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• Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president (see 11/11).
• Actor Jeremy Renner was left in “critical but stable condition” after a snow plow accident in Reno.

1/2

• Floods in Northern California contributed to at least 3 deaths.
• Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy continued to struggle to obtain Republican votes for Speaker and offered numerous concessions, including the ability for any 5 Republican representatives to force a vote of no confidence at any time. Rep. McCarthy additionally promised to require lawmakers to be in-person for hearings and votes.
• Two teenagers in Iran will face the death penalty for their involvement in the human rights protests that have occurred since the death of Mahsa Amini (see 9/22).
• According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, 63 Russian soldiers died after a Ukrainian strike with 4 U.S.-supplied missiles.
• Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during the Bills-Bengals game, leaving him in critical condition.

1/3

• Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges in New York (see 12/13).
• Bryan Kohberger waived his right to an extradition hearing (see 12/30).
• According to the U.S. FDA, retail pharmacies may distribute the abortion pill mifepristone given they meet certain requirements and a certified health care provider prescribes it.
• Rep. McCarthy failed to earn enough votes to be elected Speaker of the House after 3 rounds (see 1/2).
• Russia updated the military loss from the Ukrainian missile attack in Makiivka to 89. Additionally, a rare public commemoration in Russia was organized, where mourners laid roses and wreaths in a central square in Samara and some voiced their aim to “avenge” the victims (see 1/2).
• Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, the actors who played in the 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet as the main roles, filed a lawsuit, suing Paramount for child abuse.

1/4

• Bryan Kohberger agreed to be extradited from Pennsylvania to Idaho, where he will be formally charged for the murders (see 1/3).
• Rep. McCarthy was unable to receive a sufficient amount of votes in the House for the second straight day following 6 rounds of voting (see 1/3).
• The Buffalo Bills and Damar Hamlin’s family announced that Hamlin showed “signs of improvement,” but remained in critical condition.
• 2 people died as a result of a bomb cyclone that hit Northern California with catastrophic rain and flooding.

1/5

• Michigan Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow announced that she will not run for reelection, leaving her seat open for the 2024 election and reversing her statements from last year of her plans to rerun.
• Russian President Putin ordered his military and Kyiv to obey a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Russian Orthodox Christmas.
• Rep. McCarthy did not obtain enough votes in the House after 11 rounds of voting due to a group of 20 Republican dissidents (see 1/4).
• The South Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state’s 6-week abortion ban, claiming it violated the constitutional right to privacy.
• The U.S. and Germany agreed to provide Ukraine with Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles, respectively.
• President Biden introduced a new policy that will allow 30,000 Haitian, Cuban, Venezuelan and Nicaraguan migrants a month and focus on holding those who do not apply legally accountable, expanding the use of Title 42 rules.
• The estate of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol police officer who died on Jan. 6, filed a wrongful death lawsuit and sued former President Trump and two rioters in relation to the death.
• Damar Hamlin woke up from a medically induced coma (see 1/2).

1/6

• Ukrainian officials stated that Putin’s call for a ceasefire was a strategy to gather reserves, equipment, and ammunition, rather than for observing Russian Orthodox Christmas (see 1/5).
• The FDA approved an Alzheimer’s drug that moderately slows cognitive decline in the disease’s early stages.
• President Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to 12 law enforcement and state and local officials who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
• The Biden administration announced $3.75 billion in new military aid for Ukraine.
• New York State Judge Arthur Engoron denied motions from the Trump family to dismiss New York Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million lawsuit.

1/7

• Rep. McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House after 15 rounds of voting and numerous concessions to objectors (see 1/5).
• Iran hanged two young men tied to human rights protests and convicted of killing military member Seyed Ruhollah Ajamian (see 1/2).
• Beijing opened their borders for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 5 police officers severely beat and hospitalized Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop in Memphis.