The Biden administration approved $148 million more in Israeli military funding, while Israel's Supreme Court overturned Netanyahu's judicial overhaul. Colorado and now Maine banned Trump from their 2024 ballots over the insurrection clause, headed to the Supreme Court. Looking to 2024: Illinois bans book bans as states restrict guns, add financial courses, raise wages, and expand contraceptives while restricting transgender care. Japan lowered a tsunami warning after 20 quakes off the coast, including a 7.6 magnitude. Queen Margreth II of Denmark is abdicating after 52 years to her son Crown Prince Frederik. Russia launched 90 drones into Ukraine after an attack killed over two dozen in a border city, with Putin vowing intensified attacks. Michigan won the Rose Bowl in overtime against Alabama, while Washington took the Sugar Bowl, ahead of next week's championship.
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