Thursday, January 9
π¨NATION
π Biden, a new great-grandfather, visits baby and firefighters in California detours (POLITICO)
π Biden on whether he had stamina to serve another term: "I don't know" (CBS)
π Trump asks the Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York (AP) Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push (ABC)
π Garland prepares to release Jack Smithβs report on 2020 election subversion case against Trump (AXIOS)
π AROUND THE WORLD
π Mexico's president claps back at Trump renaming Gulf of Mexico, suggests new name for U.S. β America Mexicana (NBC)
π An Italian journalist is freed from detention in Iran and returns home (AP)
π Two Americans arrested in Venezuela on eve of Maduro inauguration over βterrorismβ claims (FOX)
π Israeli military says hostage found dead in Gaza tunnel, βgrave concernsβ for second captive (CNN)
π±BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
π Apple says it will update AI feature after inaccurate news alerts (BBC)
π Lucky, Eddie Bauer, Forever 21 Operator Merges With JCPenney (YAHOO)
π Major Florida grower to end citrus operations after years of hurricanes and tree disease (WTSP)
π Anthropic raising new money at $60 billion valuation (AXIOS)
π¬ SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
π βWickedβ tops SAG Awards nominations as many big names are snubbed (AP)
π Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet make rare appearance in Meghan Markle's tribute to dog Guy (PEOPLE)
π Paris Hilton, Leighton Meester, Adam Brody, Billy Crystal, Eugene Levy, Anna Faris and more celebrities lose homes in the LA fires (VARIETY)
π Jessica Alba and Cash Warren split, to file for divorce after 16 years of marriage (US)