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FBI Releases New Images in Nancy Guthrie Disappearance
FBI Director Kash Patel released new images of a masked man approaching Nancy Guthrie’s door the morning of her disappearance. The FBI recovered the footage from Guthrie’s ring cam. Source
President Trump announced he may deploy a second aircraft carrier to Iran. President Trump threatened further military deployments as tensions over Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile program heightened. Find out More
President Trump is set to eliminate climate change regulations enacted during the Obama administration. Trump claims the rollback will lower energy prices and cut inflation. Source
Politics
A Senate candidate in Nebraska canceled a fundraiser after an email in the Epstein files alleged that the Democratic operative who was set to co-host transported a young girl to Epstein’s Island. Find out More
An appeals court handed the Trump administration a win when it reversed a lower court ruling blocking Trump from ending Temporary Protected Status for 60,000 illegal immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras, and Nepal. Read More
U.S. News
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office announced it found multiple people shot to death inside a gated community. See Details
The FDA rejected Moderna’s application for an mRNA Flu vaccine. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has drawn a hard line on mRNA shots following controversies about the COVID vaccine. Read More
King Charles will assist the police in the investigation into former Prince Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Find out More
Business
Elon Musk announces SpaceX will pivot towards building a ‘self-growing’ city on the Moon before switching to a mission to colonize Mars. Link
Stock futures ticked higher as investors await the release of the delayed January jobs report. Trump administration officials attempted to lower expectations as to what the report will show. See Details
Two Federal Reserve Board members made the case for holding interest rates steady. President Trump believes high interest rates are restricting economic growth. Source
World News
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling slams British Prime Minister Kier Starmer for his associates’ links to Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer’s chief of staff recently resigned amid revelations contained in the Epstein files that he hired one of Epstein’s friends. Starmer’s government is on the brink of collapse. Read More
President Trump announces opposition to Israel annexing the West Bank. Read More
Entertainment
Bill Maher says Jimmy Kimmel may never speak to him again after blow up over Trump. Maher had dinner with Trump last year and thinks Democrats need to be more open-minded towards Trump supporters. See Details
Brittany Spears sold her entire music catalogue to publisher Primary Wave. Spears faced allegations of erratic behavior since winning her freedom from a conservatorship controlled by her father. See Details
Sports
Former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason says the league should remove California from the Super Bowl rotation. The state’s “jock tax” caused players to pay more in taxes than they earned from playing in the Super Bowl, which was held in Santa Clara. Read More
Member of the American Curling Olympic Team attacked ICE deportation operations in Minneapolis. The Milan Winter Olympics have become increasingly political as more athletes make their views known. Find out More
Off the Wall
A Wisconsin man turned himself in to the police for committing murder – but only after he first finished his taxes. Source