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Here's five things you might not know about the US inauguration.
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| UpdatedFrom addressing obesity to campaigning for the return of kidnapped Nigerian school girls, Michelle Obama has built a strong legacy of a modern First Lady.
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| UpdatedWikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up at Ecuador's London embassy since 2012, says he stands by his offer to be extradited to the United States providing his rights are protected.
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| UpdatedHuw Parkinson takes a look back at key moments from Barack Obama's eight-year term as president of the United States.
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US president Barack Obama has appeared on comedian Jimmy Fallon's late night talk show, crooning his proposal not to charge interest on student loans.
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As Donald Trump arrives in Washington DC, the city prepares for the inauguration.
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| UpdatedDonald Trump has arrived in Washington ahead of his inauguration as the 45th President of the United States.
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| UpdatedMichelle Obama says she's not interested in being president, but the fact she gets asked shows how powerful a voice she's become since she reluctantly became First lady.
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| UpdatedThere may have been lots of important, grown-up business to attend to as President of the United States, but over his eight years in office, Barack Obama still found time for child's play.
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| UpdatedFrom fist bumping Michelle Obama to sharing a few dad jokes, Barack Obama has defined his presidency through pop culture. Take a look back at some of his coolest moments from the past eight years.
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| UpdatedPolice forecast that some 900,000 people, both supporters and opponents, will flood Washington for the inauguration ceremony, which includes the swearing-in on the steps of the US Capitol and a parade to the White House along streets thronged with spectators.
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President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, is questioned on climate change during a a contentious Senate confirmation hearing.
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| UpdatedDonald Trump will be a "hopelessly conflicted president" with an unrivalled array of commercial conflicts of interest that threaten to undermine the presidency, according to a leading expert on corporate governance.
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| UpdatedToday's announcement that dairy company Bega will spend $460 million to purchase Vegemite is a reminder that many Australian pantry staples are foreign-owned despite their local roots.
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China will build a "new model" of relations with the United States, President Xi Jinping says, in a speech that portrayed China as the leader of a globalised world where only international cooperation could solve the big problems.
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| UpdatedIn his final press conference before his term ends on Friday, President Barack Obama defends the important of a free press.
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Sir Paul McCartney sues Sony's music publishing arm seeking to get back the copyrights to songs by the Beatles including Love Me Do and Across the Universe.
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| UpdatedPresident-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt expresses doubt about the science behind global climate change to his Senate confirmation hearing.
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| UpdatedThe recent release of the latest Star Wars move has sparked an unexpected controversy, with the digital resurrection of an actor who died in 1994.
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| UpdatedFederal Reserve chair Janet Yellen boosts the US dollar with hints of multiple interest rate rises, just days after President-elect Donald Trump talked the greenback down.
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The data used in Oxfam's report has significant limitations, but it certainly appears that it is the best available.
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| UpdatedDairy company Bega will spend $460 million to purchase Vegemite and other iconic brands as part of a deal with US food giant Mondelez International.
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| UpdatedBarack Obama comments on his decision to commute Chelsea Manning's sentence.
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| UpdatedWhat will Barack Obama do with his last morning in power? Will he follow Bill Clinton's lead with an exit prank? He could also pen some parting words for Donald Trump, or issue more pardons.
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