Friday, February 16

🚨NATION

📌 Trump thinking about delivering the official GOP State of the Union response (NBC NEWS)

📌 Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry (CNN)

📌 Bombshell Testimony: Special Counsel Robert Hur set for March 12 testimony on Biden classified docs probe (AXIOS)

📌 US government set to auction off a Russian oligarch’s yacht currently costing taxpayers $600K a month (NY POST)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israeli forces storm the main hospital in southern Gaza, saying hostages were likely held there (AP)

📌 Venezuela expels UN Human Rights Office (AP)

📌 Greece becomes first Orthodox country to legalize same-sex marriage (BBC)

📌 After call with Biden, Israeli PM Netanyahu says Israel won’t be pressured into accepting a Palestinian state (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 OpenAI just revealed new software that lets you create realistic video by simply typing a descriptive sentence (CNBC)

📌 Trump Media's merger with DWAC gets regulatory nod — Trump could get a stake worth $4 billion (CBS NEWS)

📌 Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers lied about recycling (NPR)

📌 People who live alone are more depressed than those who don’t, survey finds (AXIOS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 CNN looks to slash budgets, multi-million dollar salaries with a new around of cuts (THE WRAP)

📌 Iowa's Caitlin Clark sets NCAA women's scoring record (NY POST)

📌 Jennifer Lopez announces first tour in 5 years (NBC NEWS)

📌 The 2024 Met Gala theme has been announced — along with four superstar co-chairs (CNN)

📌 Met Gala under fire for naming TikTok CEO co-chair (THE HILL)

📌 Meryl Streep returning for ‘Only Murders in the Building’ season 4 (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)