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Squid Game Season 2 New Cast Members Revealed (dailyresearchplot.com)

Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus (www.seattletimes.com)

The man was undergoing cancer treatment and had a suppressed immune system because of the drugs, which may have contributed to the severity of his illness, the bulletin said. It described him as elderly but didn’t provide his age....

As Biden presses on hostage deal, Israel may skip latest talks: US officials (www.msn.com)

Trump wants to install new RNC leadership, including his daughter-in-law as co-chair (apnews.com)

Current RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says she has no plans to leave the committee until at least after South Carolina’s Feb. 24 primary election....

US Senate lurches toward possible early passage of Ukraine aid bill (www.reuters.com)

The Democratic-led U.S. Senate moved towards the final passage of a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Monday, amid growing doubts about the legislation’s fate in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives....

Burrard Bridge closed in Vancouver due to pro-Palestinian protest (vancouversun.com)

Federal judge tosses PhRMA lawsuit challenging Medicare drug negotiations (thehill.com)

A Texas federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations filed by the pharmaceutical industry lobbying group PhRMA....

American Express, Visa, Mastercard move ahead with code to track gun store purchases in California (www.cbsnews.com)

Major credit card companies are moving to make a merchant code available for firearm and ammunition retailers in order to comply with a new California law that will allow banks to potentially track suspicious gun purchases and report them to law enforcement, CBS News has learned....

Instagram will no longer recommend political content to users (www.nbcnews.com)

Is politics a major buzzkill? Instagram execs seem to think so....

"The far right favourite web host has a shadowy new owner." (www.wired.com)

Biden campaign decision to join TikTok raises national security concerns (www.theguardian.com)

Trump seeks Supreme Court pause in 2020 election case (www.bbc.com)

Ex-US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to suspend a lower court ruling that he does not have presidential immunity from prosecution.

1 in 4 Americans today breathes unhealthy air because of climate change. And it's getting worse. (www.cbsnews.com)

Republican Michigan lawmaker loses staff and committee assignment after online racist post (apnews.com)

A Republican lawmaker in Michigan lost his committee assignment and staff Monday, days after posting an image of a racist ideology on social media....

Ohio blocked from implementing law restricting children’s use of Instagram, TikTok (nypost.com)

G.O.P. Officials, Once Critical, Stand by Trump After NATO Comments (www.nytimes.com)

Defending Donald Trump or deflecting his statements, some top G.O.P. officials reflected the trajectory of a party that the former president has largely bent to his will....

Connecticut church pastor accused of selling meth out of rectory (apnews.com)

A Connecticut pastor has been arrested on allegations that he sold crystal meth out of his church’s rectory, police said....

Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior (apnews.com)

Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula....

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene Over Claim of Absolute Immunity (www.nytimes.com)

Former President Donald J. Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to pause an appeals court’s ruling rejecting his claim that he is absolutely immune from criminal charges based on his attempts to subvert the 2020 election....

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