Current News: January 2021

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Republican Adam Kinzinger disowned by family members and told he’s ‘possessed by the devil’ for impeaching Trump

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I tried 5 different brands of powdered hot cocoa, and the best felt like drinking a bar of chocolate

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Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.

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Myanmar’s Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears

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Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era

After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account?

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What a blind man's death reveals

Asmelash Woldeselassie has given his eyesight, left arm and now his life to a succession of wars in Tigray.

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Three lives, one message: Stop killing Mexico's transgender women

In Mexico, the second most dangerous country to be transgender, trans women fight to be protected.

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Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort

Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites.

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Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers

See how much Iceland's Skaftafellsjokull glacier has retreated over the past 30 years.

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Major nor'easter expected to affect 110 million with heavy snow, winds

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Thousands join in Jerusalem funerals, flout pandemic rules

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10 GOP senators to unveil alternative $600 billion COVID-19 relief package

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she had a 'great' call with Trump, claims she has his support

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Lincoln Project leaders ‘disgusted and outraged’ after 21 men accused co-founder of sexual harassment

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GameStop news: Short sellers lose $19bn as Omar says billionaires who pressured apps should go to jail

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How a 60-vote threshold in the Senate threatens to slam the brakes on much of Biden's legislative agenda

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Coronavirus

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Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January

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Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats

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Saba Sahar: 'I survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban'

Afghan film director Saba Sahar is one of the few to survive from a recent wave of targeted killings.

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Life in a Day 2020: Kevin Macdonald says documentary 'reinforces everyone's similarities'

British director Kevin Macdonald's new documentary of personal videos from around the world giving a snapshot on 25 July 2020.

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Have US police departments become too militarised?

President Biden is reportedly looking to restrict local police from receiving surplus military gear.

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Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success'

An influencer and a corporate professional from India share their experiences of impostor syndrome.

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Saturday, January 30, 2021

Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.

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Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.

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Covid vaccination: LA Dodgers stadium closed by protests

Protests by anti-vaccine and far-right groups forced the closure of Dodger Stadium on Saturday.

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Crews rescue woman during California floods

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2 dead in massive California storms; Highway 1 washed out

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Biden news: President visits Walter Reed hospital, as ex-KGB agent says Russia ‘wooed’ Trump for years

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Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death

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Pentagon pauses ‘absurd’ plan to give Guantánamo prisoners Covid vaccine

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Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair

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Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay

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Covid: The pandemic's young widows and widowers

"The grief creeps up on you," says Pamela who is raising two children alone after losing her husband.

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Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death

The death of a whale which got trapped in a net off Japan has once again exposed the hunting divide.

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AOC Owes Ted Cruz an Apology for Saying He Almost Had Her Murdered, Rep. Chip Roy Says

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Longtime DB Cooper suspect dies at 94, leaving mystery of daring hijacker unsolved

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Steve Bannon appears to laugh off Giuliani’s latest conspiracy theory blaming Lincoln Project member for Capitol riot

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Illinois mother sues governor after son struggling with pandemic dies by suicide

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Federal judges announce plans to retire, opening court vacancies for Biden to fill

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Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88

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Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean

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Coronavirus in Algeria: 'No-one could travel to say goodbye to grandpa'

Algeria's coronavirus restrictions mean that people in the diaspora are unable to properly mourn.

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Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?

Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.

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Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients'

Lebanon's hospitals are turning away patients as the country buckles under Covid and economic collapse.

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Friday, January 29, 2021

Share Your Memories of Someone You Lost to Covid-19

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A West Virginia newspaper company is suing Google and Facebook over online ads.

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Biden Visits Walter Reed, the Hospital That Treated Both Him and His Son

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A ‘Race’ to Vaccinate, After South Africa Variant Is Detected in South Carolina

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Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Solve Fewer Crimes Last Year?

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Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal

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It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!

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For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words

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G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars

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Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week

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Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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What to Watch: Televised Spies

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The Texas attorney general will investigate brokers’ decisions to limit GameStop trades.

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Isidore Torres, Trailblazing Hispanic Judge in Michigan, Dies at 73

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Sundance Diary, Part 2: The Promise of Music in a Powerful Film

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‘It’s Numbing’: Nine Retired Nuns in Michigan Die of Covid-19

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Veteran C.I.A. Officer, Who Previously Briefed George W. Bush, to Lead Biden Intelligence Sessions

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Vaccines, GameStop, Cicely Tyson: Your Friday Evening Briefing

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Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize

Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience".

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Covid: Argentina imposes new tax on wealthiest

A one-off tax on Argentina's richest people will pay for medical supplies and help for businesses.

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The exiles: Hong Kong at a crossroads

Pro-democracy protesters face a tough decision over continuing to fight or fleeing to the UK.

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Surfing duck: Pet becomes local celebrity at Australian beach

The duck - called Duck - has become renowned locally for his daily forays into the sea.

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Texas takes on Biden but Republicans keep distance from AG

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Singapore detains 16-year-old over plans to attack mosques

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House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is visiting Trump in Florida, and both parties are apparently giddy

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Pelosi blasts GOP leaders for putting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Education Committee

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Biden has reportedly started putting together his federal courts reform commission

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‘Few lawsuits breathe more lies than this one’: Lawyers eviscerate Sidney Powell election lawsuit

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Analysis: China won't cooperate with Biden until US backs down on South China Sea and human rights

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Trump supporting priest ousted after performing exorcisms to try to rid Biden from White House

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Ultra-Orthodox unrest threatens Netanyahu re-election hopes

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Tens of thousands of Republicans are fleeing from GOP in nationwide exodus after deadly Capitol riots

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How Mayor de Blasio Plans to Lead the City Out of the Pandemic

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A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.

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New York Times Reporter Is Accused of Using Racial Slur With Student Group

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The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro

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Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow

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Joe Biden, the Irishman

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Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy

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Pentagon May Send Troops to Assist With Vaccines, Enlarging Federal Role

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Yankees’ Off-Season Yields a Few Gambles, and One Sure Thing

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Daniel Pearl: US 'outraged' after Pakistan's court acquits men accused of murder

The American journalist was abducted and beheaded while working on a story in Pakistan in 2002.

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Climate activists on Biden plans: 'We're celebrating key victories today'

Two young US campaigners react to the Biden administration's proposals on fighting climate change.

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The story behind the inauguration's sign language Pledge of Allegiance

Fire Captain Andrea Hall stole the show - and there is a personal story behind her unique pledge.

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Congresswoman confronts Parkland survivor

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene confronts David Hogg over his gun control stance.

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