The first major awards show of 2017 has kicked off in style, with La La Land scooping many awards. Ryan Gosling, Viola Davis and Aaron Taylor-Johnson all won acting awards, with Netflix’s The Crown grabbing best television series.

A truck attack on Sunday January 8 killed three women and a man at a popular tourist spot in Jerusalem. The attacker, identified as a Palestinian, was also called an ISIS support by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A close friend to Hillary Clinton has indicated on Sunday that the former Secretary of State will not run for president again. Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress stated on Sunday that Clinton will instead focus on work revolving around children and families. It may also have something to do with the very real possibility that funding a Clinton campaign again would be rather tricky.

A planned launch on Monday for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has been delayed. Horrid weather conditions – heavy wind and rain, has been plaguing the California launch site. The next available launch site for the rocket, carrying Iridium NEXT communications satellites, is January 14.

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