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1.22.25
Today is Wednesday, January 22nd, and these are the top stories making headlines halfway through the week:
The big news of the week was the inauguration of President Donald Trump. And while the president made headlines himself, the internet went wild for First Lady Melania’s outfit — specifically her hat. Although, the outfit makes more sense when you learn that throughout the ceremony she kept asking people around her if Annie was okay.
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Following tradition, President Biden left a letter in the Oval Office for President Trump before departing the White House — and to make sure he read it, Biden wrote the letter on the back of a McRib wrapper.
Similar to contagious yawns among humans, a new study suggests chimpanzees experience contagious urination. You can learn more about the team’s findings in their paper “Monkey See, Monkey Pee.”
Macsween, Scotland’s largest haggis maker, announced its creating a new recipe in order to comply with food regulation that has banned traditional recipes in the US for years. To meet American food requirements, Macsween says their haggis is now Flavor Blasted!
Caitlin Clark joined Taylor Swift to watch the Chiefs on Saturday. In the photo below, you can see Swift telling Clark, “Wanna laugh? in the last three seconds, I just made your yearly salary, and I just made it again, and again, and again...” It was a long game for Clark.
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