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

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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...

Donald Trump threatens 30-day reign of destruction on the way out of office

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Joe Biden will be president in 30 days. Until then, the question is how much damage can be done by a vengeful, delusional soon-to-be ex-President swil...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden

Probe of Biden’s son places new scrutiny on U.S. attorney general pick

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A newly revealed federal criminal probe into the business dealings of Joe Biden’s son Hunter will complicate the president-elect’s selection of a ...

Hunter Biden , Joe Biden , President Donald Trump

Melania Trump ‘just wants to go home’

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

Biden , melania , Trump

Attorney General Barr not happy with Trump, considers leaving his post earlier

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Attorney General William Barr is considering leaving his post before January 20, the day President Donald Trump leaves office, a source with knowledge...

barr , Biden , Trump

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

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

Joe Biden wins U.S. presidential election

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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...

Biden , Trump

Vote counts push Biden closer to victory as Trump falsely claims election being ‘stolen’

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With his re-election chances fading as more votes are counted in a handful of battleground states, U.S. President Donald Trump launched an extraordina...

Biden , Trump , us election

U.S. Election: Biden predicts win, promises to unite as Trump goes to court

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Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday predicted victory over President Donald Trump after winning two critical U.S. states, while the Republican incumbent a...

Joe Biden , kamala harris , President Donald Trump , us election

U.S. Supreme Court may not have final say in presidential election, despite Trump threat

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While President Donald Trump wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a presidential race that is still too close to call, it may not be the final ...

Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , U.S Election , U.S. Supreme Court

Afghan peace talks open with calls for ceasefire, women’s rights

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Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents gathered on Saturday for historic peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war that has kil...

Afghan , Mike Pompeo , President Donald Trump , Taliban insurgents

OPINION: Michelle Obama goes where no former first lady ever has

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What Michelle Obama did at the Democratic National Convention Monday night has forever changed the way that former first ladies will use their tremend...

Joe Biden , Michelle Obama , us election

Trump shares conspiracy theory on protester being shoved to the ground

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared an unfounded conspiracy theory suggesting that an older protester police pushed to the ground last week ...

Donald Trump

Statistical models show up to 240,000 Americans could die from coronavirus

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President Donald Trump finally leveled with America about the desperate reality of the coronavirus pandemic, warning of cruel weeks to come in one of ...

Romney proposes giving Ksh.103K to every American adult as coronavirus response measure

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Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Monday outlined a list of proposals to address the coronavirus outbreak, including giving all American adults $...

Coronavirus could cost Trump the election, Goldman Sachs warns

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A market meltdown. Surging recession fears. And a sudden spotlight on America's health care system. Goldman Sachs is warning Wall Street that the c...

coronavirus , Trump , wuhan

Some skeptical as Trump prepares to visit sites of shootings

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President Trump is bringing a message aimed at national unity and healing to the sites of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. But the words he o...

Donald Trump , United States

Facebook to be fined Ksh.500B over Cambridge Analytica scandal 

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The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly approved an approximately $5 billion settlement with Facebook, suggesting a lengthy investigation into the...

Cambridge Analytica , facebook , Federal Trade Commission , George W Bush , Mark Zuckerberg

Acosta resigns amid furor over Epstein plea deal

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President Donald Trump has announced Friday that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has resigned, a move that comes after furor over a plea deal with Jeffrey...

Acosta , Epstein plea deal , sex trafficking

U.S. ‘gag rule’ linked to 40pc jump in abortions in parts of Africa

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A decades-old U.S. government policy reinstated by President Donald Trump in 2017 that restricts international aid to NGOs that support abortion is li...

abortions , contraceptives