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Biden announces a $2 trillion infrastructure proposal; Chinese electoral reforms further threaten democracy in Hong Kong.    Tonight's Sentences was written by Greg Svirnovskiy. TOP NEWS Biden introduces the American Jobs Plan Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images At a carpenters training center in Pittsburgh, President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure package, dubbed the American Jobs Plan, aimed at catalyzing America's economic recovery and path to clean energy, to be paid for by long-term tax increases on domestic and multinational corporations. [ USA Today / Joey Garrison ] The site of the announcement was significant. Pittsburgh, the city where Biden announced his presidential bid back in 2019, is known for its h

Hospitalizations are rising as the US braces for another coronavirus wave; refugees from Myanmar are looking to Thailand for help.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Gabby Birenbaum. TOP NEWS A fourth wave? Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Across the nation, the seven-day coronavirus case average has increased by 12 percent from last week, reaching its highest point in nearly a month and bringing evidence of a fourth wave of infections. [ The Washington Post / Erin Cunningham and Marisa Iati ] Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned that increased travel in recent weeks could lead to similar case surges seen over the winter and last summer. [ CNN / Christina Maxouris a