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Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit! Today is Lunar New Year, but celebrations in many parts of the world will occur over several days – collectively referred to as the Spring Festival. One Lunar New Year tradition involves eating what are known as longevity noodles, a ritual that can be traced back more than 2,000 years.
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• FBI investigators on Friday found additional classified material while conducting a search of President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware.
• At least 10 people are dead and at least 10 others are hospitalized after a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, Saturday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
• Six people were arrested Saturday night in downtown Atlanta during protests that came in response to a proposed police training facility and the fatal police shooting of an activist earlier in the week.
• Buckingham Palace has revealed details of King Charles III’s coronation, which will see three days of celebrations across the country during which the public will be invited to participate.
• Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, who became the second person to ever set foot on the moon in 1969 following crewmate Neil Armstrong, married his “longtime love” on his 93rd birthday on Friday.
Monday
Tax season officially gets underway on January 23. That’s the first day the IRS will start accepting 2022 federal income tax returns. Before you start to panic, that is not the day your return is due. You still have until April 18 before you start to sweat. What happened to the traditional April 15 deadline? Well, it falls on a Saturday this year, and the following Monday is Emancipation Day in Washington, DC, where the IRS is headquartered.
The trial of disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is accused of killing his wife and son and being involved in financial crimes and fraud schemes, is set to begin. Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found dead on the night of June 7, 2021, after Murdaugh called 911 to report he had discovered them fatally shot at the family’s property in Islandton, South Carolina.
Tuesday
The judge overseeing the Atlanta-area special grand jury that has been investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies violated the law in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia has scheduled a hearing for January 24 to determine whether all or part of the jury’s report should be made public. Special grand juries in Georgia are not authorized to issue indictments, but the report will serve as a mechanism for the jury to recommend whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should pursue indictments in her election interference investigation.
Also on Tuesday, we’ll learn just how close we are to the end of the world. For the past 75 years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published a new Doomsday Clock – the hands of which indicate how close humanity is to midnight and the apocalypse. A year ago, the clock stood at 100 seconds to midnight. Since then, Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, renewing fears of the potential for global nuclear war.
Thursday
A federal judge has ordered Boeing to appear in federal court in Texas on January 26 for an arraignment on a fraud charge involving the certification of the 737 MAX. In 2021, Boeing and the US government entered into a deferred prosecution agreement without involving family members of the 737 MAX crash victims, who then argued to the court that they should have been allowed to participate in the case under a federal crime victim law. In October, the judge sided with them.
Friday
January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
One Thing: Western Water Wars
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Rescuers work to free victims from the rubble of an apartment complex that was hit by Russian forces in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Saturday, January 14.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs her fiancée, Clark Gayford, after
announcing her resignation at a news conference in Napier, New Zealand, on Thursday, January 19. Ardern told reporters that February 7 will be her last day in office, saying she doesn't believe she has the energy to seek re-election in October.
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Ryan Orosco carries his 7-year-old son, Johnny, on his back while his wife, Amanda, waits on the front porch to be rescued from their flooded home in Brentwood, California, on Sunday, January 15. The state has recently been battered by
a cascade of atmospheric rivers — long, narrow regions in the atmosphere that can carry moisture thousands of miles. Streets have turned into rivers while trees have been toppled, homes lost power, rivers swelled and major roadways were shuttered.
See more photos of California flooding.
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Rescuers pull the body of a victim who died in a
Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal, on Monday, January 16. There were 72 people on board, including four crew members, according to an airline spokesperson. With all but one body recovered, the crash marks the country's
deadliest air disaster in more than 30 years.
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Dancers from the US company Bandaloop perform their show "Bird Sky" during the Teatro a Mil international performing arts festival in Santiago, Chile, on Friday, January 13.
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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence celebrates on the field after
a massive comeback against the Los Angeles Chargers in a wild card playoff football game on Saturday, January 14. Lawrence threw four touchdowns — after throwing four interceptions — as he led the Jaguars back from 27-0 down in the first half to beat the Chargers 31-30.
See the best photos from the 2022 NFL season.
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US Sen. Raphael Warnock, the pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, greets US President Joe Biden during a worship service in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, January 15, the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King was co-pastor of the church from 1960 until his assassination in 1968. Biden became the first sitting president to
deliver a Sunday sermon from the historic church.
NASA
A camera on the International Space Station captured the launch plume of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket after its liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, January 15.
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A man works at the construction site of a tunnel for the TAV high-speed train line between Lyon and Turin in southeastern France, on Wednesday, January 18.
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A half-naked shrine parishioner douses himself with cold water during a cold-endurance ritual at the Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, January 14. Pouring cold water on their bodies is believed to be purifying their souls.
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Police officers detain climate activist Greta Thunberg at a demonstration against the expansion of the Garzweiler coal mine in Lützerath, Germany, on Tuesday, January 17.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore kisses his daughter, Mia, after being sworn in as the state's 63rd governor on Wednesday, January 18.
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R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States is hugged by other contestants after being
crowned Miss Universe in New Orleans on Saturday, January 14. Gabriel, who last year became the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA, took the crown ahead of Amanda Dudamel from Venezuela and Andreína Martínez from the Dominican Republic.
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Australia's Alexei Popyrin competes against Taylor Fritz of the United States during the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday, January 19.
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A woman cries as she waits in a hospital in Pokhara, Nepal, on Monday, January 16, to receive the body of a relative who died in the Yeti Airlines plane crash a day earlier.
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Ukrainian servicemen fire an anti-aircraft gun towards Russian positions on a front line near the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Sunday, January 15.
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Models present creations in the Bluemarble show during Paris fashion week on Wednesday, January 18.
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Charlotte center Nick Richards takes a shot during an NBA game against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto, Canada, on Thursday, January 12.
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Internally displaced people carry charcoal harvested from a forest at the foot of Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo to sell at a market in Kibati on Friday, January 13.
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Two men pull a boat over a railroad crossing near Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, January 13. The surrounding fields were flooded by heavy rain.
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A man writes messages on red paper in Hong Kong ahead of the Lunar New Year on Thursday, January 19. The Year of the Rabbit begins on Sunday, January 22.
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A protester waves a flare during a rally called by French trade unions against the
government pension reform plan in Marseille, France, on Thursday, January 19.
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A sculpture by artist Yayoi Kusama is displayed on top of the Louis Vuitton store on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, on Thursday, January 12.
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High priests with the ark of the covenant celebrate timket on Lake Ziway in Ethiopia on Wednesday, January 18.
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US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris pose for a group photo with members of the Golden State Warriors basketball franchise in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday, January 17. Biden and Harris were honoring the team's 2022 NBA title.
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Visitors take photos at the viewing deck of One Vanderbilt in Manhattan on Monday, January 16.
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Actors Jennifer Coolidge and Giancarlo Esposito pose with their statuettes at the
Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, January 15. Coolidge took home the award for best supporting actress in a drama series for her role in "The White Lotus" and Esposito won for best supporting actor in a drama series for his part in "Better Call Saul."
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Brown pelicans fly past US surfer Eli Hanneman as he competes in the World Surf League's World Junior Surf Championships in Encinitas, California, on Friday, January 13.
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An employee carries a photo of late actress Gina Lollobrigida ahead of her lying in state at Rome's Capitoline Hill on Wednesday, January 18. The Italian screen legend died at the age of 95, news agency ANSA reported, citing members of her family.
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A resident gathers her belongings from a damaged apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Sunday, January 15 — a day after a Russian cruise missile struck the building.
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Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa gestures outside the Court of Tax Appeals on Wednesday, January 18, in Quezon City, Philippines, after being acquitted of four counts of tax violations filed in 2018 by former President Rodrigo Duterte's government. Ressa, the CEO and founder of news site Rappler and a former CNN bureau chief, told CNN after the verdict, "I was hoping for an acquittal and I was thrilled to get it ... having said that, I think our victory is not just Rappler's. It is for every single person who's been unjustly accused with politically motivated charges."
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Australian motorcyclist Daniel Sanders competes during stage 13 of the Dakar Rally near Saybah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, January 14.
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A mourner pays her respects to the former King of Greece, Constantine II, at Saint Eleftherios chapel in Athens on Monday, January 16. CNN affiliate CNN Greece reported on Tuesday that the former King had experienced serious health problems in the past few months and recently contracted
coronavirus for the second time, which appeared to have significantly worsened his condition.
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TV and streaming
Oscar winner Riz Ahmed and “M3GAN” star Allison Williams will announce the nominees for the 95th Academy Awards on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET.
“The 1619 Project,” a six-part documentary series based on The New York Times’ deep dive into the legacy of slavery, premieres Thursday on Hulu.
“Poker Face” from “Knives Out” director Rian Johnson arrives on Peacock Thursday. Natasha Lyonne produces and stars in this 10-part mystery series about a woman who can tell when people are lying.
And “Shotgun Wedding” blasts its way onto Amazon Prime Video on Friday. Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel star in this action comedy about a wedding that turns violent.
Football
The NFL playoffs continue later today when the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round. The last time these two teams faced each other, Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the field. On Saturday, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars to advance to the AFC championship game, while the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants to move on to the NFC championship game.
Tennis
The quarterfinals of the Australian Open begin Monday in Melbourne following a number of notable upsets over the weekend.
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‘Woodstock’
David Crosby, one the most influential musicians of the ’60s and ‘70s, died last week at the age of 81. Spend a few minutes and listen to him perform one of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s early hits with The Lighthouse Band a few years ago. And remember, “We are stardust.” (Click here to view)