Bulgaria adopts the euro amid mixed public reaction

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Lead On 1 January 2026, Bulgaria became the 21st country to adopt the euro, a milestone reached nearly 20 years after the Balkan state joined the European Union in 2007. The handover at midnight replaced the lev with the euro as crowds gathered in Sofia while Bulgarian euro designs were projected onto the central bank … Read more

Expanded ACA subsidies end at New Year, driving steep 2026 premium hikes for millions

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Expanded ACA subsidies end at New Year, driving steep 2026 premium hikes for millions Lead: Enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits that lowered premiums for most marketplace enrollees expired at the start of 2026, leaving millions of non‑employer-covered Americans facing substantially higher costs immediately. Lawmakers failed to pass a replacement before the deadline despite a … Read more

Anderson Cooper Tries to Stop Andy Cohen’s Midnight Rant on CNN

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Lead: On the early minutes of Jan. 1, 2026 in Times Square, Andy Cohen launched an on-air tirade about outgoing New York Mayor Eric Adams during CNN’s New Year’s Eve special while co-host Anderson Cooper repeatedly tried to shut him down. The exchange occurred just after the ball drop on the network’s traditionally party-focused broadcast, … Read more

Small Symptoms Doctors Say You Must Never Ignore

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Lead In December 2025 a wide range of clinicians — from emergency physicians to podiatrists and interventional cardiologists — shared short, frontline reports about seemingly minor symptoms that preceded severe outcomes. Contributors described cases seen on emergency shifts and in clinics across the U.S. where a small sign (a gum lump, a sudden itch in … Read more

137th Rose Parade in Pasadena Sees First Rain in 20 Years

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Thousands of spectators gathered along Colorado Boulevard on Thursday morning as the 137th Rose Parade began under steady rain—an unusually wet start for the New Year celebration in Pasadena. The procession kicked off at 8 a.m., with heavy showers already measured across the region: eastern Pasadena recorded 1.12 inches over the two prior days and … Read more

Mark Gronowski leads Iowa to 34-27 ReliaQuest Bowl upset over Vanderbilt

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Lead Mark Gronowski delivered a multi-phase performance as No. 23 Iowa beat No. 14 Vanderbilt 34-27 in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Fla., handing the Commodores their final loss of the season. Gronowski accounted for 212 passing yards with two touchdown passes and added 54 rushing yards and a fourth-quarter rushing touchdown. Vanderbilt’s Heisman runner-up … Read more

How life is likely to unfold for each zodiac sign in 2026

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2026 arrives as a year of second chances and retrospection, marked by planets re-entering signs they once left and a sequence of four eclipses concentrated in winter and summer. These movements set up a cycle of re-evaluation: memories and feelings will surface, reach intensity in summer and autumn, and calm by winter. Retrograde activity will … Read more

Stellantis Resurrects $100,000 Ram TRX V‑8 Pickup Amid Deregulation

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Stellantis announced on Jan. 1, 2026, that the 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX will return to showrooms late in 2026, reviving a V‑8 pickup that was discontinued after the 2024 model year. The truck will start at $99,995 plus a $2,595 destination charge, bringing the on‑road price to $102,590. Powered by a supercharged 6.2‑liter “Hellcat” … Read more

Small Health Signs Doctors Say You Must Never Ignore

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Lead Medical professionals are warning that seemingly minor symptoms can presage serious — sometimes life‑threatening — conditions. In a recent compilation of clinician comments (including two Reddit threads cited in the original report), doctors, nurses and allied health staff flagged small signs such as gum lumps, unexplained weight loss, new vision loss and nocturnal sweating … Read more

Apple cuts Vision Pro production after poor sales

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Apple has reportedly scaled back production of its Vision Pro mixed‑reality headset after weak consumer demand, according to multiple market research firms. The cutbacks include a sharp reduction in marketing and a halt in some manufacturing lines, moves that industry analysts say signal the device has not met Apple’s commercial expectations. Market trackers estimate roughly … Read more

Announcing the New Year Warhammer Preview Live! 2026 – your first reveal show of the year – Warhammer Community

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Lead: Warhammer Community will host the first big reveal stream of 2026 from Warhammer World, broadcasting a New Year Warhammer Preview Live! covering multiple game lines. The show goes live at 7:30pm on 16 January 2026 and will be available on Twitch and YouTube. Hosts Adam and Eddie will guide viewers through reveals spanning Warhammer … Read more

Security force member killed amid Iran anti‑currency protests, officials say

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Iranian authorities say a member of the security forces was killed on Wednesday as demonstrations over a sharp fall in the rial entered a fourth day, spreading from Tehran to multiple provinces. Officials identified the deceased as Amir Hessam Khodayari Fard and reported clashes in Kouhdasht, in Lorestan province, as well as incidents in Fars … Read more

Another New Year at War: Ukraine’s Troops Doubt It Will Be the Last – The New York Times

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As midnight approached on Jan. 1, 2026, soldiers of the Da Vinci Wolves battalion spent New Year’s Eve inside an eastern Ukraine command post, eyes on video feeds and drones rather than holiday celebrations. With Russian forces making local advances and recent peace diplomacy stalled, frontline commanders described the immediate aim for 2026 as survival … Read more