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• Layoffs in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, Challenger says - With the recent narrative centering on a no-hire, no-fire labor market, the data suggests that the layoff part of the equation could be stepping up.
• Dem leaders share list of 10 demands for ICE reforms with GOP - Democratic leaders in Congress demanded sweeping ICE reforms Wednesday as negotiations over a DHS funding bill kicked off.
• Joe Rogan says UK has ‘lost it’ over stat showing that 12,000 people were arrested for social media posts - Joe Rogan and comedian Andrew Doyle examine how UK authorities allegedly arrest dozens daily for social media content, with Rogan suggesting Americans think Britain has "lost it."
• Federal judge rules against DHS on warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon - Federal judge bars DHS from carrying out warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon without individualized assessments of flight risk.
• Millions of AI chat messages exposed in app data leak - AI chat app "Chat & Ask AI" reportedly exposed 300 million private messages from 25+ million users, including conversations about suicide and illegal acts.
• AMD predicts weaker first-quarter sales, shares plunge on Nvidia comparisons - Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday forecast a slight decline in quarterly revenue, raising concerns about whether it can effectively challenge Nvidia in the booming AI market and sending its shares tumbling 8% ​in after-hours trade. The lac
• Colorado authorities decline gun charges against parents of Evergreen High School shooter - Colorado authorities will not charge parents of Evergreen High School shooter, citing insufficient evidence after teen used locked gun safe weapon.
• Eating out getting more expensive as Americans hit 'menu price fatigue' nationwide - Restaurant prices jumped 0.6-0.8% in December according to the latest CPI report, with dining costs continuing to rise amid ongoing inflation concerns.
• Starmer Apologizes for Ex-Ambassador Mandelson’s Epstein Ties - Newly released documents detailed connections between the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson, who was picked to be the U.S. envoy by the British prime minister, Keir Starmer.
• Bitcoin sinks below $70,000 after Bessent says the US government can't tell banks to bail out crypto - Bitcoin sank after Treasury Secretary Bessent said banks would not bail out crypto.