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The veteran Republican senator from Kentucky can greatly influence the vote to convict Trump.

The FBI is tracking an extensive amount of concerning online chatter, including calls for armed protests leading up to next week's presidential inauguration, Director Chris Wray said Thursday.

Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist has been asked to serve as the acting secretary of defense for Presidentelect Joe Biden until a permanent Pentagon chief can be confirmed by the Senate, U.S. officials said Thursday.

FIFA invited offers on Thursday for its 2022 World Cup broadcast rights in Italy, where a latestruck deal for the previous tournament ended up losing around $100 million in value.

A firm of London plumbers is looking at changing its employment contracts to include a requirement for workers to have a COVID19 vaccine, its founder said on Thursday, though he added that no one would get fired for refusing to have the shot.

Indonesian divers resumed a search on Thursday for the remains of 62 victims and the cockpit voice recorder from a Sriwijaya Air plane that plunged into the Java Sea soon after takeoff last weekend, officials said.

Trump's access to the social media platforms he has used as a megaphone during his presidency has been largely cut off since a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington last week.

Mexico's president will seek better terms for the government in private prison contracts signed by his predecessors, he said on Wednesday, adding that he could cancel them if better deals cannot be reached.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday made a lastditch appeal to Matteo Renzi not to pull his small party out of the government and trigger its collapse.

European shares were mixed on Wednesday and the dollar rebounded, while the 10year U.S. Treasury stabilised below its 10month high as markets focused on U.S. inflation data.

One of Italy's largestever mafia trials kicked off on Wednesday, with more than 320 suspected mobsters and their associates facing an array of charges, including extortion, drug trafficking and theft.

Thailand on Wednesday said it was still on track to receive and administer a coronavirus vaccine by China's Sinovac Biotech starting next month, despite data from a Brazil trial that showed 50.4% efficiency, health officials said.

Prime Minister Juri Ratas of European Union member Estonia resigned on Wednesday after an enquiry into a property development project in the capital.

Prime Minister Juri Ratas of European Union member Estonia announced his intention to resign early on Wednesday, his spokeswoman said, in the wake of an inquiry into a property development project in the capital.

To invoke the 25th Amendment, Pence and a majority of Trump’s Cabinet would need to declare that Trump is unable to perform his duties. Pence rejected that course of action earlier Tuesday.

The Supreme Court has ordered that women must visit a doctor's office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID19 pandemic, though similar rules for other drugs have been suspended during the public health emergency.