US News
- The state of Florida is requiring the woman who gave Bob Kraft a hand job to pay over $31,000 in fines. [Link]
- Congress is moving ahead with a version of the 2021 NDAA without a repeal of Section 230. Trump has said he will veto the bill without a repeal of Section 230. [Link]
- Biden says he will not immediately lift the tariffs Trump placed on China. [Link]
Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan says over 2,700 of its soldiers were killed fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh. [Link]
Afghanistan
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says the US will keep two large bases open in Afghanistan and several smaller bases. [Link]
Middle East
- Iran adopts a policy that gives the US two months to ease sanctions or Iran will enrich uranium to a higher level and end international inspections. [Link]
- Biden says he plans to reenter the Iran Nuclear Deal. [Link]
- The US removed about half of its diplomatic staff from the embassy in Baghdad. The diplomats were removed because of heightened tensions with Iran. [Link]
- The UN warns the US that labeling the Houthi as a terrorist group will make Yemen’s humanitarian crisis worse. [Link]