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This article outlines United States-related events which occurred in the year 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continued to heavily impact the US, with the emergence of numerous COVID-19 variants leading to a substantial rise in both infections and deaths across the country.
January 4 – British District Judge Vanessa Baraitser rules that extradition of Julian Assange to the United States would be "oppressive" because of Assange's mental health. [6] January 5 Elections 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia: ABC News and NBC News declare Jon Ossoff (D) the winner. Democrats will control both chambers ...
Health and environment. 2024 in climate change, Paris Agreement. The Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms that 2024 was the warmest calendar year since records began in 1850, with an average global temperature reaching 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the 1.5°C warming benchmark set by the Paris Agreement for the first time.
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2020–2021 United States racial unrest, 2021 Uptown Minneapolis unrest, Killing of Deona Knajdek. Heavily-armed police officers in Minneapolis begin clearing an intersection of Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue in Uptown neighborhood which had been the site of protests since June 3, when Winston Boogie Smith was killed by law enforcement.
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. President Joe Biden signs an executive order mandating face masks on federal property and during interstate travel. The United States reports a record 4,409 deaths in the past 24 hours. (Financial Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
A Cessna 172 crashes in Hampton Township, New Jersey, United States, killing two people, including businessman and space tourist Glen de Vries. (USA Today) Two Russian paratroopers are killed during military drills near the Polish border in western Belarus .
Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. Criminal charges brought in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia announces that Jacob Chansley (also known as Jake Angeli or "QAnon shaman"), who was photographed wearing horns during the Capitol riot, has been arrested.