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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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Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday said her country "does not have to bow its head" to the United States, and urged the public "to remain calm" as Donald Trump took over the White House for a second term. "We are a great country, a cultural...
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Colombia vows 'war' as guerrilla violence kills 100
Colombia vowed "war" against left-wing guerrillas Monday, as security forces rushed to contain a wave of violence that has killed more than 100 people and threatens to derail the country's troubled peace process. In just five days, violence has been reported in three different Colombian departments...
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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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Trump Declares MAGAfest Destiny in Unhinged ‘Saved by God’ Speech
Donald Trump claimed divine intervention made a gunman miss by inches from...
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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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Why isn't Michelle Obama attending Trump's inauguration?
For the second time in less than two weeks, Americans watching a major national event attended by all the living former presidents and their spouses watched Barack Obama enter a room alone. Michelle...
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TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban
TikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app was due to take effect. The app was no longer available on Apple’s iOS App Store or Google’s Play Store. The US Congress passed a law in April mandating that parent company ByteDance...
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Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect Sunday morning, officials say
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees and humanitarian groups rushed to...
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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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