Biden crafts inaugural address to unify a country in crisis
President-elect Joe Biden has spoken volumes inside the US Capitol over more than four decades, but the weight of those words does not approach the…
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McConnell, Schumer close in on power-sharing agreement in evenly divided Senate
The top two Senate leaders are nearing a power-sharing agreement to hash out how the evenly divided chamber will operate, with Democrats in charge of…
Continue ReadingStates complain that demand for the Covid-19 vaccine is outpacing supply
Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows there’s still a gap in the number of Covid-19 vaccines that have been…
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California pauses Covid-19 shots from one lot of vaccine containing more than 330,000 doses
Health officials in California are telling medical providers across the state not to administer doses from one lot of Moderna’s coronavirus…
Continue ReadingPentagon chief says ‘no intelligence indicating an insider threat’ to inauguration as FBI vets National Guard
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller said Monday that there is “no intelligence indicating an insider threat” to…
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5 things to know for January 19: Inauguration, transition, Covid-19, Russia, Uganda
Dangerous winds are sweeping over parts of California, and that means a greater wildfire risk and the possibility of power losses for hundreds of…
Continue ReadingNorway reviewing deaths of frail and elderly patients vaccinated against Covid-19
Doctors in Norway are investigating the deaths of 23 elderly patients who had received the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, looking into the…
Continue ReadingScottish fishermen say ‘Brexit carnage’ threatens to kill their business
Scottish fishermen parked their trucks near UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office at 10 Downing Street on Monday to protest post-Brexit red…
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China is hitting back at criticism of its vaccines with a dangerous disinformation campaign
Speaking at the World Health Assembly last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for “solidarity and cooperation” in developing…
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US approaches 400,000 coronavirus deaths
As the US approaches 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, new cases have been trending down but multiple states are reporting cases of new…
Continue ReadingAmazon Prime show ‘Tandav’ faces calls for a ban in India
Amazon wants India to play a key role in its ambitions to conquer streaming video. But the company now faces a political backlash over one of its new…
Continue ReadingArmed demonstrators gather at Virginia state Capitol as states stay tight on security ahead of inauguration
Dozens of armed demonstrators gathered at the state Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday as authorities remained on alert at capitols across the…
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New Covid-19 cases declined 11% after hitting a peak last week
New Covid-19 cases in the United States have been trending down since hitting a peak last week, but experts say it’s too soon to be overly…
Continue ReadingFBI investigates tip that a woman possibly stole a laptop from Pelosi’s office to potentially sell it to Russia
In a new criminal court case against a woman alleged to have entered the US Capitol on January 6, the FBI noted that a tipster raised the possibility…
Continue ReadingL.A. inquest into a fatal police shooting of 18-year-old backs earlier conclusion that it was homicide
Following the first inquest in Los Angeles in more than 30 years, the Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office on Friday released its findings, which…
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The President might want Trump World, but he needs a real library
For anyone at all disturbed by the alternate universe President Donald Trump has pushed as reality over the past four years, a nagging aggravation…
Continue ReadingIf 2021 already seems like too much, there’s a hotline that urges people to call in and scream
Those exhausted by 2021 — and well, all of 2020 — can get some relief by calling a hotline and screaming. Yes, really. Just Scream!, a…
Continue ReadingHow Trump allies stoked the flames ahead of Capitol riot
Steve Bannon evoked the beaches of Normandy. Michael Flynn drew comparisons to Civil War battlefields and spoke of Americans who died for their…
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Army Secretary says National Guard’s riot response was hampered by archaic system
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Monday that the National Guard and law enforcement response to the deadly US Capitol riot was hampered by an…
Continue ReadingWall Street has a new top cop. And Elizabeth Warren is a big fan of him
A new sheriff is coming to Wall Street — and, for a change, he’s not a friendly face. In a win for Elizabeth Warren and progressives,…
Continue ReadingTrump moves to lift some Covid-19-related travel restrictions, but Biden plans to block the order
President Donald Trump on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions for much of Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil, effective…
Continue ReadingTrump lifts Covid-19-related travel restrictions for much of Europe, the UK, Ireland and Brazil
President Donald Trump on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions for much of Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil, effective…
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Democratic lawmaker accuses Boebert of giving tours prior to insurrection
Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee said that he and a fellow lawmaker personally saw Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado guiding a group…
Continue ReadingFacebook posts promoting violence still circulated even after insurrection
Facebook posts promoting violence during inauguration week have circulated on the platform over the past week despite a crackdown by the social media…
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Heading ‘into a buzzsaw’: Why extremism experts fear the Capitol attack is just the beginning
The US Capitol is surrounded by fences and troops amid fear the January 6 riots could spark violence this weekend and leading up to Wednesday’s…
Continue ReadingTrump to lift Covid-19 related travel restrictions before he leaves office, White House official says
President Donald Trump is expected to lift coronavirus-related travel restrictions starting on January 26, nearly a week after he leaves office, a…
Continue ReadingYellen to urge lawmakers to ‘act big’ on relief spending
Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury secretary, is expected to urge lawmakers to “act big” on relief…
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California tops 3 million Covid-19 cases
California has become the first state in the nation to record more than 3 million Covid-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and…
Continue ReadingArmed demonstrators gather at Virginia state Capitol ahead of inauguration
Dozens of armed demonstrators gathered at the state Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday as authorities remained on alert at capitols across the…
Continue ReadingMartin Luther King Jr. would be ‘greatly disappointed’ in our nation, his son says
The oldest son of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King said his father would be greatly disappointed in the nation if he…
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