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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.
Washington (US), Jan 13 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Carlos Vilas).- Washington Police Chief Robert Contee announced Wednesday that 20,000 members of the National Guard would be deployed to protect the Capitol during the presidential inauguration on January 20. FOOTAGE OF NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS DEPLOYED TO PROTECT THE US CAPITOL.
French MPs unanimously approved a first reading of an environmentalist-backed bill to restrict the manufacture and sale of products containing PFAS or forever chemicals, although kitchen utensils were excluded from its scope after a major campaign by manufacturers this week. IMAGES
The French National Assembly widely rejected the first motion of no confidence tabled against new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. The motion received 124 votes out of the 289 required. IMAGES
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal pledged to pump "an additional 32 billion euros" into the national healthcare system in the next five years, promising the continuation of a "massive investment" in public hospitals. "Parmi tous les problèmes à résoudre, l’hôpital est en haut de la pile", déclare le Premier ministre, qui visitait avec la nouvelle ministre du Travail, de la Santé et des Solidarités, Catherine Vautrin, le centre hospitalier universitaire de Dijon. (Complète VID34ET6XV_FR) SOUNDBITE
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