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Filing: Paramount extends the deadline for WBD shareholders to vote on its $30-per-share offer to February 20 (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/paramount-extends-deadline-warner-bros-discovery-netflix-1236692082/

Paramount Extends Deadline For Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders To Back Hostile Bid
Paramount has extended the deadline for Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders to throw their support behind the company’s hostile takeover bid. The initial deadline of Wednesday has now been pushed to February 20. Paramount CEO David Ellison, along with his senior exec team and financial backers, have been meeting with WBD investors in recent weeks in […]

I hear Southwest's lavatories are going coin-op in FY27. 🤣
✅ Southwest Airlines Begins Assigning Chores - The Onion
https://theonion.com/southwest-airlines-begins-assigning-chores/

Southwest Airlines Begins Assigning Chores
DALLAS—Saying the decision had been reached following an extensive internal review of the company’s boarding procedures, Southwest Airlines confirmed Tuesday that passengers would now be assigned chores ahead of time. “There has always been a degree of chaos around passengers having to choose right as they’re boarding how they’re going to help keep the plane […]

Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 15. Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flames in scorching heat: temperatures up to 38°C (100F)
https://www.thegu…

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Microplastics may be quietly damaging your brain and fueling Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s #health

Microplastics may be quietly damaging your brain and fueling Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Tiny plastic particles may be quietly threatening brain health. New research suggests microplastics—now widely found in food, water, and even household dust—could trigger inflammation and damage in the brain through multiple biological pathways. Scientists estimate adults may consume about 250 grams of these particles each year, and some can accumulate in organs including the brain.

"Whoa. What? Stop. You're into Klingon acid punk?"
I have very strong feelings of affection towards Star Trek: Lower Decks 🥰 You know how kids don't have a concept of being childish and instead everything cool is awesome? Like, Trek awesome? That's how exciting it is for me to watch every episode. For instance, "We'll always have Tom Paris" (2x03) features...Tom Paris! 😁

Insider Delivers Exciting Take for Raiders Amid Coaching Search https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/nfl-insider-exciting-take-coach-search/

Colts trading Michael Pittman Jr. to Steelers, following Alec Pierce's massive extension

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/colts-trade-michael-pittman-jr-to-steelers/

Filing: David Zaslav is set to receive at least $550M in compensation related to the Paramount-WBD deal, including $517.2M in equity in the combined company (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/david-zaslav-pay-warner-bros-para…

David Zaslav to Receive $887 Million in Compensation Related to Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger
David Zaslav is set to receive an estimated $887 million in compensation with the closing of Paramount Skydance's deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/declared-extinct-in-2025-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-species-weve-lost/

Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the global authority on species’ conservation status. We may never see another individual of these species ever again. Or will we? Slender-billed curlew This […]