Sunday was a day of hope. When I got up, my ten-year-old granddaughter was busily cleaning up the house in anticipation of the arrival of a bunch of her friends for her birthday party.
By 11 a.m., I was driving into the city to meet up with my two youngest sons and their girlfriends for brunch.
We met in the Mission at a restaurant that just opened within the past month. It serves South American food.
Afterward, I migrated back to the East Bay to join in my granddaughter's birthday celebration and later to watch my childhood pro football team, the perpetually inept Detroit Lions, win a playoff game for the first tie in over three decades.
It is a new year. Kids and sports. All is good.
Tonight, the 2024 election cycle kicks off with the Iowa caucuses. There may be reasons to hope that our democracy will remain strong, but what happens tonight in Iowa is not likely to be one of them.
Why should the rest of us care what Iowans think anyway?
Because that is where America is centered.
HEADLINES:
Almost half of Haley supporters say they would vote for Biden over Trump: Iowa poll (The Hill)
Iowa caucuses: What voters are thinking ahead of Republican contest (BBC)
As shutdown nears, Congress considers extending funding to March (WP)
One hundred days after the attack on Israel, a political solution must be found for the war in Gaza (Independent)
On Hamas, what did Qatar know and when did it know it? (Politico)
U.N. Warns Gaza Is Heading for Famine as Specter of Wider War Looms (NYT)
‘This Has Been Going on for Years.’ Inside Boeing’s Manufacturing Mess. (WSJ)
Speaker Johnson reaches a crossroads in leading an unruly GOP conference (WP)
White House: Secretary Austin's doctors think he may need more care (Reuters)
The economy is improving under Biden. But many voters aren’t giving him credit. (WP)
Why are Americans so gloomy about their great economy? (Economist)
A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward a nearby settlement (ABC)
Coast to Coast, a Brutal Mix of Snow, Rain and Bitter Cold (NYT)
Scientists Film Plant 'Talking' to Its Neighbor, And The Footage Is Incredible (ScienceAlert)
Cells Across the Body Talk to Each Other About Aging (Quanta)
AI is the latest job recruiter, and it could cut bias in hiring (Business Insider)
Apple Is Shutting Down Its 121-Person AI Team In San Diego (PC)
Can ChatGPT get into Harvard? We tested its admissions essay. (WP)
Individuals Unaware They Constitute Area Man’s Support Network (The Onion)
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