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This year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, felt to many attendees like a farewell. Longtime patrons asked one another throughout the week whether they would follow Sundance when it relocates to Boulder, Colorado next year. Several regulars — some who have attended since the early 1990s or the late 1990s — said they … Read more
On January 25–26, 2026, global markets sent bullion to a fresh milestone: gold exceeded $5,000 an ounce for the first time as investors fled to safe assets amid geopolitical and policy uncertainty. The surge occurred during U.S. session trade and extended into early Asia hours, driven by a weaker dollar and concerns about shifts in … Read more
January 25, 2026 — Into the Asian session, the yen strengthened sharply and global markets turned cautious after reports that a Friday rate check by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York intensified speculation the United States could support Japan in efforts to curb dollar strength. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell as much as … Read more
U.S. stock futures slipped Sunday night as investors prepared for a packed calendar this week: more than 90 S&P 500 companies are scheduled to report results and the Federal Reserve will announce its first policy decision of the year on Wednesday. Dow futures fell about 317 points (roughly 0.6%), while S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures … Read more
Lead: A major winter storm struck the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area on January 25, 2026, producing widespread travel disruption and public-service impacts across the region. Local officials issued warnings and closures from the District through surrounding Maryland and Virginia jurisdictions. The event prompted transit slowdowns, flight delays and reported localized power outages as crews worked … Read more
‘For the authoritarian, culture is the enemy’: Salman Rushdie on recovery and resilience at Sundance At the Sundance Film Festival, a new documentary about Salman Rushdie’s 2022 stabbing and long recovery drew a standing ovation and renewed discussion about political violence and artistic freedom. The film, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, directed by … Read more
Lead Japan prepared on Tuesday to send its last two giant pandas, twin cubs Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, back to China after a tearful public farewell at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo. Thousands of visitors queued for hours on Sunday for one final glimpse, and the departures mark the first time Japan will have no resident … Read more
Lead: By year-end 2026, Micron Technology is being put forward as the likeliest semiconductor firm to join Nvidia, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and Broadcom in the trillion-dollar valuation cohort. The shift reflects surging demand for memory and storage used in large language models and other advanced AI workloads, tightening supply conditions, and improving profit margins … Read more
Lead: BuzzFeed Shopping, led by writer Taylor Steele, recently compiled a list titled “27 Cool Things” to surface products the team says are genuinely useful, fun, or surprising. The list appears on BuzzFeed’s site and is presented as service journalism—items vetted for real-world usefulness rather than advertising polish. The package aims to serve a wide … Read more
Kerr: ‘One of the most bizarre, sad games’ as Minneapolis mourns after agent shooting Lead: On Jan. 25, 2026, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-85 in Minneapolis amid a somber atmosphere following the killing of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti the day before. The Timberwolves delayed the game by a day and … Read more
Lead: On 26 January 2026 at Melbourne Park, sixth seed Jessica Pegula defeated ninth seed Madison Keys 6-3, 6-4 in a fourth-round match to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. The all‑American contest combined Pegula’s consistency with Keys’s power; Pegula converted match point after Keys hit a forehand into the net. The result removes the defending … Read more
Lead: On the morning of April 1, 2025, Antoine Archambault brought his four-month-old son, Isaac, to a suburban Paris clinic after a persistent fever. Staff called an ambulance and Isaac was rushed to the university children’s hospital with suspected meningococcal disease; doctors placed him in a medical coma but he died that evening at 6:35 … Read more
In the second quarter of the AFC Championship Game, Broncos head coach Sean Payton opted against a field-goal attempt on fourth-and-1 from the New England 14-yard line. Denver led 7-0 when Payton elected to keep the offense on the field and have backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham attempt a pass to convert and pursue a touchdown. … Read more
Lead On Sunday evening, Jan. 25, 2026, a Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet carrying eight people crashed during takeoff at Bangor International Airport in Maine. Emergency crews responded around 7:45 p.m. ET and the airport was closed following the incident. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it will investigate, and the National Transportation Safety Board … Read more
Lead: On Sunday, 25 January 2026, Israel said its military was mounting a large-scale operation in Gaza to find the remains of the last missing Israeli hostage, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, and that it will only permit a limited reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt after the search is complete. The announcement came as … Read more
