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/
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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/
NYC bendy bus left dangling from overpass in Bronx
New York City Fire Department tweeted an image of the articulated bus dangling from the overpass in the Bronx district on Thursday evening. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55673107
Biden unveils $1.9tn US economic relief package
President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) stimulus plan for the coronavirus-sapped US economy before he takes office next week. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55670801