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Live: King Charles visits Congress for a rare speech to promote US-UK unity

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News in brief this evening: Top stories from Jan. 13

  • AP, CNN
  • Jan 13, 2022
  • Jan 13, 2022 Updated Feb 20, 2022
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Check out some of these top headlines from today, Jan. 13.

Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet split after 16 years together

Cannabis compounds may stop COVID-19 infection, study suggests

Researchers from Oregon State University published a study suggesting cannabis compounds known as hemp can prevent coronavirus from entering human cells, WDIV-TV reports.

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Founder of far-right group Oath Keepers charged with Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Al Jazeera examines the legal cases against some of the most memorable faces from the attack on the US Capitol.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Thursday.

Ten other people also were charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with the attack on Jan. 6, 2021, when authorities said members of the extremist group came to Washington intent on stopping the certification of President Joe Biden's victory.

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Images of chaos: AP photographers capture US Capitol riot

Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Rioters scale a wall at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Jose Luis Magana
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Supporters loyal to then-President Donald Trump attend a rally on the Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

John Minchillo
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Trump supporters participate in a rally Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

John Minchillo
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Then-President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to speak at a rally in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jacquelyn Martin
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

People listen as then-President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Evan Vucci
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

A supporter of then-President Donald Trump is injured during clashes with police at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

A rioter pours water on herself at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Jose Luis Magana
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

A Trump supporter holds a Bible as he gathers with others outside the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

John Minchillo
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

John Minchillo
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

A demonstrator supporting then-President Donald Trump, is sprayed by police, Jan. 6, 2021, during a day of rioting at the Capitol.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

John Minchillo
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Rioters try to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

John Minchillo
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

U.S. Capitol Police try to hold back rioters outside the east doors to the House side of the U.S. Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Andrew Harnik
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Rioters gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Andrew Harnik
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Andrew Harnik
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Jacob Anthony Chansley, center, with other insurrectionists who supported then-President Donald Trump, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber in the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Chansley, was among the first group of insurrectionists who entered the hallway outside the Senate chamber. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Manuel Balce Ceneta
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

U.S. Capitol Police hold rioters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Andrew Harnik
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Lawmakers evacuate the floor as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

J. Scott Applewhite
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Police with guns drawn watch as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

J. Scott Applewhite
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Congressmen shelter in the House gallery as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Andrew Harnik
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Members of Congress wear emergency gas masks as they are evacuated from the House gallery as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Andrew Harnik
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

The House gallery is empty after it was evacuated as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

J. Scott Applewhite
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., cleans up debris and personal belongings strewn across the floor of the Rotunda in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2021, after rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Andrew Harnik
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Members of the DC National Guard surround the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

J. Scott Applewhite
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

A flag hangs between broken windows after then-President Donald Trump supporters tried to break through police barriers outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

John Minchillo
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

A flag that reads "Treason" is visible on the ground in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2021, after rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Andrew Harnik
Capitol Riot Images of the Day

An ATF police officer cleans up debris and personal belongings strewn across the floor of the Rotunda in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2021, after rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Andrew Harnik

Ocean temperatures are at record levels, with major consequences

Thailand

A tropical storm's rain overwhelmed a dam in Thailand and caused widespread flooding in late September. It was just one of 2021's disasters. Chaiwat Subprasom/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods that swept through mountain towns in Europe and inundated subway systems in China and the U.S., to heat waves and wildfires. Typhoon Rai killed over 400 people in the Philippines; Hurricane Ida caused an estimated US$74 billion in damage in the U.S.

Globally, it was the sixth hottest year on record for surface temperatures, according to data released by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in their annual global climate report on Jan. 13, 2022. But under the surface, ocean temperatures set new heat records in 2021.

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Hurricane Ida did $74 billion in damage from Louisiana to the Northeast in 2021. RAMMB/CIRA/Colorado State University

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Ocean heat content

Ocean heat content in the upper 2,000 meters of the world’s oceans since 1958, relative to the 1981-2010 average. The units are zettajoules.

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Thwaites Glacier

Scientists are concerned about the stability of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, which holds back large amounts of land ice. NASA

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A resident in the Philippines looks at a vehicle swept away by flood water during Typhoon Rai. Cheryl Baldicantos/AFP via Getty Images

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Argo floats

Argo floats keep tabs on ocean changes around the world. Howard Freeland, 2018, CC BY-ND

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Photos: Scientists alarmed at animal die-offs in North Pacific, Arctic

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Sea lions gather on the rocks in Alaska. On Sept. 2, 2021, members of the U.S. Coast Guard did an aerial survey in search of gray whales and sea lions from their base on Kodiak, Alaska.

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A dead bird is seen in the sand on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

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A sea otter eats shell fish in Kodiak harbor, Kodiak, Alaska, on Sept. 4, 2021.

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Fishermen clean halibut and lingcod, far left, in Kodiak harbor on Sept. 4, 2021, in Alaska.

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A Kodiak bear comes close to the town of Kodiak on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Sept. 3, 2021.

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Along the southeastern coast of Kodiak Island and a few adjacent islands, including Twoheaded and Sitkalidak, members of the U.S. Coast Guard fly an aerial survey to look for gray whales and harbor seals from their base on Kodiak, Alaska.

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Fish processing plants line the marina in Kodiak, Alaska. A boat heads out a dawn on Sept. 2, 2021.

Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times

'Baby Shark' becomes the first YouTube video to hit 10 billion views

"Baby Shark," the inescapable earworm beloved by some children and often feared by their parents, has hit a new milestone -- 10 billion views on YouTube.

Not only is it the most-viewed video on the platform, a record it set in November 2020, but it's now the only video on the site to reach 10 billion views, YouTube confirmed to CNN.

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Kanye West, Billie Eilish and Harry Styles headlining Coachella

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is planning to return after a two-year hiatus and has announced a star-studded lineup.

Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Kanye West (who now goes by Ye) will headline the annual event, currently scheduled to be held in April at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

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