19 January 2021
Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States this week. Here's our guide to the day's traditions, festivities and, yes, celebrity guests.
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19 Jan: The FBI is investigating whether a woman who has been charged with breaking into the US Capitol Building stole a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office and tried to sell it to Russia. Follow live.... more
19 Jan: While Joe Biden is officially stepping into the top job at the White House, Donald Trump will be departing. Where will he go and what will the soon-to-be-former president do next?... more
19 Jan: A centrepiece of Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy was the construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border. How far did construction get and what are Joe Biden's plans for what Trump called his "big, beautiful wall"?... more
19 Jan: The OECD is set to investigate alleged human rights abuses and serious environmental pollution at Cerrejon, one of the world's biggest coal mines.... more
19 Jan: Their families say they were simply walking home from school or out with their friends when they were shot by Israeli forces. So why is no-one being held responsible?... more
19 Jan: Vaccines undergo rigorous safety checks before they're approved for use. So when there's news of a potential problem — how do we make sense of it?... more
18 Jan: US army officials request all 25,000 members of the National Guard stationed in Washington DC for Joe Biden's inauguration be vetted by the FBI over fears of an insider attack. Look back over the day's live blog.... more
18 Jan: Thousands of people have been caught without face masks in Bali but not all have been hit with a fine — many are getting away with little more than a racing pulse after a round of punitive push-ups.... more
