UK and US Reaffirm Strategic Importance of Diego Garcia Base Amid Chagos Sovereignty Dispute 
Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi Show Cautious Progress Amid Ongoing Fighting 
China and Uruguay Strengthen Strategic Partnership Amid Shifting Global Order 
Trump Endorses Clay Fuller in Georgia Special Election to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene 
Human Rights Watch Warns of Democratic Decline in U.S. Under Trump Administration 
Trump Administration Sued Over Suspension of Critical Hudson River Tunnel Funding 
Trump, Petro Discuss Sanctions and Strengthening U.S.–Colombia Relations After Oval Office Meeting 
Melania Trump Pushes Diplomacy to Return Ukrainian Children from Russia 
UN Warns of Growing Nuclear Risks as New START Treaty Expires 
Trump Plans Call With Savannah Guthrie After Mother’s Disappearance, Federal Support Considered 
Nvidia, ByteDance, and the U.S.-China AI Chip Standoff Over H200 Exports 
Illinois Joins WHO Global Outbreak Network After U.S. Exit, Following California’s Lead 
Trump Spoke With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Office Search, Report Says 
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Move to End TPS for Haitian Immigrants 
CK Hutchison Launches Arbitration After Panama Court Revokes Canal Port Licences 
U.S. Justice Department Removes DHS Lawyer After Blunt Remarks in Minnesota Immigration Court 
U.S.–Iran Nuclear Talks Scheduled in Oman as Diplomatic Efforts Resume 
Kamala Harris broke ground in so many aspects of US history when she was sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the United States. The former California Senator was then honored by NBA’s Golden State Warriors in a special tribute to her victory.
The Warriors paid tribute to Harris by wearing Oakland jerseys during their game against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. The team was initially based in Oakland before they relocated to San Francisco. The team’s official account also shared a video tribute that features Stephen Curry signing a special jersey for Harris, which the vice president was shown to have received. Harris made history as the first woman, the first Black, and the first Asian-American to become vice president and hails from Oakland, California.
“We’re taking great pride in the fact that Kamala Harris is from Oakland and was inaugurated today as Vice President, just a huge day obviously in our nation’s history and for the Bay Area as well,” said Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr prior to the game. “President Biden has a big job on his hands. The big one really is trying to settle the country down and settle a lot of this anger down and hopefully unify people. There’s a lot of work to be done but it’s not just him. It’s everybody, everybody’s responsibility to treat each other well with empathy and respect and civility.”
A few other NBA coaches also made public reflections on the inauguration. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich expressed optimism in Joe Biden and Harris’s ability to make the country better. Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers reflected on the importance of voting that the inauguration resulted from.
Harris’s relatives have also celebrated her victory and inauguration all the way in India and in the Caribbean. Her maternal uncle Balachandran Gopalan said that he was happy to hear his niece mention her mother, cancer researcher Shyamala Gopalan Harris, often in her speeches. Gopalan added that he would like to fly to Washington to see Harris and congratulate her in person once it was safe.
Indian media also celebrated Harris’s political success. A small village in southern India also celebrated by lighting firecrackers and offered prayers.
