The powerful duality of Kamala Harris’ ascent

By CNN,

Two weeks after a deadly insurrection put on display the White outrage that threatens the country's multiracial democracy, a dramatically different sc...

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Michelle Obama wows U.S. presidential inauguration

By CNN,

Given her eight years at the White House, it was little surprise that Michelle Obama knew precisely how to dress for the occasion. Continuing her l...

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Biden sworn in as U.S. president, takes helm of deeply divided nation

By Reuters,

Joe Biden arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday morning for his presidential inauguration, ready to take over a country battered by the coronavirus...

Jack Ma was almost bigger than China, that’s what got him into trouble

By CNN,

Billionaire Jack Ma is a rare figure in China: a charismatic entrepreneur who speaks his mind and pushes boundaries. That free-wheeling attitude ...

Alibaba , Ant Group , Chinese Communist Party , Jack Ma , President Xi Jinping

PROFILE: Caren Wakoli mentoring youth to eradicate poverty

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Caren Wakoli is the Executive Director at Emerging Leaders Foundation. She calls herself a student of life,...

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Melania Trump ‘just wants to go home’

By CNN,

In mid-November, as President Donald Trump railed against the election results, his wife, first lady Melania Trump publicly agreed with his sentiments...

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Biden picks Dr. Fauci as chief medical adviser on COVID-19

By VOA,

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden picked Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, as his chief medical adviser on COVID-19. B...

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As Biden marches forward with Cabinet, Trump hopes likely to fade in key states

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump’s increasingly tenuous efforts to reverse his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden could be dealt a lethal blow on...

Barack Obama , President Donald Trump , President-elect Joe Biden , U.S elections

Trump ignores deepening COVID-19 crisis while Biden demands action

By CNN,

Joe Biden has spent these early days as President-elect pleading with Americans to pay attention to the relentless surge of Covid-19 -- with deaths ...

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Biden cements victory by flipping Arizona, as Trump keeps transition in limbo

By Reuters,

President-elect Joe Biden cemented his electoral victory by capturing the battleground state of Arizona late on Thursday, but the transition to his ad...

Trump administration is preventing Biden from accessing messages from foreign leaders

By CNN,

A stack of messages from foreign leaders to President-elect Joe Biden are sitting at the State Department but the Trump administration is preventing h...

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Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon

By CNN,

The Trump administration has carried out sweeping changes atop the Defense Department's civilian leadership structure, removing several of its most se...

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President Kenyatta congratulates U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of congratulations and best wishes to President-Elect Joseph Robinette Biden following his win in the rece...

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President-elect Joe Biden seeks to unite nation with victory speech

By CNN,

President-elect Joe Biden addressed a deeply divided nation Saturday night, turning to the challenges ahead by grounding his victory speech in the spi...

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Joe Biden wins U.S. presidential election

By CNN,

Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States, CNN projects, after a victory in the state where he was born put him over the 270 elect...

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Biden confident, Trump accuses Democrats of trying to steal tight White House election

By Reuters,

Democrat Joe Biden said he was confident of victory and President Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to steal the election on Wednesday as a tig...

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Trump, Biden engage in spirited last debate before Election

By VOA,

U.S. Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, engaged in a spirited debate Thursday night jus...

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Obama applauds LeBron’s leadership after title triumph

By Reuters,

Former U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated LeBron James a day after he picked up his fourth NBA title, as prominent figures in sports, politics ...

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Envelope with deadly poison ricin addressed to White House intercepted

By Tonny Ndungu,

An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin, a deadly poison that appeared ...

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Biden campaign firm targeted by suspected Russian state hackers

By Reuters,

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been...

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