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    • GOP lawmaker slapped with 12-hour Twitter ban

      GOP lawmaker slapped with 12-hour Twitter ban

      Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who supported President Trump's efforts to overturn the election, recently tweeted a slew of false claims about voter fraud in Georgia.

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      • 4th victim dies after gunman's attacks in Illinois

        4th victim dies after gunman's attacks in Illinois

      • Notorious music producer Phil Spector dead at 81

        Notorious music producer Phil Spector dead at 81

      • Census decision deals blow to Trump efforts on House seats

        Census decision deals blow to Trump efforts on House seats

      • There's 1 Trump adviser Biden likely won't replace

        There's 1 Trump adviser Biden likely won't replace

      • Keeping secrets, Biden may mitigate risks Trump poses

        Keeping secrets, Biden may mitigate risks Trump poses

    • Wilmington 1898: When white supremacists overthrew a US government
      U.S.
      BBC

      Wilmington 1898: When white supremacists overthrew a US government

      They destroyed black-owned businesses, murdered black residents, and forced the elected local government - a coalition of white and black politicians - to resign en masse. Historians have described it as the only coup in US history. Its ringleaders took power the same day as the insurrection and swiftly brought in laws to strip voting and civil rights from the state's black population.

    • Congresswoman's spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term
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      Associated Press

      Congresswoman's spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term

      The spokesman for Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has quit less than two weeks after she was sworn into office, saying he was prompted to by the insurrection at the nation's Capitol. Ben Goldey confirmed his departure to The Colorado Sun after it was first reported on Saturday by Axios. The Sun reported that Goldey did not respond to additional questions, but he told Axios he was leaving in the wake of a deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

      • Communications director for gun-toting congresswoman quits
        Communications director for gun-toting congresswoman quits
        Axios
      • Aide to Lauren Boebert resigns following Capitol riots
        Aide to Lauren Boebert resigns following Capitol riots
        The Independent
    • Distrust, division and doubt cloud Palestinian election call
      World
      Reuters

      Distrust, division and doubt cloud Palestinian election call

      Beset by political infighting, split between three territories and distrustful of their institutions, many Palestinians are sceptical that their first national elections in 15 years will bring change - or even happen at all. President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday that parliamentary and presidential elections would be held later this year in a bid to heal long-standing divisions. The announcement is widely seen as a gesture aimed at pleasing U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, with whom the Palestinians want to reset relations after they reached a low under Donald Trump.

      • Divisions and doubt cloud Palestinian election
        Divisions and doubt cloud Palestinian election
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      • Explainer: Road to Palestinian vote full of obstacles
        Explainer: Road to Palestinian vote full of obstacles
        Associated Press
    • China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases
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      Associated Press

      China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases

      China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government said are harder to contain and that it blamed on infected people or goods from abroad. The hospital is one of six with a total of 6,500 rooms being built in Nangong, south of Beijing in Hebei province, the official Xinhua News Agency said. China had largely contained the coronavirus that first was detected in the central city of Wuhan in late 2019 but has suffered a surge of cases since December.

    • UK sees third-highest daily death toll with new cases at three-week low
      World
      Reuters

      UK sees third-highest daily death toll with new cases at three-week low

      Britain reported its lowest number of daily new coronavirus infections since the start of the year on Saturday, adding to signs that a national lockdown is slowing the spread of a more infectious variant of the disease. However the effect of the recent surge in cases remains clear in the death toll, which was the third-highest on record. Britain has Europe's highest death toll - though more have died in Italy and Belgium on a per capita basis.

    • Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

      President-elect Joe Biden's plan to scrap President Donald Trump's vision of โ€œAmerica Firstโ€ in favor of โ€œdiplomacy firstโ€ will depend on whether he's able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of U.S. foreign policy. From Europe to the Middle East and Asia, Trump's brand of transactional diplomacy has alienated friends and foes alike, leaving Biden with a particularly contentious set of national security issues. Biden, who said last month that โ€œAmerica's back, ready to lead the world, not retreat from it,โ€ might strive to be the antithesis of Trump on the world stage and reverse some, if not many, of his predecessor's actions.

    • Covid: Brazil approves and rolls out AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines
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      BBC

      Covid: Brazil approves and rolls out AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines

      A nurse has received the first vaccine dose of Brazil's Covid-19 immunisation programme after health regulators gave emergency approval to two jabs. Regulator Anvisa gave the green light to vaccines from Oxford-AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac, doses of which will be distributed among all 27 states. Brazil's vaccine programme has started later than many of its regional peers.

      • Brazilโ€™s health agency approves the use of two vaccines
        Brazilโ€™s health agency approves the use of two vaccines
        Associated Press
      • Pakistan approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
        Pakistan approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
        Reuters
    • Egypt unveils ancient funerary temple south of Cairo
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      Associated Press

      Egypt unveils ancient funerary temple south of Cairo

      Egypt's former antiquities minister and noted archaeologist Zahi Hawass on Sunday revealed details of an ancient funerary temple in a vast necropolis south of Cairo. Hawass told reporters at the Saqqara necropolis that archaeologists unearthed the temple of Queen Neit, wife of King Teti, the first king of the Sixth Dynasty that ruled Egypt from 2323 B.C. till 2150 B.C. Archaeologists also found a 4-meter (13-foot) long papyrus that includes texts of the Book of the Dead, which is a collection of spells aimed at directing the dead through the underworld in ancient Egypt, he said.

    • Iran fires long-range missiles into Indian Ocean in military drill: media
      World
      Reuters

      Iran fires long-range missiles into Indian Ocean in military drill: media

      Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday fired long-range ballistic missiles into the Indian Ocean on the second day of a military exercise, state media reported. The drill, which comes in the waning days of high tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, was conducted in the country's central desert region. "One of our most important defence policy goals is to use long-range ballistic missiles against enemy warships, including aircraft carriers and warships," state media quoted Guards commander Major General Hossein Salami as saying.

    • Biden's incoming chief of staff says the administration is prepared to tackle the 'huge mess' it's inheriting in COVID-19 vaccine rollout
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      INSIDER

      Biden's incoming chief of staff says the administration is prepared to tackle the 'huge mess' it's inheriting in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

      Incoming chief of staff Ronald Klain told CNN's Jake Tapper the Biden administration is inheriting a 'huge mess' from the Trump team when it comes to the vaccine rollout. Klain said the Biden administration has a plan to fix it and speed up the delivery of the vaccine. Incoming White House chief of staff Ronald Klain said Sunday President-elect Joe Biden's administration is gearing up to address the "huge mess" it is inheriting from the Trump administration regarding the coronavirus vaccine rollout.

      • Biden lays out plan to get America vaccinated
        Biden lays out plan to get America vaccinated
        Reuters Videos
      • โ€˜Weโ€™re inheriting a huge mess here:โ€™ Biden official slams Trump handling of COVID vaccine
        โ€˜Weโ€™re inheriting a huge mess here:โ€™ Biden official slams Trump handling of COVID vaccine
        NY Daily News
    • Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push
      World
      Associated Press

      Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push

      Israeli authorities on Sunday advanced plans to build nearly 800 homes in West Bank settlements, in a last-minute surge of approvals before the friendly Trump administration leaves office later this week. COGAT, the Israeli defense body that authorizes settlement construction, confirmed the approvals, which drew swift condemnations from the Palestinians. The anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now said that over 90% of the homes lay deep inside the West Bank, which the Palestinians seek as the heartland of a future independent state, and over 200 homes were located in unauthorized outposts that the government had decided to legalize.

    • Twitter suspends US congresswoman over election fraud claims
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Twitter suspends US congresswoman over election fraud claims

      Twitter on Sunday temporarily suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican U.S. Congresswoman from Georgia who has expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories online. Greene's account was suspended โ€œwithout explanation," she said in a statement, while also condemning big tech companies for โ€œsilencingโ€ conservative views. Before noon Sunday, Greene posted a clip from an interview with a local news outlet in which she condemned Georgia election officials and expressed support for debunked theories claiming that voting machines, absentee ballots and other issues led to widespread fraud in the state during the presidential election.

      • Twitter Temporarily Suspends QAnon Rep. For Election Disinformation, Inciting Violence
        Twitter Temporarily Suspends QAnon Rep. For Election Disinformation, Inciting Violence
        HuffPost
      • Twitter locks account of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican who promoted QAnon
        Twitter locks account of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican who promoted QAnon
        Reuters
    • Federal authorities arrest the mother of Tennessee man who was pictured holding plastic restraints during Capitol riots
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      Federal authorities arrest the mother of Tennessee man who was pictured holding plastic restraints during Capitol riots

      The mother of the man who was pictured with plastic zip-tie restraints during the Capitol riots was arrested and charged by the FBI. Lis Eisenhart was arrested in Nashville on Saturday. According to an affidavit, footage from the riot revealed that both Eisenhart and Munchel appeared to be "holding flex cuffs in each of their hands" while following a violent mob who were chasing two Capitol police officers during the siege.

      • Mom Of 'Zip Tie Guy' In Capitol Mob Arrested In Nashville
        Mom Of 'Zip Tie Guy' In Capitol Mob Arrested In Nashville
        HuffPost
      • Mom of โ€˜zip tie guyโ€™ arrested for her role in US Capitol insurrection, feds say
        Mom of โ€˜zip tie guyโ€™ arrested for her role in US Capitol insurrection, feds say
        Miami Herald
    • Vice President-elect Harris to resign her Senate seat Monday
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Vice President-elect Harris to resign her Senate seat Monday

      Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat on Monday, two days before she and President-elect Joe Biden are inaugurated. Aides to the California Democrat confirmed the timing and said Gov. Gavin Newsom was aware of her decision, clearing the way for him to appoint fellow Democrat Alex Padilla, now California's secretary of state, to serve the final two years of Harris' term. Padilla will be the first Latino senator from California, where about 40% of residents are Hispanic.

      • Kamala Harris will resign from her Senate seat on Monday ahead of inauguration as vice president
        Kamala Harris will resign from her Senate seat on Monday ahead of inauguration as vice president
        Business Insider
      • Kamala Harris to Resign Senate Seat on Monday Ahead of Inauguration
        Kamala Harris to Resign Senate Seat on Monday Ahead of Inauguration
        National Review
    • Chaos Engulfs Airport as Navalny Lands Back Home to Face Down Putin
      World
      The Daily Beast

      Chaos Engulfs Airport as Navalny Lands Back Home to Face Down Putin

      MOSCOWโ€”Five months after surviving an assassination attempt, the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, arrived back in Russia on Sunday amid chaotic scenes as copsโ€”some of who were dressed in riot gearโ€”arrested supporters and tried to prevent people entering the airport where their returning hero was scheduled to land. A German medical rescue plane had evacuated Navalny from Russia in August while he lay in a coma. Putin has tried to dismiss Navalny as merely a โ€œbloggerโ€ but that is a hard claim to make with a straight face when law enforcement services have deployed dozens of police vehicles to greet you at an airport that descended into anarchy with cops trying to herd supporters and journalists back out of the building after many had forced their way inside.

    • Adam Schiff says โ€˜massive intelligence and security failureโ€™ at US Capitol being investigated by the House
      Politics
      The Independent

      Adam Schiff says โ€˜massive intelligence and security failureโ€™ at US Capitol being investigated by the House

      Rep. Adam Schiff, the House Intelligence Committee Chairman, said a "massive intelligence and security failure" was being investigated in connection with the US Capitol insurrection by Donald Trump's supporters on 6 January. Mr Schiff made the comments while appearing on CBS's Face the Nation. "Along with my fellow chairs, we are beginning an investigation into what went wrong," Mr Schiff said.

    • A couple of Capitol rioters told the FBI an officer shook their hands and said 'it's your house now' as insurrectionists stormed the US Capitol
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A couple of Capitol rioters told the FBI an officer shook their hands and said 'it's your house now' as insurrectionists stormed the US Capitol

      Two Capitol rioters claim an officer told them "It's your house now" as hundreds stormed the Capitol on January 6. Bobby Bauer and a relative were identified as among those who breached the US Capitol after an unknown caller tipped the FBI's National Threat Operations Center. Bauer told authorities an officer "grabbed his hand, shook it, and said, 'It's your house now."

      • FBI Shares Photos Of Suspects Who Surrounded And Beat DC Officer During Capitol Riot
        FBI Shares Photos Of Suspects Who Surrounded And Beat DC Officer During Capitol Riot
        HuffPost
      • Capitol rioters taking selfies leave digital trail of 140,000 images under FBI investigation
        Capitol rioters taking selfies leave digital trail of 140,000 images under FBI investigation
        The Independent
    • World
      Reuters Videos

      Indonesia quake dead pulled from under rubble

      An aftershock jolted Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Saturday (January 16) as rescue workers combed the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors after an earthquake killed over 40 people Friday and sent thousands of residents fleeing in panic. The country's disaster mitigation agency said no damage or casualties were reported from Saturday's magnitude-5.0 tremor in the West Sulawesi districts of Mamuju and Majene, which shook the area a day after the magnitude-6.2 quake.

    • The Kashmiri Families Begging for Their Sonsโ€™ Bodies Back
      World
      The Daily Beast

      The Kashmiri Families Begging for Their Sonsโ€™ Bodies Back

      Indian-administered Kashmirโ€”On the afternoon of Jan. 7, 2021, a narrow lane covered with a huge layer of snowโ€”and the muddy foot imprints of Kashmiri mournersโ€”formed a track leading to the door of Mushtaq Ahmad Wani's house. Two Kashmiri men in their early 20s who wore long dull-colored pheran, a traditional Kashmiri dress, served the tea to the mourners, who had come to express their condolences to Mushtaq over the killing of his only son, 16-year-old Athar Ashraf Wani. The teen was killed two weeks earlier on the highway that connects Srinagar, the capital city of Indian-administered Kashmir, to the northern and southern parts of the region.

    • Tribute to King, rebuke of demagogues in Warnock sermon
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      Tribute to King, rebuke of demagogues in Warnock sermon

      A day before the nation's annual holiday celebrating life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock of Georgia returned to the pulpit at the church that was King's spiritual home, calling for the nation to adhere to โ€œGod's vision of equity.โ€ Warnock's wide-ranging holiday message included a tribute to King and a remembrance of his last days organizing an anti-poverty crusade before he was gunned down in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968. โ€œThe tragedy is that the minimum wage had more purchasing power in 1968 than the minimum wage does in 2021," he said at one point.

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      Illegal caravans headed to border due to Biden's 'open door policy': Mark Morgan

      Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan weighs in on changing immigration policy under President-elect Joe Biden.

    • The EU could throw out its landmark trade deal with China over concerns about Beijing's human rights record
      World
      Business Insider

      The EU could throw out its landmark trade deal with China over concerns about Beijing's human rights record

      A leading member of the European Parliament has raised significant concerns about the EU's landmark investment deal with China over its alleged human rights abuses and fears that it could harm relations with the new Biden administration. The EU-China investment deal aims to liberalize trade between Beijing and Brussels and was struck in the last days of December after last-minute concessions from Chinese premier Xi Jinping. But there is mounting concern in the European Parliament, which still needs to approve the deal, about the deal given China's human rights record on issues including alleged forced labor camps and a crackdown in Hong Kong which began last year.

    • In Florida, are rich people jumping to the head of the COVID-19 vaccine line?
      U.S.
      USA TODAY Opinion

      In Florida, are rich people jumping to the head of the COVID-19 vaccine line?

      Last week TCPalm detailed how Piper's Landing Yacht & Country Club managed to get ahold of some 270 Moderna vaccines, courtesy of Mobile Medical Associates, which provides "concierge" in-home medical services. Mobile Medical is approved by the state to distribute the vaccine, and ownerย Laurie McCuen told TCPalm the firm already provides health care services to about 70 country club members/homeowners; 20ย wereย home-bound patients, and 50 have mobility issues. The other 200 vaccines went to other club members age 65 and up.

    • Norwegian health officials have adjusted their advice on who gets a COVID-19 vaccine as 29 frail elderly people die
      World
      Business Insider

      Norwegian health officials have adjusted their advice on who gets a COVID-19 vaccine as 29 frail elderly people die

      Norwegian health officials have changed their advice on who gets a COVID-19 vaccine after more than 25 elderly people with underlying health conditions died. According to the agency, "all deaths" are linked to the Pfizer vaccine, which was the only one available in the country until Friday. However, Norwegian officials maintain they are not alarmed and have advised individual doctors to decide who should receive a vaccine.

    • Kanye West's Yeezy sues former intern for allegedly breaching NDA by sharing confidential photos on Instagram
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      INSIDER

      Kanye West's Yeezy sues former intern for allegedly breaching NDA by sharing confidential photos on Instagram

      Yeezy LLC has sued a former intern, Ryan Inwards, for allegedly breaching a non-disclosure agreement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The complaint claimed Inwards breached the NDA by posting confidential Yeezy photographs on Instagram. Yeezy LLC is reportedly seeking $500,000 in liquidated damages and punitive damages.

    Why Democrats won in Georgia
    • โ€œIf youโ€™re looking to win elections, it is probably best not to urge your supporters not to vote.โ€

    • โ€œWarnockโ€™s portrayal of himself as a dog lover, a means of overcoming white suspicions of Black men, smacked of pure genius.โ€

    • โ€œTrump has done damage to the Republican brand among suburban voters that goes well beyond just races where he is on the ballot.โ€

    • โ€œOnce more, Democrats must profusely thank activist Stacey Abrams.โ€

    • โ€œOverall, demographic trends show that the stateโ€™s electorate is becoming younger and more diverse each year.โ€

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