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Will Install a Trump Loyalist as Its General Counsel Vice President-elect Kamala Harris plans to resign from her Senate seat on Monday. The Justice Department, under pressure from Mr. Trump, has sued Mr. Bolton to recoup his profits from book. Representative Jamie Raskin, center, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a meeting of House impeachment managers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. He also claimed, without further explanation, that Mr. Trump was “trying to heal the nation.” But even as Mr. Graham lobbied his Republican colleagues to vote against convicting Mr. Trump and offered a stream of flattery about the president’s success in office, he rejected the suggestion that Mr. Trump should pardon any members of the mob before leaving office. Without specifically mentioning Mr. Trump, Mr. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris drew an implicit contrast with his administration’s dismissive attitude toward expert opinion.

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☆ As House deliberates, Senate Republicans mull starting Trump impeachment trial Friday
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( David Morgan | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

Under the U.S. Constitution, impeachment in the House would trigger a trial in the Senate on whether to oust the president. At least five Republicans have said they would join Democrats in supporting impeachment, although just seven days remain for a Senate trial to expel Trump from office. 2 Democrat, said Democrats intended to send the impeachment charge, once approved, to the Senate “as soon as possible,” and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named nine impeachment managers who would present the House’s case during a Senate trial. Hoyer told reporters he expected between 10 and 20 House Republicans to vote for impeachment on Wednesday. Democrats could also use an impeachment trial to push through a vote blocking Trump from running for office again.

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☆ As House nears impeaching Trump, Senate Republicans mull starting trial by Friday
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( David Morgan | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

Under the U.S. Constitution, impeachment in the House triggers a trial in the Senate. The New York Times reported that McConnell is said to be pleased by the House impeachment push. At least five House Republicans, including Liz Cheney, a member of her party’s leadership team, said they would vote for impeachment. Hoyer told reporters he expected between 10 and 20 House Republicans to vote for impeachment on Wednesday. Democrats could also use an impeachment trial to push through a vote blocking Trump from running for office again.

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☆ U.S. House charges toward Trump impeachment as some Republicans join effort
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( David Morgan | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

If the Democratic-led House approves it, Trump would become the first president impeached twice. Slideshow ( 6 images )Hoyer told reporters he expected between 10 and 20 House Republicans to vote for impeachment. As the House prepared for the impeachment vote, there were signs Trump’s hold on the Republican Party was beginning to ebb. At least five House Republicans, including Liz Cheney, a member of her party’s leadership team, said they would vote for his second impeachment - a prospect no president before Trump has faced. Democrats could also use an impeachment trial to push through a vote blocking Trump from running for office again.

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☆ Polish CD Projekt's long-awaited Cyberpunk 2077 tops Steam chart on debut
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-10 | by ( Anna Pruchnicka | ) www.reuters.com + 0.99 time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - Cyberpunk 2077, the highly anticipated game by Polish video games maker CD Projekt, topped Steam’s chart at its premiere on Thursday after eight years in development and multiple launch delays. Before the pandemic he had expected the game to sell about 30 million units in 2021, but now thinks that it could even reach 40 million. Cyberpunk is the biggest game CD Projekt had in the works since the 2015 debut of “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”. The success of Witcher made CD Projekt one of Poland’s biggest listed companies with a market capitalization of $10.8 billion. CD Projekt shares, which have surged 42% this year in anticipation of Cyberpunk’s launch, were 2% lower at 0833 GMT.

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☆ Canada approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first shots expected next week
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Steve Scherer | Allison Martell | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada on Wednesday approved its first COVID-19 vaccine, clearing the way for doses of the Pfizer Inc shots to be delivered and administered across the country as soon as next week. Liam McBurney/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoCanada is the third country after Britain and Bahrain to give the green light to the Pfizer vaccine, developed with Germany’s BioNTech SE. “The approval of the vaccine is supported by evidence that it is safe, effective and of good quality,” regulator Health Canada said in a statement. ‘HISTORIC MOMENT’“Today’s decision from Health Canada is a historic moment in our collective fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and is a major step towards returning to normalcy in Canada,” Cole Pinnow, president of Pfizer Canada, said in a statement. Officials have said they expect to receive six million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines before the end of March.

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☆ Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine, expects inoculations next week
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Steve Scherer | David Ljunggren | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

(For Canada vaccine EXPLAINER, see)“It is going to be good for Canada and the world economy once the vaccinations start rolling out in a meaningful fashion,” said Norman Levine, managing director at Portfolio Management Corp in Toronto. Responding to questions on the allergic reactions, Health Canada officials said that is always a risk with vaccines and that they will monitor developments. “Today’s decision from Health Canada is a historic moment in our collective fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and is a major step towards returning to normalcy in Canada,” Cole Pinnow, president of Pfizer Canada, said in a statement. Canada has a firm order for 20 million doses of the vaccine, enough to inoculate 10 million people, with options to buy up to 56 million more. Officials have said they expect to receive 6 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines before the end of March.

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