With lower than every week left earlier than the inauguration of Joe Biden, Washington is preparing for the occasion with 15,000 members of the nationwide guard within the streets of the capital, with closures and roadblocks. ...

The rushed proceedings towards Donald Trump aren't about accountability, however a politicized act of theater that may deepen the ideological chasm which divides America as we speak and drag us ever nearer to the suicide of the Union. ...

Washington’s dream that Beijing is doomed to failure appears as sturdy as ever, regardless of occasions of the final yr exhibiting that American triumphalism is misplaced, misguided and doubtlessly moribund. ...

New York’s iconic Instances Sq. – often the location of raucous and large celebrations on New 12 months’s Eve – will likely be almost abandoned this 12 months, with crowds banned from the world for the primary time in over a century due to Covid-19. ...

Pop prince Justin Bieber, two-time UFC champion Jon Jones and Irish-based Russian fighter Artem Lobov have been amongst these to congratulate Conor McGregor following his announcement that he'll change into a father for a 3rd time. ...

South African boxer Chris van Heerden, a former sparring companion of UFC star Conor McGregor, noticed his combat with Jaron Ennis ABANDONED within the first spherical after a conflict of heads opened up a large gash on his brow on Saturday. ...

Late Argentina striker Diego Maradona ordered his physique to be embalmed and placed on public present as a part of a letter written a month earlier than his demise, in line with a report claiming he was impressed by ex-Russian chief Vladimir Lenin. ...

Crops have the identical variation in physique clocks as that present in people, in response to new analysis that explores the genes governing circadian rhythms in crops.

Forward of his return to the ring this week, world champion fighter Gennady Golovkin has been spending a while with Cristiano Ronaldo - and recommended that the soccer icon would possibly properly have had a useful profession within the boxing ring. ...

The incoming Biden administration has made it clear loyalty is the one requirement for an appointment, stuffing the cupboard with a pack of reliable but talentless names whose solely promoting level is their obedience to energy. ...