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    • Fauci reveals his reaction to Trump's bleach suggestion

      Fauci reveals his reaction to Trump's bleach suggestion

      The nation’s leading infectious diseases expert finally opened up on Monday about one of the most infamous claims about COVID-19 made by the former president.

      'Oh, my goodness gracious' »
      • Driver strikes pedestrians across 15-block stretch

        Driver strikes pedestrians across 15-block stretch

      • Woman, 62, defies severe case of COVID-19

        Woman, 62, defies severe case of COVID-19

      • New targets emerge as Trump plans next move

        New targets emerge as Trump plans next move

      • Twitter banishes My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell

        Twitter banishes My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell

      • Volcanic rock looks just like 'Sesame Street' character

        Volcanic rock looks just like 'Sesame Street' character

    • Biden did not, in fact, remove Trump's 'Diet Coke button' from the Resolute Desk, White House clarifies
      Politics
      The Week

      Biden did not, in fact, remove Trump's 'Diet Coke button' from the Resolute Desk, White House clarifies

      The new Biden administration has yet not disclosed the secrets of Area 51 or explained what the Air Force really knows about UFOs, but it did clarify, at least, the mystery of the vanished "Diet Coke button" former President Donald Trump would use to summon refreshments in the Oval Office. The usher button, as it is formally known, is not gone, even if it is no longer used to summon Diet Cokes, a White House official tells Politico. The White House official "unfortunately wouldn't say what Biden will use the button for," Politico's Daniel Lippman writes, suggesting Biden might summon Orange Gatorade and not the obvious answer, ice cream — or, let's get real, coffee.

      • Biden brought the button Trump used to order Diet Cokes back to the Oval Office
        Biden brought the button Trump used to order Diet Cokes back to the Oval Office
        Business Insider
      • President Biden Seems to Have Removed the Famed 'Diet Coke Button' from the Oval Office
        President Biden Seems to Have Removed the Famed 'Diet Coke Button' from the Oval Office
        Food & Wine
    • Navalny's team calls new protests in Russia for his release
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      Associated Press

      Navalny's team calls new protests in Russia for his release

      Allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who faces years in prison, called for new protests next weekend to demand his release, following a wave of demonstrations that turned out tens of thousands across the country in a defiant challenge to President Vladimir Putin. Mass rallies took place Saturday in over 100 cities in what observers said was the largest outpouring of anger in years, and Navalny's supporters urged protesters to keep up the pressure. During Saturday's protests, over 3,700 people were detained, according to OVD-Info, a human rights group that monitors political arrests.

      • WH calls on Russia to release Alexei Navalny
        WH calls on Russia to release Alexei Navalny
        Reuters Videos
      • Putin calls pro-Navalny marches illegal, new protest set for Sunday
        Putin calls pro-Navalny marches illegal, new protest set for Sunday
        Reuters
    • MSNBC's Rachel Maddow says McConnell 'caved' on his filibuster demand during her Schumer interview
      Politics
      The Week

      MSNBC's Rachel Maddow says McConnell 'caved' on his filibuster demand during her Schumer interview

      In an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Monday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said his caucus won't allow Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to dictate the agenda in the Democratic-led 50-50 Senate or demand an end to the legislative filibuster as a precondition for a power-sharing pact. "While we were airing that right now, and you were watching it, Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell just put out a statement that he is folding on this" and willl "agree to go forward with what Sen. Schumer told him he must," she said.

      • Mitch McConnell Backs Down In Fight Over Filibuster
        Mitch McConnell Backs Down In Fight Over Filibuster
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      • McConnell drops filibuster demand, says power-sharing talks can move forward
        McConnell drops filibuster demand, says power-sharing talks can move forward
        The Week
    • Biden extends Europe, Brazil travel restrictions, adds South Africa
      Politics
      Reuters

      Biden extends Europe, Brazil travel restrictions, adds South Africa

      U.S. President Joe Biden signed an order on Monday barring most non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in South Africa from entering the United States, effective Saturday. Biden's order also reimposes an entry ban, set to expire on Tuesday, on nearly all non-U.S. travelers who have been in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland and 26 countries in Europe that allow travel across open borders. Last week, then-U.S. President Donald Trump revoked those restrictions which were imposed last year effective Tuesday.

      • Biden To Reinstate Restrictions On Travel From Brazil, Most European Countries
        Biden To Reinstate Restrictions On Travel From Brazil, Most European Countries
        HuffPost
      • Biden orders COVID-19 travel restrictions, adds South Africa
        Biden orders COVID-19 travel restrictions, adds South Africa
        Associated Press
    • Sean Spicer has application to White House Correspondents’ Association cancelled
      Politics
      The Independent

      Sean Spicer has application to White House Correspondents’ Association cancelled

      Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer has had his application to the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) cancelled by Newsmax. According to the right-wing cable news channel on Tuesday, there were already two Newsmax correspondents accredited by the WHCA, and so “[we] don't see a need for additional personnel assigned there”, a spokesperson told Politico. Mr Spicer, who hosts Newsmax's evening politics show, submitted an application to the association only last week, when he told Politico that he applied because “I thought, why not?

    • Editorial: Is Gov. Newsom 'following the science' on COVID reopening, or following the politics?
      U.S.
      Los Angeles Times Opinion

      Editorial: Is Gov. Newsom 'following the science' on COVID reopening, or following the politics?

      New coronavirus infections are decreasing in California, as are the number of people filling intensive care hospital beds. ICU beds are all but unavailable throughout Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley. Newsom defended the decision by saying that projections based on testing and transmission rates, as well as a steady decrease in the demand for ICU beds, make him confident about returning to the system that imposes various levels of restrictions by county and is tied to the percentage of positive coronavirus test results.

      • California lifts virus stay-at-home order and curfew
        California lifts virus stay-at-home order and curfew
        Associated Press
      • Valley hospitals react to Gov. Newsom lifting stay home orders
        Valley hospitals react to Gov. Newsom lifting stay home orders
        KFSN – Fresno
    • EU urges Navalny's release but no talk of Russia sanctions
      World
      Associated Press

      EU urges Navalny's release but no talk of Russia sanctions

      The European Union's foreign ministers on Monday condemned the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the detention of thousands during protests backing the most well-known critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin but stopped short of weighing new sanctions against Russia. “The Council considered it completely unacceptable, condemned the mass detentions, and the police brutality over the weekend,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said after chairing the meeting in Brussels. “We call on Russia for the release of Mr. Navalny and those detained.”

      • EU to hold off on new Russia sanctions if Navalny released
        EU to hold off on new Russia sanctions if Navalny released
        Reuters
      • Navalny's team calls new protests in Russia for his release
        Navalny's team calls new protests in Russia for his release
        Associated Press
    • Trump himself suggested a former president can be impeached
      Politics
      The Week

      Trump himself suggested a former president can be impeached

      With former President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial looming, several Republicans in the upper chamber are reportedly rallying around the argument that impeaching a president who is already out of office is unconstitutional. As The Dispatch and Politico note, scholars in legal circles that span the political spectrum generally disagree, and Trump himself suggested ex-presidents could be tried a year ago. Per The Washington Post, when Trump was impeached for the first time, he complained that Congress should be going after former President Barack Obama instead over comments he made about health care.

      • Can A Former President Be Impeached? The Precedent For Trump's Senate Trial
        Can A Former President Be Impeached? The Precedent For Trump's Senate Trial
        HuffPost
      • House delivers article of impeachment against Trump
        House delivers article of impeachment against Trump
        Yahoo News Video
    • News
      FOX News Videos

      Biden administration has system in place where reporters will not ask president tough questions: Media critic

      Steve Krakauer, editor at Fourth Watch, says 'it shouldn't be contingent' on one reporter to ask Biden tough questions.

    • Trump's press secretary Kayleigh McEnany to head to Fox News
      Politics
      The Independent

      Trump's press secretary Kayleigh McEnany to head to Fox News

      Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany spent her time as the president's mouthpiece spinning his words, attacking his enemies, and attempting to undermine the credibility of reporters who questioned his actions. Now, with her days at the White House behind her, Ms McEnany will step into a new role where she can once again use the skill set she cultivated during her time with the president; she'll be joining Fox News. Government watchdog organisation CREW obtained a financial disclosure report that showed Ms McEnany and Fox News entered into an employment agreement on 1 January.

    • AstraZeneca denies report vaccine less effective in elderly
      Health
      Reuters

      AstraZeneca denies report vaccine less effective in elderly

      AstraZeneca denied on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is not very effective for people over 65, after German media reports said officials fear the vaccine may not be approved in the European Union for use in the elderly. German daily papers Handelsblatt and Bild said in separate reports the vaccine - co-developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University - had an efficacy of 8% or less than 10%, respectively, in those over 65. German officials were concerned that the vaccine may not receive approval from the EU's medicines authority EMA for use in those over 65, Bild said in its online edition.

      • Germany denies newspaper claims that AstraZeneca vaccine is only 8% effective for over-65s
        Germany denies newspaper claims that AstraZeneca vaccine is only 8% effective for over-65s
        Yahoo News UK
      • EU drugs agency says it is advising makers of Russian vaccine
        EU drugs agency says it is advising makers of Russian vaccine
        Reuters
    • World
      Associated Press

      Guatemalan families think massacre victims were migrants

      Relatives of migrants from Guatemala said Monday they believe that 13 of the 19 charred corpses found in a northern Mexico border state could be their loved ones and the country's Foreign Ministry said it was collecting DNA samples from a dozen relatives to see if there was a match with any of the bodies. If true, the killings would revive memories of the 2010 massacre of 72 migrants in the same gang-ridden state of Tamaulipas. Ramiro Coronado told The Associated Press by telephone that he had a relative among a group of 13 migrants who left the province of San Marcos and were travelling together before family members lost contact with them on Thursday.

    • GOP senators appear to be divided as House readies impeachment delivery
      Politics
      LA Times

      GOP senators appear to be divided as House readies impeachment delivery

      Republican senators staked out opposing views Sunday on the wisdom of holding an impeachment trial for former President Trump, with Marco Rubio declaring the idea "stupid" and Mitt Romney asserting “truth and justice” demanded that the chamber pass judgment on whether Trump incited a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol. With the House preparing to send a single article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday, Democrats remained united in condemnation of the departed president's actions on Jan. 6 in whipping up a mob of partisans who besieged the Capitol as Congress was certifying President Biden's victory. Senate Republicans, on the other hand, have largely avoided criticizing Trump's alleged incitement of the crowd and have signaled they would prefer not to stand in judgment of a former president who commands an intensely loyal following of GOP voters.

      • Can A Former President Be Impeached? The Precedent For Trump's Senate Trial
        Can A Former President Be Impeached? The Precedent For Trump's Senate Trial
        HuffPost
      • House delivers article of impeachment against Trump to Senate. Here's what happens next.
        House delivers article of impeachment against Trump to Senate. Here's what happens next.
        Yahoo News
    • Millions of Covid vaccines missing under Trump
      Politics
      The Independent

      Millions of Covid vaccines missing under Trump

      Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses appear to be missing after they were shipped by the Trump administration to US states. According to the Daily Beast and sources within the Biden administration, there could be almost 20 million doses missing since they were shipped to states by the previous administration. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that 41.1 million doses have been sent to states since last month, but only 22.7 million Americans have received a dose.

      • Moderna says on track to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by first quarter
        Moderna says on track to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by first quarter
        Reuters
      • Turkey receives 6.5 million doses of China's Sinovac vaccine: media
        Turkey receives 6.5 million doses of China's Sinovac vaccine: media
        Reuters
    • Top Brazil court authorizes investigation of health minister
      World
      Associated Press

      Top Brazil court authorizes investigation of health minister

      A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Monday authorized an investigation of Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello to determine whether he is criminally responsible for the COVID-19 crisis in the Amazonian city of Manaus. The largest city in Brazil's vast rainforest region was slammed this month by a severe second wave of infections, and jam-packed hospitals ran out of oxygen. Patients' family members searched for tanks to keep their loved ones breathing, and dozens died asphyxiated.

    • Boycott 'wildcat' Scottish independence vote, says Scottish Conservative leader
      World
      Reuters

      Boycott 'wildcat' Scottish independence vote, says Scottish Conservative leader

      Backers of the union of the United Kingdom's four nations should boycott any "wildcat" independence referendum for Scotland, the leader of the Scottish Conservative Party said on Monday, after the nation's first minister pressed ahead with plans for a vote. Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said on Sunday she was hoping a strong performance by her Scottish National Party (SNP) in an election in May would give her the mandate to hold a second referendum. To get a legal referendum, any such vote must be approved by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has ruled out doing so.

      • Nicola Sturgeon should focus on COVID rather than Scottish independence, says Boris Johnson
        Nicola Sturgeon should focus on COVID rather than Scottish independence, says Boris Johnson
        Yahoo News UK
      • Scottish Tory leader says he would boycott independence referendum without UK government approval
        Scottish Tory leader says he would boycott independence referendum without UK government approval
        The Independent
    • Josh Hawley issues counter-complaint against Democrats who called for investigation into him over Capitol insurrection
      Politics
      The Independent

      Josh Hawley issues counter-complaint against Democrats who called for investigation into him over Capitol insurrection

      Republican Senator Josh Hawley filed an ethics counter-complaint against seven Democratic senators who called for an investigation into him and Ted Cruz. Both senators have faced widespread criticism and calls for them to resign for their role in trying to challenge Joe Biden's election victory. Five people were killed when Pro-Trump rioters attacked the Congress as lawmakers gathered to certify the electoral college results earlier this month.

      • Josh Hawley's Latest Hypocritical Complaint Mocked By Left And Right Alike
        Josh Hawley's Latest Hypocritical Complaint Mocked By Left And Right Alike
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      • Don Lemon Rips Josh Hawley's 'Muzzled' Claim: 'Poor Baby, Do You Need A Binkie?''
        Don Lemon Rips Josh Hawley's 'Muzzled' Claim: 'Poor Baby, Do You Need A Binkie?''
        HuffPost
    • The US's oldest bomber is still flying around the world, and its crews are training like 'we're going to war'
      Politics
      Business Insider

      The US's oldest bomber is still flying around the world, and its crews are training like 'we're going to war'

      "When we have these opportunities to go out [on] those long durations, it really lets us practice what we're going to be doing if we're going to war," Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Middents told Insider. Five times since mid-November, B-52s have flown from the US to the Middle East and back on Bomber Task Force missions, part of an ongoing pressure campaign against Iran. Dynamic force employment is about "trying to be strategically predictable but operationally unpredictable," said Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Middents, who led six B-52s on a five-week Bomber Task Force mission to the UK in August.

    • Iran will take steps next month to curb short-notice IAEA inspections: official
      World
      Reuters

      Iran will take steps next month to curb short-notice IAEA inspections: official

      Iran threatened on Tuesday to block short-notice inspections of its nuclear facilities, demanding Washington reverse economic sanctions before it returns to compliance with a nuclear deal that President Joe Biden aims to restore. Biden, who took office last week, aims to reverse a decision by his predecessor Donald Trump to pull out of the 2015 agreement between Iran and world powers. The agreement lifted sanctions on Iran in return for curbs to Iran's nuclear programme, but after Trump quit and reimposed sanctions, Iran violated its conditions.

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      Biden executive orders look like 'America Last' policy approach: Rep. Comer

      Kentucky Congressman James Comer reacts to the early undoing of many Trump policies by the Biden administration.

    • QAnon merges with white extremists and spreads new conspiracy Trump will be president again on March 4
      Politics
      The Independent

      QAnon merges with white extremists and spreads new conspiracy Trump will be president again on March 4

      Believers of the QAnon conspiracy have begun to spread rumours that Donald Trump will become president again on 4 Match, as the theory merges with other online extremist movements. QAnon supporters have been circulating the theory that the Republican will return to office in recent days, with many suggesting 4 March as a final day of reckoning for the former president's opponents. The rumours, which have been shared on TikTok, come amid reports QAnon was moving towards theories promoted by The Sovereign Citizen movement.

    • Indian farm protesters battle police to plant flags at historic Red Fort
      World
      Reuters

      Indian farm protesters battle police to plant flags at historic Red Fort

      Thousands of Indian farmers protesting against agricultural reforms on Tuesday overwhelmed police and stormed into the historic Red Fort complex in New Delhi after tearing down barricades and driving tractors through roadblocks. Police fired tear gas in an unsuccessful bid to force the protesters back. One protester was killed, a witness said, and Delhi police said 86 officers had been injured across the city.

      • Angry farmers storm India's Red Fort in challenge to Modi
        Angry farmers storm India's Red Fort in challenge to Modi
        Associated Press
      • Indian farmers battle police in violent clashes
        Indian farmers battle police in violent clashes
        Reuters Videos
    • ‘In Wyoming men don’t wear make-up’: Cheney spokesperson hits out at Matt Gaetz amid GOP civil war
      Politics
      The Independent

      ‘In Wyoming men don’t wear make-up’: Cheney spokesperson hits out at Matt Gaetz amid GOP civil war

      The spokesperson was most likely referring to a clip from the HBO documentary The Swamp in which Mr Gaetz puts on makeup before TV interviews at the capitol. The spat comes after Rep Cheney, the House Republican Conference Chair and number 3 in the House Republican leadership, voted to impeach former President Donald Trump along with nine other Republicans and all 222 House Democrats.

      • Rep. Liz Cheney's Office Slams Rep. Matt Gaetz — For Wearing Makeup, Of All Things
        Rep. Liz Cheney's Office Slams Rep. Matt Gaetz — For Wearing Makeup, Of All Things
        HuffPost
      • Liz Cheney spokesperson tells Matt Gaetz to 'leave his beauty bag at home' as he heads to Wyoming
        Liz Cheney spokesperson tells Matt Gaetz to 'leave his beauty bag at home' as he heads to Wyoming
        The Week
    • Mexico passes 150,000 deaths from the coronavirus as pandemic deepens
      World
      Reuters

      Mexico passes 150,000 deaths from the coronavirus as pandemic deepens

      Mexico's official death toll from the coronavirus passed 150,000 on Monday following a surge in infections in recent weeks that has stretched the health system in the capital to the limit and led to the president contracting COVID-19. The Health Ministry on Monday reported 659 new deaths, bringing the total death toll to 150,273. The government says the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.

      • UK passes 100,000 COVID deaths, with many more to come
        UK passes 100,000 COVID deaths, with many more to come
        Reuters
      • Mexico's death toll from COVID-19 set to pass grim milestone of 150,000
        Mexico's death toll from COVID-19 set to pass grim milestone of 150,000
        Reuters
    • Rudy Giuliani admits Biden is president hours after being sued for $1.3 billion by voting-machine company
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Rudy Giuliani admits Biden is president hours after being sued for $1.3 billion by voting-machine company

      Rudy Giuliani on Monday acknowledged Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as vice president. The statement came hours after Dominion Voting Systems sued Giuliani for $1.3 billion. Giuliani spent months peddling conspiracy theories about the company's role in the 2020 election.

      • Rudy Giuliani faces $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit by voting machine company
        Rudy Giuliani faces $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit by voting machine company
        Yahoo News Video
      • Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani For Defamation, Seeks $1.3 Billion
        Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani For Defamation, Seeks $1.3 Billion
        HuffPost
    What is Donald Trump’s legacy?
    • “By encouraging this act of terror on our capital, Trump’s legacy is destroyed.”

    • “Both backers and critics of Trump agreed that he remade the federal judiciary — a change that will impact America for decades.”

    • “He was largely responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans who did not need to die.”

    • “I do know what the future should hold for this country. That is to say, a policy of Trumpism without Trump.”

    • “It will be decades before the consequences of his tenure are fully known.”

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