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Fauci talks ‘liberating feeling’ serving under Biden versus Trump
When Dr. Anthony Fauci returned to the White House briefing room on Thursday, he did so without the sour reality of a hostile president watching him from feet away in the Oval Office.
Trump pardons Steve Bannon as one of his final acts in office
(CNN)President Donald Trump pardoned his former chief strategist Steve Bannon, in a last-minute decision made only hours before he is scheduled to depart the White House for a final time.
Up to 8,000 US-bound migrants enter Guatemala from Honduras
(CNN)An estimated 7,000 to 8,000 US-bound migrants have entered Guatemala from Honduras since Friday, a spokesman for Guatemala's official immigration agency, Alejandra Mena, told CNN on Saturday.
The world will take away a tragic truth from Biden’s inauguration
(CNN)There'll be no arguments about crowd size at Joe Biden's inauguration — because there won't be a crowd.
YouTube is suspending President Donald Trump’s channel
(CNN Business)YouTube is suspending President Donald Trump's channel for at least one week, and potentially longer, after his channel earned a strike under the platform's policies, the company said Tu...
UK and EU agree to keep talking past Sunday deadline as ‘no-deal Brexit’ looms large
The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed -- once again -- to extend trade talks beyond a self-imposed deadline after failing to reach a compromise, European Commission President Ursula vo...
Key committee meets Thursday to consider FDA authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
There's not much suspense going into Thursday's meeting of the US Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisers, who are discussing emergency use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus ...
Biden readies major stimulus push and flurry of executive actions in first 100 days
President-elect Joe Biden and his transition team are preparing for an early, all-out push to pass an ambitious new stimulus bill, while also drawing up plans for a flurry of executive actions aimed a...
Bitcoin hits an all-time high of just under $20,000
Bitcoin just hit another milestone in its impressive 2020 run. The cryptocurrency surged 9% to a new all-time high of about $19,860 on Monday, topping the previous peak of $19,783 from December 2017.
Biden’s lead in Dane County, Wisconsin, narrows by just 45 votes after recount
President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in Wisconsin was reaffirmed on Sunday after a recount was completed in one of the state's largest counties.
Iran’s top nuclear scientist killed in apparent assassination, state media reports
Tehran, Iran (CNN)Iran's top nuclear scientist was killed Friday in an alleged assassination that the country's foreign minister linked to Israel.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says SCOTUS ruling on coronavirus restrictions is essentially a statement that “it’s a different court.”
(CNN)New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that a Supreme Court ruling siding with religious organizations in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions he put in place was in essence the court "making a...
South Korean leader of online sexual blackmail ring sentenced to 40 years
(CNN)The South Korean leader of an online sexual blackmail ring that targeted minors and young women was sentenced to 40 years in jail on Thursday, marking the end of an explosive criminal case that s...
Biden expected to deliver Thanksgiving address ahead of holiday
Washington (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Americans to recommit to fighting the deadly coronavirus pandemic in a Thanksgiving address ahead of the holiday.
Biden won, but the election is still not over. Here are the key dates to watch
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's struggle to deny the results of the election is now up against an existential threat: a rapid succession of states due to certify their election results before...
Trump campaign requests Georgia recount that’s unlikely to change his loss in the state
(CNN)Georgia will conduct another recount of its presidential ballots following a Trump campaign request Saturday, but the recount is extremely unlikely to change his loss in the state.
Trump campaign requests Georgia recount that’s unlikely to change his loss in the state
(CNN)Georgia will conduct another recount of its presidential ballots following a Trump campaign request Saturday, but the recount is extremely unlikely to change his loss in the state.
Trump tweets about election results and skips session on pandemic during G20
(CNN)President Donald Trump participated in his final Group of 20 summit on Saturday by tweeting throughout the opening session and skipping a special side-conference focused on the coronavirus pandem...
Scranton, Pennsylvania, honors famous ‘scrappy kid’ turned President-elect
(CNN)As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to move into the White House, his hometown honored him Friday just steps from his childhood home.
The US recorded 195,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day. An expert says spread is now ‘faster’ and ‘broader’ than ever
(CNN)November has been a month full of devastating Covid-19 records in the US.
Death toll climbs in Kampala as protests over Bobi Wine’s arrest continue
Kampala (CNN)Sixteen people have been killed in Kampala in two days of protest over the arrest of presidential opposition candidate Bobi Wine.
Mitt Romney calls Trump’s attempt to overturn Michigan election ‘undemocratic’
(CNN)Two prominent Republican senators on Thursday ripped President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the results of the presidential election in Michigan, with one going so far as to call the Presid...
Managers at Tyson meat plant had betting pool on how many workers would get Covid, lawsuit alleges
New York (CNN Business)Tyson supervisors at a pork processing facility in Waterloo, Iowa took bets on how many workers would get infected with Covid-19, even as they took measures to protect themselve...
Several injured in airstrikes on Tigray capital, humanitarian source says
Nairobi (CNN)Several people have been injured during airstrikes in Ethiopia's Tigray region, according to a humanitarian source with knowledge of the situation who spoke anonymously to CNN.
Biden says Trump ‘will go down in history as being one of the most irresponsible presidents’
(CNN)President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that President Donald Trump "will go down in history as being one of the most irresponsible presidents," as Trump takes extraordinary action to try to subv...
Lockdowns could be avoided if 95% of people wore masks, says WHO
(CNN)Lockdowns could be avoided if everyone followed health measures such as wearing masks, the World Health Organization's top Europe official said at a Thursday news briefing.
Donald Trump doesn’t seem to want to do his job anymore
(CNN)President Donald Trump lost the presidential election 10 days ago. Since then, he's done next to nothing -- at least publicly -- to suggest he plans to continue doing the job in any serious manne...
SpaceX-NASA mission: Four astronauts to dock with International Space Station
New York (CNN Business)The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts on board Sunday night is approaching the International Space Station. Th...
Lawsuits that tried to disrupt Biden’s wins in four states are withdrawn
(CNN)Voters in four states who had brought longshot lawsuits to disrupt President-elect Joe Biden's win and went nowhere in court dropped their cases Monday morning.
How a Covid-19 vaccine could change travel for good
(CNN) — It was the good news that gave the world hope. On November 9 it was announced that one of the candidates for a Covid-19 vaccine, made by Pfizer and BioNTech, was over 90% effective in prevent...
Trump had a very bad Friday in court with his election cases. They’re headed for more action next week
(CNN)Legal experts have been saying for a week now that President Donald Trump's court cases to throw out ballots and turn around his election loss were bound to fail.
Joe Biden becomes first Democrat in 28 years to win Georgia
(CNN)Joe Biden will win Georgia, CNN projected Friday, striking at the heart of what has been a Republican presidential stronghold for nearly three decades. The former vice president is the first Demo...
Italy reports record 40,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Italian authorities have reported more than 40,000 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, the largest daily increase since the pandemic started.
Biden carries Arizona, flipping a longtime Republican stronghold
For just the second time in more than seven decades, a Democrat will carry Arizona in a presidential election, a monumental shift for a state that was once a Republican stronghold.