Wednesday, January 31

🚨NATION

📌 Trump ramps up efforts to attract more megadonors as Haley launches fundraising blitz (CNN)

📌 Biden says he's decided on response to Iran over deadly drone attack (MO NEWS)

📌 Democratic Rep. Cori Bush under DOJ, FEC and House Ethics investigation for security expenses (AXIOS)

📌 White House pharmacy gave controlled substances to ineligible staffers under previous administration (MO NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Ukraine’s top general refuses request from Zelensky to step down (GUARDIAN)

📌 Israeli forces dressed as civilian women and medics kill 3 militants in West Bank hospital (AP)

📌 A luxury Dior handbag rattles South Korea's politics (NPR)

📌 Maldives Parliament descended into chaos, featuring hair pulling and toy trumpets (MO NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Syphilis cases rise sharply in women as CDC reports an "alarming" resurgence nationwide (CBS NEWS)

📌 Companies aren’t paying ransoms like they used to (AXIOS)

📌 Judge strikes down Elon Musk’s $55 billion Tesla pay package (VERGE)

📌 UPS eliminating about 12,000 jobs (ABC NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Super Bowl ticket now costing an average of $12,240 (TIME)

📌 Celine Dion to debut documentary detailing rare stiff person syndrome battle (E NEWS)

📌 NFL accomplishes most diverse cycle for head-coaching hires ever, but there's still work to be done (CBS SPORTS)

📌 Stephen Curry to battle Sabrina Ionescu in first-ever NBA vs. WNBA 3-Point Challenge (USA TODAY)