Melania Trump’s hat appeared to get in the way, when Donald Trump leaned in to kiss her.
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President Trump and First Lady dance at inaugural ball
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President Donald Trump signs first executive orders
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Watch: Trump waves goodbye as Biden flies away
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‘I Donald John Trump’… 47th US president sworn in
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‘Welcome home’: Bidens greet Trumps at White House
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Trump arrives at Washington DC church as inauguration events begin
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Moment Kamala Harris signs vice-president desk
Outgoing Vice-President Kamala Harris has signed her office desk as part of a decades-long tradition.
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Drone footage shows fire at one of world’s largest battery plants
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‘How could this be true?’ – the house that survived an inferno
A Los Angeles resident returned to find his home still standing after the Eaton fire torched his street.
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Reporter removed after interrupting Blinken’s last speech
The BBC was inside US Secretary Antony Blinken’s last briefing when the interruption occurred.
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Biden gives warnings on climate and oligarchy in farewell speech
The outgoing US president warned against power in the hands of the wealthy, the threat of the tech industry and climate change.
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Sound of meteorite striking Earth caught on doorbell camera
Experts from the University of Alberta believe this is the first time audio of a meteorite fall is recorded.
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Couple’s fire-resistant LA home survives amid destruction
A well-planned house that endured severe flames from the Palisades fire has put a spotlight on innovative protective features.
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LA’s super rich paying for private fire trucks to protect homes
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Watch as SpaceX rocket blasts off to the Moon
The Falcon 9 rocket took off from the Kennedy Space Center carrying two lunar landers and a micro rover.
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Watch key moments from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing
Donald Trump’s defence secretary nominee was asked about his stance on women in combat and his alleged excessive drinking.
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Watch: LA looters captured on home camera
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Watch: Moment man is saved from burning LA home
Retired firefighter Rich Snyder rescued his neighbour when the LA wildfires spread to their street.
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Watch: A tale of one street, two very different outcomes
John Sudworth returns to the road where firefighters had to let one side burn and save the other.
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LA fires: ‘I can’t believe my baby is not going to be here’
Shelley Sykes’ son Rory, who had cerebral palsy and struggled with mobility, chose not to follow an evacuation order.
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Thousands volunteer at LA wildfire donation centre
Volunteers have gathered to help at a donation centre as wildfires continue to burn in the Los Angeles area.
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Watch: Huge clouds of water and fire retardant dumped on LA wildfires
Fire crews have been dropping water and fire retardant on blazes around Los Angeles since last week.
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