1. President Joe Biden remained defiant towards his critics at a NATO press conference yesterday, saying it would be a bad look for the president-elect to present Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russia’s President Putin.
2. In a remarkable medical breakthrough, the Mayo Clinic this week announced the world’s first comprehensive Laryngeal transplant Treatment for patients with active cancer. Four months after surgery, 59-year-old Marty Kedian regained the ability to speak, swallow and breathe independently.
3. Air taxis in Wichita? The reality is closer than you think. Air taxi startup Joby Aviation completed a 523-mile test flight using hydrogen fuel. The prototype covered the distance in about five hours, emitting only water vapor. (Read more)
4. Boston is neutering rats.. Boston is stepping up a year-old pilot program that involves feeding rats sweetened water to stop female rats from ovulating, all in an effort to solve the city’s rat problem. Remember when they tried something similar in Jurassic Park? And look how that turned out?
5. Falling asleep in the drive-thru usually slows down service, but not this time. The Polk County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office said they were called to Taco Bell in response to a suspicious person. They found a 34-year-old man. Marcus Jamar Sleeping In a moving car parked in the drive-through lanePolice said Jammer smelled of alcohol and had a stick of gum, a Taco Bell receipt, and a Florida ID card belonging to someone else. Jammer’s car was found to have an open bottle of Crown Royal, fentanyl, and marijuana. Jammer was taken to jail and charged with four felonies and four misdemeanors. If he was able to escape, he would find another way to get to the border.
And that’s the trend
