Wednesday, January 24
π¨NATION
π Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes 1st public appearance since secretive hospitalization (ABC NEWS)
π Alaska Airlines CEO say 'many' loose bolts were found on Max 9 planes following near-disaster (NBC NEWS)
π Alabama plans the first nitrogen gas execution this week in largely secret process experts say raises concerns about cruelty (CNN)
π Southern Californiaβs record-breaking rains has city officials warning of the "fragile state" of the infrastructure (CBS NEWS)
π AROUND THE WORLD
π Turkish parliament approves Swedenβs NATO membership bid (CNN)
π Pentagon has no more money for Ukraine as it hosts a meeting of 50 allies on support for Kyiv (AP)
π Mexico pushes for U.S. accountability in deadly gun violence surge (AXIOS)
π βVery strongβ 7.1 magnitude quake rattles part of western China (AP)
π±BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
π The Los Angeles Times plunges into βchaosβ as brutal layoffs loom and senior editors call it quits (CNN)
π Behind Netflixβs WWE streaming strategy (CNBC)
π Where and when billions of cicadas will emerge this spring (and over the next decade), in one map (VOX)
π Excessively flatulating passenger causes American Airlines flight to turn around (PEOPLE)
π¬ SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
π CondΓ© Nast union workers walk out following layoff announcement (AXIOS)
π Charles Osgood, βCBS Sunday Morningβ host, dies at 91 (NBC NEWS)
π Emma Stone obsessed with becoming Jeopardy contestant (VARIETY)
π Billy Joel set to release first single in nearly two decades (NBC)
π Justin Timberlake debuting first new song in years (ET)