House Speaker Stalemate, Damar Hamlin Status, Border Security, Abortion Pill Ruling, Russia-Ukraine War, New Covid Variant, and Extreme Weather are among the top News/Talk stories yesterday (1/3). U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s thrice-failed bid to be Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress; the health status of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, the NFL’s rescheduling quandary and the issue of player safety in the NFL; the migrant problem at the U.S.-Mexico border and in Florida; the FDA finalizes rules to allow the abortion pill to be available at retail pharmacies; the Ukrainian attack on a makeshift Russian base that killed possibly hundreds of soldiers; concerns about the new XBB Covid variant; and the extreme weather in California and other parts of the country were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.
