The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled 5-4 that federal border officials could remove razor wire that Texas authorities had erected to keep migrants out

Texas’ attorney general sued the Biden administration last October, alleging federal agents had illegally cut razor wire barriers 20+ times to “admit aliens illegally entering Texas”

The case made its way to SCOTUS, which on Tuesday sided with the Biden administration

Following the news, a White House spokesperson called Texas’ use of razor wire a “stunt,” claimed it made border officials’ jobs harder, and called for a bipartisan deal on border security

The US and UK bombed eight Houthi targets on Monday, including locations used to attack Red Sea shipping

The attack marked the US’ eighth and the UK’s second against Houthi targets in recent weeks

“We again acted as part of a coalition of like-minded countries committed to upholding the rules-based order, protecting freedom of navigation and commerce, and holding the Houthis accountable for their illegal…attacks on mariners and commercial shipping,” the Pentagon said

Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, said he earned $250,000 from his first full-length video on X

The video, shared on January 15, came after months of Elon Musk trying to woo MrBeast to the platform

Mr Beast announced the earnings on Monday, although he called that number a “facade,” suggesting that advertisers paid for ads on his specific video

Other X users were quick to point out that they made much less revenue than Donaldson with similar engagement levels, implying X rigged the revenue system to benefit Donaldson

Elon Musk has rejected that allegation, although Donaldson said he will give the $250,000 away

Israel’s army said 24 of its soldiers were killed in Gaza on Monday, its worst single-day death toll of the war so far

The dead included 21 reservists who were killed when mines planted by Israel inside a building exploded, possibly due to enemy fire

Israel confirmed that the three other deaths were caused by a separate attack in southern Gaza

Israel’s military now tallies 217 deaths since its invasion so far versus an unknown number for Hamas. Reacting to the news, Israel’s prime minister vowed to continue on to “absolute victory”

Netflix agreed to a $5B deal to broadcast the WWE’s flagship “Raw” program over the next decade

Unlike other streaming services, Netflix has not broken into live sports, electing instead to produce “sports adjacent” content, such as sports-related dramas or documentaries

Per the new deal, though, Netflix will acquire the rights to live-stream “Raw” effective January 2025, acquiring them from cable TV network USA Network

It will also acquire the right to livestream all WWE programs to viewers outside the US

Turkey’s parliament ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO, clearing a major hurdle for Sweden to join the US-led military alliance

Turkey has delayed Sweden’s application for 20 months over concerns that Sweden supports groups that Turkey deems to be terrorists

Turkey’s president is expected to give Sweden final approval in the coming days

Hungary – whose leader has ties to Russia – is now the only country opposing Sweden’s bid

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