Fermat’s Library
The account tweeted that an 18-inch pizza is actually more total food than two 12-inch pizzas, having 254 square inches of pizza compared to 226 square inches. People are Twitter are confused.
Tax refunds
The IRS announced last night that despite the government shutdown, it will process tax returns starting Jan. 28 and issue tax refunds as planned, a move ordered by the White House earlier in the day.
Clemson
Last night, the Tigers beat Alabama 44-16 to win the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship. It’s the team’s second national title in three years.
Donald Trump
Yesterday, the President said he will address the nation at 8 p.m. CT tonight on what he called the crisis at the nation’s border. Trump and aides also said he will visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday to promote his plan for an anti-migration border wall, still the sticking point in negotiations with Democrats to re-open the government.
Rochester, New York
A television meteorologist there is out of a job one day after allegedly making a racial slur during a broadcast. During a weather forecast, the meteorologist appeared to refer to the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park as “Martin Luther Coon King Jr. Park.” The man claims he stumbled over his words.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Supreme Court Justice, who underwent cancer surgery last month, was missing from the bench yesterday – the first time in her 25 years on the court. Ginsburg – who, at 85, is the oldest justice on the top US court – became the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court when she was nominated by former president Bill Clinton in 1993.
Kevin Hart
Last night on his Sirius/XM radio show, the comedian said he wanted to make it very clear that he feels remorse for the past homophobic tweets and comedy routines that are keeping him from hosting the Oscars.
Cyntoia Brown
After serving 15 years, Brown has been granted executive clemency and will be released to parole supervision. She is in prison for fatally shooting a man who was paying her for sex when she was a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim. Celebrities including Kim Kardashian West and Rihanna drew attention to her case, posting about her story on social media and calling for her release.
