In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NFL playoffs Divisional Round kicks off tomorrow; see schedule and predictions for all four matchups (More) | Saudi-backed LIV Golf league signs multiyear broadcasting deal with Fox Sports (More)

> Comedian and five-time Emmy winner Conan O'Brien selected as 26th recipient of prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (More)

> Bob Uecker, longtime baseball broadcaster, comedian, and actor known as "Mr. Baseball," dies at age 90 (More)


Science & Technology
> DNA mutation responsible for brain cell death in Huntington's disease found to act over the span of decades; discovery solves mystery of why symptoms arise in middle age despite it being an inherited disease (More)

> Google says it won't add fact-checks to Google searches or YouTube videos despite a forthcoming European Union law requiring the practice (More)

> Ancient human relative Homo erectus lived in extreme desert environments as early as 1 million years ago; study suggests ancient humans were much more adaptable to harsh climates than previously believed (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.2%, Dow -0.2%, Nasdaq -0.9%) (More) | Average US 30-year fixed mortgage rate rises above 7% for first time since May (More) | Electric, hybrid vehicle sales reach record 20% of total US vehicles sold last year (More)

> American Express to pay $230M to settle federal probe into alleged deceptive marketing practices (More) | Digital payments company Block to pay $255M to federal and state regulators to settle Cash App's banking law violations (More) | Toyota’s truck division Hino to pay $1.6B over US emissions scandal (More)

> Oil giant BP to lay off around 4,700 employees, roughly 5% of its total workforce (More) | Spirit Airlines to lay off 200 employees amid Chapter 11 bankruptcy (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli cabinet delays ratifying ceasefire and hostage-release plan to today following last-minute disagreement with Hamas; Israel continues strikes in Gaza day after ceasefire deal announced (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) to fill Sen. Marco Rubio's (R) seat in US Senate; Rubio was nominated to be the US secretary of state (More) | Senate confirmation hearings continue, including for treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent and interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum; see recap (More)

> Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor, reaches settlement deal to end $148M defamation case with two former Georgia election workers (More)

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