Thursday, February 15
๐จNATION
๐ ICE draft plan would release thousands of immigrants in order to cover budget shortfall (CBS NEWS)
๐ Prosecutors released a "trove of new details" in Sen. Bob Menendez case, including allegations that his wife's engagement ring was part of a bribery scheme (CNN)
๐ California lawmakers try to address homelessness with new proposed encampment ban (ABC NEWS)
๐ Graffiti towers are stretching resources, LAPD says after BASE jumping stunt (NBC NEWS)
๐ AROUND THE WORLD
๐ Israel launches 'extensive' strikes in Lebanon after rockets hit army base. (BBC)
๐ Appeals court upholds prison sentence for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (POLITICO)
๐ Israel pulls out of truce talks in Cairo, cites Hamas' 'delusional demands' (USA TODAY)
๐ Greece's parliament is poised to vote today on a controversial bill to legalize same-sex marriage (NPR)
๐ฑBUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
๐ Amazon rainforest could reach โtipping pointโ by 2050, scientists warn (GUARDIAN)
๐ Jeff Bezos sells $2 billion worth of Amazon stock (FOX BUSINESS)
๐ AI is shaking up online dating with chatbots that are โflirty but not too flirtyโ (CNBC)
๐ COVID patients are 4.3 times more likely to develop chronic fatigue, CDC report finds (ABC NEWS)
๐ฌ SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
๐ For the first time, a woman will be the voice of an MLB team as Oakland A's hire Jenny Cavnar for the play-by-play call (NBC NEWS)
๐ Jon Stewartโs โDaily Showโ return hits multiyear high (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
๐ Kanye West new album โUncancellableโ reaches number one on steaming despite his previous antisemitic statements (UNHERD)
๐ Beyonce and family support nephew during New York Fashion Week runway debut (PEOPLE)
๐ Public's first glimpse of Shohei Ohtani in a Dodgers uniform since record-breaking 10-year, $700 million contract (SI)