Thursday, January 29th
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Senate strikes deal to avert partial shutdown (THE HILL)
Trump moves to reopen Venezuelan airspace as US seeks reset with acting government (FOX)
Severe cold persists as forecasters track another potential East Coast storm (CBS)
Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 20 years for murder of Sonya Massey (NBC)
NYPD opens hate crime investigation after car rams into Chabad headquarters building (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
IDF believes 70,000 Gazans killed in war, as claimed by Hamas; civilian-combatant ratio unclear (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
No survivors found after Colombian plane crashes with 15 people on board, including lawmaker (CNN)
Russia strikes passenger train in Ukraine, killing five (EURO NEWS)
Starmer and Xi call for deeper UK-China ties as Trump shakes up global relations (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Tesla profit plunges as sales fall and AI expenses pile up (AXIOS)
Layoffs are piling up in major corporations, heightening worker anxiety (AP)
Night owls may face higher risk of heart disease, according to new study (CNN)
Polar bears on Norwegian islands fatter and healthier despite ice loss, scientists say (BBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Philadelphia, Clueless, and The Karate Kid among new films added to the National Film Registry (NPR)
Odessa A’zion drops out of Latina role in A24’s Deep Cuts following backlash (LOS ANGELES TIMES)
Kid Rock slams ticketing industry for unfair practices during senate testimony (VARIETY)
Patrick Reed to return to PGA Tour from LIV Golf in late ‘26 (ESPN)