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Bombshell report links Trump insiders to Washington rally that led to Capitol riots
The Independent 18 Jan 2021
At least three people from the campaign team of Donald Trump allegedly played a key role in organising the rally in Washington that culminated in a deadly assault on the US Capitol building, belying the campaign’s claim that they did “organise, operate or finance” the event ... The siege left five people dead. . Read more ... SIGN UP ... SIGN UP ... ....
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One March Wanted To Overthrow Democracy, The Other To Finally Participate In It - Why The Civil Rights March On Washington Still Matters
WorldNews.com 18 Jan 2021
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. In “Caste, The Origins of Our Discontents,” Isabelle Wilkerson argues how a human hierarchy has evolved in the United States, a concept of birthright, the temptation of entitlement, and a ranking of human value and usage ... “Life Magazine” wrote ... ordinary white Americans ... Caste ... New York, New York....
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Trump farewell planned for Wednesday morning ahead of Biden oath
Kansas City Star 18 Jan 2021
WASHINGTON — White House officials are planning a farewell ceremony for Donald Trump as he leaves Washington on Wednesday morning for the last time as president, according to a copy … Click to Continue » ... ....
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Biden Official Tells Migrants ‘Now Is Not the Time’ to Come to U.S.
Yahoo Daily News 18 Jan 2021
Read full article. Mairead McArdleJanuary 18, 2021, 3.38 PM. A senior Biden transition official is warning migrants hoping to cross the southern border into the U.S. during the early days of the new administration that “now is not the time” to come ... rather than new migrants arriving at the border, the official said ... ....
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Report: Riyadh Says No Israel Peace Agreement Without Progress on Palestinian Issue
The Algemeiner 18 Jan 2021
A combination picture shows Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Osaka, Japan June 29, 2019 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem February 9, 2020. Photo. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ... Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan denied that the meeting took place.Related coverage ... 0 ... ....
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Iran's Zarif tells France: Avoid 'absurd nonsense' about Tehran's nuclear work
Gulf Daily News 18 Jan 2021
Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday dismissed a claim by France that Tehran was in the process of building up its nuclear weapons, calling it “absurd nonsense” ... “Dear colleague. You kick-started your cabinet career with arms sales to Saudi war criminals ... “Reality check ... ....
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Angela Merkel's party picks Armin Laschet as next leader
The Times of India 18 Jan 2021
BERLIN. Chancellor 's conservative CDU party picked her ally as its next leader on Saturday, in a vote for "continuity" as Europe's biggest economy heads into a key election year with the deadly coronavirus pandemic still raging ... A third hopeful, foreign affairs expert Norbert Roettgen, was knocked out of the race ... Download ... ....
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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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Beijing likens Pompeo to a 'mantis' after latest US sanctions
The Jakarta Post 18 Jan 2021
China on Monday likened outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to a "praying mantis" in a colourful condemnation of the latest US sanctions sparked by the mass arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists ... "People like Pompeo are nothing but laughable praying mantises who are trying in vain to stop the rolling wheels of history." ... Topics .. ....
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'You're the most important figure': Lindsey Graham begs Trump not to 'destroy' himself with riot pardons
Raw Story 17 Jan 2021
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump could "destroy" himself by pardoning insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol due to his incitement ... "Mr ... "You're the most important figure in the Republican Party ... Graham added ... ....
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Moon urges Biden to learn from Trump's North Korea diplomacy
The Times of India 18 Jan 2021
SEOUL. South Korea's president on Monday urged the incoming Biden administration to build upon the achievements and learn from the failures of President 's diplomatic engagement with North Korea ... Biden has accused Trump of chasing the spectacle of summits rather than meaningful curbs on the North's nuclear capabilities ... Download ... ....
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WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first
The Oklahoman 18 Jan 2021
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus kicked off WHO’s week-long executive board meeting — virtually from its headquarters in Geneva — by lamenting that one poor country received a mere 25 vaccine doses while over 39 million doses have been administered in nearly 50 richer nations ... I need to be blunt ... Dr ... (Story continued below...) ... ___ ... __ ... ....
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Navalny's arrest adds to tension between Russia and the West
The Oklahoman 18 Jan 2021
“These principles must of course also be applied to Alexei Navalny. He should be released immediately.” ... U.S ... Last month, Navalny released the recording of a phone call he said he made to a man he alleged was a member of a group of officers of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, who purportedly poisoned him in August and then tried to cover it up ... ....
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Facing Biden, Erdogan extends olive branch to EU
Beijing News 18 Jan 2021
And while Erdogan speaks of turning "a new page", the list of European grievances is long ... But older suspicions simmer ... 'Looking for friends' ... Erdogan was once part of a select group of leaders who could dial up Trump directly on the phone, but Adar said the loss of this privilege with Biden is not the only factor behind the attempted rapprochement....
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Vaccine manufacturing is lumpy, supply not as good as hoped: UK says
Press TV 18 Jan 2021
Britain’s vaccine rollout is limited by a “lumpy” manufacturing process with production changes by Pfizer and a delay by AstraZeneca that could lead to brief supply disruption, Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Monday ... The United Kingdom has vaccinated 3,857,266 people with a first dose and 449,736 with a second dose ... Vaccine hopes ... ....
