Biden to observe 9/11 anniversary in Alaska, missing NYC, Virginia and Pennsylvania observances

Biden to observe 9/11 anniversary in Alaska, missing NYC, Virginia and Pennsylvania observances

By Darlene Superville/The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will observe next month's 22nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil at an Alaska military base with service members and their families, the White House announced. It will be the first time that a president has not attended any of the observances that have been held annually in New York City, Pennsylvania and Virginia, just outside Washington, according to an Associated Press review of media coverage of these events. Biden will stop in Alaska for the 9/11 observance at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on his…
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Biden issues an executive order restricting US investments in Chinese technology

Biden issues an executive order restricting US investments in Chinese technology

By Josh Boak/The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to block and regulate high-tech U.S.-based investments going toward China — a move the administration said was targeted but it also reflected an intensifying competition between the world's two biggest powers. The order covers advanced computer chips, micro electronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence. Senior administration officials said that the effort stemmed from national security goals rather than economic interests, and that the categories it covered were intentionally narrow in scope. The order seeks to blunt China's ability to use U.S. investments in…
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Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant

Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Sam Metz/The Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — An armed Utah man accused of making threats against President Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents hours before the president was expected to land in the state Wednesday, authorities said. Special agents were trying to serve a warrant on the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, south of Salt Lake City, when the shooting happened at 6:15 a.m., the FBI said in a statement. Robertson was armed at the time of the shooting, according to two law enforcement sources who spoke to The Associated…
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