COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans in less than a year and infections have continued to mount across the country despite the introduction of a pair of vaccines late in 2020. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/20/president-joe-biden-oval-office-changes-cesar-chavez-bust/4238437001/
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Facebook rival MeWe gains 2.5M members in a week as users seek privacy
The social network currently has 16 million members, according to the company. In June 2020, MeWe stated it had roughly 8 million members. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/20/mewe-social-network-gains-members-touts-privacy-over-facebook/4228797001/
President Joe Biden executive order reverses Donald Trump ban on race and gender diversity training
In one of his first executive orders after being sworn in as the 46th president, Joe Biden reversed his predecessor’s diversity training ban that restricted the federal government and its contractors from curriculum that explored race and gender bias. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/01/20/biden-executive-order-overturns-trump-diversity-training-ban/4236891001/
Full transcript of Joe Biden’s inauguration speech
This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew and America has risen to the challenge. Today we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate but of a cause, a cause of democracy. The people…
Coronavirus updates: COVID-19 reduces US life expectancy; Biden introduces spending plan; Pope Francis gets Pfizer vaccine
USA TODAY is keeping track of the news surrounding COVID-19 as a pair of vaccines join the U.S. fight against a virus that has killed nearly 385,000 Americans since the first reported fatality in February. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/01/14/covid-news-who-wuhan-moderna-vaccine-trial-california-montana/4150754001/