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    • Trump boycotting Biden inauguration with early exit

      Trump boycotting Biden inauguration with early exit

      Refusing to abide by tradition and participate in the ceremonial transfer of power, Donald Trump will instead hold his own departure ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

      Officials consider elaborate send-off »
      • Boebert spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term

        Boebert spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term

      • Revolutionary music producer Phil Spector dead

        Revolutionary music producer Phil Spector dead

      • Census decision deals blow to Trump efforts on House seats

        Census decision deals blow to Trump efforts on House seats

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

        4th victim dies after gunman's attacks in Illinois

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

        Biden camp responds to op-ed on telling Trump secrets

    • New Yorker publishes stunning video of Capitol riot
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      Yahoo News

      New Yorker publishes stunning video of Capitol riot

      The New Yorker on Sunday published 12 minutes of new, surreal footage from inside the Capitol during the mob rampage that left five people dead earlier this month. The video, recorded by veteran war correspondent Luke Mogelson, captures the mob breaking into the building, walking through hallways and taking over the Senate chamber. “If you will not stand down, you are outnumbered,” a man tells a Capitol Police officer after the rioters broke inside.

      • New Yorker reporter's footage provides 'clearest view yet' of Capitol rioters inside Senate chamber
        New Yorker reporter's footage provides 'clearest view yet' of Capitol rioters inside Senate chamber
        The Week
      • "Kill him with his own gun:" Cops describe attack from Capitol mob
        "Kill him with his own gun:" Cops describe attack from Capitol mob
        CBS News
    • Why Is Israel Doing Better Than Everyone Else in COVID Vaccinations?
      Politics
      National Review

      Why Is Israel Doing Better Than Everyone Else in COVID Vaccinations?

      It has administered 24.5 doses per 100 persons, nearly double the next-best country (the United Arab Emirates) and about 8 times as many people per capita as in the U.S. and the U.K. Israel's per capita vaccination rate is 24 times that of the normally efficient Germans and 50 times better than the world average. Only three other countries in the world — the U.S., China, and the U.K. — have administered more vaccines. Why is Israel doing so much better than anyone else?

    • 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
      • ‘We’re inheriting a huge mess here:’ Biden official slams Trump handling of COVID vaccine
        ‘We’re inheriting a huge mess here:’ Biden official slams Trump handling of COVID vaccine
        NY Daily News
    • GOP officials are reportedly worried controversial pro-Trump House members could run for Senate, governor
      Politics
      The Week

      GOP officials are reportedly worried controversial pro-Trump House members could run for Senate, governor

      Georgia and Arizona were two of the most crucial states in this election cycle, and it looks like they'll remain at the forefront of the coming battle within the Republican Party, The New York Times reports. Things have grown tense in the Sun Belt states, where mainstream Republicans are hoping to fend off President Trump's allies. In Arizona, for instance, the state GOP is trying to censure Republican Gov. Doug Ducey — as well as former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Cindy McCain — in part because he has been "deemed insufficiently beholden to Trump," Politico reports.

    • Lebanon signs with Pfizer for 2.1 million vaccine doses
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      Associated Press

      Lebanon signs with Pfizer for 2.1 million vaccine doses

      Lebanon finalized a deal with Pfizer on Sunday for 2.1 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine amid surge in infections that has overwhelmed the country's health care system. The doses are to arrive in Lebanon starting early February, according to Lebanon's health ministry. The government's statement said the Pfizer vaccines will be complemented with another 2.7 million doses from the U.N.-led program to provide for countries in need.

      • Brazil’s health agency approves the use of two vaccines
        Brazil’s health agency approves the use of two vaccines
        Associated Press
      • Where are California's COVID-19 vaccine doses?
        Where are California's COVID-19 vaccine doses?
        KGO – San Francisco
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      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.

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

    • 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.

    • Pew: Biden to start presidency with strong performance ratings
      Politics
      Axios

      Pew: Biden to start presidency with strong performance ratings

      Joe Biden will start his presidency next week with relatively strong performance ratings, according to a Pew Research Center survey. On the other hand: President Trump will leave the the White House with his lowest approval rating ever. 64% of voters expressed a positive opinion of Biden's conduct since he won the November election, Pew found.

    • 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.

    • 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 ‘zip tie guy’ arrested for her role in US Capitol insurrection, feds say
        Mom of ‘zip tie guy’ arrested for her role in US Capitol insurrection, feds say
        Miami Herald
    • After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself
      Politics
      Associated Press

      After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself

      When Joe Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday outside a wounded U.S. Capitol, he will begin reshaping the office of the presidency itself as he sets out to lead a bitterly divided nation struggling with a devastating pandemic and an insurrection meant to stop his ascension to power. Biden had campaigned as a rebuke to President Donald Trump, a singular figure whose political power was fueled by discord and grievance. The Democrat framed his election as one to “heal the soul” of the nation and repair the presidency, restoring the White House image as a symbol of stability and credibility.

    • 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.

    • 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
    • Gen. Milley key to military continuity as Biden takes office
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Gen. Milley key to military continuity as Biden takes office

      In taking charge of a Pentagon battered by leadership churn, the Biden administration will look to one holdover as a source of military continuity: Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President-elect Joe Biden will inherit Milley as his senior military adviser, and although Biden could replace Milley, he likely won't. A Princeton-educated history buff with the gift of gab, Milley has been a staunch defender of the military's apolitical tradition even as President Donald Trump packed the Pentagon with political loyalists.

    • Iran asks watchdog not to publish 'unnecessary' nuke details
      World
      Associated Press

      Iran asks watchdog not to publish 'unnecessary' nuke details

      Iran urged the United Nations' nuclear watchdog to avoid publishing “unnecessary” details on Tehran's nuclear program, state TV reported Sunday, a day after Germany, France and Britain said Tehran has “no credible civilian use” for its development of uranium metal. The report quoted a statement from Iran's nuclear department that asked the International Atomic Energy Agency to avoid publishing details on Iran's nuclear program that may cause confusion. It is expected the international atomic energy agency avoid providing unnecessary details and prevent paving ground for misunderstanding” in the international community, the statement said.

    • China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases
      World
      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.

    • Fact check: Image of Lauren Boebert at rally is from 2019, unrelated to U.S. Capitol riot
      Politics
      USA TODAY

      Fact check: Image of Lauren Boebert at rally is from 2019, unrelated to U.S. Capitol riot

      On Jan. 6, hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attack that forced lawmakers to flee their chambers and left five dead. Since the riot, users on Facebook and Twitter have leveled accusations that U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., provided assistance to the insurrectionists. One Facebook user posted on Jan. 13 a photo of Boebert and about dozen other people, at least four of whom appear to be making a white supremacist hand gesture.

    • Biden inauguration: Executive orders to reverse Trump policies
      Politics
      BBC

      Biden inauguration: Executive orders to reverse Trump policies

      Details are emerging of a raft of executive orders planned by US president-elect Joe Biden as soon as he takes office this week. Mr Biden will issue decrees to reverse President Trump's travel bans and re-join the Paris climate accord on his first day, US media report. All 50 US states are on high alert for possible violence in the run-up to the inauguration ceremony, with National Guard troops deployed in their thousands to guard Washington DC.

      • Biden plans 'roughly a dozen' Day One executive actions: aide
        Biden plans 'roughly a dozen' Day One executive actions: aide
        Reuters
      • In inaugural address, Biden will appeal to national unity
        In inaugural address, Biden will appeal to national unity
        Associated Press
    • Germany: Merkel's party elects pragmatic Laschet as leader
      World
      Associated Press

      Germany: Merkel's party elects pragmatic Laschet as leader

      Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right party on Saturday chose Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany's most populous state, as its new leader — sending a signal of continuity months before an election in which voters will decide who becomes the new chancellor. Laschet will have to build unity in the Christian Democratic Union, Germany's strongest party, after beating more conservative rival Friedrich Merz. Saturday's vote isn't the final word on who will run as the center-right candidate for chancellor in Germany's Sept. 26 election, but Laschet will either run himself or have a big say in who does.

      • Divided CDU picks Laschet to lead party into post-Merkel era
        Divided CDU picks Laschet to lead party into post-Merkel era
        Reuters
      • Germany's CDU picks new leader for post-Merkel era
        Germany's CDU picks new leader for post-Merkel era
        Reuters Videos
    • 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.

    • The Kashmiri Families Begging for Their Sons’ Bodies Back
      World
      The Daily Beast

      The Kashmiri Families Begging for Their Sons’ Bodies Back

      Indian-administered Kashmir—On the afternoon of Jan. 7, 2021, a narrow lane covered with a huge layer of snow—and the muddy foot imprints of Kashmiri mourners—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.

    • Trump directs government to minimize procurement from China
      Politics
      Reuters

      Trump directs government to minimize procurement from China

      In another action against China days before he leaves office, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday directed government departments to look at ways to minimize procurement of Chinese goods and services to reduce the risks from espionage, his national security adviser said. In a statement, Robert O'Brien accused China of targeting the information systems of the U.S. government for personnel records, military plans, and other data through cyber and other means. He said Trump had directed government bodies to conduct reviews "to minimize the procurement of People's Republic of China (PRC) goods and services by the Federal Government."

    • 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.

      • Democrats Call For Fast-Tracking Citizenship For Undocumented Essential Workers
        Democrats Call For Fast-Tracking Citizenship For Undocumented Essential Workers
        HuffPost
      • 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
    • Science
      Reuters Videos

      NASA's Boeing moon rocket cuts short in test

      NASA's newest deep space rocket built by Boeing might have to stay grounded a little while longer. The Space Launch System was designed to return US astronauts to the moon by 2024 as part of NASA's Artemis Program. During an engine test on Saturday, all four of the Space Launch System's engines were ignited together for the first time, but that only lasted over a minute, well below the roughly eight-minute target for the test, designed to simulate the internal conditions of a real liftoff.

    Why Democrats won in Georgia
    • “If you’re looking to win elections, it is probably best not to urge your supporters not to vote.”

    • “Warnock’s portrayal of himself as a dog lover, a means of overcoming white suspicions of Black men, smacked of pure genius.”

    • “Trump has done damage to the Republican brand among suburban voters that goes well beyond just races where he is on the ballot.”

    • “Once more, Democrats must profusely thank activist Stacey Abrams.”

    • “Overall, demographic trends show that the state’s electorate is becoming younger and more diverse each year.”

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