January 20, 2021
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Kamala Sworn In As US’ First Woman Vice President

Kamala Devi Harris on Wednesday created history by becoming the first woman, first Black and first South Asian to become the Vice President of the US.

Harris was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina woman to sit in the nation’s apex court, shortly before Joe Biden was to be sworn-in as the US President.

Inauguration Ceremony underway

The inauguration ceremony that will transfer power to US President-elect Joe Biden is unfolding at the US Capitol, as gentle flurries of snow dust parts of the country’s north east…writes Nikhila Natarajan.

Biden will swear the oath of office at noon to become the 46th President of the United States. At his side will be Kamala Harris, who has made history as the country’s first woman and first Indian and Black American to be Vice President.

Breaking with tradition, Donald Trump left Washington Wednesday morning on a Marine One chopper at 8:17 am as Biden headed to church before his swearing in.

Former Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are attending the inauguration.

Joe Biden has a huge list of to-dos for Day One of his presidency, starting with a rash of executive orders. Covid will overshadow everything else for the first 100 days but subsumed within will be efforts to push forward quick fixes on immigration, healthcare and a battered economy.

The coronavirus, which arrived in America exactly a year ago to the day, has killed more than 400,000 Americans and infected more than 24 million. Biden has promised to “manage the hell out of this operation” referring to lifting America out of the funk it is in.

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