{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftodays-news.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Ftodays-news-january-9-10-2025-HPTQ_Taj","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Today's News, January 9-10, 2025","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/01f7d4b2-716c-43f9-8a03-c96056c76782/660cbe2a-0896-4e2a-b685-ce989b2afd6f/wwop-todays-20news-20cover.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/9d1bc87f-0c5e-443a-a572-93ae0e8711b9\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Today&apos;s News, January 9-10, 2025\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In political news, President Trump and Stephen Miller reviewed over 100 executive orders, emphasizing border control, while the Jimmy Carter funeral featured interactions between political figures, including a limp handshake from Mike Pence. In California, devastating wildfires fueled by mismanagement highlight systemic flaws, as Senator Fetterman humorously proposed becoming \"Pope of Greenland.\" Cultural shifts include the rise of non-denominationalism in American religion and a federal court overturning Biden's Title IX rewrite. Economic turbulence continues, with job cuts in Europe and inflation fears in the U.S., while Korean scientists develop faster-charging lithium batteries. Internationally, Canada jokes about buying Alaska, opposition to net-zero grows, and the EU faces internal cracks. Entertainment highlights include Denzel Washington becoming a minister and Mel Gibson losing his mansion to fire. Finally, the discovery of mysterious ocean structures deepens intrigue in the Pacific."}