daily links: january 2025

1.7.25
CBS News—More than 30,000 residents forced to evacuate as wildfires approach Los Angeles
CNN.com—US Steel and Nippon sue Biden administration for blocking the Japanese takeover of the American company
ABCnews.com—Judge in Trump's classified documents case—who was appointed by Trump and successfully delayed the trial to the point where the DOJ dropped the case—also blocks the release of the special prosecutor's report which contains the evidence the government would have used to convict him if we were living in a functioning democracy
NBC News—Facebook eliminates its fact checking team, continuing Zuckerberg's bootlicking ahead of the incoming second Trump administration
BBC News—US reports first death from new bird flu strain
USA Today—Chick-fil-A announces change to its waffle fries recipe to remove potential allergens and help them stay crispy longer


1.8.25
CNN.com—Supreme Court Justice Alito says he spoke to Trump this week lobbying for one of his law clerks to get a position in the incoming administration while also ruling on Trump's request to have his criminal case in New York dismissed by the Supreme Court. All of the current right wing justices on the court are immoral, lawless scumbags, but Alito and Thomas are the worst.
CBS News—Biden intends to sell $8 billion in weapons to Israel before he leaves office
ABCnews.com—Tuition has fallen at many public colleges and universities over the past decade
BBC News—Man arrested after trying to enter US Capitol building armed with knives and a machete
NBC News—Stock image provider Getty Images to merge with rival Shutterstock
USA Today—NFL playoff game may need to be rescheduled or relocated due to LA wildfires


1.9.25
BBC News—ChatGPT creator Sam Altman accused of rape and repeated sexual abuse by his sister
CNN.com—By a slim 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court declines to intervene in Trump's criminal sentencing in New York hush money case. Alito, who was bargaining with Trump earlier this week for an adminstration position for one of his law clerks, sided with Trump.
ABCnews.com—Gunman who fired shots at a pizzeria in 2016 in the belief that it was the epicenter of a child sex trafficking ring per QAnon conspiracies is killed by police in NC during traffic stop after pulling a gun on the officers
CBS News—TikTok says it will shut down in the US if the Supreme Court declines to block or delay proposed ban
NBC News—Scientists drill nearly two miles into Antarctic ice to retrieve 1.2 million year old ice core
USA Today—Many celebrities have lost their homes in the LA fires


1.14.25
BBC News—NATO launches new mission to prevent sabotage of undersea cables after several recent incidents which were likely perpetrated by Russia
CBS News—Isreal and Hamas agree in principle to ceasefire and hostage swap
ABCnews.com—House Speaker Mike Johnson says that the flags at the Capitol will fly at full mast on inauguration day even though they are supposed to be flying at half mast to honor Jimmy Carter
CNN.com—Starbucks is ending its longstanding policy to let anyone use their restrooms or sit in their cafes without buying anything
NBC News—New definition of obesity won't be solely defined by BMI
USA Today—Walmart unveils new logos with a more saturated shade of blue and a heavier font


1.15.25
CNN.com—FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, ingested drugs, and drinks in the US
CBS News—CFPB says Capitol One cheated consumers out of $2 billion with misleading claims about its high interest savings accounts
USA Today—Imports from China spiked in December as consumers prepared for potential tariffs under Trump
CNN.com—Starbucks is ending its longstanding policy to let anyone use their restrooms or sit in their cafes without buying anything
BBC News—Spain will impose a 100% tax on homes purchased by non-residents who live outside the EU in attempt to help with the nation's housing crisis
NBC News—Drug addicted rats infesting evidence room at Houston police headquarters


1.16.25
ABCnews.com—David Lynch dies at 78
NBC News—American Express to pay $230 million to settle fraud allegations
BBC News—Drake sues his own record label, claiming they helped defame him by releasing diss track from rival Kendrick Lamar
CNN.com—Giuliani avoids trial by settling with Georgia election workers who he defamed
USA Today—Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has successful first launch of its new Glenn rocket
CBS News—Fox to stream the Super Bowl for free on Tubi


1.21.25
CNN.com—Trump issues a slew of executive orders after being sworn in, including an attempt to end birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the Constitution
BBC News—I am going to restrict myself to no more than one Trump link on most news days, but here's a second one for today: Trump withdraws the US from the World Health Organization
CBS News—Winter storm brings cold temperatures and snow to southern states like Louisiana and Florida
ABCnews.com—Latest strain of bird flu hits commerical poultry flock in Georgia, the first time it has been seen in that state during the current national outbreak
NBC News—Netflix shares rise on news that they have hit 300 million subscribers for the first time
USA Today—Ohio State beats Notre Dame to win the first national championship under the new 12-team playoff format


1.22.25
CBS News—Trump threatens to throw the government into unprecedented chaos by attempting to force Congress to adjorn if they do not approve all of his nominees as quickly as he wants
BBC News—Prince Harry settles lawsuit with Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper, which includes a substantial cash payout and a formal apology from the paper
NBC News—One student killed in Nashville high school shooting
USA Today—McDonald's launching Pokemon Happy Meals that include booster cards
ABCnews.com—Netflix raising prices again despite record numbers of users and higher-than-predicted profits last quarter
CNN.com—Oreo releasing new limited time flavor with a swirled filling


1.23.25
CNN.com—Federal judge blocks Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional"
ABCnews.com—Losses from LA fires could cost insurers $30 billion
USA Today—S&P 500 his record high
BBC News—Sackler family offers $7.4 billion settlement in opioid case after their earlier lower offer was rejected by the courts
NBC News—Moana 2's global box office tops $1 billion
CBS News—Fitbit fined $12 million after failing to warn consumers that some of its fitness watches were burning consumers


1.28.25
USA Today—Trump administration abruptly pauses most federal grants, leading to immediate lawsuits from several states and non-profits that rely on the funding
ABCnews.com—Kansas is experiencing a major tuberculosis outbreak
CNN.com—FDA approves Ozempic for the treatment of chronic kidney disease
CBS News—Trump White House says mysterious drones seen in New Jersey over the past few months were not the enemy and were authorized by the FAA, but does not share further details
BBC News—Mona Lisa to be moved to new exhibition space as part of major overhaul at the Louvre
NBC News—Ahead of his upcoming memoir, Bill Gates tells interviewer that divorcing Melinda Gates was his biggest mistake in life


1.29.25
CNN.com—Trump administration rescinds likely-illegal order that paused a large percentage of federal funding, only two days after issuing it. This is their game: create chaos so no one knows what to watch or how to fight.
ABCnews.com—The Fed holds interest rates steady despite public comments from Trump that he would like them lowered
NBC News—NASA discovers building blocks of life in asteroid samples
BBC News—Microsoft considering a buyout of TikTok
USA Today—Whole Foods workers at Philadelphia store vote to unionize, becoming the first unionized workforce so far for the grocery store chain
CBS News—Disney and Fubo to combine their live tv streaming services


1.30.25
CNN.com—Passenger jet collides with Army Black Hawk helicopter in DC, killing everyone on both aircraft
ABCnews.com—Trump orders construction of a detention camp at Guantanamo Bay that will hold up to 30,000 detained undocumented people
CBS News—Michigan priest removed from the pulpit after intentionally copying Elon Musk's Nazi salute
BBC News—OpenAI says Chinese AI companies are stealing its data to build their models more cheaply. Oh, you mean just like OpenAI stole copyrighted and/or personal data without consent or knowledge to build its own models?
NBC News—Sports bar chain Twin Peaks announces an IPO
USA Today—USPS worker admits to stealing over $100,000 of sports memorabilia sent through the mail

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