Thursday, January 9
๐จNATION
๐ Biden, a new great-grandfather, visits baby and firefighters in California detours (POLITICO)
๐ Biden on whether he had stamina to serve another term: "I don't know" (CBS)
๐ Trump asks the Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York (AP) Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push (ABC)
๐ Garland prepares to release Jack Smithโs report on 2020 election subversion case against Trump (AXIOS)
๐ AROUND THE WORLD
๐ Mexico's president claps back at Trump renaming Gulf of Mexico, suggests new name for U.S. โ America Mexicana (NBC)
๐ An Italian journalist is freed from detention in Iran and returns home (AP)
๐ Two Americans arrested in Venezuela on eve of Maduro inauguration over โterrorismโ claims (FOX)
๐ Israeli military says hostage found dead in Gaza tunnel, โgrave concernsโ for second captive (CNN)
๐ฑBUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
๐ Apple says it will update AI feature after inaccurate news alerts (BBC)
๐ Lucky, Eddie Bauer, Forever 21 Operator Merges With JCPenney (YAHOO)
๐ Major Florida grower to end citrus operations after years of hurricanes and tree disease (WTSP)
๐ Anthropic raising new money at $60 billion valuation (AXIOS)
๐ฌ SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
๐ โWickedโ tops SAG Awards nominations as many big names are snubbed (AP)
๐ Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet make rare appearance in Meghan Markle's tribute to dog Guy (PEOPLE)
๐ Paris Hilton, Leighton Meester, Adam Brody, Billy Crystal, Eugene Levy, Anna Faris and more celebrities lose homes in the LA fires (VARIETY)
๐ Jessica Alba and Cash Warren split, to file for divorce after 16 years of marriage (US)