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President Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi officially shook on ending the US's combat mission in Iraq. The Dept of Veterans Affairs became the first fed agency to require its health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. And, the Commerce Dept said that new single-family home sales last month dropped to the lowest level since April 2020.

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