Trump vexes New Zealanders by claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America

• Trump claims U.S. "split the atom." New Zealand says that's false.

  After President Trump's claim, a mayor in New Zealand pointed out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by physicist Ernest Rutherford.
  
  CBS News - 19h
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  ‘That’s the one thing we did’: New Zealand irked by Trump’s false claim US split the atom

  Mayor says he will invite incoming US ambassador to visit the memorial to Sir Ernest Rutherford, the New Zealander who split the atom in a British laboratory . New Zealanders are not typically ones ...
  
  The Guardian - 1d
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  Kevin McCarthy: Trump won’t ‘waste one moment’ in 2nd term

  Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy joins TODAY and discusses President Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons and how Donald Trump will be different this time around in the Oval Office.
  
  NBC News - 1d
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  Trump promises ‘historic’ day one with barrage of executive orders

  President-elect tells thousands of supporters at rally: ‘You’re gonna have a lot of fun watching television’. An exultant Donald Trump has promised to act with “historic speed and strength” when he ...
  
  The Guardian - 2d
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  Luxury’s ‘America first’ moment

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  Financial Times - 5d
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  Trump’s win made Biden’s historical legacy one of failure

  Having run as a transitional figure, Biden succumbed early to the fatal conceit that he could be a transformational leader, akin to Franklin D. Roosevelt or Lyndon B. Johnson.
  
  The Hill - Jan. 9

• Jobless claims fall to a nearly one-year low as Trump set to take office

  The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in the first week of the new year fell to an 11-month low, the latest sign layoffs remain extremely low even as businesses cut back on ...
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 8
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  Advancetrack expands to Australia, New Zealand

  Yahoo News - Jan. 2
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  One dead after driver allegedly runs down two New Zealand police officers

  Vehicle allegedly drove into two officers ‘at speed’ in Nelson, in a country where the killing of police officers on duty is rare. . A driver allegedly ran down two New Zealand police officers down ...
  
  The Guardian - Jan. 1

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