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USA Hockey Defeats Canada to Take Home the Gold
Jack Hughes scored the game-winning overtime goal as the U.S. downed Canada 2-1 to win its first Olympic Hockey Gold Medal since 1980. The game was 46 years to the day of the Miracle on Ice. See Details
Calls grow for Texas Congressman Tony Gonzalez to resign after lewd text messages appear to confirm an affair with a staffer who later committed suicide by setting herself on fire. Source
President Trump mocked Nancy Pelosi during his State of the Union address, joking that she wouldn’t stand to applaud his proposed legislation to ban Congressional stock trading. Link
President Trump slammed Democrats as “sick people” for not standing up during the State of the Union in recognition of the mother of a woman murdered by an illegal alien. Source
Politics
Anthropic is refusing to give in to Pentagon demands that it remove safeguards on its AI technology that would allow the Pentagon to conduct mass domestic surveillance and target weapons autonomously. Source
Congressman Tony Gonzalez won’t resign amid growing calls for his resignation. New text messages appear to show him asking for lewd pictures from a former staffer he allegedly had an affair with, and who later took her own life by setting herself on fire. Read More
Hillary Clinton’s testimony to the House Oversight Committee paused after Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sent a picture of the proceeding to podcaster Benny Johnson. See Details
U.S. News
Police used DNA technology to identify Maricela Rocha Parga as the 22-year-old Jane Doe killed in 1980 by Wilson Chouest, who was convicted of Parga’s murder in 2015, while he was already serving a sentence for robbery, kidnapping, and rape that took place one month after Parga’s death. Read More
Business
Paramount appears to win the bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount, owned by the Trump-supporting Ellison family, will own the Warner Bros. film studio as well as linear TV networks such as CNN, TNT, and TBS, creating an entertainment and sports programming juggernaut. Source
Tech company Block announces it’s laying off 4,000 employees, marking the first major AI-driven white-collar job cutback in the American economy. See Details
World News
Military commanders briefed President Trump on plans to strike Iran after Iran and U.S. negotiators met in Geneva and tentatively announced another round of talks for next week. Find out More
Neighboring countries issue a travel advisory as parts of Mexico descend into chaos following a military operation where forces killed a key cartel leader. Source
The Cuban government says its Coast Guard killed four and wounded six others riding in a boat registered in Florida. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the incident “unusual.” Link
Entertainment
Actress Lisa Rinna claims someone drugged her at a party for the Season 4 premiere of the show ‘Traitors.’ Read More
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to murdering his parents, actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. See Details
Sports
President Trump announced during the State of the Union that goalie Connor Hellebuyck of the gold medal-winning U.S. Men’s Olympic Hockey Team will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Link
An NFL Players’ Association Survey showed the Miami Dolphins ranked first in terms of player satisfaction. The Pittsburgh Steelers were dead last. See Details
The NFL’s Competition Committee is debating a proposal to allow replay officials to call penalties that the on-field referees miss. Read More
Off the Wall
A North Carolina mother of three who vanished 24 years ago was recently found alive and living a new life. Link
