Day: February 23, 2021

White House
U.S. President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff participate in a moment of silence at sundown in the South Portico of the White House February 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. The four held a candlelight ceremony to mark the more than 500,000 lives lost in the U.S. to COVID-19 since the pandemic hit. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
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Grim Milestone

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Why the US has the highest Covid-19 death toll NEW YORK, Feb 23, 2021 (AFP) - The United States crossed the grim milestone of 500,000

Joe Biden
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 22: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the more than 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in the Cross Hall of the White House February 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. Also on hand for the ceremony were first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images/AFP
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Biden calls US Covid-19 toll ‘heartbreaking’

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WASHINGTON, Feb 22, 2021 (AFP) - An emotional President Joe Biden called the milestone of more than 500,000 US deaths from Covid-19 "heartbreaking" on Monday