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The F.B.I. is investigating 37 people related to the killing of Officer Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died after being injured during the pro-Trump riot on Jan. 6, according to an F.B.I. memo sent to the private sector and others on Friday. The Times obtained a copy of the report. Mr. Sicknick was struck with a fire extinguisher […]
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Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, called on Friday for President Trump to resign, denouncing him in unsparing terms and even suggesting that she might leave the Republican Party if it continued to align itself with Mr. Trump. “I want him to resign,” Ms. Murkowski said in an interview with The Anchorage Daily News. “I want him out. He has […]
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Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images Value of the cryptocurrency market topped $1 trillion on Thursday, after Bitcoin hit a record above $37,000. The entire crypto market is now worth roughly half of what Apple is and more than the entire economy of Switzerland. Rival token Ethereum hit its highest in two years, above $1,200, while smaller altcoins including XRP also shot up. […]
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America’s population growth from 2010 to 2020 was among the slowest for any decade on record since the U.S. census began over 230 years ago. The nation’s population rose only 6.5% to 329,484,123. While several states posted double-digit population growth, a few shrank and one had a drop larger by a wide margin than any other. The recent population measurement […]
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The U.S. has reported more than 20,000,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Jan. 4, 2021. More than 340,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 — the highest death toll of any country. The virus has spread throughout the country in a way that has been difficult to predict, surging in one region, then showing signs of improvement, and then reappearing in […]
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We should have known the news was going to be grim when the TV pictures of 10 Downing Street confirmed that the Christmas tree and wreath on the front door had gone. Inside Number 10, the festive season was well and truly over and the prime minister – who has already been a pretty stingy Santa this Christmas – was […]
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The average lifetime of an American car has grown to over 11 years. Much of that is attributed to high-quality manufacturing and better dealer services. Even though cars last longer, Americans bought 17 million new cars a year for five years, until the pandemic. In 2020, the number dropped to about 13 million. People often trade in their used cars […]
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Legendary “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has died at the age of 80. The iconic game-show host, known for his calm and wittiness, has a legion of fans, as evidenced by the outpouring of concern over his more than a year-long public battle with pancreatic cancer. In honor of his outstanding career, 24/7 Tempo has compiled a list of famous game […]
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The rates of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in America have risen sharply in the past few days, taking daily case counts to record levels. For several days in the past two weeks, the number jumped above 150,000. Yesterday, cases rose by 190,481 to 14,055,018. Some states did not report numbers because of the holidays. This means that some of the […]
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Cities across the United States have reported a spike in gun violence and homicide during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first six months of 2020, the increase in murders nationwide was nearly 15%, and across a sample of 59 cities tracked by the FBI, the number of murders was up 28% from January through July, compared to the same period […]
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