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A man died after he was crushed and trapped underneath a telescopic public urinal while working on the device in central London. He was pronounced dead at the scene at Cambridge Circus during a rescue effort at the junction between Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road. Pop-up toilets are stored underground and raised hydraulically to street level at night for people to use. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-64430454

Tyre Nichols Cried in Anguish. Memphis Officers Kept Hitting. MEMPHIS — The police officers kicked Tyre Nichols in the head, pepper-sprayed him and hit him repeatedly with a baton, even as he showed no signs of fighting back. At one point, after Mr. Nichols stood up, one officer struck him with at least five forceful blows while another held Mr. Nichols’s hands behind his back. Soon, Mr. Nichols, 29, was on the ground — not far from the home he shared with his mother and stepfather — crying out in anguish: “Mom, Mom, Mom.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/us/tyre-nichols-video-memphis.html Also here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/memphis-police-set-release-video-showing-fatal-beating-tyre-nichols-rcna67710

Jerusalem shooting: Thirteen-year-old held over second attack in days A 13-year-old Palestinian boy was behind a shooting in Jerusalem on Saturday, Israeli police have said. Two people - a father and son - were seriously wounded, while the attacker was shot and injured by passers by and is being held in hospital. It came after seven people were killed, and at least three more injured, in a shooting on Friday at a synagogue in East Jerusalem. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64438905

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Record-high Obamacare enrollment: The numbers behind Biden’s health care victory lap Enrollment for health plans through the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, insurance marketplaces reached a record high during this year's open enrollment period, a feat applauded by President Joe Biden this week. “I promised to lower costs for families and ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care,” Biden said in a statement Wednesday. “Today, we received further proof that our efforts are delivering record-breaking results.” https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/obamacare-enrollment-numbers-record-biden-victory-lap-202202359.html

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Auckland is “underwater” after deadly floods hit New Zealand’s largest city overnight on Friday evening. A state of emergency was declared after almost an entire summer’s worth of rain hit in just hours. More heavy rain is falling in Auckland this morning. https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/at-least-one-dead-as-auckland-hit-with-flooding-and-torrential-downpours/news-story/bbd2fa5be2150cf3e909c18be374d941

An urgent search is under way in Western Australia after a tiny capsule containing a radioactive substance went missing. The casing contains a small quantity of radioactive Caesium-137, which could cause serious illness if touched. It was lost between the town of Newman and the city of Perth in mid-January - a distance of roughly 1,400km (870 miles). https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-64429375

Seven people have been shot dead at a synagogue in East Jerusalem, with at least three others injured. The incident happened in the city's Neve Yaakov neighbourhood at around 20:15 local time (18:15 GMT). Police described the attacker as a "terrorist" and said he had been "neutralised". https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64430491

The San Francisco Superior Court on Friday released video and audio recorded during last year’s attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, including police body-cam footage depicting the moment of the attack and the alleged assailant’s police interview where he admitted he wanted to hold the then-House speaker hostage. The video and audio files were released after a California court ruled the district attorney’s office must make the materials public. One of the videos shows body-cam footage from officers who arrived at Pelosi’s home on October 28, 2022, when he was attacked. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/27/politics/paul-pelosi-attack-video-release/index.html

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David Miscavige, leader of the Church of Scientology, is playing a cat-and-mouse game with lawyers trying to serve him a trafficking suit -- at least that's what the lawyers think now that he's allegedly vanished. Over a four month period, Miscavige has reportedly eluded process servers a whopping 27 times at Scientology offices in L.A. and Clearwater, Florida, where the group is headquartered. Security guards at both locations keep refusing to accept the suit, saying they have no idea where Miscavige is hiding ... according to multiple media reports. https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/26/david-miscavige-scientology-leader-shelly-wife/?adid=social-tw

January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The date was chosen because it marks the day in 1945 that Auschwitz, Nazi Germany’s largest concentration and death camp, was liberated by Soviet troops, revealing the horrors within. The United Nations is commemorating the day with an event that will be livestreamed. According to History.com, Soviet troops thought the camp in southern Poland was empty, but they were wrong. https://www.voanews.com/a/jan-27-is-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-/6936572.html

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WASHINGTON — It became a regular litany of grievances from President Donald Trump and his supporters: The investigation into his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia was a witch hunt, they maintained, that had been opened without any solid basis, went on too long and found no proof of collusion. Egged on by Trump, Attorney General William Barr set out in 2019 to dig into their shared theory that the Russia investigation likely stemmed from a conspiracy by intelligence or law enforcement agencies. To lead the inquiry, Barr turned to a hard-nosed prosecutor named John Durham and later granted him special counsel status to carry on after Trump left office. But after almost four years — far longer than the Russia investigation itself — Durham’s work is coming to an end without uncovering anything like the deep-state plot alleged by Trump and suspected by Barr. https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-barr-durham-russia-investigation-20230126-uw7fl7ftabcuxanbhu3qoab33a-story.html

A Canadian woman has pleaded guilty to biological weapons charges after sending former President Donald Trump a letter laced with deadly ricin poison. The envelope was intercepted in September 2020 before ever being delivered to the White House. The FBI found the fingerprints of Pascale Ferrier, 55, on the letter, which urged Mr Trump to drop out of the presidential race. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64419167

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Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries at the US Capitol in Washington on Thursday evening. McCarthy, leaving the meeting with Musk in his office, declined to comment other than to say: “He came for my birthday.” The California Republican turned 58 on Thursday. https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/26/politics/elon-musk-kevin-mccarthy-meeting/index.html

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Five ex-police officers have been charged with second-degree murder after a man died following a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee. Tyre Nichols, 29, died three days after his arrest on 7 January for alleged reckless driving. The officers, who are all black, also face charges of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64420124