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Surging transmission claims the lives of 3,865 Americans; president continues to downplay virus

U.S. Capitol Police officer dies after attack on Congress  POLITICO Capitol Police officer on life support after pro-Trump riot, union official says  CNN US Capitol Police officer has died following pro-Trump riot  CNN Capitol police treatment of Trump rioters underscores America’s racist reality  NBC

Donald Trump’s Last Picture Show  The New York Times

Never before used section of measure, pushed by Democratic leaders, allows vice president, majority of cabinet to deem president unfit for office

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a resignation letter Thursday, DeVos blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming tensions in the violent assault on

A radical cleric linked to the Bali bombings has been released from an Indonesian prison.

Hyundai Motor Company is downplaying reports that it is in talks with Apple to produce an autonomous electric vehicle, stating that discussions are still in the “early stage” and still undecided. But the news of a potential tie-up (however tentative)

Education and transportation secretaries condemn president as they leave administration; some Democrats dismiss resignations as posturing

It’s no secret that Tencent, the Chinese tech giant behind WeChat and a handful of blockbuster video games, is an aggressive investor. Even during 2020 when the pandemic slowed down economic activity in many parts of the world, Tencent was

Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submits resignation  CNN Capitol rioting forces Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to resign  Fox News Politics live updates: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigns, citing Trump’s handling of Capitol Hill riot  USA TODAY House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls for using