President Donald Trump had predicted in almost every campaign rally that the media would stop talking about the coronavirus pandemic the day after the election. But as it turns out, no one is ignoring the worsening tragedy more than the President himself.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will resign amid pandemic and political turmoil
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Rome Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will resign on Tuesday morning, his office said in a statement on Monday, heightening political turmoil in the country as it battles Covid-19. "The Council of Ministers is ...
Republicans position themselves for 2024 with Trump’s future looming large
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Republicans are already making moves toward the 2024 election, jockeying to succeed former President Donald Trump now that he has departed Washington, either by picking up his mantle or by trying to steer the party ...
Glastonbury music festival canceled for second year amid ongoing pandemic
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London The organizers of Glastonbury have announced that Britain's famous music festival will be canceled for a second consecutive year amid the coronavirus pandemic -- an ominous move for live music promoters and ar...
Trump’s lonely exit
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In one last divisive spectacle before exiting the Oval Office, President Donald J. Trump became the first chief executive in modern US history to forgo the tradition of attending his successor's inauguration. Instea...
Trump’s acting attorney general leaves without creating controversial special counsels
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Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen is resigning Wednesday at noon, ending a tenure marked by the things that didn't happen, including no special counsels appointed despite pressure from the White House. In his n...
Biden puts Trump’s climate and environmental rollbacks in his crosshairs
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Among incoming President Joe Biden's Day One priorities: Begin rolling back climate and environmental policies of the Trump administration, many of which were rollbacks of Obama-era or earlier rules. Biden's advis...
Trump’s last-minute pardons include Bannon, Lil Wayne and scores of others
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President Donald Trump issued a raft of 11th-hour pardons and commutations early Wednesday that included his onetime political strategist, a former top fundraiser and two well-known rappers but not himself or his fa...
India achieves stunning Test victory over Australia with record-breaking run chase
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A record-breaking run chase at the Gabba saw India topple Australia to take an unlikely 2-1 series victory. India needed 328 to win on Tuesday -- the final day of the four-test series -- as Shubman Gill's 91 and an ...
A nurse for 50 years refused to retire when the pandemic began. She later died from Covid-19
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After more than 50 years as an emergency room nurse, Betty Grier Gallagher had more than earned the right to retire. But according to those who knew and loved her, she just couldn't. She cared that much. Gallaher wo...
Trumps’ snub of Bidens historic in its magnitude
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On the morning of January 20, Donald Trump and Melania Trump will depart the White House as President and first lady, but they will not invite their incoming counterparts, Joe and Jill Biden, inside before they do. ...
The White House’s latest excuse for Trump’s silence on the Capitol attack is the worst yet
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President Donald Trump's egging on of rioters before the storming of the US Capitol -- and his silence as that mob overran the building -- was a deeply injurious moment for the country and a dark mark on his legacy....
Trump’s 11th-hour pardons keep with tradition, even if those pardoned do not
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President Donald Trump's expected batch of 100 pardons and commutations on the penultimate day of his presidency won't be the highest of his recent predecessors. But his record of clemency could very well be the mos...