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The Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays play in Atlanta. AP

MLB moves All-Star Game out of Georgia following outcry over voting law

The Americas

Georgia sued a third time over voting restrictions

The Americas

Dominion Voting sues Fox News for $1.6bn over 2020 US election claims

The Americas

Georgia politician arrested as governor signs sweeping voting law

The Americas

US says foreign hackers didn't disrupt 2020 election

The Americas
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Manhattan parade route was shortened. EPA

Joe Biden offers hope amid Covid as Thanksgiving celebrations are scaled back
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From Martha to Melania: Here are all the First Ladies of the United States
New Yorkers Vern Calhoun (left) and Andrew Chandler (centre) outside the Met museum this week. James Reinl for The National

New Yorkers describe a city changed by Covid-19
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: A general view showing 'Trump 2020' written in the sky during the Women's Big Bash League WBBL match between the Adelaide Strikers and the Sydney Sixers at Drummoyne Oval, on November 15, 2020, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

'Trump 2020' appears in the Sydney sky leaving residents bemused
A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden arranges a row of campaign yard signs outside Four Seasons Landscaping, the location of a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump's legal team yesterday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mark Makela

A Four Seasons Total Landscaping hoodie – this winter's must-have look?
US Vice President Joe Biden reacts as reporters shout questions asking if he has made a decision on whether to run for President as he awaits the arrival of the South Korean President for lunch at the Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, October 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Joe Biden's path to the US presidency - in pictures

A supporter of President Donald Trump demonstrates at a "stop the steal" rally in front of the State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona. Getty Images/AFP

The five strangest moments at the close of US elections
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks at his election rally, after the news media announced that Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election over President Donald Trump, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

US President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech - in full
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida. Reuters

CPAC meeting shows Trumpism reigns supreme in Republican Party

World
The President and First Lady appear on the cover of the February 15 issue of 'People' magazine. YouTube / People

Joe and Jill Biden appear on the cover of 'People' magazine

Lifestyle
Donald Trump is the first US president to be impeached twice. AFP 

Trump parts with impeachment lawyers a week before trial

World
Senator Bernie Sanders sits in the bleachers on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP 

Meme power: Why Bernie Sanders and his mittens have brought us all together

Arts&Culture
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to US President Joe Biden from London after his inauguration. Reuters

The 35-minute phone call that revitalised the UK-US alliance

Europe
Did 'The Simpsons' predict the future with Vice President Kamala Harris's inauguration outfit, and the Biden-Harris partnership? 

'The Simpsons' makes accurate Biden-Harris inauguration predictions

Television
Donald Trump faces a Senate impeachment trial in February after being charged with inciting an insurrection. AFP

Trump Senate impeachment trial delayed until February

The Americas
Left: US President Joe Biden, right: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Getty Images

How Boris Johnson can turn the tide in relations with Joe Biden

Europe
ill Biden held a Zoom call with fellow teachers during her first full day as first lady of the US. YouTube

Jill Biden reveals she taught a college class the day before inauguration

Lifestyle
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pose for a photo with family members at the Celebrating America concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, after his inauguration.. (Joshua Roberts/Pool photo via AP)

Who are America's First and Second families? Meet the Bidens and the Harrises

Family
Amanda Gorman is the youngest poet to perform at a presidential inauguration. EPA

Amanda Gorman for president? Why Hillary Clinton is championing US poet

On Stage
US President Joe Biden swears in presidential appointees during a virtual ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. AFP

Joe Biden to new staff: be respectful to colleagues or you're fired

The Americas

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