❗️ Russian FM Lavrov confirmed to Blinken that it is imperative for Washington to provide a quick answer "on paper" to Moscow's security proposals

❗️US will provide Ukraine with even more 'defensive materials' if situation escalates, State Dept says

The US State Department has announced a meeting between Blinken and Lavrov in Geneva on January 21

🇺🇳🇺🇸🇰🇵 The UN Security Council will likely have another meeting on North Korea this week, after the latter conducted a fourth missile test in a month, the US ambassador to UN says.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield also vowed to increase pressure on Pyongyang.

⚡️ One dead, nine injured after Bronx gas explosion sparks massive fire and causes building collapse

🤭 Dr. Fauci, apparently, has long considered himself a politician, otherwise how can one explain such provocative behavior.

Republican Physicians' Caucus vice chairman, Rep. Greg Murphy, sent a scathing letter to Fauci, in which he criticized President Biden's chief medical adviser for his unprofessionalism towards Kansas Senator Roger Marshall. The letter demanded that Fauci apologize for calling Senator Marshall a "moron"

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American citizens can now order four free home-delivered Covid tests through covidtests.gov and request their own tests through the US Postal Service.

What do we know so far?

▪️ Deliveries of tests will begin from the end of January, and the waiting period for tests will vary from 7 to 10 days;

▪️ Only one order can be placed per residential address;

▪️ The administration is also expected to launch a program to distribute higher quality masks such as N95

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❗️🇺🇸 US mobile carriers AT&T and Verizon said they have delayed introducing their 5G network near some airports in the United States due to concerns about flight safety and expressed frustration with aviation authorities over the matter. "We are frustrated by the FAA’s inability to do what nearly 40 countries have done, which is to safely deploy 5G technology without disrupting aviation services, and we urge it to do so in a timely manner," AT&T said.

😷 Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has refused to wear a mask during in-person proceedings, despite concerns about the health of fellow Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who has diabetes and is therefore at higher risk of becoming seriously ill from Covid.

When Chief Justice John Roberts asked the other judges to wear masks, Gorsuch was the only one to refuse

The Special Committee sent subpoenas to Rudolph Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell and Boris Epstein on Tuesday. They are accused of publicly promoting unconfirmed claims about the 2020 election and engaged in attempts to disrupt or delay confirmation of the election results, Chairman Benny G. Thompson announced

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A 68-year-old Florida woman decided to sue Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) for $10 million.

Stewards of Southwest Airlines made a woman, allegedly suffering from medical problems, including a heart condition and low blood sugar, get off the flight because she periodically needed to take off her mask to drink water.

🧐 What are your thoughts on airline regulations?

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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 The United States should reaffirm its interest in the diplomatic resolution of tensions around Ukraine by refusing to supply weapons to Kiev, the Russian Embassy in Washington said in a statement.

🚔 Malik McDowell, a defenseman for the Cleveland Browns, was arrested in Florida on charges of battery of an officer and indecent exposure. A video has been circulating of his arrest, in which the football player is seen completely naked.

At one point in the video, you can see McDowell resisting and the officer appears to be kicking him in an attempt to restrain him

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⚡️ NY AG Letitia James takes legal action to 'force' Trump, his children to testify in fraud inquiry

🇺🇸A number of rapper superstars — including Jay-Z, Meek Mill and Big Sean — have signed a letter to support New York draft bill that may prohibit prosecutors from using rap lyrics during trials, the Rolling Stone magazine reports.

Bernie Sanders urges Biden to unfreeze Kabul's funds to prevent 'death of millions of people'

🦅Today marks the 92nd birthday of US actress Tippi Hedren, the star of Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic films Birds and Marnie.

Tippi is also a prominent animal rights activist and a matriarch of a Hollywood dynasty, consisted of her daughter, Melanie Griffith, and granddaughter, Dakota Johnson.

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❗️Blinken says he doesn't plan to bring a written response to the Russian security proposal to Lavrov in Geneva (the meeting is set on Friday)

A woman was trapped in her house due to fire in a nearby building, but NYPD officers came to the rescue.