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• Biden's climate steps could have big impact on energy firms

  21-01-2021 23:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden has put his team to work reviewing dozens of actions taken by former President Donald Trump, aiming to reverse orders that he says harm the environment or endanger public health
  
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• Thousands demand prominent evangelist Franklin Graham’s sacking over Trump support after riots

  21-01-2021 22:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The former president and the Graham family have a long history
  
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• ‘We make good mittens in Vermont”: Bernie Sanders laughs off viral status as his glove-maker says she’s been overloaded with requests

  21-01-2021 22:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘There’s no possible way I could make 6,000 pairs of mitten,’ says Jen Ellis
  
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• Butch Bowers named as Trump impeachment lawyer, Lindsey Graham tells GOP senators

  21-01-2021 22:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mr Bowers has advised leading Republican politicians in South Carolina
  
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• Reality show winner and husband arrested over toddler’s murder

  21-01-2021 22:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Reality TV show winner and foster parent said she wanted to use $25,000 winnings ‘for our adoption’
  
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• Woman behind Bernie Sanders’ famous mittens says she has no plans to make more

  21-01-2021 22:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘There’s no possible way I could make 6,000 pairs of mitten,’ says Jen Ellis
  
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• Fauci says vaccine ‘still effective’ against UK and South African variants

  21-01-2021 22:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dr Anthony Fauci said that the two Covid-19 vaccines approved in the US will still be effective against more-contagious variants of the disease first discovered in the UK and South Africa.
  
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• Judge says Amazon won't have to restore Parler web service

  21-01-2021 22:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Amazon won’t be forced to restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social media app favored by followers of former President Donald Trump
  
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• Kamala Harris' uncle: 'Her mother was a great influence'

  21-01-2021 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The maternal uncle of Kamala Harris says he is confident she will be the most active vice-president America has ever had.
  
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• Florida to require proof of residency at vaccine sites over worries about cheating

  21-01-2021 21:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  State is a popular vacation destination for rich New Yorkers
  
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• Butch Bowers named as Trump impeachment lawyer

  21-01-2021 21:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  South Carolina attorney Butch Bowers has been named as Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyer.
  
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• Ontario leader blames Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine delays

  21-01-2021 21:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  The leader of Canada’s most populous province says he isn’t buying the excuse from Pfizer about why Pfizer deferred all its COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to Canada next week
  
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• Ontario leader blames Pfizer for COVID-9 vaccine delays

  21-01-2021 21:24 via independent.co.uk
  The leader of Canada’s most populous province says he isn’t buying the excuse from Pfizer about why Pfizer deferred all its COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to Canada next week
  
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• Dustin Diamond undergoing chemotherapy treatments for cancer

  21-01-2021 21:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Original “Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond has begun undergoing chemotherapy treatments after being diagnosed with cancer, according to his representative
  
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• Trump reveals company’s multi-million dollar losses in final financial disclosure

  21-01-2021 20:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  On the plus side, a $5,999 Mac Pro was personally gifted from Apple CEO Tim Cook to the ex-president 
  
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• Pete Buttigieg congratulated for masterclass confirmation hearing as he’s set to be first openly gay cabinet member

  21-01-2021 19:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Joe Biden’s nominee for transportation secretary would make him first openly LGBT+ person confirmed to post by Senate
  
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• Revenue at Trump hotels, resorts hit hard by pandemic

  21-01-2021 19:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump is returning to a family business ravaged by pandemic shutdowns, with revenue plunging more than 40 percent at his Doral golf property, his Washington hotel and both his Scottish resorts
  
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• Thousands of Covid doses are going to waste, but some states won’t record how many

  21-01-2021 19:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  New York opened up its eligibility requirements after hospital systems reported throwing out doses
  
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• What is QAnon? The origins of bizarre conspiracy theory spreading online - OLD

  21-01-2021 19:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The story touches on just about every part of public life, and is making its way into the mainstream
  
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• John Legend performs ‘Feeling Good’ at Biden inauguration concert

  21-01-2021 18:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sun rises over the White House on Joe Biden’s first full day as president
  
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• Capitol rioter who allegedly stole Pelosi’s laptop to sell to Russia released from jail

  21-01-2021 18:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  She’ll be back in (virtual) court on Monday
  
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• Boy who bonded with Biden over his stutter writes book

  21-01-2021 18:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Brayden Harrington took part in the inaugural celebration and read aloud a famous passage from John F Kennedy's inaugural address
  
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• Jacinda Ardern suggests relationship with US will be ‘a lot easier’ under Biden

  21-01-2021 17:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Shared values’ will help diplomatic relations, says PM
  
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• Trump heads to golf course on first day out of White House

  21-01-2021 17:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ex-president's local opposition is putting pressure on Palm Beach County to cancel leases with the Trump International Golf Club
  
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• Three soldiers killed in New York helicopter crash

  21-01-2021 17:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘This is a heavy, heavy burden upon all of us,’ Monroe County Sheriff says
  
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• Some athletes shelving Olympic bids amid delayed Tokyo Games

  21-01-2021 17:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Irish super heavyweight boxer Dean Gardiner says the grind of traveling and training for an extra year is too much
  
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• Global gag rule: Biden to repeal ban on aid to foreign charities that help women access abortions

  21-01-2021 17:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  The policy has been a live wire since it was introduced by Ronald Reagan
  
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• Africa’s Covid death rate now higher than global level

  21-01-2021 17:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  There are 21 African countries with a death rate over 3 per cent. In comparison, the global level is 2.2 per cent
  
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• Bridgerton second series 'exciting', says writer

  21-01-2021 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The author behind the book speaks exclusively to the BBC about the news of a second series.
  
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• 100,000 more Americans could die from Covid-19 in next month, CDC forecasts

  21-01-2021 16:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 406,000 Americans have died from the novel virus
  
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• Amazon Prime show censored by Indian information ministry in first for the streaming platform

  21-01-2021 16:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tandav, a show based on Netflix’s House of Cards and starring a number of Bollywood A-listers, has been mired in controversy since its release last Friday as Namita Singh reports
  
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• Baghdad bombing: At least 32 killed in first suicide attack in three years

  21-01-2021 16:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two attackers wearing explosive vests blew themselves up at a crowded market 
  
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• Government charges former Bermuda premier with corruption

  21-01-2021 16:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors in Bermuda’ have charged former Premier Ewart Brown with 13 counts of corruption in an alleged multimillion-dollar scheme that spans at least a decade and involves a U.S.-based hospital
  
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• Five dead in ‘massive’ blaze at site of world’s largest vaccine maker

  21-01-2021 16:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fire broke out in an under-construction building at the site of the Serum Institute of India but vaccine production will not be affected, officials say
  
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• ‘We don’t know what the future holds’: Pence says he’s leaving D.C. in emotional farewell speech

  21-01-2021 15:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  'Let me take a moment to thank President Trump and Melania for all they've done to make America great,' Mr Pence said. 
  
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• ‘More a will than a political programme’: Russia reacts to inauguration of ‘old man’ Joe Biden

  21-01-2021 15:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  One commentator dismissed Biden as obsessed with minority rights
  
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• Biden administration now allowing visitors of White House website to choose pronouns

  21-01-2021 15:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Change came just hours after President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony
  
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• Indonesia earthquake: 6.8-magnitude tremor hits Talaud Islands near Philippines

  21-01-2021 14:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hit the Indonesian Talaud Islands near the Philippines on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
  
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• Covid: Indian vaccine maker seeks permission for first international rollout despite concerns over data

  21-01-2021 13:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  India has already started exporting Covid-19 vaccines to its neighbours  
  
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• Twitter locks China’s US embassy account for Uighur tweet violating ‘dehumanisation’ policies

  21-01-2021 13:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Post claiming minority women ‘no longer baby-making machines’ censored by social media giant
  
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• More than 40 million watch Navalny video which claims Putin has secret Black Sea villa

  21-01-2021 13:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Feature-length video published after Navalny placed in jail for 30 days upon his return to Moscow
  
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• Biden revamps the Oval Office: President adds bust of Cesar Chavez and removes controversial portrait

  21-01-2021 13:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  The White House facilities were revamped in a span of hours during the Inauguration
  
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• Biden tells staff he will ‘fire them on the spot’ if they show disrespect to colleagues

  21-01-2021 13:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Biden tells staff he will ‘fire them on the spot’ if they show disrespect to colleagues
  
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• No loss of life after ‘massive’ blaze at site of world’s largest vaccine maker

  21-01-2021 13:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  A fire broke out in an under-construction building at the site of the Serum Institute of India but there has been no loss of life and vaccine production will not be affected, reports say
  
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• President Donald Trump: Four years of division, chaos and lies in the USA

  21-01-2021 12:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  After four years and with a second impeachment trial still looming, the Trump presidency is over at last. Andrew Naughtie takes stock of the last four years.
  
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• Fire breaks out at site of world’s largest vaccine maker in India, say reports

  21-01-2021 12:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  A fire broke out at the site of the Serum Institute of India in Pune city
  
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• Google, French publishers sign copyright news payment deal

  21-01-2021 12:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Google has signed a deal with a group of French publishers paving the way for the internet giant to make digital copyright payments for online news content
  
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• Baghdad bombing: At least 28 killed in first suicide attack in three years

  21-01-2021 12:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two attackers wearing explosive vests blew themselves up at a crowded market
  
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• Indian state renames dragon fruit because it sounds ‘too Chinese’

  21-01-2021 11:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Innovative response to Chinese land encroachment’ Politicians and Twitter users take a dig at Gujarat CM’s decision 
  
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• Iraq attack: Twin suicide bombings in central Baghdad kill 20

  21-01-2021 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The attackers detonated explosive belts at a busy clothing market in Tayaran Square, officials say.
  
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