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17.02.2021 / 08:25

Biden reframes goal on reopening of elementary schools

MILWAUKEE – President Joe Biden is promising a majority of elementary schools will be open five days a week by the end of his first 100 days in office, restating his goal after his administration came under fire when aides said schools would be considered open if they held in-person learning just one day a week.

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Trudeau unveils ‘assault-style’ gun buyback program

The feds have released gun control legislation that includes a government buyback program for banned ‘assault-style’ weapons. But as Mercedes Stephenson explains, this bill has very few details.

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Delhi: Aim to clean Yamuna in next 3 years after defeating Covid, says Satyendar Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government will now aim to clean the Yamuna river in the next three years.This comes amid falling cases of coronavirus and reduced fatalities in the national capital.

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Texas utility company urges customers to change providers to avoid astronomical power bill amid winter storm

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Anger over Texas' power grid failing in the face of a record winter freeze mounted Tuesday as millions of residents in the energy capital of the U.S. remained shivering with no assurances that their electricity and heat — out for 24 hours or longer in many homes — would return soon or stay on once it finally does.

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Art House Movie Theaters Fight On Amid Pandemic

The COVID-19 relief package passed in December is expected to distribute $15 billion for artistic venues, which includes independent movie theaters. Around the greater L.A.

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COVID-19 relief bill, including $1,400 direct payments, progressing in House

WASHINGTON – A Democratic-led effort to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package has passed its latest challenge with House committees advancing measures that will soon be combined into a single bill expected to clear the full House by the end of February.

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Georgia bill aims to block ‘defunding’ of police

ATLANTA – A Republican-backed bill advancing in the Georgia House would block “defund the police” movements in cities and counties, after Atlanta and Athens debated plans to cut or redirect spending following racial injustice protests last year.

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Clermont police searching for Regions Bank robber

CLERMONT, Fla. – A possibly armed man got away with an unknown amount of money after demanding cash from a teller at a Regions Bank branch Tuesday morning, according to Clermont police.

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France votes on anti-radicalism bill that worries Muslims

PARIS – France’s lower house of parliament is voting Tuesday on a bill that would strengthen government oversight of mosques and religious schools and crack down on polygamy and forced marriage, among other measures aimed at rooting out Islamic radicalism.

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Tennessee bill would allow fathers to prevent abortions

a bill that would allow the alleged father of an unborn child to file a court injunction and prevent the mother from getting an abortion.The bill, which was introduced by Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon, and Rep.

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Gov. DeSantis offers new details in plan to take on Big Tech

TALLAHASSEE, Fla – Gov. Ron DeSantis provided new details Monday on legislation filed in the Florida House of Representatives aimed at Big Tech companies, such as Google, Facebook and Twitter.

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Florida House to take up bill to protect nursing homes, hospitals from COVID-19 lawsuits

After the Senate started moving forward with the controversial issue, a House committee this week will take up a bill that would help shield nursing homes, hospitals and physicians from coronavirus-related lawsuits.

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Pelosi: Congress will establish independent, 9/11-style commission to examine Capitol riot

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that Congress will establish an independent, Sept. 11-style commission to look into the deadly insurrection that took place at the U.S.

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Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump took in the win at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by friends and family. His lawyers celebrated with hugs and smiles.

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Bipartisan support grows for 9/11-style inquiry into Capitol riot after Trump acquittal

WASHINGTON - After former President Donald Trump's acquittal at his second Senate impeachment trial, bipartisan support appears to be growing for an independent Sept. 11-style commission into the deadly insurrection that took place at the U.S.

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Dragnet, planned law boost French fight of Islamist radicals

PARIS – More than three dozen police officers descended on a small private school in Paris, blocked the 92 students inside their classrooms, took photos everywhere, even inside the refrigerator, and grilled the school director in her office.

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At Camp David retreat, Biden hangs out, shows he's got game

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden spent his third week in office visiting the Pentagon, touring the National Institutes of Health and working on the administration’s COVID-19 response.

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Daughter of Bills, Sabres owners into 1st Slam quarterfinal

MELBOURNE – Jessica Pegula's first victory over a Top 10 opponent earned the 25-year-old American her first trip to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament.

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Biden releases statement after Senate acquits Trump in US Capitol riot

Joe Biden is expected to join Senate Democrats for an online lunch before heading to his hometown of Scranton Thursday. WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden released a statement Saturday night after the Senate failed to convict former president Donald Trump for inciting the Jan.

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Protesters say French anti-radicalism law is anti-Muslim

PARIS – Activists rallied Sunday in Paris to demand that the French government abandon a bill aimed at rooting out Islamist extremism that the protesters say could trample on religious freedom and make all Muslims into potential suspects.

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Trump acquitted, denounced in second impeachment trial

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump was acquitted of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a current or former U.S. president but exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency.

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Republican-controlled Senate in Mississippi votes to ban transgender athletes on female teams

SEATTLE, WA - JANUARY 31: Adidas basketballs sit during a PAC12 womens basketball game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Washington Huskies on January 31, 2021 at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire via JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Transgender athletes would be banned from competing in girls' or women's sports in Mississippi schools and universities, under a bill that comes at a time of renewed focus on transgender rights.Mississippi is one of a dozen states with lawmakers proposing restrictions on athletics or gender-confirming health care for transgender minors this year.

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7 Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial

WASHINGTON – Seven Republicans voted Saturday to convict former President Donald Trump in his Senate trial, easily the largest number of lawmakers to ever vote to find a president of their own party guilty at impeachment proceedings.

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Trump acquitted: With 10 votes shy of conviction, Senate acquits for incitement of insurrection

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump made history when he became the first president to be impeached twice, but he did not make history as the first president to be convicted.The Senate voted 57-43 Saturday in a rare weekend session to acquit Trump for his alleged role in the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol, falling short of the 67 votes required by the Constitution for a conviction.Reaching the two-thirds threshold needed to convict never seemed likely given the Senate is evenly split 50-50 between the parties.

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Gender identity bill divides Spain's feminists, left-wing

MADRID – Victòria Martínez continues to sign official documents with the name that she, her partner and their two daughters ditched four years ago. Barring any surprises, she expects the Spanish government to recognize her as Victòria by May, closing a patience-wearing chapter familiar to transgender people around the world.

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Trump's speedy impeachment trial heads toward Senate vote,

WASHINGTON – Senators are poised to vote on whether Donald Trump will be held accountable for inciting the horrific attack at the Capitol after a speedy trial that laid bare the violence and danger to their own lives and the fragility of the nation's tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power.

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As impeachment trial ends, GOP senators face big decision

WASHINGTON – Most every Senate juror has said they will listen to the evidence in Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial, but most minds were likely made up before the trial began. Democrats would need a minimum of 17 Republicans to vote with them to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection, and that appears unlikely.

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Gobert, Jazz beat Bucks 129-115 for 6th straight win

SALT LAKE CITY – Rudy Gobert had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the Milwaukee Bucks 129-115 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

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Senate passes bill to award Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal

Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman watches newly released video footage, of the January 6 attack, during the second day of Trumps second impeachment trial on February 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. - Democrats present the case against Donald Trump in WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation Friday to award U.S.

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Months after Biden win, Arizona officials still face threats

PHOENIX – For months, the four elected Republicans and one Democrat on the board overseeing Arizona's most populous county have been facing threats and harassment for backing election results that saw Democrat Joe Biden win in the state.

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All eyes turn to GOP senators as impeachment nears vote

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Opposition force standoff in N.B. legislature over lack of hybrid sittings

The New Brunswick legislature ground to a halt on Friday as the opposition held up the passage of several government bills. The opposition wants to force the government to implement hybrid sittings during the pandemic.

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Justin Timberlake apologizes to Britney Spears, Janet Jackson amid backlash: 'I am deeply sorry'

Justin Timberlake has issued an apology to his ex Britney Spears and Janet Jackson amid fallout he's received following the release of the "Framing Britney Spears" documentary. "I've seen the messages, tags, comments, and concerns and I want to respond. I am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, where I spoke out of turn, or did not speak up for what was right.

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J.J. Watt, Texans ‘mutally’ agree to split in more team upheaval

HOUSTON – J.J. Watt and the Houston Texans have “mutually agreed to part ways,” ending the tenure of the face of the franchise and adding another huge change to an offseason filled with upheaval.

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House panel advances partial COVID-19 relief bill including $1,400 stimulus checks

third round of $1,400 payments and a major expansion of the Child Tax Credit.The panel on Thursday evening approved its $940 billion piece of Biden's proposal on a 25-18 party-line vote. A dozen House Committees, including the Ways and Means Committee, are working on writing Biden's nearly $2 trillion aid package.The committees plan to finish the work on Friday, with the full House voting on the overall package the week of Feb.

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The Latest: Trump impeachment trial shifts to his defense

WASHINGTON – The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):

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Court: Nigerian farmers can sue Shell in UK over pollution

LONDON – Britain’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a group of Nigerian farmers and fishermen can sue Royal Dutch Shell PLC in English courts over pollution in a region where the Anglo-Dutch energy giant has a subsidiary.

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Myanmar draft cybersecurity law adds to protests over coup

BANGKOK – A draft cybersecurity law due to be implemented in Myanmar has raised protests that it will be used to quash dissent rather than protect privacy.

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Lawyer who defended Trump accustomed to political disaster

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Bruce L. Castor Jr. answered his cellphone, but he had no time to talk.

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What to watch as Trump's lawyers deliver impeachment defense

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s lawyers have a simple objective as they open their defense at the former president’s impeachment trial: Don’t lose any Republican votes.

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Nancy Pelosi aims to finish Covid-19 relief by month's end

Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she expects lawmakers to complete legislation based on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill by the end of February.Also Read | Inside the Mindtree makeover strategyAs House committees worked to cobble the sweeping bill into place, Pelosi predicted the legislation would become law before enhanced unemployment benefits expire in mid-March and said an address by Biden to a joint session of Congress would come after the measure is done.Pelosi said the House would approve and forward to the Senate a Covid-19 bill that includes a gradual increase in the minimum wage to $15 per hour.

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Florida bill would protect hospitals from COVID-19 lawsuits

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida health care providers would be protected from lawsuits claiming their actions led to illness or death caused by the coronavirus under a bill approved by a Senate committee Wednesday.

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Gut-Behrami wins elusive gold in worlds opener, Shiffrin 3rd

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'Lara Gut-Behrami dashed to gold in the women’s super-G at the skiing world championships Thursday, and Mikaela Shiffrin took bronze in her first speed race in more than a year.

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Trump was 'inciter in chief' of Capitol attack, Dems say in opening statement of impeachment trial

WASHINGTON (AP) - Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial said Wednesday they would prove that Trump was no "innocent bystander" but the "inciter in chief" of the deadly attack at the Capitol aimed at overturning his election loss to Joe Biden.Opening the first full day of arguments, the lead House prosecutor promised to lay out evidence that shows the president encouraged a rally crowd to head to the Capitol, then did nothing to stem the violence and watched with "glee" as a mob stormed the iconic building. Five people died."To us it may have felt like chaos and madness, but there was method to the madness that day," said Rep.

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Senate will hear opening arguments Wednesday as Trump fumes over 2nd impeachment trial

WASHINGTON (AP) - Opening arguments will begin in Donald Trump's impeachment trial after an emotional first day ended with the Senate voting to hear the case for convicting the former president of inciting the riot at the U.S. Capitol even though he is no longer in office.On Wednesday, House Democrats prosecuting the case and the former president’s attorneys will lay out their opposing arguments before the senators, who are serving as jurors.

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Dems attempt to push through school funding, wage increase

WASHINGTON – House Democrats muscled past Republicans on portions of President Joe Biden's pandemic plan, including a proposed $130 billion in additional relief to help the nation's schools reopen and a gradual increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

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Senators to hear opening arguments as Trump fumes over trial

WASHINGTON – Opening arguments will begin in Donald Trump's impeachment trial after an emotional first day ended with the Senate voting to hear the case for convicting the former president of inciting the riot at the U.S. Capitol even though he is no longer in office.

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What to Watch: Democrats to argue Trump alone incited mob

WASHINGTON – House Democrats will begin two days of arguments in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, trying to convince skeptical Republicans that the former president alone was responsible for inciting his mob of supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and interrupted the presidential electoral count.

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