Dozens Die As Five Blasts Devastate Syria's Largest City

Today is Thursday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2025. There are 349 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 16, 1989, three days of rioting began in Miami when a police officer fatally shot Clement Lloyd, a Black motorcyclist, causing a crash that also claimed the life of Lloyd’s passenger, Allan Blanchard.

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions until 12 noon EST today (9 a.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves from Leo into Virgo. Happy Birthday for Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025: You have a razor-sharp mind. You are also analytical and sensitive. You have excellent communication skills. This year you will receive recognition for your past efforts.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that’s been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students’ cellphones need to be banned during the school day. At least eight states have enacted such bans over the past two years, and proposals are being considered in several more states this year. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Here is a look at the push by states for such bans. Why are states banning cellphones at schools? The push for cellphone bans has been driven by concerns about the impact screen time has on children’s mental health and complaints from teachers that cellphones have become a constant distraction in the classroom. Surgeon General Dr.

The Nuggets are not invincible on 24 hours of rest after all. Neither is Nikola Jokic. Back home after blowing out Dallas in prime time, Denver was dealt an unexpected blow an hour before opening tip Wednesday when Nikola Jokic was ruled out due to right elbow inflammation, an injury he sustained while warming up.

During Sen. Marco Rubio’s confirmation hearing Wednesday, he was asked by Democratic Sen. Patrick Murphy a simple yes or no question: “Do you believe that the president should refrain from doing new business deals with Middle East governments during his term in office?” Rubio is Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State.

Meta made a number of changes to suck up to Yambo. The company ended its fact-checking program in the United States, stopped scanning new posts for most policy violations, and created carve-outs in its community standards to allow nasty speech about transgender people and immigrants. (Naturally, the company also sacrificed its DEI program on the Altar Of Orange.) Via Platformer.com: Behind the scenes, the company was also quietly dismantling a system to prevent the spread of misinformation.