Thursday, January 16

🚨NATION

📌 Trump cabinet picks Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio, others faced a full day of questions from senators (FOX)

📌 Temperatures to plummet from polar vortex-related Arctic blast (AXIOS)

📌 Winds, arsonists complicate fight against LA-area wildfires as crews report progress (AP)

📌 Supreme Court seems ready to back Texas law limiting access to Pornography (VOX)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Polish leader vows to use EU presidency to speed up Ukraine’s membership quest (AP)

📌 International underwater cable attacks by Russia, China are no ‘mere coincidence’ warns EU’s top diplomat (FOX)

📌 South Korean law enforcement officers detain impeached President Yoon (NPR)

📌 Saudi Arabia vows to be ‘fast and furious’ in mining as it reveals $100 billion investment (CNBC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 TikTok prepares for complete U.S. shutdown ahead of ban on Sunday (YAHOO)

📌 OpenAI rolls out assistant-like feature 'Tasks' to take on Alexa, Siri (USA TODAY)

📌 Core inflation rate slows to 3.2% in December, less than expected (CNBC)

📌 John Deere faces U.S. lawsuit over farmers' ability to repair tractors (NPR)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Here's everyone performing at the presidential inauguration (NPR)

📌 Drake sues Universal Music for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’ (AP)

📌 Paris Hilton raises $800,000 for L.A. wildfire relief in 72 hours (DEADLINE)

📌 Tony Bennett's daughters accuse brother of trust 'mismanagement,' claim he paid himself $2.6 million in commissions (PEOPLE)