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  • Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeff Skilling go on trial Monday in Houston. Federal prosecutors will argue that Enron's top executives misled and defrauded investors through deals and statements designed to conceal growing losses at what was once the world's largest energy trading company.
  • Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Swipe/Vote Left, Havarti Partyand Belly Button Bling.
  • Dozens of witnesses are set to take the stand in the trial, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is scheduled to testify for seven hours. The outcome could reshape the future of Meta.
  • The White House says the top immunologist isn't going anywhere, notwithstanding a retweet from President Trump's account that linked Dr. Anthony Fauci with criticism.
  • About 80 percent of Americans would see their taxes go up if all the tax cuts signed into law by President George W. Bush were to expire as scheduled at the end of this year. And nearly 100 percent of the highest income earners would have to pay more — including both the Obamas and the Romneys.
  • The Senate Rules and Homeland Security committees will hear from top military officials on their role in the insurrection. This, as a House panel weighs new Capitol security spending.
  • Funding will support states, territories, and Tribes in purchasing and distributing wholesome, locally produced food for food banks, schools, and child care facilities
  • Ken Lay, the founder of Enron Corp. who faced life in prison for his role in the Texas energy giant's collapse, is dead at 64 of a heart attack. We offer a chronology of Lay and his company, from its beginnings in 1985 to this year's events.
  • Authorities say they've broken up one of the biggest credit card fraud rings in U.S. history. The group stole more than $200 million by creating fake identities and opening thousands of card accounts.
  • Matt Bissonnette wrote No Easy Day under the pseudonym Mark Owen. He has drawn criticism for publishing details of the Osama bin Laden mission without Pentagon approval. Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt, says this account of the raid fits almost exactly with his understanding of the operation.
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