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Added on the 06/01/2021 18:01:09 - Copyright : Wochit
Shops shut early in northern Quito, Ecuador's capital, after hooded gunmen stormed a television studio and gangsters threatened to execute security forces and civilians. IMAGES
President Joe Biden will call out Donald Trump for his "singular responsibility" for provoking "chaos" in the January 6 invasion of the US Capitol last year, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says during her daily briefing. SOUNDBITE
Dozens of fans hold banners and march outside the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in greater London to denounce management's widely protested and ultimately aborted decision to join the European Super League. IMAGES
Strict security measures are in place along Pennsylvania Avenue near the US Capitol, on the route President-elect Joe Biden will take as part of a ceremonial parade on Inauguration Day. Washington, DC, and state capitals across the country are on alert for possible pro-Trump armed protests. IMAGES
The Pentagon has upped the number of National Guard members it wants present at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration by 4,000. CNN reports the Pentagon on Friday authorized up to 25,000 National Guard members, marking an increase from the 21,000 troops authorized a day earlier. Law enforcement in Washington, DC, and around the country is bracing for more extremist violence after the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week. The DOD announced Tuesday that Guardsmen and women will be armed. Law enforcement is monitoring phones and other communications in an all-out effort to track individuals to ensure they do not travel to Washington.