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Today's Headlines: Biden Seeks Shift in How the Nation Serves Its People

Biden, Calling for Big Government, Bets on a Nation Tested by Crisis
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Thursday, April 29, 2021

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Biden Seeks Shift in How the Nation Serves Its People

Biden Seeks Shift in How the Nation Serves Its People

By Peter Baker

The president's costly proposals amount to a risky gamble that a country polarized along ideological and cultural lines is ready for a more activist government.

Biden, Calling for Big Government, Bets on a Nation Tested by Crisis

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Biden, Calling for Big Government, Bets on a Nation Tested by Crisis

By Jim Tankersley

The president's speech laying out trillions of dollars in new economic proposals plays to voters' warm feelings toward federal aid in the coronavirus pandemic.

Senate Reinstates Obama-Era Controls on Climate-Warming Methane

Senate Reinstates Obama-Era Controls on Climate-Warming Methane

By Coral Davenport

Senate Democrats on Wednesday deployed a once-obscure law to resurrect Obama-era regulations on methane that the Trump administration had wiped away.

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Fed Leaves Interest Rates Near Zero Amid Continued Economic Risks

Video Video: Fed Leaves Interest Rates Near Zero Amid Continued Economic Risks

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Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said on Wednesday that the nation would need to show greater progress toward substantial recovery before policies designed to bolster the economy would be lifted.

Judge Rejects Immediate Release of Video in Andrew Brown Jr. Shooting

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A North Carolina judge declined a petition for the immediate release of police body-camera video in the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., but approved disclosure of redacted videos to family and one lawyer.

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