electronic board of a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday, December 20, 2021. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Monday amid concerns over the latest variant of the coronavirus and the stricter Federal Reserve policy. (AP Photo / Koji Sasahara) Koji Sasahara PA BEIJING Asian stock markets followed […]

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Biden, Putin to discuss next week as tensions rise over Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses lawmakers in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Ukraine marks the 30th anniversary of the independence referendum. (AP Photo / Efrem Lukatsky) Efrem Loukatsky PA MOSCOW President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet by phone on Tuesday as tensions between the United States and Russia escalate over […]

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Biden pushes the punches, no more restrictions as variant spreads

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Monday called the new variant of COVID-19 omicron a cause for concern but “no cause for panic” and said he was not considering a widespread lockdown of the United States . He again urged Americans to get their full immunizations, including booster shots, and to return to wearing […]

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Global equities generally higher as lockdowns and inflation loom

A man walks past the electronic board of a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday, November 22, 2021. Stocks were mixed in Asia on Monday after ending the week largely down on Wall Street, despite the first Nasdaq close above 16,000. (AP Photo / Koji Sasahara) Koji Sasahara PA Markets opened higher in Europe on […]

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Idaho delegation officially challenges Biden’s vaccine mandate for business

November 17, 2021 Washington DC–Today, U.S. Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher joined with 48 other Republican Senators and 155 Republican House Members to challenge the President’s vaccine mandate Biden under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) by introducing a joint resolution disapproving the mandate. The Congressional […]

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2 local mayors to lead the Association of Cities of Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Members of the Association of Idaho Cities (AIC) elected Chubbuck Mayor Kevin England as president for 2021-2022 at the June 17 banquet on the 74e AIC Annual Conference in Boise. Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper as third vice president. The Idaho Association of Cities was formed in 1947 and is a […]