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Tuesday 1 December 2020
In the other NFL matchup, Washington moved into first place in the NFC East after beating Dallas.
Scattered protests also took place from Seattle to New York City, but across the US there were no signs of widespread unrest.
Mulvaney, the former Chief of Staff to US President Donald Trump, took up the role of Special Envoy in March.
Jacob Blake cannot move from the waist down after being shot seven times in the back.
Footage of the incident was shared online.
Trump echoed comments he’d made the day before at Mount Rushmore.
Washington DC’s mayor Muriel Bowser announced the change.
Trump’s signature brings an end to a dramatic, weeklong legislative saga on Capitol Hill.
Varadkar will commence his US St Patrick’s Day trip in Washington DC.
Biden also invited the man to do “push-ups” and “take an IQ test” to show that he wasn’t too old to run as US President.
The 81-year-old was arrested alongside 16 other protesters.
Hogan told RTÉ in recent weeks that he aimed “to get Mr Trump to see the error of his ways” on trade.
The plaque was a gift from President Michael D Higgins on behalf of the people of Ireland.
Members of the Secret Service tried to assist the man.
The bill was signed in a bid to cut carbon emissions from burials and cremations.
Government officials were left surprised at McGregor’s appearance at the parade.
The US vice president has been criticised for his views and his legislative record on LGBT people.
He’ll be meeting with Mike Pompeo, along with launching a new government strategy for the US and Canada.
The US President tweeted at a Fox News host and said new footage showed that “media was wrong”.
Footage of Nick Sandmann at the protest on Friday in Washington has gone viral.
“I heard them saying, ‘Build that wall, build that wall.’ We’re not supposed to have walls here, we never did.”
The US president says he could bypass Congress for border wall funding.
The bill was passed in the US House of Representatives without the need for a vote early in December but then hit a serious roadblock in the Senate.
An Irish tenor sang at Washington National Cathedral today.
Meanwhile, there were also wins for the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears.
He will be interred in the Washington National Cathedral.
An effort was made to avoid a repeat of the chaos of a deadly protest in Charlottesville, Virginia exactly a year ago.
The man who stole the plane has now been identified as 29-year-old Richard Russell.
The Washington deportation hearing heard that a woman and her daughter had been deported just hours before their case was due to be heard.
The rally is due to take place on the anniversary of the Charlottesville event during which a woman was killed.
The team based in the US capital are in need of firepower.
“If you don’t smile they will say he was terrible. He couldn’t take it. If you do smile, they will say what was he smiling about.”
Elsewhere, the Heat were made to wait to guarantee their post-season plans while the Raptors were beaten by the Celtics.
Hundreds of thousands of people are to take part in gun control rallies across the US today.
The role of ambassador has been vacant for over a year now.
Leo Varadkar said he is comfortable with tonight’s event, stating he doesn’t have to agree 100% with everyone’s views.
The medal is awarded annually to a distinguished Irish scientist, engineer or technology leader living and working in the US.
The protests come after 17 people were killed during a school shooting in Florida last month.
The Tánaiste is to travel to New York and Washington DC following this morning’s Cabinet meeting.
The 70-year-old will be the heavy favorite for the Utah Senate seat.
IT’S THE LAST day of November, so it’s safe to say the Christmas countdown has well and truly begun.
With everything that has happened in 2020 so far, many people have chosen to bring a bit Christmas cheer into their lives earlier than usual this year, and decorations have been going up in households around the country for a number of weeks now.
But others are still sticking to their usual traditions and waiting until December to put the tree up.
So, today we want to know: When are you putting up your Christmas tree?
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