Thursday, January 30

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> The "Mona Lisa" to receive dedicated room inside the Louvre in Paris as the world's most-visited museum undergoes a yearslong renovation; the Louvre received 8.7 million visitors in 2024 (More)

> Dolly Parton's autobiographical stage musical to debut in Nashville before a planned 2026 release on Broadway (More)

> CNN anchor Jim Acosta to depart after nearly 20 years with the cable news network (More) | NFL's AFC Championship Game hauls in a record 58 million viewers (More)


Science & Technology
> US health regulators approve Ozempic to treat chronic kidney disease in diabetic patients; drug is already approved to treat diabetes, with a separate formulation approved for weight loss under the brand name Wegovy (More) | How Ozempic works (More, w/video)

> OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov, an AI chatbot for government agencies; platform allows use of the company's AI features while still allowing for internal security measures (More)

> Fossil hunter discovers 66-million-year-old vomit; researchers believe the specimen is a regurgitated sea lily, finding sheds light on marine ecosystem during the Cretaceous period (More)


Business & Markets

> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +2.0%) in recovery rally a day after China's DeepSeek triggered a tech stock sell-off; Nvidia closes up nearly 9% (More)

> Elon Musk's X partners with Visa to offer real-time payment system on the social media platform later this year; users will be able to transfer money from Visa debit cards or bank accounts to X Money accounts hosted on the platform (More)

> JetBlue shares tumble nearly 26% after reporting downbeat Q1 and full-year outlook (More) | General Motors shares close down 9% amid regulatory volatility despite automaker beating Q4 revenue and earnings expectations (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Sen. Gary Peters (D) won't seek third term in 2026, opening battleground seat in Michigan (More) | Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine win GOP primaries for US House seats of former Reps. Matt Gaetz (FL-1) and Mike Waltz (FL-6), respectively (More) | President Donald Trump signs executive order seeking to ban federal funding for youth gender-affirming care (More)

> Mystery drones spotted last year along US East Coast were authorized by the FAA for research and recreational purposes, White House says (More) | Karoline Leavitt, 27, makes briefing room debut as youngest White House press secretary (More)

> Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigns after monthslong anticorruption protests (More) | Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni under investigation over release of Libyan war crimes suspect (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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