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Defending against possible Trump ‘revenge,’ Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

The decision by President Joe Biden comes after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss and his

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Live blog: Fact-checking Trump’s 2nd inauguration

Our partners at PolitiFact will be providing live fact-checking across the day.

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Trump Inauguration Live: Executive orders in focus, Biden pardons Fauci and others – Reuters

Trump Inauguration Live: Executive orders in focus, Biden pardons Fauci and others  Reuters Trump to Be Sworn In as 47th President: Inauguration Live Updates  The New York Times Donald Trump, cold weather make history on Inauguration Day  WBAL TV Baltimore How to watch

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Canada vows ‘Trump tax’ on U.S. in response to tariffs: minister

Americans will be hit by a “Trump tariffs tax” if the U.S. president-elect increases customs duties on Canadian products, the Canadian foreign minister said Friday, pledging a hard-hitting response in any trade war. Donald Trump, who returns to the White

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Trump Will Strip Protections from Career Civil Servants, Miller Says – The New York Times

Trump Will Strip Protections from Career Civil Servants, Miller Says  The New York Times

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TikTok restores service in U.S., thanking Trump

by Thomas URBAIN / Alex PIGMAN TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect. The video-sharing platform credited President-elect Donald Trump,

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From Biden to Trump, Handing Off a World in Transition

Over the past couple of months, I have met regularly with my successor as National Security Adviser, Mike Waltz. As he said, during this transition, “For our adversaries out there that think this is a time of opportunity that they

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Low expectations in Beijing ahead of Trump’s second coming

by Matthew WALSH Chinese people on the streets of Beijing said Monday they were keeping expectations low ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump, as his second White House stint could push China-US ties into a new era of uncertainty.

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British teenager goes on trial over girls’ murders in UK’s Southport – Reuters UK

British teenager goes on trial over girls’ murders in UK’s Southport  Reuters UK Axel Rudakubana was referred to counter-extremism scheme three times  The Guardian Southport Stabbing: 18-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Murder at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class  The New York Times Teen pleads guilty

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India’s ‘digital arrest’ scammers stealing savings

by Aishwarya KUMAR Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police. The cybercrime known as “digital arrest” — where fraudsters pose online as law

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