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<p><strong>By Charles Elmo</strong></p>



<p>Sports Writer</p>



<p>After a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building Wednesday, 68 people were arrested. Now, five have been <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2021/01/four-people-are-dead-following-violent-siege-at-u-s-capitol.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">confirmed dead</a>, including one police officer, according to The Cut.&nbsp;</p>



<p>The incitement of this riot with just two weeks left holding the oval office has President Donald Trump in the eye of the storm, to say the least. </p>



<p>While Vice President Mike Pence is said to oppose invoking the 25<sup>th</sup> Amendment to remove Trump from office, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Thursday Democrats were prepared to attempt to impeach Trump for a second time if the 25<sup>th</sup> Amendment were not invoked, The Cut also reported.</p>



<p>In sports, the FDU women’s basketball team <a href="https://fduknights.com/news/2020/12/31/womens-basketball-pauses-team-activities.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">announced</a> all team activities would be paused as a result of a positive COVID-19 test within the program.&nbsp;</p>



<p>This was the first in a chain of events that led to the FDU men’s basketball pausing all team activities Tuesday. </p>



<p>However, it is unclear whether this was as a result of one singular positive test between both programs or one or maybe even multiple on each side.&nbsp;</p>



<p>The positive test(s) have caused each team’s upcoming games to be postponed with dates still yet to be determined.</p>



<p>At this point, it is unclear when play will resume.</p>



<p>Last night, FDU students received an email from President Christopher Capuano detailing that the first three weeks of the semester will be completely virtual. However, resident students can still move-in at the beginning of the semester, which is a different set up compared to last semester.</p>



<p>Meanwhile, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS893US893&amp;ei=6Vr4X_HOO8Xn5gK1kLGYCQ&amp;q=new+jersey+coronavirus+cases&amp;oq=new+jersey+cor&amp;gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgAMggIABCxAxDJAzICCAAyCAgAELEDEIMBMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADIFCAAQsQMyAggAMgIIADoECAAQRzoECAAQQ1CJQ1jjVmDZYGgCcAJ4AIABRYgB_wKSAQE2mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBCMABAQ&amp;sclient=psy-ab" target="_blank">coronavirus cases</a> continue to spike across the state. </p>



<p>There are now 565,000 confirmed cases in New Jersey with the addition of 7,479 new cases, according to Google Statistics.</p>



<p>Bergen County is up to 55,096 COVID-19 cases with 661 new cases as of yesterday, also according to Google Statistics.&nbsp;</p>



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