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Arizona State University professor Glenn Gaesser loves Monty Python so much, he researched the possible health benefits of one of their funniest skits. The positive results caught him off guard, “It took me half a century to come to this, all right!?” Source: CNN

Amazon, Salesforce, Meta, Twitter. It seems like everyday, more layoffs are announced, especially in tech. At the same time, there are more than 10 million job openings in the United States and hiring remains robust. Christine Romans explains why the layoff headlines don’t reflect a weak job market—at least not yet. Source: CNN

House Republicans are spotlighting the issue of abortion as they roll out their legislative agenda in the new Congress — a move that comes after the Supreme Court’s highly consequential decision last summer to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Source: CNN

Getting urgent work emails from colleagues even during vacation? This is a common occurrence for many white-collar workers, especially in India where employees feel overworked and underpaid compared to their global peers, according to several studies over the years. Source: CNN

President Joe Biden’s embarrassment over classified documents found in his former offices is spiraling into a major political crisis that threatens to undermine the case for Donald Trump to be charged for his own hoarding of secret material. Source: CNN

A Republican strategist alleges that Matt Schlapp, the influential chairman of the American Conservative Union, groped and fondled his groin as he drove Schlapp back to an Atlanta hotel several weeks before the November midterm election. Source: CNN

The White House on Wednesday refused to answer a number of critical questions about the classified documents from Joe Biden’s time as vice president discovered inside a private office last fall, citing an ongoing Department of Justice review. Source: CNN

CNN’s Jake Tapper speaks with Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) on why he voted against the GOP House rules — the only Republican to do so. Source: CNN

CNN’s Sanjay Gupta reports the US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval for the Alzheimer’s disease drug Lecanemab, one of the first experimental dementia drugs to appear to slow the progression of cognitive decline. Source: CNN

If ever a leader personified their nation, it is Volodymyr Zelensky. Source: CNN