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| Hello. Donald Trump has officially started a second, non-consecutive term in office as the 47th US president. Bernd Debusmann Jr summarises the key points of his inauguration speech. Gary O'Donoghue is reporting from the Capital One arena, where a crowd of Trump supporters is awaiting the president's arrival. And finally, check out mesmerising ice formations as freezing conditions sweep through parts of North America. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Trump's scripted and off-the-cuff remarks |
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| | Trump said he will declare a national emergency at the US-Mexico border and a national energy emergency. Credit: Reuters | Donald Trump's inauguration speech was delivered from inside the Capitol Rotunda in front of a crowd including his family, former presidents, and tech billionaires. Trump listed his executive order priorities, from immigration to energy. He also pledged to take back the Panama Canal, to expand “our territory”, and to plant the US flag on Mars. After waving goodbye to Biden, Trump returned to the Capitol building to speak to supporters in off-the-cuff remarks in which he repeated false claims of a rigged 2020 election. |
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| Southport attacker unexpectedly pleads guilty | Axel Rudakubana stabbed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last July. | What happened > |
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| Weight-loss drugs may boost health in many areas | An analysis involving about two million people linked the drugs to a number of positive health outcomes. | Read more > |
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| Zulu king's first wife fails to halt third marriage | A judge said that the queen had already consented to the idea that her husband could marry other women. | Get the details > |
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| Reactions from Trump supporters | | Ahead of Trump's arrival, arena attendees heard from speakers including Elon Musk and Kash Patel. Credit: Reuters | Trump is expected to deliver another set of remarks to a crowd of his supporters who have gathered at the Capital One arena. They were able to watch the inauguration speech, and made their feelings about some of the attendees known. |
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| | Gary O'Donoghue, senior North America correspondent |
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| | The crowds here are watching it all on a giant Jumbotron hanging from the ceiling - with big boos for pictures of Mike Pence, Donald Trump's former vice-president, who of course had to flee for his life from the Capitol on 6 January 2021 - when some protestors chanted "hang Mike Pence"- over is refusal to halt the certification of Donald Trump's defeat.
There were even bigger boos, not surprisingly perhaps, for the Clintons and President Obama. The various billionaires, Elon Musk aside, extracted very little by way of crowd reaction - with a smattering of applause for the controversial Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green. |
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| | | Final act: Before leaving office, Biden issued a number of pre-emptive pardons, including to members of his family. Here's what to know. | | In pictures: Here are some of the most striking images from the day so far. | | Inauguration fashion: On a day of pomp and ceremony, clothing choices make their own statements. Take a look. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Poison with a purpose | Harnessing caterpillar venom could help create new drugs. | |
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And finally... in the US | Freezing conditions across vast swathes of North America have seen temperatures plummet in recent days. Footage from Lake Michigan shows mesmerising ice formations, with the body of water covered in ice balls and sheets, floating on the waves. | |
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