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US issues ‘heightened threat’ alert after transition


The Department of Homeland Security said the 6 January attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters may have emboldened some extremists.

Apple hit record revenues of $111B in fall 2020, fueled by coronavirus pandemic


Apple sold more iPhones and iPads, and hit a new revenue high from its services, such as Apple TV+, from October through December 2020, as consumers got new devices and used them more during the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/27/apple-iphone-earnings-record-revenue-111-billion/4283569001/

Covid: US pharmacist in vaccine tampering guilty plea


A US pharmacist has agreed to plead guilty to tampering with Covid vaccine vials because he believed the jabs could harm people, prosecutors say.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55821623

National Guard: President Biden apologises over troops sleeping in car park


More than 25,000 troops were deployed to Washington DC for his inauguration after violence earlier this month.

Trump impeachment: Republicans seek delay until February


They argue this will give Mr Trump time to prepare a defence. He is accused of inciting insurrection after supporters of his stormed the Capitol this month.

Facebook refers Donald Trump indefinite suspension after Capitol attack to oversight board which could overturn it


The decision to block Trump’s access following the attack on the U.S. Capitol was praised by Trump critics and had the support of most Americans but was condemned by free speech advocates who warned it set a dangerous precedent.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/21/facebook-trump-suspension-oversight-board-instagram/6656947002/

President Joe Biden’s Oval Office: A bust of Cesar Chavez, painting of Roosevelt and more


COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans in less than a year and infections have continued to mount across the country despite the introduction of a pair of vaccines late in 2020.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/20/president-joe-biden-oval-office-changes-cesar-chavez-bust/4238437001/

President Joe Biden executive order reverses Donald Trump ban on race and gender diversity training


In one of his first executive orders after being sworn in as the 46th president, Joe Biden reversed his predecessor’s diversity training ban that restricted the federal government and its contractors from curriculum that explored race and gender bias.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/01/20/biden-executive-order-overturns-trump-diversity-training-ban/4236891001/

Full transcript of Joe Biden’s inauguration speech


This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew and America has risen to the challenge. Today we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate but of a cause, a cause of democracy. The people – the will of the people – has been heard, and the will of the people has been heeded.