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U.S. wants faster vaccinations as pandemic worsens, job market suffers
Federal, state and local officials sought to speed up slow-moving vaccinations on Thursday, a day after a record 4,000 Americans died and as employment statistics showed the pandemic and accompanying government lockdowns had slammed the job market. As of Thursday roughly 6 million people across the United States had been given the first of two shots, despite the nationwide distribution of more than 21 million doses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Surrounded by a shrinking circle of aides, a brooding Trump lays into Pence
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced Friday he will skip Joe Biden’s inauguration in a final, unrepentant act of division as his presidency imploded amid demands that he step aside for the last 12 days in office. “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” the US leader said on Twitter.
The chaos in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday unfolded after President Donald Trump spent weeks whipping up his supporters with false allegations of fraud in the Nov. 3 election, culminating in a call to march to the building that represents U.S. democracy. Trump, who has refused to concede his loss to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, .