Jason Kelce arrived for matchup vs. Titans dressed as Doug Whitmore from 50 First Dates

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Insurance companies deny cancer treatment claims and Trump's 'border czar'on family detention centers: Morning Rundown
NBC News investigates health insurance companies denying cancer patients coverage for potentially life-saving treatments.
Associated Press
Student marches, traffic blockades in Serbia as protests persist over concrete canopy fall
Serbian university students left piles of old school books outside the education ministry building on Friday as part of almost daily street protests demanding accountability over the collapse nearly two months ago of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people in the country's north. Scattered traffic blockades were also held on various locations throughout Serbia at 11:52 a.m. — the exact time that the concrete construction on the front of the railway station building in Novi Sad crashed onto the people below. The traffic blockades have been held every Friday since the Nov. 1 crash, lasting 15 minutes for the 15 victims.
USA TODAY
Severe weather across the country could hamper holiday travel this weekend
Severe weather across the country could lead to delays and traffic during one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
CNN
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrested in Tehran, Italy says
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been detained in Tehran, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. She was in Iran on a reporting trip.
Reuters
OpenAI lays out plan to shift to new for-profit structure
Under the proposed structure, the public benefit corporation (PBC) will run and control OpenAI's operations and business, while the non-profit will hire a leadership team and staff for charitable initiatives in sectors such as health care, education and science. Its latest $6.6 billion funding round at a valuation of $157 billion was contingent on whether the ChatGPT-maker can upend its corporate structure and remove a profit cap for investors. OpenAI plans to turn its existing for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation, incorporated in Delaware, it said.
CNN
Virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds
A genetic analysis of samples from the patient in Louisiana recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe case of H5N1 bird flu show the virus likely mutated in the patient to potentially become more transmissible to humans, but there’s no evidence the virus has been passed to anyone else.
Associated Press
Israeli troops burn north Gaza hospital after forcibly removing staff and patients, officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in the northernmost part of Gaza on Friday, forcing many of the staff and patients out of the facility, the territory’s health ministry said. The Kamal Adwan Hospital has been hit multiple times over the past three months by Israeli troops waging an offensive against Hamas fighters in surrounding neighborhoods, according to staff. The ministry said a strike on the hospital a day earlier killed five medical staff.
NBC News
World Health Organization head caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen airport
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has revealed he was inside an airport in the capital of Yemen when Israeli forces launched a deadly strike.
Associated Press
Takeaways from AP's report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion
States with restrictive abortion laws generally have more porous safety nets for mothers and young children, according to recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press. Tennessee is an example of how this plays out. Tennessee residents of childbearing age are more likely to live in maternal care deserts and face overall doctor shortages.
Associated Press
In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families
Taylor Cagnacci moved from California to Tennessee with hopes of starting a new chapter in a state that touts a low cost of living and natural beauty. “I was going to have my child no matter what, but for other women, that’s kind of a crappy situation that they put you in," said Cagnacci, a 29-year-old Kingsport mom who relies on Medicaid and a federally funded nutrition program. Tennessee has a porous safety net for mothers and young children, recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press found.
Reuters
US appeals court halts enforcement of anti-money laundering law
A U.S. appeals court has halted enforcement of an anti-money laundering law that requires corporate entities to disclose the identities of their real beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury Department ahead of a deadline for most companies to do so. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday reinstated a nationwide injunction that had been issued earlier this month by a federal judge in Texas who had concluded the Corporate Transparency Act was unconstitutional. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit at the urging of the U.S. Department of Justice put the injunction on hold while the government appealed the Texas judge's decision.
AFP
German president dissolves parliament, sets Feb 23 election date
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected February date for an early general election after the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month.Confirming the February 23 date for the election, Steinmeier emphasised the need for "political stability" and appealed for the campaign to be "conducted with respect and decency".
CNN
Azerbaijan Airlines says plane crashed after ‘external interference’ as questions mount over possible Russian involvement
Azerbaijan Airlines said Friday the passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day experienced “physical and technical external interference,” according to an early investigation.
Yahoo News
What you should — and shouldn't — do if you win the Mega Millions jackpot, according to an expert
There's still a chance for one lucky winner to score the Mega Millions jackpot. Here's what you should — and shouldn't do — with your winnings, according to an expert.
CNN
Another stowaway is caught on a Delta flight this holiday season – raising major concerns about airport safety
Yet another stowaway managed to board a major airline’s plane – renewing serious questions and concerns about airport safety during the busiest travel season of the year.
AccuWeather
Top 3 astronomy events of 2024
Stargazers had high hopes for 2024, in part due to the long-awaited total solar eclipse across the United States in April, but the cosmos had a few surprises in store. About one month after the eclipse, a different astronomical wonder stole the spotlight, filling the sky with awe-inspiring colors that haven't been seen in parts of the world in decades. Here are the top three astronomy events of the past year: One of the surprises in the night sky in 2024 was Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), which m
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Russia is intensifying its air war in Ukraine. A secretive factory is ramping up drone production to fuel the offensive
A manufacturing plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region has significantly scaled up its production of Iranian-designed drones, using a range of Chinese components, and recruiting a low-skilled workforce of Russian teenagers and African women, according to CNN analysis and Ukrainian defense intelligence sources.
AFP
Russia says Azerbaijani plane tried to land during Ukraine drone attack
Russia's aviation chief said Friday that an Azerbaijani Airlines plane that eventually crashed in Kazakhstan tried to land in the Chechen city of Grozny as it was being attacked by Ukrainian drones."Ukrainian attack drones at this time were making terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure in the cities of Grozny and Vladikavkaz," Yadrov said, referring to a nearby city.
Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures slump as yields hover near 7-month highs
Wall Street looked to be slogging to the finish of a largely triumphant year.
USA TODAY
New Jersey sinkhole: Photos show 40-foot-deep depression on Interstate 80
Photos show snarled traffic and crews at the scene evaluating the extent of the damage of the sinkhole that closed a section of Interstate 80.

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