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Lead On Jan. 11–12, 2026, President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he might block Exxon Mobil from reentering Venezuela’s oil sector after the company signaled reluctance to rush back. The comments followed a Jan. 9 White House meeting in which Exxon CEO Darren Woods described Venezuela as “uninvestable” in its current … Read more
On January 12, 2026, the Golden Globes returned with comedian Nikki Glaser hosting for a second consecutive year, and the evening made headlines both for fashion and for a structural change to the awards. For the first time, the voting body added a Best Podcast category before any trophies were handed out. In film nominations, … Read more
UK communications regulator Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into X, the platform owned by Elon Musk, after reports emerged that its AI assistant Grok was being used to produce and circulate sexualised images. The probe, launched in early January, focuses on alleged non consensual intimate images and sexualised depictions of children shared on the … Read more
Lead: On Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, Wall Street analysts issued notable research notes on major technology and consumer-name stocks including Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Palantir, Zoom, Microsoft, Roku and Netflix, according to CNBC. The wave of commentary covered near-term earnings outlooks, AI-related demand, streaming subscriber trends and device cycles, producing fresh price targets and strategic takes … Read more
On Sunday night at the 2026 Golden Globes, comedian Nikki Glaser returned for a second consecutive year to host, launching the ceremony with a tightly tested opening monologue. She navigated sensitive targets—sketching a safe line around Julia Roberts while delivering sharp jabs at A‑list nominees, network decisions and new categories. Glaser also staged a brief … Read more
Meta announced on January 12, 2026 that Dina Powell McCormick has been named the company’s president and vice chair, joining the executive management team to help steer strategy and execution. The move follows her April 2025 appointment to Meta’s board and a December 2025 resignation recorded in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Meta … Read more
About 15,000 nurses walked off the job Monday at hospitals across New York City after weekend contract talks failed to resolve disputes over staffing, benefits and workplace safety. Picket lines formed at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, and the walkout also affected NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. … Read more
Lead Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni publicly defended wide receiver A.J. Brown following a difficult performance in the Wild Card loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, January 11, 2026. Brown finished the game with three catches for 25 yards on seven targets and logged two drops, including a costly third-and-5 miscue in … Read more
Researchers, philosophers and roboticists have recently argued that attempting to build a sense of self in embodied machines is a powerful way to test and refine theories of human selfhood. Drawing on works from William James (1894) through Daniel Dennett (1991) to contemporary robotics experiments, this approach treats the self as a structured, testable model … Read more
Jan. 12, 2026 — The European Commission and China’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday unveiled joint guidance that could let some Chinese-built electric cars enter Europe without the anti-subsidy tariffs imposed in late 2024. Under the framework, automakers may voluntarily cap the number of vehicles shipped from China to Europe and agree to minimum resale … Read more
Lead NASA pilot Mike Fincke will formally relinquish command of the International Space Station to Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov on Jan. 12 at 2:35 p.m. EST (1835 GMT), two days before a planned controlled medical evacuation of four Crew-11 astronauts. The decision follows a medical incident on Jan. 7 involving a Crew-11 crewmember; the four … Read more
In 2025 astronomers detected a completely dark mass roughly equal to 1 million suns at an estimated distance of about 11 billion light‑years, identified only through its gravitational influence. The object — dubbed a “mysterious disruptor” by the discovery team — was uncovered within the gravitational‑lens system JVAS B1938+666 and stands as the most distant … Read more
Lead: On January 12, 2026 President Trump issued a presidential memorandum directing the United States to withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), listing the treaty among 65 organizations and bodies targeted as contrary to US interests. The memorandum did not clarify whether a formal written notice to the UN would be … Read more
Early Monday filings from a group of apparel and discount retailers showed the holiday shopping stretch largely met expectations rather than exceeding them. Lululemon said it expects fiscal fourth-quarter revenue near $3.60 billion and earnings around $4.76 per share, marking the top end of its prior guidance. Other brands produced mixed outcomes: Birkenstock and Savers … Read more
Lead: At the 2026 Golden Globes on the awards night red carpet, a renewed wave of “naked dressing” made itself visible as multiple stars embraced sheer fabrics, cutouts and archival coutures. Jennifer Lawrence—nominated for her performance in Die My Love—arrived in a diaphanous Givenchy by Sarah Burton gown accented with pale pink embroidery and a … Read more
