1.  Hot Air Balloon Victim Texted ‘Goodbye’ During Deadly Crash

 ‘I LOVE YOU’ 

Four people died in the Arizona desert crash after an “unspecified problem” with the balloon’s envelope.

U.S. NEWS

2.  Court Weighs if TikTok Can Be Sued for Child’s Death

  AWFUL 

After her 10-year-old daughter died from participating in the challenge in 2021, Tawainna Anderson sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance.

U.S. NEWS

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3.  Maine Presses Pause on Plan to Knock Trump Off the Ballot

 ON HOLD 

Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy said that Shenna Bellows would have to issue a new decision within 30 days of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the matter.

POLITICS

4.  Ron DeSantis’ Super PAC Begins Post-Iowa Layoffs

 MAYBE BACK DOWN 

Even as the Florida governor’s campaign continues to insist he has a path to the nomination.

POLITICS

Frequent Flyers Are Raving About OneAir’s AI Travel App Deal

 AIR TIME 

Right now, you can score a lifetime subscription to the AI-powered travel savings app, One Air for 87 percent off.

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5.  Boeing Plane Malfunction Strands Anthony Blinken in Davos

 UNSAFE TO FLY 

This is the third time a Boeing aircraft has been in the news for a malfunction in as many weeks.

TRAVEL

6.  Colts Owner Found Unresponsive in Suspected December OD: TMZ

 SCARY 

The billionaire reportedly “responded slightly” after being given Narcan.

ENTERTAINMENT

7.  4 People Tied to Online Cult ‘Don’t Want to Be Found’: Cops

 OUT OF SIGHT 

Convicted sex offender Rashad Jamal has denied being the leader of the cult that the four suburbanites and two toddlers are believed to have disappeared into.

U.S. NEWS

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8.  Arnold Schwarzenegger Detained at Munich Airport: Report

 UH OH 

The “Terminator” star was reportedly stopped by customs officials over a luxury watch he had failed to declare.

ENTERTAINMENT

9.  WATCH: Former ESPN Sportscaster Ejected From RV on Freeway

  BRUTAL 

Cordell Patrick said he only survived thanks to “divine intervention.”

U.S. NEWS

10.  Doomsday Cult Leader to Undergo Mental Health Check

 SHALLOW GRAVES 

Paul Mackenzie and some of his followers have been blamed for the deaths of 429 people.

WORLD

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11.  China’s Birth Rate Plummets to Record Low, Deepening Crisis

 TRENDING DOWN 

The country’s population shrank for the second consecutive year in 2023.

WORLD

12.  Colts Owner Found Unresponsive in Suspected December OD: TMZ

 SCARY 

The billionaire reportedly “responded slightly” after being given Narcan.

ENTERTAINMENT

13.  FBI Probing Ex-Abercrombie Boss Over Sex Claims: Report

 FILTHY FITCH 

Mike Jeffries was accused of running a sex-trafficking ring with a partner between 2009 and 2015, abusing and exploiting men recruited for modeling opportunities.

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