Biden targets Trump in anniversary speech, more Cowboys to miss time, recycling delays in Dallas: Your Thursday evening roundup

Also, the Stars return to the ice after a long absence  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 01/06/2022 By Todd Davis Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Nurse Fara Ajani, associate manager of Parkland Memorial Hospital's main COVID unit, pulled an oxygen cylinder down the hallway Wednesday.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) OPINION [Inside Parkland Hospital, omicron has stretched staff beyond all limits]( Columnist Sharon Grigsby writes: Most revealing about Parkland Memorial Hospital’s fight against the exploding omicron variant is what was missing Wednesday throughout its main COVID-19 unit. Gone was the teetering-toward-chaos hustle and bustle. The gallows-humor banter. The cheerful bulletin boards boasting motivational messages. The long hallways were mostly empty. Only an occasional cough from behind a patient’s closed door broke the eerie monotony. A handful of tired-eyed nurses, stationed far apart from one another, monitored their sick charges through observation windows. Young and old, the patients all looked to be resting comfortably – even those tethered to high-flow oxygen apparatus. This time around, [it’s not the victims of the virus but hospital staffers who are suffering the most]( as Parkland enters its 22nd month of trench warfare against COVID. ADVERTISEMENT [TOP NEWS]( [Marking Jan. 6, Biden tars Trump as sore loser and liar who incited ‘armed insurrection’]( [Dallas recycling pickups delayed due to COVID-19 surge, city says]( [Record D-FW apartment leasing gobbles up empty units and fuels huge rent increases]( [North Texas hospitals to gain 1,000 traveling nurses to help fill staffing gaps]( [Noted film director Peter Bogdanovich, whose credits include ‘The Last Picture Show,’ dies at 82]( ADVERTISEMENT BUSINESS [Southwest Airlines hit with nearly 650 more cancellations as weather, sick calls pose challenge]( [Are NFTs and crypto partnerships the future for video game retailer GameStop?]( [Dallas’ economic development director resigning to lead Minnesota nonprofit]( [More business stories]( | [Business newsletter]( CRIME AND COURTS [Limited challenge to Texas abortion law scheduled for 5th Circuit arguments Friday]( [See the list of North Texans charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection]( [Allen man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography]( [More crime stories]( | [Crime newsletter]( SPORTS [Cowboys LT Tyron Smith, CB Anthony Brown join Micah Parsons on COVID-19 list]( [Dallas Stars ready to get back to action Thursday against streaking Panthers]( [5 biggest questions Mavs will face in 2022: Can Dallas get Doncic, Porzingis on the floor together?]( [More sports stories]( | [Sports newsletter]( 👋 That's all for this afternoon! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Submit your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to[the newsroom.]( Looking for more? The Dallas Morning News has even more newsletters to keep you informed and inspired. [View the complete list](. ADVERTISEMENT [Free Newsletters]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States © Copyright 2021