| Good morning. It's Monday, Jan. 22, and if — like me — you're starting the week with an intimidatingly full inbox, here's how to set yourself free. Now let's catch up. |
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 | Ron DeSantis ended his presidential campaign. | |
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 | The death toll in Gaza passed 25,000 people, Palestinian officials said. | |
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 | At least 27 people were killed in a blast in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine. | |
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 | President Biden will announce abortion and contraception protections today. | |
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 | Nearly three-quarters of states could see earthquake damage in the next century. |  The risk of damaging shaking from an earthquake in the next century. (Illustration by Veronica Penney/The Washington Post) | - Most at risk: Parts of Alaska, California and Hawaii have above a 95% chance of feeling shakes from a damaging earthquake, data shows. Check your state's risk here.
- Why it matters: No one has predicted a major earthquake. But these forecasts — updated every five years — let scientists work out where they're more likely to hit.
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 | The NFL conference championship games are set. | - Who's in? The Baltimore Ravens host the Kansas City Chiefs for the AFC title. And the San Francisco 49ers host the Detroit Lions for the NFC title. (See the full bracket here.)
- The schedule: Both games are Sunday. The winners will head to the Super Bowl on Feb. 11. Las Vegas is hosting and Usher will headline the halftime show.
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 | Scientists put forward a new theory for why dogs wag their tails. | - What is it? Humans tended to choose animals with waggly tails when they welcomed dog ancestors into their lives tens of thousands of years ago, a new study said.
- What it means: The findings could flip the long-held belief that dogs wag their tails because they're happy. Instead, it may be because tail-wags made humans happy.
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