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FBI Searches Fulton County Election Office; Ice-T Protests with Lyric Change; US Life Expectancy Rises
ATLANTA, GA - The FBI conducted a search of the Fulton County election office outside of Atlanta on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, according to county officials. The search warrant, served by the FBI, sought records related to the 2020 election. The FBI confirmed it was executing a "court authorized law enforcement action," but did not provide further details. This action follows a Department of Justice lawsuit filed last month against Fulton County for records related to the 2020 election, a contest narrowly lost by then-President Trump in Georgia, according to NPR News.
Meanwhile, musician Ice-T recently explained his decision to alter the lyrics of his controversial 1992 song "Cop Killer" to "ICE Killer" during a live performance. Speaking on The Breakfast Club, Ice-T stated that the change was a form of protest, citing concerns that America is "headed to some really ugly terrain," according to Variety. He first performed the updated lyrics during a Los Angeles show in July.
In other news, life expectancy for Americans reached a new high in 2024, according to a report released Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). An American born in 2024 can expect to live to age 79, on average, an increase of more than half a year from 2023, according to NPR News. The rise is attributed to the nation's continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and a decline in deaths from drug overdoses. The average U.S. life expectancy surpassed the previous peak.
Separately, research published in Nature News suggests that critical posts on social media platform X regarding scientific research can serve as early indicators of potentially problematic articles. Two large studies found that articles receiving substantial critical attention on social media prior to retraction often have integrity issues. Er-Te Zheng, a PhD student at the University of Sheffield, UK, is studying whether social media platforms can be used to identify integrity issues in scientific papers. Previous research has shown that potentially problematic articles get substantial attention on social media before being formally retracted and receive more attention than do similar articles that do not get retracted.
The investigation into the Fulton County election office is ongoing. The FBI has not released further information regarding the specific records sought or the scope of the investigation.
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