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“On Inauguration Day, President-elect Biden will sign roughly a dozen actions,” White House chief of staff Ron Klain wrote in a memo last week. “While the policy objectives in these executive actions are bold, I want to be clear: the legal theory behind them is well-founded and represents a restoration of an appropriate, constitutional role for the President.”

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The outgoing President made one last speech before boarding Air Force One, saying "We were not a regular administration." He and his wife Melania head to his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla., skipping the inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden at Noon ET.

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Christopher Raphael Spencer participated in the riots incited by President Trump that left at least five people dead. He is now the second person in the Carolinas to face federal charges after Andrew Hatley of Easley, S.C. was accused of forcing his way into a restricted building and engaging in disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds two weeks ago. 

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Mecklenburg County Public Health will be opening additional Covid-19 vaccine appointments for the first 3 weeks of February based on anticipated vaccine supplies. Vaccines will still only be available to people in groups 1 and 2. Appointments will available for scheduling beginning Thursday January 21 at 8:30am.

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“It has come to my attention that there was someone who looks like me at the Capitol," Andrew Hatley said in a Facebook post. "I’d like to set the record straight. I don’t have that kind of motivation for lost causes. I just don’t care enough anymore, certainly not enough for all that.” 

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In today's current educational environment, virtual option are in demand.  South Carolina State Parks has done their part to continue their educational mission by by adapting to changing needs. There are videos and other activities to teach science and history to kindergarten through fifth graders who can't travel to State Parks in person.

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President-elect Joe Biden steps into the Oval Office with the country deeply divided worse than it was four years ago. From the COVID-19 crisis to the economy and racial inequality, the former vice president is preparing to enact a sweeping set of executive orders within the first days of his presidency. 

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A grim new milestone as the world prepares for widespread vaccine procurement to combat the spread mutated COVID-19 variants. It took nine months to reach one million deaths internationally, and just three month to match the shocking toll set from January to September.

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“Due to current COVID-19 conditions in some of the communities we serve, we are temporarily closing stores in these areas,” Apple said in a statement. “We take this step with an abundance of caution as we closely monitor the situation, and we look forward to having our teams and customers back as soon as possible.”

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In the six-day span, Republicans had a net loss of 2,137 registered voters across The Tar Heel State. Out of those, a majority went towards claiming a no party status. "More than 2,400 of those people switched to unaffiliated with 262 moving to the Democratic Party," the report said.