Monday, January 5th

🚨NATION

  • Minnesota Gov. Walz drops bid for third term as fraud scandal grows (MO NEWS)

  • Suspect arrested after damaging VP JD Vance’s Cincinnati home (MO NEWS)

  • Hegseth censures Sen. Mark Kelly over video about unlawful orders (ABC)

  • CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move (NBC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

  • All 116 people injured in Swiss resort fire identified, say police, while bodies still being identified (GUARDIAN)

  • Ten people found guilty of transphobic cyberbullying of Brigitte Macron (POLITICO)

  • Protest over AI, climate crisis leaves tens of thousands without power in Berlin (CNBC)

  • China and South Korea pledge to bolster ties as regional tensions rise (AP)

  • After warning civilians of strikes, IDF conducts attacks on Hezbollah, Hamas targets in Lebanon (JERUSALEM POST)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

  • Starter dose of Wegovy now available as a daily pill instead of weekly injection (CNN)

  • New federal screening guidance expands cervical cancer testing with an at-home HPV option (ABC)

  • Chick-fil-A launches its biggest ever marketing campaign as restaurant industry traffic shrinks (CNBC)

  • Sushi chain owner pays $3.2M for massive bluefin tuna (FOX)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

  • Hollywood starts 2026 with ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ No. 1, as James Cameron’s sci-fi epic crosses $1B (NBC)

  • ‘Marvel’ star Evangeline Lilly says she has brain damage after hitting her head on rock (CNN)

  • Derek Hough, Hayley Erbert welcome baby 2 years after Erbert Hough’s health scare (ABC)

  • First round of 2026 NFL Draft slots are set, with the Raiders at No. 1 (ESPN)


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