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Lead: Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured in Caracas and transported to the United States on Jan. 3, 2026. U.S. authorities flew the couple from the USS Iwo Jima to Stewart Air National Guard Base north of New York City and moved them to federal custody in New York. … Read more
On Jan. 3, 2026, analysts told CNBC that President Donald Trump’s removal of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela is unlikely to cause an immediate shock to global energy markets. The action took place against the backdrop of Venezuela’s long-standing production decline and a world oil market currently marked by oversupply and weak demand. Market participants had … Read more
On Jan 2, 2026, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro told a prerecorded interview aired on state television that Caracas is willing to negotiate with the United States on combating drug trafficking, while declining to discuss a reported CIA drone strike on Venezuelan soil. The interview, taped on New Year’s Eve, came as the U.S. announced five … Read more
Lead British soft-toy maker Jellycat has become a cultural phenomenon in China since the pandemic, finding an unusually large adult audience for its whimsical plushies. The surge accelerated after 2020 as lockdown-driven demand for comfort items met the brand’s playful limited drops and experiential pop-ups in cities such as Shanghai and Beijing. By 2024 Jellycat … Read more
Saturday’s Week 18 slate opens with the Carolina Panthers visiting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFC South matchup that matters for seeding, followed by Seattle at San Francisco in the nightcap. This piece focuses on two player prop markets for the Saturday afternoon game: Buccaneers linebacker SirVocea Dennis and Panthers wide receiver Jalen Coker. … Read more
Lead: The San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks Saturday night in Week 18 at Levi’s Stadium in a winner-take-all game that will decide the NFC West, the conference’s No. 1 seed, a first-round bye and home-field advantage. The team arrives for its third straight primetime contest focused on securing every postseason edge. Fans submitted … Read more
Lead Photographers around the globe captured the January 3, 2026 full moon known as the Wolf Moon, a supermoon that coincided with lunar perigee and appeared larger and brighter than usual. Images shared on the night showed the Moon rising behind city skylines, framed by natural landscapes and weather phenomena across multiple continents. The event … Read more
Lead On Jan. 3, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas, 7-foot center James Nnaji made his Baylor debut as the Bears fell 69-63 to TCU in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Nnaji, the No. 31 pick in the 2023 NBA draft who spent the last two seasons in Europe, played 16 minutes and scored … Read more
About two weeks after disclosing a lung finding, singer Barry Manilow shared a short, upbeat update from a hospital setting on social media. The Grammy-winning artist posted an image that appears to show him in a hospital gown with a visible text bubble reading “Better Today!” and a smiling expression. Manilow originally revealed in December … Read more
Lead On Saturday, Saudi warplanes struck separatist-held sites near the port city of Mukalla and other locations in Hadramout as forces aligned with Riyadh moved to reclaim the area. Southern Transitional Council (STC) sources and local commanders reported strikes on the Barshid Brigade camp west of Mukalla and said more than 100 sorties hit multiple … Read more
Lead On January 3, 2026, Sen. Scott Wiener (D–San Francisco) issued a formal statement accusing President Donald Trump of ordering an illegal invasion and coup in Venezuela. Wiener said the administration seized and bombed Venezuela’s capitol, appropriated oil assets and detained President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The senator declared the action unlawful, called for … Read more
Lead Tony Dokoupil will take the anchor chair on CBS Evening News two days earlier than planned, stepping in from KPIX in San Francisco on Saturday night as the United States conducts military strikes on Venezuela and reports indicate President Nicolás Maduro has been captured. Two people familiar with CBS’s scheduling told reporters the move … Read more
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, acknowledged in a lengthy Threads post in 2025 that AI-generated imagery has proliferated across feeds and that authenticity will become a central battleground in 2026. He warned that improving generative models are making synthetic work harder to spot and suggested platforms may need to verify real media rather than try … Read more
Lead On January 3, 2026, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska stunned No. 9 Michigan State 58-56 in a defensive slugfest that pushed the Huskers to a school-record 14-0 start. The win came before 14,841 fans and followed a provocative pregame comment from Michigan State coach Tom Izzo that Nebraska amplified on social media. … Read more
Lead ASUS warned partners and customers this week that selected product combinations will see price adjustments from January 5, citing rising component costs tied to AI-driven demand. The advisory, first reported by Digitimes and picked up by VideoCardz, did not name specific models, but gaming hardware such as the ROG Xbox Ally is widely discussed … Read more
