Live Updates: President Biden addresses a joint session of Congress
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President Biden is delivering the address before a joint session of Congress, the first such address of his presidency. Mr. Biden kicked off his remarks noting it's the first time in history there are two women flanking the president.
Mr. Biden said he inherited the pandemic, an economic crisis and the "worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War." "Now—after just 100 days—I can report to the nation: America is on the move again," Mr. Biden said. "Turning peril into possibility. Crisis into opportunity. Setback into strength."Pennsylvania was a pivotal state in the 2020 presidential election, sealing Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump after four days of vote counting. So it's no surprise the Keystone State is again front and center this election cycle, with both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump investing time and resources there ahead of Election Day.
Reporter killed in restaurant she owns hours after journalist shot dead in separate attack in Mexico
The U.N. human rights office in Mexico said Wednesday journalists in Mexico need more protection, after gunmen killed a journalist whose Facebook news page covered the violent western Mexico state of Michoacan. Then less than 24 hours later an entertainment reporter in the western city of Colima was killed inside a restaurant she owned.