POETRY: The Hill We Climb – By Amanda Gorman

Fiction & PoetryPoliticsUnited StatesPOETRY: The Hill We Climb – By Amanda Gorman

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2021

The Hill We Climb By Amanda Gorman, January 20, 2021 on the occasion of President Joseph R. Biden’s Inauguration. When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade We’ve braved the belly of the beast We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace And the norms and notions of what just is Isn’t always just-ice And yet the dawn is ours...

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Biden Reverses Trump’s Immigrant Visa Ban on Nigerians as They Queue for NIN Amid COVID-19 Rise

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesBiden Reverses Trump’s Immigrant Visa Ban on Nigerians as They Queue for NIN Amid COVID-19 Rise

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 21, 2021

The United States President, Joe Biden, on his first day in office signed some executive order, thereby, lifting the immigrant visa ban on Nigerians by his predecessor, Donald Trump. This is coming after the Nigerian government has given deadline to Nigerians to get National Identity Number (NIN) amidst the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country. The US President, as reported by Bloomberg, also reversed the systemic ban placed in citizens of Muslim populated...

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U.S. Will Repair Global Alliances for Future Challenges – Biden

Foreign PolicyNewsUnited StatesU.S. Will Repair Global Alliances for Future Challenges – Biden

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2021

In his first message to foreign nations as president, Joe Biden vowed to repair the U.S.’ alliances with other nations. “We will repair our alliances, engage with the world once again, not to meet yesterday’s challenges, but today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. “America has been tested. And we’ve come out stronger for it,” Biden said. Biden declared that the U.S. is facing a “time of testing” and must rise to the challenges. “I believe we will,”...

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U.S. President Joe Biden’s Inaugural speech

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesU.S. President Joe Biden’s Inaugural speech

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2021

Below is the U.S. President Joe Biden’s inaugural address as prepared for delivery. Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, and my distinguished guests, my fellow Americans, this is America’s day. This is democracy’s day, a day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew. And America has risen to the challenge. Today we celebrate the...

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Biden to Block Trump’s Plan to Lift COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

CoronavirusHealthUnited StatesBiden to Block Trump’s Plan to Lift COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2021

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil, a spokeswoman for Biden said. President Donald Trump signed an order Monday lifting the restrictions he imposed early last year in response to the pandemic from Jan. 26, after winning support from coronavirus task force members and public health officials. Soon after Trump’s order was made public, Biden spokeswoman Jen...

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U.S. VP-elect Kamala Harris to Resign From Senate

PoliticsUnited StatesU.S. VP-elect Kamala Harris to Resign From Senate

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2021

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from the Senate on Monday, according to a Harris aide. The Californian Democrat’s resignation comes two days before she becomes the nation’s first female vice president, and the first person of colour to hold that office. Harris has notified Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that she will resign Monday, her aide said. Newsom announced in December that he would appoint Secretary of State Alex Padilla to her Senate seat, and...

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Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez to Perform at Biden’s Inauguration

EntertainmentMusicPoliticsUnited StatesLady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez to Perform at Biden’s Inauguration

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 18, 2021

Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will be performing at the inauguration ceremony of the United States’ President-elect, Joe Biden, in Washington next week alongside others. Biden’s transition team has said that the event would showcase a diverse America.  The duo will be the person at the January 20 event for the incoming 46th US President. The event will also feature remarks from a black firefighter from Georgia, a former Youth Poet Laureate, a Catholic Priest,...

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U.S. Vows Action Against Election Riggers in Uganda

AfricaForeign PolicyUnited StatesU.S. Vows Action Against Election Riggers in Uganda

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

The United States has said it will take action against anti-democratic forces and human rights abuses in Uganda following Thursday’s general elections in the country. The U.S. position came in a statement by the Department of State through its spokesperson, Ms. Morgan Ortagus, on Saturday. Ortagus said the government was “deeply troubled” by credible reports of “security force violence” and election irregularities before and during the polls. She called for independent investigations into the allegations,...

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Dear America: The Rest of The World is Watching

OpinionPoliticsUnited StatesDear America: The Rest of The World is Watching

PilotnewsJanuary 15, 2021

On January 6, a large group of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to unconstitutionally obstruct the certification of Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, following his triumph in the presidential election held on November 3. Fortunately for U.S. democracy, centuries-old institutions held firm in the face of this assault, as Vice President Mike Pence officially announced President-Elect Biden’s victory after Congress completed the counting of the votes. Unfortunately, the events on January 6 could prove detrimental for...

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Trump Condemns Capitol Hill Attack

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesTrump Condemns Capitol Hill Attack

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2021

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has “unequivocally condemned” the Jan. 6 breach of Congress by his supporters. “I want to be very clear: I unequivocally condemn the violence that we saw last week, Trump said in a video message posted by the White House on Twitter. The president noted that the “incursion of the U.S. Capitol struck at the very heart” of the country and “angered millions of Americans” across party lines. The sole article...

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