A last-ditch court bid to stop police using extra powers curtailing protests against the Israeli president is underway; Shaken Liberal MPs are considering rolling their leader within days, after another dire opinion poll showed the party's popularity plummeting to historic lows; More than 600,000 women are benefiting from cheaper medicines in the first year of Australia’s landmark health package; Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to another seven years in prison after she began a hunger strike; and Puerto Rican pop superstar Bad Bunny brought the party to the Super Bowl halftime show.

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84 Year Old Nancy Guthrie hasn't been seen since Saturday January 31 when family members dropped her at her home in Tucson Arizona.

Nancy is the daughter of US Today show host Savannah Guthrie, the presenter releasing a emotional video pleading for the alleged abductors to return their mother to them, promising to pay any ransom asked.

With the latest from Tucson, reporter for NBC affiliate 12 News Arizona Justin Pazera joins The Quicky with the updates form the investigation.

And in headlines today, The coalition is back together but Sussan Ley’s leadership is still hanging in the balance; Israeli President Isaac Herzog will begin his visit to Australia in response to the Bondi massacre against a backdrop of nationwide protests and calls for his arrest; Residents of Western Australia's North West Cape have battened down the hatches as downgraded Tropical Cyclone Mitchell pummels the coastline; American downhill skier Lindsey Vonn's heroic quest to compete in the Olympics despite suffering a recent major knee injury has ended in disaster

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We all care about the news… but how many headlines can you actually remember from the week that was?

We’ll put certified Gen Xer & Mamamia’s founder Mia Freedman through her paces with a generational-tinged headlines quiz while she drops by to tell us about her new podcast Unleashed.

What’s Unleashed you ask? It’s a funny chaos-filled group chat that’s come to life, stacked with impressive household names for hosts, for Gen X women who need a laugh.

You can check out the first episode here.

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