US to withdraw from Paris agreement, expand drilling
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration on Monday announced the United States' intention to withdraw from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide.

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Tech billionaires take center stage at Trump inauguration
WASHINGTON - US tech multibillionaires -- including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos -- were given prime positions at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, in an unprecedented demonstration of their power and influence in the White House.

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Trump says to declare national emergency, use military at Mexico border
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump will issue a raft of executive orders aimed at reshaping how the United States deals with citizenship and immigration, he said on Monday minutes after his inauguration.

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Biden pre-emptively pardons Trump foes
WASHINGTON — United States President Joe Biden on Monday issued pre-emptive pardons to former coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) advisor Anthony Fauci and retired general Mark Milley to shield them from "politically motivated prosecutions" under the Donald Trump administration.

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With Trump inauguration indoors, supporters say 'winging it' but still thrilled
WASHINGTON - With glacial temperatures forcing US President-elect Donald Trump's swearing in indoors, the National Mall, normally jam-packed for inaugurations with hundreds of thousands of revelers, was eerily dead on Monday.

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China executes driver who killed 35 in car attack
ZHUHAI — The driver behind a deadly car attack in China's southern city of Zhuhai in November last year was executed on Monday, state news agency Xinhua reported.

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