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Biden lowers flags to half mast amid COVID milestone

Scripps News · 3 years ago
Scripps News
Scripps News
3 years ago

President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders at a COVID-19 summit Thursday to reenergize a lagging international commitment to attacking the virus as he led the U.S. in marking the "tragic milestone" of 1 million deaths in America. He ordered flags lowered to half-staff and warned against complacency around the globe.

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