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Politics and Government

The new law is designed to force Google and Facebook to pay publishers for news.
Australia’s proposed laws are seen as a possible template for other nations.
When the former president visited the restaurant at his D.C. hotel, he loved Diet Cokes, junk food and hearing Heinz ketchup bottles make "pop" sounds.
The president also highlighted the safety of the vaccines and encouraged those who are able to get the shots.
The former president called the Senate minority leader “third rate” and “one of the most unpopular politicians in the United States.”
Celebrities like Rihanna, L Fresh The Lion, Greta Thunberg and Lilly Singh are raising awareness about the massive protest in India.
Rawiri Waititi, who has called ties “a colonial noose,” was prevented from asking questions in the debating chamber.
The country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other senior politicians were detained in an early morning raid.
Jeffrey Smith died Jan 15, just over a week after he responded to the violent Capitol Hill insurrection.