BIDEN GAVE A SPEECH
Biden tangles with GOP in raucous State of the Union
https://nypost.com/2023/02/07/biden-tangles-with-gop-in-raucous-state-of-the-union/

Takeaways from Biden's 2023 State of the Union address | CNN Politics
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/politics/takeaways-biden-state-of-the-union-address/index.html

Biden’s state of the Union address: Top 5 moments | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-state-union-address-top-5-moments

CNN's Jake Tapper and Chris Wallace Gush About 'Feisty' Biden SOTU Speech, Jousts With Hecklers
https://www.mediaite.com/news/cnns-jake-tapper-and-chris-wallace-gush-about-feisty-biden-sotu-speech-jousts-with-hecklers-that-was-the-magic-moment/

Maddow Notes Mostly 'Very Old' People At SOTU 'And Precisely One' COVID Mask
https://www.mediaite.com/news/i-know-this-is-wrong-but-maddow-notes-mostly-very-old-people-at-sotu-and-precisely-one-covid-mask/

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Biden's speech in Maryland criticizes 'semi-fascism' underpinning the 'extreme MAGA philosophy' | CNN Politics
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/politics/joe-biden-midterm-speech-abortion/index.html

MEMPHIS POLICE STORIES
Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/law-enforcement-tyre-nichols-memphis-crime-93033874b99a4893c6c996fd56676795

13 Memphis officers could be disciplined in Nichols case | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/politics-tyre-nichols-memphis-crime-13d92e33ea82bdfb5f9939383dc4c611

A NEW INSURRECTION
'Trans Lives Matter' Activists Occupy Oklahoma Capitol Building to Protest Protecting Minor Children from Life-Altering Transgender Drugs and Surgeries - Tennessee Star
https://tennesseestar.com/2023/02/07/trans-lives-matter-activists-occupy-oklahoma-capitol-building-to-protest-protecting-minor-children-from-life-altering-transgender-drugs-and-surgeries/

SUICIDE STORIES
Suicide One - Wynn Bruce dies after lighting himself on fire outside Supreme Court
https://nypost.com/2022/04/23/wynn-bruce-dies-after-lighting-himself-on-fire-outside-supreme-court/

Suicide Two - Officer killed in attack near US Capitol identified as William Evans
https://nypost.com/2021/04/02/officer-killed-in-attack-near-us-capitol-identified-as-william-evans/

ABORTION STORIES
Federal judge says constitutional right to abortion may still exist, despite Dobbs - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/06/federal-judge-constitutional-right-abortion-dobbs-00081391

RACISM
As Kansas City Chiefs head to the Super Bowl, their violent traditions alienate even some local fans | KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City
https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-02-03/kansas-city-chiefs-racist-traditions-tomahawk-chop-native-american-violence-nfl-super-bowl-2023

OTHER THINGS
23 Baltimore schools have zero students proficient in math, per state test results | WBFF
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/state-test-results-23-baltimore-schools-have-zero-students-proficient-in-math-jovani-patterson-maryland-comprehensive-assessment-program-maryland-governor-wes-moore

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