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Who is Joe Biden

Joe Biden is an American politician and also the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009. He contested the 2020 Presidential polls against Donald Trump, along with Kamala Harris as his running mate.

Biden, 77, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1942. In 1972, at the age 29, he became one of the youngest people ever elected to the US Senate. He went on to serve as a six-term
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2nd term syndrome hits Biden and Trump ahead of 2024 run to White House

The second-term syndrome seems to have sunk into the minds of both US president Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump as they prepare for the 2024 presidential run

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Updated On : 07 Nov 2024 | 1:06 PM IST

G20 summit: Eight things to watch for as global leaders meet in Bali

This G20 gathering comes against the backdrop of Russia's war in Ukraine, plus increasingly confrontation between the US and China, and tensions over oil supply between the US and Saudi Arabia.

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2024 | 7:06 PM IST

British PM Sunak to meet US President Biden in Northern Ireland next week

British PM is set to meet US President in Belfast, Northern Ireland next week when the US president flies in to take part in events to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace accord

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Updated On : 09 Apr 2023 | 8:00 AM IST

Biden review blames Trump for 'chaotic' 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal

The administration said most of the after-action reviews, which were transmitted privately to Congress on Thursday, were highly classified and would not be released publicly

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Updated On : 07 Apr 2023 | 8:31 AM IST

Biden is set to propose toughest-ever rules on car pollution to spur EVs

Limits on car pollution are key to helping the US meet its Paris Agreement commitment to slash greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% from 2005 levels by the end of the decade

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 10:48 PM IST

World can face nuclear World War III under Biden administration: Trump

Trump said China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have formed together as a "menacing and destructive coalition" and could have never happened under his leadership

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Updated On : 05 Apr 2023 | 12:14 PM IST

President Biden offers $450 mn for clean energy projects at coal mines

The actions are among steps the Biden administration is taking as the Democratic president moves to convert the US economy to renewable energy such as wind and solar power

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Updated On : 05 Apr 2023 | 10:17 AM IST

US is going to hell: Donald Trump in first post-indictment address

"The only crime that I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it," he added

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Updated On : 05 Apr 2023 | 8:58 AM IST

President Biden says tech companies must ensure AI products are safe

"Could be," said Biden when asked if AI is dangerous, adding that it remains to be seen

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Updated On : 05 Apr 2023 | 6:40 AM IST

Biden offers $450 million for clean energy projects at coal mines

President Joe Biden's administration is making USD 450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects across the country at the site of current or former coal mines

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Updated On : 04 Apr 2023 | 5:40 PM IST

US President Biden to meet with experts on AI 'risks and opportunities'

Artificial intelligence burst to the forefront in the national conversation after the release of the popular ChatGPT AI chatbot

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Updated On : 04 Apr 2023 | 3:58 PM IST

Venezuela opposition envoy urges US prez Biden to ease oil sanctions

The new representative of Venezuela's opposition in the US is urging the Biden administration to relax crippling oil sanctions on Nicolas Maduro's government

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Updated On : 04 Apr 2023 | 9:19 AM IST

US Prez Biden likely to visit Japan chip plant on G-7 summit sidelines

Biden, along with Japanese PM will visit the plant run by Micron Technology's Japanese unit, according to the report, as a sign of their deepening bilateral collaboration in the semiconductor industry

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2023 | 6:56 AM IST

Joe Biden's landmark climate Bill lures China's clean energy giants

The building boom underscores how the US has rebuilt its credentials as a cleantech manufacturing hub after last year's Inflation Reduction Act.

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Updated On : 02 Apr 2023 | 10:40 PM IST

US President Joe Biden's 2024 campaign awaits some major decisions

President Joe Biden has all but announced he's running for reelection, but key questions about the 2024 campaign are unresolved: Who will manage it? Where will it be based?

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Updated On : 01 Apr 2023 | 11:30 PM IST

Biden wants supply chains to start and end in US, says his advisor

"We have tried to make America a good place to invest for those types of companies that have a choice in terms of where to put their money"

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Updated On : 01 Apr 2023 | 8:05 AM IST

US Pres Biden won't veto Republican-led bill ending Covid emergency

"An abrupt end to the emergency declarations would create wide-ranging chaos and uncertainty throughout the health care system for states

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2023 | 10:10 AM IST

Biden's World Bank pick, Banga poised to win job as sole expected nominee

The former Mastercard Inc. chief executive was tapped by President Joe Biden last month after current president David Malpass announced plans to step down almost a year early

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2023 | 7:33 AM IST

World 'turning the tide' toward democracy, says US President Biden

"This is a turning point for our world toward greater freedom, greater dignity, and greater democracy," said Biden

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2023 | 7:15 AM IST

World 'turning the tide' after backslide on democracy, says Joe Biden

President Joe Biden offered an optimistic outlook on the health of democracy worldwide, declaring that leaders are turning the tide in stemming a yearslong backslide of democratic institutions

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Updated On : 29 Mar 2023 | 11:42 PM IST