Wednesday, January 29
π¨NATION
π Trump starts second term with near-record-low net approval (ABC)
π Trump offering buyouts to nearly all federal workers, source says (AXIOS) Text of email with offer (MO NEWS)
π Oklahoma Board of Education votes to approve proposal requiring parents to prove citizenship when enrolling students (CNN)
π Doctors opposing RFK Jr. rally in the lead-up to his confirmation (NPR) Caroline Kennedy calls cousin, RFK Jr., a 'predator' before HHS hearing (USA TODAY)
π Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump shot, killed by Indiana officer for allegedly resisting arrest (FOX)
π AROUND THE WORLD
π Colombian air force planes sent to fetch deportees from US (BBC)
π Serbia's prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests grow (AP)
π Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city (CNN)
π EU and Nato take vow of silence on Greenland (FT)
π±BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
πGoogle Maps will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America (CNN)
π 'Shrimp fraud' found to be rampant at many Gulf Coast restaurants (USA TODAY)
π CNNβs Jim Acosta, an irritant to Trump, says heβs quitting rather than take a late-night time slot (AP)
π¬ SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
π Justin Baldoni tells Blake Lively he's a 'flawed man' and 'fell short' in apology voice note leaked amid legal battle (PEOPLE)
π βMona Lisaβ will get its own room under a 10-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris (CNN)
π 2025 Super Bowl tickets: Chiefs in record demand, but Eagles fans might be leading the charge to New Orleans (CBS)