Fox Settled a Lawsuit Over Its Lies. But It Insisted on One Unusual Condition.
Date: 18 January 2021
By Ben Smith
Ben Smith
Why did the network insist an agreement with the family of a murdered young man remain undisclosed until after the election?
Replaying Sunday, January 17, 2021
The January 17, 2021 was a Sunday under the star sign of ♑. It was the 16 day of the year. President of the United States was Donald J. Trump.
If you were born on this day, you are 5 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, January 17, 2026, 146 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, January 17, 2027, in 218 days. You have lived for 1,972 days, or about 47,329 hours, or about 2,839,751 minutes, or about 170,385,060 seconds.
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17th of January 2021 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on January 17, 2021
Cargo Ship Sinks Near Turkey, Leaving at Least 3 Dead, Officials Say
Date: 17 January 2021
By Isabella Kwai
Isabella Kwai
Emergency workers saved half the 12-member crew after the vessel sank off the Black Sea coast, state media said, but bad weather hindered further rescue efforts.
States are scrambling after the Trump administration’s vaccine promise falls apart.
Date: 17 January 2021
By Bryan Pietsch
Bryan Pietsch
The stockpile of doses was nearly empty.
Kremlin Critic Navalny Arrested on Arrival in Moscow
Date: 17 January 2021
By The Associated Press
After recovering from a near-fatal poisoning in Germany, the Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny returned to Moscow on Sunday and was detained at the airport.
‘Wall of Inequality,’ W.H.O. Warns of Vaccine Distribution
Date: 18 January 2021
By The Associated Press
The head of the World Health Organization says that the promise of equitable access to the vaccines “is at serious risk.”
Dutch Police Clash With Protesters Denouncing Lockdown Measures
Date: 17 January 2021
By Thomas Erdbrink
Thomas Erdbrink
Police officers in riot gear used water cannons to disperse demonstrators in the center of Amsterdam opposed to government measures to contain the coronavirus.
Kamala Harris will resign from her Senate seat on Monday.
Date: 17 January 2021
By Michael Crowley
Michael Crowley
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who remains a United States senator from California, plans to resign from her seat on Monday ahead of her inauguration two days later, a Harris aide said.
Small Group of Armed Protesters Gather at Michigan Capitol
Date: 18 January 2021
By Yousur Al-Hlou and Kassie Bracken
Yousur Al-Hlou
In Michigan, government officials and law enforcement prepared for the possibility of significant violence ahead of the inauguration, but by Sunday’s end only a small group of armed protesters had ventured to the state capitol.
Security Tightens Around U.S. Capitol
Date: 17 January 2021
By The Associated Press and Reuters
The police and members of the National Guard filled the Capitol and the streets of Washington ahead of possible armed protests on Sunday and the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Jan. 20.
Capitol Under Lockdown Ahead of Inauguration
Date: 17 January 2021
By Brent McDonald, Emily Rhyne and Ben Laffin
Brent McDonald
People able to enter the militarized perimeter around the U.S. Capitol caught a glimpse of an occupied city amid preparations for the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden.