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'Violence never wins', says US Vice President Pence as Senate returns

"We condemn the violence that took place here in the strongest possible terms. We grieve the loss of life in these hallowed halls, as well as the injuries suffered by those who defended our Capitol today. And we will always be grateful to the men and women who stayed at their posts to defend this historic place," Pence said in his remarks as he presided over the resumption of the Joint Session of the Congress, which was disrupted after the violence. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2Lq85PW

4,400 adverse events reported in US after receiving Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Nearly 4,400 adverse events were reported after people received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the US, with 21 cases determined to be anaphylaxis, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2JVvI2y

Biden brands Capitol violence 'insurrection,' demands Trump call off siege

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday denounced the storming of the US Capitol as an "insurrection" and demanded President Donald Trump go on television to call an end to the violent "siege." "At this hour, our democracy is under unprecedented assault," the veteran Democrat said in Wilmington, after hundreds of Trump supporters protesting his election defeat swarmed the Capitol building and put the nation's lawmakers at risk. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3oozNLp

'Great dishonour and shame': Obama slams Trump

Slamming President Donald Trump for inciting violence at the US Capitol, his predecessor Barack Obama has said it is a moment of "great dishonour and shame" for the United States. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LwCPi7

Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm US Capitol

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US Capitol has seen violence over 220 years, but not like this

In more than 220 years, the US Capitol had seen nothing like it: a roiling mob, forcing its way past its majestic marble columns, disrupting the passage of power, desecrating the seat of the world’s greatest democracy. But this was far from the first time the Capitol has been scarred by violence. In 1814, British forces in the War of 1812 tried to burn it down. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/35izMRU

Obama slams Trump, says violence at Capitol Hill a moment of 'great dishonour and shame' for US

Slamming President Donald Trump for inciting violence at the US Capitol, his predecessor Barack Obama has said it is a moment of "great dishonour and shame" for the United States. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2LwCPi7

Woman shot dead in US Capitol was veteran, Trump supporter: Reports

The woman who was fatally shot as Donald Trump's backers stormed the US Capitol Wednesday was a Ashli Babbitt, a "strong supporter" of the president who had served in the United States Air Force, according to press reports. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/35cZwz5

After Twitter, Facebook and Instagram block Trump after mob storms Capitol Hill

Social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday have blocked US President Donald Trump from posting on their platforms as rioters attacked the US Capitol and violent protests broke out in Washington DC. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3beMC7x

Twitter, Facebook muzzle Trump amid Capitol violence

Social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday have blocked US President Donald Trump from posting on their platforms as rioters attacked the US Capitol and violent protests broke out in Washington DC. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3beMC7x

World leaders appalled by US rioting, urge peaceful transfer

The chaotic scenes from the storming of the building at the center of American democracy by angry supporters of President Donald Trump are normally associated with countries where popular uprisings topple a dictator. The Arab Spring, for instant, or the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3oqttmW

Cabinet members discussing Trump's removal: US media

The discussions focused on the 25th amendment to the US Constitution, which allows for a president's removal by the vice president and cabinet if he is judged "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office." Invoking it would require Vice President Michael Pence to lead the cabinet in a vote on removing him. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bdR6uX

Media captures unprecedented storming of US Capitol

Journalists had gathered to follow Congress' counting of electoral college ballots to seal the victory of President-elect Joe Biden, a normally routine event turned tense by the challenge to the vote by some of Trump's political allies. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nhBl8F

World leaders appalled by US rioting, urge peaceful transfer

The chaotic scenes from the storming of the building at the center of American democracy by angry supporters of President Donald Trump are normally associated with countries where popular uprisings topple a dictator. The Arab Spring, for instant, or the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3oqttmW

Cabinet members discussing Trump's removal: US media

The discussions focused on the 25th amendment to the US Constitution, which allows for a president's removal by the vice president and cabinet if he is judged "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office." Invoking it would require Vice President Michael Pence to lead the cabinet in a vote on removing him. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3bdR6uX

Can Trump be removed from office before his term ends on January 20?

There are two ways to remove a president from office: the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution and impeachment followed by a Senate conviction. In either scenario, Vice President Mike Pence would take over until Biden's inauguration. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/35hMhNq

Media captures unprecedented storming of US Capitol

Journalists had gathered to follow Congress' counting of electoral college ballots to seal the victory of President-elect Joe Biden, a normally routine event turned tense by the challenge to the vote by some of Trump's political allies. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3nhBl8F

US Congress reconvenes to certify Biden win after mobs invade Capitol

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Amid violence, Donald Trump says, 'Remember this day forever!'

``These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long,'' Trump wrote in a message that was later deleted by Twitter. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/35jJgw7

Chaos, violence, mockery as pro-Trump mob occupies Congress

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Congress resumes certification of Biden's win after Trump supporters storm US Capitol

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Social Humour: #CivilWar memes go viral as Trump loyalists lay siege to Capitol Hill

​The unprecedented security breach followed by scenes of mobs freely strolling through the halls of Congress and uploading celebratory photographs of themselves, encouraged netizens to flood social media with jokes and memes around what they believed to be an impending civil war. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2Xoe8qN