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In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation. (Image credit: LINDA GIVETASH)

In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation. (Image credit: LINDA GIVETASH)

Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Shutdown  The Wall Street Journal TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes ‘immediately’  WBAL TV Baltimore Video: Why the Supreme Court Upheld a Ban on TikTok  The New York Times Pamela Brown details phone call

Evacuation order lifted after fire breaks out at battery storage facility in Central California  CNN Evacuation orders remain in effect due to Moss Landing battery plant fire  KSBW Monterey Smoke from fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality  The

Evacuation order lifted after fire breaks out at battery storage facility in Central California  CNN Moss Landing battery plant fire raises concerns for crops  KSBW Monterey Evacuation orders lifted for Moss Landing battery plant fire; road closure still in place  Yahoo! Voices Fire

Trump plans large immigration raid in Chicago on Tuesday – report  The Guardian US

Coldest inauguration forecast since Reagan’s in 1985 forces Trump’s indoors  The Washington Post Trump’s inauguration to be moved indoors  CNN ‘Sucks’: Trump supporters visiting DC for inauguration miffed over cold-weather changes  NBC Washington These are the coldest US presidential Inauguration Days on record  WBAL

Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Certification  The New York Times Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions  CNN Biden’s last-minute constitutional change slammed by

Trump’s presidential transition: TikTok ban looms as inauguration moves inside  CNN

Regulators are investigating reports of property damage from SpaceX Starship’s explosion  CNN FAA grounds SpaceX Starship after explosion, orders ‘mishap investigation’  The Times of India Air traffic controllers rushed to divert aircraft after Elon Musk’s rocket exploded  NPR SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft destroyed in