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The polyp removed from President Joe Biden's colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action, his doctor said in a follow-up memo. The specimen, a tubular adenoma, was similar to one removed from Biden in 2008, Dr. Kevin C. O'Connor, physician to the president, wrote in a memo released Wednesday by the White House. Routine surveillance was recommended, which normally calls for another colonoscopy in seven to 10 years, he wrote. The Mayo Clinic defines a colon polyp as a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless, according to Mayo's website, but some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer over time. "The best prevention for colon cancer is regular screening for and removal of polyps," the clinic advises. Mr Biden, who turned 79 last week and is the nation's oldest president, remains "healthy" and "vigorous" and fit for duty, Dr O'Connor said in his initial …

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Kamala Harris mocked by Lara Trump for ‘ridiculous’ NASA video Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The relationship between Vice President Kamala Harris, 57, and President Joe Biden, 78, has reached an “exhaustive stalemate”, according to a tell-all piece published by an American news network. CNN spoke to some three dozen former and current Harris aides, administration officials, Democratic operatives, donors and outside advisers about the tensions running rife between Biden’s team and those accompanying his 2020 running-mate. Related articles Spain 'recruiting' Britons to make up for income loss – 'hard to cope' Poland …

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Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign discussed by expert Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Joe Biden has seen his support dwindle in recent weeks, with his popularity rates hitting a new low at 38 percent last week. His response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and his multi-trillion plan to "build back better" appear not to have won him extra accolades. Political analyst Joe Siracusa suggested the US President is now looking at the Democratic Party turning away from him in favour of his deputy, Vice-President Kamala Harris . Related articles EU savaged for slow vaccine rollout after …

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Three white men have been convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black jogger who was shot dead while running through a residential neigbourhood in Georgia. Travis McMichael, 35, his father Greg McMichael, 65, and their neighbour William "Roddie" Bryan, 52, were found guilty after a jury deliberated for 11 hours. Mr Arbery's killing had become part of a larger national reckoning in the United States on racial injustice after graphic video of the shooting emerged following his death. Jurors asked to have mobile phone footage of Mr Arbery, 25, being fatally shot played back three times before reaching their verdicts. "I never thought this day would come but God is good. He [my son] will rest in peace," said Mr Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, outside the court, where crowds cheered the decision. The jury for the two week trial consisted of 11 white jurors and only one black juror, and there had been concerns an acquittal could lead to violent racially-charged …

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As part of its “fact check” of the first presidential debate, CNN claimed President Donald Trump’s accusation that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden called his China travel ban “xenophobic” at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic was “lacking context.” “Defending his response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump referenced the travel restrictions his administration imposed on foreign nationals who had been in China, then attacked Biden for remarks he had made the same day,” CNN wrote . “Addressing his opponent, Trump said, ‘I closed it, and you said, ‘He’s xenophobic. He’s a racist and he’s xenophobic,’ because you didn’t think I should have closed our country.’” To explain how Trump’s claim lacked context, CNN reported: It’s not clear Biden even knew about Trump’s China travel restrictions when he called Trump xenophobic on the day the restrictions were unveiled; Biden has never explicitly linked his accusation of xenophobia to these travel restrictions. …

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Washington — Holiday decorations unveiled Monday for Joe and Jill Biden's first White House Christmas honor frontline workers who persevered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses, doctors, teachers, grocery store workers and others are recognized in this year's gigantic Gingerbread White House, which was made into a 350-pound gingerbread village with the addition of a school and police, fire and gas stations as well as a hospital, a post office, a grocery store and a warehouse to honor workers who stayed on the job. Fewer people are likely to see the decked-out mansion in person this year, with public tours still suspended because of the continuing threat from COVID-19. But videos, photos and other details about the decorations are available for viewing at WhiteHouse.gov/Holidays . "Gifts from the Heart" is the theme. "The things we hold sacred unite us and transcend distance, time, and even the constraints of a pandemic: faith, family, and friendship; a love of the arts, …

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Just as we were all looking forward to the holiday season, hoping to put the Delta coronavirus wave behind us, the World Health Organization sounded a fresh alarm on Nov. 26 about the Omicron variant. Announced by South African scientists just two days before, the WHO designated Omicron as an official “variant of concern” because it seems to be spreading quickly and may possess mutations that could help evade vaccines or immunity from prior infections. When Delta began to threaten the US in early June, it had already caused a devastating COVID wave in India and gotten a strong foothold in the UK. With South Africa having alerted the world so quickly, scientists are still struggling to work out how dangerous this new variant might be. While we wait on that data, here are some key questions and what we know so far: How transmissible is Omicron compared to earlier variants? Omicron was first identified in South Africa and Botswana in November, and coincided with a rapid uptick …

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