BIDEN IS A GOOBER

Biden Won’t Represent U.S. At Benedict’s Funeral, Per ‘Wishes Of The Late Pope’ | The Daily Wire
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-wont-represent-u-s-at-benedicts-funeral-per-wishes-of-the-late-pope

Biden makes tightly controlled visit to the southern border, his first as president – CNNPolitics
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/politics/joe-biden-border/index.html

Biden departs El Paso after brief border visit without seeing most impacted areas, critics say | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-departs-el-paso-border-visit-without-seeing-most-impacted-areas-critics-say

BRAZIL GETS THEIR OWN JAN 6

Bolsonaro supporters’ assault on Brazil’s capital echoes Jan. 6 – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/08/bolsonaro-invade-congress-lula/

CNN’s Rafael Romo Stunned by Attempted Coup in Brazil, Compares to Jan. 6
https://www.mediaite.com/news/cnn-reporter-stunned-by-apparent-coup-attempt-in-brazil-by-bolsonaro-supporters-looks-very-very-close-to-jan-6/

CRIME STORIES

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Two more Baltimore high school students shot, making it seven within days – CBS Baltimore
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/two-teens-shot-school-south-baltimore-shooting-wjz-high-school-benjamin-franklin/

Northeast DC homeowner shoots, kills 13-year-old after claiming he was breaking into cars
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/northeast-dc-homeowner-shoots-kills-13-year-old-after-claiming-he-was-breaking-into-cars

Customer shoots, kills robbery suspect at Houston taqueria | khou.com
https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/customer-shoots-robbery-suspect/285-fcff68f8-eb7e-4730-af8b-08b3e6e32023

Search for Texas vigilante who fatally shot robbery suspect carrying fake gun | Texas | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/08/texas-vigilante-fatally-shoots-robbery-suspect-taqueria

Newport News teacher shot by 6-year-old is in stable condition – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/07/newport-news-teacher-shooting/

MATT SCHLAPP ACCUSATIONS
Matt Schlapp Blasted as ‘Hypocrite’ After Report He ‘Groped’ Male Staffer
https://www.newsweek.com/matt-schlapp-blasted-hypocrite-after-report-he-groped-male-staffer-1771897

Matt Schlapp accused of fondling male campaign staffer
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/matt-schlapp-accused-fondling-male-campaign-staffer-rcna64563

CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp Accused of Touching Male Staffer During ‘Sustained’ and ‘Unwanted’ Groping Incident
https://www.mediaite.com/news/cpacs-matt-schlapp-accused-of-touching-male-staffer-in-unwanted-groping-incident-grabbed-my-junk-and-pummeled-it/

‘DIED SUDDENLY’

Victoria Lee, rising MMA star, dies at age 18 – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/victoria-lee-dies-age-18-mma-fighter/

FOX NEWS: High school student, 16, dies during flag football game after ‘medical emergency’
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/high-school-student-16-dies-flag-football-game-medical-emergency

What happened to Jessica Robb? CTV reporter sparks vaccine fears after suffering medical emergency live on air – Canada Today
https://canadatoday.news/ca/what-happened-to-jessica-robb-ctv-reporter-sparks-vaccine-fears-after-suffering-medical-emergency-live-on-air-219481/

THE WEATHER

Billie Eilish: Climate Anxiety ‘Makes Me Want to Barf’ but I Won’t Stop Selling Merch, Traveling
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/01/06/billie-eilish-climate-anxiety-makes-me-want-to-barf-all-over-the-floor-but-i-wont-stop-selling-merch-traveling/

Comedians made some hilarious jokes about climate change. Were they right? – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/05/comedy-climate-change-jokes/

Carolyn Hax: Can a relationship with different climate needs be saved? – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/01/08/carolyn-hax-couple-climate-moving/

RACE STORIES

How Black Democrats stand out in views of gender identity, trans issues | Pew Research Center
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/01/04/black-democrats-differ-from-other-democrats-in-their-views-on-gender-identity-transgender-issues/

Thurgood Marshall portrait replaces painting of likely enslaver – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/06/thurgood-marshall-portrait-annapolis/

SCHOOL STORIES

More Fairfax Co. high schools apologize for not sending merit commendations – WTOP News
https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2023/01/more-fairfax-co-high-schools-apologize-for-not-sending-merit-commendations/

Conservatives take aim at tenure for university professors | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/politics-colleges-and-universities-florida-state-government-texas-education-4f0fe0c5c18ed227fabae3744e8ff51d

OTHER THINGS

Bernard Kalb, journalist and commentator, dies at 100 – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/01/08/bernard-kalb-journalist-dies/

Edward Norton discovers real-life Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/entertainment/edward-norton-pocahontas-intl-scli/index.html

The complete history of the Beltway’s ‘Surrender Dorothy’ bridge – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/07/mormon-temple-dorothy-bridge/

George Santos Accused of Flashing White-Power Symbol on House Floor
https://www.businessinsider.com/george-santos-white-power-symbol-speaker-vote-2023-1

CNN Hit With Yet Another Big Departure | The Daily Caller
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/06/cnn-suzanne-malveaux-leaving-network/

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