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On Thursday, Castro confirmed the end of his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. The former housing secretary was the only Latino candidate in the Democratic primary.

According to the official government statement, Premier Daniel Andrews has declared a state of disaster for six local government areas and the Alpine resorts. Local authorities are urging people to leave areas in Victoria and New South Wales.

Turkish authorities have detained seven people as they investigate how former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who skipped bail in Japan, was able to flee to Lebanon via Istanbul, AP reports. Ghosn, who is a citizen of France, Brazil and Lebanon was due to face trial in Japan on financial misconduct charges. Reuters has reported that he was smuggled out of Tokyo by a private security company.

The 30-year-old ex-partner of Bobbi Kristina Brown has died, his attorney Joe S Habachy confirmed to Associated Press in a statement. Brown, who is the daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, died after being found unresponsive in a bathtub in 2015. Gordon had been found liable for her death following a wrongful death lawsuit.

American writer and biochemistry professor Isaac Asimov, known for his works of science fiction and popular science, was born on January 2, 1920. Asimov passed away in 1992.

The remains of outlaw Joseph Henry Loveless, who was allegedly murdered after escaping from jail in 1916, were identified more than 40 years after his body was found. The remains were identified by a forensic genealogy project known as the DNA Doe Project.

In its latest video unveiling its 2020 programming, Disney+ gave viewers a very first look at Hilary Duff in the upcoming Lizzie McGuire reboot.

A video circulated of the Pope smacking at a pilgrim that grabbed him. “Many times we lose our patience,” Pope Francis said in his apology.

General Shen Yi-ming and 12 others were on the Black Hawk helicopter when the aircraft tried to land in poor weather near the capital, Taipei. The official Central News Agency says that Taiwan's air force sent two more Black Hawk helicopters and about 80 soldiers to the scene near Tonghou Creek in Wulai, BBC reported.

Thick smoke from bushfires ravaging New South Wales and Victoria has blanketed Canberra and other parts of the Australian Capital Territory. The city's air quality has risen to a level of 568 on the US Air Quality Index, making it the worst in the world on Thursday. Australia Post suspended all deliveries, some schools have closed and workplaces are sending employees home due to smoke infiltrating buildings across the city.

Indiana's Pete Buttigieg announced that his campaign raised $24.7 million, becoming the first candidate to release fundraising totals for the last three months of 2019. Senator Bernie Sanders, who reportedly raised $26 million in the fourth quarter, said his campaign received more than five million individual contributions, which he said was "more contributions than any campaign has received at this point in a presidential election in the history of our country."

When asked about their resolutions for 2020, the Trumps had varying answers. First lady Melania Trump stated she wanted "peace on the world," but the president didn't want to share his response. "I'm not sure you're supposed to say your resolution out loud," he told reporters Tuesday in Florida.

The actor served as co-grand marshal for the 2020 Rose Parade with actor Gina Torres and Team USA gymnast Laurie Hernandez.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 7-year-old is stealing the spotlight from Megan Thee Stallion's New Year's post.

Torrential rain led to flash floods in Jakarta, Indonesia and killed at least 16 people. Thousands of people have evacuated to temporary shelters on Thursday, according to local media.

Hundreds of people lined up outside dispensaries in Illinois for the first day of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois. On Tuesday, Governor J.B. Pritzker pardoned more than 11,000 people who had been convicted of low-level marijuana crimes.