Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

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President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate. Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York City nurse who rolled up her sleeve on live television in December 2020 to receive the first COVID-19 vaccine dose that was pumped into an arm in the United States, the White House announced Friday.

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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Biles, Rapinoe among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

Four-times gymnastics Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles and twice soccer World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe are among 17 people set to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest United States' civilian honour, the White House said on Friday.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to John McCain and Gabby Giffords

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honour that can be awarded by the United States

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBS Local

Megan Rapinoe, Simone Biles, Gabby Giffords And Denzel Washington Among Medal Of Freedom Awardees

(CNN/CBS13) — President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — to 17 recipients next week, with his first slate of honorees since taking office featuring Olympians, an Academy Award winner, the first American to receive the Covid-19 vaccine outside of trials, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and civil rights advocates.Biden will bestow the medal to several posthumous honorees, including Apple co-fou…

3 months ago·United States

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USA Today

President Medal of Freedom: Simone Biles, Denzel and Steve Jobs

Simone Biles and Denzel Washington are among the 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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abc News

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate

3 months ago·United States

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CNN

Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe, Gabby Giffords and Denzel Washington among Medal of Freedom awardees

President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Freedom -- the nation's highest civilian honor -- to 17 recipients next week, with his first slate of honorees since taking office featuring Olympians, an Academy Award winner, the first American to receive the Covid-19 vaccine outside of trials, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and civil rights advocates.

3 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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