Biden takes over at perilous moment

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Joe Biden’s administration will begin Wednesday at a perilous moment for a country facing nearly unprecedented challenges to public health and national security.

Biden will take over the federal response to a coronavirus pandemic that is surging amid fears that a new more contagious strain will be dominant in March.

He’ll face the challenge of stimulating an economy showing new signs of buckling, and a vaccination effort that has thus far fallen short of targets set by the Trump administration. Continue reading.