5 things to know for January 5: Senate runoffs, Covid, transition, Jacob Blake, Iran
Still waiting for the latest stimulus check? Find out when and how it’s coming your way. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
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South Korea sends anti-piracy unit to Persian Gulf after Iran seizes tanker
Seoul has dispatched an acclaimed anti-piracy unit to the Strait of Hormuz after a South Korean-flagged tanker was seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf…
Continue ReadingMore than 170 business leaders sign letter urging Congress to accept Biden’s win
More than 170 prominent business leaders signed a letter urging Congress to accept the Electoral College results that declared Joe Biden as the next…
Continue ReadingOne American dies from Covid-19 every 33 seconds as the vaccine rollout hits snags
While hopes of vaccinating 20 million people by New Year’s Day sputtered out, the US now faces staggering new challenges in the fight against…
Continue ReadingTrump says he hopes Pence ‘comes through’ while he rallies for Georgia senators
President Donald Trump appeared zeroed-in on the vice president’s role in certifying the 2020 presidential election results as a potential Hail…
Continue ReadingFederal judge hints at possible discipline against lawyer after another GOP election lawsuit is tossed
A federal judge in Washington, DC, suggested on Monday that lawyers representing the Wisconsin Voters Alliance and other groups, which have backed…
Continue ReadingIn majority-Black Georgia county, voting in Senate runoffs is more about fight to vote than right to vote
Johnny Thornton stood on his sprawling catfish farm, once a symbol of empowerment in this majority Black county, and explained how the local election…
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Get ready to watch Georgia count, again
The twin US Senate runoffs in Georgia mean everything in American government for the next two years. President-elect Joe Biden will either have a…
Continue ReadingBiden says electing Georgia’s Ossoff and Warnock would lead to $2,000 stimulus checks
President-elect Joe Biden said electing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in Tuesday’s runoff elections would end the gridlock in…
Continue ReadingPentagon approves DC mayor’s request to deploy National Guard for upcoming demonstrations
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Monday approved a request from the mayor of Washington to deploy DC National Guard forces to the city…
Continue Reading‘It’s a dark place’: Trump’s call a window into a President consumed
President Donald Trump had been trying for weeks to get Georgia’s secretary of state on the phone. Aghast at the thought he lost a state…
Continue ReadingKelly Loeffler says she will object to the certification of Biden’s Electoral College win
Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia will oppose the certification of the Electoral College results on Wednesday, she said in a statement…
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Google workers have formed the company’s first-ever union
Hundreds of employees at Google and its parent, Alphabet, have launched a union, a rare step for the tech industry that also represents the biggest…
Continue ReadingSia defends her decision to cast Maddie Ziegler in ‘Music’
Sia is explaining why she cast Maddie Ziegler rather than an actor with autism in her new movie, “Music.” The “Chandelier”…
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Georgia election official shoots down Trump’s election conspiracy theories
A top Georgia election official said Monday that “everybody’s vote did count” in the state’s November elections as he shot down a list of voter fraud…
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UK Prime Minister imposes harsh lockdown as new Covid-19 variant spreads
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown in England on Monday as a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 fuels a surge in infections and…
Continue ReadingCharging decision in Jacob Blake shooting expected in first two weeks of January
A decision on whether to charge the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot Jacob Blake is expected to come in the next two weeks, and city…
Continue ReadingBiden campaigns in Georgia ahead of runoff elections
President-elect Joe Biden traveled to Atlanta on Monday to campaign on behalf of two Democrats looking to flip control of the US Senate in…
Continue ReadingTrump directed Pentagon to reverse decision and keep aircraft carrier in Middle East amid Iran tensions
President Donald Trump directed acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller to reverse course and order a US aircraft carrier to return to the…
Continue ReadingDow tumbles on first trading day of 2021
It was a rocky first trading day of the year for Wall Street as stocks fell sharply and investors grew worried about the the pandemic and the…
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