America

A hallmark of the nearly 250-year American democracy is the quadrennial peaceful transfer of presidential power, and it is set to unfold again on Monday, with Donald Trump, the 45th president until he lost his 2020 reelection bid, set to be…
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A calm environment prevails in the United States as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office Monday. Even though the presidential race stood out for the heated rhetoric, there are some who expect Trump will adopt a conciliatory…
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Last week, as one of his last executive actions, President Joe Biden designated two national monuments in California, trying to protect the areas from gas and oil development by the incoming Trump administration. VOA’s Genia Dulot has the…
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Joe Biden spent his final full day as president Sunday in South Carolina, urging Americans to "keep the faith in a better day to come" and reflecting on the impact of the civil rights movement in pushing him into…
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Boston — Tens of millions of residents along the East Coast are bracing for several centimeters of snow Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures that will take hold in much of the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of…
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on alleged hacker Yin Kecheng and cybersecurity company Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., accusing both of being involved in a series of hacks against American…
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little rock, arkansas — Arkansas' Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that's been rapidly…
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WASHINGTON — TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a law that takes effect Sunday requiring the shutdown of the app used by 170 million Americans.…
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When Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, his family circle will look a little different than it did when he first arrived eight years ago. His youngest son, Barron, was in fifth grade back then. He's now a college freshman…
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, is pledging to press Thailand to prevent the deportation of 48 Uyghurs held there since 2014 after fleeing alleged persecution in Xinjiang,…
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