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• Trump's Christian supporters and the march on the Capitol

  15-01-2021 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christian supporters of President Trump were among the thousands who descended on Washington.
  
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• US takes back assertion that Capitol rioters wanted to 'capture and assassinate' officials

  15-01-2021 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  • LIVE: Investigators see evidence that law enforcement officers participated in insurrection
  
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• 'A long wait': Mississippi faces delays in vaccinating nursing home residents

  15-01-2021 23:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  “The stakes are high when there’s a delay in getting the vaccine out,” a public health expert said. "The worst outcome is people dying that didn’t need to die."
  
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• National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy

  15-01-2021 23:07 via cnn.com
  
  The National Rifle Association of America, the nation's foremost gun lobby, has filed for voluntary bankruptcy in Texas, the organization said Friday.
  
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• Scenes from the unprecedented security around Capitol Hill

  15-01-2021 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  Security around Capitol Hill and the White House is ramping up ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20th.
  
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• Gen Z has never known a world without online data sharing (and it shows)

  15-01-2021 22:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Talking about the potential damage to credit scores might not hit the mark for a 17-year-old. But we have to find a way to educate our very online youth generation.
  
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• Criminal investigation into Trump Organization finances expanded

  15-01-2021 22:48 via cnn.com
  
  The Manhattan district attorney's office has expanded its criminal investigation into the Trump Organization's finances to include the family's compound in Westchester County, according to lawyers and people familiar with the investigation.
  
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• North Korea likely 'had help from China' in developing new submarine-launched missile: Gordon Chang

  15-01-2021 22:47 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  North Korea's new submarine-launched ballistic missile was likely realized with help from Beijing, Gordon Chang told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Friday. 
  
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• Analysis: Is Donald Trump's grip on the GOP slipping?

  15-01-2021 22:31 via cnn.com
  
  In the wake of a mini-rebellion among House Republicans -- 10 of whom sided with Democrats to impeach Donald Trump this week -- there are some signs that the death grip that the President has maintained over the GOP may be slipping.
  
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• No stockpile? Governors hit Washington as vaccine chokepoints pile up

  15-01-2021 21:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Several governors on Friday accused HHS Secretary Alex Azar of deceiving them about how many doses they could expect in the near future.
  
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• Can Mexico force the US to vaccinate migrant workers against Covid-19?

  15-01-2021 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  Mexico wants the US to vaccinate all Mexican migrant workers currently working in the United States — and it says Trump's own signature trade deal requires it.
  
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• Ex-intel chief reacts to disturbing Capitol attack details

  15-01-2021 21:37 via cnn.com
  
  Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper discusses the attack on the Capitol and what to do about the extremists who have fallen for President Donald Trump's election lies.
  
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• UK to close all travel corridors

  15-01-2021 21:09 via cnn.com
  
  In an effort to protect against new coronavirus variants, the United Kingdom will close all travel corridors from 4 a.m. local time Monday.
  
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• Despite Trump admin. promise, 'reserve' second vaccine doses are gone

  15-01-2021 21:01 via cnn.com
  
  Hopes of a surge in Covid-19 vaccine shipments under a new policy to release second doses held in reserve appear to be evaporating -- with the revelation that those doses have already been distributed, contrary to recent indications by the Trump administration.
  
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• Dozens killed, some decapitated, in suspected rebel attack in the DRC

  15-01-2021 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  Forty-six people from the ethnic Pygmy group were killed -- some of them decapitated -- on Wednesday in a suspected militant attack in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, according to an NGO official based in the central African country.
  
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• Dozens killed, some decapitated, in suspected rebel attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo

  15-01-2021 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  Forty-six people from the ethnic Pygmy group were killed -- some of them decapitated -- on Wednesday in a suspected militant attack in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, according to an NGO official based in the central African country.
  
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• Dutch government resigns over child welfare scandal

  15-01-2021 20:54 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his entire Cabinet resigned Friday to take political responsibility for a scandal involving investigations into child welfare payments that wrongly labeled thousands of parents as fraudsters.
  
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• Capitol riots: Police describe a 'medieval battle'

  15-01-2021 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US police held back a mob for hours in a "barbaric" battle at the Capitol. Here are their stories.
  
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• UK announces closure of all travel corridors starting Monday

  15-01-2021 20:51 via cnn.com
  
  In an effort to protect against new coronavirus variants, the United Kingdom will close all travel corridors from 4 a.m. local time Monday.
  
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• The President and VP are back on speaking terms, but they're following entirely divergent paths in the twilight of their administration

  15-01-2021 20:48 via cnn.com
  
  One is dropping in on the White House phone operators, addressing troops at bases across the country, paying a visit to national guardsmen in place for the inauguration and speaking by phone with his successor.
  
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• President and VP back on speaking terms, but following entirely divergent paths in administration's final days

  15-01-2021 20:48 via cnn.com
  
  One is dropping in on the White House phone operators, addressing troops at bases across the country, paying a visit to national guardsmen in place for the inauguration and speaking by phone with his successor.
  
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• Pence calls Harris while Trump stews in denial

  15-01-2021 20:48 via cnn.com
  
  One is dropping in on the White House phone operators, addressing troops at bases across the country, paying a visit to national guardsmen in place for the inauguration and speaking by phone with his successor.
  
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• Pence calls Harris while Trump continues to stew in denial

  15-01-2021 20:44 via cnn.com
  
  One is dropping in on the White House phone operators, addressing troops at bases across the country, paying a visit to national guardsmen in place for the inauguration and speaking by phone with his successor.
  
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• Sea shanties are your soundtrack of 2021. Seriously

  15-01-2021 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  It's folly to examine why some things go viral on the internet, and by doing so one risks discounting the beauty of the simplest answer: They just do. Nothing makes sense. Roll with it.
  
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• Wikileaks asks reporters for help in desperate bid to score Julian Assange last-minute pardon

  15-01-2021 20:39 via cnn.com
  
  In a last-minute bid to persuade President Donald Trump to pardon Julian Assange, Wikileaks has reached out to several high-profile reporters asking for help in its efforts to rescue its founder from potential life in prison.
  
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• Woman who is trapped underneath earthquake's rubble captured on video

  15-01-2021 20:25 via cnn.com
  
  Dozens of people were killed and hundreds more injured after a powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island.
  
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• Lincoln bust among items removed from White House

  15-01-2021 19:41 via cnn.com
  
  A pheasant took flight from the White House Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Which dog food is best, according to experts

  15-01-2021 19:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Which dog food is best for your dog? We consulted experts to help you navigate your many options, from raw and natural to organic, canned and grain-free.
  
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• Coronavirus live news: more than 2m people worldwide have died after contracting Covid

  15-01-2021 19:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Grim milestone comes as Joe Biden’s incoming chief of staff says 500,000 could die in US next month; EU states raise concerns about Pfizer slowdownGerman vaccine officials forced to guess who is eligible from namesUS suffers bleak January as Covid rages and vaccinations falterBrazil rushes to save premature babies as Covid swamps hospitalsChina rushes to vaccinate 50 million as holiday loomsUK coronavirus updates – live6.16pm GMT As the world passes that grim milestone, Spain has log
  
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• Pelosi says lawmakers may be prosecuted if they 'aided and abetted' US Capitol riot – live

  15-01-2021 19:29 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Justice is called for,’ says House speakerDoJ inspector general also launches review of Capitol riotUS suffers as Covid rages and vaccination campaign falters
  Billionaires backed Republicans aiming to reverse election resultsKamala Harris: how will the next vice-president wield her power? Join the Guardian for a live conversation on 18 January6.29pm GMT Vice-president Mike Pence and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris spoke for the first time since the election yesterday, according t
  
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• 275 cases open in Capitol riot investigation, prosecutors say

  15-01-2021 19:26 via cnn.com
  
  US investigators have opened up 275 cases and charged roughly 98 individuals in connection to last week's pro-Donald Trump riot at the US Capitol, federal officials said Friday, emphasizing they are focused on rounding up the most violent offenders.
  
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• The world marks 2 million coronavirus deaths. The real toll is likely much higher

  15-01-2021 19:21 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Live updates: UK announces closure of all travel corridors starting Monday
  
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• UK shuts travel corridors and requires negative Covid tests to enter

  15-01-2021 19:18 via theguardian.com
  
  All foreign arrivals will also have to quarantine in toughening of measures in response to new strainsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK is to close all access to the country for overseas travellers without proof of a recent negative coronavirus test and 10 days of quarantine, shutting all travel corridors, Boris Johnson has announced.At a Downing Street press conference, the prime minister said the border regime was being toughened up in response to new var
  
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• Passionate Pelosi calls out Capitol riot 'punk'

  15-01-2021 19:15 via cnn.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shares her thoughts on a man that wore a "Camp Auschwitz" shirt during the riot at the US Capitol.
  
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• Tillerson slams Trump as Pompeo sings his praises

  15-01-2021 19:00 via cnn.com
  
  Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson painted a scathing picture of his old boss President Donald Trump as someone who made uninformed decisions that were not based in reality -- a stark contrast to Trump's top diplomat Mike Pompeo, who is heaping praise on the outgoing President in his final days in office.
  
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• Analysis: A tragic truth about Biden's inauguration

  15-01-2021 18:56 via cnn.com
  
  There'll be no arguments about crowd size at Joe Biden's inauguration — because there won't be a crowd.
  
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• Pelosi announces retired lieutenant general to lead review of 'security infrastructure' after Capitol attack

  15-01-2021 18:54 via cnn.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday announced that retired Lt. General Russel Honoré will lead a review of the "security infrastructure" of Capitol Hill, following a violent riot that left five people dead earlier this month.
  
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• Global Covid death toll reaches two million

  15-01-2021 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Key maps and charts explaining how the virus has spread around the world.
  
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• 'Not that good': Montreal restaurant's brutally honest menu pulls in the customers

  15-01-2021 18:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Feigang Fei, who runs the Aunt Dai Chinese restaurant, says patrons appreciate his bracingly frank descriptions of the foodIn the cut-throat restaurant industry, most business owners boast that their dishes are the best in town.Feigang Fei, who runs Aunt Dai Chinese restaurant in Montreal, has taken a different approach, with a menu offering bracingly honest descriptions of the dishes on offer. Continue reading...
  
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• Illinois mayor apologizes for saying media lied about riot

  15-01-2021 18:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A central Illinois mayor who attended the Trump rally in Washington that preceded the storming of the Capitol building has apologized for accusing the media of lying about the violence in a video he posted online afterward
  
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• New security bulletin says domestic extremists most likely threat to inauguration

  15-01-2021 18:33 via cnn.com
  
  Domestic extremists pose the most likely threat to the presidential inauguration, particularly those who believe the incoming administration is illegitimate, according to a joint bulletin from the Department of Homeland Security, FBI and eight other agencies obtained by CNN.
  
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• Former Spanish king's ex-lover says she was threatened by spy chief

  15-01-2021 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Corinna Larsen tells court ‘chilling’ warning to her and her children came on the orders of King Juan CarlosThe ex-lover of Spain’s former king Juan Carlos has told a court in Madrid of the “chilling” moment when she claimed the head of the country’s intelligence services threatened her and her children on the monarch’s orders.Corinna Larsen told the court Félix Sanz Roldán met her in London after her relationship with the king had ended to
  
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• America is broken, so we asked some of its greatest minds how they would fix it

  15-01-2021 18:29 via theguardian.com
  
  We’ve asked a group of experts to share concrete ideas to address some of America’s deepest problems. Now we want to hear from you The need for robust, fact-based reporting that highlights injustice and offers solutions is as great as ever. Please consider a year-end gift to support the GuardianAmerica has some big problems that need fixing.The last year laid bare hard truths: about existing inequalities made unbearably worse by the Covid-19 pandemic, about a democratic system danger
  
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• Police officer recalls moment Capitol mob yelled: 'Kill him with his own gun!'

  15-01-2021 18:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Officer Michael Fanone feared for his life as he lay injured‘You’re only 30 guys going up against 15,000’A Washington DC police officer who tried to stop Trump-supporting insurrectionists from attacking the Capitol on 6 January has revealed that some rioters shouted “‘Kill him with his own gun!” as he lay injured on the ground. Continue reading...
  
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• Vaccine passports: what are they and do they pose a danger to privacy?

  15-01-2021 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Race to build app for people to demonstrate Covid jab or a negative test, but rights groups worry about ‘identity checks’ Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVaccine passports, which would allow people with immunity to Covid to prove they were at low risk of spreading the disease, are being investigated by companies and countries around the world. But the proposals have also raised fears among critics that they could underpin an oppressive digital ID sys
  
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• A rejected cover for Tintin adventure 'The Blue Lotus' sells for record $3.9 million

  15-01-2021 18:14 via cnn.com
  
  A rare painting of Tintin by Belgian cartoonist Hergé sold for a record €3.2 million ($3.9 million) at Parisian auction house Artcurial on Thursday.
  
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• 'Home Alone 2' star tweets support for removing Trump's cameo

  15-01-2021 18:05 via cnn.com
  
  As President Donald Trump prepares to make his exit from the White House, fans of "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" want him to make a permanent, on-screen exit from the movie --and its star Macaulay Culkin seems to be on board with the idea.
  
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• Aunt of Black man who died after arrest in Belgium: We want justice

  15-01-2021 18:03 via cnn.com
  
  More than a hundred people were arrested and five police officers were wounded in Brussels, Belgium, following violent protests on January 13 over the death of Ibrahima Barrie. Barrie, a 23-year-old Black man, lost consciousness at a police station on January 9 shortly after being arrested and later died in hospital.
  
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• Washington Post: Pence closer than initially known to the violent mob during US Capitol storming

  15-01-2021 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence came closer than initially known to the mob of pro-Trump rioters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, according to new reporting from the Washington Post.
  
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• Two-time golf major winner arrested in Brazil

  15-01-2021 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  Federal Police in Brazil have arrested golfer Angel Cabrera on an Interpol red notice for alleged crimes committed in Argentina.
  
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