Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "FireAid" benefit concert (Jan. 30) expands as Olivia Rodrigo joins Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, and more at fundraiser for Los Angeles wildfire relief (More)
> Lynne Taylor-Corbett, two-time Tony-nominated choreographer known for "Swing!" and "Footloose," dies at age 78 (More) | Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president, dies of cancer at age 67 (More)
> Man arrested in Jan. 16 stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan; Khan is currently recovering in a hospital (More)
Science & Technology
> X, Bluesky roll out vertical video feeds as the status of TikTok—the short-form video-sharing platform that relies largely on the format—remains in limbo (More)
> Study suggests sleeping pills restrict the brain's ability to clear cellular waste from the brain during non-REM sleep cycles (More) | Learn how the brain uses cerebrospinal fluid to clear waste (More)
> Researchers detail the evolution of bacteria behind Pierce's disease, which decimates grapevines and causes $100M in annual losses in California alone; specimen was isolated from a 120-year-old grapevine sample (More)
Business & Markets
> Annual World Economic Forum begins in ski resort town of Davos, Switzerland, hosting government leaders, multinational CEOs, and global financiers (More) | Billionaire wealth grew by $2T in 2024, report finds; at least five trillionaires expected to emerge over next decade (More)
> Bitcoin hits new record above $109K after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump launched a pair of meme coins; bitcoin has jumped roughly 40% since Trump was elected in November (More)
> Apple under investigation by Belgium for allegedly using "blood minerals" from the Democratic Republic of Congo—mineral sources that finance armed conflict and are associated with human rights abuses (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Vivek Ramaswamy (R) to run for Ohio governor and leave colead role on President Donald Trump's federal spending watchdog group, known as the Department of Government Efficiency (More) | Senate confirms Marco Rubio (R) as secretary of state (More)
> UK teen pleads guilty to murder in July 2024 stabbings of three girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class (More) | China executes two men for separate deadly attacks in November; one man killed 35 people in car rampage, another man killed eight people in school knife attack (More)
> At least 100 people killed and 11,000 displaced from guerrilla violence in Colombia following the government's failed peace talks with the rival National Liberation Army (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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