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1. Golden Globes

The feminist theme reflected in the awards themselves, with shows "The Handmaid's Tale," "Big Little Lies" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" all winning big. But it was also a night of several firsts . You can check out the complete list of winners here

2. Politics

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3. North and South Korea

For the first time in two years, the North and the South will sit down for high-level talks . They'll meet tomorrow at the Peace House in the Demilitarized Zone. Topic No. 1: Getting North Korean athletes in next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea. But of course the two sides will also talk about the North and its nuclear ambitions.

JUST WATCHED Talks between Koreas happening at Peace House Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Talks between Koreas happening at Peace House 02:18

4. Las Vegas shooting

Stephen Paddock didn't just hole up in his room for days on end before he killed 58 people in the Las Vegas massacre. Staff at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino staff interacted with him more than 10 times in the days leading up to the shooting. Questions arose over how Paddock had not raised the suspicions of hotel staff, and many of the victims of the shooting have filed lawsuits, questioning how the hotel staff didn't notice anything unusual about Paddock's behavior. But housekeepers "saw no signs of anything" suspicious in the suite.

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5. Weather

People in the eastern half of the US: We know you've been living in an icebox for weeks. But hold on, warmer weather is on the way. About a quarter of Americans are under winter weather advisories this morning. And Sunday set 39 low temperature records across the eastern US. But starting this week, a slow but steady thaw begins that'll actually have temperatures about 10 to 20 degrees above normal by the middle of the month.

JUST WATCHED Brutal cold sends shivers throughout Northeast Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Brutal cold sends shivers throughout Northeast 01:16

BREAKFAST BROWSE

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Codename Zuma

No, it's not Marvel's latest superhero movie. It's the name of the super-secret spacecraft that SpaceX is putting into space for the US government.

Amazing astronaut

John Young did it all. He was one of only 12 people to walk on the moon, and he commanded the first space shuttle flight. He died at age 87.

JUST WATCHED Space shuttle's 1st commander John Young dies Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Space shuttle's 1st commander John Young dies 00:49

Saudi sit-in

It's tough being a prince in Saudi Arabia these days. Eleven of them were arrested after staging a sit-in to protest a cut in their perks.

RIP, Jerry

His big brother Dick had a bigger career, but Jerry Van Dyke carved out some stardom for himself on the sitcom "Coach." The comedian died at age 86.

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WHAT'S FOR LUNCH

Deadline day

Today is Homeland Security's deadline for deciding whether some 250,000 nationals of El Salvador currently in the US will lose their protected status. If the protected status program is ended, most of these Salvadorans, some who've lived and worked in the US for decades, will be forced to leave the country.

NUMBERS OF THE DAY

$559.7 million

That's how much somebody in New Hampshire won in the Powerball drawing . Someone in Florida nabbed the $450 million Mega Millions jackpot too.

32

The number of sailors missing after an oil tanker and freight ship collided off the east coast of China over the weekend

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