Tuesday, January 9

In The NEWS


A NASA-funded robotic lunar mission that would have returned the US to the moon's surface for the first time since 1972 appears to be in jeopardy due to a fuel leak that developed shortly after the private spacecraft's successful launch.


Top-ranked Michigan won the College Football Playoff National Championship last night, dropping the No. 2 Washington Huskies by a score of 34-13. The win marks the program's 10th title, its first since splitting with Nebraska in 1997, and its second since 1948.


Plane manufacturer Boeing saw its stock drop 8% yesterday amid fallout from Friday's near-tragic incident outside Portland, Oregon, where a piece of one of its planes flew off midascent, and the cabin depressurized. The incident prompted US officials to temporarily ground and inspect 171 737 Max 9 aircraft—primarily used by United and Alaska Airlines. United reported an inspection yesterday revealed loose bolts in several aircraft.


Tiger Woods and Nike end partnership after 27 years; Woods reportedly earned $500M during his tenure with Nike (More)


Franz Beckenbauer, German soccer legend and two-time winner of the Ballon d'Or award, dies at 78 (More) | Top 18 picks of 2024 NFL Draft order set (More)


Hulu’s “Welcome to Wrexham” is big winner at Night 2 of 2023 Creative Arts Emmys with five wins (More) | Prince's "Purple Rain" film to be adapted into Broadway musical (More)


Electronics giant LG debuts fully transparent 77-inch high-definition television; reveal comes on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show (More) | What to expect from CES 2024 (More)


Experiments suggest diamond rain in the atmosphere of icy planets may form at lower pressures than previously thought, may offer insight into the magnetic fields of Neptune and Uranus (More)


Tasmanian devil die-off caused by contagious cancerous facial tumors is allowing competing predator species to proliferate and evolve; devil population dropped by 70% between 1996 and 2020 (More) | Devil facial tumor disease 101 (More)


Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills a senior Hezbollah commander of the militant group's Radwan Force, which is deployed along Israel's border (More) | Over 300 arrested after pro-Palestinian rally blocks New York City tunnel and bridges (More) | See war updates (More)


House Oversight Committee releases text of resolution recommending Hunter Biden be held in contempt of Congress for ignoring subpoena for closed-door testimony last month (More) | See resolution (More) | Dr. Anthony Fauci begins two-day closed-door testimony before House subcommittee on the pandemic (More)



Former President Donald Trump to attend appeals court hearing today on immunity claims in Georgia election interference case (More) | Florida Republicans oust state party chairman who faces rape allegations (More) | At least 21 injured in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, hotel blast (More)

SOURCE:  1440 News

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