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Biden-Trump transition
Saturday
16 January 2021
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Planners have been forced to be inventive after the deadly pandemic and now last week’s Capitol insurrection dictated a pared-down event -
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A slew of aides have deserted the president and the Pentagon has decided not to hold an armed forces farewell tribute -
The first woman and first south Asian to hold the office will be key to securing Biden’s legislative agenda in a Senate split 50-50
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Headlines
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Complaint could stop top NRA executives from discharging a substantial portion of the organisation’s debts -
Trump’s Operation Warp Speed led to vaccines in record time but was a communications and logistical ‘failure’, experts say
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Experts were not surprised that officers were part of the mob, given the ties between some police and white supremacist groups in recent years -
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Critics condemn ‘callous betrayal’ after Trump officials set in motion transfer of Oak Flat in Arizona to Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton
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Death toll reaches 2 million people; UK shuts travel corridors and requires negative tests to enter; German vaccine officials forced to guess who is eligible from names -
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County has seen 898% increase in cases since surge began in November, with 1,125% increase in deaths, official says -
Country of 1.3 billion people hopes to vaccinate 300 million citizens by August
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Spotlight
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Away from the vitriol, researchers are investigating concrete steps companies, officials and the rest of us can take to tackle the crisis -
The author of acclaimed debut novel A Burning on how being an editor informs her writing, and why children’s books sparked her interest in English -
A group of experts share concrete ideas to address some of America’s deepest problems
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The US president’s Twitter ban has sparked a furious debate about online opinion, but it’s part of a bigger conversation -
Will we shrug our shoulders while the American workforce hemorrhages women and millions of people fall into poverty?
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Minute-by-minute report: Will Leicester secure the win they need to end the day in second place? Join Simon Burnton to find out -
Cleveland are looking to shock the Super Bowl champions, while there is a battle of veteran quarterbacks down in New Orleans
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4 out of 5 stars.
Conspiracy! review To the heart of America's deep state
4 out of 5 stars.Sift through the evidence and unravel a plot to defraud US democracy in this timely immersive satire -
Major services pay musicians as little as £0.004 per stream, a rate it’s impossible to live on. What other options are there? -
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Arrested Trump supporters say they were ‘listening’ to the president -
Miller, a Trump appointee, has come under pressure over the Pentagon’s response to the attack on the US Capitol -
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Opposition candidate urges citizens to reject result of ‘most fraudulent election in country’s history’ -
At least 49 dead after magnitude 6.2 shock on Sulawesi island, which destroyed roads, bridges and houses
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Labour leader uses first address on foreign policy since taking office to build bridges with US and EU -
As the rich and famous isolate on the seas, a new catamaran is designed to keep the virus out -
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This year’s rally returned to Saudi Arabia where the competitors traversed a total of 7,646 kilometres over 12 stages, starting and finishing in Jeddah, and passing through the capital of Riyadh. Here we bring you some of our favourite images from this year’s Dakar Rally -
The National Guard rest in the US Capitol, Storm Filomena hits Madrid, elections in Uganda and the enduring impact of Covid-19: the most striking images from around the world -
The new biopic Stardust takes a wry look at the star’s first attempt to break America in 1971. Here’s how he went on to define his own style in the decades that followed
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