Friday, January 12
π¨NATION
π FAA investigating if Boeing failed to ensure certain aircrafts were safe for operation after door blew on Alaska Airlines plane (CNBC)
π House GOP divided on short-term funding as Congress barrels toward government shutdown deadline (FOX NEWS)
π TSA found record number of firearms at airport checkpoints in 2023. Most were loaded (NPR)
π Hunter Biden pleads not guilty at arraignment on tax charges (ABC NEWS)
π AROUND THE WORLD
π UN Security Council demands Houthis stop Red Sea attacks (CNN)
π Africaβs Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to Godβs will (AP)
π Biden administration to send unofficial delegation to Taiwan after election (AXIOS)
π Argentina inflation surges past 200% as economic crisis bites (REUTERS)
π±BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
π eBay to pay $3M in fines after harassing Massachusetts couple (AP)
π A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China, new study discovers why it disappeared (CNN)
π Fruit Stripe Gum discontinued after half a century (USA TODAY)
π Microsoft briefly overtakes Apple as world's most valuable company (REUTERS)
π¬ SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
π Bill Belichick leaving Patriots after 24 seasons & six Super Bowl rings (ESPN)
π Lisa Marie Presleyβs posthumous memoir will be published in October (AP)
π Michael Strahanβs daughter reveals brain tumor diagnosis (PEOPLE)
π Mariska Hargitay reveals in essay she was raped in her 30s (USA TODAY)