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    • Biden to block Trump's plan on COVID-19 travel limits

      Biden to block Trump's plan on COVID-19 travel limits

      The incoming Biden administration said it won't lift a ban on most visitors from Europe and Brazil shortly after President Trump ordered an end to the restrictions.

      'This is not the time' »
      • Rebekah Jones in jail after Florida issues warrant

        Rebekah Jones in jail after Florida issues warrant

      • 'Rooting hard for you': Trump may end WH tradition

        'Rooting hard for you': Trump may end WH tradition

      • Trump slams 'erratic' Comey in newly revealed letter

        Trump slams 'erratic' Comey in newly revealed letter

      • Complicated question ahead of impeachment trial

        Complicated question ahead of impeachment trial

      • Swimmer's path from Olympic gold to D.C. mayhem

        Swimmer's path from Olympic gold to D.C. mayhem

    • Boy Killed By Father After Vaccination Dispute in Heartbreaking Murder-Suicide in SF
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      NextShark

      Boy Killed By Father After Vaccination Dispute in Heartbreaking Murder-Suicide in SF

      A boy who was killed in an alleged murder-suicide by his father has been identified as 9-year-old Pierce O'Loughlin. Family tragedy: The boy and his father, Stephen O'Loughlin, 49, were both found dead at their home on Scott Street, Marina District in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon, SF Chronicle reports. The boy's mother, Lesley Hu, asked authorities to check on her son after learning that he did not show up for school that day.

    • Far-right extremists have reportedly discussed posing as National Guard members in D.C.
      U.S.
      The Week

      Far-right extremists have reportedly discussed posing as National Guard members in D.C.

      The FBI on Monday shared with law enforcement agencies an intelligence report warning that far-right extremists have talked about going to D.C. for the inauguration and posing as National Guard members, The Washington Post reports. The Post obtained a copy of the document, which said "lone wolves" and QAnon followers — including some who participated in the mob that stormed the Capitol earlier this month — have indicated they intend on traveling to Washington for the inauguration. The report also said people have been observed downloading and distributing maps of sensitive locations in D.C.

      • QAnon supporters suggested posing as National Guard to access capitol on inauguration day
        QAnon supporters suggested posing as National Guard to access capitol on inauguration day
        The Independent
      • QAnon supporters may try to pose as National Guard to infiltrate the inauguration, FBI says
        QAnon supporters may try to pose as National Guard to infiltrate the inauguration, FBI says
        INSIDER
    • Woman who allegedly stole laptop from Pelosi's office to sell to Russia is arrested
      U.S.
      Axios

      Woman who allegedly stole laptop from Pelosi's office to sell to Russia is arrested

      A woman accused of breaching the Capitol and planning to sell to Russia a laptop or hard drive she allegedly stole from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office was arrested in Pennsylvania's Middle District Monday, the Department of Justice said. Driving the news: Riley June Williams, 22, is charged with illegally entering the Capitol as well as violent entry and disorderly conduct. Following the siege, a person called the FBI tip line to identify Williams and claimed that she told them she planned to send the computer device to a friend in Russia, per a DOJ statement of facts.

      • Capitol rioter allegedly planned to sell laptop from Pelosi's office to Russia
        Capitol rioter allegedly planned to sell laptop from Pelosi's office to Russia
        Engadget
      • Plan to sell Nancy Pelosi's laptop to Russia is just like bungling Brad Pitt in 'Burn After Reading'
        Plan to sell Nancy Pelosi's laptop to Russia is just like bungling Brad Pitt in 'Burn After Reading'
        Yahoo Movies UK
    • Beirut blast chemicals possibly linked to Syrian businessmen: report, company filings
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      Reuters

      Beirut blast chemicals possibly linked to Syrian businessmen: report, company filings

      The company that bought the ammonium nitrate which exploded in Beirut last August had possible links to two Syrian businessmen under U.S. sanctions for ties to President Bashar al-Assad, according to a report by a Lebanese journalist and London company filings. Savaro Ltd, the trading firm which procured the chemicals in 2013, shared a London address with companies linked to George Haswani and Imad Khoury, according to the report by documentary film-maker Firas Hatoum, which aired on Lebanon's al-Jadeed TV station this week. Haswani, Khoury and his brother Mudalal Khoury have all been sanctioned by Washington for supporting Assad's war effort.

    • Trump news – live: Biden team hits back at decision to reopen travel to UK and Brazil despite Covid surge
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      The Independent

      Trump news – live: Biden team hits back at decision to reopen travel to UK and Brazil despite Covid surge

      Rehearsals for Joe Biden's inauguration have had to be evacuted in Washington, DC, and the US Capitol placed under lockdown over an “external security threat”, apparently a nearby fire, as tensions remain high in the wake of the Capitol riot on 6 January. That comes as Donald Trump is reportedly planning to host a farewell ceremony for himself at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland early on Wednesday morning before jetting out to Mar-a-Lago in Florida to return to life as a private citizen as Mr Biden is sworn in as his successor.

      • U.S. Capitol lockdown lifted, fire nearby contained
        U.S. Capitol lockdown lifted, fire nearby contained
        Reuters
      • Biden inauguration rehearsal paused amid US Capitol lockdown
        Biden inauguration rehearsal paused amid US Capitol lockdown
        BBC
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      Biden to enact mask mandate, rejoin Paris Agreement on first day of presidency

      Biden expected to sign about a dozen executive orders on day one, incoming chief of staff says; Peter Doocy reports from the White House.

    • Yellen urges Congress to do more to fight pandemic recession
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Yellen urges Congress to do more to fight pandemic recession

      Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen is calling on Congress to do more to fight a deep pandemic-induced recession, saying the threats of a longer and even worse downturn are too great to cut back on support now. “Without further action, we risk a longer, more painful recession now — and long-term scarring of the economy later,” Yellen said in testimony prepared for her confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Finance Committee. Yellen, who will be the first female treasury secretary in the nation's history, is expected to have little trouble winning approval in a Senate that will be narrowly controlled by Democrats once two Democratic senators from Georgia are seated.

      • Dollar drops as traders prepare for Yellen to talk up stimulus
        Dollar drops as traders prepare for Yellen to talk up stimulus
        Reuters
      • Treasury nominee Janet Yellen to say U.S. does not seek weaker dollar: WSJ
        Treasury nominee Janet Yellen to say U.S. does not seek weaker dollar: WSJ
        Reuters
    • Pfizer vaccine may prevent transmission of coronavirus to others, Israeli study suggests
      Health
      The Telegraph

      Pfizer vaccine may prevent transmission of coronavirus to others, Israeli study suggests

      Pfizer vaccine recipients are unlikely to transmit the virus to others, according to the author of an Israeli study. Participants in the survey developed up to 20 times more antibodies within a week of receiving the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. The survey, which reviewed data from 102 of about 1,000 of the Sheba Medical Centre's medical staff who have received both shots, showed that only two subjects have developed low amounts of antibodies - one of the subjects suffered from a compromised immune system.

      • Mexico aims to make up for Pfizer vaccine shortfall with others
        Mexico aims to make up for Pfizer vaccine shortfall with others
        Reuters
      • Lebanon signs with Pfizer for 2.1 million vaccine doses
        Lebanon signs with Pfizer for 2.1 million vaccine doses
        Associated Press
    • The WHO warns of "catastrophic moral failure" over coronavirus vaccine access
      World
      Axios

      The WHO warns of "catastrophic moral failure" over coronavirus vaccine access

      World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned Monday the world is "on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure" because of unequal COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Why it matters: Tedros noted during an executive session that 39 million vaccine doses had been administered in 49 higher-income countries, while one lowest-income nation had "just 25 doses." Of note: The WHO itself faced criticism in an interim report on Monday for being slow to respond to the outbreak after it was first detected in late 2019 in China, which was also singled out for failings early on.

      • Countries hoarding COVID vaccines will 'prolong the pandemic', WHO chief warns
        Countries hoarding COVID vaccines will 'prolong the pandemic', WHO chief warns
        Yahoo News UK
      • Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of 'catastrophic moral failure': WHO chief
        Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of 'catastrophic moral failure': WHO chief
        Reuters
    • Valneva says UK rollout of COVID-19 vaccine could start in July-September: report
      Politics
      Reuters

      Valneva says UK rollout of COVID-19 vaccine could start in July-September: report

      French drugmaker Valneva hopes its COVID-19 vaccine can start to be used in Britain between July and September, the company's chief executive was quoted as saying. Valneva has agreed to provide Britain with 60 million doses of its vaccine, compared with 100 million doses of the shot from AstraZeneca and Oxford University. "We are days away from starting the commercial manufacturing," Thomas Lingelbach told The Mail on Sunday newspaper.

      • Have your say: Will every adult be offered a vaccine by September?
        Have your say: Will every adult be offered a vaccine by September?
        Yahoo News UK
      • '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
    • Trump news – Armed groups dwarfed by security at state capitals as president’s approval at new low
      Politics
      The Independent

      Trump news – Armed groups dwarfed by security at state capitals as president’s approval at new low

      President Donald Trump's approval rating has plummeted to an all-time low as the US leader prepares to exit the White House. In the wake of the deadly Capitol riots on 6 January, the president has seen his approval rating dive, with the change in perception being largely among Republicans. The worst polling came from Pew Research Center, which found Mr Trump's disapproval rating to be at 68 per cent, with his approval rating falling to 29 per cent, the lowest yet, in a poll of 5,360 adults conducted between 8-12 January.

      • Trump’s approval rating at all-time low as he prepares to leave office in wake of Capitol riot
        Trump’s approval rating at all-time low as he prepares to leave office in wake of Capitol riot
        The Independent
      • Trump’s poll rating hits all-time low as he prepares to leave office
        Trump’s poll rating hits all-time low as he prepares to leave office
        The Telegraph
    • Trump administration to deport man to Haiti who has never been there
      Politics
      The Guardian

      Trump administration to deport man to Haiti who has never been there

      US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) is to carry out a final deportation flight of the Trump era on Tuesday, with a plane bound for Haiti whose passengers include a man who is not a Haitian citizen, and who has never been there. Paul Pierrilus, a 40-year-old financial consultant from Rockland County, New York, was born in the French Caribbean territory of Saint Martin, according to a birth certificate supplied by his family, who said he came to the US with his parents when he was five. According to his sister, Neomie, he was seized when he went to an immigration office on Federal Plaza in Manhattan on 11 January, for what he thought would be a routine visit.

    • The man accused of breaking the window Ashli Babbitt tried to climb through when she was shot during the Capitol insurrection has been arrested
      U.S.
      Business Insider

      The man accused of breaking the window Ashli Babbitt tried to climb through when she was shot during the Capitol insurrection has been arrested

      Chad Barrett Jones, 42, of Coxs Creek, Kentucky, was arrested in Louisville on Saturday, the FBI said in a news release. Jones is accused of breaking a window of the Capitol building moments before Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot during the insurrection earlier this month. He's facing multiple charges, including assault on a federal officer, destruction of government property, obstruction of justice, unlawful entry on restricted building or grounds, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

      • 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
      • Capitol riots: Who has the FBI arrested so far?
        Capitol riots: Who has the FBI arrested so far?
        BBC
    • Texas real estate agent charged after taking private jet to Capitol riot says she regrets nothing
      U.S.
      NBC News

      Texas real estate agent charged after taking private jet to Capitol riot says she regrets nothing

      Jenna Ryan says it all began with an invitation from a "very cute guy" on Facebook: Would she join him on a private plane to the Jan. 6 Trump rally in Washington, D.C.? Ryan, a Dallas-area real estate agent, is single, loves President Donald Trump and believes the discredited claim that the election was riddled with fraud. Within 48 hours of her return to Texas, social media posts made by Ryan, who livestreamed herself entering the U.S. Capitol with a mob of Trump supporters, were being shared with the FBI, and she would soon become the target of a federal investigation.

    • Flight passenger who assisted dying man with Covid-19 says he was given $200 credit for ‘inconvenience’
      World
      The Independent

      Flight passenger who assisted dying man with Covid-19 says he was given $200 credit for ‘inconvenience’

      An emergency medical technician who administered CPR on a fellow passenger on a United Airlines flight said that the $200 voucher and phone call he received from the airline for the "inconvenience" felt like a "slap in the face". The passenger later died of Covid-19, causing Tony Aldapa to fear that he had contracted the virus after experiencing symptoms, Fox News reported. Mr Aldapa was one of three passengers who helped a man experiencing a medical emergency on the Orlando to Los Angeles flight on 14 December.

    • What happens when white Americans have no moral arc to bend?
      U.S.
      TheGrio

      What happens when white Americans have no moral arc to bend?

      On May 10, 1967, while facing growing white backlash for demanding an end to the Vietnam War, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to America's greatest shame and Black Americans' most significant burden — racial injustice. Read More: 7 inconvenient truths white people must understand about Martin Luther King Jr. Today, as many are celebrating the life and legacy of King on what would have been his 92nd birthday, many are also still incensed at the white insurrectionist attacks at the Capitol that occurred just two weeks ago.

      • Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
        Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
        ABC News Videos
      • 7 inconvenient truths white people must understand about Martin Luther King Jr.
        7 inconvenient truths white people must understand about Martin Luther King Jr.
        TheGrio
    • Bidens will be greeted to White House by former Trump hotel worker in historic snub by president
      Politics
      The Independent

      Bidens will be greeted to White House by former Trump hotel worker in historic snub by president

      President Donald Trump and first lady Melania are eschewing the tradition of meeting the incoming first family – instead leaving Joe and Jill Biden to be greeted by White House chief usher Timothy Harleth. Traditionally, the outgoing president and first lady invite their successors into the White House for coffee ahead of the inauguration and travel to the ceremony together. Indeed, Mr and Mrs Trump were hosted by former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama following a bitterly fought election campaign that saw Mr Trump lambast the Obama administration.

      • First Lady advises "that violence is never the answer"
        First Lady advises "that violence is never the answer"
        Reuters Videos
      • Jill Biden Has Already Announced Her First Initiative as First Lady — Much Sooner Than Melania Trump
        Jill Biden Has Already Announced Her First Initiative as First Lady — Much Sooner Than Melania Trump
        SheKnows
    • A plastic surgeon died from COVID-19 after giving lip filler to a patient who later tested positive for the virus
      Health
      INSIDER

      A plastic surgeon died from COVID-19 after giving lip filler to a patient who later tested positive for the virus

      Well-known Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Payman Simoni died on Friday from a brain hemorrhage potentially related to COVID-19. Simoni, who appeared on the television show "The Doctors," may have contracted the virus from a patient while giving her lip injections. Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Payman Simoni died from a brain hemorrhage on Friday after testing positive for coronavirus, his longtime friend Katy Amiri-Younesi told CBS News.

    • The Trump administration gave more than $850,000 in PPP loans to prominent anti-vaccine groups
      Health
      Business Insider

      The Trump administration gave more than $850,000 in PPP loans to prominent anti-vaccine groups

      Top anti-vaccine advocacy groups received PPP funding from the Trump administration, The Washington Post reported. American distrust in the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations continues to pose a threat to public health. K. "Vish" Viswanath, a professor of health communication at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told Insider that anti-vaccine groups are "likely to perpetuate the adverse impacts of the pandemic."

      • Five anti-vaccine groups got loans via US government relief program – report
        Five anti-vaccine groups got loans via US government relief program – report
        The Guardian
      • Trump administration bailed out anti-vaccine groups during the pandemic
        Trump administration bailed out anti-vaccine groups during the pandemic
        TheGrio
    • Bill Barr told Trump that ‘clownish’ legal team was lying to him about ‘bull***’ voter fraud claims, reports say
      Politics
      The Independent

      Bill Barr told Trump that ‘clownish’ legal team was lying to him about ‘bull***’ voter fraud claims, reports say

      President Trump's former Attorney General Bill Barr called Mr Trump's legal team "clownish" and the president's claims that the election had been stolen from him "bull****," according to reporting by Axios. This was during a December meeting in the White House that Mr Trump had asked Mr Barr to attend after seeing a story by the Associated Press that quoted Mr Barr as saying "we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election". Mr Barr had been one of the most loyal members of Mr Trump's administration, supporting his executive power at every turn and spinning the release of the Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 election in the best way possible for the president.

    • A man who lived at a Chicago airport for 3 months before being discovered said he was too scared to fly because of COVID-19, prosecutors say
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A man who lived at a Chicago airport for 3 months before being discovered said he was too scared to fly because of COVID-19, prosecutors say

      A 36-year-old California man lived at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport for three months before being discovered, according to multiple reports. Prosecutors said the man arrived at O'Hare from Los Angeles in October, but told police he was too scared to fly because of COVID-19. He was discovered Saturday when two United Airlines employees asked him for identification and he displayed a badge that had been reported missing in October.

      • Man allegedly hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus
        Man allegedly hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus
        Associated Press
      • Man spent three months squatting in Chicago airport because Covid made him 'too scared' to fly
        Man spent three months squatting in Chicago airport because Covid made him 'too scared' to fly
        The Telegraph
    • Melania Trump released a farewell video. So did Colbert's Late Show Melania Trump.
      Politics
      The Week

      Melania Trump released a farewell video. So did Colbert's Late Show Melania Trump.

      First lady Melania Trump released a seven-minute farewell video Monday, saying that "as Donald and I conclude our time in the White House," she is thankful fo the military service members, law enforcement officers, and caregivers who have inspired her over the "unforgettable" past four years. Stephen Colbert did not think the message was particularly well-suited to the messenger, he suggested on Monday's Late Show. The announcement ended up being more of a song, but if you are going to have a Broadway star like Laura Benanti be your Melania stand-in, it makes sense for her to play to her strengths, especially in her farewell message.

      • Twitter Users Say 'Good Riddance' To Melania Trump's Farewell Video
        Twitter Users Say 'Good Riddance' To Melania Trump's Farewell Video
        HuffPost
      • Melania Trump bids farewell in recorded message
        Melania Trump bids farewell in recorded message
        Associated Press Videos
    • Cuomo asked Pfizer to sell its COVID-19 vaccine directly to New York, as the head of the WHO warns of mounting inequities in vaccine distribution
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Cuomo asked Pfizer to sell its COVID-19 vaccine directly to New York, as the head of the WHO warns of mounting inequities in vaccine distribution

      On Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on pharmaceutical company Pfizer to sell doses of its coronavirus vaccine directly to New York state. The proposal to work directly with New York's state government would require Pfizer to bypass the federal government's Operation Warp Speed campaign to vaccinate hundreds of millions of Americans. "The distribution of any doses obtained directly from Pfizer will follow the rigorous guidance the State has established, while enabling us to fill the dosage gap created this week by the outgoing federal administration," Cuomo wrote in a letter to Pfizer.

      • Andrew Cuomo Seeks Direct Vaccine Purchases After Trump Administration's Botched Distribution
        Andrew Cuomo Seeks Direct Vaccine Purchases After Trump Administration's Botched Distribution
        HuffPost
      • New York governor asks Pfizer to directly sell COVID-19 vaccine doses
        New York governor asks Pfizer to directly sell COVID-19 vaccine doses
        Reuters
    • Fears of ‘inside attack’ at Biden’s inauguration, defence officials warn
      World
      The Independent

      Fears of ‘inside attack’ at Biden’s inauguration, defence officials warn

      US defence officials on Sunday warned of a looming threat to security allegedly from the people tasked with securing president-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony on 20 January, and said they are in the process of vetting the troops deployed for the event. FBI is bracing for multiple armed protests in Washington DC, amid continuing calls of voters' fraud in the 2020 elections by Donald Trump supporters. Security concerns have gripped law enforcement agencies in the wake of the violent 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol by pro-Trump rioters, and fears of an “inside attack” has prompted them to deploy 25,000 troops in the city.

      • FBI vetting National Guard troops ahead of Biden inauguration
        FBI vetting National Guard troops ahead of Biden inauguration
        Yahoo News Video
      • FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack
        FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack
        Associated Press
    • A National Guard member in DC for the inauguration is pulling double duty as a band elementary school teacher in between guard shifts
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A National Guard member in DC for the inauguration is pulling double duty as a band elementary school teacher in between guard shifts

      A National Guard member, who is currently in Washington DC as security for Inauguration Day, has managed to do double duty as a teacher during breaks in service, the Washington Post reported. Sgt. Jacob Kohut is a band teacher who teaches elementary and middle schoolers from a Humvee on Zoom, according to WTOP News. "The last thing these students need is a disruption in their teaching," Kohut told the Washington Post.

      • Indiana National Guard Members Deploy for Inauguration Duty in Washington
        Indiana National Guard Members Deploy for Inauguration Duty in Washington
        Storyful
      • Head of DC National Guard discusses inauguration security
        Head of DC National Guard discusses inauguration security
        ABC News Videos
    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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