🗞️Bodies Still Missing After D.C. Plane Crash

January 31st, 2025

What happened today 🇺🇸,

• More than 40 bodies have been found and pulled out of the Potomac River following the plane crash in D.C., police boats continue to search the water and shoreline for the rest missing… for live updates click on the article above

• Trump has threatened the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa) nations that if they try and move away from the U.S. dollar for international trade they will face 100% tariffs and should “say goodbye” to selling to the U.S. economy

• President Trump’s social media company gifted more than $800,000 worth of stock each to Kash Patel, his nominee to run the FBI, and Linda McMahon, his pick to lead the Education Department

• Former “Meet the Press” interviewer, Chuck Todd, has left NBC after 18 years at the network

• House Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has reintroduced a bill to abolish the Department of Education

• Two of Virginia’s largest hospitals, VCU and UVA Health, have stopped providing gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19

• Google is testing a new “Ask for Me” feature that uses AI to call local businesses on your behalf, for information about availability and pricing

• Costco is increasing pay to over $30 an hour for hundreds of thousands of workers

• December PCE inflation, the Fed's preferred inflation measure, increased 2.6% which was expected, this is a .2% increase since last month

• Store closures in the U.S. last year hit the highest level since the pandemic and even more locations are expected to close this year, per Coresight Research

• DOW down .75% / S&P down .50%

• Hamas has released the names of the next 3 hostages that are set to be freed Saturday as part of the Israel/Hamas ceasefire deal, one is an American Israeli named Keith Siegel

• Today marks the 5 year anniversary of UK’s exit from the European Union aka Brexit…read more about how Britons feel now about that decision here 

Plus: A look at substance abuse amongst high school students over the years

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