Thursday, February 22
🚨NATION
📌 Presidential brother James Biden behind closed doors in critical interview with Republicans as GOP continues impeachment probe (CNN)
📌 GOP Freedom Caucus raises March 1 government shutdown risk (AXIOS)
📌 Oklahoma death of nonbinary student Nex Benedict after in-school fight prompts calls for answers (ABC NEWS)
📌 Biden administration cancels $1.2 billion in student loans of more than 150,000 borrowers under new plan (CNBC)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Honduran ex-president in court accused of leading 'narco-state' (BBC)
📌 Israel skips ICJ trial, but its advocates argue the ‘occupation’ isn’t illegal (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 Alexei Navalny's mother files lawsuit for release of son's body (FOX NEWS)
📌 WikiLeaks’ Assange faces wait to find out whether he can challenge extradition to the U.S. (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Boeing removes head of 737 Max program in wake of safety incidents (CNN)
📌 Neuralink's first human patient able to control computer mouse through thinking, Musk says (REUTERS)
📌 Beyond Meat revamps plant-based burger to boost weak sales (CNBC)
📌 Does beer before liquor actually make you sicker? (NY TIMES)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' debuts at No. 1 on the country chart (NPR)
📌 Tiger Woods' son is taking his first step toward trying to play on the PGA Tour (PGA)
📌 Jimmy Kimmel hints at late night show exit: “I think this is my final contract” (DEADLINE)
📌 “Vibe is off:” People betting on Soho House’s collapse (NY POST)
📌 Financially struggling Met Opera’s 18 productions next season matches the fewest since 1980-81 (AP)
Wednesday, February 21
🚨NATION
📌 N.Y. AG says she may seize Trump's assets if he can't pay $354M fine (AXIOS)
📌 Two adults arrested for shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade (ABC NEWS)
📌 US to impose 'major sanctions' on Russia over Navalny death (REUTERS)
📌 Supreme Court leaves sanctions in place against Sidney Powell and others over 2020 election suit in Michigan (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 UN food agency pauses deliveries to the north of Gaza (REUTERS)
📌 US vetoes UN resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza after proposing a temporary halt in fighting (CNN)
📌 Spain police suspect bullet-riddled body may be Russian who defected with helicopter (ABC NEWS)
📌 Alexei Navalny’s mother demands Putin returns son's body (BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Did your iPhone get wet? Apple says don’t put it in rice (USA TODAY)
📌 Heads up: A dead satellite is falling back to Earth today (NPR)
📌 Walmart is buying TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion to shore up its ad business (CNN)
📌 American Airlines raises bag fee by another $10 for luggage checked at the airport (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Four-part Beatles biopic on Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr announced (SALON)
📌 Former parenting Youtuber Ruby Franke and ex-business partner sentenced to prison for child abuse (PEOPLE)
📌 Hoda Kotb addresses Kelly Rowland’s ‘Today’ show walk-off, offers to ‘share’ dressing room (PAGE SIX)
📌 Three men go on trial in New York over Eagles’ Hotel California manuscript (GUARDIAN)
Monday, February 20
🚨NATION
📌 California braces for flooding again as another wet winter storm hits (AP)
📌 Texas gov. announces plans to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass (CNN)
📌 Trump unveils $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con’ (NPR)
📌 Abraham Lincoln pardoned Biden's great-great-grandfather after Civil War-era brawl, documents reportedly show (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israel says ground offensive in Rafah will begin by Ramadan next month if hostages aren’t returned (BBC)
📌 The EU opens formal probe into TikTok over protection of children (CNN)
📌 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s last ditch effort to avoid extradition to the US (BBC)
📌 Russia takes Avdiivka from Ukraine, biggest gain in nine months (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Ozempic is taking off with the world’s largest obese population, and it’s not the US (WSJ)
📌 Mega Credit Card Deal: Capital One to acquire Discover (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Gold could hit $3000 in next 12-18 months (CNBC)
📌 New Odysseus lunar mission will attempt to make a historic landing at the moon’s south pole (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 NBA breaks 200-point barrier in record-smashing All-Star game (Eastern Conference beats the West 211-186) (AXIOS)
📌 ‘Shirley’ trailer released, Regina King portrays the first Black Congresswoman in biopic (VARIETY)
📌 Oppenheimer's Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr scoop BAFTA Film Awards (BBC)
📌 Travis Kelce spent over $16K on Taylor Swift's Valentine's Day gift (SI)
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)
Thursday, February 15
🚨NATION
📌 ICE draft plan would release thousands of immigrants in order to cover budget shortfall (CBS NEWS)
📌 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)
📌 California lawmakers try to address homelessness with new proposed encampment ban (ABC NEWS)
📌 Graffiti towers are stretching resources, LAPD says after BASE jumping stunt (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israel launches 'extensive' strikes in Lebanon after rockets hit army base. (BBC)
📌 Appeals court upholds prison sentence for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (POLITICO)
📌 Israel pulls out of truce talks in Cairo, cites Hamas' 'delusional demands' (USA TODAY)
📌 Greece's parliament is poised to vote today on a controversial bill to legalize same-sex marriage (NPR)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn (GUARDIAN)
📌 Jeff Bezos sells $2 billion worth of Amazon stock (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 AI is shaking up online dating with chatbots that are ‘flirty but not too flirty’ (CNBC)
📌 COVID patients are 4.3 times more likely to develop chronic fatigue, CDC report finds (ABC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 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)
📌 Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ return hits multiyear high (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
📌 Kanye West new album ‘Uncancellable’ reaches number one on steaming despite his previous antisemitic statements (UNHERD)
📌 Beyonce and family support nephew during New York Fashion Week runway debut (PEOPLE)
📌 Public's first glimpse of Shohei Ohtani in a Dodgers uniform since record-breaking 10-year, $700 million contract (SI)
Wednesday, February 14
🚨NATION
📌 Senate passes Ukraine, Israel aid package that divided GOP; House speaker rejects it (AP)
📌 Democrat wins New York special election to fill George Santos’s seat (ABC)
📌 Powerful nor’easter pelts region with snow, making it New York City’s snowiest day in 2 years (CNN)
📌 Trump to attend N.Y. criminal trial hearing over Stormy Daniels hush money on Thursday (AXIOS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Mediators are in Cairo working to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas (NPR)
📌 House GOP in discussions with Biden special counsel Robert Hur for testimony (CNN)
📌 Russia buying Musk’s Starlink Systems in Arab countries, Ukraine says (REUTERS)
📌 Russia puts Estonia prime minister on wanted list (TIME)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Alaska man is first reported person to die of Alaskapox virus; exposure may be linked to stray cat (CBS NEWS)
📌 Pilots got their payday. Now flights attendants are pushing airlines for higher wages (CNBC)
📌 Diamondback Energy's $26 billion deal for Endeavor Energy Resources looks to solve a U.S. oil "puzzle" (AXIOS)
📌 A person in Oregon diagnosed with the plague (AP)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Super Bowl 2024 was most watched US TV broadcast since 1969 Moon landing (BBC)
📌 ‘Deadpool 3’ dethrones ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ as most-viewed trailer launch of all time (VARIETY)
📌 Katy Perry announces her last season on ‘American Idol’ (CNN)
📌 Mics picked up Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s sweet on-field conversation after Super Bowl win (SI)
Tuesday, February 13
🚨NATION
📌 Trump asks Supreme Court to delay presidential immunity ruling in 2020 election case (CNBC)
📌 Winter storm targets Northeast — here's how much snow is in the forecast (CBS NEWS)
📌 Long Island voters are embarrassed by George Santos and split on who should replace him (NBC NEWS)
📌 Judge in Trump Georgia case says DA Fani Willis’ alleged ‘improper’ affair ‘could result in disqualification' (FOX NEWS)
📌 RFK Jr. apologizes to his family for Super Bowl ad invoking JFK (NPR)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Yemen's Houthi rebels target carrier ship bound for Iran, their main supporter (CBS NEWS)
📌 Pakistan’s shock election, explained (VOX)
📌 Rio’s Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands (AP)
📌 A court orders Netherlands to halt fighter jet part exports to Israel over Gaza war (NPR)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 "lol hey guys": Biden campaign joins TikTok to reach young voters (AXIOS)
📌 Costco, Trader Joe's and Walmart products made with cheese linked to deadly listeria outbreak (CBS NEWS)
📌 Judge orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC probe of his $44 billion Twitter takeover in 2022 (AP)
📌 Jeff Bezos will save over $600 million in taxes by moving to Miami (CNBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Jon Stewart mocks Biden, Trump during return to 'The Daily Show' (THE HILL)
📌 Did Usher get married in Las Vegas wedding ceremony during Super Bowl weekend?! (PAGE SIX)
📌 Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum has died in a car crash (ABC NEWS)
📌 New Orleans, Rio, Cologne — Carnival joy peaks around the world as Lent begin Wednesday (AP)
Monday, February 12
🚨NATION
📌 5 Marines killed in helicopter crash are identified (ABC)
📌 Lloyd Austin hospitalized for a bladder issue; duties transferred to deputy defense secretary (NBC NEWS)
📌 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rushed back to hospital for emergency bladder issue (STARS AND STRIPES)
📌 NYC Mayor Eric Adams is imposing a curfew at some migrant shelters after Times Square shooting. It begins today. (NEW YORK POST)
📌 American allies worry the US is growing less dependable, whether Trump or Biden wins (AP)
📌 Come on spring, you can do it: Boston, Providence could see foot of snow as potential nor'easter eyes Northeast this week (FOX WEATHER)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israelis safely rescue 2 hostages from Rafah in special nighttime operation (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 Egypt reportedly threatens to suspend key peace treaty if Israel pushes into Gaza border town (AP)
📌 Hamas military compound found directly underneath U.N. Agency Headquarters in Gaza (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
📌 King Charles seen going to church for first time since cancer diagnosis (CBS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 At-home chapels are blessing backyards across America (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
📌 As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits prison sentence, FTX customers await a surprise: full repayment (CNBC)
📌 Saturn's moon Mimas may have vast, hidden ocean (AXIOS)
📌 Scientists at UC San Francisco and Northwestern Medicine were able to use cancer to fight against it — and destroy tumors found in mice (UC SAN FRANCISCO)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Nebraska steals Caitlin Clark's thunder with 82-79 victory over no. 2 Hawkeyes (US NEWS)
📌 Once an escape, sports talk embraces Politics: A growing class of commentators is blending sports and conservative politics. (NEW YORK TIMES)
📌 You really don’t need money to be happy. One study finds those living in remote, indigenous societies are often just as satisfied with their lives as those in high-income western countries. (THE GUARDIAN)
📌 ABC Confirms Golden Bachelorette is in the works (PEOPLE)
Thursday, February 8
🚨NATION
📌 US kills head of Iran-backed militia group responsible for deadly drone attack on American troops (BBC)
📌 Senate Republicans sink bipartisan border bill as Schumer tries for separate Israel and Ukraine aid vote (NBC NEWS)
📌 Death of Georgia baby decapitated during delivery ruled a homicide (GUARDIAN)
📌 RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel told Trump she'd resign as chair (CBS NEWS)
📌 Missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California has been located; Search continues for Marines (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 UN warns of ‘epic suffering’ in Sudan and appeals for $4 billion in aid (GUARDIAN)
📌 Russia attacks targets across Ukraine with missiles and drones as EU’s top diplomat visits Kyiv (AP)
📌 Prince Harry leaves UK after King Charles visit without meeting with Prince William (FOX NEWS)
📌 Kremlin confirms Putin gave interview to ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Researchers reveal first full passages decoded from famously inscrutable Herculaneum scrolls (CNN)
📌 Survey of over 90,000 trans people shows vast improvement in life satisfaction after transition (CBS NEWS)
📌 EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in over a decade (NPR)
📌 Snoop Dogg sues Walmart and Post, claiming they sabotaged cereal brands (CBS NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Disney+ loses 1.3 million subscribers after price hike, but cut $$ losses (VARIETY)
📌 Winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award announced (CNN)
📌 Taylor Swift sells her private plane amid flight-tracking drama (NY POST)
📌 Usher says his Super Bowl halftime show will be longer than past shows (ENTERTAINMENT)
📌 Actress Gina Carano sues Disney and Lucasfilm with Elon Musk's help (BBC)
Wednesday, February 7
🚨NATION
📌 Senate Republicans knife bipartisan border security bill, declaring it dead (NBC NEWS)
📌 Rescues and destruction in California following massive storm (MO NEWS)
📌 Nevada held its presidential primaries without Trump on the ballot, GOP caucuses (that actually assign delegates) set for Thursday with his name (CNN)
📌 Maui police release 1st report after investigation into response to deadly blazes (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Up to 50 of the 130+ remaining Israel hostages in Gaza may no longer be alive (WSJ )
📌 King Charles seen for first time since diagnosis as Prince Harry arrives in the UK (BBC)
📌 Tucker Carlson confirms interview with Putin (THE HILL)
📌 Hamas responds to Gaza truce deal, Blinken says agreement 'possible' (REUTERS)
📌 Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash at 74 (NPR)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Ousted WeWork CEO Adam Neumann trying to buy company back (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Recalled dairy products may be linked to listeria outbreak in 7 states, CDC warns (ABC NEWS)
📌 Viral video of Tesla driver wearing Apple Vision Pro headset raises safety concerns (CBS NEWS)
📌 Honda recalls 750,000 vehicles over airbag flaw (NPR)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Country music star Toby Keith dies at the age of 62 after battle with stomach cancer (MO NEWS)
📌 ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. to launch sports streaming platform (ESPN)
📌 Taylor Swift released track list for new album, including Post Malone and Florence + Machine (VARIETY)
📌 Vanderpump Rules Season 11 premiere ratings knockout (THE WRAP)
📌 Sports betting and Swifties converge on the Super Bowl (AXIOS)
Tuesday, February 6
🚨NATION
📌 Biden thanks hospitality workers in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada’s primary today (AP)
📌 3 dead as storm pummels California, causing flooding and dozens of mudslides in L.A. area (NBC NEWS)
📌 Washington carjacking crime spree claims life of former Trump official (USA TODAY)
📌 Nikki Haley asks for Secret Service protection amid threats (BBC)
📌 Boeing finds problems with fuselages on its 737 jets in latest manufacturing issue (NBC NEWS)
📌 Harvard interim president says he is fighting antisemitism on campus (FOX BUSINESS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israel making progress in tunnel hunt for Hamas leader Sinwar, Israeli officials say (AXIOS)
📌 Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia amid a surge in regional violence (REUTERS)
📌 Tucker Carlson in Russia amid speculation he has a Putin interview (CNBC)
📌 What’s killing so many of Sri Lanka’s elephants? (BBC)
📌 China gives suspended death sentence to Chinese Australian democracy blogger Yang Hengjun (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Snap to cut 10% or around 500 employees (CNBC)
📌 Parisians vote for rise in parking fees 3X for SUVs (GUARDIAN)
📌 Wegovy supply to increase with Novo Nordisk's new $16.5 billion purchase (REUTERS)
📌 McDonald's sales dented by Israel-Gaza boycotts (BBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Grammys Bring in 16.9 Million Viewers in 2024, Up 34% From Last Year (VARIETY)
📌 NBA set to play on an LED glass court for some All-Star weekend events (AP)
📌 Jacob Elordi under investigation for allegedly assaulting radio producer in Australia (NBC NEWS)
📌 Messi a no-show in Hong Kong; outrage ensues after Inter Miami star doesn't play (ABC NEWS)
Monday, February 5
🚨NATION
📌 Senate releases $118 billion bipartisan aid proposal for Israel, Ukraine, and border security (CNBC) Speaker of the House Johnson declares it dead hours later
📌 More than half a million people without power in California as intense atmospheric river brings threat of mudslides and flooding (CNN)
📌 Judge postpones start of former President Trump’s federal election interference trial (MO NEWS)
📌 Joe Biden dominates South Carolina Democratic primary with over 95% of votes (AXIOS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Historic day in Northern Ireland as Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill becomes first nationalist leader (CNN)
📌 Hamas said to insist on deal that will end war, withdraw IDF troops from Gaza (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 Chile forest fires kill at least 112 as president says death toll is likely to rise (NBC NEWS)
📌 Paris residents vote to triple parking fees for SUVs (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Russian cosmonaut sets new record for the most time in space (AP)
📌 ExxonMobil and Chevron notch second biggest ever annual profits; Questions arise over their commitment to cut emissions (FINANCIAL TIMES)
📌 Fed chair Jerome Powell urges Americans to be patient with high interest rates (AXIOS)
📌 Ford unveils redesigned 2025 Explorer (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Target pulls Black History Month book that misidentified 3 civil rights icons (NPR)
📌 Gold prices set to surge in 2024 (CNBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 New York-New Jersey to host 2026 Men’s World Cup final (FOX NEWS)
📌 Grammys 2024 red carpet looks (BBC)
📌 Patrick Mahomes father arrested for suspected DUI (ESPN)
📌 Nikki Haley makes 'SNL' appearance (CNN)
📌 Michael Jordan sneakers net $8 million at auction (NBC)
📌 "SNL" names Shane Gillis as host, nearly 5 years after he was fired (AXIOS)
Friday, February 2
🚨NATION
📌 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin apologized to the nation for the lack of transparency (MO NEWS)
📌 Trump campaign donors footed the bill for more than $50M in legal fees last year (AXIOS)
📌 California braces for heavy rain and flooding from back-to-back 'pineapple express' storms (CNBC)
📌 Firm announces $25M settlement over role in Flint, Michigan, lead-tainted water crisis (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Biden issues executive order targeting Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians (MO NEWS)
📌 The E.U. agrees on a new $54 billion aid package for Ukraine as US aid hung up in Congress (NBC NEWS)
📌 Nearly 8 million people have been displaced by war in Sudan (ABC NEWS)
📌 France’s 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after the government offers new measures (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Peloton shares plunge 20% as turnaround plan garners mixed results (CNN)
📌 Sea otters' insatiable appetites help limit coastal erosion (AXIOS)
📌 OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits (ABC NEWS)
📌 New cancer cases to increase 77% by 2050, WHO estimates (CBS NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Larry David attacks Elmo on live TV during Today Show (USA TODAY)
📌 TikTok says they’ve removed all music from UMG artists, including Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift (NPR)
📌 Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari next year (NBC NEWS)
📌 Justin Timberlake declares he'll be apologizing to 'absolutely f**king nobody' at NYC concert, Britney takes back apology (ET)
📌 Caitlin Clark's quest to break Division I women's scoring record, currently at No. 2 (YAHOO SPORTS)
Thursday, February 1
🚨NATION
📌 FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure (CNN)
📌 Biden to travel to East Palestine nearly one year after train derailment disaster (FOX NEWS)
📌 Florida judge tosses out Disney's lawsuit against DeSantis (NBC NEWS)
📌 Oregon leaders declare 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland to address fentanyl crisis (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Zelensky set to announce dismissal of Ukraine’s popular top commander within days as rift grows (CNN)
📌 UK unveils deal to restore Northern Ireland government (REUTERS)
📌 Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week (AP)
📌 Hungary opposes billions in new EU aid for Ukraine — a summit starting today will try to change that (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 DOJ reaches $59M settlement with eBay over sales of thousands of pill presses (ABC NEWS)
📌 New drug shown to relieve pain without getting patients addicted (NY TIMES)
📌 US premature birth rate rose 12% since 2014, new CDC reports finds (MO NEWS)
📌 Fed Chief Jerome Powell holds interest rates for Feb. and says a March rate cut is not likely (CNBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 No, Travis Kelce is not going to the Grammys with Taylor Swift (CNN)
📌 Margot Robbie breaks her silence on ‘Barbie’ Oscars snub (NY POST)
📌 Dead and Company confirm return with Las Vegas residency (USA TODAY)
📌 PGA Tour completes $3B deal amid LIV merger talks (ESPN)
Wednesday, January 31
🚨NATION
📌 Trump ramps up efforts to attract more megadonors as Haley launches fundraising blitz (CNN)
📌 Biden says he's decided on response to Iran over deadly drone attack (MO NEWS)
📌 Democratic Rep. Cori Bush under DOJ, FEC and House Ethics investigation for security expenses (AXIOS)
📌 White House pharmacy gave controlled substances to ineligible staffers under previous administration (MO NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Ukraine’s top general refuses request from Zelensky to step down (GUARDIAN)
📌 Israeli forces dressed as civilian women and medics kill 3 militants in West Bank hospital (AP)
📌 A luxury Dior handbag rattles South Korea's politics (NPR)
📌 Maldives Parliament descended into chaos, featuring hair pulling and toy trumpets (MO NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Syphilis cases rise sharply in women as CDC reports an "alarming" resurgence nationwide (CBS NEWS)
📌 Companies aren’t paying ransoms like they used to (AXIOS)
📌 Judge strikes down Elon Musk’s $55 billion Tesla pay package (VERGE)
📌 UPS eliminating about 12,000 jobs (ABC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Super Bowl ticket now costing an average of $12,240 (TIME)
📌 Celine Dion to debut documentary detailing rare stiff person syndrome battle (E NEWS)
📌 NFL accomplishes most diverse cycle for head-coaching hires ever, but there's still work to be done (CBS SPORTS)
📌 Stephen Curry to battle Sabrina Ionescu in first-ever NBA vs. WNBA 3-Point Challenge (USA TODAY)
Tuesday, January 30
🚨NATION
📌 Ex-IRS contractor sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaking Trump tax records (NBC NEWS)
📌 Alex Murdaugh will not receive a new murder trial after jury influencing accusations (CNN)
📌 DOJ charges Iranian and 2 Canadians in murder-for-hire plot (AXIOS)
📌 Oklahoma GOP votes to condemn US senator for role in bipartisan border talks (USA TODAY)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Pope Francis addresses controversy with African bishops and same-sex blessings (CNN)
📌 Ukraine uncovers $40 millions weapons corruption scheme (CNN)
📌 French farmers block roads, encircle Paris with tractor barricades over falling incomes (AP)
📌 The Japanese moon lander gets back to work after the sun reaches its solar panels (NPR)
📌 Israel to ban rebuilding of Jewish settlements in Gaza (FOX NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Elon Musk says his company has implanted first brain chip in a human (GUARDIAN)
📌Walmart boost in compensation for superstore managers could reach $400,000 (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 SiriusXM signs $100 million+ deal with ‘SmartLess’ Podcast (VARIETY)
📌 Amazon terminates iRobot deal; Roomba maker to lay off 31% of staff (CNBC)
📌 Microsoft updates free AI software after Taylor Swift deepfakes nude photo scandal (NY POST)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 ‘Suits’ edges out ‘Bluey’ to become most streamed show in America; The full list (THE WRAP)
📌 King Charles and Kate Middleton discharged from hospital hours apart (PEOPLE)
📌 Britney Spears apologizes for comments in her book, is ‘in love’ with Justin Timberlake’s new song (NBC NEWS)
📌 Russian Olympic figure skater disqualified two years after doping; US team will now likely get Gold Medal (ABC NEWS)
📌 Joni Mitchell to perform at Grammy Awards for first time at age 80 (CNN)
Monday, January 29
🚨NATION
📌 Trump to pay $83.3 million to the writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her (MO NEWS)
📌 Snowboarder spends 15 hours trapped in California ski resort gondola — stays warm rubbing hands and feet together (FOX NEWS)
📌 15 million Americans under flood watch as rain drenches Northeast (ABC NEWS)
📌 Nikki Haley says the RNC is ‘clearly not’ an honest broker after calls to unify around Trump in primary (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Details on fired Palestinian UN workers who were fired for participating in Oct 7 terror attack (NY TIMES); Several countries freeze funding (REUTERS)
📌 Climate activists hurl soup at 'Mona Lisa' (BBC NEWS)
📌 Ukraine says it uncovered $40 million corruption scheme in weapons procurement (CNN)
📌 U.S. warns travelers about visiting the Bahamas and Jamaica after murders and safety concerns (NBC NEWS)
📌 Panama Canal drought slows international cargo traffic (NY TIMES)
📌 U.S. signals it is open to withdrawing some troops from Iraq (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 American Airlines flight with hard landing leaves six injured (CNN)
📌 NASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight (AP)
📌 Alaska Airlines returns the 737 Max 9 to service (CBS NEWS)
📌 Big tech is thriving despite the layoffs (AXIOS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 2024 Super Bowl set: Kansas City Chiefs to face the San Francisco 49ers (CBS NEWS)
📌 Thousands of miles of travel: How Taylor Swift’s Japan tour dates line up with the Super Bowl (CBS SPORTS)
📌 Justin Timberlake's return to SNL for the first time in over a decade (PEOPLE)
📌 Vince McMahon, WWE founder, resigns amid sex trafficking allegations (CNN)
📌 Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka crowned Australian Open singles champions (CBS SPORTS)
Friday, January 26
🚨NATION
📌 Biden returns to a bridge in Wisconsin for an election-year pitch on policy achievements (AP)
📌 Alabama executes inmate using nitrogen gas, first time it has been used (AL.COM)
📌 Trump testified for less than five minutes in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial (CBS NEWS)
📌 RNC looking to name Trump “presumptive nominee” after winning first two states (THE DISPATCH)
📌 Several TED fellows resign over naming of Bill Ackman, Bari Weiss TED main stage speakers (MO NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 US warned Iran of terrorist threat before Jan. 3 attack (REUTERS)
📌 Parrots dropping curse words become stars at a British zoo ($#@%!) (NPR)
📌 South Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpicks (REUTERS)
📌 CIA Director expected to meet with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari negotiators to push for hostage deal (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Some Robitussin cold and flu cough syrups recalled due to potential contamination (ABC NEWS)
📌 FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech AI investments (AXIOS)
📌 Probe into GM’s Cruise finds poor leadership, culture issues at center of accident response (CNBC)
📌 JPMorgan shuffles top bosses as Wall Street focuses on Dimon succession (REUTERS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Taylor Swift nude AI images go viral, sparking outrage (NBC)
📌 Justin Timberlake releases brand new single. Watch music video (PEOPLE)
📌 Falcons pass on Bill Belichick, hire Rams coach instead (ESPN)
📌 Bobby Berk confirms Tan France feud, reveals why he really left ‘Queer Eye’ (PAGE SIX)
📌 Sofia Richie is pregnant, expecting first baby with husband Elliot Grainge (PEOPLE)
Thursday, January 25
🚨NATION
📌 FAA to allow grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets to fly (REUTERS)
📌 Boeing mis-installed plane piece that fell out of Alaska jet (SEATTLE TIMES)
📌 United Auto Workers union endorses Biden for president (NBC NEWS)
📌 Ohio lawmakers vote to override governor’s veto of ban on gender-affirming care for minors (CNN)
📌 Arizona GOP Chairman Jeff DeWit resigns after leaked tape showed him floating a job for Kari Lake to skip Senate race (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 US hits Iraq militia sites and anti-ship missiles in Yemen as fight with Iranian proxies intensifies (AP)
📌 Hungary backs Sweden’s NATO bid, potentially removing last hurdle to accession (CNN)
📌 More than 70 are dead after an informal gold mine collapsed in Mali, an official says (ABC NEWS)
📌 Israel denies attack on UN refuge in Gaza that drew rebuke from Washington (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Chipotle wants to hire 19,000 workers for busy spring season, will offer new financial perks (CNBC)
📌 Ford will recall nearly 1.9 million Explorer SUVs to secure trim pieces that can fly off in traffic (AP)
📌 A blood test for Alzheimer’s is almost here (TIME)
📌 EBay to eliminate about 1,000 jobs, or 9% of full-time workforce (CNBC)
📌 New colonies of emperor penguins revealed by bird poop visible from space (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Netflix emulates old-school cable TV playbook with addition of live sports (REUTERS)
📌 Draymond suspensions cost him Team USA Olympic spot (NBC SPORTS)
📌 Sofia Vergara says she and Joe Manganiello split over the decision to have kids (CNN)
📌 Taylor Swift's alleged stalker accused of visiting her NYC home 30 times (FOX NEWS)
📌 Jim Harbaugh leaving Michigan to accept San Diego Chargers head-coaching job (YAHOO SPORTS)
Wednesday, January 24
🚨NATION
📌 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes 1st public appearance since secretive hospitalization (ABC NEWS)
📌 Alaska Airlines CEO say 'many' loose bolts were found on Max 9 planes following near-disaster (NBC NEWS)
📌 Alabama plans the first nitrogen gas execution this week in largely secret process experts say raises concerns about cruelty (CNN)
📌 Southern California’s record-breaking rains has city officials warning of the "fragile state" of the infrastructure (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Turkish parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership bid (CNN)
📌 Pentagon has no more money for Ukraine as it hosts a meeting of 50 allies on support for Kyiv (AP)
📌 Mexico pushes for U.S. accountability in deadly gun violence surge (AXIOS)
📌 ‘Very strong’ 7.1 magnitude quake rattles part of western China (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 The Los Angeles Times plunges into ‘chaos’ as brutal layoffs loom and senior editors call it quits (CNN)
📌 Behind Netflix’s WWE streaming strategy (CNBC)
📌 Where and when billions of cicadas will emerge this spring (and over the next decade), in one map (VOX)
📌 Excessively flatulating passenger causes American Airlines flight to turn around (PEOPLE)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Condé Nast union workers walk out following layoff announcement (AXIOS)
📌 Charles Osgood, ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ host, dies at 91 (NBC NEWS)
📌 Emma Stone obsessed with becoming Jeopardy contestant (VARIETY)
📌 Billy Joel set to release first single in nearly two decades (NBC)
📌 Justin Timberlake debuting first new song in years (ET)