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John Oliver explains why the U.S. unemployment safety net is so broken, citing Florida and Elmo

"Unemployment can be a traumatic event for anyone, even puppets," John Oliver said on Sunday's Last Week Tonight, getting in digs at AT&T and Elmo but offering nothing but respect to Elmo's mother.

Rightwing 'super-spreader': study finds handful of accounts spread bulk of election misinformation

Tackling the most powerful social media accounts – such as Donald Trump’s – could be key to halting false narratives, researchers say

Turkish court refuses to admit US Khashoggi report as trial evidence

Killed journalist’s fiancee petitioned for report implicating crown prince to be part of case against 26 Saudis

Trump describes rally before deadly Capitol riot as a 'love fest'

Following his first post-presidency speech, former President Donald Trump described the Jan.

Saudi crown prince approved killing of Jamal Khashoggi, US report says

New sanctions expected as a declassified intelligence assessment says Mohammed bin Salman had hand in journalist’s death

Joe Biden speaks to Saudi Arabia's King Salman before release of Khashoggi murder report

White House says president ‘affirmed the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law’

Manchin will support Haaland for interior secretary, likely securing her confirmation

Manchin will support Haaland for interior secretary, likely securing her confirmation

Dolly Parton politely asks Tennessee not to erect a statue of her on Capitol grounds

Humbly turning down major honors seems to be a 9 to 5 job for Dolly Parton. The beloved country singer on Thursday said she has asked Tennessee's legislature to remove a bill to erect a statue of her on the state's Capitol grounds from consideration, despite being "honored and humbled" by the effort. "Given all that is going on in the world, I don't think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time," Parton said. This comes weeks after Parton revealed she turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former President Donald Trump not once, but twice, first because her husband was sick and second because she couldn't travel to Washington, D.C, amid the pandemic.

View from India: Virat Kohli needs to be angry not grumpy to lead fightback

Captain has presided over four successive Test losses but will lead from the front as hosts look to level series against England

Watch Day 2 of Trump's Senate impeachment trial condensed into 3, 5, or 12 minutes

The second day of former President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial for incitement of insurrection drove home to the senator-jurors just how close many of them came to the insurrectionist mob ransacking the Capitol on Jan.

'Chaos has an upside': the making of Trump Takes On the World

The BBC series features a raft of interviews with top-ranking aides and senior diplomats from around the world. The director reveals how, amid the pandemic, it came together

Watch Day 1 of Trump's 2nd impeachment trial in 270 seconds or less

The Senate began its second impeachment trial of Donald Trump on Tuesday, but senators really only had to decide one question: Do they have the constitutional authority to try a former president who committed the act he was impeached for while still in office? Six Republicans joined all 50 Democrats to say yes, meaning the trial will continue.

To restore trust in democracy, the US should lead a global 'fact fightback' | Timothy Garton Ash

Facebook, Twitter, Fox News – by blurring the truth, all pose a risk to democracy itself. But the US and EU can counter them together

Chris Whitty's abuse is a symptom of social media out of control | Simon Jenkins

Debate only works if it is disciplined by ethics. The failure to regulate the digital revolution is the great mistake of our age

Michaela Coel nominated for Screen Actors Guild best female actor award

Coel recognised for her performance in I May Destroy You a day after her omission from the Golden Globes nomination list

Bezos is handing over fronting Amazon, but not his grip on his creation | Nils Pratley

The Amazon founder gains time for other projects, such as space and newspapers, while still making the big decisions

'The most honest person I ever met': Chadwick Boseman's widow pays tribute at Gotham film awards

Simone Ledward accepts honour on behalf of her late husband as Riz Ahmed and Nicole Beharie pick up best actor and best actress awards

Facebook is banning leftwing users like me - and it's going largely unnoticed | Akin Olla

Facebook placed a number of leftwing organizers on a restricted list during Biden’s inauguration. It’s part of a much bigger problem

Why we don’t see viral routines like Nia Dennis’s in the Olympics

The UCLA senior’s viral floor exercise prompted shout-outs from Michelle Obama and Janet Jackson by leaning into the freedom of expression unique to college gymnastics

Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron to retire at end of February

Jeff Bezos says paper’s recent success ‘could not have happened’ without Baron at the helm

Malcolm & Marie review – furious film-maker takes a pop at critics

Zendaya and John David Washington ham it up entertainingly in a two-hander about a conceited director and his partner

Two Fox News executives depart in wake of Arizona election night call

Correct decision to declare the state for Biden took anchors by surprise and infuriated Donald Trump and supporters

Mike Pompeo claims 'multiculturalism' is anti-American

In a statement posted to his Twitter account on his last full day on the job, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo complained that "censorship, wokeness, political correctness ...

Lindsey Graham: Impeachment could 'destroy' GOP

Lindsey Graham: Impeachment could 'destroy' GOP

Australia v India: fourth Test, day two – live!

Live over-by-over coverage of the final Test of the series Have your say via email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 12.58am GMT

Dave Grohl's teenage obsessions: 'I learned drums by arranging pillows on my floor'

Ahead of the 10th Foo Fighters album, their frontman recalls the music and scenes that made him – from punk gigs in Chicago to sleeping on floors in Italian squats

Stardust review – David Bowie biopic is an odd-couple oddity

Bowie’s 1971 trip to the US – the inspiration for his Ziggy Stardust persona – is reimagined as a comedy road trip with his hopelessly uncool publicist

Olympic swimming champion Klete Keller charged over US Capitol invasion

Two-time gold medallist charged on three counts over unrest38-year-old was teammate of Michael Phelps on US relay teamsOlympic swimming champion Klete Keller has been charged over the invasion of the US Capitol by a pro-Donald Trump mob last week.

Lindsey Graham is convinced we are on the slippery slope to impeaching ... George Washington?

Lindsey Graham is convinced we are on the slippery slope to impeaching ... George Washington?

Megan Rapinoe on Capitol attack: 'This is America. We showed our true colors'

USA international decries Capitol siege ahead of returnRapinoe is back in national team after 10-month hiatusMegan Rapinoe has decried the “devastating” attack on the US Capitol, putting forth the uncomfortable claim that America “showed very much our true colors” when a mob of pro-Trump supporters descended on Washington DC.

Trump doesn't take responsibility for Capitol riot, insists speech was 'totally appropriate'

Facing the prospect of a second impeachment for "incitement of insurrection," President Trump on Tuesday insisted a speech he delivered encouraging supporters to march to the U.S.

Netflix to debut a new movie every single week this year

As Hollywood continues delaying theatrical films due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Netflix is looking to fill the gap, previewing an avalanche of original movies headed to streaming through the end of 2021. Netflix on Tuesday dropped a sizzle reel showing off its packed 2021 slate, revealing it will release at least one original movie every week this year.

'The most honest person I ever met': Chadwick Boseman's widow pays tribute at Gotham film awards

Simone Ledward accepts honour on behalf of her late husband as Riz Ahmed and Nicole Beharie pick up best actor and best actress awards

Twitter suspends 70,000 accounts sharing QAnon content

The network said it acted after ‘violent events in Washington’ when a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol

Neil Young calls for empathy for Capitol attackers: 'We are not enemies'

In a message on his website, the Canadian rock star said social media manipulation and Donald Trump had combined to ‘foment hatred’

Schwarzenegger compares Capitol attack to Kristallnacht, brandishes sword – video

Former California governor and Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger condemned last week's attack on the Capitol building in Washington DC, comparing it to the events of Kristallnacht in Germany, 1938.

D.C. mayor asks DHS to enhance, extend inauguration ceremony security

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser wants her city to be better prepared for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony on Jan.

Brady's Bucs see off Washington while Rams and Bills win playoff openers

Brady throws for 381 yards as Bucs win 31-23 over WashingtonLA end Seattle’s home playoff win streak with 30-20 victoryBills win 27-24 over Colts for first postseason win since 1999New team, same swashbuckling playoff success for Tom Brady.

Experts express concern about Biden's plan to release nearly all available vaccine doses

President-elect Joe Biden plans to release nearly every available dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines when he takes office later this month rather than holding back millions of second doses, his transition team said Friday.

Denial and conspiracy theories: how rightwing media reacted to Trump's mob

Some outlets refused to acknowledge the president or the rioters did anything wrong, while others depicted it as an opportunity for Pence to overturn the election

Mick Mulvaney resigns from the Trump administration: 'I can't stay here'

President Trump's former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has become the latest administration official to resign in the wake of Wednesday's Capitol riots. Mulvaney told CNBC on Thursday he's leaving his "small job" as special envoy to Northern Ireland after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building to disrupt the certification of the election results, leaving four people dead. "We didn't sign up for what you saw last night," Mulvaney told CNBC.

Watch Wednesday's pro-Trump assault on the Capitol unfold in under 5 minutes

Watch Wednesday's pro-Trump assault on the Capitol unfold in under 5 minutes

'Anarchy in the USA': what the papers say about the storming of the US Capitol

Front pages around the world cover the violence in Washington DC through the lens of an assault on democracyUS politics - latest updatesAmerica shaken as violent pro-Trump mob storms Capitol building The extraordinary and violent scenes that consumed the US Capitol building on Wednesday have dominated news coverage across the world.

Lawmakers are hoping to quickly return to Capitol to finish Electoral College certification

"The Capitol is being cleared" after President Trump's supporters breached the building on Wednesday, Rep.

The Eagles played a dirty trick on the Giants. But the NFL is a squalid place

Whatever you think about the Philadelphia Eagles conceding a meaningless game for draft position, the pearl-clutching it has aroused is far more cringeworthy

After getting vaccinated, New Orleans woman delivers a blunt message to non-believers

Maureen Weil received the coronavirus vaccine Monday in New Orleans, and the 79-year-old hopes all of her fellow Americans follow in her footsteps. In an interview with NBC News, Weil said she felt "excited" and "blessed" to be among the first people to get the vaccine.

Georgia Republican lieutenant governor slams Trump's 'inappropriate' call

Georgia's Republican lieutenant governor is speaking out against President Trump's "inappropriate" attempt to pressure officials to overturn his loss in the state. Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan (R) spoke with CNN on Monday after The Washington Post published audio of a phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in which the president pushed baseless voter fraud allegations and urged Raffensperger to "find" votes for him.

‘It took its toll’: the terrible legacy of Martin Luther King’s fight with the FBI

In his new film MLK/FBI, Sam Pollard lays bare the injustices the FBI heaped on the civil rights leader, but paints a picture of a complex man dealing with his personal life and its baggage alongside his political beliefs

Mahomes magic to the Bills' rise: five gifts the NFL gave us in 2020

With the festive season upon us, we reflect on reasons for football fans to be thankful as the year draws to an end

Washington’s Dwayne Haskins apologizes for maskless strip club image

Quarterback takes responsibility for putting team at riskWashington said they will handle situation internally Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins publicly apologized Tuesday after photo evidence came to light of him partying with several people unmasked at a strip club after playing Sunday.

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