The Latest: Biden places blame for Capitol violence on Trump

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Capitol Siege, ADVISORY

There is a heavy police presence at the Capitol a day after a violent mob stormed the Capitol as lawmakers were meeting to confirm Joe Biden’s presidential win and the political fallout continues, with Facebook ban…

France speeds up jabs for elderly, spaces doses by 6 weeks

PARIS (AP) — Facing criticism over a slow roll-out of virus vaccines — with barely 500 people vaccinated in the first week — France’s government pledged Thursday to speed up jabs for the elderly.

The Latest: Transportation Secretary Chao resigns after riot

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Social platforms flex their power, lock down Trump accounts

After years of treating President Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric

One-third of America's rivers have changed color since 1984

America’s rivers are changing color — and people are behind many of the shifts, a new study said.

Brazilian study says Sinovac COVID-19 jab 78% effective

SAO PAULO (AP) — A vaccine candidate made by China’s Sinovac is 78% effective in protecting against COVID-19, according to results of a study announced Thursday by Brazilian state health officials seeking federal a…

Woman shot at Capitol was Air Force veteran who backed Trump

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The woman who was fatally shot when a mob supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol was identified by authorities Thursday as Ashli Babbitt, whose family described her as an Air Fo…

Order to turn off bodycams part of Andre Hill investigation

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Whether an officer who instructed other officers to turn off their body cameras in the aftermath of Andre Hill’s death violated policy is part of a wide-ranging investigation into Hill’s killi…

US registering highest deaths yet from the coronavirus

The U.S. registered more COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before — nearly 3,900 — on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions that have hampered the b…

After years of work, Abrams takes victory lap in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams spent years crisscrossing Georgia, working to convince Democratic leaders, donors and prospective candidates that a vast, untapped well of potential voters could upend Republican domina…

Arizona deemed 'hot spot of the world' amid virus surge

PHOENIX (AP) — Five months after President Donald Trump hailed Arizona as a model for how it dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts warned Wednesday that the state has become “the hot spot of the w…

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Ugandan police confront Bobi Wine during online briefing

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Police in Uganda confronted popular opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine during his online press conference Thursday to announce a petition to the International Criminal Court over all…

The Latest: Schumer urges Cabinet to oust Trump

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