Thursday, January 11, 2024

Takeaways From the Haley-DeSantis Debate (Newser Morning 8)

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January 11, 2024
 
 
"There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge."
—Bertrand Russell
 
1
Aaron Rodgers' comments about Jimmy Kimmel and Jeffrey Epstein have gotten the Jets quarterback booted from future appearances on the Pat McAfee Show, at least for this season. Keep reading
 
2
Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley faced off in the fifth GOP debate Wednesday night and while there were fewer presidential hopefuls on stage than in previous debates, the outcome was similar: Many commentators saw frontrunner Donald Trump, who once again skipped the debate, as a winner. Keep reading
 
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At a Glance
A solar farm operates next to Donggou village near Shijiazhuang city in northern China's Hebei province. The world's renewable energy grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years in 2023, the International Energy Agency reported Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Keep reading
 
3
The CEO of an Indian artificial intelligence startup was arrested Monday after her 4-year-old son's body was found in a suitcase in the trunk of a taxi she was riding in. Keep reading
 
4
New York City issued vacate orders and emergency work orders following the discovery of a tunnel that had been secretly dug over a period of nearly a year underneath a historic Brooklyn synagogue. Keep reading
 
5
Alabama will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas later this month, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, clearing the way for what would be the nation's first execution under a new method the inmate's lawyers criticize as cruel and experimental, the AP reports. Keep reading
 
6
Nikki Haley issued a statement shortly after Chris Christie withdrew from the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, saying he has been "a friend for many years" and praising him for running "a hard-fought campaign." Keep reading
 
7
Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley got plenty of talking time in Wednesday night's GOP debate given that they were the only candidates on stage, and they largely used it to attack each other rather than frontrunner Donald Trump. Keep reading
 
8
In his Fox town hall Wednesday night, former President Trump said he viewed political violence as wrong. Keep reading
 
This Day in History
In 1964, US Surgeon General Luther Terry issued "Smoking and Health," a report that concluded that "cigarette smoking contributes substantially to mortality from certain specific diseases and to the overall death rate."
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