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U.S. poised to rejoin global health, climate efforts

Elected 46th president of the United States on Saturday, Democrat Joe Biden signaled policy reversals to combat the pandemic and global warming.

Joe Biden speaks with U.S. voters at an Iowa elementary school in January
Joe Biden speaks with U.S. voters at an Iowa elementary school in January (AN/Phil Roeder)

WASHINGTON (AN) — Elected 46th president of the United States on Saturday, Democrat Joe Biden wasted no time signaling a rapid series of policy reversals to come starting with renewed multilateral efforts to combat the pandemic and global warming.

The president-elect and his running mate, Kamala Harris, crossed the winning threshold of 270 Electoral College votes needed in the November 3 election to wrest the White House from Republican President Donald Trump. Harris will become the first Black woman and first Asian American woman to serve as vice president.

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