Remembering Tyre Nichols; what happens when you go off Wegovy; candidates for the next pandemic

Plus, what's driving the latest spate of violence between Israel and Palestine.

View this email online by Suzanne Nuyen It's official: The Chiefs and the Eagles are going to the Super Bowl. Here's what we're following today: 🥇 First up Austin Robert Old videos of Tyre Nichols on his skateboard have taken on new meaning in recent days — offering friends a way to remember what he loved and 🎧 how he lived, as opposed to the harrowing way he died. ➡️ Five Memphis police officers have been fired and charged with Nichols' murder, and the department also announced it was disbanding the so-called SCORPION unit whose officers stopped and beat Nichols on Jan. 7.   What does it mean to be a conservative? A years-long debate has been revived after Republican infighting over choosing a speaker and handling the nation's debt crisis. 🎧 Listen to a profile of today's conservatism. New weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic are highly effective and can be life-changing for people facing health conditions worsened by obesity. But price and spotty insurance coverage can make it hard to get, and going off of the medication can cause rebound weight gain that's hard to control. What could be the next COVID? The thought of another pandemic isn't pleasant, but for some epidemiologists, planning for the next one is their job. These are the viruses and bacteria that keep them up at night. Newsletter continues after sponsor message 📸 Picture show Gabriel J. Sánchez/NPR Ford and Frances Kuramoto were only 3 years old when they were both incarcerated at U.S. camps during World War II. Now, their names are among the more than 125,000 recognized in the Ireichō, or the Sacred Book of Names, at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. Listen to the Kuramotos 🎧 react to seeing the exhibit. 🎧 Today’s listen Majdi Mohammed/AP Last week saw the deadliest Israeli army operation in the occupied West Bank since at least 2005. A 10-month military crackdown, a half-century occupation, increasing Palestinian militancy and a far-right Israeli government could raise the chances for more violence. 🎧 Listen to why this "cycle of violence" has surged, or read the story. 🛑 Before you go NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped a photo of a very cuddly-looking crater shaped like a bear face. Marie Kondo, the queen of tidy, says she has "kind of given up" on keeping her house clean after having three kids. But that doesn't mean she isn't following her Kondo method. A group of House Democrats has formed the Dads Caucus, hoping to advocate for key democratic policies such as the expanded child tax credit and paid family leave. The zombie fungus from The Last of Us is unfortunately real. But luckily, it's not nearly as deadly as the one in the game. Listen to your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to hear live radio from WBEZ (edit station). Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can sign up here. Looking for more great content? Check out all of our newsletter offerings — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy