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In farewell address, Trump urges prayers for next administration without mentioning Biden
Gulf Daily News 20 Jan 2021
Washington. US President Donald Trump, in a farewell address released on Tuesday, urged prayers for the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden but declined to acknowledge his Democratic successor by name ... "We extend our best wishes, and we also want them to have luck - a very important word." ... allies ... 6 he was slow to condemn ... ....
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Migrant caravan: Mexico presses US to reform immigration policies
BBC News 19 Jan 2021
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged the US to make major reforms to its immigration policy as thousands of migrants were blocked by police in neighbouring Guatemala. Mr Lopez Obrador said he was hopeful that President-elect Joe Biden would agree to work with Mexico and other countries on the issue ... That is what I hope." ... ....
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France Knows What Awaits America
The Atlantic 19 Jan 2021
A Jewish military officer wrongfully convicted of treason. A years-long psychodrama that permanently polarized an entire society—communities, friends, even families. A politics of anger and emotion designed to insult the very notion of truth. A divide that only grew with time. A reconciliation that never was ... [ Read ... [ Read ... None of it mattered ... [ Read ... ....
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12 National Guard members removed from Biden inauguration duties
The Hill 19 Jan 2021
The Army National Guard has removed 12 members from their role in President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration security, according to National Guard Bureau Chief Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson ... We’re not taking any chances ... Capitol on Jan. 6 ... .......
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Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary
The Independent 19 Jan 2021
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current post by Democratic Gov ... ....
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Thai court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king
TVNZ 19 Jan 2021
A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country's strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, lawyers said. A woman identified only by her first name Anchan, right, talks to her friend as she arrives at the Bangkok Criminal Court in Bangkok. Source ... ....
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US lawyers lodge appeal against block on Julian Assange’s extradition
AOL 19 Jan 2021
The US Government has formally lodged an appeal against the decision to block Julian Assange’s extradition. On January 4, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that the WikiLeaks founder should not to be sent to the US, citing a real risk of suicide ... Earlier this month, Assange’s partner Stella Moris said ... ....
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IRGC chief: Recent drills gave enemies warning against any miscalculation
Press TV 19 Jan 2021
The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the recent military exercises in Iran were a show of the country’s deterrent power and served as a warning to enemies against any miscalculation in dealing with the Islamic Republic ... Iran's IRGC kicks off missile, drone exercises in massive military drills ... www.presstv.ir ... ....
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Joe Biden arrives in Washington ahead of inauguration as 46th US president
The Irish Times 19 Jan 2021
President-elect Joe Biden touched down in Washington DC on Tuesday, ahead of his inauguration on Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States. The incoming president and his wife Jill attended a ceremony of lights at the Lincoln Memorial to honour the thousands of Americans who have died from Covid-19 ... ‘Farewell address’ ... ... ... ....
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It is premature to talk about pardons of two ex-presidents: Moon
Korea Times 18 Jan 2021
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a media conference at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in made clear Monday that it is premature to talk about granting special pardons to two convicted former presidents -- Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye ... He was speaking during his unprecedented online New Year's press conference ... ....
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Clinton and Pelosi suggest Trump may have been on phone with Putin during Capitol siege
The Independent 19 Jan 2021
Former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, have suggested that Donald Trump might have been in contact with Russian president Vladimir Putin on the day of the deadly riots at the US Capitol, and called for a “9/11-type commission” to investigate the events of 6 January ... ... Read more ... SIGN UP ... SIGN UP ... ....
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Lloyd Austin is the leader our military needs right now
The Hill 19 Jan 2021
America’s system of checks and balances relies on safeguards to prevent the concentration of power. One of those safeguards is civilian control of the military, including the constitutional restriction that only Congress can declare war ... Under unique or extenuating circumstances, Congress may grant a waiver ... Both Austin and I are former paratroopers....
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Pence posts four pictures in his Twitter farewell message – none of them including Trump
The Independent 20 Jan 2021
Mike Pence posted four pictures in his Twitter farewell message to the country – but none of them included Donald Trump. The vice president and Mr Trump have reportedly suffered a frayed relationship after Mr Pence refused to help him overturn his election loss to Joe Biden ... SIGN UP. Thanks for signing up to the News newsletter ... SIGN UP ... Read more ... ....
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Italian police find stolen 500-year-old painting stashed in cupboard
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 19 Jan 2021
An artwork believed to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci's student Giacomo Alibrandi is found in a Naples apartment, with staff at the mueum where it had been housed unaware it was even missing ... ....
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Saudi Arabia ‘sending right message to region,’ says Cyprus FM
Arab News 19 Jan 2021
RIYADH. Saudi Arabia’s growing role in resolving regional issues has been praised by Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides during a visit to Riyadh ... “It was something we believed in from the very beginning, and we are glad that more countries are understanding this reality,” he said ... I am amazed by the changes in the country.” ... .......
