Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The United States approved a record number of foreign military sales in 2020, by its own accounting and that of arms industry observers. According to R. Clarke Cooper, assistant secretary of the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, the State Department approved $17.08 billion in foreign military sales in fiscal year…

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Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include: -- Italian statesman Lorenzo de' Medici in 1449 -- American patriot Paul Revere in 1735 -- Betsy Ross, who, legend has it, made the first American flag, in 1752 -- Modern Olympic movement founder Pierre de Coubertin in…

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Donald Trump has come to his final days as US president - but if Kevin McCallister gets his way, that won't be the only role that ends for him.Following Mr Trump's permanent ban from Twitter and other social media sites in the wake of the Capitol riots on 6 January, a number of internet memes…

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Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Marshall head football coach Doc Holliday will not return to the school next season, concluding his 11-year tenure with the Thundering Herd. Holliday announced Monday on social media that university president Jerry Gilbert told him the school wouldn't be extending his contract, which was set to expire in late June. "I…

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A regional breakdown of England's vaccines rollout shows the Midlands leading the way in the number of jabs administered, while London has the lowest vaccination rate.New NHS data shows 2,371,407 doses have been given in total across the country - that includes 1,997,304 first doses and 374,103 second doses - in the week leading up…

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Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Police in Washington, D.C., on Monday arrested Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys, a day before such groups plan to protest the results of the November presidential election in the city. A D.C. police spokesman said Tarrio was arrested Monday afternoon on charges of burning a Black Lives Matter…

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Actors Vidyut Jammwal and Shruti Haasan are set to entertain the audience with their next release Power on ZeePlex, the pay-per-view platform of Zee Entertainment has bagged the exclusive rights to release the film.Keeping up with its promise to bring forth the best entertainment, in theatre style, India's first C2H model ZeePlex allows its viewers…

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One can't deny that the year 2020 was the biggest year yet for South Korean group BTS. The global popstars not only had chart-topping albums but also were soaring high with multiple No. 1 songs on Billboard Hot 100 chart. Now, as per MRC Data that revealed the top records of 2020, BTS' was the…

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Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Nearly 200 business leaders urged Congress on Monday to certify the results of the presidential election as several lawmakers have said they will object to the traditionally ceremonial procedure. The letter issued by nonprofit organization Partnership for New York City and signed by a large swath of business people came as…

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Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The final day of campaigning for two U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia brought out the big guns the eve of the election, with President Donald Trump, President-elect Biden and Vice President Pence all visiting the state for get-out-the-vote rallies. More than 3 million early votes have been cast in the election…

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