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Calls for Trump to be removed from White House after deadly riots at US Capitol
They were scenes more reminiscent of a failed state, than of a 350-year-old vastly powerful Western democracy. A violent mob of Trump supporters rampaging through the most hallowed institution of American democracy, the US Capitol, storming into the debating chamber, sending politicians into hiding and ransacking offices. A woman was shot dead and three other…
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Police warn members of Congress they may need to wear gas masks
Pro-Trump protesters have swarmed into the Capitol building in Washington DC, with police warning members of Congress that they should be prepared to pull their gas masks on.
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Pro-Trump protesters storm Capitol building on day Biden victory should have been certified
Pro-Trump protesters have stormed the Capitol building on a day when Congress should have been ratifying Joe Biden’s election as president.
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Trump supporters try to storm Congress to stop election vote being certified
It’s been a day of high drama in Washington DC.
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‘If crimes were committed here, Mr Trump will be brought to justice’ – former US acting solicitor general
Neal Katyal is a law professor and former acting solicitor general in the Obama administration.
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US election: Georgia official suggests Trump could face criminal investigation over ‘find’ votes phone call
An election official in the US state of Georgia has suggested that Donald Trump could face a criminal investigation, after a recording emerged of the president urging him to “find” enough votes to overturn the election results. In an hour long phone call, obtained by the Washington Post, Mr Trump can be heard saying “I…
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Republican senators plan to oppose Joe Biden’s Presidential certification
A group of Republican senators say they’ll vote to reject Joe Biden’s presidential election victory when the US Congress meets formally to certify the result next week.
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‘Many minds that were closed to Black Lives Matter have been opened due to the pandemic’ – Director Spike Lee
Director Spike Lee has had a busy year; his latest film, Da 5 Bloods, featured a group of African American veterans returning to Vietnam in search of a fallen comrade.
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What next for the Iran nuclear deal?
Our International Editor, Lindsey Hilsum, has been reporting on Iran for over 20 years, and explains the recent tensions in the region.
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Brandon Bernard executed after US Supreme Court rejected last-minute pleas
In the United States, anti-capital punishment campaigners have reacted with fury to a string of executions being carried out in the last days of Donald Trump’s presidency.
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More than 3,000 people die with Covid in America’s deadliest day
America had its deadliest day yesterday with more than 3,000 people dying from coronavirus.
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First person to break sound barrier dies, aged 97
The former Second World War fighter ace made history in 1947, when he managed to reach speeds of more than 700 miles an hour in an experimental rocket plane.
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Donald Trump holds first rally since U.S. election ahead of crucial Georgia Senate runoff
Donald Trump flew to Georgia for his first rally since losing last month’s Presidential election.
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What could President Trump do after leaving the White House?
In 47 days, Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration will take place and with it the Trump era will be over – or maybe more accurately, just this chapter of the Trump age will draw to a close.
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Covid patients in US hospitals top 100,000 – as daily death toll hits 3,000
A top American health official has warned of “the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation”