Things You Might Not Have Heard

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Today's Rundown:
Trump Signs Executive Order to Release More JFK, RFK, and MLK Assassination Files
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-announces-jfk-rfk-mlk-assassination-files-to-be-released/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag9b
 
Judge Blocks Trump’s ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ Executive Order Aiming to End Birthright Citizenship
https://us.cnn.com/2025/01/23/politics/birthright-citizenship-lawsuit-hearing-seattle/index.html
 
RFK Jr. Reveals Up to $1.2M in Credit Card Debt Despite $30M Net Worth
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk-jr-reports-12m-credit-card-debt-30m/story?id=117995699
 
Hegseth Admits Paying $50,000 to Woman Who Accused Him of 2017 Assault
https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-sex-assault-payment-trump-6674cc8cfee654c374725948e01ff666
 
CNN Announces Layoffs Amid Schedule Revamp and Digital Strategy Shift
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/business/cnn-layoffs-digital-strategy/index.html
 
Las Vegas Hotel Workers Union Ends Decades-Long Strike with New Casino Deal
https://apnews.com/article/las-vegas-casino-strike-culinary-union-3c70eb64acf95c74fefeee9072734263
 
Kevin Costner’s Horizon Chapter 2 Sets U.S. Premiere After 2024 Delay
https://www.cbr.com/kevin-costner-horizon-chapter-2-us-premiere/
 
Emilia Pérez Leads 2025 Oscars with 13 Nominations, Wicked and The Brutalist Close Behind
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/oscar-nominations-emilia-perez-wicked-the-brutalist-1236282041/
    
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Today's Rundown:
ADL Defends Elon Musk’s Gesture at Trump Inauguration, Saying ‘Not a Nazi Salute’
https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/us-news/adl-says-elon-musks-awkward-gesture-at-trump-inauguration-was-not-a-nazi-salute/
    
Trump Unveils $500 Billion AI Initiative Led by Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-announces-500-billion-stargate-ai-venture-headed-by-oracle-openai-softbank-212012023.html
    
Trump Renames Gulf of Mexico as ‘Gulf of America’ in Early Executive Order
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-rename-gulf-mexico-gulf-america-1st-executive/story?id=117886074
 
US Government’s Reproductive Rights Resource Site Goes Offline
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/21/reproductive-rights-government-website-shut-down/77846157007/?tbref=hp
     
Trump Starts Purge With Midnight Truth Social Firing of Chef José Andrés and General Mark Milley
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-starts-purge-with-midnight-truth-social-firing-of-chef-jose-andres-and-general-mark-milley/
   
Trump Fires Keisha Lance Bottoms Despite Her Previous Resignation
https://thegrio.com/2025/01/21/trump-keisha-lance-bottoms-youre-fired-presidential-export-council/
 
DHS Ends Remote Work and Calls All Employees Back to the Office
https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-abc-dhs-ends-teleworking-034028268.html
  
‘Moana 2’ Surpasses $1 Billion, Securing Disney’s Box Office Dominance
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/moana-2-tops-1-billion-extending-disneys-box-office-domination-rcna188641
          
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Today's Rundown:
Ohio State Wins College Football Playoff National Title, Defeating Notre Dame
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/01/20/ohio-state-notre-dame-college-football-playoff-championship-game/77842087007/
       
Senator Fetterman Arrives in Hoodie and Shorts at Trump’s Inauguration
https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/us-news/sen-john-fetterman-arrives-in-a-hoodie-and-shorts-to-trumps-inauguration/
    
Trump Takes Oath of Office Without Placing Hand on BibleTrump Takes Oath of Office Without Placing Hand on Bible
https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/us-news/trump-did-not-place-hand-on-bible-for-oath-of-office/
     
Carrie Underwood Leads Bipartisan Singalong After Inauguration Mishap
https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/carrie-underwood-improvises-inauguration-singalong-after-awkward-mishap/
      
Trump Vows to Overturn Biden’s Policies in Inauguration Speech
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-declares-magafest-destiny-in-unhinged-saved-by-god-speech/
     
Vivek Ramaswamy to Step Away from DOGE and Announce Ohio Governor Run
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vivek-ramaswamy-leave-doge-announce-run-ohio-governor/story?id=117892309
      
Trump Pardons 1,500 Defendants from Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-set-pardon-defendants-stormed-capitol-jan-6-2021-rcna187735
  
Winter Storm Enzo Brings Rare Snowfall, Shuts Down Houston Airports
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2025/01/20/flights-canceled-delayed-winter-storm-enzo/77836664007/?tbref=hp
       
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Today's Rundown:
Biden Hands TikTok Ban Decision to Trump Administration
https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-trump-executive-order-1e95d9836bf6f8c0c245ed1c3234d968#https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-trump-executive-order-1e95d9836bf6f8c0c245ed1c3234d968
      
Karen Bass Under Fire for Wildfire Response in Los Angeles
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5084899-los-angeles-mayor-wildfire-response/
      
NCAA Greenlights Payments for Women’s March Madness Players
https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-womens-basketball-pay-ncaa-c0b8b0d3cac39feb7e2b0b0cd2f0632f
      
Wendy Williams Breaks Silence, Challenges Guardianship Claims
https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/wendy-williams-speaks-out-guardianship-like-in-prison-1236275608/
   
Historic Cold Expected for Ravens-Bills Game as Players Prepare for Record-Low Temperatures
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/brutal-ravens-bills-weather-forecast-has-lamar-jackson-derrick-henry-bracing-for-coldest-game-ever/ar-AA1xhis0?ocid=windirect&cvid=01b74130c4024d419ed3de888daa572c&ei=33
   
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Hits Orbit But Misses Landing
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bezos-blue-origin-reaches-orbit-in-first-new-glenn-launch-misses-booster-landing/ar-AA1xi4IH?ocid=windirect&cvid=177ffbeb1a064e3bc9ef73df366bd4e1&ei=9
   
Justin Baldoni Sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400 Million, Alleges Defamation
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/justin-baldoni-sues-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-it-ends-with-us-1236275949/
   
Brewers Nation Mourns the Loss of Bob Uecker, the Voice of Milwaukee Baseball
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2025/01/16/bob-uecker-milwaukee-brewers-radio-voice-and-mr-baseball-has-died-at-age-90/75592190007/
    
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Today's Rundown:
Israel Launches Strikes in Gaza Hours After Ceasefire Accord with Hamas, Residents Claim
https://www.aol.com/news/israel-hamas-ceasefire-accord-followed-020041851.html
   
TikTok Plans to Shut Down U.S. App on Sunday if Ban is Enforced
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2025/01/15/tiktok-plans-banned-update/77716034007/
  
Michelle Obama Confirms She Will Skip Trump’s Inauguration
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/politics/michelle-obama-trump-inauguration/index.html
  
Trump Announces Creation of External Revenue Service to Collect Foreign Payments
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-announces-new-external-revenue-service-collect-foreign-money
   
Caitlin Clark’s Alleged Stalker Pleads Guilty, Requests to Stay in Jail
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alleged-caitlin-clark-stalker-says-wants-stay-jail-yells-guilty-charge-rcna187596
   
Drake Sues Universal Music for Defamation Over Kendrick Lamar Diss Track Allegations
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/drake-sues-universal-music-defamation-related-kendrick-lamar-117709910
   
Pacific Palisades Residents Sue Los Angeles Water and Power Department
https://abcnews.go.com/US/pacific-palisades-residents-sue-los-angeles-department-water/story?id=117692332
  
US Population Growth Projections Shrink Due to Declining Birth Rates and Lower Immigration
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-population-projections-shrink-year-declining-birth-rates-117702991
              
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Today's Rundown:
Speaker Mike Johnson Proposes Conditions for Disaster Aid Amid L.A. Wildfires
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/southern-california-edison-accused-lawsuits-prevent-eaton-fire-rcna187479
     
Beyoncé Delays Major Announcement Due to Ongoing L.A. Wildfires
https://www.tmz.com/2025/01/14/beyonce-postpone-announcement-los-angeles-wildfires/
    
Speaker Mike Johnson suggests 'conditions' needed on disaster aid for LA wildfires
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/speaker-mike-johnson-suggests-conditions-needed-disaster-aid/story?id=117636693
     
House GOP Speaker Orders Capitol Flags at Full-Staff for Trump’s Inauguration
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/14/flag-full-staff-capitol-trump-inauguration-jimmy-carter/77693848007/?tbref=hp
      
Elon Musk Faces Allegations of Hiring Gamers to Pretend He’s Skilled at Video Games
https://www.player.one/elon-musk-accused-hiring-video-gamers-play-him-so-he-can-pretend-good-extremely-f-king-lame-159625
   
Hamas to Release 33 Hostages in First Phase of Ceasefire Deal, Israeli Officials Report
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/middleeast/hamas-33-hostages-israel-ceasefire-talks-intl-latam/index.html
  
Aubrey Plaza Deletes Instagram Account Following Husband Jeff Baena’s Death
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/aubrey-plaza-shuts-down-instagram-155653076.html
  
South Korean Authorities Arrest Impeached President Yoon After Investigation
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/south-korean-investigators-arrest-impeached-president-yoon/ar-AA1xcUmL?ocid=windirect&cvid=686f15c5176d48749da9bafb82f15927&ei=10
           
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Today's Rundown:
Justice Department Releases Special Counsel Report on Trump’s Jan. 6 Case
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/14/g-s1-42358/trump-jack-smith-election-report
  
Special Counsel David Weiss Releases Final Report on Hunter Biden Investigations
https://abcnews.go.com/US/special-counsel-david-weiss-releases-final-report-hunter/story?id=117639491
   
Rachel Maddow Returns to MSNBC Five Nights a Week for Trump’s First 100 Days
https://us.cnn.com/2025/01/13/media/rachel-maddow-msnbc-trump-alex-wagner/index.html
  
Carrie Underwood to Perform ‘America the Beautiful’ at Trump’s Presidential Inauguration
https://nypost.com/2025/01/13/entertainment/carrie-underwood-to-perform-america-the-beautiful-at-trump-inauguration/
   
Oscar Nominations Delayed Due to Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2025/01/13/oscar-2025-nominations-los-angeles-fires/77673890007/
  
US Officials Express Optimism as Gaza Ceasefire Deal Nears
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/middleeast/israel-hamas-deal-talks-intl/index.html
  
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Launch Faces Further Delays
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-set-inaugural-launch-cape-canaveral/SNLXRDJMY5FBRMJO2GUD2LD6MI/
  
OnlyFans Star Bonnie Blue Claims to Set World Record with 1,057 Partners in 12 Hours
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/onlyfans-bonnie-blue-says-she-had-sex-with-1057-men-in-12-hours/
        
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Today's Rundown:
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Faces Accusations of Misusing Campaign Funds for Luxury Travel
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kyrsten-sinema-accused-misusing-campaign-092842762.html
    
Judge Blocks Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Report in Trump Documents Case
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-report-jack-smith-aileen-cannon/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag9b
  
Nexus Mods Removes Marvel Rivals Mods Featuring Trump and Biden Replacing Captain America
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/nexus-mods-removes-marvel-rivals-215812421.html
  
Rare Ski Patroller Strike at U.S.'s Largest Resort Causes Long Lines and Terrain Closures
https://apnews.com/article/park-city-ski-patrol-strike-vail-resorts-2a5c8641f47af2654ed8b35d4c3e9114
  
Two Found Dead in JetBlue Landing Gear Compartment After Flight Lands
https://abcnews.go.com/US/dead-jetblue-landing-gear-compartment-florida/story?id=117410409
  
Sheel Seidler, wife of late Padres owner, sues in-laws for control of the team
https://us.cnn.com/2025/01/06/sport/san-diego-padres-seidler-ownership-lawsuit-spt/index.html
 
Verizon Customers Feel Cheated by Payouts from $100M Settlement
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/verizon-settlement-payments-customers-measly-191411160.html
  
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Finalize Divorce, Ending Their Marriage
https://us.cnn.com/2025/01/07/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-settle-divorce/index.html
   
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Today's Rundown:
Soldier Behind Tesla Explosion at Trump Hotel Left Note Calling It a 'Wakeup Call' for the US
https://www.aol.com/questions-remain-soldiers-motive-cybertruck-192658327.html
     
New Orleans Attacker Wore 'Smart Glasses' During Incident But Did Not Livestream
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/05/new-orleans-killer-updates-smart-glasses/77472284007/?tbref=hp
    
Mike Johnson Elected House Speaker After Republicans Unite on First-Round Vote
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mike-johnson-fails-win-house-184144735.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
  
Biden Blocks Japan-Based Nippon’s Bid to Acquire US Steel
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/biden-blocks-us-steel-takeover-japan-based-nippon/story?id=117294951
   
Skip Bayless, Joy Taylor, and Fox Exec Named in Workplace Misconduct Lawsuit
https://amp.awfulannouncing.com/fox/skip-bayless-joy-taylor-exec-workplace-misconduct-lawsuit.html
  
United Airlines to Launch Elon Musk's Starlink Wi-Fi on Flights This Spring
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2025/01/05/united-airlines-elon-musk-starlink-rollout/77471892007/?tbref=hp
   
Neil Young Confirms He Will Headline Glastonbury After ‘Error In Information’ Prompted Him To Pull Out
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/03/neil-young-confirms-he-will-play-glastonbury-after-error-in-information-prompted-him-to-pull-out
    
Robotics Company Boston Dynamics Lays Off Human Employees, Admitting It's 'Burning Through Cash'
https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/01/42790433/robotics-company-boston-dynamics-lays-off-human-employees-admitting-its-burning-through-cash?utm_source=SmartNews&utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_medium=partner_feed&utm_content=site
       
South Korean Authorities Blocked From Arresting Impeached President Yoon in Tense Standoff
https://www.aol.com/south-korea-authorities-moving-arrest-212639032.html
  
Shrek Fans Mourn as Donkey That Inspired Eddie Murphy's Character Dies at 30
https://www.indy100.com/showbiz/shrek-donkey-perry-eddie-murphy-dead
     
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Five People Charged in Connection with Liam Payne’s Death
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/liam-payne-5-charged-in-connection-with-one-direction-singers-death-173230646.html
      
Six Former Florida State Players Sue Coach Leonard Hamilton Over NIL Compensation
https://www.aol.com/6-former-florida-state-players-133553473.html
     
Brits Defend Robbie Williams After Americans Claim Not to Know Him Following Biopic Release
https://www.indy100.com/viral/robbie-williams-americans-cgi-monkey-better-man
  
New Oklahoma Law Requires Students to Enroll in College, Trade School, or Military to Graduate High School
https://www.yourtango.com/news/oklahoma-law-says-students-accepted-college-join-military-graduate-high-school
   
Azerbaijan Pressures Russia to Admit Responsibility for Shooting at Plane Before Crash
https://www.yahoo.com/news/azerbaijan-says-russia-shot-plane-132140972.html
   
Linda Lavin, Tony Award-Winning Actress and Star of 'Alice,' Dies at 87
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/12/30/linda-lavin-death-alice-actress-obituary/77314924007/
 
Texas Cheerleader Faces Animal Cruelty Charges for Allegedly Poisoning Classmate's Goat
https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/158843/texas-cheerleader-killing-goat-poison/amp
 
The Mother-Of-Two Who Runs OnlyFans Defends The Platform as Feminist Amid Lily Phillips Controversy
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14196865/OnlyFans-feminist-CEO-Keily-Reilly-Lily-Phillips.html
 
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