 | Friday 01.17.20 Google's parent company, Alphabet, passed the $1 trillion mark on Wall Street, joining Apple and Microsoft at the tippy top of the market. (Also, we may not have $1 trillion, but we do have a long weekend. 5 Things is off Monday, but we'll be back in your inbox Tuesday morning!)
Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
By AJ Willingham | |  | | Impeachment
| |  | | Iran
Eleven American service members were injured in last week's Iranian missile attack on al-Asad air base in Iraq, a US military official told CNN, despite the Pentagon initially saying there were no casualties. (In case you didn't know, "casualties" doesn't always mean deaths but also military personnel wounded.) Some service members were flown to Germany to be treated and assessed, the US-led coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria said. In other news out of Iran, the country's President, Hassan Rouhani, claimed Iran is enriching more uranium and its nuclear industry is thriving more now than before it signed the multinational nuclear deal in 2015. Rouhani didn't talk specifics, but it's not an easy thing to hear as a trio of remaining powers in the deal -- Germany, France and the UK -- scramble to keep it from unraveling after the recent spate of aggression between Iran and the US. | |  | | China
| |  | | Food stamps Fourteen states, plus New York City and the District of Columbia, are suing the US Department of Agriculture over regulations that will require more food stamp recipients to work in order to receive benefits. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, already requires working-age adults without dependents or disabilities to consistently hold a job to benefit from the program. But states can waive the work requirement in areas where there's high unemployment or few jobs. These new regulations would put an end to that option and could result in 688,000 people losing aid when the policy takes effect in April. The administration argues these regulations keep people from becoming dependent in the long term. Attorneys general in states represented in the suit called the proposed policy "heartless" and "cruel to its core." | |  | | Virginia gun rally
A big gun rights rally is set for Monday in Virginia, and people are bracing for possible problems. Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, declared a temporary state of emergency from this evening until Tuesday. He also banned all firearms and other weapons from Capitol grounds, a move that was upheld by a state judge after event organizers pushed back, saying the ban restricted their rights. Much of the concern here isn't about the guns. It's about the extremists the event is likely to attract. Northam said state intelligence officials identified threats and rhetoric used by violent groups and white nationalists in conversations about the event. In fact, the FBI arrested three alleged white supremacists yesterday for firearms and immigration-related offenses, and found out the trio was planning to attend the rally. | |  |  People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. | |  | Quiz time! Fans of this rock band are furious that it was not included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's list of 2020 inductees. A. Queen B. Dave Matthews Band C. Phish D. Hootie & the Blowfish Play " Total Recall," CNN's weekly news quiz, to see if you're right. | | 1 in 5
That's how many deaths worldwide are related to sepsis. That's a much higher figure than previously estimated. Sepsis is a very dangerous complication of bacterial infection. It can be a big problem in areas with underdeveloped medical care and is also the leading cause of in-hospital deaths in the US. | | |  The time comes when, heck, you have to give it up. I guess your body tells you when it's time to go. | | |  | That Academy Award-nominated feeling
Vicariously bask in the joy of the small animation studio behind the Netflix movie, "Klaus," as they find out they nabbed an Oscar nom. (Click here to view.) | | | | |
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