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• Stop and think about it: In just about 15 hours, Donald Trump will be out of the president s office (hopefully and rightfully) forever. It s been a horrific four years of corruption and cruelty, but it also exposed how easily our democracy can be taken away and it came pretty damn close. Now our challenge will be taking what we ve learned about ourselves resiliency as well as ugliness and build a country that recognizes our successes and crimes, and doesn t just play pretend at democracy, but actually works at it. Now, let s read some news.
Live updates: Biden’s tone, flurry of orders underscore new day for U.S. By Vanessa Arredondo, Dominic Fracassa and Rita Beamish
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and their new administration got to work in a nation besieged by a raging pandemic, economic calamity and deep political divisions. Biden signed 17 executive orders shortly after his swearing-in, dealing with the pandemic, climate change, immigration and other pressing issues that reflected the dramatic divergence of his priorities from those of the vanquished Trump administration.
Latest updates today:
1:56 p.m. Biden immigration bill nixes word “alien”: In a small but symbolic part of President Biden’s proposed sweeping immigration overhaul, the word “alien” will be removed from US immigration laws, replaced by “noncitizen,” CNN reports. “It’s a deliberate step intended to recognize America as “a nation of immigrants,” according to a summary of the bill. The
The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 16.8 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago. U.S. hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are now 2.8 %
LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 3.3 %
LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. Today s posts include:
U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 141,999 [likely understated due to the MLK holiday]
U.S. Coronavirus hospitalizations are at an elevated 123,848
U.S. Coronavirus deaths are 1,403 [likely understated due to the MLK holiday]
U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 3.7 % of the population [not updated since 15 January]
Joe Biden picks transgender Rachel Levine as Assistant Health Secretary orissapost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orissapost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.