January 22: Judge blocks Biden federal employee COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and there’s a new boss aboard ‘Old Ironsides’

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Good morning! It’s Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Judge blocks Biden federal employee COVID-19 vaccine mandate

FILE – A dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at Lurie Children’s hospital, Nov. 5, 2021, in Chicago. Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have received booster shots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the studies, Friday. Jan. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

2. Laundrie claimed responsibility for Petito’s death in notebook: FBI

Brian Laundrie (Credit: Moab Police Department)

3. Suspect charged with murder of Brianna Kupfer in LA

Shawn Laval Smith (Los Angeles Police Dept)

4. Momentum shifting toward bipartisan election reform

President Joe Biden speaks to the media after meeting privately with Senate Democrats, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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THE U.S.S. CONSTITUTION HAS A NEW LEADER

CMDR. BILLIE J. FARRELL, A NATIVE OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, TAKES OVER THE SHIP KNOWN AS “OLD IRONSIDES.”

This undated photo released by the U.S. Navy shows U.S. Navy Cmdr. Billie J. Farrell. Farrell is scheduled to become the first woman to lead the crew of the USS Constitution, the 224-year-old warship known as Old Ironsides, during a change-of-command ceremony scheduled for Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Farrell takes over from Cmdr. John Benda, who has led the ship’s crew since February of 2020. (U.S. Navy via AP)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 The Titans host the Bengals and the 49ers visit the Packers in NFL Divisional Playoff action.

🔴 The U.S. begins requiring foreign travelers entering the country via land or sea to be vaccinated.

🔴 Former cast member Will Forte hosts “Saturday Night Live” with musical guest Maneskin.

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