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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

      • Presidential tradition may end with Trump

        Presidential tradition may end with Trump

      • GOP lawmaker's death brings home reality of COVID-19

        GOP lawmaker's death brings home reality of COVID-19

      • 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

    • Boy Killed By Father After Vaccination Dispute in Heartbreaking Murder-Suicide in SF
      U.S.
      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.

    • 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
    • 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 'took laptop' from Pelosi's office in Capitol riot 'planned to sell it to Russian spies'
      U.S.
      The Telegraph

      Woman who 'took laptop' from Pelosi's office in Capitol riot 'planned to sell it to Russian spies'

      A woman identified as having taken part in the storming of the US Capitol is accused of stealing a laptop   belonging to top Democrat Nancy Pelosi which she hoped to sell to a Russian spy agency, according to the FBI. There is no indication Riley June Williams, a 22-year-old careworker from Pennsylvania, took a laptop from Ms Pelosi's office. The FBI, which is working off a tip, said in the court record the "matter remains under investigation."

      • 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
      • Cowboys for Trump leader arrested over US Capitol riot
        Cowboys for Trump leader arrested over US Capitol riot
        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
    • Brazil vaccinations start as country faces vaccine ingredient shortfall
      World
      Reuters

      Brazil vaccinations start as country faces vaccine ingredient shortfall

      Brazil kicked off a nationwide COVID-19 immunization program on Monday by distributing doses of a vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech following an emergency use authorization, although the pace of vaccination will depend on delayed imports. After weeks of setbacks, many Brazilians cheered the first wave of inoculations, from bustling clinics in Sao Paulo to a spectacular shot planned at the foot of the Christ Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro. The Health Ministry gave states the green light to start immunizing at 5 p.m. (2000 GMT).

      • Brazil clears emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines, shots begin
        Brazil clears emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines, shots begin
        Reuters
      • Brazil’s health agency approves the use of two vaccines
        Brazil’s health agency approves the use of two vaccines
        Associated Press
    • 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.

    • 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
    • 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
      • FBI probes if woman tried to sell Pelosi laptop
        FBI probes if woman tried to sell Pelosi laptop
        Reuters Videos
    • 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.

    • Twitter suspends US congresswoman over election fraud claims
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Twitter suspends US congresswoman over election fraud claims

      Twitter on Sunday temporarily suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican U.S. Congresswoman from Georgia who has expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories online. Greene's account was suspended “without explanation," she said in a statement, while also condemning big tech companies for “silencing” conservative views. Before noon Sunday, Greene posted a clip from an interview with a local news outlet in which she condemned Georgia election officials and expressed support for debunked theories claiming that voting machines, absentee ballots and other issues led to widespread fraud in the state during the presidential election.

      • Twitter Temporarily Suspends QAnon Rep. For Election Disinformation, Inciting Violence
        Twitter Temporarily Suspends QAnon Rep. For Election Disinformation, Inciting Violence
        HuffPost
      • Twitter locks account of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican who promoted QAnon
        Twitter locks account of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican who promoted QAnon
        Reuters
    • 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
    • Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast of Gulf of Oman
      World
      Associated Press

      Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast of Gulf of Oman

      Iran's military kicked off a ground forces drill on Tuesday along the coast of the Gulf of Oman, state TV reported, the latest in a series of snap exercises that the country is holding amid escalating tensions over its nuclear program and Washington's pressure campaign against Tehran. According to the report, commando units and airborne infantry were participating in the annual exercise, along with fighter jets, helicopters and military transport aircraft. Iran's National Army chief Abdolrahim Mousavi was overseeing the drill.

    • 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.

    • Woman arrested at DC checkpoint after telling police she is an officer and cabinet member
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Woman arrested at DC checkpoint after telling police she is an officer and cabinet member

      A woman has become the second known person to be arrested at a Washington DC checkpoint put in place for Joe Biden's inauguration, after telling officers she was one of them. Authorities said 63 year-old Linda Magovern was arrested on Saturday near Union Station after she showed police a military challenge coin – used by service members to prove they had been on active duty. According to NBC News, she went on to say that she was “a part of the presidential cabinet” as well as a member of the police.

      • Woman arrested at inauguration checkpoint in D.C. said she was Cabinet member, police say
        Woman arrested at inauguration checkpoint in D.C. said she was Cabinet member, police say
        NBC News
      • Man arrested at inauguration checkpoint with gun and ammo says he was lost and did not mean to bring weapon to DC
        Man arrested at inauguration checkpoint with gun and ammo says he was lost and did not mean to bring weapon to DC
        The Independent
    • 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.

    • Politics
      Yahoo News Video

      Congresswoman's spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term

      The spokesman for Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has quit less than two weeks after she was sworn into office, saying he felt like he need to due to the insurrection at the nation's Capitol.

    • 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
    • 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
    • An 'influential' Palm Beach eye doctor is reportedly on Trump's clemency list
      Politics
      The Week

      An 'influential' Palm Beach eye doctor is reportedly on Trump's clemency list

      President Trump plans to spend his final days in office issuing about 100 pardons and commutations, according to CNN. It's not clear yet who will get a pardon, but "the expectation among allies is that Trump will issue pardons that he could benefit from post presidency," CNN reports. The final list apparently includes "white collar criminals, high-profile rappers, and others but — as of now — is not expected to include Trump himself."

      • Trump clemency likely for Lil Wayne, no pardons for Giuliani or Bannon: sources
        Trump clemency likely for Lil Wayne, no pardons for Giuliani or Bannon: sources
        Reuters
      • Trump so far not planning to pardon himself: source
        Trump so far not planning to pardon himself: source
        Reuters Videos
    • Wendy Williams calls out brother after alleging she didn’t attend mom’s funeral
      Celebrity
      TheGrio

      Wendy Williams calls out brother after alleging she didn’t attend mom’s funeral

      Wendy Williams called out her brother on her talk show Monday morning after he alleged she didn't attend their mother's funeral. In a rare moment of family drama on public display, Williams took a few minutes to address her younger brother, Tommy Williams, who had made headlines days prior after he shamed Wendy for allegedly not attending their mother's funeral service. As theGrio previously reported, Wendy Williams's mother, Shirley Williams, passed away last year.

    • All 4 nurses in a Kansas county's health department refused to give out COVID-19 vaccines
      Health
      Business Insider

      All 4 nurses in a Kansas county's health department refused to give out COVID-19 vaccines

      All four nurses in one Kansas county's health department refused to give patients COVID-19 vaccines. The health department administrator shared debunked vaccine misinformation as part of their reasoning. The county will contract with other nurses to distribute the vaccine.

    • 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
    • Black Lives Matter protesters near White House have one final message for Trump – you should be arrested
      Politics
      The Independent

      Black Lives Matter protesters near White House have one final message for Trump – you should be arrested

      Karen did not have to think too long about the message she wanted to send to Donald Trump. Yes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were set to take over, and perhaps correct course. Karen, who asked to be identified by just her first name and who said she was part of a group called “The Resistance”, was among a handful of protesters at Black Lives Matter plaza, a city street close to the White House that was established and named last year amid demonstrations for racial justice that swept the country.

    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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