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How Trump has already changed the world
(CLOCKWISE from top) Former US president Barack Obama greets former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton; incoming Secretary of State Mark Rubio speaks to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg; while, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and SpaceX...
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EU mulls 'staged approach' to suspending sanctions on Syria
The European Union is exploring a gradual suspension of several economic sanctions on Syria to aid the country's transition while maintaining some leverage, according to two i ......
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Trump promises ‘a golden age of America’
Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, was sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s...
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Trump Inaugurated as 47th President, Calls for ‘Revolution of Common Sense’
WASHINGTON—Donald J. Trump has been inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, calling for a...
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Why was Trump able to flip Nassau County to Republican?
In the 2024 presidential election, Nassau County was flipped red for the first time in more than two decades. Winning by a 4% margin, or nearly 30,000 votes, Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris after visiting only months before, and has been the first GOP candidate to win Nassau...
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Just minutes before leaving the presidency, Biden pardons his siblings and their spouses
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.” “Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks...
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Vivek Ramaswamy fired from
After Donald Trump's election victory in November, Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon...
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Gaza ceasefire finally begins after three hours of delay and Israeli strikes
The long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has finally come into effect, behind schedule by almost three hours, during which Israeli forces continued to strike Gaza, blaming the militant group’s failure to release the names of the hostages due to be released on Sunday. The ceasefire finally...
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Southeast Asian foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea disputes
Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The retreat on the idyllic...
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Thousands march in Washington days before Trump takes office
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people from around the United States rallied in the nation's capital Saturday for women's reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat from the incoming Trump administration, reprising the original Women's March days before President-elect Donald...
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