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    • Trump to leave D.C. just before Biden inauguration

      Trump to leave D.C. just before Biden inauguration

      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 ยป
      • Boebert spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term

        Boebert spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term

      • Music pioneer, convicted murderer Spector dead at 81

        Music pioneer, convicted murderer Spector dead at 81

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

        4th victim dies after gunman's attacks in Illinois

      • Census decision deals blow to Trump efforts on House seats

        Census decision deals blow to Trump efforts on House seats

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

        Biden camp responds to op-ed on telling Trump secrets

    • 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.

    • In Tokyo's lockdown, some drink on even after authorities call time
      World
      Reuters

      In Tokyo's lockdown, some drink on even after authorities call time

      For Yuuki Hamazono, it was a relief to find bars and restaurants in Tokyo flouting the Japanese government's request to close by 8 p.m. The 30-year-old financial trader was one of many people out in the Shimbashi nightlife district during the first weekend of an expanded state of emergency, with the government pleading for residents to stay home to contain the coronavirus. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures this month.

    • Joe Biden preparing blizzard of executive orders for first days in office
      Politics
      The Telegraph

      Joe Biden preparing blizzard of executive orders for first days in office

      Joe Biden aims to hit the ground running with a blizzard of executive orders on his first day in office. Mr Biden plans to rejoin the Paris climate accord, end Donald Trump's travel ban on several predominantly Muslim countries and order masks to be worn in federal buildings. The orders will represent the opening salvo of a flurry of activity over the first 10 days of the Biden administration, aimed at rolling back many of the policies introduced by Donald Trump.

      • Biden plans flurry of Day One executive actions
        Biden plans flurry of Day One executive actions
        Reuters Videos
      • Biden outlines 'Day One' agenda of executive actions
        Biden outlines 'Day One' agenda of executive actions
        Associated Press
    • 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.

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

    • Lebanon signs with Pfizer for 2.1 million vaccine doses
      World
      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.

      • Brazilโ€™s health agency approves the use of two vaccines
        Brazilโ€™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 โ€“ San Francisco
    • Tens of thousands evacuated amid Indonesia floods
      World
      Associated Press

      Tens of thousands evacuated amid Indonesia floods

      Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and more than a dozen have been killed in recent days in flooding on Indonesia's Borneo island, officials said Sunday. National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Raditya Jati said floods brought by intense rains caused floodwaters as high as 3 meters (10 feet). As of Sunday, 39,549 people had been evacuated and at least 15 had been killed due to floods that affected 10 districts and cities in South Kalimantan province on Borneo island.

    • New Yorker reporter's footage provides 'clearest view yet' of Capitol rioters inside Senate chamber
      U.S.
      The Week

      New Yorker reporter's footage provides 'clearest view yet' of Capitol rioters inside Senate chamber

      Luke Mogelson, a veteran war correspondent and contributing writer for The New Yorker, captured what appears to be the "clearest" footage yet of the deadly riot at the United States Capitol earlier this month. Mogelson attended (in a journalistic capacity) President Trump's rally on Jan. 6, which preceded the pro-Trump mob's march to and breach of the Capitol. He followed the rioters into the building and filmed a group that entered the empty Senate chamber.

      • New Yorker publishes stunning video of Capitol riot
        New Yorker publishes stunning video of Capitol riot
        Yahoo News
      • Capitol rioters aimed to 'capture and assassinate' officials, federal prosecutors allege
        Capitol rioters aimed to 'capture and assassinate' officials, federal prosecutors allege
        LA Times
    • China reports ice cream contaminated with coronavirus
      World
      The Telegraph

      China reports ice cream contaminated with coronavirus

      The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. The Daqiaodao Food Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, adjacent to Beijing, was sealed and its employees were being tested for the coronavirus, a city government statement said. There was no indication anyone had contracted the virus from the ice cream.

      • Ice Cream In Northeastern China Tests Positive For COVID-19
        Ice Cream In Northeastern China Tests Positive For COVID-19
        HuffPost
      • Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream
        Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream
        Associated Press
    • 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.

    • 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
    • China reports 109 new COVID-19 cases to keep concerns simmering before Lunar New Year
      World
      Reuters

      China reports 109 new COVID-19 cases to keep concerns simmering before Lunar New Year

      Worries simmered in mainland China about a potential fresh wave of coronavirus cases ahead of the Lunar New Year next month as authorities on Sunday reported 109 new COVID-19 cases, most of them in Hebei province surrounding Beijing. Though the Jan. 16 tally of new cases was less than the previous day's 130, China has in the past week seen the number of daily cases jump to an over 10-month high. Giving details of the latest daily caseload, the National Health Commission (NHC) said 96 were local infections, 72 of them in Hebei, 12 in northeastern Heilongjiang province, 10 in northeastern Jilin province and two in Beijing.

    • 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 โ€˜zip tie guyโ€™ arrested for her role in US Capitol insurrection, feds say
        Mom of โ€˜zip tie guyโ€™ arrested for her role in US Capitol insurrection, feds say
        Miami Herald
    • 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.

    • 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 โ€” as well as former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Cindy McCain โ€” in part because he has been "deemed insufficiently beholden to Trump," Politico reports.

    • 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
    • News
      Yahoo News Video

      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.

    • 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 โ€œunnecessaryโ€ details on Tehran's nuclear program, state TV reported Sunday, a day after Germany, France and Britain said Tehran has โ€œno credible civilian useโ€ 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 misunderstandingโ€ in the international community, the statement said.

    • 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 forcedย lawmakers to flee their chambers and left five dead. Since the riot, users on Facebookย and Twitterย haveย leveled accusations that U.S.ย Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., provided assistance to the insurrectionists. One Facebook user postedย 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.

    • The Kashmiri Families Begging for Their Sonsโ€™ Bodies Back
      World
      The Daily Beast

      The Kashmiri Families Begging for Their Sonsโ€™ Bodies Back

      Indian-administered Kashmirโ€”On the afternoon of Jan. 7, 2021, a narrow lane covered with a huge layer of snowโ€”and the muddy foot imprints of Kashmiri mournersโ€”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.

    • They were rounded up for protesting Trumpโ€™s inauguration โ€“ this is what happened next
      U.S.
      The Independent

      They were rounded up for protesting Trumpโ€™s inauguration โ€“ this is what happened next

      Donald Trump declared victory in the early morning hours of 9 November 2016 while gripping a lectern inside a Hilton Hotel in Manhattan, blocks from his Fifth Avenue penthouse. Hours later, anti-Trump demonstrations had erupted across the US. At his inauguration on 20 January 2017, then president-elect Trump's motorcade and the streets of Washington DC faced a massive protest drawing a line against his demagoguery and agenda with a warning to the nation about the nascent fascism that would follow.

    • A Virginia man arrested at a DC checkpoint with guns and ammo says he was just lost and made an 'honest mistake'
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A Virginia man arrested at a DC checkpoint with guns and ammo says he was just lost and made an 'honest mistake'

      A Virginia man arrested at a DC checkpoint and accused of having guns and a cache of ammunition says it was an "honest mistake," and he was simply a private security guard who got lost. Wesley Allen Beeler, 31, was released by a judge on Saturday and told The Washington Post he was licensed to carry the gun, and had an inauguration badge as he'd been working security gigs all week. Washington, DC, has dramatically ramped up security measures ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, just two weeks after Trump supporters violently stormed the US Capitol.

      • 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
    • 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.

    • How Republicans Are Warping Reality Around the Capitol Attack
      Politics
      The New York Times

      How Republicans Are Warping Reality Around the Capitol Attack

      Immediately after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, all corners of the political spectrum repudiated the mob of President Donald Trump's supporters. In one of the ultimate don't-believe-your-eyes moments of the Trump era, these Republicans have retreated to the ranks of misinformation, claiming it was Black Lives Matter protesters and far-left groups like antifa who stormed the Capitol โ€” in spite of the pro-Trump flags and QAnon symbology in the crowd. Others have argued that the attack was no worse than the rioting and looting in cities during the Black Lives Matter movement, often exaggerating the unrest last summer while minimizing a mob's attempt to overturn an election.

    • Trump will take nuclear football out of DC on his final day in office - and the codes will be deactivated at the stroke of noon
      Politics
      The Independent

      Trump will take nuclear football out of DC on his final day in office - and the codes will be deactivated at the stroke of noon

      Donald Trump will get to take the nuclear football with him when he leaves Washington DC on his final day in office โ€“ but the codes will be deactivated at the stroke of noon. Mr Trump will be accompanied by the 45-pound briefcase when he flies to Florida on the morning of Joe Biden's inauguration, as he is reportedly expected to do. Military officials will have a nuclear football ready and waiting to accompany Mr Biden after he becomes the commander-in-chief, officials told CNN.

    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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