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The spectacular finale of Severance’s first season introduced a love triangle more bizarre than New Order could ever have imagined. In a brief visit to the life of his “outie” Mark Scout (Adam Scott), Mark S.—the “innie” whose existence had

Biden pardons nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders  ABC News Biden commutes nearly 2,500 more sentences in final days of presidency  Fox News Biden commutes hundreds of more non-violent drug-related sentences  CBS News Biden sets record for most pardons and commutations with new round

A polar vortex is set to grip much of the U.S. What does that mean?  NPR Polar vortex set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South  CBS News How the polar vortex fuels intense winter weather in the US  BBC.com

The state has been slow to adopt rules to protect Florida’s endangered springs. While a boom in residential construction has increased the amount of groundwater being taken from the aquifers. (Image credit: Zack Wittman for NPR)

Opinion | Standing Up to Donald Trump’s Fear Tactics  The New York Times

Inauguration Day marks the first time in more than 20 years that Kamala Harris will not be in public office. “It is not my nature to go quietly into the night,” she told allies on Thursday. (Image credit: Mandel Ngan)

Democratic lawmakers had urged President Biden to use his clemency powers to address disparities in sentences for offenses involving crack cocaine. (Image credit: Kent Nishimura)

The Australian Open’s animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates. (Image credit: Australian Open TV/Screenshot by NPR)

Khan has denied wrongdoing and insisted since his arrest in 2023 that all the charges against him are a plot by rivals to keep him from returning to office. (Image credit: K.M. Chaudary)

Vice President Han Zheng is set to be highest-level Chinese official ever to attend a presidential swearing-in, signaling Beijing’s willingness to engage the new administration.