Biden offers Covid-weary US hope even if ‘fight’ not over
By DW
12 March 2021 |
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President Joe Biden offers his Covid-weary nation a tantalizing glimpse of an almost normal July 4th in a speech outlining how the United States can defeat the coronavirus if it stays together and gets vaccinated.
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