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We Have “Much To Repair, Much To Restore, Much To Heal” — Biden

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Newly minted President Joe Biden referenced the current plight of America during his inaugural address, noting that the country has "much to repair, much to restore, much to heal, much to build, and much to gain." As the coronavirus American death toll surpassed 400,000 this week, Biden noted that "few people in our nation's history have been more challenged or...

Trump Becomes First US President Since 1869 To Skip Swearing-in Of His Successor

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President Biden takes the oath of office and delivers the inauguration address. Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Kamala Harris made history as the first woman, Black woman and Asian woman to be sworn in as vice president. President Trump did not attend the inauguration, becoming the first president...

Trump’s Snub Forces Biden To Fly Chattered Plane To Washington D.C

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Donald Trump delivered Joe Biden one more snub Tuesday, forcing him to charter his own plane to fly from Delaware to Washington D.C. instead of authorizing an Air Force jet. The president-elect flew the short hop from his home state, after a tear-stained speech eulogizing his dead son Beau, on a private Boeing 737 – then as he landed at...

33-Yr-Old Man Arrested For Entering Sleeping Neighbour’s Home, Kissing Her

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A 33-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly entering a neighbour’s unit and kissing her several times while she was asleep, said the police in a statement on Tuesday. The police were alerted to the incident on Monday at about 12pm when the same man called them claiming people were attempting to physically harm him. When the police officers arrived, they...

Joe Biden’s Inauguration Likely To Witness Insider Attack, US Defense Officials Say [VIDEO]

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U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack during President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event. The massive undertaking reflects the extraordinary security concerns that have gripped Washington following the deadly January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters. It also...

Days Before End Of His Administration, Trump Executes 13th Convict

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The U.S. government on Saturday carried out the 13th and final federal execution under President Donald Trump’s administration. The execution comes days before Trump’s successor Joe Biden takes office with a promise to try to end the death penalty. Dustin Higgs, 48, was pronounced dead at 1:23 a.m. EST (0623 GMT), the federal Bureau of Prisons said in a statement. The convict’s...

Uganda’s Museveni Wins Sixth Term With 58.6% Vote

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office with 58.6 per cent of the vote, in an election disputed by his main rival Bobi Wine who trailed with 34.8 per cent, the electoral commission announced on Saturday. “The electoral commission declares Yoweri Museveni… elected President of the Republic of Uganda,” said election commission chairman Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama.

COVID-19: You Must Provide Evidence Of Negative To Enter UK, PM Declares

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Boris Johnson Friday declared that all arrivals to the UK will have to have tested negative for coronavirus from Monday as he begged Britons to 'stay at home this weekend'. At a Downing Street briefing, the PM warned it was 'not the time to relax' as he escalated controls at the country's borders again. Amid fears over new mutant strains, he...

Biden Appoints Another Nigerian, Funmi Badejo Into His White House Cabinet

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United States of America President-elect, Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo into his White House cabinet. Biden made the announcement on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, when he named additional 20 members of the office of the White House counsel. Badejo is a lawyer and an alumna of Berkeley Law College in the US, and served as ethics counsel in...

Massive Earthquake Hits Indonesia [PHOTOS]

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Indonesia was battered by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake today which killed at least 34 people and injured more than 600 others amid fears that the aftershocks would cause a tsunami.  Victims were trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings in the city of Mamuju, with rescuers searching for more than a dozen patients and staff in the wreckage of a destroyed...

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