Biden plans flurry of changes in first days, Putin critic arrested at Moscow airport, and more from Apple News

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It’s January 18, 2021.

Here’s what you need to know.

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Biden vows flurry of changes in first days

In his first 10 days in office, the president-elect will sign more than a dozen executive orders, including ones aimed at tackling the pandemic and reversing some Trump immigration and climate policies. The Washington Post

In the lead-up to Inauguration Day, more troops have been installed in Washington, D.C., than are in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria combined. State capitols have also ramped up their law-enforcement presence. The Hill

Half a million Americans are expected to have died from COVID-19 by mid-February, said the incoming CDC director. The assessment comes as health experts warn new variants of the coronavirus could speed up its spread. CNN

Putin critic Alexei Navalny was arrested in Moscow. He had just returned to Russia after being poisoned last summer in an alleged assassination attempt. Reuters

Phil Spector, the legendary music producer and convicted murderer, died at 81. Variety

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