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    • Scientists confirm California has its own COVID strain

      Scientists confirm California has its own COVID strain

      Scientists suspect the homegrown strain is likely linked to the case surge in Los Angeles County since November.

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      • 'Put my emotions behind me': Son calls FBI on dad

        'Put my emotions behind me': Son calls FBI on dad

      • Call center operator rescues woman from violence

        Call center operator rescues woman from violence

      • 2 masks are the new masks

        2 masks are the new masks

      • Birx: People in the WH thought virus was a 'hoax'

        Birx: People in the WH thought virus was a 'hoax'

      • Senate confirms Janet Yellen as treasury secretary

        Senate confirms Janet Yellen as treasury secretary

    • Joe Biden: America's second Catholic president
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      BBC

      Joe Biden: America's second Catholic president

      Joe Biden has been back in Washington for six days, and already he has attended Catholic Mass twice. Then, on the first Sunday of his presidency, he took in morning services at Holy Trinity Church, in the Georgetown neighbourhood of northwest DC. The Jesuit-affiliated Holy Trinity is the same church to which John F Kennedy, the nation's first Catholic president, belonged.

      • Biden attends Mass at DC church where he worshipped as VP
        Biden attends Mass at DC church where he worshipped as VP
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      • Biden attends Mass at DC church he went to as VP
        Biden attends Mass at DC church he went to as VP
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    • The Senate is effectively deadlocked over McConnell's filibuster demand
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      The Week

      The Senate is effectively deadlocked over McConnell's filibuster demand

      Senate Democrats are drawing a line at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) demand that a power-sharing agreement in the 50-50 Senate include a pledge to retain the legislative filibuster. "If we gave him that, then the filibuster would be on everything, every day," Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) told NBC's Chuck Todd on Sunday's Meet the Press.

      • Mitch McConnell Backs Down In Fight Over Filibuster
        Mitch McConnell Backs Down In Fight Over Filibuster
        HuffPost
      • Dick Durbin calls absolute protection of Senate filibuster 'a non-starterโ€™
        Dick Durbin calls absolute protection of Senate filibuster 'a non-starterโ€™
        Politico
    • US judge blocks release of Tennessee man in Capitol riot
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      US judge blocks release of Tennessee man in Capitol riot

      A federal judge on Sunday blocked the release of a Tennessee man who authorities say carried flexible plastic handcuffs during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell for the District of Columbia set aside an order by a judge in Tennessee concerning the release of Eric Munchel of Nashville. After testimony at a detention hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Frensley for the Middle District of Tennessee determined Friday that Munchel wasn't a flight risk and didn't pose harm to the public.

    • China says U.S. military in South China Sea not good for peace
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      Reuters

      China says U.S. military in South China Sea not good for peace

      The United States often sends ships and aircraft into the South China Sea to "flex its muscles" and this is not good for peace, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after a U.S. aircraft carrier group sailed into the disputed waterway. The strategic South China Sea, through which trillions of dollars in trade flows each year, has long been a focus of contention between Beijing and Washington, with China particularly angered by U.S. military activity there. The U.S. carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt and accompanied by three warships, entered the waterway on Saturday to promote "freedom of the seas", the U.S. military said, just days after Joe Biden became U.S. president..

      • U.S. military 'flexing' won't help: China
        U.S. military 'flexing' won't help: China
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      • U.S. carrier group enters South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions
        U.S. carrier group enters South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions
        Reuters
    • Pets are back: Biden's 2 dogs settle in at White House
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      Associated Press

      Pets are back: Biden's 2 dogs settle in at White House

      The patter of paws is being heard in the White House again following the arrival of President Joe Biden's dogs Champ and Major. The two German shepherds are the first pets to live at the executive mansion since the Obama administration. Major burst onto the national scene last year after Biden, then president-elect, broke his right foot while playing with the dog at their home in Wilmington, Delaware.

      • White House Welcomes 2 Very Good Boys As Biden's Dogs Move In
        White House Welcomes 2 Very Good Boys As Biden's Dogs Move In
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      • First dogs Champ and Major move into at White House
        First dogs Champ and Major move into at White House
        Associated Press Videos
    • Republican split widens as Donald Trump intervenes in party elections in Arizona
      Politics
      The Telegraph

      Republican split widens as Donald Trump intervenes in party elections in Arizona

      The acrimonious split within Republican ranks widened over the weekend as Donald Trump made his foray back into politics, backing the re-election of a hard-line supporter as chair of the party in Arizona. Underlining Mr Trump's grip on the Republican grassroots, the Arizona party also voted to censure John McCain's widow, Cindy, former senator Jeff Flake and governor Doug Ducey, who refused to back the former president's claims of election fraud. Mr Trump's intervention came amid reports that he is considering setting up a โ€œPatriot Partyโ€ which would spearhead primary challenges to his opponents in the 2022 mid-term elections.

      • Arizona Republicans censure Cindy McCain and GOP governor
        Arizona Republicans censure Cindy McCain and GOP governor
        Yahoo News Video
      • No, Trumpism Isnโ€™t Over. Look at What Just Happened in Arizona
        No, Trumpism Isnโ€™t Over. Look at What Just Happened in Arizona
        Time
    • EU to hold off on new Russia sanctions if Navalny released
      World
      Reuters

      EU to hold off on new Russia sanctions if Navalny released

      The European Union will hold off from imposing fresh sanctions on Russian individuals if the Kremlin releases pro-democracy campaigner Alexei Navalny, EU foreign ministers said on Monday, sending the bloc's top diplomat to Moscow next week. Despite calls from Baltic countries, Italy and Romania for sanctions on Russian officials in response to Navalny's detention as he returned to Russia from Germany on Jan. 17, Germany pushed to give the Kremlin more time. "We have agreed today to wait for the court's decision, to wait to see ...

    • China pushes conspiracy theories on COVID origin, vaccines
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      Associated Press

      China pushes conspiracy theories on COVID origin, vaccines

      Chinese state media have stoked concerns about Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, despite rigorous trials indicating it is safe. A government spokesperson has raised the unsubstantiated theory that the coronavirus could have emerged from a U.S. military lab, giving it more credence in China. As the ruling Communist Party faces growing questioning about China's vaccines and renewed criticism of its early COVID-19 response, it is hitting back by encouraging conspiracy theories that some experts say could cause harm.

    • A New York Times editor lost her job after she tweeted about having 'chills' about Biden's inauguration
      U.S.
      Business Insider

      A New York Times editor lost her job after she tweeted about having 'chills' about Biden's inauguration

      New York Times editor Lauren Wolfe tweeted about having "chills" seeing Biden arrive for his inauguration. Many criticized her for appearing to show political bias, and The Times later fired Wolfe. A New York Times editor lost her job after receiving criticism for tweeting about her excitement for President Joe Biden'sย inauguration.

      • New York Times fires editor targeted by rightwing critics over Biden tweet
        New York Times fires editor targeted by rightwing critics over Biden tweet
        The Guardian
      • NY Times Under Fire for Terminating Editor Lauren Wolfe After Pro-Biden Tweets
        NY Times Under Fire for Terminating Editor Lauren Wolfe After Pro-Biden Tweets
        The Wrap
    • Indian and Chinese troops involved in new border clash in eastern Himalayas
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      The Telegraph

      Indian and Chinese troops involved in new border clash in eastern Himalayas

      Indian and Chinese soldiers armed with sticks and stones have brawled again along their disputed frontier, Delhi said, as the neighbours' months-long border stand-off continued. Indian security officials said there were clashes after at least 18 Chinese soldiers tried to cross into Indian-claimed territory at Naku La in Sikkim on January 20. A senior Indian Army official told the Telegraph that four Indian soldiers were wounded after they challenged the Chinese PLA soldiers.

      • India, China soldiers brawl again along disputed frontier
        India, China soldiers brawl again along disputed frontier
        Associated Press
      • India says troops had 'minor face-off' with China in Sikkim border area
        India says troops had 'minor face-off' with China in Sikkim border area
        Reuters
    • Yemen aid groups call on U.S. to revoke Houthi terrorism designation
      World
      Reuters

      Yemen aid groups call on U.S. to revoke Houthi terrorism designation

      Twenty-two aid groups working in Yemen called on Sunday for the new U.S. administration to revoke the designation of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, saying it puts millions of lives and the peace process at risk. The U.S. State Department has initiated a review of the designation, which came into effect Jan. 19, the day before President Joe Biden's inauguration. The designation freezes any U.S.-related assets of the Houthis, bans Americans from doing business with them and makes it a crime to provide support or resources to the movement.

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      Female student athletes speak out against Biden executive order on transgender competition

      Three Connecticut female student athletes who filed a discrimination complaint over transgender competition argue that the president's new executive order is not fair.

    • China tackles pandemic with mass construction once again
      World
      Associated Press

      China tackles pandemic with mass construction once again

      A sprawling quarantine center with more than 4,000 rooms is being thrown up in northern China in response to a COVID-19 outbreak in Shijiazhuang, a city of more than 10 million people in Hebei province. Satellite images from the European Space Agency show dramatic changes over 10 days in an area where there had been only flat land before construction started on Jan. 13. It's common practice for China to mobilize resources nationwide to tackle natural disasters and other crises.

    • Biden news: Trump impeachment article delivered, as Brazil Covid variant reaches US
      Politics
      The Independent

      Biden news: Trump impeachment article delivered, as Brazil Covid variant reaches US

      The Senate has received Donald Trump's impeachment article from the House, triggering a February trial. The Democratic House impeachment managers delivered their ratified article against Donald Trump to the Senate, automatically triggering a process that will culminate with a dramatic trial for the ex-president on 8 February. Joe Biden says the country should be on its way to achieving Covid herd immunity by the summer and that most Americans should get the vaccine by the spring.

      • House delivers article of impeachment against Trump
        House delivers article of impeachment against Trump
        Yahoo News Video
      • 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
    • 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.

    • EU states no longer recognise Guaido as Venezuela's interim president
      World
      Reuters

      EU states no longer recognise Guaido as Venezuela's interim president

      Venezuela's Juan Guaido is a "privileged interlocutor" but no longer considered interim president, European Union states said in a statement on Monday, sticking by their decision to downgrade his status. The EU's 27 states had said on Jan. 6 they could no longer legally recognise Guaido as after he lost his position as head of parliament following legislative elections in Venezuela in December, despite the EU not recognising that vote. Following the disputed re-election of President Nicolas Maduro in 2018, Guaido, as head of parliament, became interim president.

    • Shyamala Gopalan: The woman who inspired Kamala Harris
      Celebrity
      BBC

      Shyamala Gopalan: The woman who inspired Kamala Harris

      What Kamala Harris did on her first day Howard students' joy as Kamala Harris makes history The oldest of the four children of a civil servant father and a homemaker mother, Ms Gopalan wanted to study biochemistry. But hard sciences were not on offer at Delhi's Lady Irwin College for women, founded by India's British colonial rulers, and she had to settle for an undergraduate degree in home science, where she would have studied subjects like nutrition and homemaking skills. "My father and I would tease her about it," Gopalan Balachandran, her brother, told the BBC.

    • Jill Biden signals she'll be more active as first lady
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Jill Biden signals she'll be more active as first lady

      Five days into her new role, Jill Biden signaled Monday that she'll be a more active first lady, with a trio of virtual appearances before governors' spouses, young Latinos and library officials. She also used the meetings to promote President Joe Biden's call for national unity and his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief proposal, which is facing resistance from some Republicans lawmakers. Jill Biden's early moves seemed designed to signal that she intends to be more active than her predecessor, Melania Trump.

      • Biden aides push lawmakers for $1.9 trillion
        Biden aides push lawmakers for $1.9 trillion
        Reuters Videos
      • 'We can't wait:' Biden administration fights for $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
        'We can't wait:' Biden administration fights for $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
        Reuters
    • Seth Rogen says Ted Cruz โ€˜deserves ridiculeโ€™ after branding senator a โ€˜fascistโ€™
      Politics
      The Independent

      Seth Rogen says Ted Cruz โ€˜deserves ridiculeโ€™ after branding senator a โ€˜fascistโ€™

      Seth Rogen has said that Ted Cruz โ€œdeserves ridiculeโ€ amid calls for an investigation into the Republican senator over comments he made before the deadly Capitol Hill riots. Hollywood actor and producer Rogen has been embroiled in an exchange with Cruz over the past week, calling him a โ€œfascistโ€ on multiple occasions and telling him to โ€œf*** offโ€ during others. Cruz, meanwhile, has branded Rogen a โ€œmoronโ€ and โ€œan angry Hollywood celebrityโ€.

      • From fascism to Fantasia : Seth Rogen and Ted Cruz's days-long Twitter spat explained
        From fascism to Fantasia : Seth Rogen and Ted Cruz's days-long Twitter spat explained
        Entertainment Weekly
      • Ted Cruz Is Fighting with Seth Rogen on Twitter. Here's Why That Is Both Hilarious and Worrisome.
        Ted Cruz Is Fighting with Seth Rogen on Twitter. Here's Why That Is Both Hilarious and Worrisome.
        Esquire
    • US police weigh officer discipline after rally, Capitol riot
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      US police weigh officer discipline after rally, Capitol riot

      For two Virginia police officers who posed for a photo during the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection, the reckoning has been swift and public: They were identified, charged with crimes and arrested. The contrasting cases highlight the dilemma faced by police departments nationwide as they review the behavior of dozens of officers who were in Washington the day of the riot by supporters of President Donald Trump. How does a department balance an officer's free speech rights with the blow to public trust that comes from the attendance of law enforcement at an event with far-right militants and white nationalists who went on to assault the seat of American democracy?

      • 31 police officers are under investigation over their suspected involvement in the Capitol riot, as departments face pressure to weed out white nationalists
        31 police officers are under investigation over their suspected involvement in the Capitol riot, as departments face pressure to weed out white nationalists
        Business Insider
      • More local arrests in US Capitol insurrection
        More local arrests in US Capitol insurrection
        WABC โ€“ NY
    • China is spreading conspiracy theories that the coronavirus was created in an American lab and that a US-created vaccine is killing the elderly
      World
      INSIDER

      China is spreading conspiracy theories that the coronavirus was created in an American lab and that a US-created vaccine is killing the elderly

      Chinese state media is spreading a conspiracy theory that a US Army base created the coronavirus. The disinformation push comes as WHO scientists arrive in Wuhan to study the virus' origins. Chinese state media is playing up a conspiracy theory about the novel coronavirus' origins while also questioning the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine's safety in older people.

    • Ivanka Trump would face โ€˜tough raceโ€™ for Florida Senate, says Republican incumbent Marco Rubio
      Politics
      The Independent

      Ivanka Trump would face โ€˜tough raceโ€™ for Florida Senate, says Republican incumbent Marco Rubio

      Florida Republican senator Marco Rubio has shrugged off rumours that Ivanka Trump could challenge him to a primary in the 2022 midterm elections. The daughter of recently deposed president, Donald Trump, has made no secret of her own political ambitions after serving as a senior adviser in her father's White House and recently relocated her family to a luxury condominium in Miami. Ms Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, likewise an adviser to the 45th president, have also recently acquired a $30m (ยฃ22m) lot on nearby Indian Creek Island with a view to building a new home for themselves there, indicating their intention to stay on in the Sunshine State, where Mr Trump himself now resides at his Mar-a-Lago mansion.

    • Some senators oppose the direct-payment part of Biden's stimulus plan because they think it gives too much money to the wealthy, report says
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Some senators oppose the direct-payment part of Biden's stimulus plan because they think it gives too much money to the wealthy, report says

      President Joe Biden's stimulus plan is facing criticism that it'd give too much to the wealthy. A bipartisan group of 16 senators spoke with the Biden administration during a call Sunday. The group also expressed support for increasing funding for vaccine distribution.

      • Senate Republicans Won't Vote for Biden's Stimulus Plan. But a $1,400 Check Could Still be Possible
        Senate Republicans Won't Vote for Biden's Stimulus Plan. But a $1,400 Check Could Still be Possible
        Motley Fool
      • Bipartisan group of senators meet with White House on COVID plan
        Bipartisan group of senators meet with White House on COVID plan
        CBS News
    • Former Marine Charged in Riots Hurled โ€˜Sharpened Poleโ€™ at Capitol Police: Feds
      U.S.
      The Daily Beast

      Former Marine Charged in Riots Hurled โ€˜Sharpened Poleโ€™ at Capitol Police: Feds

      A former Marine charged with assaulting police officers during the Capitol riots with a hockey stick also launched a massive, โ€œsharpened poleโ€ at cops during his attack, authorities revealed. Michael Joseph Foy, a 30-year-old from Westland, Michigan, was charged Friday with several crimes, including obstruction of law enforcement and forcibly assaulting an officer, after striking cops with a hockey stick โ€œat least 10 timesโ€ during the Jan. 6 riots. In a detention memo filed Sunday evening, federal prosecutors also revealed that at one point during the melee, Foy โ€œthrew what appears to be a sharpened pole at the officers.โ€

    • Coronavirus live updates: California investigates death hours after vaccination; Chicago teachers refuse to return to classrooms
      U.S.
      USA TODAY

      Coronavirus live updates: California investigates death hours after vaccination; Chicago teachers refuse to return to classrooms

      COVID-19 has killed more than 418,000 Americans in less than a year, and infections have continued to mount despite the introduction of a pair of vaccines late in 2020. The United States on Sunday surpassed 25 million cases of COVID-19, but an influential coronavirus model says the true number is likely much higher. Aboutย 17% of people in the U.S., or upwardย of 50 million people, haveย been infected with the coronavirus,ย researchers at the University of Washington estimate.

      • Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend
        Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend
        USA TODAY
      • Chicago teachers won't return to in-person classes without more vaccinations
        Chicago teachers won't return to in-person classes without more vaccinations
        NBC News
    What is Donald Trumpโ€™s legacy?
    • โ€œBy encouraging this act of terror on our capital, Trumpโ€™s legacy is destroyed.โ€

    • โ€œBoth backers and critics of Trump agreed that he remade the federal judiciary โ€” a change that will impact America for decades.โ€

    • โ€œHe was largely responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans who did not need to die.โ€

    • โ€œI do know what the future should hold for this country. That is to say, a policy of Trumpism without Trump.โ€

    • โ€œIt will be decades before the consequences of his tenure are fully known.โ€

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