President Trump is once again escalating his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, insisting the island is vital to U.S. national security and refusing to rule out taking it by military force. But Greenland’s government and Denmark, which oversees the territory, say they’re not on board.
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Speed Read
Wednesday, January 14
🚨NATION
US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Iran (FOX)
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he’s been suspended (YAHOO NEWS)
Democrat Elissa Slotkin says she is under investigation for video on illegal orders (NPR)
House Homeland Democrats launch investigation into Noem with eyes on impeachment (THE HILL)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
US military action in Iran appears increasingly likely, report says (GUARDIAN)
Costa Rica’s security director says plot to assassinate president uncovered (AP)
Construction crane falls on a passenger train in Thailand, killing at least 30 people (NBC)
Ukraine’s new defense chief reveals 200,000 soldiers have gone AWOL and 2 million are dodging draft (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Massive Verizon network outage across U.S; users stuck in SOS mode (MO NEWS)
California to investigate Elon Musk’s Grok over sexualized images (POLITICO)
NASA astronauts prepare to leave the space station due to a medical issue (NBC)
RFK Jr. selects new members, including self-described ‘anti-vaxxer,’ for advisory panel (THE HILL)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
‘West Wing’ actor Timothy Busfield due in court on child sex abuse charges in New Mexico (AP)
‘Euphoria’ sets return date, drops high-octane trailer for season 3 (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
Ranger Suarez agrees to 5-year, $130M deal with Red Sox (ESPN)
Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey to star in ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ revival in London (VARIETY)