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Musk responds to backlash over gesture at Trump rally
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk has caused outrage over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump.Musk thanked the crowd for "making it happen", before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting the same arm out into air straight ahead of him. He then turned and repeated the action for those sitting behind him.Many on X, the social medial platform he owns, have likened the gesture to a Nazi salute.In response, Musk posted on X: "Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The 'everyone is Hitler' attack is sooo tired."Musk, the world's richest man and a close ally of President Trump, was speaking at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC when he made the gesture."My heart goes out to you. It is thanks to...
January 21, 2025

Musk responds to backlash over gesture at Trump rally

President Donald Trump signs an executive order pardoning about 1,600 defendants charged in the Jan 6 attack on the US Capitol in the Oval Office, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
Trump pardons 6 January perpetrators as he signs slew of executive orders on first day in office
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House was sworn in as the 47th US president on Monday.The day had an unorthodox start, with the traditional outdoors swearing-in ceremony moved indoors due to intense cold and wind in Washington.A host of billionaires, business executives and influencers were also invited to attend the ceremony. Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, UFC boss Dana White and LVMH’s Bernard Arnault were among the attendees.The president then attended the inaugural parade and waved at supporters – who flooded the streets of the US capital to witness the event – before heading to the White House for what he promised...
January 21, 2025

Trump pardons 6 January perpetrators as he signs slew of executive orders on first day in office

Trump signs executive actions
Trump makes 'two genders' and anti-DEI policy official
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump issued executive orders shortly after he was sworn in to change the US government's policies on gender and diversity, following through on promises he made on the campaign trail.He rolled back orders from the Biden administration that the Trump White House called "unpopular, inflationary, illegal, and radical practices within every agency and office of the Federal Government".Two of the orders he revoked included a Biden directive aimed at preventing discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.Trump also signed an order designating two genders only — male and female – and declaring that they cannot be changed."As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there...
January 21, 2025

Trump makes 'two genders' and anti-DEI policy official

Trump signs executive actions
Trump orders US to leave World Health Organization
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO)."Oooh, that's a big one," the newly inaugurated US president said as he approved the document after arriving back at the White House. It was one of dozens of executive actions he put his signature to on day one in office.This marks the second time Trump has ordered the US be pulled out of the WHO.Trump was critical of how the international body handled Covid-19 and began the process of pulling out from the Geneva-based institution during the pandemic. President Joe Biden later reversed that decision.Carrying out this executive action on day one makes it more likely the US will formally leave the global agency."They...
January 21, 2025

Trump orders US to leave World Health Organization

US President Donald Trump gives his inaugural speech on Jan. 20
Trump vows to leave Paris climate agreement
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has once again vowed to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement, the world's most important effort to tackle rising temperatures.The first Trump administration made a similar move in 2017, but that step was promptly reversed on President Joe Biden's first day in office in 2021.The US will now have to wait a year before it will be officially out of the pact. The White House announced a "national energy emergency", outlining a raft of changes that will reverse US climate regulations and boost oil and gas production.It comes after global temperatures in 2024 rose more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for the first time in a calendar year.While the Paris agreement is not a legally binding treaty, it is the document that...
January 21, 2025

Trump vows to leave Paris climate agreement

Migrants are processed by Border Patrol San Diego sector agents as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, on January 20, 2025
Mexican border town declares state of emergency as Trump pledges mass deportations
SAN DIEGO — Migrant shelters in Tijuana, located across the border from San Diego, California, are bracing for a possible surge in the influx of migrants should US President Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation plan.More than 30 shelters operate in the Mexican border city located in the northwestern state of Baja California, according to local authorities. Humanitarian workers CNN spoke to said a lack of space, resources, and overall uncertainty are among the issues facing the shelters.The director of Jardin de las Mariposas shelter, C Jamie Marín, told CNN there is concern that Trump’s potential mass deportations could trigger a humanitarian crisis related to services for both migrants going to the United States and those who have been deported. “There is collective...
January 21, 2025

Mexican border town declares state of emergency as Trump pledges mass deportations

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Washington DC ahead of his inauguration, 19 January, 2025
Trump promises flurry of executive orders on first day of presidency
WASHINGTON — On the eve of his return to the White House, President-elect Donald Trump promised to sign a blitz of executive orders on his first day as president, telling supporters that he would move with "historic speed and strength" in the hours after taking the oath of office.Addressing a raucous crowd of thousands in a Washington DC arena for a "Victory Rally", Trump offered a preview of the next four years and celebrated his November election victory over the Democrats.The Republican promised to act unilaterally on a wide array of issues, using his presidential powers to launch mass deportation operations, slash environmental regulations and end diversity programs."We put America first and it all starts tomorrow," he told the crowd at the...
January 20, 2025

Trump promises flurry of executive orders on first day of presidency

Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to issue “close to 100” executive orders on his first day in office.
Trump’s team outlines suite of executive orders ahead of his first day as president
WASHINGTON — US President-elect Donald Trump will quickly implement executive actions on immigration, energy policy and federal government operations to check off dozens of campaign policy priorities.Trump on Sunday pledged to issue “close to 100” executive orders on his first day in office. Many of these orders will be designed to reverse or eliminate ones implemented by the Biden administration.Stephen Miller, Trump’s incoming deputy chief of staff for policy, previewed some of those actions Sunday afternoon on a call with senior congressional Republicans.Two sources briefed on the call described it as a rundown of what lawmakers should expect, rather than an in-depth policy briefing. Trump’s policy operation was expected to deliver more details to Capitol Hill allies later...
January 20, 2025

Trump’s team outlines suite of executive orders ahead of his first day as president

Displaced people from recent clashes between armed groups arrive in the municipality of Tibu, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, on Saturday
At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail
BOGOTA — More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, the Associated Press reported quoting a Colombian official.Twenty others were injured in the violence that has forced thousands to flee as Colombia’s army scrambled to evacuate people on Sunday, according to William Villamizar, governor of North Santander, where many of the killings took place.Among the victims are community leader Carmelo Guerrero and seven people who sought to sign a peace deal, according to a report that a government ombudsman agency released late Saturday.Officials said the attacks happened in several towns located in the Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, with at...
January 20, 2025

At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail

Donald Trump’s wife and soon-to-be First Lady Melania Trump, launched her cryptocurrency meme coin $MELANIA late on Sunday
Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency
NEW YORK — Incoming first lady Melania Trump has launched a cryptocurrency on the eve of her husband's inauguration as US president.The announcement comes a day after President-elect Donald Trump launched the $Trump cryptocurrency. Both coins have risen but have seen volatile trade."The Official Melania Meme is live! You can buy $MELANIA now," she posted on the social platform X on Sunday.The website for the "Official Melania Meme" says it is a crypto asset created and tracked on the Solana blockchain.Disclaimers on the websites of both the $Trump and $Melania coins said they were "not intended to be, or the subject of" an investment opportunity or a security.According to the CoinMarketCap website, $Trump currently has a total market valuation of about...
January 20, 2025

Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency

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