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Joe Biden says hell run for a second term in 2024

On the 65th day of his presidency, Joe Biden held his first formal press conference since entering the White House on 20 January.

In the hour-long Q&A, Biden courted controversy on migration at the Mexico border, the US relationship with China, and the potential to face off against Trump in 2024 in a rematch that see two oldest presidential candidates in US history (Biden 82 v Trump 78).

Of the 15 presidents of the past 100 years, all but for Biden have held a press conference within 33 days of being sworn into office. Donald Trump did it 27 days in, while Barack Obama outdid Trump by a week at 20 days.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg dismissed the company's role in polarising the US, blaming the "political and media environment" for promoting extremism and misinformation. His opening statement in the Senate big tech hearing came after a cutout of the Facebook boss dressed as the QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley appeared on Capitol Hill before Congress began grilling the social media platforms.

Kayleigh McEnany, former White House press secretary to Mr Trump, has meanwhile appeared on Fox News to claim Joe Biden is in badly declining health and is concealing his condition behind a Covid face mask, a baseless smear intended to undermine his first press conference as president, where questions on immigration, the coronavirus vaccine rollout, infrastructure and gun control are likely to be forthcoming.

His vice president, Kamala Harris, is also already facing criticism from Republicans Ted Cruz and Doug Ducey, Arizonas governor, after being appointed to lead the countrys response to the latest surge in asylum seekers arriving at the US border with Mexico as the administration struggles to find temporary housing for hundreds of unaccompanied children.

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Good morning and welcome to The Independents rolling coverage of the Joe Biden administration.

Joe Sommerlad25 March 2021 09:05

US vice president Kamala Harris will lead the countrys response to the latest surge in asylum seekers arriving at the US border with Mexico from Central America as it struggles to find temporary housing for hundreds of unaccompanied children.

The immigration portfolio is the first specific assignment Joe Biden has delegated to his deputy.

The presidents decision signals the administration is redoubling its efforts to address concerns about the thousands of migrant children in US government care, as the overwhelmed Homeland Security and Health and Human Services Departments manage a rapid increase in arrival numbers.

I asked her, the VP, today, because shes the most qualified person to do it, to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle, and the countries that can help, need help in stemming the movement of so many folks, stemming the migration to our southern border, Biden told reporters on Wednesday.

The veep had this to say about the immigration crisis on Monday - before (somewhat unwisely) laughing when asked whether she would visit the border, allowing conservative commentators to accuse her of refusing to take the issue seriously.

Griffin Connolly has this report.

Joe Sommerlad25 March 2021 09:15

The president will hold the first press session of his reign later today, 64 days on from his inauguration, with questions on immigration, the coronavirus vaccine rollout, infrastructure and gun control likely to be forthcoming.

Griffin Connolly has this on the key issues.

Joe Sommerlad25 March 2021 09:45

The Biden administration is reportedly mulling new executive orders to reform firearm ownership laws in the wake of two deadly mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, and Boulder, Colorado, within the last week.

The president is not waiting for anything to fail in Congress, his press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday.

Alex Woodward has the latest.

Joe Sommerlad25 March 2021 10:15

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he hasnt spoken with the president since his inauguration on 20 January.

McConnell complained that Democrats are not interested in bipartisan cooperation (which is pretty rich coming from the Grim Reaper himself) during an interview with Bill Hemmer on Fox News on Wednesday in which he revealed: I dont believe I have spoken with him since he was sworn in. We had a couple of conversations before that.

But that appears not to be true.

Oliver OConnell was watching.

Joe Sommerlad25 March 2021 10:45

The president looks likely to run for two terms after all, according to one of his advisers, despite campaigning on being a "transitional" president and wresting power away from Donald Trump with the aim of handing it over to a younger successor.

On the campaign trail in March 2020, Biden said: Look, I view myself as a bridge, not as anything else. Theres an entire generation of leaders you saw stand behind me. They are the future of this country.

That bridge now appears to have been extended.

One longtime adviser was asked byThe Hill whether the president had had second thoughts about the duration of his tenure and answered: I dont think theres any reason to say that he wont.

This is particlarly good news for comedy legend Dana Carvey, who has just perfected his Biden impersonation and debuted it on Stephen Colberts chat show.

Gustaf Kilander has more on the prospect of Biden running again in 2024 at the age of 81.

Joe Sommerlad25 March 2021 11:15

The Texas senator and Cancun holidaymaker has sneered at Joe Biden tasking Kamala Harris with tackling the immigration crisis at the US-Mexico border, picking up on a almost two-year-old tweet to challenge her to allow the media to film the empty cages when children have been released from US Custom and Border Protection facilities.

Cruzs attack is part of a predictable bad faith attack from Republicans calling for greater transparency from the administration on temporary containment facilities - as though the zero tolerance policies of Donald Trump never happened.

Doucy Ducey, Arizonas governor, has meanwhile called her the worst possible choice to take on the situation.

Joe Sommerlad25 March 2021 11:45

Another Trumpista with a conveniently short memory is the ex-presidents former press secretary, now a pundit at Fox News, who was accused of lying several times at the podium during her White House tenure despite overtly promising the lobby she would never do so.

Here she is with the bare-faced cheek to attack Biden for a lack of transparency ahead of his press conference.

Joe Sommerlad25 March 2021 12:05

Jen Psaki said during her daily briefing on Wednesday that the employees lost their jobs after a review that also raised other security issues.

She added that Biden had not stepped in to prevent the firings over admissions of past drug use because, although decriminalised in some states, cannabis remains illegal federally.

What we tried to do as an administration was work with the security service who actually make these determinations about the suitability for serving in government, Psaki said.

In the past, and I served in the Obama-Biden administration when the rules were actually far more stringent, so that is not about anyones personal point of view it is about working through the process and the history and modernising it and taking steps to address the fact that marijuana is legal in a number of states across the country but it is still illegal federally, right? We know that.

Joe Sommerlad25 March 2021 12:35

The US Department of Agriculture has announced the end of a Trump-era policy that could have stripped federal food benefits from over a million people during the pandemic by imposing stricter working requirements on those reliant on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP).

A federal court allowed new agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack to withdraw the preceding administrations appeal against an earlier ruling blocking the policy change.

We are pleased to finally put to rest a policy that would have restricted the ability of states to provide nutrition assistance to able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) during times of high unemployment, Vilsack said in a statement.

The rule would have penalised individuals who were unable to find consistent income, when many low-wage jobs have variable hours, and limited to no sick leave.

Groups with typically higher unemployment, including rural Americans, Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and People of Color, and those with less than a high school education would have been disproportionately harmed by this cruel policy.

The move was applauded by his colleagues.

Joe Sommerlad25 March 2021 13:05

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The control of major media by one political party is a dangerous threat to the country, a federal judge warned in a blistering dissent that called for courts to revisit libel laws that generally protect the press from being held liable for their reporting.

It should be borne in mind that the first step taken by any potential authoritarian or dictatorial regime is to gain control of communications, particularly the delivery of news, wrote Judge Laurence Silberman of the D.C. Circuit for the Court of Appeals. It is fair to conclude, therefore, that one-party control of the press and media is a threat to a viable democracy.

Silberman argued that its time for courts to revisit New York Times v. Sullivan, which has shaped press law in favor of media outlets for more than five decades. The New York Times and the Washington Post are virtually Democratic Party broadsheets. And the news section of The Wall Street Journal leans in the same direction, Judge Silberman wrote in his March 19 dissent.

He said that orientation also controls the Associated Press and most large papers in the country, including the Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, and Boston Globe. Nearly all televisionnetwork and cableis a Democratic Party trumpet, Judge Silberman added.

Silicon Valley also has enormous influence over the distribution of news and it similarly filters news delivery in ways favorable to the Democratic Party, wrote Judge Silberman, highlighting the shocking suppression of stories about Joe Biden and his family when he was running for president.

In that case, Twitter and Facebook censored media outlets that reported accurately about the Biden familys dealing with foreign entities. Twitter suspended users, including sitting White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, for merely sharing accurate information, and prevented people from sharing the information privately on its platform. Facebook said it would censor coverage of the Biden family corruption pending a fact-check, an unprecedented privilege given to Biden in the closing days of one of the closest presidential elections in history.

Only a few major media outlets are not controlled by the left, Silberman noted, citing Fox News, where this reporter is a contributor, the New York Post, and The Wall Street Journal. It should be sobering for those concerned about news bias that these institutions are controlled by a single man and his son. Will a lone holdout remain in what is otherwise a frighteningly orthodox media culture? After all, there are serious efforts to muzzle Fox News, he wrote. CNN hosts and other leftist activsts are currently on a campaign to deplatform their rival.

Admittedly, a number of Foxs commentators lean as far to the right as the commentators and reporters of the mainstream outlets lean to the left, Silberman wrote in a footnote, in a dig at reporters inserting their extreme partisan views into news stories.

A New York Supreme Court judge last week ruled against The New York Times effort to get a defamation suit against it dismissed. The Times had said that its reporters were inserting opinion into news stories, and that opinions are not actionable for defamation. The argument didnt hold sway with the judge, who critiqued the blending of news and opinion in purported news stories.

Another footnote critiqued the tepid response of some to big techs behavior censoring conservative speech. Silberman called repression of political speech in large institutions with market power fundamentally un-American.

Some emphasize these companies are private and therefore not subject to the First Amendment. Yeteven if correct it is not an adequate excuse for big techs bias. The First Amendment is more than just a legal provision: It embodies the most important value of American Democracy. Repression of political speech by large institutions with market power therefore isI say this advisedlyfundamentally un-American, Silberman wrote.

He then cited Tim Grosecloses book, Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind, which empirically argued that media bias even a decade ago gave Democrat candidates an 8-10 point advantage. And now, a decade after this books publication, the press and media do not even pretend to be neutral news services. Silberman noted.

The First Amendment guarantees a free press to foster a vibrant trade in ideas. But a biased press can distort the marketplace. And when the media has proven its willingnessif not eagernessto so distort, it is a profound mistake to stand by unjustified legal rules that serve only to enhance the press power, Silberman concluded.

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Judge: 'One-Party Control Of Media Is A Threat To A Viable Democracy' - The Federalist

The food system is in a constant state of evolution, with consumer preferences, production systems and policies shifting over time. Public health systems are also under pressure as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, diabetes and cancer pose threats to long-term health.

At the sametime, food systems contribute substantially to climate change, biodiversity loss and the depletion of natural resources. Changes in food systems will not only have to address the rise in diet-related NCDs but will also need to promote a shift towards environmentally sustainable diets. This will be no easy task, nor can we do it alone.

Human health and planetary health are deeply interconnected. For this reason, the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office) is engaging in various projects concerning healthy and sustainable diets. Reflecting the needs and concerns of Member States, these exploratory actions aim to provide evidence-based actions on issues such as dietary shifts, food reformulation, digital food environments and public procurement.

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Healthy and Sustainable Diets - Key workstreams in the WHO European Region - Factsheet (2021) - WHO/Europe

Jensen Karp makes his living telling jokes, but photos he posted to social media of his Cinnamon Toast Crunch containing shrimp tails and rat droppings are not part of a bit, he claims.

Ummmm why are there shrimp tails in my cereal? (This is not a bit), Karp tweeted Monday, accompanying a photo of the cereal spilled out onto a table with what Karp claims are two shrimp tails visible next to the cereal bag.

Karp, a comedian, says the company apologized in a direct message exchange on Twitter and offered to replace the cereal box, but denied that there were shrimp tails in the package.

After further investigation with our team that closely examined the image, it appears to be an accumulation of the cinnamon sugar that sometimes can occur when ingredients arent thoroughly blended. We assure you that theres no possibility of cross contamination with shrimp, the Cinnamon Toast Crunch Twitter account,@CTCSquares, responded to Karp.

Continuing to air out his ire with the cereal company publicly, Karp shared several tweets claiming that there were mysterious black flecks in the package. Several social media users responded claiming they were mouse or rat droppings.

Karp shared that he contacted Poison Control, as he had eaten a whole bowl of cereal before spotting the alleged shrimp tails.

The interaction between Karp and Cinnamon Toast Crunch went viral Monday night, with many users weighing in on the shrimp tail claims.

Id cut my mouth off if I were you, actor Seth Rogen tweeted at Karp.

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The move toward widespread electrification is set to transform the very top of the car market as well as its lower reaches. Last year we told you about discussions between Volkswagen Group and Rimac over the future of Bugatti, with VW reportedly offering to cede ownership of its grandest brand in exchange for increased equity in the Croatian hyper-EV maker.

Yet that didnt happen, and last month Porscheultimately owned by Volkswagenspent more than $83 million increasing its existing 15.5 percent stake in Rimac to 24 percent. But now Volkswagens CEO, Herbert Diess, has offered up some more pieces of the puzzle, confirming both that Bugatti is going to become a Porsche subsidiary and that discussions have begun over a joint venture between Rimac and Porsche for a future Bugatti product.

"Porsche is currently preparing a partnership thats going to be under discussion with Rimac, and Porsche will be taking care of that," Diess told watchers of the Volkswagen Groups online media conference earlier this week. "The whole thing isn't yet finalized. What we want to do is transition responsibility of Bugatti to Porsche, and Porsche in all probability will establish a joint venture with Rimac, with a minority share of Porsche."

Any such move would make plenty of sense, as even the most exotic automakers face the approaching end of internal combustion. The Bugatti Chiron remains a mechanical marvel, one we recently confirmed to be the quickest car we've ever tested with a staggering 9.4-second quarter-mile time. But its quad-turbocharged W-16 engine will be almost certain to die with it. Bugatti boss Stefan Winkelmann told C/D last year that he thinks Bugatti should make a straight switch to full electrification rather than create a hybridized architecture.

The architecture of the existing Rimac C_Two (pictured above), or a development on it, would be an obvious way to do that; the all-wheel-drive electric hypercar is claimed to offer 1888 horsepower and a top speed of 258 mph. This is also the platform that underpins the forthcoming Pininfarina Battista, suggesting it could be used as the basis for a similarly rapid (or even quicker) Bugatti model.

Anyone trying to keep up with Volkswagen's internal power politics has been busy in recent months. Control of Bentley has just been passed from Porsche to Audi, and this latest announcement suggests other changes are likely. Winkelmann is also CEO of Lamborghini, currently an Audi subsidiary but one that would also seem to have a more obvious future away from what Diess described as the "volume sector" side of the vast group.

As for future Bugatti models, we can safely predict they will remain both very fast and very expensive, regardless of who controls the brand.

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Bugatti Moves to Porsche Control, and Joint Venture with Rimac in the Works - Car and Driver