{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftodays-news.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Ftodays-news-january-7-8-2025-c2_d1Ul1","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Today's News, January 7-8,2025","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/01f7d4b2-716c-43f9-8a03-c96056c76782/6a0fca74-c810-427c-a537-ba593ea63286/wwop-todays-20news-20cover.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/2ca27600-581b-41ae-9a0c-c156138f8069\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Today&apos;s News, January 7-8,2025\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Today's news covers a wide range of topics, including political events, legal issues, cultural shifts, and international affairs. President Trump made several announcements, including plans to un-ban offshore drilling and pardon January 6 prisoners. An appeals court denied Trump's request to delay sentencing, and Facebook is ending its fact-checking program. Fires in California are exacerbated by water policies, and the Senate is slow-walking Tulsi Gabbard's nomination. In international news, the UK is dealing with strategic island rights, and the DOD added Tencent to its list of Chinese military companies. Economic updates include the dollar's recovery and changes to medical debt reporting. Entertainment news highlights a documentary deal for Melania Trump and the death of Brenton Wood. Finally, Pfizer's documents reveal increased likelihood of contracting COVID-19 post-vaccination."}