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Boston is rolling out mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics Friday to bring doses to neighborhoods where access is an issue.
- The Independent
Donald Trump and Jared Kushner have barely spoken since leaving the White House: report
It remains unclear whether the former president has given his son-in-law the boot from his political inner circle, or if the 40-year-old chose to take some time off himself
- The Independent
Bolsonaro tells Brazilians to ‘stop whining’ after daily record Covid death toll
Comments come as Brazil’s health system on the ‘verge of collapse’
- The Independent
Ted Cruz ‘traitor’ billboards go up in his Texas neighbourhood
Activist group says Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley ‘deserve most blame for firing up violent mob of Trump supporters that attacked US Capitol and killed five people’
- Associated Press
Sydney's LGBTQI Mardi Gras goes ahead _ with restrictions
Sydney’s annual iconic Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras went ahead on Saturday, only in a different format due to coronavirus restrictions. It was being held at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where people can socially distance in their seats rather than on the traditional route down Oxford Street. Meanwhile, LGBTQI rights protesters have been given the green light to march down Oxford Street in a separate event before the parade.
- The Independent
Kayleigh McEnany takes a swipe at Jen Psaki during new Fox role
‘I always knew where my boss stood ... I could walk in at any time,’ former press secretary says
- Reuters
Ireland says UK not behaving like a 'respectable country'
Britain's decision to make unilateral changes to Northern Irish Brexit arrangements is "not the appropriate behaviour of a respectable country" and will erode trust with the European Union, senior Irish ministers said on Thursday. The EU promised legal action on Wednesday after the British government unilaterally extended a grace period for checks on food imports to Northern Ireland, a move Brussels said violated terms of Britain's divorce deal.
- The Independent
Biden will publicly pitch Covid relief bill as it is debated in the Senate
The plea will take place a day after Republicans required the 628-page legislation be read aloud
- Business Insider
Photos show intense security around the US Capitol ahead of a QAnon insurrection that nobody showed up for
The Capitol was on high alert amid fears of more far-right violence following the January 6 insurrection by Trump supporters.
- The Independent
Trump served with lawsuit accusing him of breaking ‘Ku Klux Klan’ laws on day of Capitol riot
NAACP accuses Trump of disenfranchising Black voters and trying to ‘destroy democracy’
- The Independent
Biden news: White House defends ‘Neanderthal’ slur of GOP states, as Trump shifts blame for Senate loss
Live updates from the White House
- Reuters
Biden adds Big Tech critic Tim Wu to his economic staff
President Joe Biden on Friday rounded out his White House staff with a top adviser who has advocated for breaking up Big Tech companies along with a host of new appointments focused on COVID-19, criminal justice and the U.S. economy. The White House announced six additional staffers to its National Economic Council, including Columbia University professor Tim Wu, who coined the term "net neutrality" and has warned against an economy dominated by a few giant firms. "I think breakups or undoing of mergers are actually called for more than we have appreciated in the last few decades," Wu has said previously about Big Tech companies.
- Business Insider
Trump State Department appointee Federico Klein arrested in connection with Capitol riots
Federico Klein is believed to be the first Trump appointee to be charged in connection to the January 6 insurrection.
- Associated Press
Racing in 36th America's Cup cleared to begin next week
Racing in the 36th match for sailing’s America Cup between defender Team New Zealand and Italian challenger Luna Rossa will begin next Wednesday after the relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown regulations in host city Auckland. The Cup Match was due to begin Saturday but was pushed back to Wednesday when Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, moved to alert level 3 after a small community outbreak. The outbreak is now thought contained and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced Auckland will move to alert level 2 from Sunday.
- The Independent
Biden secretly limits drone strikes, amid congressional scrutiny over war powers
Obama administration greatly expanded the use of drone strikes before later imposing checks
- Business Insider
Boris Johnson fails to replace adviser on ministerial standards amid growing cronyism allegations
Boris Johnson has yet to appoint a successor to his adviser on ministerial standards, more than three months after the resignation of Sir Alex Allan.
- Business Insider
Biden supports Congress scrapping post-9/11 laws that led to 'forever wars'
Biden wants to work with Congress to repeal laws have given every president since the 9/11 terror attacks a blank check to wage war.
- The Independent
‘Always up for a fight’: Mike Pompeo refuses to rule out presidential run on Hannity
‘I’m always up for a good fight,’ says Trump ally
- INSIDER
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman said a security guard followed her and told her she 'looked suspicious' when entering her own building
"This is the reality of black girls: One day you're called an icon, the next day, a threat," Gorman said in a tweet about the incident.
- Reuters
A day after forcing marathon bill reading, Johnson says 'preference' to leave Senate
The day after he single-handedly delayed the U.S. Senate's debate on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill for 11 hours, Republican Senator Ron Johnson said on Friday that he could retire from office when his term expires. The 65-year-old Republican, who was first elected to the Senate during the Tea Party surge in 2010, had pledged to spend only two terms in the Senate.