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1. The nostalgic trend taking over social media

2. UK faces burnout crisis as stress levels soar for workers

3. Poll shows widespread opposition to trail hunting

4. ‘Animal control officers’ get more training than new ICE agents, former DHS official claims

   ICE recruits reportedly only need 47 days of training as Trump is the 47th president

5. What is the new ‘Millionaire For Life’ lottery and how much can you win?

   The Multi-State Lottery Association says new game will debut in February in 30 lottery jurisdictions across the country

6. Trump nominee for Southern Command pressed on Latin America military operations

   The general admitted he does not know how long the heightened focus will endure

7. Senate Republicans want to protect a majority, but Trump won’t give them a break

   Trump’s MAGA purity tests could endanger Republicans running in key battles that could decide the fate of his Senate majority, writes John Bowden

8. Photos show daily life along Venezuela’s oil coast after Maduro’s capture

   Less than two weeks after a U.S. military operation captured former President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and as his successor, acting President Delcy Rodriguez, announced plans to reform Venezuela’s energy sector, the country’s largest oil refining hub dominates the northwestern coast. Across the Paraguana Peninsula, fishing boats share the water with oil tankers, as daily life stretches from refinery-side coastal communities and salt flats to the sand dunes of Medanos de Coro National Park.

9. Federal immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in Minneapolis

   A U.S. citizen says in a statement that she was dragged from her car and detained by immigration officers in Minneapolis

10. Mother of Elon Musk’s child sues over ‘degrading’ Grok images