Morning Brief: Janurary 27
Today is International Holocaust Day, as well as national Holocaust remembrance days in countries around the globe. It commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945, the largest of the Nazi concentration camps. Many nations are holding a number of memorials and events to honor those who lost their lives in concentration camps in WWII. Here in the US, President Obama plans to attend an event at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. And the Holocaust Museum is holding two separate events which can be watched on its website.
NEED TO KNOW
U.N. Invites Warring Parties to Syria Talks This Week [Reuters]
One Killed, 8 Leaders of Occupation at Refuge in Oregon Arrested [Washington Post]
De Blasio Set to Campaign for Hillary Clinton in Iowa [New York Times]
Christie Announces Plan for State Control of Atlantic City [New York Times]
Citi Bike to Start Reopening Wednesday Morning After Blizzard [DNAinfo]
SPORTS
YESTERDAY
The Nets fell to the Heat 102-98.
The Knicks lost to the Thunder 128-122.
The Devils were beaten by the Penguins 2-0.
TODAY
No local sports tonight.
WEATHER
Showers early giving way to sun in the afternoon and clear overnight, 44/30 [Full Forecast]
ON STAGE TONIGHT
• Muse w/ X Ambassadors @ Barclays Center
• Neon Indian @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Steve Earle @ City Winery
• Adrien Reju & Elijah Wolf @ Daryl’s House
• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band @ Madison Square Garden
• Joan Baez @ the Beacon Theatre
• Buster Poindexter @ Cafe Carlyle
TODAY IN HISTORY
On this day in 1945, Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland.
