All the living former presidents were there and the outgoing president amicably greeted his successor, who gave a speech about the country’s bright future and who left to the blare of a brass band. At first glance, President Donald Trump’s second inauguration seemed like a continuation of the country’s nearly 250-year-long tradition of peaceful transfers of power, essential to its democracy. And there was much to celebrate: Trump won a free and fair election last fall, and his supporters hope he will be able to fix problems at the border, end the war in Ukraine and get inflation under control.…
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Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are going toe-to-toe after Aryna Sabalenka won through to yet another Melbourne Park semi-final. Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are going toe-to-toe after Aryna Sabalenka won through to yet another Melbourne Park semi-final. “Novak will speak for himself,” said the middle-aged woman draped in the colours of the Serbian flag sternly. With Novak Djokovic in the background, practising on Rod Laver Arena for his big night against Carlos Alcaraz, the woman said fans had been directed by the Djokovic team’s official media operation not to talk to the media. Then she turned around to watch…
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