A bipartisan group of senators have finalized legislation to update the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which Trump and his allies exploited to try and pressure Pence to overturn the election. / POLITICO

The Secret Service has been ignoring requests for Jan. 6 records since at least October of last year, according to a government watchdog agency. / The Washington Post

Along with a surge of abortion clinics opening in New Mexico, so-called "crisis pregnancy centers"—which aim to dissuade people from getting abortions—are right behind them. / The 19th

The University of Texas at Austin's health center quietly removed language from its website that offered pregnant students guidance, which included the option to terminate. / The Texas Tribune

See also: "There's a system being created where there is no trust between physicians and patients." / The New York Times

Four have been indicted in the human smuggling operation that ended with 53 people dead in a semi truck in San Antonio last month. / CNN

Biden announces steps to combat climate change, but stops short of declaring an emergency, which would allow for more aggressive climate action. / CNBC, Yahoo! News

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"The additional processing involved in plant-based meats means that they generate 4.6 times more greenhouse gas than beans, and seven times more than peas." / Knowable Magazine

The James Webb photos aren't photos—they're visualizations of "the impact of photons—light energy—on very sensitive circuits a million miles away from us." / Quartz

The feud between a weed influencer and a scientist studying a cannabis-vomiting connection. / MIT Technology Review

"It's my story, my characters, my world. I came up with it. So what if a computer wrote them?" How writers are using AI for inspiration and efficiency. / The Verge

In a move to distance themselves from J.K. Rowling's anti-trans stance, North American quidditch leagues rebrand their sport as "quadball." / NPR

"You can go to three weddings in a week when you're back home in Nigeria, but in America you don't get that vibe." Why people are going to fake weddings. / BuzzFeed News

A visual database of bird feathers. / Featherbase