Friday, January 16th

⏳ THE SPEED READ

🚨NATION

  • Republicans urge Trump not to invoke Insurrection Act in Minneapolis amid unrest after ICE-involved shooting (FOX)

  • 21-year-old says he’s blind in left eye after federal agent shot him with less-lethal round at California protest (CBS)

  • Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson’s defense is set to argue to disqualify prosecutors from the case (CNN)

  • 83-year-old man convicted of killing Uber driver who he wrongly thought was scamming him (AP)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

  • Norwegian politicians react to Machado giving Nobel Peace Prize to Trump (GUARDIAN)

  • Canada turns to China as Trump’s tariffs and threats bring foes together (NBC)

  • South Korean court sentences former president to 5 years in prison (ABC)

  • Israel sees spike in PTSD and suicide among troops as war against Hamas, Hezbollah persists (REUTERS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

  • Trump launches bid to tame electricity prices in the Northeast (POLITICO)

  • Mother of Elon Musk’s child sues xAI over Grok deepfake sexualized images (THE HILL)

  • Average US long-term mortgage rate hits the lowest point in more than 3 years (AP)

  • Hassett reveals Trump housing plan would let Americans tap 401(k)s for down payments (FOX)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

  • Bad Bunny delivers defiant multi-cultural message in new Super Bowl trailer: ‘The World Will Dance’ (VARIETY)

  • BBC strikes deal to make TV shows for YouTube (TELEGRAPH)

  • Kathleen Kennedy steps down as Star Wars creator George Lucas’s protégé Takes Over (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

  • Mets, Bo Bichette agree to 3-year, $126M contract (ESPN)


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Thursday, January 15th