| Good morning. It's Wednesday, Dec. 28, and D.C.'s biggest awards show — the Kennedy Center Honors (celebrating George Clooney, U2 and more this year) — airs tonight on CBS. Now let's get to the news. |
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 | Southwest Airlines already canceled thousands more flights today. | - What to know: The airline is having major issues after a storm caused a travel meltdown over the holiday weekend, leaving passengers stranded across the country.
- What's being done? Southwest said it's trying to get back on schedule by the end of the week. In the meantime, it's working to process refunds for affected passengers.
- What else to know: The death toll from the blizzard in Buffalo has grown to 31 people, making it the city's deadliest storm in a generation.
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 | The Supreme Court left a pandemic-era border policy in place for now. | - The policy: Title 42 allows the U.S. to turn asylum seekers away. The Biden administration wants to end it.
- Yesterday's ruling: Justices effectively kept the status quo in place by blocking the end of the policy until the court can consider legal challenges in February.
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 | The co-leader of a failed plot to kidnap Michigan's governor was sentenced. | - How we got here: Right-wing extremists planned to take Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, from her vacation home and trigger a civil war ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
- The outcome: Adam Fox, 39, got 16 years in prison yesterday — the longest sentence yet in what was the highest-profile domestic terrorism case in recent years.
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 | Videos show China is getting hit hard by the coronavirus. | - What's going on? A huge covid wave after China lifted its strict pandemic restrictions this month.
- Why it matters: The full extent of the outbreak isn't clear, but these videos, analyzed by The Post, undercut the government's claim that it's under control. As a result, the U.S. is considering restrictions on travelers from China.
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 | Most of Jackson, Miss., has been without water since Christmas Eve. | - Why? A leak in the system, which officials are struggling to find. It has left most people in the state capital without access or with orders to boil their water.
- It's part of an ongoing problem: Federal officials say city leaders have long mismanaged the utility, leading to a collapse of the system in early 2021 and more issues this summer.
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 | Tech billionaires lost billions of dollars in 2022. | - Why? Tech companies had a rough year. Their stock prices fell dramatically, and many began hiring freezes and mass layoffs.
- Who lost the most? Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter, at $132 billion.
- The big picture: These moguls still have more money than many small countries. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg lost $80.7 billion, but his net worth remains higher than Iceland's GDP.
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 | An NBA star made history last night. | - What happened? Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic posted 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists in a 126-121 overtime win against the New York Knicks yesterday.
- Why that matters: It's the first 60-20-10 triple double in NBA history. Doncic, 23, tied James Harden's NBA record for most points in a triple-double.
You're all caught up. See you tomorrow. But before you go … what to put on your 2023 reading list: Our 10 best books of the year, plus, these feel-good options — for when you just need a bit of joy.  (Jordan Robertson for The Post) | Do you know someone who would like this newsletter? Share it with them. Prefer push notifications? Download The Post's app to get one when The 7 publishes. |
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