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Severe weather, including potential tornadoes, flooding, and gusty winds, is expected in the South early this week due to a powerful storm. This severe weather episode precedes Winter Storm Finn.

The Gulf Coast and Southeast may experience severe weather on Monday and Tuesday, with increasing moisture from the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a strong low-pressure system. Coastal Texas to southern parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle, including cities like Houston, New Orleans, and Mobile, are at risk. Damaging winds and tornadoes are possible, with a heightened risk of strong tornadoes on Monday night and early Tuesday in southeast Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southwest Alabama, and the western Florida Panhandle.

In sports news, the Chicago Bears closed the 2023 season with a 17-9 loss to the Green Bay Packers. This placed the Bears in fourth place in the NFC North with a 7-10 record. The Packers secured a wild-card berth in the NFC playoffs with a win against the Bears, following victories by the Buccaneers and Saints in Sunday's early games.

The 2024 Golden Globes made history as Lily Gladstone won Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for "Killers of the Flower Moon." Gladstone delivered her acceptance speech in the Blackfeet language before expressing gratitude to Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert De Niro for their contribution to Native representation in the industry.

Other notable Golden Globes winners include "Oppenheimer," "Barbie," "Poor Things," and "Anatomy of a Fall." Ricky Gervais won for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television.

The ceremony marked the first Golden Globes since the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's replacement, and new, diverse voters selected the nominees and winners.

In a heartwarming incident in Birmingham, England, Liam Stych, a hero dad, saved a woman and her three-year-old daughter from a flooded river. Stych risked his life, using ratchet straps to secure the car and rescue the occupants, earning praise from West Midlands Police.

Two unmarried brothers, Roman and Maz Piekarski, are seeking an heir for their world-record cuckoo clock collection. The brothers, with no children, hope to find someone to take over their 750-clock collection displayed in the 'Cuckooland' museum.

A new rocket, the Vulcan Centaur, carried the Peregrine lunar lander into space. Developed by Astrobotic Technology, Peregrine is the first commercial lander that could touch down on the moon. The launch, the first lunar landing mission from the United States since 1972, is expected to reach the moon on February 23. The mission carries various payloads, including NASA science experiments and objects from different customers, sparking controversy over the inclusion of human remains on the moon.

In entertainment, the 2024 Golden Globe Awards featured a "Suits" reunion with stars Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Gina Torres, and Sarah Rafferty presenting the award for Best Television Series (Drama). The ceremony also saw awards for standout films and television series, with "Succession" and "The Bear" among the winners.

This news segment concludes with a commercial break before highlighting a heartwarming story of a father's heroic rescue in Birmingham and the unique opportunity for someone to inherit a massive cuckoo clock collection.

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Severe weather, including potential tornadoes, flooding, and gusty winds, is expected in the South early this week due to a powerful storm. This severe weather episode precedes Winter Storm Finn.

The Gulf Coast and Southeast may experience severe weather on Monday and Tuesday, with increasing moisture from the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a strong low-pressure system. Coastal Texas to southern parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle, including cities like Houston, New Orleans, and Mobile, are at risk. Damaging winds and tornadoes are possible, with a heightened risk of strong tornadoes on Monday night and early Tuesday in southeast Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southwest Alabama, and the western Florida Panhandle.

In sports news, the Chicago Bears closed the 2023 season with a 17-9 loss to the Green Bay Packers. This placed the Bears in fourth place in the NFC North with a 7-10 record. The Packers secured a wild-card berth in the NFC playoffs with a win against the Bears, following victories by the Buccaneers and Saints in Sunday's early games.

The 2024 Golden Globes made history as Lily Gladstone won Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for "Killers of the Flower Moon." Gladstone delivered her acceptance speech in the Blackfeet language before expressing gratitude to Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert De Niro for their contribution to Native representation in the industry.

Other notable Golden Globes winners include "Oppenheimer," "Barbie," "Poor Things," and "Anatomy of a Fall." Ricky Gervais won for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television.

The ceremony marked the first Golden Globes since the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's replacement, and new, diverse voters selected the nominees and winners.

In a heartwarming incident in Birmingham, England, Liam Stych, a hero dad, saved a woman and her three-year-old daughter from a flooded river. Stych risked his life, using ratchet straps to secure the car and rescue the occupants, earning praise from West Midlands Police.

Two unmarried brothers, Roman and Maz Piekarski, are seeking an heir for their world-record cuckoo clock collection. The brothers, with no children, hope to find someone to take over their 750-clock collection displayed in the 'Cuckooland' museum.

A new rocket, the Vulcan Centaur, carried the Peregrine lunar lander into space. Developed by Astrobotic Technology, Peregrine is the first commercial lander that could touch down on the moon. The launch, the first lunar landing mission from the United States since 1972, is expected to reach the moon on February 23. The mission carries various payloads, including NASA science experiments and objects from different customers, sparking controversy over the inclusion of human remains on the moon.

In entertainment, the 2024 Golden Globe Awards featured a "Suits" reunion with stars Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Gina Torres, and Sarah Rafferty presenting the award for Best Television Series (Drama). The ceremony also saw awards for standout films and television series, with "Succession" and "The Bear" among the winners.

This news segment concludes with a commercial break before highlighting a heartwarming story of a father's heroic rescue in Birmingham and the unique opportunity for someone to inherit a massive cuckoo clock collection.

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