It is 100 seconds to midnight: 2021 Doomsday Clock statement
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 25
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13 votes -
Shipping carriers rejected tons of US agricultural exports, opting to send empty containers to China instead
9 votes -
Tacoma police officer drives SUV into group of pedestrians
22 votes -
Rescuers in China have freed eleven gold miners who were trapped hundreds of metres underground for two weeks
7 votes -
China authorises coast guard to fire on foreign vessels
11 votes -
Michigan county commissioner pulls gun out during virtual meeting when resident asked board to denounce Proud Boys
21 votes -
In Tunisia, some wonder if the revolution was worth it: Tunisians are putting their hard-won right to criticize the government to good use. They just wish there was less to protest.
10 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 23
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9 votes -
Aleksei Navalny protests: Live updates as mass rallies sweep across Russia
23 votes -
UN treaty banning nuclear weapons takes effect, without the US and others
12 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 22
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Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 21
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11 votes -
TrackBiden: The first 100 days
22 votes -
Trump revokes rule preventing White House staff from lobbying
11 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 20
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23 votes -
Mike Pompeo declares China's treatment of Uighurs 'genocide'
15 votes -
What Parler saw during the attack on the Capitol: Curated videos, arranged on a timeline
23 votes -
Three dead, several injured in Madrid as explosion rocks Spanish capital
11 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 19
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15 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 18
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18 votes -
US soldier arrested in plot to blow up NYC 9/11 Memorial
11 votes -
Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Russian opposition leader held after flying home
22 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 17
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17 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 16
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13 votes -
An article of impeachment has been passed. Donald Trump is the first President of the United States to be impeached twice.
The House has passed an article of impeachment accusing Trump of "incitement of insurrection", making him the first president in the history of the United States to be impeached twice. Here is a...
The House has passed an article of impeachment accusing Trump of "incitement of insurrection", making him the first president in the history of the United States to be impeached twice.
Here is a table breaking down the votes:
Party Yea Nay Present NV Democrat 222 Republican 10 197 4 Total 232 197 4
Link to the C-SPAN livestream, if you want to go back and watch:
57 votes -
Partner of Norway's former justice minister has been found guilty of threatening democracy – she faked attacks on her family home and the torching of her car
10 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 15
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19 votes -
Uganda cut its internet off from the rest of the world, one day before the country's general election
5 votes -
Biden unveils $1.9 trillion economic and health-care relief package
24 votes -
Andrew Yang is running for Mayor of New York City
26 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 14
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13 votes -
Long-withheld Pentagon survey shows widespread racial discrimination, harassment
9 votes -
Leading politicians in Finland have expressed outrage after former prime minister Juha Sipilä was assaulted outside the country's Parliament building
9 votes -
Visual investigations: How a Presidential rally turned into a Capitol rampage // Insurrection at the Capitol: A timeline of how it happened
12 votes -
Denmark will hold its first political trial in three decades after the country's ruling party supported a vote to impeach ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg
6 votes -
Declassification of secret document reveals US strategy in the Indo-Pacific
7 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 13
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18 votes -
How I survived a Chinese ‘reeducation’ camp for Uighurs
16 votes -
Report: China CCP to nationalize Jack Ma's Alibaba and Ant Group
26 votes -
US military issues rare statement denouncing Capitol riot and confirming Biden as next commander-in-chief
35 votes -
Democratic Sen. Manchin casts doubts on $2,000 direct payments, potentially jeopardizing passage
5 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 12
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18 votes -
In first major commercial aviation accident of 2021, a Boeing 737-500—Sriwijaya Air flight 182—crashes near Jakarta
13 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 11
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23 votes -
‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor
56 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 10
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17 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 9
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26 votes -
Hong Kong arrests of pro-democracy activists showcase shrinking tolerance for peaceful opposition
14 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 8
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30 votes