- About 16% say they will get the vaccine, according to AP poll
- Kay Ivey says it’s ‘time to start blaming the unvaccinated’ for rise in cases
- Covid cases likely to accelerate through summer, new forecasts say
- Philadelphia health officials recommend masks in public indoor settings
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Joe Biden plans to nominate Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late president John F. Kennedy, as the American ambassador to Australia, CNN reported this afternoon, citing three unidentified people familiar with the process.
Kennedy’s appointment to Australia reflects the high priority the Biden administration is placing on the Asia-Pacific as it deals with an increasingly assertive China in the region and on the world stage.
The US and Australia share close trade ties and a robust military relationship, fighting side by side in every major conflict since World War I.
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Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Thomas Barrack has reached a deal with prosecutors that will allow for his release from custody while he awaits trial on federal charges including illegal foreign lobbying, a prosecutor said during a court hearing today.
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