Monday, December 30

🚨NATION

📌 Biden reportedly regrets ending re-election campaign and says he could have beat Trump (GUARDIAN)

📌 Trump urges Supreme Court to hit pause on a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. next month (NBC)

📌 At least 3 people have died as severe weather threat moves east after tornado-spawning storms pummeled Texas and Mississippi (CNN)

📌 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says U.S. could hit debt limit in weeks (NPR)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Mexico creating app for migrants to send alerts if detained in US (AXIOS)

📌 US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office (AP)

📌 Musk causes uproar for backing Germany’s far-right party ahead of key elections (PBS)

📌 Interim South Korean president impeached just 2 weeks after former leader ousted (NBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says (AP)

📌 NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby to sun (NY POST)

📌 2024 was alarmingly hot all over the world (AXIOS)

📌 Bird flu virus likely mutated within Louisiana patient who became severely ill, CDC says (PBS)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Netflix smashes records with NFL doubleheader on Christmas Day (ESPN)

📌 Judge blasts Jay-Z’s lawyer in decision to deny dismissal of child rape suit and allow accuser to remain anonymous for now (CBS)

📌 Lively-Baldoni conflict takes another turn as director “prepares to fight back with counter-suit” (DEADLINE)

📌 Actress and model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at actor Marc Blucas' home (NBC)

📌 The world’s best chess player quits chess championship after refusing to change out of jeans (NPR)