NEW YORK—The inauguration of President Donald Trump was watched by 30.6 million television viewers on Friday, 19 percent below the audience of 37.8 million for former President Barack Obama’s first swearing-in ceremony in 2009. The figure is based on preliminary data from Nielsen for inauguration coverage that aired from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern […]
Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Sky M. Masori SAN DIEGO – LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya has solved one of Balboa Park’s greatest problems: how to see as much as possible in an hour or so. With 18 museums of varying size and subject matter to tempt them, San Diegans know that it takes
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Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, USAWASHINGTON — He’s been bounced out of the U.S. Senate, but will Mark Kirk’s landing spot be just down the road at Washington’s home of lobbying, K Street? Speaking Thursday night at the Heartland Ball, a bipartisan celebration of the presidential inauguration for Illinoisans in D.C., the former U.S. senator told Chicago Inc. that he’s
There was no pivot. There was no olive branch, no binding of wounds, no lofty summons to the better angels of our nature. The 16-minute inaugural address that President Donald Trump delivered was Trumpism distilled to its raw essence: angry, blunt-spoken and deeply aggrieved. He spoke of ending the “American carnage” under President Barack Obama,
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USAMexico has extradited drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to the United States — handing US authorities a massive drug case on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Guzmán is the head of the Sinaloa cartel, which is accused of generating much of the deadly violence in Mexico and providing tons of drugs to the
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International, USAJust moments after he recited the oath of office on Friday morning, President Donald Trump used his brief inauguration speech to promise that he will fight for all Americans, always, and never allow for them to be ignored. In a national address that was reminiscent of his campaign speeches, Trump vowed to bring to the
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USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump aims to deliver quickly on his promise to break from the progressive policies of President Barack Obama. But the first official acts of his presidency were the signing of routine paperwork. In a ceremonial office of the Capitol shortly after he took the oath Friday, Trump took the first steps
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USAOn Friday morning, WhiteHouse.gov included a section dedicated to President Obama’s efforts to fight climate change. By 1 p.m., virtually all mentions of climate change had been removed, replaced by new President Donald Trump’s promise of an “America First Energy Plan.” The swift changes on the official White House website underscore how quickly the Trump
Angry Palestinians used Donald Trump’s inauguration day for more protests against his idea of moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. They turned out in a West Bank settlement that borders Jerusalem and warned that would undermine peace and stability in the Middle East. Trump’s spokesman said on Thursday there will
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Middle East, USAThe Oakland Raiders filed relocation paperwork to move to Las Vegas on Thursday, setting in motion the process to become the third NFL team since January 2016 to change markets. “Today, the Oakland Raiders submitted an application to relocate their franchise to Las Vegas, as is provided for under the NFL Policy and Procedures for
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Sports & Competitions, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is the text of President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address, as provided by the White House: As Prepared for Delivery – Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great
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USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — A nephew called me in Staten Island, NY, from his home in North Carolina, some 500 miles away. to ask whether we shopped at a particular supermarket chain. “Very often,” I replied, hoping that maybe he’d seen our names on a list of prize-winners.. But he was a
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Joel H. Cohen, Middle East, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAMIAMI — On the eve of stepping down, President Barack Obama notified Congress Thursday that he had downsized the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the last 41 detainees. The Department of Defense had no immediate comment on where four captives released overnight Wednesday went, or their identities. “We have transferred 196 detainees from
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International, USADozens of protesters and LGBT activists gathered in Maryland for a “queer dance party” in defiance of Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s views, with less than 48 hours to go before his inauguration. The group walked from the Friendship Heights metro station to Pence’s temporary home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, dancing to hits by Beyonce, Lady
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