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Sep 10, 2021

Biden calls up Chinese president Xi Jinping to break the ice on U.S., China relations

Also today: United Airlines announces that employees exempt from the company’s vaccination mandate for religious reasons will be put on temporary unpaid leave. In Pennsylvania, the nationwide worker shortage haunts the businesses around the United Flight 93 memorial, which are preparing for visitors as the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches.

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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 09: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about combatting the coronavirus pandemic in the State Dining Room of the White House on September 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. As the Delta variant continues to spread around the United States, Biden outlined his administration's six point plan, including a requirement that all federal workers be vaccinated against Covid-19. Biden is also instructing the Department of Labor to draft a rule mandating that all businesses with 100 or more employees require their workers to get vaccinated or face weekly testing.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 09: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about combatting the coronavirus pandemic in the State Dining Room of the White House on September 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. As the Delta variant continues to spread around the United States, Biden outlined his administration's six point plan, including a requirement that all federal workers be vaccinated against Covid-19. Biden is also instructing the Department of Labor to draft a rule mandating that all businesses with 100 or more employees require their workers to get vaccinated or face weekly testing.
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