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China crackdown prompts thousands to flee Hong Kong as U.K. opens new visa scheme

Major nor'easter expected to affect 110 million with heavy snow, winds

Trump's impeachment defense is out. Bannon is reportedly encouraging him to go to the Senate himself.

Republican Adam Kinzinger disowned by family members and told he’s ‘possessed by the devil’ for impeaching Trump

Former Trump White House staffers struggle to find work: report

Billionaires are blaming the GameStop surge on Covid stimulus checks

New top story on Hacker News: Bedrock Linux – a meta Linux distribution

Gunmen rob partygoers, then open fire, killing 7 in Mexico

10 Senate Republicans propose compromise with Biden on COVID relief package

2 dead in massive California storms; Highway 1 washed out

More Republican Congress members linked to extremist groups

Don’t post photos of your COVID vaccine card on social media, BBB says. Here’s why

Covid vaccine offered to all care homes in England

The school teachers helping struggling families in Covid lockdown

Brexit: How much disruption has there been so far?

The president of Ukraine doesn't consider China a major geopolitical threat

Impeachment fever hits Kentucky with efforts to oust leaders

‘You simply don’t have the range’: Lincoln Project responds after Marjorie Taylor Greene calls group ‘traitors’ in Trump-style tweet

WHO team visits 2nd Wuhan hospital in virus investigation

Massachusetts congressman tests positive for COVID-19 weeks after second vaccine dose

Biden more likely to bypass Republicans on Covid stimulus aid after lowball offer

After Trump's election loss, Republicans across the US are racing to enact new voting restrictions

GameStop news: Short sellers lose $19bn as Omar says billionaires who pressured apps should go to jail

'When my name was butchered at school it made me feel different'

Coronavirus: How the UK dealt with its first Covid case

New top story on Hacker News: Airwindows – Free VST Plugins for Mac, Windows and Linux

AOC Owes Ted Cruz an Apology for Saying He Almost Had Her Murdered, Rep. Chip Roy Says

'I was scammed out of £17,000 on Instagram'

Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients'

Coronavirus: 'Life will never be the same, for me it's better'

Your pictures on the theme of 'winter scenes'

Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?

UK's first Covid evacuees: 'I wish I'd stayed in Wuhan and missed flight'

Budget 2021: What is it and when will it happen?

New top story on Hacker News: My 90s TV: Browse 90s Television

New top story on Hacker News: Ecstasy and psilocybin are shaking up psychiatry

New top story on Hacker News: Fixing 200 broken raspberry Pis to prevent e-waste and donating the money raised

Biden tours vaccination site at Walter Reed

Steve Bannon appears to laugh off Giuliani’s latest conspiracy theory blaming Lincoln Project member for Capitol riot

Longtime DB Cooper suspect dies at 94, leaving mystery of daring hijacker unsolved

Small explosion near Israeli Embassy in New Delhi

Car bomb kills 4 in rebel-held town in northern Syria

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she had a 'great' call with Trump, claims she has his support

California highway crumbles into the ocean after state drenched by storms

2 dead in massive California storms; Highway 1 washed out

Illinois mother sues governor after son struggling with pandemic dies by suicide

Filipino American Father, Daughter Electrocuted by Downed Power Lines in LA

A mostly Latino Chicago neighborhood pushes back after inheriting plant from affluent neighbors

McConnell misquotes Biden in an attempt to criticize his rush of executive orders

Psychiatrists fear children are being 'coached' into accessing puberty blockers, Court of Appeal hears

Navalny defiant as Russian court rejects his bid for freedom

AOC tells Ted Cruz she doesn’t want to work with him on Robinhood probe because he ‘almost had me murdered’ during Capitol riot

Republican Jewish Coalition Rebukes Rep. Taylor Greene’s ‘Indefensible’ Jewish Space Laser Theory

China warns Taiwan that 'independence means war’

‘For Christ’s sake, watch yourself’: Biden warns family over business dealings

Archaeologists to excavate ancient beach at Herculaneum, Roman town destroyed by Vesuvius eruption

Former BC Student Accused of Talking Boyfriend Into Suicide Before Graduation Will Face Trial

Crochet artist turns viral Bernie Sanders image into a doll that sells for $20,000

Storm could produce feet of snow along stretch from California to Maine

Two hunters dead, a 70-year-old missing. What happened in this Tennessee duck blind?

DeSantis is right: Florida doesn’t need Biden’s vaccine plan. His has been a flaming success | Opinion

GOP lawmaker demands AOC apologize to Cruz for tweets

Maxwell said she grew unhappy with Epstein, newly released 2016 transcript reveals

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert mocks Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg as ‘tough’ and ‘child’

The Inside Story of How Alexey Navalny Uncovered Putin's $1.3 Billion Palace

Hate crime charges added in gruesome Grindr attack on gay teen

Pressed on Nursing-Home Deaths, Cuomo Sticks to the Script That Made Him a Media Darling

News Analysis: For Gavin Newsom, good and bad news from a recall expert

Obama speechwriter criticises Biden’s calls for unity: ‘There’s an entire party blocking it’

Black National Guardsman describes being deployed to protect Biden’s inauguration: 'I just felt this huge sense of pride'

TV crew threatened with arrest for asking Marjorie Taylor Greene a question at town hall

Bernie Sanders raises nearly $2 million from inauguration mittens meme for Vermont charities

Congress prepares for major fight over voting laws in the wake of Trump's false fraud claims

Blair House guest quarters a temporary home for VP Harris

Iran's president criticizes prosecution of telecom minister

Pakistani suspect admits to role in Daniel Pearl’s beheading

QAnon-aligned Rep. Marjorie Greene's support for 'a bullet to the head' for Pelosi draws rebuke from House GOP leader

Feds withheld info on virus cases following executions

Extradited teacher appears in Australia court on sex charges

Republicans disavow Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'disgusting' comments, give her a committee seat

Attorney: Execution may be virus super-spreader, seeks delay

Biden raises election meddling with Putin in first phone call

Iran, Taliban officials say US pushing war in Afghanistan

MAGA Supporter Arrested Yards From Capitol With Gun, Ammo, ‘Stop the Steal’ Paperwork

Biden has reportedly started putting together his federal courts reform commission

Iran says production of enriched uranium exceeds goals

How the Valneva vaccine compares to other Covid jabs - and when it could be ready

Newly found Fukushima plant contamination may delay cleanup

With Senate Republicans balking at convicting Trump, Democrats explore alternative censures

Biden Won't Budge on the Senate Filibuster. Why Aren't Progressives Pushing Him?

Another Police Officer Who Responded to Capitol Riots Dies by Suicide Days Later

France's Sanofi to help rival Pfizer-BioNTech make vaccines

New top story on Hacker News: Time Series Density Plot

Republicans who cheered Trump's executive orders now grumble about 'record number' from Biden

Woman injured by police during Floyd unrest settles lawsuit

Congress prepares for major fight over voting laws in the wake of Trump's false fraud claims

Biden announces government's intention to increase total U.S. COVID-19 vaccine orders by 50 percent

Russian authorities target Navalny's associates and wife in series of police raids ahead of protests

UN group says Sri Lanka virus cremation rule violates rights

Let's Answer Dr. Jill Biden's Call to 'Join Forces'

DHS issues bulletin warning of 'heightened threat environment' in the U.S.

Nicola Sturgeon urges Boris Johnson to cancel Scotland visit as journey 'not essential'

Singapore detains 16-year-old over plans to attack mosques

Biden’s inauguration was third most viewed in TV history

Virginia Senate approves measure rebuking Amanda Chase

Proud Boys leader was ‘prolific’ informer for law enforcement, court records say

Trump-appointed judges could slow down the Biden revolution

Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary online amid pandemic

Biden raises election meddling with Putin in first phone call

Vaccine shortage disrupts Spanish regions as Madrid suspends first dose campaign

Iran, Taliban officials say US pushing war in Afghanistan

Biden orders sweeping actions to pause energy drilling and fight climate change

Cable trouble dogs spacewalkers in European lab upgrades

Trump supporter found with bombs and machine guns threatened to attack Democrats and Twitter, FBI says

Israeli military chief warns of new plans to strike Iran

U.S. announces restoration of relations with Palestinians

Chelsea Flower Show: Event moved to autumn for first time in history

Spanish Armada maps 'saved for the nation'

The Papers: Front pages mark UK's 100,000 Covid deaths

New top story on Hacker News: ARK Invest's Big Ideas 2021 [pdf]

New top story on Hacker News: Mother's blood test predicts a sub-type of autism

New top story on Hacker News: The Pros and Cons of DRY Code

New top story on Hacker News: Evcxr: A Rust REPL and Jupyter Kernel

New top story on Hacker News: Netflix and Spotify on a Raspberry Pi 4 with Chromium and Widevine

New top story on Hacker News: A Map of Mathematics

New top story on Hacker News: Heap-based buffer overflow in Sudo

New top story on Hacker News: How we made Typerighter, the Guardian’s style guide checker

New top story on Hacker News: The Chromatic Effects of Late Nineteenth-Century London Fog (2016)

US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell drops objection to power-sharing deal with Democrats

Georgia lawmaker removed from House chamber after refusing Covid test

Federal Judge Blocks Biden Order Halting Deportations

Priest for voter fraud exorcisms leaves Wisconsin diocese

Israeli troops kill Palestinian attack suspect in West Bank

Senate confirms Antony Blinken as Biden's secretary of state

Atmospheric river set to dump massive amounts of rain over California

‘Undermining democracy’: Rashida Tlaib on why the Squad is against new terror laws after Capitol attack

China Wanted to Show Off Its Vaccines. It's Backfiring.

11 hidden meanings behind the personal touches in President Biden's Oval Office you may have missed

'Traitors get shot': Texas man arrested over Capitol riots after his son tipped off FBI

Giuliani slams ‘hate-filled left-wing’ as he responds to $1.3bn defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems

Biden to Sign New Round of Executive Orders on Abortion, Immigration

Woman wanted on 74 charges of child sex abuse extradited to Australia

Supreme Court wipes out lower court rulings in Texas abortion battle

Teen held in Indiana killings of 5, including pregnant woman

Brothers accuse prominent Chicago priest of sexual abuse

North Korea diplomat 'defects to South Korea': Reports

GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy says all Americans are culpable for Capitol riot, not just him

He was alone on a homemade raft with no food, and the Coast Guard came to the rescue

China warns Joe Biden to drop Trump-era 'Cold War' against Beijing

Top Brazil court authorizes investigation of health minister

California governor Gavin Newsom set to face recall over handling of pandemic

Winter storms alerts issued for 23 states

Pompeii's museum comes back to life to display amazing finds

Ivanka Trump stays silent on social media as Rubio warns she’ll have ‘tough’ fight if she goes for his seat

'Highly likely' New Zealand woman was infected with Covid variant in hotel quarantine

'He's biting me!': New York City woman's face bitten in street attack by group of men

A bumpy day on Wall Street ends with stock indexes mixed

In candid interview, Birx says she knew working with Trump White House would be the end of her federal career

A married Florida man used a dating app, cops say. They think he met his murderer

Filibuster clash paralyzes Senate. Democratic frustration grows on how to proceed.

Michael Cohen suggests Trump may have already secretly pardoned himself and his children

Kickstart: Most job roles for youths not yet filled

Barclaycard customers face higher minimum payments

The Papers: Schools out 'till Easter' for 'lost generation' kids

New top story on Hacker News: The computer revolution hasn’t happened yet (1997)

New top story on Hacker News: The RustyHermit Unikernel: unikernel written in Rust

New top story on Hacker News: Bell Labs Holmdel Is Now Mainly a Food Court

New top story on Hacker News: Partial List of Software Patents (1992)

Israel targets flights, religious scofflaws, as virus rages

Confirming $20,000 Fee, Giuliani Says It Wasn't Him

States eye allowing concealed carry of guns without a permit

What next for Trump - and Trumpism?

Democrats make federal election standards a top priority

Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan air space for second day as tensions rise days into Biden term

The Latest: New virus clusters hit China's north provinces

Israel opens embassy in UAE, expanding new relations

Biden to reinstate COVID travel rules, add South Africa

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge 'besotted' with new puppy that has helped them get over death of Lupo

Climate change: Six questions about the Cumbria coal controversy

A Texas man who tweeted 'Assassinate AOC' is facing charges in the Capitol riot, FBI says

Citizenship data is latest rollback of Trump census efforts

For 1st Black Pentagon chief, racism challenge is personal

Letter from Africa: The continent no longer needs lectures from the US

Arab Spring exiles look back 10 years after Egypt uprising

Oath Keeper Charged in Capitol Riots Was ‘Preparing for Literal War,’ Feds Say

Thousands of Hong Kongers locked down to contain coronavirus

Democrats make federal election standards a top priority

Afghan war: Biden administration to review Trump's Taliban deal

Tens of thousands protest against Nepal's prime minister

GOP Senator threatens to block Biden cabinet confirmations if Democrats push ahead with impeachment

Relatives of plane's victims cast flowers into Indonesia sea

Protests against Israeli PM Netanyahu continue nationwide

Trump did ‘more harm than expected’ to transition, says senator close to president

Saudi TV says missile or drone intercepted over Riyadh

Washington gets whiplash in shift from Trump to Biden

German virus death toll tops 50,000 even as infections sink

What happens if your second dose of COVID vaccine is delayed? Here’s what to know

Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad

Texas sues Biden administration claiming halt in deportations is ‘unlawful’

The Papers: Vaccinated told to follow rules and PM's jab 'gamble'

New top story on Hacker News: MkLinux

New top story on Hacker News: Tree – a lib for working with nested data structures, open-sourced by deepmind

New top story on Hacker News: A Primer on How to Work with the Usenet Community (1984)

Mexican leader says Biden offers $4B for Central America

Biden has stopped construction on Trump's border wall, but the fate of outstanding contracts is unclear

McConnell blamed Trump for inciting the Capitol riot, but the senator - and everyone else who refused to acknowledge Biden's win - was complicit too

Democrats may have regained the Senate, but McConnell is blocking them from taking up Biden's agenda

Roommate charged with murder after body of missing Oklahoma woman found in freezer

Uniformed Man Seen Kneeling at Iraq Vet Beau Biden's Grave During Inauguration

The U.S. Deported The Man Who Would Become China's 'Father of Space Technology' Out of Fear

'We feel betrayed': Thousands of National Guard sent to sleep in car park after guarding Capitol

Mexico finds 128 Central American migrants in freight truck

Ivanka Trump’s rented DC home goes back on the market, for $18,000 a month

Biden Admonishes Reporter for Questioning Whether Vaccine Goal Is Ambitious Enough: ‘Give Me a Break’

Editorial: Mitch McConnell reminds us why the Senate needs to kill the filibuster

Majority of House GOP reportedly supports removing Liz Cheney from leadership after impeachment vote

Florida man arrested while attempting to go to Biden’s inauguration after ‘storming Capitol’

Hard-luck Maryland town gets a $731.1 million Powerball win

Sean Hannity denounces Biden’s first week as ‘disastrous’ before the president completed a full day of work

Trump reportedly extended 24-hour Secret Service protection to his 4 adult children

Family of 12-year-old boy swept out to sea in California offers $50,000 reward

3 dead in military helicopter crash were experienced pilots

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene files articles of impeachment against Joe Biden

Pittsburgh official goes viral by rebuking Ted Cruz – and looking like Jeff Daniels

Charlotte’s ‘unprecedented’ demand for guns and ammo is fueled by more than politics

Egypt officials: Bomb kills 1 police and wounds 3 in Sinai

‘We’re a National Guard family’: Jill Biden visits Capitol troops with cookies after some were forced to stay in garage

Don’t ban Trump from running again. Let him answer to the will of the voters | Opinion

Sen. Ted Cruz reacts to Democrats pushing Senate impeachment trial

$1B Mega Millions prize a result of long odds, slow sales

Police arrest 320 dangerous UK child sex offenders

Covid: Fire Brigades Union safety demands 'unworkable', says report

New top story on Hacker News: Relationship Hero (YC S17) Is Hiring Coaches – Full Time Remote

New top story on Hacker News: A Computational Model for Intelligent Manufacturing

Who is Dr Jill Biden? Getting to know America’s First Lady

Serum Institute: Fire at world's largest vaccine producer kills five

Newly installed senior counterintelligence official names China as top long-term threat

The Capitol riot's 'zip-tie guy' appeared to take the plastic handcuffs from Capitol police, prosecutors say

Capitol riots: Are US militia groups becoming more active?

Democrats formalize Jaime Harrison as national party chair

United States profile - Timeline

President Biden's inauguration according to Newsmax, home to TV's most ardent Trump defenders

Covid in Scotland: More than 400 care homes investigated over deaths

Newspaper headlines: £500 Covid payment and flood devastation

New top story on Hacker News: New metamaterial merges magnetic memory and physical changes

Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing-in as US VP

AKA sorority members celebrate Kamala Harris inauguration

Lincoln Project founders join campaign against Netanyahu in Israel

India starts supplying COVID-19 shots to neighboring nations

New coronavirus variants may cut vaccine effectiveness

Full inauguration coverage: President Biden caps historic first day in office

Person in uniform knelt at grave of Beau Biden as his father was inaugurated

Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and Elizabeth Warren all wore purple for Inauguration Day, likely as a sign of bipartisanship

Mega Millions jackpot nearing $1 billion

Jailed Russian critic Alexei Navalny released a video accusing Putin of secretly building a $1 billion coastal palace funded through bribes

New top story on Hacker News: Political theorists have been worrying about mob rule for 2,000 years

New top story on Hacker News: Ultraleap – tactile sensations projected onto your hands

New top story on Hacker News: How religion shaped modern economics

Inauguration live updates: President Biden signs 17 executive actions in Oval Office

Donald Trump gracelessly leaves the stage

Michelle Obama hugs Joe Biden’s grandchildren as she arrives at inauguration

Eric Trump says he will 'never forget Buckingham Palace' as family seen in tears at farewell ceremony

Fox News' Chris Wallace calls Biden's speech the 'best inaugural address I ever heard'

Thai court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king

Israeli study suggests Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine decreases virus transmission

UN: 43 Europe-bound migrants drown in shipwreck off Libya

Op-Ed: Election law can't protect democracy if our representatives are lawless

Ashley Biden: 'I will not have job in my father's administration,' unlike Ivanka Trump

Only a sprinkling of Trump supporters showed up at state capitols to protest Biden's inauguration

Inauguration Day: Election deniers including Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz arrive for Biden ceremonies

Kamala Harris: A beginner's guide to being vice-president

New year, new reading list: The 10 best books of January 2021

Melania Trump made staffer write her ‘thank you’ notes to WH household staff

Tennessee state senator charged in 2nd fraud case

As Trump departs office, reality sets in for QAnon cult

Mary Berry says people should 'not query' having Covid-19 vaccine

Biden's pick for assistant health secretary is transgender woman who could make history

15 vice presidents who became president themselves

'Rooting hard for you': Will departure notes end with Trump?

Theresa May: PM's foreign aid cut damaged UK's moral leadership, says predecessor

Newspaper headlines: 'It's the back of Trump' and 'vaccine pivot'

New top story on Hacker News: Avian Visual Behavior and the Organization of the Telencephalon

New top story on Hacker News: Building your own crypto token (2019) [video]

Motorcyclist killed after hundreds of bikers drive 'recklessly' throughout San Francisco

Dominion threatens to sue MyPillow CEO over baseless claims of voter fraud

UK: 'Genocide' clause to China trade deals narrowly defeated

Joe Biden cries in emotional speech before heading to Washington DC for Inauguration Day

Georgia lawyer said he kicked in Pelosi's door, she could've been 'torn into little pieces'

Israeli jets hit Hamas targets in Gaza after rockets fired

Media gushes over 'historic' Harris as Biden struggles through another speech

Trump insists his ‘movement’ is ‘just beginning’ in farewell address to nation

Harris prepares for central role in Biden's White House

Biden's nominees promise fresh approach on national security

People unable to work from home could be moved up vaccine priority list, minister suggests

Bill Barr says Trump’s election fraud claims ‘precipitated’ Capitol riot in his first TV interview

A Black scientist who approved the coronavirus vaccine says it is 'nothing like Tuskegee' and people of color will not be 'guinea pigs'

Oklahoma judge orders 'Tiger King' zoo to turn over big cats

News Analysis: Liz Cheney voted to impeach Trump. Was she crazy or brave?

WHO raises 'concerns' about Mideast vaccine inequity

Harris prepares for central role in Biden's White House

Covid: Brazil approves and rolls out AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines

What Biden can and can't get from an evenly divided Senate

'Extreme urgent need': Starvation haunts Ethiopia's Tigray

Melania Trump bids farewell in recorded message

Nationwide protests authorities feared by Trump supporters fail to materialize

Wilmington 1898: When white supremacists overthrew a US government

Pakistan PM angry over reports TV anchor knew about strike

Capitol Police arrest Virginia man who tried to pass security checkpoint with gun, 'unauthorized' inauguration credential

Feeding an army in D.C.: Chef José Andrés steps in to help feed huge influx of National Guard

Moon urges Biden to learn from Trump's N. Korea diplomacy

Gen. Milley key to military continuity as Biden takes office

Is domestic terrorism here to stay? Votes put lawmakers on defensive, and vaccine distribution remains rocky.

Twitter suspends US congresswoman over election fraud claims

The Kashmiri Families Begging for Their Sons’ Bodies Back

The pandemic devastated airlines in 2020 and forced many out of business - here's the most notable that didn't make it to 2021

Newspaper headlines: Jab complacency fears and smart motorway inquest

Pence tried to contact Capitol officer Eugene Goodman to thank him

A plastic surgeon died from COVID-19 after giving lip filler to a patient who later tested positive for the virus

Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter supporters clash at Utah rally

Migrant caravan could pose challenge for Biden in early days of presidency

Trump administration to deport man to Haiti who has never been there

Trump should ‘force the Democrats to come forward’ with incitement evidence: former Colorado senator

New top story on Hacker News: Just Funnin’ – the infamous “Cowboys” section of the Lucid book

Cowboys for Trump leader arrested over US Capitol riot

Army IDs 1st Armored Division Staff Sergeant Found Dead at Fort Bliss Home

Congresswoman's spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term

Woman arrested at DC checkpoint after telling police she is an officer and cabinet member

Biden's plan to wear Ralph Lauren fits inauguration's sober, unshowy tone

Gov. Hutchinson: Trump misled followers into believing election was rigged, resulted in attack on Capitol

A couple of Capitol rioters told the FBI an officer shook their hands and said 'it's your house now' as insurrectionists stormed the US Capitol

'This is not justice': Justice Sonia Sotomayor offers fierce dissent in death penalty case

Covid: UK travel corridors closure to come into force

Biden inauguration: Fortified US statehouses see scattered protests

The Papers: 'Hope in the post' as '5 million more offered jab'

New top story on Hacker News: Parler's website is back online, but app still not in stores

New top story on Hacker News: I looked at all the ways Microsoft Teams tracks users and my head is spinning

New top story on Hacker News: Why the Service Mesh Should Fade Out of Sight

New top story on Hacker News: Apple II Basic Bot

Kevin McCarthy warned members to not call out colleagues by name, citing potential political violence

Trump news – Armed groups dwarfed by security at state capitals as president’s approval at new low

GOP Sen. Ben Sasse warns "QAnon is destroying" the Republican Party "from within"

Rand Paul Warns One-Third of Republicans Will Leave Party if GOP Senators Back Impeachment

Concerns Donald Trump's mishandling of White House records may leave a hole in history

Biden's incoming chief of staff says the administration is prepared to tackle the 'huge mess' it's inheriting in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Trump news: McEnany departs White House as McConnell calls impeachment ‘vote of conscience’

Latino leaders call out Trump disinformation campaign in Miami Spanish-language media

Joe Biden's inauguration rehearsal 'postponed over security fears'

Nikki Haley launches push to support conservative candidates ahead of rumoured 2024 presidential bid

Pfizer temporarily reduces European deliveries of vaccine

Trump's team is reportedly trying to assemble a crowd for a 'major send-off' hours before Biden's inauguration

Mitch McConnell tells senators impeachment trial is ‘vote of conscience’

EU regulator: Hackers 'manipulated' stolen vaccine documents

Trump's White House packs up as one of the least civil presidential handovers in history begins

Florida Republicans issue litmus test on Cuba, Venezuela policies for Biden nominees

China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases

The Republican Party Has Distanced Itself From The Capitol Riot. But Local GOP Officials Fueled Supporters' Rage Ahead of Jan. 6

Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in 15 years

Snow showers, gusty winds expected in parts of Charlotte region. Here’s the latest.

EU blames UK after outcry over end to visa-free touring for musicians

Abandon Trump? Deep in the GOP Ranks, the MAGA Mindset Prevails

Rare conviction of South Sudan soldiers for rape raises hope

In Trump’s final days, a rush of federal executions

Germany: Merkel's party elects pragmatic Laschet as leader

Pence calls VP-elect Kamala Harris to offer congratulations

North Korea unveils new submarine-launched missile

COVID-19 vaccine delivery has been an 'utter failure' so far in state of New York: Dr. Qanta Ahmed

Spain rejects virus confinement as most of Europe stays home

Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans

NRA declares bankruptcy, says it will reincorporate in Texas

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’ll file impeachment articles against Joe Biden on his first day in office

Asian American Police Officer From Texas Will Likely Face Charges for Rioting in the Capitol

Fire destroys hundreds of homes in Rohingya refugee camp

Kudlow says he's "very disappointed" in Trump's treatment of Pence

Man accused of throwing fire extinguisher at Capitol police arrested

Activists are worried insurrectionists aren't being charged as heavy handedly as Floyd protesters. Experts say the list of crimes pro-Trump rioters could face is just beginning.

Tucker Carlson mocks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for thinking she might die during the Capitol riot in which 5 people died

Trump reportedly mired in ‘self-pity’ as rift with allies deepens amid impeachment

The Papers: 'Fortress Britain' and 'modern miracle workers'

Can supermarket security guards help with mask rules?

Project 17: One girl's quest for clean water in Rwanda

Martin Luther King Jr: New documentary on FBI surveillance

Dinosaurs In Love: Tom Rosenthal and daughter's song made into book

New top story on Hacker News: State of JavaScript 2020

New top story on Hacker News: Rust is a hard way to make a web API

New top story on Hacker News: English as She Is Spoke

Why the news media may not want to share Capitol riot images with the police

Black Americans react to the pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol

Bumble removed its political filter after people said they used it to lure conservatives who were at the Capitol riot into sending incriminating evidence

Trump's approval rating plunges to all-time low of 29 percent in new Pew poll

Trump ally Mike Lindell of MyPillow pushes martial law at White House

There are no extra COVID-19 vaccines doses left to send to states, despite Trump's health officials promising to release more 3 days ago

Trump supporter who brought Confederate flag into Capitol arrested

Column: McConnell won't be majority leader. But there's still plenty he can do to obstruct Biden

Parler turned over identifying information to the FBI after a user threatened to kill Trump and Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Fate of Kim Jong Un's sister unclear

Brexit: No plans to dilute workers' rights, minister says

New top story on Hacker News: Facebook sues two Chrome extension devs for scraping user data

New top story on Hacker News: Beating Up on Qsort (2019)

Trump White House begins packing up

National Guard given lethal weapons as US launches unprecedented security operation

Russia prison agency warns Navalny he faces immediate arrest

Transatlantic alliance due for a reset. But what about China?

At least 6 pro-Trump rioters charged in the Capitol insurrection have already been released from custody

Fifty years on, the Nile dam that changed the face of Egypt

Future First Lady Jill Biden to Relaunch Military-Focused Joining Forces Initiative

China pledges to help Indonesia in fight against coronavirus

The man standing next to Ashli Babbitt as she was shot and killed has been arrested on charges of storming the Capitol building

China 2020 exports up despite virus; surplus surges to $535B

Coronavirus: Africa infections rising sharply in worst-affected countries

The Latest: Prosecutors: Man seen on Senate floor arrested

4 members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of the Capitol insurrection

The Latest: Pelosi wants fines for bypassing House security

Covid-19: Brazil hospitals 'run out of oxygen' for virus patients

UN watchdog confirms another Iranian breach of nuclear deal

Vogue editor defends cover photo of US Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris

Biden's Commerce nominee says she has 'blueprint' for US

There will be more US troops in DC for Biden's inauguration than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined, a stark reminder of the danger of homegrown extremism

No. 3 House GOP leader backs Trump impeachment as tide grows

Covid-19: New test rule for UK arrivals pushed back to Monday

Africa secures 270m Covid-19 vaccine doses

The Papers: 'Over 21m jabs now in UK', and Trump impeached

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: A Heart Rate Monitor App Written in Vanilla JavaScript

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How to increase SWE salaries in Europe?

New top story on Hacker News: Foam: A personal knowledge management and sharing system for VSCode

EXPLAINER: How Trump's 2nd impeachment will unfold

National Guard given lethal weapons as US launches unprecedented security operation

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she had a 'close encounter' during the Capitol riot and 'thought I was going to die'

Column: McConnell won't be majority leader. But there's still plenty he can do to obstruct Biden

Cyprus: Brawl at overcrowded migrant camp injures 25

McConnell reportedly believes Trump committed impeachable offenses

Officer with knee to George Floyd's neck to be tried alone

Republicans refuse to go through metal detectors set up inside Capitol following deadly riots

What is Elon Musk's Starship?

Coronavirus: Africa infections rising sharply in worst-affected countries

Capitol Police warn Democrats of MAGA plot to surround capitol with armed insurgents as secret service officer investigated

Salazar votes against Trump’s removal through 25th Amendment in first House vote

‘Long Time Coming’ excavates the origins of modern-day racism

Trapped GOP lawmakers apparently had to go on live TV to get Trump's attention during the Capitol siege

Iran tells SKorea its seized vessel a matter for the courts

Inauguration 2021: What happens on the day Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn in?

Climate change: Africa's green energy transition 'unlikely' this decade

House panel reissues subpoena for ex-WH counsel Don McGahn

Trudeau shuffles Cabinet, names astronaut foreign minister

Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account

Trump supporters plotting second ‘insurrection’ before Biden’s inauguration, says Scaramucci

The Papers: Patients 'sent to hotels' and jab rollout concerns

New top story on Hacker News: Samsung Confirms AMD RDNA GPU in Next Exynos Flagship

Airport officials: Egypt reopens airspace to Qatar flights

'They Got a Officer!': How a Mob Dragged and Beat Police at the Capitol

Yemen, China, Cuba top Pompeo to-do list as time runs down

Trump's collapse opens the door to a more ambitious Biden agenda — if he wants it

Capitol riots: The hunt to identify and arrest the rioters

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