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Kamala Harris to resign from Senate on Monday
Roll Call 17 Jan 2021
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from the Senate on Monday, according to a Harris aide. The California Democrat’s resignation will come two days before she becomes the nation’s first female vice president, and the first person of color to hold that office. Harris has notified Democratic Gov ... Paul Fontelo contributed to this report. .......
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Trump buried in ridicule for seeking $2 billion for his presidential library
Raw Story 17 Jan 2021
Late Saturday the Washington Post reported that Donald Trump has been telling donors that he is seeking $2 billion to build his presidential library after he leaves office on Wednesday ... You can see some responses below. ... — Purity For Thee But Not For Me💃🏻⚖️ (@Purity For Thee But Not For Me💃🏻⚖️)1610847423.0. Trump's $2B Presidential library itemized ... ....
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Swiss text sleuths unpick mystery of QAnon origins
Straits Times 17 Jan 2021
GENEVA (AFP) - The mysterious "Q" behind the QAnon conspiracy movement, which was instrumental in the storming of the US Capitol, is in fact two people, according to Swiss experts ... "There are clearly two styles characterising the QAnon messages," company chief Claude Alain Roten said in an interview at his home in western Switzerland ... 'Two styles' ... �....
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Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens rivals with jail
Indian Express 17 Jan 2021
Canan Kaftancioglu is a rising political star in Turkey. The popularity ratings of this 48-year-old doctor-turned-politician from the Black Sea region are among the highest in the country ... But Kaftancioglu real breakthrough came a good year later after she masterminded one of the most successful election campaigns in Turkish history ... To little avail ... ....
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Afghanistan conflict: Female judges shot dead in Kabul
BBC News 17 Jan 2021
Two women judges working for the Supreme Court were shot dead in Kabul on Sunday, according to officials. The women were targeted by gunmen while travelling to their office in a vehicle, a court spokesman told AFP ... What happened on Sunday? ... ....
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'His conduct was seditious': House Democrats from Texas demand Ted Cruz be expelled from Senate
Raw Story 17 Jan 2021
Three House Democrats from Texas have called on party leaders in the U.S. Senate to back the expulsion of a member of their state's congressional delegation, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, for what they term "seditious" behavior related to the insurrectionist mob that overran the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Signed by Reps ... In addition to Sen ... — Rep ... ....
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Gen. Milley key to military continuity as Biden takes office
Stars and Stripes 17 Jan 2021
WASHINGTON — In taking charge of a Pentagon battered by leadership churn, the Biden administration will look to one holdover as a source of military continuity. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President-elect Joe Biden will inherit Milley as his senior military adviser, and although Biden could replace Milley, he likely won't....
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Tens of thousands protest French law restricting filming of police
Press TV 17 Jan 2021
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France against a proposed security bill that would restrict sharing images of police, in a country outraged by police brutality ... Demonstrators in Paris were carrying banners with slogans such as "Police everywhere, justice nowhere", and "State of emergency, police state." ... www.presstv.ir ... ....
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France says Iran is building nuclear weapons capacity, urgent to revive 2015 deal
Straits Times 17 Jan 2021
PARIS (REUTERS) - Iran is in the process of building up its nuclear weapons capacity and it is urgent that Teheran and Washington return to a 2015 nuclear agreement, France's foreign minister was quoted as saying in an interview published on Saturday (Jan 16) ... "The Trump administration chose what it called the maximum pressure campaign on Iran ... �....
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Two dead after freight ship sinks off Turkey's Black Sea coast: Coast guard
Toronto Sun 17 Jan 2021
ANKARA — A Palau-flagged freight ship has sunk off the coast of Turkey’s Black Sea province of Bartin, killing two crew members, the coast guard said on Sunday, adding that search and rescue operations for more crew members were continuing ... We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or ... Advertisement ... ....
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China to create more opportunities for world economic recovery
People Daily 17 Jan 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently called for ensuring a good start for fully building a modern socialist country, sending a positive signal to revitalize the confidence of the world ... What Xi said showed the world China's grand vision of embarking on a new journey to fully build a modern socialist country ... 【1】【2】【3】. ....
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Online Misinformation Dropped Dramatically After Twitter Banned Trump
Slashdot 17 Jan 2021
The Washington Post reports. ... The findings, from Jan ... Kate Starbird, disinformation researcher at the University of Washington, also warned the Post that "What happens in the long term is still up in the air." ... ....
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America is broken – can Biden and Harris put it back together?
The Observer 17 Jan 2021
In another age, Joe Biden’s promise to heal the nation might have been regarded as the kind of blandishment expected from any new leader taking power after the divisive cut and thrust of an American election. Biden must find words for a wounded nation in inauguration like no other. Read more ... “Our trust in each other is ebbing. Hope is elusive ... enemy ... ”....
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Mahatma Gandhi's killer venerated as Hindu nationalism resurges in India
The Guardian 17 Jan 2021
Most wore bright saffron hats and scarves, a colour evoking Hindu nationalism, and many held strands of flowers as devotional offerings ... .......
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Florida waitress uses subtle signs to save boy, 11, from abusers, police say
The Oregonian 17 Jan 2021
ORLANDO, Florida — A waitress concerned that a young boy might be being abused secretly flashed notes at him in order to see if he needed help, reports say. When Flaviane Carvalho flashed a note that said “Do you need help” at the boy, he nodded yes. That’s when Carvalho, a manager and server at Mrs ... “It was torture.” ... 1, clickorlando.com reports ... ....
