Joe Biden calls Peter Ducey, a stupid son of a bitch. The U.S. prepares to deploy 8,500 troops to

Europe, and the Supreme Court prepares to consider whether affirmative action is still constitutional.

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are lately.

He was considering the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Plus, the stock market was taking an absolute roller coaster ride yesterday.

It tumbled dramatically and then it rose again dramatically.

But according to Bloomberg.com,

the stock market has never been down this much, 16 trading days into a year. The S&P 500 has dropped

11 percent heading toward what would count as a correction so far this year. That is the most

on record at this juncture. According to Bloomberg data that goes back over nine decades,

though drawdowns have been faster in prior years before quick rebounds, most notably in 2009.

The downturn comes as traders' brace for the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy

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