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Biden presidency
Thursday
21 January 2021
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Biden will sign 10 more executive orders today to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including directing disaster funds and setting mask mandates
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Some orders undo significant actions from Trump administration, including the Paris climate agreement, while others address Covid -
Pledging ‘truth and transparency’, Biden’s press secretary startlingly civil – as far from Sean Spicer as it is possible to be -
President campaigned on promises to make higher education more affordable for middle-class families
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Tribes and environmentalists hail decision to cancel Keystone XL pipeline but call on president to go further -
Whatever his post-presidency life entails it will unfold at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach
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Believers who were stymied by Trump’s exit could turn to white nationalism and other extremist beliefs, experts say -
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State passed Pre-trial Fairness Act which the governor, JB Pritzker, has long expressed his support for
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United States to join the facility aiming to deliver vaccines to poor countries; Germany may need to close borders, says Merkel’s chief of staff -
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Movement restrictions at EU internal borders will also dominate debate between 27 chiefs -
Hollywood star and former California governor combines a classic Terminator quote with a visit to a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Los Angeles
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The long read: Early in Trump’s presidency, emboldened neo-Nazi and fascist groups came out into the open but were met with widespread revulsion. So their tactics became more insidious – and much more successful -
Teacher who made inauguration gloves that went viral says she’s had thousands of requests for more -
The former professional fighter has been a prominent figure at far-right events but has faced abuse from the same people she runs with
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As Obama used to say, presidents are part of a long-running story. Trump’s paragraph was nasty, brutish and short -
I am angrier, more confused, more frightened and more cynical than four years ago – and whatever America was, it no longer is
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The former professional fighter has been a prominent figure at far-right events but has faced abuse from the same people she runs with
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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has declared that the Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead as scheduled this year, reiterating that there is ‘no plan B’ in place
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Guardian columnist Hadley Freeman discusses why Sex and the City was such a successful TV series, while the Guardian’s deputy television editor, Hannah J Davies, looks at what the reboot tells us about TV commissioning today
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Jacques Levy’s wife and publishing company seek $7.25m (£5.25m) from recent sale of Dylan’s publishing rights to Universal Music Publishing -
Featuring an all-Asian-American cast, jaw-dropping excess and a breakout star in the form of Anna Shay, Netflix’s new series cements the streamer as a frontrunner of the genre -
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The newly elected US leader signed 15 executive orders after being inaugurated as 46th president, on issues ranging from the climate to immigration. Plus, Kamala Harris made history as the first female, African American and south Asian vice-president -
The former deputy CIA director became the first of Joe Biden’s cabinet picks to be approved after overwhelming 84-10 vote -
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Director says museum is reordering its permanent collection to make it ‘far more inclusive’ -
Calls for tougher child protection laws intensify as toddler’s adoptive mother faces court in Seoul
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news -
Director of Tandav agrees to remove scenes deemed to insult Hindu gods and office of Indian prime minister -
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On a day of history in Washington, Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States, and Kamala Harris affirmed as vice-president -
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
Heidi Alexander’s images of Greater Manchester traders had been sitting in storage since she took them in 1977 ... now they’re bringing a community back together
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