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North Koreans die in droves even as Russia unleashes firepower on Ukraine  Al Jazeera English North Korea Is Experiencing Mass Casualties in Russia, White House Says  The New York Times North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House

Tornado outbreak targets the South as winter storm forms  Axios Tornado Outbreak ‘Likely’ In The South Through Saturday Night, NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center Says  The Weather Channel Tornadoes reported as millions face threat of severe weather outbreak across southern US  Fox Weather 24

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who is the presumptive next United Nations (U.N.) ambassador is one of President-elect Donald Trump’s more traditional Cabinet appointments, and is unlikely to face a tough confirmation battle in the Senate. But one former Trump administration

Video Shows Fatal Beating of Robert Brooks by N.Y. Prison Officers  The New York Times ‘Shocking’ bodycam video released of New York officers fatally beating prisoner  NBC News Video: Former federal prosecutor calls inmate beating death ‘appalling, frightening’  CNN NY correctional officers repeatedly

Barely a day passes without colleges scolded in the headlines over admissions or athletics and endowments or education and expression. Schools have become scapegoats for both good and bad reasons. Prominent commentators and populist political leaders from both the far

Trump says fate of TikTok should be in his hands when he returns to White House  Fox News

Biden to leave White House with little fanfare  The Hill

Donald Trump critics ready for his White House return and possible retribution  The Independent

A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says  The Associated Press

The Kremlin said air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike as the Azerbaijani airliner attempted to land, but stopped short of saying one of these hit the plane. (Image credit: The Administration of Mangystau)