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'We will not take it any more,' Trump tells supporters as Congress meets to certify Biden win

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump addressed thousands of supporters, including members of far-right groups, at a rally in Washington protesting Wednesday's meeting of Congress to confirm his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden in November.

Despite pressure from Trump, Pence will not interfere in election count Wednesday: advisers

Despite growing pressure from President Donald Trump to help overturn his election loss, Vice President Mike Pence plans to stick to his ceremonial duties and not interfere with the election certification when presiding in Congress on Wednesday, advisers said.

U.S. jobless claims dip but show recovery has long way to go

Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the modest drop did little to dispel concerns that the U.S. job market and wider economy face an arduous recovery from the devastation inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

U.S. Senate wrangles over $2,000 stimulus checks, defense veto as deadline looms

The U.S. Senate will grapple on Tuesday with whether to increase payments to Americans reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and override President Donald Trump's veto of a $740 billion defense bill, two measures set to lapse if lawmakers fail to act before a new Congress takes office on Sunday.

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Was Taylor Swift Behind Kanye West's Alleged Removal From the 2024 Super Bowl

Former NFL star Brandon Marshall has ignited speculation with his claim that Taylor Swift was behind Kanye West's alleged removal from the 2024 Super Bowl at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium.

Jimmy Buffett's Quiet Battle: Legendary Singer's Cause of Death Revealed

Novavax COVID vaccine is nearing approval – but what impact will it have?

Calling children ‘vectors’ during COVID-19 is turning into discrimination

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Wall Street climbs to record as fiscal aid bill signed

-U.S. stocks rallied on Monday, with each of Wall Street's main indexes closing at record levels as President Donald Trump's signing of a long-awaited $2.3 trillion pandemic aid bill increased optimism for an economic recovery.
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U.S. appeals court blocks NY governor's limits on religious gatherings

The federal appeals court in Manhattan on Monday blocked New York state restrictions on the size of religious gatherings put in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
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After Trump backs down on stimulus bill, Democrats aim for higher relief checks

Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Monday will try to push through expanded $2,000 pandemic relief payments for Americans after President Donald Trump backed down from a fight with lawmakers that could have shut down the federal government.
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Two faces of George Blake: infamous spy and affable party host

When I met George Blake in Moscow in September 1991, two weeks after an abortive coup against Kremlin leader Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union was in the process of falling apart and the Communist party had been banned for its role in the putsch.
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Coronavirus aid at risk as U.S. lawmakers block Trump's changes

U.S. lawmakers on Thursday blocked attempts to alter a $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and government spending package, rejecting President Donald Trump's demand for extensive changes and leaving benefits for millions of Americans at risk.
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Second Black man shot dead by police in Ohio city, officer relieved of duty

Police in Columbus, Ohio, said they relieved an officer of duty on Tuesday after he fatally shot an unarmed Black man, the city's second law enforcement shooting death of an African-American man in the past month.
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