Wednesday, January 29
๐จNATION
๐ Trump starts second term with near-record-low net approval (ABC)
๐ Trump offering buyouts to nearly all federal workers, source says (AXIOS) Text of email with offer (MO NEWS)
๐ Oklahoma Board of Education votes to approve proposal requiring parents to prove citizenship when enrolling students (CNN)
๐ Doctors opposing RFK Jr. rally in the lead-up to his confirmation (NPR) Caroline Kennedy calls cousin, RFK Jr., a 'predator' before HHS hearing (USA TODAY)
๐ Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump shot, killed by Indiana officer for allegedly resisting arrest (FOX)
๐ AROUND THE WORLD
๐ Colombian air force planes sent to fetch deportees from US (BBC)
๐ Serbia's prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests grow (AP)
๐ Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city (CNN)
๐ EU and Nato take vow of silence on Greenland (FT)
๐ฑBUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
๐Google Maps will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America (CNN)
๐ 'Shrimp fraud' found to be rampant at many Gulf Coast restaurants (USA TODAY)
๐ CNNโs Jim Acosta, an irritant to Trump, says heโs quitting rather than take a late-night time slot (AP)
๐ฌ SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
๐ Justin Baldoni tells Blake Lively he's a 'flawed man' and 'fell short' in apology voice note leaked amid legal battle (PEOPLE)
๐ โMona Lisaโ will get its own room under a 10-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris (CNN)
๐ 2025 Super Bowl tickets: Chiefs in record demand, but Eagles fans might be leading the charge to New Orleans (CBS)