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Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jan 14, 2015 12:46 PM UTC [New _Charlie Hebdo_ Issue Sells Out](http://time.com/3666862/charlie-hebdo-new-issue-sellout/) _Charlie Hebdo_‘s defiant new issue sold out around Paris on Wednesday, with scuffles over copies of the paper fronting the Prophet Muhammad. The issue hit newsstands just as the Yemen-based branch of al-Qaeda officially claimed responsibility for attack [Uber Fights Traffic Jams](http://time.com/3665391/uber-data-cities/) Uber said it will share its transportation data with Boston officials in hopes of helping the city ease traffic congestion and improve city planning [U.S. Medical Research Stalls](http://time.com/3665310/why-the-u-s-is-losing-its-medical-research-edge/) Funding for medical research in the United States is in a sorry state, but other parts of the world are experiencing the opposite, according to a new study [Zooey Deschanel Is Pregnant](http://time.com/3665471/zooey-deschanel-pregnant-new-girl/) The _New Girl_ star confirmed to _People_ that she’s expecting her first child, with boyfriend Jacob Pechenik. “Jacob and I are over the moon,” the 34-year-old actress said. Deschanel has been dating Pechenik, a 42-year-old producer, since mid-2014 [Where to Buy the New _Charlie Hebdo_](http://time.com/3666290/charlie-hebdo-next-issue-paris-terror-attack/) The French satirical newspaper released its first issue on Wednesday since last week’s terrorist attack left eight journalists dead at its Paris office. Only a few hundred copies of the first printing are set to reach the U.S. over the next few days [Bartender Accused in Boehner Plot](http://time.com/3666552/house-speaker-john-boehner-bartender-death-plot/) A former bartender of House Speaker John Boehner plotted to kill him by poisoning his drink or shooting him, federal authorities said. Michael Robert Hoyt worked at a country club in West Chester, Ohio, that Boehner frequented for five years [Man Finds Himself (Almost) Alone on Delta Flight](http://time.com/3665232/delta-flight-one-passenger-empty/) A media strategist and writer lucked out when his flight from Cleveland to New York City had only one other passenger aboard. “There were no screaming babies, no one listening to loud lyrics or reclining their seats or taking their shoes,” Chris O’Leary said [Woody Allen Will Make a TV Show for Amazon](http://time.com/3665353/woody-allen-amazon-tv-series/) Allen will both write and direct a series of half-hour episodes of an as-yet-untitled show for the retail giant’s streaming network, a first for the Oscar-winning filmmaker. But Amazon’s big deal could bring with it big controversy, writes TIME’s James Poniewozik [Japan Cabinet Approves Record Military Budget](http://time.com/3666723/japan-cabinet-okays-record-military-budget-with-eye-on-china/) Japan’s Cabinet approved the country’s largest ever defense budget on Wednesday, including plans to buy surveillance aircraft, drones and F-35 fighter jets to help counter China’s rising assertiveness in the region. The budget must still be approved by parliament [Release Dates of 4 Disney Movies Announced](http://time.com/3666660/disney-release-date-jungle-book-petes-dragon-finest-hours-ghost-in-the-shell/) Disney has announced the release dates of four of its upcoming films, including the remake of _Pete’s Dragon_ and _The Jungle Book_, an anime adaptation _The Ghost in the Shell_ and disaster film _The Finest Hours_. Idris Elba and Bill Murray will feature in _The Jungle Book_ [RNC Looks to Expel Committeeman for ‘Abhorrent Views’](http://time.com/3666653/rnc-dave-agema-republican/) Members of the Republican National Committee will gather this week to consider voting to expel one of their own. Dave Agema, the national committeeman from Michigan, has endorsed racist and homophobic material on social media and has refused calls to resign [Bitcoin Continues to Plummet](http://time.com/3666651/bitcoins-prices-plummet-to-2013-levels/) The price of Bitcoin dropped again this week, sliding to its lowest level since early 2013, suggesting that confidence in the contentious cryptocurrency may be shrinking. 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