Under President Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency has erased dozens of public health and environmental protections.
Carol Semple
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Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others in final hours
Bannon’s pardon nullifies prosecution in an alleged border-wall scam, effectively eliminating any prospect for punishment.
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Twelve Guard members removed from duty at Biden inauguration
Only 2 of the cases were for inappropriate comments or texts related to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The other 10 were for other potential issues that may involve previous criminal behavior or other activities.
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‘To heal we must remember’: On eve of inauguration, Biden and Harris honor Americans lost to pandemic
The start of the Biden administration coincides with news that the U.S. death toll has surpassed 400,000 – a crisis the new president will be responsible for controlling.
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Mitch McConnell says Trump ‘fed lies’ to Capitol mob about Biden’s election
Republican senators, in particular, face a daunting choice of whether to convict Donald Trump of inciting the insurrection, in the first impeachment trial of a president no longer in office.
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Israel trades Pfizer doses in exchange for medical data in vaccine blitz
Proponents say the deal could allow Israel to become the first country to vaccinate most of its population, while providing valuable research that could help the rest of the world, but critics say the deal raises major ethical concerns.
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Land trust will protect nearly 1,200 acres in Vermont’s Taconic Mountains
Much of the protected land is at the top of West Mountain.
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Ugandan police surround Bobi Wine’s opposition party offices
Bobi Wine, who took 34 percent of the vote in last week’s presidential election, has rejected the official outcome as fraudulent and insists he will use all legal means to protest the allegedly ‘cooked-up’ results.
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Woman sought in theft of laptop from Pelosi’s office during riot is believed to have fled
A source told the FBI that Riley June Williams intended to send the device to a friend in Russia who planned to sell it to that country’s foreign intelligence service, but that plan fell through and she either has the device or destroyed it.
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FBI vetting Guard troops in D.C. after defense officials say they fear insider attack
Such vetting for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration would involve running people’s names through databases and watchlists maintained by the FBI.