Five in Ten 1/24/22: California Drops School Prayer—to Aztec God of Death

California’s Department of Education is removing religious chants to Aztec gods from its ethnic studies curriculum after a lawsuit by parents. The chants invoked various deities from the Aztec pantheon, including Tezkatlipoka—who was worshipped with human sacrifice and cannibalism. 5) Slow progress in talks between US and Russia over Ukraine; 4) Biden administration pulls support for Israel-to-Europe gas pipeline; 3) Walmart moving into cryptocurrency and metaverse; 2) California schools drop Aztec prayers from ethnic studies; 1) Lost dog rescued by sausage-carrying drone.