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Iran's strikes intended to avoid US deaths
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/08/middleeast/iran-base-strikes-logic-intl/index.html

Iraq gave US advance warning about Iranian strikes
https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/us-iran-soleimani-tensions-intl-01-07-20/h_ab395b3814b4e5136d1abc8fa8468787

The Iranian missile strike on U.S. locations in Iraq was meant to cause minimal casualties and give the Iranians a face-saving measure. U.S. officials knew the missiles were coming hours in advance
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/us-officials-knew-iranian-missiles-were-coming-hours-in-advance/2020/01/08/b6297b4c-3235-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html

Power is slowly starting to return to parts of Puerto Rico after Tuesday's twin earthquakes. Still, more than 1 million people (including many in San Juan) are still without electricity. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article239071548.html

Republicans announces Trump will veto bill regulating harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water
https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-announces-trump-would-likely-veto-bill-regulating-forever-chemicals-drinking-water-1480947

All 176 people aboard the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 plane that crashed after takeoff in Tehran have died, Iranian state TV reports | The victims include 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three British nationals, according to Ukraine's Foreign Minister.
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/iran-plane-crash-live-intl-hnk/h_fb88fc6643823ef677adfa9743143621

Beto O’Rourke Lays Out A Path To Win The Texas House - Targeting 17 Texas House seats where Republicans won by fewer than 10 points in 2018.
https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/beto-orourke-lays-out-a-path-to-win-the-texas-house/

New York high court to hear case from 'Apprentice' contestant who accused Trump of sexual misconduct - Summer Zervos is suing the president for defamation in a showdown that could help determine whether Trump can be sued while in the White House.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/new-york-high-court-hear-case-apprentice-contestant-who-accused-n1112166

Documents show ICE accessed Boston school records 135 times
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/01/07/boston-public-school-records-ice/

Wisconsin Republicans block Trump's primary opponents from the ballot
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/07/wisconsin-republicans-try-keep-trumps-primary-opponents-off-ballot/2828023001/

Louisiana greenlights huge pollution-causing plastics facility in 'Cancer Alley'
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/07/louisiana-formosa-plastics-facility-air-quality-permits-cancer-alley

Atlantic Coast Pipeline loses permit battle with historically black community
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/477199-atlantic-coast-pipeline-loses-permit-battle-with-historically-black

So apparently Iran is going to be hit with 'crippling sanctions' and also 'never be allowed to develop nukes'. Maybe we should have some sort of agreement that prevents them from developing nuclear weapons................ oh wait.............

Pacers star Victor Oladipo tells @Stadium he plans to make season debut on Jan. 29 against Chicago and discusses emotions returning from yearlong absence after torn quad tendon in knee. Stay tuned for my full sitdown.
http://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1214984786982375424

Al-Farouq Aminu underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus, team officials said. He will be re-evaluated in about 12 weeks and will be out indefinitely.
https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/1214987886606639106

Important to note that unlike the Yemen resolution, the House is bringing up a CONCURRENT resolution rather than a JOINT resolution. This is in the weeds, but it means it's nonbinding and would not go to the president’s desk (aka no chance to veto)
https://rules.house.gov/bill/116/h-con-res-83

Trump once said he'd "rarely leave the White House" and would save taxpayers by cutting back on travel. Now his administration is trying to block the public from learning the bill for his travel until after the election. me and @Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mnuchin-seeks-delay-of-proposed-disclosure-of-secret-service-spending-on-presidential-travel-until-next-year/2020/01/08/8769ea28-30da-11ea-91fd-82d4e04a3fac_story.html

Elizabeth Wurtzel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Wurtzel
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943442/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236640/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/books/elizabeth-wurtzel-dead.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/sunday/elizabeth-wurtzel-the-breast-cancer-gene-and-me.html
https://www.thecut.com/2013/01/elizabeth-wurtzel-on-self-help.html