Joint Statement on the Trilateral Meeting Between the Governments of the United States of America, the State of Israel, and the Syrian Arab Republic – U.S. Department of State (.gov)

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Lead: A document titled “Joint Statement on the Trilateral Meeting Between the Governments of the United States of America, the State of Israel, and the Syrian Arab Republic” appears to have been issued in January 2026 but is currently not accessible on the U.S. Department of State website. Attempts to open the official release returned … Read more

Trump to House Republicans: If we don’t win midterms, I will get impeached

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Lead On Tuesday, Jan. 6 in Washington, President Donald Trump told a retreat of House Republican lawmakers that the GOP must prevail in the 2026 midterm elections or Democrats would find grounds to impeach him. Speaking at an event for House Republicans, he framed victory as necessary to protect his agenda and warned of political … Read more

Alaska Airlines pilot sues Boeing, says company unfairly blamed crew after door-plug blowout

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Lead: Captain Brandon Fisher — the Alaska Airlines pilot hailed for bringing Flight 1282 safely back to Portland after a door-plug panel blew out minutes after takeoff in January 2024 — has filed a lawsuit in Oregon alleging Boeing sought to shift blame onto him and his crew. The Boeing 737 Max 9 was carrying … Read more

Trump weighs using U.S. military to acquire Greenland, White House says

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Lead: The White House said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump and his team are considering a “range of options,” including the possible use of U.S. military forces, to pursue the acquisition of Greenland. The comment from press secretary Karoline Leavitt came after a joint statement by Denmark and other European NATO allies pushing back … Read more

CES 2026: Live updates on Lego, Samsung, NVIDIA, Dell and more – Engadget

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Lead CES 2026 officially opens on January 6 in Las Vegas, and the first full day of the show followed an active press day on January 5. Major brands used pre-show slots and press conferences to roll out new hardware and platform updates, including Lego’s Smart Brick and NVIDIA’s latest autonomous-vehicle AI announcements. Samsung staged … Read more

Newsom to Unveil Final Budget as $18 Billion Deficit Looms

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California Governor Gavin Newsom will release his final spending plan this Friday amid a projected $18 billion budget shortfall. The gap stems from faster-growing state commitments, reductions in federal support and broad economic uncertainty, leaving leaders to choose between raising revenue or cutting services. Lawmakers and the governor face difficult trade-offs that could affect programs … Read more

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Japan

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At 10:18 a.m. Japan time a magnitude-5.7 earthquake was recorded about 11 miles (approximately 18 kilometers) south of Matsue, Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The agency’s first automated estimate gave a magnitude of 5.8 before finalizing the reading at 5.7; officials cautioned that the figure could be revised as more seismic records are … Read more

Joint Statement on the Trilateral Meeting Between the Governments of the United States of America, the State of Israel, and the Syrian Arab Republic

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Lead: A U.S. Department of State release dated January 2026 announced a joint statement following a trilateral meeting between the governments of the United States, the State of Israel, and the Syrian Arab Republic. As of the time of access the official text on state.gov returned a site error and the full release could not … Read more

Sydney Sweeney’s ‘The Housemaid’ to Get Sequel ‘The Housemaid’s Secret’

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Lead: After roughly two and a half weeks in wide release, Sydney Sweeney’s surprise holiday hit The Housemaid is being expanded into a follow-up. Lionsgate announced on Tuesday it will begin production later this year on The Housemaid’s Secret, an adaptation of the second novel in Freida McFadden’s trilogy. The announcement says the studio aims … Read more

Jellyfish and Sea Anemones Sleep Like Humans Despite Lacking Brains

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Lead Researchers report that the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda and the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis enter prolonged, regular sleep-like states despite lacking centralized brains. Field observations in Key Largo, Florida, and controlled laboratory tests show Cassiopea rests roughly eight hours per day, mostly at night with a short midday nap, while Nematostella spends about … Read more

Venezuela latest updates: Trump says U.S. is not at war after Maduro pleads not guilty

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Lead: President Donald Trump told NBC News that the United States is not at war with Venezuela even as the deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges in a New York federal court. Trump said Venezuela will not hold new elections in the next 30 days and … Read more