Baltimore Orioles, Mark Zuckerberg, Pauly Shore & More - 2/1/2024

A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational'

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Today's Rundown:
House passes bipartisan tax bill that expands child tax credit
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/politics/house-vote-tax-bill-child-tax-credit/index.html

Stocks sink after Powell suggests Fed may not cut rates in March
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-today-stocks-sink-after-powell-suggests-fed-may-not-cut-rates-in-march-201123350.html

4 NHL players have been charged with sexual assault in a 2018 case in Canada
https://apnews.com/article/hockey-sexual-assault-canada-491c1ad2a82b8dc8b3696019d5766dcc

Cal Ripken Jr., Grant Hill among group that's agreed to buy Orioles
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39431143/cal-ripken-jr-grant-hill-group-agreed-buy-orioles

Universal Music Group threatens to pull song catalog from TikTok in furious open letter
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/31/tiktok-universal-music-group-umg-music-catalogue-rights-negotiation

Zuckerberg apologizes to families of kids harmed online as Senate grills tech CEOs
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/social-media-ceos-face-grilling-senators-child-safety/story?id=106825984

Byron Allen Makes $30 Billion Bid For Paramount Global In Debt & Equity
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/31/byron-allen-submits-30-billion-offer-for-paramount-global-including-debt.html

Mom Banned From Dropping Her Kids Off at School After Refusing To Remove OnlyFans Decal
https://cafemom.com/news/mom-banned-from-dropping-kids-off-at-school-only-fans-decal

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ONE DAY OLDER ON FEBRUARY 1:
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Ronda Rousey (37)
Harry Styles (30)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1790: The United States Supreme Court convened for the first time in New York City.
2004: During the Super Bowl halftime show, in what was termed a “wardrobe malfunction,” singer Janet Jackson’s breast was exposed, resulting in a $550,000 fine against CBS’ parent company, Viacom.
2023: Tom Brady announced on social media that he would retire from playing in the NFL, this time, he said, for good.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: G.I. Joe Day
https://nationaltoday.com/g-i-joe-day/#:~:text=Joe%20Day-,G.I.,by%20Hasbro%2C%20a%20toy%20company.

1964: G.I. Joe was introduced by Hasbro. The first one sold for $2.49. The figure’s name came from a 1945 film, The Story of G.I. Joe.