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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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      • Man hid out in airport for 3 months, prosecutors say

        Man hid out in airport for 3 months, prosecutors say

      • The one Trump adviser Biden likely won't replace

        The one Trump adviser Biden likely won't replace

      • Members of Trump team linked to rally that led to riot

        Members of Trump team linked to rally that led to riot

      • Biden camp responds to op-ed on telling Trump secrets

        Biden camp responds to op-ed on telling Trump secrets

      • Truth catches up to Trump, but mistrust bedevils Biden

        Truth catches up to Trump, but mistrust bedevils Biden

    • Congresswoman's spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term
      Politics
      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
    • Venezuela dispatches oxygen for Brazil's Amazonas, reeling from COVID-19
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      Reuters

      Venezuela dispatches oxygen for Brazil's Amazonas, reeling from COVID-19

      Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday that a convoy of trucks carrying emergency oxygen supplies for Brazil's northern Amazonas state, where a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has hit hard, has departed and is set to arrive at the border by Monday morning. Reading from a message sent by Justo Noguera, governor of Venezuela's southern Bolivar state, Maduro said during a state television appearance that the six trucks would arrive at the Santa Elena de Uairen border crossing by morning, where they would be handed over to Brazilian health authorities.

    • Trump allies 'paid to lobby for presidential pardons'
      Politics
      The Telegraph

      Trump allies 'paid to lobby for presidential pardons'

      A lucrative market has emerged for presidential pardons and clemency, with associates of Donald Trump being paid to lobby on individuals' behalf, the New York Timesย reported. Thousands of dollars have changed hands according to documents filed by lobbyists to Congress. While there is no suggestion of illegality, the latest allegations will be embarrassing for Mr Trump who, when running for office, promised to โ€œdrain the swampโ€ of lobbyists and paid influence peddlers in Washington.

      • Trump Cronies Reportedly Cashing In As They Lobby President For Wealthy Felon Pardons
        Trump Cronies Reportedly Cashing In As They Lobby President For Wealthy Felon Pardons
        HuffPost
      • Can Trump pardon himself? Hereโ€™s what the Constitution says
        Can Trump pardon himself? Hereโ€™s what the Constitution says
        The Independent
    • Politics
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      Biden to end Keystone XL pipeline early on

      U.S. President-elect Joe Biden may end the Keystone XL pipeline project as one of his first acts in office, a source familiar with his thinking told Reuters it could happen as early as day one. Biden, who will be inaugurated on Wednesday, was vice president when Barack Obama rejected the $9 billion project in 2015. Then two years later, Donald Trump issued a presidential permit that allowed the line to move forward.

    • Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push
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      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.

    • Man arrested at inauguration checkpoint with gun and ammo says he was lost and did not mean to bring weapon to DC
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Man arrested at inauguration checkpoint with gun and ammo says he was lost and did not mean to bring weapon to DC

      A Virginia man arrested by law enforcement in Washington DC after trying to pass through an inauguration security checkpoint carrying an unregistered pistol and ammunition said he had gotten lost and did not mean to be in the capital. Wesley Allen Beeler, 31, drove into the heavily locked down portion of Washington DC surrounding the White House and the US Capitol. When he was intercepted by the Capitol Police, Me Beeler was arrested for possessing an unregistered firearm, unregistered ammunition and for carrying a pistol without a license, according to The Washington Post.

      • Virginia Man Arrested At D.C. Checkpoint With Gun, 500 Rounds Of Ammo: Reports
        Virginia Man Arrested At D.C. Checkpoint With Gun, 500 Rounds Of Ammo: Reports
        HuffPost
      • The Latest: Man arrested with handgun, ammo at DC checkpoint
        The Latest: Man arrested with handgun, ammo at DC checkpoint
        Associated Press
    • UK says vaccine manufacturing is 'lumpy' but still on course for targets
      World
      Reuters

      UK says vaccine manufacturing is 'lumpy' but still on course for targets

      Britain's vaccine rollout is limited by a "lumpy" manufacturing process affecting supplies of both Pfizer and AstraZeneca, but is on track to hit its targets, Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Monday. The United Kingdom, which has the world's fifth worst official death toll from COVID-19, is racing to be among the first major countries to vaccinate its population - seen as the best way to exit the pandemic and get the economy going again. Britain has inoculated 3,857,266 people with a first dose and 449,736 with a second dose.

      • 'Second COVID jabs in March' for most people who have had first dose of vaccine
        'Second COVID jabs in March' for most people who have had first dose of vaccine
        Yahoo News UK
      • Vaccine manufacturing is lumpy, UK says
        Vaccine manufacturing is lumpy, UK says
        Reuters Videos
    • What Biden can and can't get from an evenly divided Senate
      Politics
      Associated Press

      What Biden can and can't get from an evenly divided Senate

      Republicans remain poised to block most of Biden's proposals, just as they thwarted much of President Barack Obama's efforts on Capitol Hill. But 50/50 control permits action on special legislation that can't be filibustered, and momentum for the popular parts of COVID-19 relief could easily propel an early aid bill into law. What 50-50 really gets โ€” and doesn't get โ€” Biden as he takes office: WHAT BIDEN DOES GET NOMINATIONS With Democrats chairing committees in the Senate and only needing a majority to win floor votes on nominations, Biden is now assured of sealing confirmation of his Cabinet and judicial picks โ€” including potentially for the Supreme Court.

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      Associated Press

      Israeli jets hit Hamas targets in Gaza after rockets fired

      Israeli military aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip early on Monday in response to two rockets fired from the Palestinian territory, the military said. In a statement, the military said fighter jets hit Hamas military targets, including sites for digging underground tunnels, some of which stretch into Israel. There were also no reports of damage or injury from the rockets launched.

    • China to sanction U.S. officials for 'nasty behaviour' over Taiwan
      World
      Reuters

      China to sanction U.S. officials for 'nasty behaviour' over Taiwan

      U.S. officials who have engaged in "nasty behaviour" over Chinese-claimed Taiwan will face sanctions, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after Washington lifted curbs on exchanges between U.S. and Taiwanese officials. Sino-U.S. ties have worsened as China has already condemned this month's easing, announced by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the waning days of President Donald Trump's presidency. Further adding to China's anger, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, spoke last week to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, after a planned trip to Taipei was called off.

    • Egypt unveils ancient funerary temple south of Cairo
      World
      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.

      • Egypt unveils 3000-year old coffins in latest archaeological discovery
        Egypt unveils 3000-year old coffins in latest archaeological discovery
        Reuters
      • Egypt unveils 3000-year old coffins
        Egypt unveils 3000-year old coffins
        Reuters Videos
    • Israel moves to rein in rights group over 'apartheid' use
      World
      Associated Press

      Israel moves to rein in rights group over 'apartheid' use

      Israel's education minister says he is banning groups that call Israel an โ€œapartheid stateโ€ from lecturing at schools โ€” a move that targets one of the country's leading human rights groups after it began describing both Israel and its control of the Palestinian territories as a single apartheid system. The explosive term, long seen as taboo and mostly used by the country's harshest critics, is vehemently rejected by Israel's leaders and many ordinary Israelis. Education Minister Yoav Galant tweeted late on Sunday that he had instructed the ministry's director general to โ€œprevent the entry of organizations calling Israel 'an apartheid state' or demeaning Israeli soldiers from lecturing at schools.โ€

    • The fight to avert one last execution on Trump's watch
      U.S.
      Reuters

      The fight to avert one last execution on Trump's watch

      On Thursday evening, Dustin Higgs, 48, waited in a cell on death row at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, his scheduled execution less than 24 hours away. A five-minute drive down the road, members of his legal team sat around a laminated plastic table in the lobby of a no-frills hotel off the interstate. Federal Defender Shawn Nolan sipped beer as he waited for his colleagues in Philadelphia to patch together the four or five points needed for a last-ditch court filing aimed at delaying Higgs' execution by lethal injection.

      • Dustin Higgs, the Last Man to be Executed Under Trump, Dies After Maintaining His Innocence
        Dustin Higgs, the Last Man to be Executed Under Trump, Dies After Maintaining His Innocence
        Complex
      • Trump Administration Executes 13th Person, Dustin Higgs, Days Away from Inauguration
        Trump Administration Executes 13th Person, Dustin Higgs, Days Away from Inauguration
        The Root
    • SLS: Nasa's 'megarocket' engine test ends early
      Science
      BBC

      SLS: Nasa's 'megarocket' engine test ends early

      A critical engine test for Nasa's new "megarocket" has ended early, but the agency denied it amounted to a failure. Shortly before 22:30 GMT (17:30 EST) on Saturday, the four engines ignited, burning for more than a minute before the event was aborted. The core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) was being evaluated at Stennis Space Center, in Mississippi.

      • NASA stages test of its next huge rocket
        NASA stages test of its next huge rocket
        Axios
      • NASA Conducts Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage for Artemis I Moon Mission
        NASA Conducts Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage for Artemis I Moon Mission
        PR Newswire
    • Ted Cruz's former staffers say they are 'disgusted' by his role in the US Capitol insurrection and his unflinching support of Trump, report says
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Ted Cruz's former staffers say they are 'disgusted' by his role in the US Capitol insurrection and his unflinching support of Trump, report says

      At least six of Sen. Ted Cruz's former aides have expressed their disgust at the recent actions of their former boss, according to New York Magazine's Intelligencer. Ted Cruz is under fire for spreading election misinformation, objecting to the results of the 2020 election being certified, and having fundraised during the US Capitol insurrection. Democratic lawmakers have called for Cruz to resign or to be removed from office.

      • Ted Cruz responds to DC rioter saying Cruz 'wants us to do this'
        Ted Cruz responds to DC rioter saying Cruz 'wants us to do this'
        KTRK โ€“ Houston
      • Group calls for Sen Ted Cruz's resignation at protest
        Group calls for Sen Ted Cruz's resignation at protest
        KTRK โ€“ Houston
    • 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
    • The pandemic devastated airlines in 2020 and forced many out of business - here's the most notable that didn't make it to 2021
      Business
      Business Insider

      The pandemic devastated airlines in 2020 and forced many out of business - here's the most notable that didn't make it to 2021

      All 11 major US airlines remained intact but smaller regional carriers were forced to close or merge due to the drop in travel demand. A surprise announcement in February that the promising Qatar Airways-backed Air Italy would be liquidated set the stage for a year of losses even before lockdowns grounded the world's airlines. In the US, all 11 major airlines remained intact but smaller regional carriers folded amid an unprecedented drop in passengers that remains low even into the new year.

    • History-making woman kicker invited to Biden inauguration
      Sports
      Associated Press

      History-making woman kicker invited to Biden inauguration

      Sarah Fuller, the first woman to score in a Power Five conference football game, says she's been invited to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. Attendance at the inauguration will be strictly curtailed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and security measures put in place after a violent mob supporting President Donald Trump invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress was certifying Biden's victory.

      • Vanderbiltโ€™s Sarah Fuller to take part in Joe Biden's presidential inauguration
        Vanderbiltโ€™s Sarah Fuller to take part in Joe Biden's presidential inauguration
        Yahoo Sports
      • Investors eye Inauguration Day, Netflix earnings: What to know in the week ahead
        Investors eye Inauguration Day, Netflix earnings: What to know in the week ahead
        Yahoo Finance
    • 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

      Watch: Norway adjusts advice for elderly and frail people after COVID-19 vaccine deaths 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.

    • Farewell, Ivanka Trump? No, Ivanka Doesnโ€™t Want to Say Farewell.
      Celebrity
      The Daily Beast

      Farewell, Ivanka Trump? No, Ivanka Doesnโ€™t Want to Say Farewell.

      Her father's administration crippled the country to the point of a violent attempted insurrection, but you know, Ivanka's got content. As Joe Biden's inauguration looms, the first daughter's reputation continues to crumble. Never mind the failed, hideously violent Capitol coup, which would normally be a big buzz kill for any influencer's image.

    • 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.

    • U.S. team capsizes in America's Cup challenger series
      Sports
      Associated Press

      U.S. team capsizes in America's Cup challenger series

      Defender Team New Zealand and challengers Luna Rossa and Team UK hurried to aid the American team, saving sails and equipment and assisting desperate attempts to keep Patriot afloat. As night drew in, the American yacht had begun to settle in the water, even as mobile pumps worked furiously to empty the hull, suggesting it may have been holed when it crashed onto its side while leading a race against Luna Rossa. Patriot was surrounded by chase boats and tenders as efforts were made to stabilize the yacht, and eventually to attempt the 10-mile tow from the racecourse back to its base in downtown Auckland.

      • U.S. team sure of continuing in America's Cup after capsize
        U.S. team sure of continuing in America's Cup after capsize
        Associated Press
      • Racing yacht capsized
        Racing yacht capsized
        ABC News Videos
    • 72 tennis players in lockdown after virus cases on flights
      Sports
      Associated Press

      72 tennis players in lockdown after virus cases on flights

      The number of players in hard quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test was returned from the charter flights bringing players, coaches, officials and media to Melbourne for the season-opening tennis major. Australian Open organizers confirmed late Sunday that the latest case involved a passenger on the flight from Doha, Qatar to Melbourne who was not a member of the playing contingent, But all 58 passengers, including the 25 players, now cannot leave their hotel rooms for 14 days. There were already 47 players, including Grand Slam winners, in hard quarantine after three positive tests were returned from a charter flight that arrived from Los Angeles and one from a flight that departed Abu Dhabi.

      • 72 players now in quarantine amid COVID-19 issues before Australian Open
        72 players now in quarantine amid COVID-19 issues before Australian Open
        Yahoo Sports
      • Australian Open: 47 players forced into strict quarantine after COVID-19 positives on flights
        Australian Open: 47 players forced into strict quarantine after COVID-19 positives on flights
        Yahoo Sports
    • Meghan Markle's estranged father Thomas Markle says he's making a documentary to 'figure out what went wrong' between them
      Celebrity
      INSIDER

      Meghan Markle's estranged father Thomas Markle says he's making a documentary to 'figure out what went wrong' between them

      Thomas Markle told The Sun that he's working with a cinematographer on a documentary about his life with estranged daughter Meghan Markle. Thomas Markle said he's making a documentary about Meghan Markle - and he hopes it will help "figure out what went wrong" in their relationship. Thomas, who has not spoken with Meghan and Prince Harry since before their royal wedding in 2018, told The Sun that he is working with a cinematographer and hopes to complete the project later this year.

      • Meghan Markle Was Never Appreciated for What She Brought to the Royal Family, Royal Author Says
        Meghan Markle Was Never Appreciated for What She Brought to the Royal Family, Royal Author Says
        Marie Claire
      • Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Are Happy in California But Royal Split Still Weights On Them
        Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Are Happy in California But Royal Split Still Weights On Them
        SheKnows
    • Rupert Grint says fame is the one thing he, Emma Watson, and Daniel Radcliffe never talk about together
      Celebrity
      INSIDER

      Rupert Grint says fame is the one thing he, Emma Watson, and Daniel Radcliffe never talk about together

      In an interview with The Sunday Times, Rupert Grint said that fame is the one subject he and fellow "Harry Potter" stars Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe never talk about together. Grint said: "Potter happened at such a young age and I found it hard to deal with the fame side of things." Rupert Grint said that fame is the one topic that he and his former "Harry Potters" costars Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe never talk about.

    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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