Biden Begins Transition, Calls for Healing, Unity
RABIA ALAWWAL 23, 1442 AH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2020 16 Pages Max 34º Min 24º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 18278 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Bitcoin rise sparks new Egypt’s GDP grows despite Festive Filipinos trying US sports stars celebrate 8 debate amid pandemic 9 pandemic, so does poverty 13 to save Xmas from virus 14 as Biden wins presidency Biden begins transition, calls for healing, unity US president-elect urges cooperation, reaches out to Trump voters WASHINGTON: US President-elect gram protecting from deportation Joe Biden began the transfer of power “Dreamers” immigrants brought to yesterday that Americans hope will the US illegally as children shortly turn the page on four years of divi- after taking office on Jan 20 that siveness as his defeated rival Donald would reverse several contentious Trump refused to concede and con- Trump policies. tinued to cast doubt on the election Biden, who turns 78 on Nov 20, is results. As congratulations poured in the oldest person ever elected to the from world leaders and supporters White House. Harris, the junior sena- nursed hangovers after a day of rau- tor from California, is the first woman cous celebrations, the 77-year-old and first black person to be elected Biden and Vice President-elect vice president. Biden has already Kamala Harris, 56, launched a transi- announced plans to name a task force tion website, BuildBackBetter.com, today to tackle the coronavirus pan- and a Twitter feed, @Transition46. demic which has left more than It lists four priorities for a Biden- 237,000 people dead in the United Harris administration: COVID-19, States and is surging across the economic recovery, racial equity and country.
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