Thursday, January 30

🚨NATION

📌 Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending (NBC)

📌 Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years for corruption and bribery conviction (MO NEWS)

📌 Trump signs Laken Riley Act into law as first legislative victory in new administration (FOX)

📌 DeSantis plans to veto Florida immigration bill passed by GOP Legislature (POLITICO)

📌 New York becomes the first state to close schools for Lunar New Year (NPR)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Hostages Arbel Yehoud, Agam Berger, Gadi Mozes to be freed by Hamas Thursday, along with 5 Thais (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Far-right vote on asylum rocks German parliament (BBC)

📌 The Doomsday Clock has never been closer to metaphorical midnight. What does it mean? (NPR)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 OpenAI is probing whether Chinese A.I. company DeepSeek used its models to train new chatbot (WSJ via YAHOO)

📌 Largest study ever done on cannabis and brain function finds impact on working memory (CU)

📌 Truth Social owner Trump Media expands into finance, may invest in bitcoin (CNN)

📌 Fed holds rates steady as inflationary threats loom (AXIOS)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Meryl Streep cut a car-sized hole in her garden fence to escape LA fires (GUARDIAN)

📌 Rihanna makes first court appearance at the trial of her partner A$AP Rocky, as accuser testifies (AP)

📌 Harvey Weinstein's retrial on rape charges in New York is set for April 15 (NBC)