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Biden says Trump aides are obstructing his transition team 29 Dec 2020 - 12:03 am
WILMINGTON, DE - DECEMBER 28: President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Queen Theater on December 28, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president in a scaled-down ceremony in Washington D.C. due to the coronavirus
US government appeals order blocking TikTok restrictions 28 Dec 2020 - 09:42 pm
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After Trump backs down on stimulus bill, lawmakers set to vote on higher relief checks 28 Dec 2020 - 08:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), walks from the Senate floor as both chambers of Congress are aimed to pass the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) package in a marathon session on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C., U.S., December 21, 2020. RE
US screens 1.28 million people at US airports 28 Dec 2020 - 05:08 pm
Passengers arrive on a flight from London amid new restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at JFK International Airport in New York City, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Nashville blast suspect died in explosion, police say 28 Dec 2020 - 11:49 am
Nashville Metro Police Chief John Drake (L) and officers Amanda Topping, Michael Sipos, James Luellen, Brenna Hosey, and James Wells embrace after a news conference held to discuss the Christmas Day motor home explosion in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Decem
Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill, averting government shutdown 28 Dec 2020 - 08:22 am
The U.S. Capitol Building is seen past the Washington Monument as the sun rises on December 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum/Getty Images/AFP
US Covid outbreak may worsen after holidays: Fauci 28 Dec 2020 - 12:20 am
People drive by a house decorated with Christmas lights during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Hastings Ranch area of Pasadena, California, U.S., December 22, 2020. Picture taken December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Millions losing benefits as Trump refuses to sign aid bill 27 Dec 2020 - 08:49 pm
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk towards Marine One as they depart the White House en route to Mar-a-Lago, the President's private club, where they will spend Christmas and New Years Eve in Washington, DC on December 23, 2020./ AFP
Trump made lasting impact on federal courts 26 Dec 2020 - 05:24 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., December 23, 2020. (REUTERS/Tom Brenner)
Millions of Americans lose jobless benefits as Trump refuses to sign aid bill 26 Dec 2020 - 12:52 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 09, 2020, a banner against renters eviction reading “no job, no rent” is displayed on a controlled rent building in Washington, DC. AFP / Eric Baradat
Three people injured in Nashville explosion 25 Dec 2020 - 07:42 pm
In this photo from the Twitter page of the Nashville Fire Department, damage is seen on a street after an explosion in Nashville, Tennessee on December 25, 2020.
Democrats in Georgia Senate contests take in more than $200M 25 Dec 2020 - 06:57 pm
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff listens to community members before voting early at the Metropolitan Library on December 22, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Megan Varner/Getty Images/AFP)
Police: Explosion in Nashville may have been "intentional" 25 Dec 2020 - 06:24 pm
Smoke billows from the site of an explosion in the area of Second and Commerce in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. December 25, 2020. (Andrew Nelles/Tennessean.com via Reuters)
Explosion rocks downtown Nashville 25 Dec 2020 - 05:58 pm
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US to require negative virus test for UK arrivals 25 Dec 2020 - 08:56 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 21, 2020 travelers wait for their luggage at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. AFP / Kena Betancur
Pompeo’s wife tested positive for coronavirus as cases spiked 24 Dec 2020 - 10:32 pm
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Mexico begins mass coronavirus vaccination program 24 Dec 2020 - 04:50 pm
Maria Irene Ramirez receives the first injection with a dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at General Hospital, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Brazil suspends flights from Britain due to new COVID-19 variant 24 Dec 2020 - 03:56 pm
 A pedestrian wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks past a Christmas-themed display in a shop window on Oxford Street in central London on December 22, 2020.  AFP / Tolga Akmen