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Joe Biden is the winner of the U.S. presidential election, essentially abandoning President Donald Trump’s assault on the outcome as the Electoral College certified the vote.With states affirming the results, the Republicans faced a pivotal choice: to declare Biden the president-elect, as the tally showed, or keep standing silently by as Trump wages a potentially damaging campaign to overturn the election. ‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden seeks to unify U.S.

after Electoral College confirmation Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was quiet on the issue Monday. But a number of senators said the time has come to move on.“At some point you have to face the music,” said Sen.

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Transition stumbles test Biden's bond with Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden brings more Capitol Hill experience than any president in decades, but his transition has stumbled in ways large and small, exposing the challenges of navigating a Congress that is a different place than when he last served in 2009.He rolled out an almost all-white national security team when allies were expecting diversity. He filled top posts with familiar Washington hands rather than fresh newcomers.

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President-Elect Joe Biden is Asking People to Watch His Inauguration From Home Amid Pandemic

President-Elect Joe Biden is asking for people to stay home on Inauguration Day.

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Gold prices today after 3-day gain, silver rates drop

₹50,270 per 10 gram, snapping a three-day gain, while silver rates declined 0.6% to ₹67,882 per kg. In the previous session, gold had surged 1.5% or ₹750 to ₹50,346 per 10 gram while silver jumped 3.5% or ₹2,300 per kg amid a slide in US dollar.

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Biden adviser Cedric Richmond tests positive for coronavirus

WILMINGTON, Del. – One of President-elect Joe Biden’s closest advisers tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, according to his transition team.Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, who is set to resign from Congress to join the incoming Biden administration as a senior adviser, tested positive two days after traveling to Atlanta to attend a campaign rally that Biden headlined for Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev.

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Biden to pick New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, AP sources say

Representative Debra Haaland (D-NM) speaks during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on "The US Park Police Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square", on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 29, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate New Mexico Rep.

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President-elect Biden picks North Carolina environmental chief Michael Regan to lead EPA

view of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters on March 16, 2017 in Washington, DC ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)North Carolina - President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday offered the leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency to Michael S.

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Ian McKellen, Biden — and Trudeau? Experts torn on when VIPs should get COVID-19 shot

coronavirus vaccine as nations such as Canada and the United States start to roll out the shot.U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, 78, will get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, according to officials.

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After Trump complaints, administration eases showerhead restrictions

A tradesman intalls a water saving showerhead on April 10, 2007 in Brisbane, Australia. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has relaxed a regulation restricting water flow from showerheads, a pet peeve of President Donald Trump, who complained that he wanted more water to make his hair "perfect."Since 1992, federal law has dictated that showerheads shouldn’t spew more than 2.5 gallons (9.5 liters) of water a minute.

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Joe Biden to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine As Soon As Next Week, Mike Pence Will Be Vaccinated Friday

President-elect Joe Biden will reportedly receive the Coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week.

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Time magazine names Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Person of the Year

SAN FRANCISCO - Highly anticipated? Maybe. Tradition? Definitely.

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Biden hails transportation nominee Buttigieg as 'new voice'

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden has introduced his one-time Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary, saying the 38-year-old can be “a new voice" in the fight against economic inequality, institutional racism and climate change. Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet position.

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Covid vaccine: President-elect Joe Biden to get vaccine next week, Mike Pence on Friday

coronavirus as soon as next week, transition officials have said, as the American authorities try to boost public confidence in a measure that promises to stanch the deadly pandemic.Vice President Mike Pence will get the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, the White House announced on Wednesday.Also Read | Finally, good news on white-collar jobsBoth Biden and Pence will receive the dose publicly in an effort to build national confidence in the safety of the vaccine, which will become widely available to the public in 2021.Pence and his wife Karen Pence "will publicly receive a Covid-19 vaccine to promote the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and build confidence among the American people," the White House said in a statement.This comes in the

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Mar-a-Lago neighbours tell Trump to live elsewhere after election loss

Donald Trump in a bit of a bind after they called for the city to bar him from living at his Mar-a-Lago resort when he leaves office next month.A coalition of neighbours sent a letter to the City of Palm Beach on Tuesday, in which they called for the city to prevent Trump from making Mar-a-Lago his permanent residence. The letter was penned by an attorney and addressed to the U.S.

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Biden to receive coronavirus vaccine next week, Pence set to be vaccinated Friday

Joe Biden will get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, transition officials said on Wednesday, as U.S. authorities try to build public confidence in a measure that promises to stanch the deadly pandemic.Vice President Mike Pence will get the vaccine on Friday, the White House said.

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Biden to take presidential oath outside Capitol amid COVID-19 restrictions

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris aim to take their oaths of office outside the U.S. Capitol building as inauguration planners seek to craft an event that captures the traditional grandeur of the historic ceremony while complying with COVID-19 protocols.Biden's team released some broad details for the Jan.

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U.S. election: Biden jokes it ‘feels like’ he won Georgia 3 times after recount, audit

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, while campaigning for Democratic senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in Georgia, joked that he felt like he had won the state three times after an audit of the election involving a hand recount, as well as a recount requested by President Donald Trump’s campaign.

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Joe Biden to get coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, official confirms

US President-elect Joe Biden is set to get the coronavirus vaccine as early as next week, an official has said.

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Stay away: Thumbs down on inauguration crowds for Biden

WASHINGTON – Stay away. That's the message from the congressional committee organizing inauguration ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

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Loeffler declines to rule out formal protest of Biden's win

ATLANTA – Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia on Wednesday declined to rule out a formal protest of Democrat Joe Biden's victory when Congress convenes next month to certify the presidential election results.It's the latest refusal by Loeffler to acknowledge Biden's victory in the Nov.

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Biden picks deal-makers, fighters for climate, energy team

WASHINGTON – Joe Biden is picking deal-makers and fighters to lead a climate team he’ll ask to remake and clean up the nation’s transportation and power-plant systems, and as fast as politically possible. While the president-elect's picks have the experience to do the heavy lifting required in a climate overhaul of the U.S.

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Atlantic City to auction spot to push demolish button on Trump casino

Trump Plaza ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - One of President Donald Trump’s former Atlantic City casinos will be blown up next month, and for the right amount of money, you could be the one to press the button that brings it down.The demolition of the former Trump Plaza casino will become a fundraiser to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City that the mayor hopes will raise in excess of $1 million.Opened in 1984, Trump's former casino was closed in 2014 and has fallen into such a state of disrepair that demolition work began earlier this year. The remainder of the structure will be dynamited on Jan.

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The Latest: Biden touts Cabinet diversity, names Buttigieg

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):12:15 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden says his Cabinet will be more representative of the American people than any other in U.S. history.

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Biden set to introduce Pete Buttigieg as his transportation secretary pick

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce former presidential rival Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday as his nominee for transportation secretary, adding a youthful voice to an incoming administration so far dominated by people with decades of Washington experience.The 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would also be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post.In a tweet on Tuesday, Biden described Buttigieg, who has served as a Navy reserve intelligence officer in Afghanistan, as “a leader, patriot, and problem-solver.”The nomination was applauded by union leaders, transportation industry officials, LGBTQ activists and Democratic lawmakers as a solid pick by Biden.Former Mayor of

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Biden set to introduce Buttigieg as his transportation pick

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce former presidential rival Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday as his nominee for transportation secretary, adding a youthful voice to an incoming administration so far dominated by people with decades of Washington experience.The 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would also be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post. In a tweet on Tuesday, Biden described Buttigieg, who has served as a Navy reserve intelligence officer in Afghanistan, as “a leader, patriot, and problem-solver.”The nomination was applauded by union leaders, transportation industry officials, LGBTQ activists and Democratic lawmakers as a solid pick by Biden.Sen.

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U.S. election: Senate leader McConnell acknowledges Biden-Harris election victory

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday congratulated Democratic president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris on their Nov.

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‘I trust the Electoral College’: Trump voters grudgingly accept Biden’s win

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McConnell warns GOP off Electoral College brawl in Congress

WASHINGTON – Fending off a messy fight that could damage Republicans ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow GOP senators on Tuesday not to join President Donald Trump’s extended assault on the Electoral College results.In public remarks and private warnings, McConnell worked to push ahead to the Biden era and unite a fractured Republican Party ahead of the runoff elections that will determine Senate control.First, the Republican leader heaped praise on Trump's “endless” accomplishments as he congratulated President-elect Joe Biden during a morning Senate speech.

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Biden's challenge: Creating a COVID-19-free White House

WASHINGTON – Three blocks from the White House, office space for more than 500 Biden transition staffers sits mostly idle. The government is shipping out laptops so staffers can work from home.

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Trump voters accept Biden victory 'with reservations'

WASHINGTON – Robert Reed says he will always believe the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump. The retired police officer-turned-construction worker believes fraud marred the vote, no matter how many courts rejected that claim.

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Trump asking about special prosecutor for Hunter Biden

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance a federal tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden, setting up a potential showdown with incoming acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen. Trump — angry that out-going Attorney General William Barr didn't publicly announce the ongoing, two-year investigation into Hunter Biden — has consulted on the matter with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, White House counsel Pat Cipollone and outside allies.

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AP sources: Biden set to add Buttigieg, Granholm to Cabinet

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 03: Former Governor of Michigan & CNN Commentator Jennifer Granholm speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center on October 03, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Ph WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation and former Michigan Gov.

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EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes

WASHINGTON – The congressional joint session to count electoral votes is generally a routine, ceremonious affair. But President Donald Trump’s repeated, baseless efforts to challenge Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential victory will bring more attention than usual to the Jan.

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Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory

WASHINGTON – More than a month after the election, top Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the next U.S. president on Tuesday, a collapse in GOP resistance to the millions of voters who decisively chose the Democrat.

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Biden, Harris, Trump, Pence should get coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible, Fauci says

FILE - Side-by-side photo collage of President-elect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. “This is a person who, very soon, will be the president of the United States.

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AP sources: Biden to pick Buttigieg as transportation chief

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department, according to three people familiar with the plans.Buttigieg, one of Biden’s rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, was a breakout star of the primaries, sharing victory in the nation’s first caucus with Bernie Sanders. He suspended his campaign before Super Tuesday and endorsed Biden.Biden has compared the 38-year-old Buttigieg to his late son, Beau.“To me it’s the highest compliment I can give any man or woman.

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Biden to take oath outside Capitol amid COVID-19 restrictions

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event to announce new cabinet nominations at the Queen Theatre on Dec. 11, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Biden to take oath outside Capitol amid virus restrictions

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take their oaths of office outside the U.S. Capitol building as inauguration planners seek to craft an event that captures the traditional grandeur of the historic ceremony while complying with COVID-19 protocols.Biden's team released some broad details for the Jan.

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Hillary Clinton calls for abolishing Electoral College after casting electoral vote for Biden

Former U.S. Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton on stage for the "Hillary" press conference during the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on Feb.

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Covid-19: Fauci says vaccinate Biden, Harris, Trump, Pence

US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci says President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris should be vaccinated for COVID-19 as soon as possible.Speaking to ABC's “Good Morning America" on Tuesday, Fauci said, “For security reasons, I really feel strongly that we should get them vaccinated as soon as we possibly can."He adds he'd like to see Biden "fully protected as he enters into the presidency in January."Fauci says that while President Donald Trump probably still has antibodies to the virus that will protect him for at least several months, he should get the vaccine as well to be “doubly sure." Trump was hospitalised with COVID-19 in early October.Fauci says Vice President Mike Pence should get vaccinated, too.

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The Latest: Fauci says vaccinate Biden, Harris, Trump, Pence

WASHINGTON – The latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):7:30 a.m.Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr.

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Russia's Putin congratulates Biden on winning U.S. presidential election

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S.

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Russia's Putin congratulates Biden on winning U.S. election

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election after weeks of holding out.

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U.S. election: Biden looks to unify U.S. after Electoral College confirmation

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden continued his push to unify the U.S.

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U.S. election: Joe Biden says Texas-led Supreme Court case ‘stunning’

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden on Monday commended the judicial system after numerous judges dismissed cases brought by President Donald Trump’s campaign and other allies in an attempt to overturn the election results.

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'Democracy prevailed': Biden aims to unify divided nation

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden pointedly criticized President Donald Trump on Monday for threatening core principles of democracy even as he told Americans that their form of self-government ultimately “prevailed.”Speaking from his longtime home of Wilmington, Delaware, on the day that electors nationwide cast votes affirming his victory, Biden was blunt in critiquing the damage done by Trump's baseless allegations that the contest was stolen.

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Florida casts 29 Electoral College votes for President Donald Trump

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s 29 Electoral College votes were cast for President Donald Trump during a ceremony in the Senate chamber on Monday.Secretary of State Laurel Lee conducted the vote Monday after three electors were named to replace three who couldn’t attend the ceremony. That included Senate President Wilton Simpson.

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Biden electors to convene for vote in Pennsylvania's capital

(Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's 20 members of the Electoral College will convene in a Harrisburg auditorium on Monday to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, whose win in the state last month helped propel him to victory in the 2020 presidential contest.The electors are meeting in a building near the Capitol, as their assembly was moved from the state House floor and restrictions on guests have been added, prompted by the pandemic. Similar meetings are being held across the country.The Pennsylvania Electoral College ceremony begins at noon and will be livestreamed.

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Biden aides hope Electoral College vote is GOP turning point

WILMINGTON, Del. – Joe Biden's aides have a message for President Donald Trump and his supporters: It's long past time to move on.With the Electoral College set to formally elect Biden as president on Monday, his aides say they hope Republicans will consider their own long-term interests (and the country's), accept Trump’s defeat and focus their attention on fighting the coronavirus pandemic and staving off economic tumult.Republicans, by and large, have stood by Trump as he's made unsubstantiated claims of a rigged election, and they show no signs they'll give Biden the semblance of a honeymoon period.

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