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1. Statement from Governor Kathy Hochul  ny.gov
2. Four top deputies to Eric Adams have resigned, New York mayor says  CNN
3. Read NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s full statement following resignation of 4 NYC deputy mayors  NBC New York
4. Gov. Hochul Considers Removal of New York City Mayor, Sets Meeting With Leaders  The Wall Street Journal
5. Judge Dale Ho Faces Demands to Continue Eric Adams’s Prosecution  The New York Times

Argentine judge accepts charges alleging ex-president committed violence against former first lady  The Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News

1. Southwest cutting nearly 1,800 jobs, airline says  KTLA Los Angeles
2. Southwest to lay off 15% of its corporate staff, including senior leadership  CNN
3. Southwest Airlines to Slash Corporate Workforce in First Mass Layoff  The Wall Street Journal
4. Southwest Airlines Plans to Cut 15% of Its Work Force  The New York Times
5. Southwest Airlines to slash 15% of corporate jobs in ‘unprecedented’ move to cut costs  CNBC

1. Change to State Department website sparks fiery rebuke from Beijing over Taiwanese independence  CNN
2. China berates US for changing state department language on Taiwan  The Guardian
3. State Department edit of webpage on Taiwan is ‘serious regression,’ China says  The Washington Post
4. What is ‘Taiwan independence’ and is Taiwan already independent?  Reuters

1. GTA VI PC Might Launch Early Next Year, According to Corsair  Wccftech
2. “Rockstar is controlled by no one, including their publisher”: Ex-Blizzard boss says Borderlands 4 “doesn’t matter” in response to fans trying to narrow the GTA 6 release window down  Gamesradar
3. We Basically Know When GTA 6 Is Coming Out Now  Kotaku
4. Could GTA 6 Really Revive Console Sales?  TheGamer

1. European leaders to begin Paris meeting as Trump forges ahead with Ukraine peace talks  CNN
2. Europe, sidelined by U.S. and Russia, seeks influence in Ukraine talks  The Washington Post
3. Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US  The Guardian
4. Fast-moving Ukraine diplomacy means Europeans must do more, official says  Reuters

1. U.S.-Russia meeting on Ukraine war expected on Tuesday, sources say  Axios
2. Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia before Russia talks to end Ukraine war  Reuters
3. Trump Aides to Meet With Russian Officials About Ukraine Next Week  The New York Times
4. Trump says Putin ‘wants to stop fighting’ in Ukraine  The Hill
5. Rubio says “we have a long ways to go” before talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war  CBS News

1. Saudi Arabia to host US-Russia talks on Ukraine, as UK says it’s ‘ready and willing’ to put troops on ground  CNN
2. Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia before Russia talks to end Ukraine war  Reuters
3. Trump Aides to Meet With Russian Officials About Ukraine Next Week  The New York Times
4. Trump says Putin ‘wants to stop fighting’ in Ukraine  The Hill
5. Former U.S. envoy on why Trump is engaging with Russia over Ukraine talks  PBS NewsHour

1. HSBC investors back CEO’s investment banking retrenchment  Reuters
2. HSBC Plans New Round of Investment Bank Job Cuts Next Week  Bloomberg
3. HSBC to unveil $1.5 billion of annual cost savings on February 19, FT reports  Yahoo Finance
4. HSBC to unveil $1.5bn savings as restructuring by new CEO kicks in  Financial Times
5. HSBC, Standard Chartered to report bumper profits this week  South China Morning Post

1. Severe flooding in Kentucky claims nine lives, prompts federal disaster declaration  Turn to 10
2. At least 9 people are dead, including 8 in Kentucky, in latest blast of winter weather  The Associated Press
3. In Photos: Polar vortex brings record-low temperatures, deadly flooding to US  The Indian Express
4. Live weather updates: Flooding continues in Kentucky, death total rises to nine  Courier Journal