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Lead: Tesla signaled a decisive shift away from its traditional vehicle business during its latest quarterly earnings call, as CEO Elon Musk and senior executives outlined a future centered on autonomy, robotics and subscription services. The company retired the Model S and Model X lines to free capacity for humanoid robot production and said it … Read more
Lead Gold recently climbed to all-time highs as investors sought a refuge from mounting geopolitical and policy uncertainty, then slid sharply after a U.S. political signal suggested lower near-term risk. The rally built over weeks across markets in Europe, Asia and the U.S., driven by central-bank buying, broad investor demand and heightened trade and geopolitical … Read more
Lead Suspected jihadists mounted an assault on Diori Hamani International Airport outside Niamey overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, leaving 20 attackers dead and four Nigerien soldiers wounded, the defence ministry said. State television reported that a French national was among those killed and 11 people were taken into custody. The Islamic State group, via its … Read more
Lead At 1:33am on Saturday in Melbourne, Novak Djokovic collapsed to the court after a four-hours-nine-minutes semi-final to beat Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and reach the Australian Open final. The 38-year-old Serb — seeded fourth — overturned the two-time defending champion and second seed, ending a five-match losing run to Sinner. Djokovic’s … Read more
January 30, 2026 — A first public glimpse of the principal cast for Sam Mendes’ four-film Beatles project arrived via postcards sent by the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts on January 29. The images show Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, and Joseph Quinn as George … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 30, 2026, Panama’s top court ruled that the lucrative port contract held by Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison is unconstitutional, voiding its concession for the Balboa and Cristobal terminals. The decision followed a government lawsuit citing audit irregularities and is likely to reshape who controls the ports that flank the Panama Canal. … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 30, 2026, Eli Lilly announced plans to invest more than $3.5 billion to build a manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley to produce next‑generation obesity treatments, including the experimental drug retatrutide. The company said construction is expected to begin in 2026 and the facility to be operational in 2031, with about 850 … Read more
Lead Markiplier’s self‑financed feature Iron Lung opened with a strong $3.5 million in Thursday previews and entered the weekend with roughly $6 million in presales, setting expectations near $9–10 million for its domestic opening. Sam Raimi’s 20th Century Studios release Send Help posted $2.2 million in previews, including weekend sneaks, putting it in the same … Read more
U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett on Friday dismissed two federal counts that would have exposed Luigi Mangione to the death penalty in the Dec. 4, 2024, shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a midtown Manhattan hotel. The ruling removes the murder-by-firearm charge and an associated firearms count but leaves two federal stalking counts, … Read more
Lead: Netflix will debut a feature documentary on the Red Hot Chili Peppers on March 20, focusing on the band’s early years and the influence of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988. Directed by Ben Feldman, the film draws on new interviews with core members including Flea and Anthony Kiedis and promises intimate … Read more
New Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken is reported to be weighing Travis Switzer, a long-time Baltimore Ravens assistant, as his top choice for offensive coordinator. The report, attributed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and picked up by NBC Sports on [report date], says Switzer spent nine seasons with Baltimore, including the last three as the … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 29, 2026, President Donald Trump escalated a dispute with Canada, saying he would bar or limit the use of Canadian-built business aircraft in the United States over a certification disagreement involving Gulfstream jets. He also threatened a 50 percent tariff on Canadian aircraft until the matter is resolved, a declaration that industry … Read more
Lead Federal investigators confirmed on Jan. 30, 2026, that the FBI has assumed primary responsibility for the probe into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The Department of Homeland Security said Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) will continue to support the inquiry. Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents fired their weapons during the … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 30, 2026, Denmark’s culture minister unveiled a government initiative in Copenhagen to explore legally reclassifying high-end gastronomy from craft to fine art. The exploratory process will convene experts and advisers and, if recommended, seek parliamentary approval to make top-tier chefs eligible for state subsidies and arts funding. The move aims to acknowledge … Read more
Lead New York — A federal judge has ruled that Luigi Mangione will not face a death-penalty charge in the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the federal murder count that carried potential capital exposure because the alleged predicate offenses did not meet the statutory … Read more
