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Migrants Met With Force at Texas Border
Haitian migrants were chased by Border Patrol agents on horseback as they tried to cross the Rio Grande into Texas from Mexico on Saturday.
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House Democrats Unveil Protecting Our Democracy Act
Democrats aimed to use the legislation to strengthen checks on the presidency, making it harder for presidents to take certain actions related to pardons, oversight and potential conflicts of interest.
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Melbourne Construction Workers Protest Vaccine Mandate
Up to 2,000 protesters took to the streets in Melbourne, Australia, for the second day in a row, angry over new workplace vaccination requirements.
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Xi's General Assembly Remarks Reject U.S. Portrayal of China
President Xi Jinping of China, in a prerecorded speech to the United Nations General Assembly, pushed back against U.S. criticism of his government as authoritarian, asserting that the world should embrace 'civilizations of various forms'
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Brazilian President Says He Is Not Vaccinated
During a meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, who hailed the AstraZeneca vaccine, Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, said he had not been inoculated against Covid-19.
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Biden Urges Unity Against Common Threats in an 'Interconnected' World
President Biden called for an era of international cooperation in tackling global threats in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly as president.
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'We Are on the Edge of an Abyss,' U.N. Secretary General Says
António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general, pressed for increased cooperation in facing a global 'cascade of crises,' including wars, the pandemic, climate change and a polarization of world powers during a speech at the General Assembly.
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Watch: Xi Delivers Prerecorded Speech for U.N. General Assembly
President Xi Jinping of China gives the country's annual United Nations General Assembly speech in prerecorded remarks. Mr. Xi's address comes amid a contentious rivalry with President Biden.
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K-Pop Group BTS Addresses the U.N.
The seven members of the Korean pop group BTS used their speech to promote coronavirus vaccines and laud young people for their resiliency in the face of the pandemic and climate change.
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New Zealand Eases Virus Restrictions in Auckland
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand ended nearly five weeks of the highest level of lockdown in Auckland, the country's most populous city, but reminded residents many restrictions would remain in place.