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• 'This is not justice': supreme court liberals slam Trump's federal executions

  16-01-2021 23:47
  
  Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer issue stinging dissentsPodcast: Trump, the death penalty and America’s racist historyThe supreme court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer have excoriated the Trump administration for carrying out its 13th and final federal execution days before the president leaves office. Related: Dustin Higgs becomes 13th and final federal prisoner executed under TrumpContinue reading...
  
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• Carbis Bay in Cornwall to host G7 summit in June

  16-01-2021 23:30
  
  Tiny resort to welcome incoming US president Joe Biden and other world leaders for three-day summitThe tiny seaside resort of Carbis Bay in Cornwall has been chosen to be the venue of the G7 summit in June, with the village now expecting an influx of foreign visitors.The 125-acre Carbis Bay Estate – which encompasses a luxury hotel, an award-winning restaurant and a spa – will be the main location of the summit, but the seaside village will be supported by neighbouring St Ives a mile
  
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• Quarantine for all arrivals in UK as virus deaths go up

  16-01-2021 23:25
  
  LONDON • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that all arrivals to Britain will have to quarantine and show negative virus tests from this week, as hospitalisations and deaths continued to soar but new cases fell. The measures, which enter into force early tomorrow, come after Britain banned all arrivals from South America and Portugal on Friday, over fears of importing a new coronavirus variant from Brazil. "This means that if you come to this country, you must have proof of a neg
  
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• New variant in US could fuel surge, CDC warns

  16-01-2021 23:25
  WASHINGTON • United States federal health officials have warned that a far more contagious variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britain could become the dominant source of infection in the US by March, and would likely lead to a wrenching surge in cases and deaths that would further burden overwhelmed hospitals. This dire forecast from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made plain what has been suspected for weeks now: The nation is in an urgent race to vaccinate
  
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• Heavily armed man arrested at Washington security checkpoint with fake credentials

  16-01-2021 23:25
  WASHINGTON (AFP) - A heavily armed man has been arrested in Washington at a security checkpoint near the US Capitol, where President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated next week, authorities said. Wesley Allen Beeler, of...
  
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• Biden plans first-day moves to roll back Trump policies, says New York Times

  16-01-2021 23:25
  WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) - President-elect Joe Biden, inheriting a collection of crises unlike any in generations, plans to open his administration with dozens of executive directives on top of expansive legislative proposals in a 10-day blitz meant to signal a turning point for a nation reeling from disease, economic turmoil, racial strife and now the aftermath of the assault on the Capitol. Biden's team has developed a raft of decrees that he can issue on his own authority after the inauguration o
  
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• Biden plans a 10-day blitz of executive orders, aggressive legislation to tackle crises

  16-01-2021 23:25
  WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) - President-elect Joe Biden, inheriting a collection of crises unlike any in generations, plans to open his administration with dozens of executive directives on top of expansive legislative proposals in a 10-day blitz meant to signal a turning point for a nation reeling from disease, economic turmoil, racial strife and now the aftermath of the assault on the Capitol. Biden's team has developed a raft of decrees that he can issue on his own authority after the inauguration o
  
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• Armin Laschet picked as new leader

  16-01-2021 23:25
  Germany's dominant party voted for continuity yesterday by electing Mr Armin Laschet as leader, opting for...
  
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• Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war

  16-01-2021 23:24
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — War-like imagery has begun spreading in Republican circles after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, with some elected officials and party leaders rejecting pleas to tone down rhetoric calling for a second civil war. In northwestern Wisconsin, the chairman of the St. Croix County Republican Party was forced to resign Friday after refusing for a week after the siege to remove an online post urging followers to “prepa
  
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• Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call

  16-01-2021 23:24
  WASHINGTON — By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops were pouring into the nation’s capital on Saturday, as governors answered the urgent pleas of U.S. defense officials for more troops to help safeguard Washington even as they keep anxious eyes on possible violent protests in their own states. Military leaders spent chunks of Thursday evening and Friday calling states in an unprecedented appeal for more National Guard troops to help lock down much of the city in the days
  
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• Police arrest man with handgun, 500 rounds of ammunition at Washington checkpoint

  16-01-2021 23:23
  23 minutes ago Police have arrested a man with a handgun and 500 rounds of ammunition at a checkpoint in Washington set up ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Wesley Allen Beeler was stopped at the checkpoint near the U.S. Capitol on Friday. Court documents say Beeler approached the checkpoint but did not have a valid credential for that area. An officer noticed he had “firearms-related stickers” on his vehicle and asked him if he had any weapons inside. The pape
  
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• National Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call

  16-01-2021 23:23
  30 minutes ago WASHINGTON — By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops were pouring into the nation’s capital on Saturday, as governors answered the urgent pleas of U.S. defense officials for more troops to help safeguard Washington even as they keep anxious eyes on possible violent protests in their own states. Military leaders spent chunks of Thursday evening and Friday calling states in an unprecedented appeal for more National Guard troops to help lock down much of the c
  
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• Health fraud case: Mississippi pharmacy owner gets 18 years

  16-01-2021 23:23
  A Mississippi owner of pharmacies and pharmacy distributors has been sentenced to 18 years in prison and ordered to repay the government nearly $287.7 million for his part in what ......
  
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• Libyan talks in Geneva reach agreement on selection mechanism for temporary executive authority

  16-01-2021 23:21
  GENEVA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- A senior UN official announced here Saturday that the Libyan delegations reached an agreement on a recommended selection mechanism for a new temporary executive authority. Stephanie Turco Williams, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Support...
  
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• ‘I think we all deserve a pardon’: Texas realtor who attended Capitol riots says she ...

  16-01-2021 23:21
  A real estate agent who live-streamed from the attack on the US Capitol by pro-Trump rioters is pleading for a presidential pardon. Jenna Ryan, of Carrollton, Texas, was arrested and charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority and “disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds”. She told a reporter from CBS 11 that she could not discuss details of the case. Commenting on the events in Washington, she said that she was...
  
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• Boy reported dead at sea in attempt to reach Canary Islands

  16-01-2021 23:21
  GRAN CANARIA, Spain (AP) — Spanish rescuers reached a boat carrying over 30 migrants and brought them safely to the Canary Islands, but not in time to save one child...
  
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• Bolivian president appoints new health minister

  16-01-2021 23:21
  LA PAZ, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Luis Arce on Saturday appointed Jeyson Auza Pinto as the new minister of health and sports, replacing Edgar...
  
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• The Latest: Biden elevates science adviser to Cabinet level

  16-01-2021 23:20
  By The Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden introduced his team of scientific advisers on Saturday, saying they will lead with “science and truth. We believe in both.” Biden is elevating the position of science adviser to Cabinet level, a White House first. He called Eric Lander, a pioneer in mapping the human genome is in line to be director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, “one of the most brilliant guys I know.” Lander is t
  
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• Qatar airways spruiks flights to Australia

  16-01-2021 23:20
  Qatar Airways has been accused of exploiting a decision by Emirates to suspend flights to and from multiple Australian capital cities. ......
  
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• Man arrested outside US Capitol with gun and fake credentials

  16-01-2021 23:20
  US Capitol Police have arrested a man after he attempted to pass through a security checkpoint with fake credentials, a loaded handgun and more than 500 rounds of ammunition. ......
  
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• Correction: Misinfo-Conspiracies-Podcasts story

  16-01-2021 23:20
  In a story January 15, 2021, about...
  
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• Capitol ‘rioters’ beg Trump for pardon as FBI come knocking

  16-01-2021 23:19
  Later, Ryan posted on Twitter: “We just stormed the Capital [sic]. It was one of the best days of my life.” ......
  
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• How ‘N-U-T-S’ McAuliffe’s defense of Bastogne applies to today’s best business practices

  16-01-2021 23:18
  FEATURE — It was December 1944 and the GI’s that occupied the tiny Belgian town of Bastogne were looking forward to going home. They knew that the war would be over before Christmas. Unfortunately for the men of the 101st Airborne and the men that joined them in this so-called rest duty, there would be no presents and no singing of silent night. In fact, this December would remind them very little of the “white Christmases they used to know.” On Dec. 15, 1944, the Germans
  
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• In cold weather, anti-Netanyahu protests continue in Israel

  16-01-2021 23:17
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of protesters braved a cold night in Jerusalem on Saturday to press on with their calls for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down over corruption charges against him. Demonstrators gathered at a Jerusalem square near...
  
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• Biden outlines 'Day One' agenda of executive actions

  16-01-2021 23:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most controversial decisions of his predecessor and to address the raging coronavirus pandemic, his incoming chief of staff said Saturday. The opening salvo would herald a 10-day blitz of executive actions as Biden seeks to act swiftly to redirect the country in the wake of Donald Trump's presidency...
  
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• Several US transport companies suspend routes to Washington over security concerns

  16-01-2021 23:16
  Read full article ANI16 January 2021, 10:08 pm·1-min read Representative Image Washington [US], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Several US transport companies, including bus services Greyhound and Megabus, have suspended their routes to Washington from January 17-20 due to security concerns, a Sputnik correspondent reported. Earlier, US Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who chairs the Oversight...
  
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• ‘I think we all deserve a pardon’: Texas realtor who attended Capitol riots says she was ‘following president’

  16-01-2021 23:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘He asked us to fly there. He asked us to be there. So I was doing what he asked us to do,’ says Jenna Ryan
  
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• UK, France and Germany warn Iran against planned violation of nuclear deal

  16-01-2021 23:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials warn of ‘potentially grave’ implications from uranium metal production 
  
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• Still waiting for packages that were mailed in December? It could be awhile

  16-01-2021 23:09
  PHILADELPHIA — Are you still waiting for packages from early December to arrive? You’re not alone, but be patient, postal workers warn, because it might be a while. In U.S. ......
  
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• National Guard deployed around Sacramento in preparation for potential unrest

  16-01-2021 23:09
  SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Amid growing...
  
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• Merkel ally Laschet wins top party post as German election year starts

  16-01-2021 23:09
  
  BERLIN — Armin Laschet, the centrist premier of Germany's most populous state, was on Saturday elected to lead the Christian Democrats (CDU), the conservative party of Angela Merkel. Now the ......
  
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• March for Life asks its supporters to stay home this year

  16-01-2021 23:09
  Organizers of the March for Life, the anti-abortion movement’s preeminent annual event, are asking their supporters nationwide not to gather in Washington this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and political unrest. Instead, a small group of invited anti-abortion leaders will march Jan. 29, and the event will be livestreamed, March for Life’s president, Jeanne Mancini, announced Friday. “Since we are in the midst...
  
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• Caltech to remove name of founding president, a eugenics supporter, from buildings

  16-01-2021 23:09
  LOS ANGELES — Caltech announced Friday that it would remove the name of its founding president and first Nobel laureate, Robert A. Millikan, from campus buildings because he supported eugenics ......
  
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• Wind, rain, heavy snow batter New England, eastern Canada

  16-01-2021 23:08
  BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A storm lashed parts of New England and eastern Canada on Saturday with heavy rain, snow and wind, leading to power outages and slick roads. ......
  
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• Iran reacts to rumours on possible release of ROK vessel

  16-01-2021 23:04
  TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Saturday commented on the rumors on the possibility of releasing a vessel of Republic of...
  
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• Fires in central Chile consume over 3,200 hectares

  16-01-2021 23:04
  SANTIAGO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The National Emergency Office of the Chilean Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (ONEMI) reported on Saturday that 3,230 hectares of land have been consumed...
  
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• Washington: man arrested with fake inaugural ID and loaded gun

  16-01-2021 23:03
  
  Wesley Allen Beeler arrested ahead of Biden inaugurationSecurity stepped up nationwide after Capitol attackBiden must find words for a wounded nation Officers in Washington DC arrested a Virginia man who tried to pass through a Capitol police checkpoint carrying fake inaugural credentials, a loaded handgun and more than 500 rounds of ammunition. Related: 'I’m facing a prison sentence': US Capitol rioters plead with Trump for pardonsContinue reading...
  
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• World has begun to look up to India as a power to reckon with: Union minister on Covid-19 vaccination drive

  16-01-2021 23:02
  Union minister Jitendra Singh said with the announcement of early lockdown by Prime Minister Modi way back in March, India was possibly the first to declare a decisive war against the pandemic. PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 09:16 PM IST As the country rolled out the world's largest inoculation drive against the...
  
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• Trump will leave about $500 million poorer after 4 years in office

  16-01-2021 23:02
  The man who made “America First” his catchphrase could now hunt overseas for partnerships and licensing deals. PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 09:45 PM IST On the day Donald Trump was getting impeached in Washington, the lobby of his New York tower at 40 Wall St. was almost silent. Few footsteps smudged the shiny marble. But up the dark and golden elevators, trouble was stirring in one of the billionaire’s most valuable properties. Inside one law office, two partners had clashed over
  
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• Trailblazing journalist and Fleet Street legend Bridget Rowe dies aged 70

  16-01-2021 23:02
  'Brash, opinionated, fair and talented' Bridget Rowe rose to to the top of male-dominated Fleet Street and edited the Sunday People and Sunday Mirror with inspirational leadership ......
  
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• President-elect Biden unveils team of scientific advisers

  16-01-2021 23:02
  US president-elect Joe Biden has said his team of scientific advisers will lead with “science and truth – we believe in both”, in an apparent dig at the outgoing Trump administration. Mr Biden is elevating the position of science adviser to cabinet level, a White House first. He said that Eric Lander, a pioneer in mapping the human genome who is in line to be director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, is “one of the most brilliant guys I know”. Prof La
  
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• Police agree dad's adorable excuse for leaving his home is 'essential'

  16-01-2021 23:02
  
  A Garda officer who stopped a dad desperately trying to calm his baby down has been praised for letting the young parent through the checkpoint saying "there is nothing more essential" ......
  
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• No. 23 Minnesota hands No. 7 Michigan 1st loss in 75-57 romp

  16-01-2021 23:02
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Liam Robbins had 22 points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes to lead No. 23 Minnesota...
  
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• Nepal Climbers 1st To Scale K2, World's 2nd Highest Mountain, In Winter

  16-01-2021 23:02
  A team of 10 Nepali summiteers climbed K2, setting a record as the first team ever to climb the world's second-highest mountain in the winter season. ......
  
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• India implements community projects worth $13 million in the Maldives

  16-01-2021 23:02
  Over the past six months, eight grant projects backed by India have been completed in the Maldives. PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 09:16 PM IST The Maldives got its first running track of international standard on Saturday with the inauguration of an India-backed project, which is part of a $13 million programme for community development projects across the Indian Ocean archipelago. The inauguration ceremony for the Ekuveni synthetic running track in Male was attended by...
  
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• Inauguration Week 2021: A day by day guide to events

  16-01-2021 23:02 via independent.co.uk
  
   National Mall and Washington Monument both closed to public on Inauguration Day following safety concerns
  
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• Banking heir Benjamin de Rothschild dies at 57

  16-01-2021 23:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — Benjamin de Rothschild, who oversaw the banking empire started by his father in...
  
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• 2020 N.F.L. Divisional Playoffs: Rams vs. Packers Live Updates

  16-01-2021 23:02
  Can the Rams defense interrupt the synchronicity between Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams? ......
  
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• Attorney in Mike Lindell martial law plan denies knowing of pro-Trump plot

  16-01-2021 23:01
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• Messi doubtful as Barça plays Bilbao in Super Cup final

  16-01-2021 22:59
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi is doubtful for the final of the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, when his Barcelona will face Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer has been nursing an unspecified fitness issue that caused coach Ronald Koeman to leave him out of the semifinal on Wednesday against Real Sociedad. Without Messi, Barcelona needed some great goalkeeping by Marc-Andre ter Stegen to reach — and prevail in — a penalty shootout. Messi has been trai
  
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