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Actor Mickey Rourke, 73, publicly rejected a GoFundMe campaign tied to his name after an eviction notice over unpaid rent surfaced. The fundraiser was launched early Sunday and was reported to be approaching a $100,000 goal intended to cover rent after Rourke was said to be about $60,000 behind. In an Instagram video to roughly … Read more
Lead On January 5, 2026, the OECD finalized an amended global tax accord that nearly 150 countries backed, but the latest text exempts large U.S.-based multinational companies from the 15% global minimum tax. The change follows negotiations involving the Trump administration and other Group of Seven members and alters a landmark 2021 framework intended to … Read more
Allies gathered in Paris on Tuesday to shape security guarantees for Ukraine if a ceasefire with Russia is reached, but momentum looked fragile as U.S. attention shifted to events in Venezuela and a diplomatic rift over Greenland intensified. French President Emmanuel Macron had expressed hope the meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” would … Read more
Lead: Israeli airstrikes hit multiple locations in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday and in the early hours of Tuesday, including a strike that flattened a three‑story commercial building in Sidon around 1 a.m. Tuesday. The strikes came days before Lebanon’s army commander is due to brief the cabinet on a government plan to disarm … Read more
Lead On Jan. 6, 2026, reporting showed that executives, lawyers and investors tied to the global oil sector pressed U.S. officials and congressional aides to accept Delcy Rodríguez—President Nicolás Maduro’s long-time No. 2—as a successor if Maduro’s hold on power weakened. The outreach accelerated as U.S. pressure mounted on the Venezuelan government in recent months, … Read more
Lead: On January 6, 2026, Mashable published hints and the full solution for The New York Times Connections puzzle number 940, which featured 16 words split into four themed groups. Players were given progressive clues — from cryptic hints to explicit category labels — before the site revealed the four correct quartets and their component … Read more
On Jan. 6, 2026 in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Show opened with a flood of announcements from major brands and startups alike. Early coverage highlighted breakthroughs in AI infrastructure, next‑generation displays, wearable compute, and household robotics, with companies such as Nvidia, Samsung, LG, Hisense, Qualcomm, and many smaller entrants unveiling new products and roadmaps. … Read more
Lead PORTLAND, Ore. — On Jan. 5, 2026, the Portland Trail Blazers routed the Utah Jazz 137-117 as Deni Avdija poured in 33 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in three quarters before sitting out the fourth. Portland improved to 17-20, extending a winning streak to three games and five victories in six. Utah fell … Read more
Lead At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, NVIDIA announced DLSS 4.5, an upgrade to its real-time image upscaling and frame-generation suite that the company says will sharpen visuals and improve temporal stability. The update introduces a 2nd Generation Super Resolution Transformer and a Dynamic Multi/6x Frame Generation mode aimed at maximizing frames per second and … Read more
On Jan. 5, 2026 in Oklahoma City, the Charlotte Hornets upset the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 124-97, handing the defending champions their largest loss of the season. Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 28 points and Kon Knueppel added 23 as the Hornets overran a Thunder team that scored a season-low 97 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished … Read more
Lead: At the Critics’ Choice Awards, Timothée Chalamet publicly thanked his partner of three years and referenced their “foundation,” prompting a flurry of curiosity about whether he meant a literal charity or a figurative bedrock. Amanda Seyfried reacted on Instagram, admitting she wondered if Chalamet was announcing a philanthropic initiative. The exchange drew attention because … Read more
Lead: The U.S. seizure and extradition of Nicolás Maduro to The Hague this week, after his removal from power in Venezuela, has reignited global debate over the durability of post‑World War II legal norms. The Trump administration says the operation targeted narco‑terrorist networks and was lawful; Maduro faces narco‑terrorism charges in an international court following … Read more
Lead: New research has identified hundreds of previously undetected seismic events beneath Antarctica between 2010 and 2023, concentrated on Thwaites Glacier — the so-called “Doomsday Glacier”. Scientists documented 362 glacial earthquakes across the continent, with 245 occurring near Thwaites, raising fresh concerns about the glacier’s stability and its contribution to global sea-level rise. The events … Read more
Lead: In a post-operation news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Jan. 3, 2026, President Donald Trump framed a newly asserted hemispheric policy as the “Donroe Doctrine,” tying his administration’s actions to the 1823 Monroe Doctrine. The comments followed the nighttime capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, an operation the administration presented … Read more
Lead Foreign policy analyst David Rothkopf told The Daily Beast Podcast that the U.S. appears unprepared for consequences after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured early Saturday in Caracas by about 200 U.S. Special Operations forces. Maduro, 63, and his wife Cilia Flores, 69, pleaded not guilty on Monday in Manhattan to charges including conspiracy … Read more
