Obama curtails 60th birthday bash after delta variant surge

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Obama curtails 60th birthday bash after delta variant surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The party for the nation’s 44th president will go on, but only for family and close friends. Former President Barack Obama has scaled back his 60th birthday […]

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