Wednesday, January 15

🚨NATION

📌 Millions under extreme fire weather alert as strong winds lash Southern California (AP)

📌 Trump vows to create ‘External Revenue Service’ to gather tariff income (POLITICO)

📌 Takeaways from special counsel Jack Smith’s report on January 6 and Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election (CNN) Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president’s remarks in new report (ABC)

📌 Michelle Obama will skip Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there (TIME)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners (AP)

📌 Spain plans 100% tax for homes bought by non-EU residents (BBC)

📌 Sydney beaches shut again over mysterious debris washed on shore (NBC)

📌 U.K.'s Princess Kate announces she is in remission from cancer (USA TODAY)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Nutrition labels may come to the front of food packages under FDA proposal (CNN)

📌 Norovirus wave now more than double last year's peak, in CDC's data (CBS)

📌 American workers' enthusiasm for their jobs falls to a 10-year low (AXIOS)

📌 Starbucks reverses its open-door policy, requiring people to make a purchase if they want to stay (AP)

📌 CFPB sues Capital One for ‘cheating’ customers out of over $2 billion in interest (CNBC)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Heidi Montag tops iTunes chart after losing house in Los Angeles wildfires (AP)

📌 Village People to perform at multiple Trump inauguration events, band says (NBC)

📌 Jessica Simpson, Eric Johnson split after 10 years of marriage (FOX)

📌 Neil Gaiman responds to sexual misconduct allegations (NPR)