Breaking: President's family matters and global shifts you need to know about

Joe Biden made an un-expected move by giving his son Hunter Biden full pardon for gun and tax issues. Despite earlier statements about not helping his son the president called it un-fair prosecution (which happened bout six months ago)

Donald Trump picked Kash Patel as potential FBI director raising many eye-brows in Washington. The ex-president also wants to put his family members in key spots: his in-laws Charles Kushner and Massad Boulos might get important jobs - france ambassador and senior advisor

The rebels had taken advantage of our enemiesʼ weakness

Syrian rebel groups got control of Aleppo last week - its a big hit to Assadʼs power since the war started bout 13 years ago. The rebels used the moment when Russia Iran and Hezbollah were busy elsewhere

The UN plastic treaty talks didnt work out yesterday: oil-rich countries dont want less plastic production; Scientists say its not good to re-use takeout boxes and water bottles because they leak bad stuff

• 46 inches of snow hit some north-east areas
• Eastern US sees more wildfires than before
• Scientists look for signs of future tsunamis

Housing market shows weird numbers: 33% of buyers pay all-cash now making it super-hard for first-timers who are only 24% of buyers - lowest ever

Music history got a cool update: they found a recording from 1891 of Louis Vasnier singing country music in New-Orleans. Its now the oldest known country song - and its by a black artist which changes how we see country musics roots