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In US news, outgoing president Donald Trump has used his final hours before Joe Biden’s inauguration to pardon or commute the sentence of 143 people including allies including former White House aide Steve Bannon.
Trump leaves office on Wednesday US time, when Biden is sworn in as the nation’s next president. Among the wave of pardons issued was Bannon, a key adviser in Trump’s 2016 presidential run.
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Read the original article at The Guardian