1. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected a suggestion that he temporarily reopen government while negotiations continue on his proposed border wall, signaling no speedy resolution to the partial government shutdown now into a fourth week. “I did reject it, yes,” Trump said. “I’m not interested. I want to get it solved. I don’t want to just delay it.” (WMTW)
2. President Donald Trump served McDonald’s and Wendy’s to the Clemson Tigers on Monday when they visited the White House to celebrate their national championship win over the Alabama Crimson Tide. Trump described the huge table of burgers and fries as “great American food.” People expressed their amusement over the fast-food feast on Twitter. “Catering a White House event with 300 fast-food burgers would be a set piece in a movie where a kid becomes president,” one joked. (BuzzFeed)
3. A fire that broke out Monday night in an electrical room at the Westbrook Community Center on Bridge Street destroyed the complex’s electrical system and will force the center to remain closed for about six to eight weeks, Fire Chief Andrew Turcotte said. The community center is home to the Westbrook Food Pantry, a pre-kindergarten program, as well as youth and adult swimming programs, swim meets, and fitness classes ranging from dance and cycling to yoga, and instructional basketball for elementary school age children. (Press Herald)
4. There’s a massive disk of ice floating in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook and no one knows exactly why. But it’s pretty neat. Incredible aerial images captured Monday by the city of Westbrook show a giant ice disk floating and rotating in the Presumpscot River. It’s being called a natural phenomenon but I think we all know what really caused it… Aliens! (NewsCenterMaine)
5. “Super blood wolf moon eclipse” is coming to a sky near you this weekend. The main event is the total lunar eclipse, also known as an eclipse of the moon, which will start late Sunday, Jan. 20, and finish early Monday, Jan. 21 (Eastern time). This type of eclipse happens when the moon passes fully into the shadow of Earth. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, Native Americans called the January full moon the “wolf” moon because it appeared when wolves howled in hunger outside the villages. (USA Today)
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