Friday, February 16, 2024

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Good Morning! On this day in 1861, Abraham Lincoln made a stop on his Inauguration train ride so he could meet 12-year-old Grace Bedell, the young girl whose letter convinced him to grow his famous beard. (See Before and After Photos)

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White House Urged DOJ to Edit Counsel’s Report

White House lawyers wrote repeatedly to Attorney General Merrick Garland ahead of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report, strongly objecting to Hur’s comments on President Biden’s memory issues, according to a new report.

The report says the previously undisclosed letters complained that Hur violated Justice Department policies by not sticking solely to the topic of Biden’s handling of classified documents. They urged Garland to edit it down to a bare-bones report.

A senior DOJ official responded with a defense of Hur’s report, saying his observations of Biden were “near the apex of the public interest.” The report traces how actively the White House tried to shape the report.

Hur is expected to testify in a public hearing before the House on March 12 on the findings he detailed in the report.

New U.S. Push to Moon Launches Successfully

Intuitive Machines, a private company, launched a SpaceX rocket loaded with NASA experiments in the latest effort to put an American lunar lander on the moon. You can see video of the launch here.

An attempt by a different company earlier this month failed shortly after launch and crashed back to Earth. The U.S. hasn’t been back to the moon since its final manned Apollo mission in 1972, and now several nations, including India, Japan, and Russia, have joined the moon race.

Intuitive’s plan calls for its lunar lander, Odysseus, to land near the moon’s south pole on Feb. 22, about a week from now. The craft is carrying a variety of commercial payloads along with $100 million worth of science equipment NASA is testing.

Daytona 500 Kicks Off NASCAR Season

The Daytona 500 roars to life on Sunday, kicking off NASCAR’s 76th season at the Daytona International Speedway Sunday. The 2.5-mile oval is the traditional start of the stock car racing season.

Thirty-six races are scheduled for NASCAR this season, including a first-time race at the ⅞ mile Iowa Speedway and a return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The season concludes Nov. 10 in Phoenix.

But first, there’s Sunday at Daytona, where 103-year-old Juanita “Lightnin’” Epton has been selling tickets since 1959, when the first race was run.

“My place is here in this office,” she said, readying for this year’s event. “I was hired to help people to get to the race.”

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➤ A Pew Research survey shows that 73% of Democrats disapprove of the Biden administration’s management of U.S. border security, the highest of his administration and 11 points higher than last year. (More)

➤ Republican Rep. Mark Green, the committee chair behind the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, announced Wednesday he wouldn’t seek a fourth term in the House. Green said it was “time for me to return home.” (More)

➤ Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis was defiant in her court hearing today, fighting back against charges of an inappropriate romance with her lead prosecutor in Donald Trump’s election interference case. “I’m not on trial,” she said. (More)

➤ A New York judge set March 25 to begin Donald Trump’s hush-money trial, rejecting Trump’s motion to dismiss the case. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Trump last April. (More)

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➤ Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry became the first NBA player to make at least seven three-pointers in four consecutive games. Despite the historic effort, the Warriors lost to the Los Angeles Clippers. (See Video)

➤ Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was arrested before Wednesday’s game with the Phoenix Suns for punching Suns center Drew Eubanks in the arena’s parking tunnel. (More)

➤ Cody Miller, an undefeated high school wrestler now in his senior year, has a combined record of 139-0 going into his final wrestling tournament this weekend. He needs to win his last four matches. (More)

➤ Ohio State University named Jake Diebler as its new men’s basketball coach Wednesday after firing Chris Holtmann. The Buckeyes are 4-10 in Big Ten play and have lost nine of their last 11 games. (More)

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➤ Big Stock News: Fastly Inc. stock dropped 30% Thursday after the cloud computing company reported mixed 4th-quarter results, with revenue coming in below expectations. (More)

➤ Americans pulled back their spending more than expected in January, with retail sales falling 0.8%, bigger than the 0.1% drop economists projected. High prices and interest rates were cited as causes. (More)

➤ Elon Musk announced on X that he’s relocated SpaceX’s legal home from Delaware to Texas, where the company already has a large presence. The move comes after a Delaware judge canceled his Tesla pay package. (See Post)

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➤ NASA’s Mars rover captured a partial Martian solar eclipse last week as Mars’ moon Phobos passed in front of the Sun. The resulting eclipse gives the sun a “googly eye” look. (See Photos)

➤ Food scientists seeking to produce a meat alternative created “beef rice”, a pink-colored grain infused with cultured cow fat cells. “It offers a pleasant and novel flavor experience,” scientists say. (See Photo)

➤ A new type of magnetism thought impossible was proven to exist by a team of scientists in Switzerland. Called “altermagnetism”, researchers believe it could make electronic devices more efficient. (More)

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➤ A kindergarten teacher surprised her young students by getting married at the chapel of her Catholic school. They were shocked to find they were there to attend their teacher’s wedding. (See Photos)

➤ A 17-year-old Lego builder has set up a “Pass the Bricks” nonprofit that collects thrown-away Lego pieces and turns them into sets he donates to local charities. He now has volunteers doing the same in 38 states. (See Video)

➤ Patches, a dog who went missing in Colorado four years ago and seemed lost forever, was reunited with his tearful owner this week thanks to an implanted microchip found after he was picked up in New Mexico. (See Video)

➤ Climate protesters threw red powder on the U.S. Constitution’s protective glass case Wednesday, causing the evacuation of the National Archives building and galleries. The vandals were immediately arrested. (See Video)

➤ Authorities searching for missing fishermen off the coast of Colombia instead found a semi-submersible vessel, a so-called “narco sub”, packed with 4.5 tons of cocaine. The fishermen remain missing. (See Photo)

➤ Ever wonder what the smelliest animals on the planet are? The list includes skunks, ferrets and elephants, but none of those can compete with the pungent odor of Africa’s striped polecat. (See List)