George Conway, a former anti-Trump Republican, to run for Congress as a Democrat

Conway, a conservative lawyer and ex-husband of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, is vying for a New York district seat

George Conway, the former Republican turned Donald Trump critic and ex-husband of the US president’s 2016 campaign manager and senior aide Kellyanne Conway, is running for Congress.

Conway, a conservative lawyer who helped start the Lincoln Project, a prominent anti-Trump group of Republicans, launched his bid as a Democrat seeking to represent New York’s 12th congressional district, in what will be a crowded field of contenders.

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Volkswagen gives its new EV interior the ‘secret sauce’

Volkswagen has revamped the interior design for its upcoming affordable EV lineup, adding more physical buttons, an updated infotainment system, and a little extra “secret sauce.”

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Trump calls Venezuela strikes ‘amazing’ and ‘brilliant’ in remarks to House Republicans – live

US president calls the Caracas operation ‘brilliant tactically’ and ‘an incredible thing’ and says deposed leader Nicolás Maduro is a ‘violent guy’

• From elation to frustration: Trump snub wrongfoots Venezuela’s opposition

My colleague Sibylla Brodzinsky has reported on the relationship between the US and Colombia, home to significant oil reserves. Here is an extract from her story:

Colombia has long been a close partner of the US in the fight against drug trafficking and enjoyed bipartisan support in Washington but relations have soured dramatically since Trump came to offic e.

Colombia’s narcotics trade is largely controlled by illegal armed groups such as the Gulf Clan, the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) guerrilla group, the majority of whose members demobilised after a 2016 peace deal …

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Finding a contractor one year after California's wildfires

Dustin Kunkel is a father of two, works in the solar panel business, and is a neighbor of "Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio. Kunkel lost his Altadena home in the Eaton Fire and, since then, spoke to 30 contractors before finding someone to rebuild the house. We hear what the process — and pricing — has been like. Also, the realities of this economy continue to diverge for lower- and higher-income households.

Honda and Sony will deliver their first EV in 2026, but this SUV may be an even bigger hit

Honda and Sony will begin delivering their first co-developed EV, the Afeela 1, later this year. The joint venture revealed a new electric SUV prototype that could steal the spotlight.

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Doug LaMalfa, California Republican congressman, dies aged 65

LaMalfa’s death cuts the House Republican majority to 218-213, tightening GOP control for passing bills

Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican who represented the state’s rural northern region in the House and was known for his work on water and forestry policy, has died at age 65, according to statements from Republican officials.

LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer who previously served in the California state legislature, was in his seventh term representing California’s first congressional district. He sat on the House agriculture, natural resources, and transportation and infrastructure committees. No cause of death has been announced.

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'The Question Is When': China's Geely On Zeekr, Lynk & Co Brands In America

At CES 2026, the communications chief for one of China's largest automakers—and the owner of Polestar and Volvo—made some intentions clear.

Attempting to predict the economy in 2026

Economists may have a pretty dismal record with predictions. But we're still interested in what they see in their non-existent crystal balls.

Hyundai Predicts Things Are About To Get Rough

Plus, CES focuses on self-driving over EVs this year, while Xiaomi wants to sell half a million cars after an explosive 2025.

Technology emerges as key for states to meet Medicaid work verification rules before December 2026 deadline

"This is really about trying to put some, I guess you can call it accountability on this particular population as a result of the legislation," said Rob Miller.

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US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals

Federal law required majority of documents to be released by 19 December, but only 125,575 pages have been published

The Department of Justice has released less than 1% of the so-called Epstein files, a court filing has revealed, as Democrats step up criticism of the Trump administration’s “lawlessness” for keeping records under seal.

The department conceded that only 12,285 documents, totalling 125,575 pages, relating to the disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein have been published to date, despite a federal law requiring the vast majority to be released by 19 December.

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Two Republicans oppose Pete Hegseth’s censure of fellow Senator Mark Kelly

Pushback from Susan Collins and Thom Tillis is striking amid tepid response from most other Republican senators

Two senior Republican senators on Monday openly opposed Pentagon secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempt to punish their fellow Senator Mark Kelly by demoting him and cutting his pension after he released a video telling active-duty military to follow the law.

Susan Collins of Maine, who chairs the Senate appropriations committee with jurisdiction over the Pentagon’s budget, said she believed it was wrong to target Kelly’s military benefits because of a political video.

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FAA picks 2 firms to replace 612 outdated radar systems that air traffic controllers rely on

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the FAA said Monday that contractors RTX and Indra will replace the radar systems by the summer of 2028.

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First Thing: US foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela

Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain condemn attack at UN meeting. Plus, why the world’s food system needs urgent change

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The US was roundly denounced for a “crime of aggression” at an emergency meeting of the UN security council on Monday after the Trump administration’s deadly strikes on Venezuela and the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores.

What’s the latest on the US “running” Venezuela? The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, insisted the US was not at war with the country – but the Democratic Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, warned that the US was on the brink of being dragged into a fresh conflict.

How many officers have been diverted? More than 28,000 federal law enforcement personnel have been diverted from their regular duties to work for ICE’s enforcement and removal operations, according to an ICE document from August 2025.

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Avalanche in California’s Sierra Nevada kills snowmobiler

Rescuers were called to the Truckee area after a 911 report of an avalanche, but the man was found dead under snow

An avalanche in California’s Sierra Nevada on Monday buried a snowmobiler in snow and killed him, authorities said.

Rescuers responded after a 911 call around 2.20pm reported a possible avalanche near Johnson Peak and Castle Peak in Truckee.

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How Trump Incited an Insurrection: A Jan. 6 Timeline

Five years later, as the president attempts to rewrite what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, Zeteo has a detailed hour-by-hour guide to what Trump said and did that fateful and violent day.

Here on Main Street: People Who Say They Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions Are Liars

The end of a year is a natural time to take stock of your life, even if you don’t call it a resolution.

Here on Main Street: People Who Say They Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions Are Liars

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US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals

Agreement finalised by the OECD waters down a landmark 2021 deal that set a minimum global corporate tax of 15%

Nearly 150 countries have agreed on a landmark plan to stop large global companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, but the US will be exempt from the deal, angering tax transparency groups.

The plan, finalised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, excludes large US-based multinational corporations from the 15% global minimum tax after negotiations between the Trump administration and other members of the G7.

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Trump taking ‘drill, baby, drill’ plan to Venezuela ‘terrible’ for climate, experts warn

‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics say

Donald Trump, by dramatically seizing Nicolás Maduro and claiming dominion over Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, has taken his “ drill, baby, drill” mantra global. Achieving the president’s dream of supercharging the country’s oil production would be financially challenging – and if fulfilled, would be “terrible for the climate”, experts say.

Trump has aggressively sought to boost oil and gas production within the US. Now, following the capture and arrest of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, he is seeking to orchestrate a ramp-up of drilling in Venezuela, which has the largest known reserves of oil in the world – equivalent to some 300bn barrels, according to research firm the Energy Institute.

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"It felt happy. Then, 24 hours, it was gone.”

Today, we have the story of one burned block: that of "Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio. Last year's wildfires in California were the costliest in history, with more than 16,000 structures destroyed and over 30 deaths. Fifteen of the houses destroyed in the Eaton Fire sat on a single street in Altadena. A year on, we check in with Brancaccio's neighbors to hear about life, loss, and efforts to rebuild.

Venezuela's interim president sworn in

From the BBC World Service: Delcy Rodríguez, who had served as vice president under President Nicolas Maduro, has promised stability amid economic uncertainty. After taking an oath of office, she vowed to guarantee the peace of the country, including "the economic and social tranquillity of our people." This morning, we recount the history of how Venezuela got to this moment. Plus, Nestle recalls baby formula products in Europe over concerns of food poisoning toxins.

🪖 Dems Declare War on MAGA Media

Tim Walz’s political downfall has liberals up in arms, Pete Hegseth takes aim at Mark Kelly, and a deadly start to 2026 in Sudan.

Michigan loophole makes it difficult to track utilities’ donations to politicians

Revelation comes as a first-in-the-nation citizen’s ballot initiative to ban donations by utilities picks up steam

An investigation into Michigan election records has found a major loophole in reporting laws that makes it difficult to track when and how campaign contributions move between lawmakers and the state’s controversial utilities, DTE Energy and Consumers Energy.

State law does not require the date that a contributor makes a donation to match the date that a campaign committee reports receiving it. That has created a scenario in which utilities throughout 2025 have cut checks for lawmakers around the time of controversial votes, but the lawmakers sometimes still have not reported receiving the contribution or report it much later.

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Deep in the vaults: the Bank of England’s £1.4bn Venezuelan gold conundrum

Nicolás Maduro’s seizure by US reopens question of who controls country’s reserves held in the UK

• Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms

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• Venezuela live – latest updates

Deep under London’s streets, thousands of miles from Caracas, Nicolás Maduro’s seizure by the US has reopened a multibillion-dollar question: who controls Venezuela’s gold reserves at the Bank of England?

After the ousting of Maduro, global attention has largely focused on the South American country’s vast oil wealth – believed to be the largest reserves of any nation in the world. However, Venezuela also has significant gold holdings – including bullion worth at least $1.95bn (£1.4bn) frozen in Britain.

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Hockey fans throw thousands of teddy bears on to the ice for charity – video

Hockey fans threw thousands of stuffed animals on to the ice for the Hershey Bears annual teddy toss. The stuffed animals collected will now be distributed to over 60 local charities as part of the club’s Hershey Bears Cares program, where they will go to children in need.

The Bears collected 81,796 stuffed animals, increasing the total number of teddy bears and stuffed animals collected to 648,246 since Hershey hosted its first Teddy Bear Toss event in 2001.

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US abandons child exploitation and drug cases to prioritize ICE, Democrats allege

Exclusive: Letter decries ‘stunning abdication of basic responsibilities’ and demands to know how many officers diverted

The Trump administration has abandoned efforts to combat child exploitation, human trafficking and cartels as it diverts thousands of law enforcement personnel to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Democratic senators said in a letter to the White House.

Ruben Gallego of Arizona, along with 28 other Democratic senators and one independent, wrote to the president, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday demanding federal officials provide a “full accounting” of officers who have been redirected to immigration enforcement and a list of all investigations impacted by the reassignments.

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How convergence will define the tech sector in 2026

Artificial intelligence isn't just chatbots. The technology is being integrated all across our economy and our lives. And that convergence of AI and robotics, biology and more is likely to be the most important tech trend in 2026, according to Futurist and CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group, Amy Webb.

Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment

President says a ‘tremendous amount of money’ will need to be spent repairing country’s infrastructure

• Why Venezuelan crude appeals to US refineries

• Venezuela live – latest updates

Donald Trump has suggested US taxpayers could reimburse energy companies for repairing Venezuelan infrastructure for extracting and shipping oil.

Trump acknowledged that “a lot of money” would need to be spent to increase oil production in Venezuela after US forces ousted its leader, Nicolás Maduro, but suggested his government could pay oil companies to do the work.

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You Can Get A Discounted Cadillac Or Volvo EV If You’re A Costco Member

The wholesale giant’s stackable discounts can save you some money on the Cadillac Optiq, Vistiq, Lyriq and Lyriq-V EVs.

Bosch releases new update to make stolen e-bikes (almost) unusable

E-bike theft is one of those problems that never really goes away. Those of us who have been victims of it will never really forget that feeling. Of course, good locks can help, and GPS trackers might assist in getting a stolen bike back. But once a bike is stolen, the real incentive for thieves is simple: resale. And that’s exactly the problem Bosch is aiming to tackle with a new software update unveiled at CES 2026.

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After runner-up finish, Charles Milliard tries again for Quebec Liberal leadership

Charles Milliard, the former CEO of Quebec's federation of chambers of commerce and a pharmacist by training, made the announcement early Tuesday. He said he would work to restore the Liberal party’s standing in Quebec politics.

Orcas spotted rubbing bellies on rocks near shore in Gibsons, B.C.

A pod of orcas surprised people on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast earlier this month by swimming close to shore and rubbing their bellies on the rocks — a behaviour an expert says few killer whales around the world have been observed doing.

First Nation suing Alberta over changes enabling separation petition

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is suing the Alberta government over its actions that it says allowed the Alberta Prosperity Project to start collecting signatures in support of a referendum on the province separating from Canada.

Dozens of Regina passengers arrive in Mexico without luggage as WestJet reports baggage issues

Dozens of Regina passengers arrived in Puerto Vallarta without their luggage after WestJet reported baggage issues, leaving travelers scrambling for answers and struggling to locate their bags.

BMW Buyers Turned To Plug-In Hybrids As EV Demand Softened In 2025

The German automaker sold 30% more PHEVs in the U.S. last year, helping it achieve a new all-time record in overall sales.

Empire State of Mind

Trump kicks off 2026 with a return to imperialism, launching a military assault in Venezuela and abducting President Nicolás Maduro. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy react to the news...

Canada's cheaper, cleaner and lower-risk oil can rival a resurgent Venezuela, Carney says

At least 25 people killed in Iranian economic protests, rights groups say

At least 25 people have been killed in Iran during the first nine days of protests that started in the bazaar of Tehran over the plunging value of the currency and soaring inflation, according to rights groups.

Swiss officials can't explain why bar hadn't received fire safety inspection in 6 years ahead of deadly blaze

Fire safety inspections hadn't been carried out for several years at the bar where a fire that broke out at a New Year's party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured, local authorities said Tuesday.

Sony And Honda Want To Make An Afeela Electric SUV

It’s called the Afeela Prototype 2026, and it made a surprise debut at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

Manitoba cuts ties with dozens of private nursing agencies to curb reliance on the firms

A nurse is warning rural hospitals may have an even tougher time filling shifts in the new year as the Manitoba government ends its relationship with dozens of companies supplying its health-care system with agency nurses.

'It's like on Amazon': Illegal drugs advertised online, delivered by Canada Post

The most anticipated films of 2026: Steven Spielberg, Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, and the Avengers

Filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Greta Gerwig, and Christopher Nolan are going back to theaters in the most anticipated films of 2026.

Yukon trapper Robert Stitt reflects on a solitary life in the bush, and why he's making a change

Seventy-five-year-old Robert Stitt’s youthful energy, clear eyes and hearty laugh might perhaps be chalked up to 55 years of trapping: long winter months working outside in the fresh air and sleeping in a remote cabin under the northern lights.

Chinese auto giant Geely to announce entry into US EV market within 2-3 years

Geely is at CES this week, giving journalists test drives in the Chinese EVs from the various brands it owns. And it dropped a bit of a bomb about its plans to enter the US market, still leaving some wiggle room, but signaling a more concrete intention than we’ve heard yet.

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Amnesty International joins fight for Nova Scotia dump site cleanup and safe water

An international organization that often finds itself at the centre of human rights conflicts in developing countries has turned its attention to a small town in southwest Nova Scotia.

More oil production in Venezuela could hurt Canada's oilpatch

A regime change in Venezuela could both help that country regain its former prominence as an oil producer and pose a threat to Canada’s industry, which is producing record amounts of oil and is expected to continue to grow for several more years.

Cheaper obesity medications could come to Canada this summer, as Health Canada reviews generics

In Canada, the patent for some semaglutide drugs has expired, paving the way for the country to become the first to offer cheaper generic versions of medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to people with prescriptions. Pharmaceutical experts say this could take some time.

Trump's Greenland annexation threats overshadow Ukraine security conference

The capture and planned prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro under U.S. law rattled European leaders gathered in Paris on the eve of planned meetings over specific security guarantees for Ukraine.

US ‘not at war’ in Venezuela, Johnson says after briefing with top officials

Speaker says Trump not looking to take control militarily as Democrats say briefing raises more questions than answers

The United States is “not at war” in Venezuela, the Republican speaker of the House Mike Johnson said on Monday, despite the weekend raid Donald Trump ordered to capture president Nicolás Maduro and announcement that the US would now “run” the country.

The surprise incursion came after months of mounting US pressure on Venezuela, which has included a blockade of some oil shipments and airstrikes on vessels off its shores that have killed at least 110 people.

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WATCH: Anti-War Protester From Viral Video Speaks With Zeteo After Michigan Arrest

A 22-year-old preschool teacher spoke with Zeteo about being arrested after a TV interview, following a protest against Trump’s attack on Venezuela.

Hyundai’s Robot Bet Raises A Big Question: What Happens To Jobs—And Car Prices?

Hyundai admits humanoid robots in car factories will change the nature of work—but don't expect much of an impact on prices.

Nvidia unveils open-source AI for autonomous driving, ships in Mercedes-Benz CLA in Q1 2026

Nvidia (NVDA) held its CES 2026 keynote today, and as expected, Jensen Huang dropped a massive amount of news on the autonomous driving front. The biggest takeaway? Nvidia is moving beyond just “perceiving” the road to “reasoning” about it with a new family of open-source models called Alpamayo, which will power new autonomous and driver-assistance features.

Starting with Mercedes-Benz as soon as this quarter.

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BEVs take 1/3 of new car sales in UK in December, already meeting 2026 target

Battery electric vehicles accounted for a third of new car sales in December in the UK, right on target to meet or exceed the government’s 33% target for EV adoption in 2026, showing how policy can lead to goals getting met even when industry complains they are impossible.

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Jon Stewart can't believe Trump is saying the quiet part loud about Venezuela

On a new Daily Show Jon Stewart loses his mind over Trump's invasion of Venezuela, which has nothing to do with America First. It's all about that bubblin' crude, oil that is.

Lawmakers boost funding for NIST after proposed cuts

House and Senate lawmakers rejected the Trump administration's proposed cuts to NIST, instead boosting funding for areas including artificial intelligence.

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Trump officials bar Head Start providers from using ‘women’ and ‘race’ in grant applications

President Trump's administration associates the terms with diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, which it has vowed to root out across the government.

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Costco just launched a stackable discount on Cadillac EV models

Costco Auto Program is back with fresh, limited-time Cadillac EV deals for members, available now through March 2, 2026. Even better, the Costco discount stacks with other manufacturer incentives, making a good deal even better. So, if you’re in the market for an electric Cadillac, then this is like finding (a good chunk of) money in your jeans pocket.

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After judge’s ruling, HHS authorized to resume sharing some Medicaid data with deportation officers

While the lawsuit plays out, HHS and CMS aren't allowed to give detailed, sensitive medical information about enrollees to DHS or ICE, Chhabria wrote.

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Markets shrug off U.S. capture of Maduro

Disruptive geopolitical events often push investors to jump into bonds or sell off stocks temporarily. But when the U.S. military captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and President Trump declared control over the oil-rich nation, neither of those happened. In this episode, markets are largely unmoved by Trump’s military intervention. Plus: Experts say jobs data is most important for predicting where the economy is headed, and Landon Derentz at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center gives context to Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.

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Arizona supreme court evacuated after package tests positive for explosives

Department of education, across the street from the supreme court, also evacuated

Arizona’s supreme court building was evacuated Monday morning after multiple vials that tested positive for a homemade explosive substance were sent to the building, according to the state’s department of public safety (DPS).

At about 8am on Monday, DPS responded to reports of a “suspicious package”. Later that morning multiple agencies, including the US Bureau of alcohol firearms and tobacco responded.

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They Will Kill You's first trailer is straight from the world of John Wick

Zazie Beetz is a blood-soaked Satanic sacrifice in the stylish first trailer for They Will Kill You.

Uber’s Lucid Gravity Robotaxis Are Already On The Streets Of San Francisco

Uber, Lucid and Nuro began testing the autonomous electric SUVs last month, ahead of the public debut of the ride-hailing service.

I Tried Mercedes' Answer To Tesla Full Self-Driving. It Handles City Streets—With One Major Caveat

We went for a ride in a CLA sedan equipped with MB.Drive Assist Pro. Here's why Mercedes thinks hands-on is the way to go in cities.

Lucid, Uber, and Nuro unveil production-intent Gravity robotaxi with road testing underway [Videos]

Six months after Uber announced a new business venture with Lucid Group and Nuro to deploy tens of thousands of self-driving Gravity SUVs, the three companies have unveiled their production-intent robotaxi design. The purpose-built Gravity robotaxi is on display at CES in Las Vegas this week, and we’ve learned on-road testing is already underway. View more in the videos below.

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Former Manitoba NDP MLA files defamation claim against premier, 2 other MLAs, over Nygard association

Manitoba Independent MLA Mark Wasyliw has filed a defamation lawsuit against Premier Wab Kinew and two other members of Kinew's NDP government, claiming they associated the defence lawyer-turned-MLA with convicted criminal Peter Nygard as an excuse to kick him out of the party.

Tesla rolls out 0% financing to boost declining sales as Hyundai sets records

In this first, thrilling Quick Charge episode of the new year we’ve got declining Tesla sales in China and the US, a rare 0% financing deal on a new Model Y, and a brand-new EV sales champion was crowned in 2025.

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From gift lists to government systems, agentic AI is changing how we plan and prepare

"The business sense uses of AI are ones that we think of as enhancing productivity for the human beings that are involved in a particular task," said Oxman.

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What A Day: New Year, New Coup?

“We’re effectively at war with Venezuela,” Sen. Chris Murphy tells us.

In ‘minibus’ spending package, lawmakers reject deep budget cuts, limit agency reorganizations

The minibus spending package generally seeks modest spending reductions for covered agencies, but departs from the Trump administration's calls for major cuts.

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Genesis outsold Infiniti in the US in 2025, now it’s closing in on Lincoln and Acura

Hyundai’s luxury brand outsold Nissan’s Infiniti in the US last year, selling over 80,000 vehicles for the first time. Now, Genesis is closing in on Lincoln and Acura.

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#TheMoment skydivers set a new formation record

Simon-Pierre Bouchard and Jean-François Denis, skydivers from Quebec, tell The National about the moment they helped set a new canopy formation record with 104 skydivers from around the world.

The Venezuela Invasion Is Going to Backfire. Here’s How

Mehdi and Prem break down the fallout from Trump’s hypocritical and illegal foreign policy move – and what comes next.

B.C. jobs in high demand: Why 2026 may be the best time to learn a trade

Amid Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for nation-building projects and uncertainty around AI’s impact on the job market, an advocate for British Columbia’s construction industry says there’s no better time to consider a career in the trades.

Michael Schumacher, author of Francis Ford Coppola and Eric Clapton biographies, dies aged 75

Daughter of the Wisconsin author confirmed her father died on 29 December and did not provide cause of death

Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works ranging from biographies of film-maker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died. He was 75.

Schumacher’s daughter, Emily Joy Schumacher, confirmed Monday that her father died on 29 December. She did not provide the cause of death.

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Autel rolls out app-free card readers across 100,000 EV chargers

Autel Energy is upgrading its US EV charging lineup with built-in readers that accept credit card payments, and it’s not a small undertaking. The company says about 100,000 of its EV chargers across North America and Europe are slated to get embedded payment technology by the end of 2026.

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General Motors EVs Absolutely Crushed In 2025. But Sales Are Already Slowing Down

Record EV volume gave way to a sharper-than-expected slowdown in Q4.

From language services to tech-driven defense, SOSi is making the most of innovation to stay ahead in federal contracting

"We were kind of this sleepy little company that nobody was paying attention to for several years until 9/11 happened," Julian Setian said.

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Minnesota Hilton cancels ICE agents’ hotel reservations

Move sparks praise but chain says hotel independently operated and cancellations ‘not reflective of Hilton values’

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday said a Hilton hotel canceled reservations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota, where the Trump administration has deployed officers after allegations of fraud against Somali immigrants.

After ICE officers booked rooms using official government emails and rates, Hilton canceled their reservations, the department said in a post on X.

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Volkswagen’s 2025 US sales: EVs up, everything else down

Volkswagen of America released its 2025 year-end sales report today, showing that every single one of its fossil-fueled models went down in sales year-over-year, and both of its EV models went up in sales.

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Vancouver area home sales hit lowest level in more than two decades in 2025

Greater Vancouver recorded its lowest annual home sales total in more than two decades in 2025, capping a year that saw weak buyer demand, rising inventory and easing prices, according to new data from Greater Vancouver Realtors.

Protesters celebrate and denounce US capture of Maduro outside New York court

Some demonstrators celebrated the Venezuelan president’s detention while others spoke out against US imperialism

Dozens of demonstrators of various stripes gathered outside the federal courthouse in freezing temperatures in New York on Monday to express their views on the US criminal charges against Venezuela’s forcibly removed president, Nicolás Maduro.

As Maduro pleaded not guilty to charges related to international drug trafficking and weapons charges inside the heavily secured court, Alejandro Flores joined other Venezuelans outside in chants that celebrated the detention of the Latin American dictator since the early hours of Saturday.

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Thrift Savings Plan I fund continues year-long positive run

For the year, 12 of 15 Thrift Savings Plan funds returned more than 11%.

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30,000 Robots By 2028: Hyundai's Big CES Announcement, Explained

"Atlas", the humanoid robot from Hyundai subsidiary Boston Dynamics, may help build your next Ioniq 5.

Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and stepsister of Anne Frank, dead at 96

Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died. She was 96.

Deposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on Venezuela

President protests innocence in US court as countries at UN meeting condemn Donald Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’

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The deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to drugs, weapons and narco-terrorism charges on Monday, two days after his capture by US special forces in an operation ordered by Donald Trump that sent shockwaves around the world.

The brevity and formality of the arraignment hearing in federal court in Manhattan – barely 30 minutes during which Maduro was asked to confirm his name and that he understood the four charges against him – belied the far-reaching consequences of the US action.

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Congress returns with deadlines looming and big questions on spending and landmark legislation

"I think the overriding thing is going to be the expiration of the [ACA] subsidies that we've talked a lot about at the end of the year," said Loren Duggan.

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Corporation For Public Broadcasting formally dissolves after federal funding cuts

Board of directors vote to dissolve organization after nearly 60 years in operation after funding cuts under Trump

The nonprofit charged by Congress with allocating funds to NPR, PBS and other US public radio and television stations announced is dissolving after massive federal funding cuts under Donald Trump.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after nearly 60 years in operation.

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The mineral deficiency in America’s economic health

We are exceedingly reliant on foreign suppliers for critical minerals; this dependency puts America on its back foot.

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GM remains #2 EV seller as Cadillac leads luxury market, Chevy Equinox sales near 58K

Despite fewer models sold in the fourth quarter, GM outpaced Ford to remain the #2 EV seller in the US, behind Tesla.

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From the Archive: The Price of Clean Hands

Too many young people were committing themselves to a career of office work, according to a 1926 editorial.

From the Archive: The Price of Clean Hands

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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are cops playing robbers in The Rip trailer

Damon, Affleck, Stephen Yeun, and Teyana Teylor are pulling a heist and looking for snitches director Joe Carnahan's The Rip, coming to Netflix this January.

'We are waiting for something better to come': Venezuelans face the future of their country

Venezuelans travelling over the Colombian-Venezuelan border say people in the country are trying to live normal lives in the face of an uncertain future.

Tesla hits trademark roadblock for ‘Cybercab’ due to squatter (and its own incompetence)

Tesla’s naming strategy for its autonomous vehicles has been, frankly, a bit of a mess since the “We, Robot” event back in October 2024, but now it is running into another issue trying to secure the ‘Cybercab’ trademark.

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Retirement income stability: The two paths every federal employee should understand before they retire

Ready for retirement? Discover strategies to protect savings and create guaranteed income from your TSP. Register now for expert-led webinars: dcsofa.org/events

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Canada tops Finland to claim bronze at world junior hockey championship; Sweden wins gold

Zayne Parekh had a goal and an assist to set a new record for points by a Canadian defenceman at a world junior hockey championship as the country salvaged a bronze medal with a 6-3 victory over Finland on Monday.

‘Soy inocente’: Maduro defiant in surreal New York courtroom spectacle

The Venezuelan leader entered a heartfelt not guilty plea – and told a member of the gallery he was a prisoner of war

• Venezuela crisis – latest updates

At noon on Monday, Nicolás Maduro was escorted into a Manhattan federal courtroom following his capture early on Saturday in Caracas, completing the seized Venezuelan leader’s stunning journey from his capital city to a US courtroom.

It was a surreal display amid the fallout of a brazen US military operation to grab Maduro that has roiled global politics and stunned observers in the US and overseas.

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US to slash routine vaccine recommendations for children in major change experts say creates doubt

Jabs to prevent influenza, rotavirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other vaccines are no longer fully recommended

The Trump administration will slash routine vaccine recommendations during childhood from 17 to 11 jabs – the biggest change to vaccines yet under the purview of longtime vaccine critic Robert F Kennedy Jr.

The changes, which US health officials announced on Monday afternoon and are effective immediately, will erode trust and reduce access to vaccines while allowing infectious diseases to spread, experts said.

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Most Cars In 2035 America Will Still Have Gas Engines, Bosch Claims

They'll still have engines, but what kind? Here's what the world's largest auto supplier thinks.

With Olympics near, return to full health trumps potential milestone win for Mikaël Kingsbury

Canadian freestyle skier and reigning Olympic silver medallist Mikaël Kingsbury says he's nearing full health from a left groin injury while preparing for a return to World Cup moguls this week in Val St-Côme, Que.

World leaders push back against U.S. in wake of Maduro's ouster

Leaders in Greenland, Mexico and Colombia are asserting their respective nations' sovereignty and pushing back on pressure from Washington after it removed Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela over the weekend.

CPB will dissolve following unanimous board vote

CEO Patricia Harrison said CPB is protecting the integrity of the public media system by dissolving “rather than allowing the organization to remain defunded and vulnerable to additional attacks.”

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‘A warning not an insult’: US doubles down on criticism of Europe

Forecast of Europe’s ‘civilisational erasure’ was part of call for pro-growth reform, says Trump official

Donald Trump’s administration has doubled down on its recent criticism of Europe, saying last month’s US national security strategy was an attempt to “jolt” an ally back to economic life.

The document was widely condemned in Europe as representing a seismic shift in the 70-year transatlantic alliance with its dark references to a purported threat of “civilisational erasure” with migration and censorship creating “strife”, “cratering birthrates” and “loss of national identities”.

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EcoFlow New Year Sale takes up to 65% off power stations + flash sale, MOD e-bikes up to $400 off, Jackery exclusive, Aiper, more

Kicking off this week’s Green Deals is the freshly launched EcoFlow New Year Sale with up to 65% discounts on power stations and accessories + bonus savings and more. Among the lineup, there’s a notable return of EcoFlow’s DELTA 3 Max Plus Portable Power Station at its \(997 low](https://9to5toys.com/2026/01/05/ecoflow-new-year-sale-power-station-savings-from-86/). We’ve also got [EcoFlow’s current flash sale offers with lows starting from \)229, as well as MOD’s New Year e-bike Sale with up to \(400 savings [starting from \)1,799](https://9to5toys.com/2026/01/02/mod-new-year-e-bike-sale-deals-start-from-1799/), an exclusive Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 power station deal, some budget-friendly pool cleaners from Aiper, and much more waiting for you below – including some exciting CES 2026 reveals! And don’t forget about the hangover deals from last week at the bottom of the page, collected together in our most recent Electrified Weekly roundup edition.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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This Is The First EV With Solid-State Batteries You'll Be Able To Buy In America

The long-promised “holy grail” battery technology with blistering charging speeds and ample range hits American roads this year.

US foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meeting

US ambassador defends attack as ‘law enforcement’ action against an ‘illegitimate’ leader, not an act of war

• The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela

The US has faced widespread condemnation for a “crime of aggression” in Venezuela at an emergency meeting of the United Nations security council.

Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain were among countries that on Monday denounced Donald Trump’s decision to launch deadly strikes on Venezuela and snatch its leader, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, to stand trial in the US.

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Great job, Internet!: Stranger Things fans want the Duffer brothers to release the real series finale

Stranger Things fans have been theorizing different reasons for the show's divisive final season. Some believe that the real finale was never even released.

Honda Prologue sales reached nearly 40,000 in 2025 with deep discounts

The Honda Prologue was one of the most popular EVs in the US in 2025, even after December sales crashed 88%.

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Man in custody after attack on JD Vance’s Ohio home, officials say

William Defoor, 26, to appear in court Tuesday after arrest for alleged attack on vice-president’s Cincinnati home

A man arrested during an incident where someone appeared to be trying to break into the Ohio house of JD Vance with a hammer is to appear in court on Tuesday.

The vice-president on Monday thanked law enforcement in Ohio for arresting someone he referred to as a “crazy person” who had turned up at his Cincinnati home overnight.

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Venezuelans wait anxiously as their country's future hangs in the balance, says resident

A strange lull has taken over the capital of Venezuela as people wait to find out what the future holds for their country, says Caracas resident Benigno Alarcón Deza.

Lucid Bucks The EV Slowdown With Record Q4, 2025 Sales

The EV startup produced more vehicles than ever in 2025, but fell short of targets it set out early in the year.

US woman charged with fetal homicide after allegedly inducing own abortion

Kentucky woman reportedly ordered medication to end her pregnancy and buried remains in her yard

A Kentucky woman is facing multiple criminal charges after she allegedly induced her own abortion using medication.

Kentucky state police arrested the woman, Melinda S Spencer, 35, on charges of fetal homicide in the first degree, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, according to a local Kentucky news outlet. Spencer reportedly ordered medication online to end her pregnancy, then buried the remains of her pregnancy in her backyard.

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Lawsuit alleges 3 Denny’s workers in Kamloops, B.C., misappropriated $500K in tips

A civil suit filed in the Supreme Court of B.C. accuses three Denny's workers of misappropriating more than $500,000 in tips from the restaurant chain while working at a Kamloops location between 2023 and 2025.

Despite Trump’s hopes, big oil will be wary of rushing back to Venezuela | Nils Pratley

The US might aim to unlock the country’s reserves, but cost and political uncertainty make it look an uncertain option

• US energy stocks rise as Trump vows to unlock Venezuela’s oil

• Venezuela crisis – latest updates

The theory sounds straightforward. Venezuela has vast oil reserves and used to produce more than three times as much volume as it does now. Therefore it should be a simple matter to upgrade the crumbling kit with an injection of dollars and watch the extra barrels and profits flow.

That, roughly speaking, is the only clear part of Donald Trump’s plan for what happens next in Venezuela. “We’re going to have our very large US oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure – the oil infrastructure – and start making money for the country,” he said at the weekend.

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Uncertainty looms in Cuba after the capture of president of Venezuela, Cuba's closest ally

Cuban officials on Monday lowered flags before dawn to mourn 32 security officers they say were killed in the U.S. weekend strike in Venezuela, Cuba's closest ally, as residents of the island nation wonder what the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro means for their future.

EXCLUSIVE: Javier Bardem Talks to Mehdi About Genocide, AIPAC, and an Oscar-Nominated Film on Palestine

Watch our interview with 'All That's Left of You' director and actor Cherien Dabis and the film's executive producer Javier Bardem. A passionate, heartfelt, and combative conversation!

Kia sold +800,000 vehicles in the US for the first time in 2025, but EVs faced a different fate

Kia had another record-breaking sales year in the US, selling over 800,000 vehicles for the first time. Despite higher hybrid and SUV sales, Kia’s EVs told a different story.

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Stanford students face trial over felony charges stemming from pro-Palestinian protest

Trial is the most severe criminal case brought against US students who staged protests against Israel’s war in Gaza

Five Stanford University students are facing trial beginning on Monday over felony charges stemming from a pro-Palestinian protest on campus – the most severe criminal case brought against some of the thousands of students who staged nationwide protests and encampments against Israel’s war in Gaza.

The northern California students are part of a group of 12 who were charged with felony conspiracy to trespass and felony vandalism in connection to an hour-long, June 2024 occupation during which the group barricaded themselves inside the university president’s office to demand Stanford consider a student resolution to divest from Israel, among other requests.

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Sporting KC hire Raphaël Wicky as head coach on two-year contract

• Wicky is the fifth permanent head coach in team history

• Swiss arrives after stints with Chicago and Young Boys

Sporting Kansas City named Raphaël Wicky as the fifth permanent head coach in franchise history on Monday.

Wicky, 48, coached the Chicago Fire from 2020-21 before managing BSC Young Boys in his native Switzerland from 2022-24. He signed a contract through the 2027-28 MLS season with an option for the 2028-29 campaign.

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Raiders fire Pete Carroll after one season; Tom Brady to advise on new hire

• Las Vegas went 3-14 in Carroll’s first year as head coach

• Team dropped 10 straight, securing No 1 draft pick

The Las Vegas Raiders fired Pete Carroll on Monday after just one year, meaning they will enter their third consecutive season with a new coach in charge.

Carroll expressed high hopes upon taking over, saying he was used to double-digit victories and he expected the same in Las Vegas. But the Raiders went 3-14, going on a 10-game losing streak before finishing with a 14-12 victory over Kansas City on Sunday.

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Comings and goings: Kaplan resigns from CPB board, PRX appoints sales SVP …

Diane Kaplan, who joined CPB’s board in 2022, resigned from her seat.

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Verge unveils 370-mile electric motorcycle with solid state battery; sounds too good to be true?

Verge Motorcycles, the Finnish electric motorcycle manufacturer known for its futuristic hubless rear wheel design, is claiming another massive first for the industry. The company announced today that it is launching the “world’s first” production motorcycle equipped with solid-state batteries, promising a massive leap in range and charging speed.

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Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy weight-loss pill in US, triggering price war

First and only GLP-1 pill on the market costs significantly less than injectable versions

The first pill version of the blockbuster GLP-1 weight loss drugs has been launched in the US by Novo Nordisk at a lower cost than jab varieties, accelerating a price war in the sector.

The Danish pharmaceutical company said on Monday that its once-a-day Wegovy pill, which received approval from the US regulator just before Christmas, was now available in the country.

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Venezuela's collapse, Trump’s military buildup and Maduro's capture: How did we get here?

Now that we're at a crisis point — with the United Nations saying U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend invasion of Venezuela contravened its charter and with Nicolas Maduro appearing in a U.S. court — it's a good time to review what led to this moment.

Dense, sticky and heavy: why Venezuelan crude oil appeals to US refineries

South American nation’s tar-like oil is what many Gulf coast facilities were built for but ramping up production to 3m barrels a day will be a long game

Clustered along the US Gulf coast are some of the largest and most complex heavy-oil refineries in the world. These sprawling industrial hubs, owned by major US oil companies, stand ready to emerge as some of the major victors of Donald Trump’s swoop on Venezuela.

In some ways, these refineries are a relic of another time; built to process the heavy, unctuous crude imported from Latin America before the boom in lighter US shale oil emerged earlier this century.

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Impaired drivers in Ontario face automatic, harsher penalties under new rules now in effect

New rules and increased penalties for impaired driving took effect this month across Ontario, after the province made amendments to the Highway Traffic Act. Advocacy groups say more can be done to curb impaired drivers, but overall, the changes are positive.

Pete Hegseth issues formal censure to Democratic senator Mark Kelly

US defense secretary also started proceedings that could strip Kelly from retired military rank and cut pension

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that he had issued a formal censure to Democratic senator Mark Kelly and initiated proceedings that could strip the Arizona lawmaker of his retired military rank and cut his pension, escalating a dispute that began when Kelly urged service members to resist unlawful orders.

Just days after a covert mission to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and strike the capital city, Hegseth announced that Kelly faces retirement grade determination proceedings, a rare administrative action that could see the former astronaut and navy captain demoted in his retired rank. Hegseth accused Kelly of making “ seditious statements” that undermined military discipline.

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Rare prosecution of a police officer gets underway in connection to Uvalde, Texas, school shooting

A Texas judge seated a jury Monday in the trial of a former school police officer in Uvalde who was part of the hesitant law enforcement response to one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history and has been charged with failing to protect children from the gunman.

Hyundai goes ‘5 for 5’ in 2025 with another record sales year

Hyundai closed out 2025 strong, posting its fifth straight year of record retail sales in the US. With new vehicles and tech arriving in 2026, the company expects another big year.

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What would it take to boost Venezuelan oil production?

Investors see some oil companies as big winners with the U.S. forcing a change of leadership in Venezuela. This morning, we'll hear how U.S. oil companies are faring in light of the news. Then, we'll provide some context for oil production and chat about global demand, what it'd take to develop Venezuela's infrastructure to help spark production, and learn how long it would take for U.S. oil companies to be reimbursed for investments.

UN secretary general ‘deeply concerned’ after US operation in Venezuela as Nicolás Maduro arrives at Manhattan court – live

António Guterres concerned by ‘possible intensification of instability’ of Venezuela; ousted president arrives at a Manhattan courthouse where the full list of charges will be read

A UK minister would not be drawn into saying whether his government believes the US capture of Venezuela’s president was influenced by the country’s rich oil reserves.

Asked on Sky News why he thought Donald Trump had captured Nicolás Maduro and said America would “run” Venezuela, Home Office minister Mike Tapp said:

This is for Donald Trump to answer, and I think he has said in his press conference, which I watched with interest around narco-terrorism and that threat.

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How one Chinese e-bike motor maker is building quieter electric bikes

If you’ve spent enough time riding electric bikes, you quickly realize that power is only part of the draw. Another big part is sound – or more accurately, the lack of it. A smooth, quiet motor can make an e-bike feel refined and premium, while a buzzy, rattly drivetrain can cheapen the experience no matter how strong the specs look on paper.

That’s something Bafang, one of the world’s largest e-bike motor manufacturers, says it has been focusing on for years. And after I took a trip inside their motor testing grounds, I got to see how they do it.

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Canadian energy stocks tumble after U.S. incursion in Venezuela

Ruben Amorim is gone, but Manchester United’s forever crisis rolls on | Jonathan Wilson

The head coach (or should that be manager?) fired cryptic shots at his Old Trafford bosses, then was fired himself

• Amorim sacked after power struggle over transfers

Discontent at Manchester United these days is only ever deferred. Ruben Amorim’s departure from the club on Monday was long anticipated and came, in the end, with a weary sigh. He had made a half-hearted protest about the recruitment structure after Sunday’s draw at Leeds, but it felt even at the time like barely more than a gesture. And so another manager, the seventh since Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013, falls victim to the United meat-grinder.

Everybody at United, fundamentally, is unhappy. And not unhappy in the sense that Alex Ferguson used to be unhappy, when the club was essentially fuelled by his volcanic rages, but enervated, frustrated by the realisation that this is not how things used to be, that this was once the biggest football club in the country and now they keep failing to get the win they need to lift them to fifth.

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Björk calls for Greenland to declare Independence as Trump threatens to takeover

Days after the United States’ military raid on Venezuela, Trump’s interest in annexing Greenland from Denmark has reignited, catching the ire of Björk and the Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen.

Tim Walz says he will not run for third term as Minnesota governor

Announcement comes after ongoing fraud of social services cases became focus of ire for Republicans and Trump

• US politics live – latest updates

Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota who ran for vice-president in 2024, announced on Monday that he is abandoning his quest for a third term in office.

The move comes after ongoing fraud of social services cases caught the attention of US Republicans, including Donald Trump, who then used the cases as a pretext to go after Somali residents.

Walz said in a statement that he wasn’t able to “give a political campaign my all”.

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Tesla is starting to get squeezed by competition in China, confirms first year of sales decline

We finally have the full picture for Tesla’s 2025 out of Giga Shanghai, and while the headline wholesale numbers look spectacular, digging into the data reveals a significant milestone we’ve been warning about for months: Tesla’s domestic growth story in China has hit a wall.

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US energy stocks rise as Trump vows to unlock Venezuela’s oil

Oil price rises despite fears US president’s pledge could deepen global supply glut

• Big oil will be wary of rushing back to Venezuela

• Venezuela crisis - latest updates

US energy stocks rose on Monday, after Donald Trump promised to unlock Venezuela’s vast crude oil reserves following the US capture of the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro.

Shares in Chevron, which already operates in Venezuela under a special licence provided by the Trump administration, were up 5% on Wall Street. Exxon Mobil was up 2.3%, while Halliburton, which provides products and services to the oil and gas sector, jumped 9.7%.

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Browns part ways with head coach Kevin Stefanski after 5-12 season

• Cleveland fires two-time coach of the year

• Browns missed playoffs for second straight season

• Week 18 NFL roundup

The Cleveland Browns have fired coach Kevin Stefanski after six seasons.

Stefanski is the fourth NFL coach fired this season, joining Tennessee’s Brian Callahan, the New York Giants’ Brian Daboll and Atlanta’s Raheem Morris.

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Lucid (LCID) beats the odds after Q4 production surges more than 100%

Lucid Motors (LCID) bucked the trend in the fourth quarter, reporting strong growth in production and deliveries.

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Ted Nugent bashes “total idiots” Jack White and Eminem on his YouTube channel

The “Stranglehold” rocker went on a YouTube rant trashing White, Eminem, Green Day, and Tom Morello’s politics—but he thinks Yungblud, of all people, is preserving the “piss and vinegar” of real rock and roll music.

10 people found guilty of cyberbullying French first lady Brigitte Macron

A Paris court has found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, by spreading false online claims about her gender and sexuality, including allegations that she was born male.

How markets are responding to Venezuela

Oil markets and financial markets seem to be shrugging off the major geopolitical story out of the weekend: the U.S. arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. "Investors are looking at the situation and not seeing a dramatic change in the state of affairs that could alter global markets in a major way," said Julia Coronado, founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives. "What makes most sense ... is to wait and see what unfolds," said Ben Kumar, head of equity strategy at investment management business 7IM. On today's show, we unpack it all.

Mayor Of Kingstown will not seek reelection

The Taylor Sheridan series will end with its upcoming fifth season.

Unions, public service employees speak out against Ontario return to office policy

Ontario’s mandate for government employees to return to office five days a week has kicked in starting Monday, much to the dismay of unions and public service workers.

Con Watch: The Evolution of Romance Scams

The use of A.I. for deepfake videos and voice cloning has made romance scams even more convincing.

Con Watch: The Evolution of Romance Scams

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R. Scott Gemmill and John Wells on making The Pitt "feel even more visceral" in season 2

"We don't want to make a show you can fold your laundry to. We want you to lean forward in your seat."

‘We have to go out and touch people’: how activism is tackling the US loneliness epidemic

Most people join social movements to try to change the world, but many also find community and a greater sense of purpose

When Lani Ritter Hall’s beloved husband of more than 40 years, Gus, died in 2022, she felt a bit unmoored. Taking care of him had been the thing that got her out of bed in the morning, and with him gone, the 76-year-old felt she’d lost her purpose.

That is, until she found organizing.

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At CES 2026, The Real Automotive Story Is Robots, Robotaxis And AI

Welcome to the "physical AI" era of the auto industry. Here's what we're expecting from CES.

Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway fully opens

The National Capital Commission opened the entire length of the Rideau Canal Skateway on Monday morning. CBC's Sannah Choi spoke with some of the first people to skate it.

Tim Walz scraps Minnesota re-election campaign amid state fraud scandals

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is ending his bid for a third term, less than four months after announcing his reelection campaign. Walz was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee during the 2024 election campaign.

Royel Otis guitarist tries to stifle misconduct allegations with a Reddit dragnet

Instead of issuing a denial, Royel Maddell sought names, emails, and IP addresses. The court declined to play along.

Monarch butterflies could disappear. Butterfly Town USA is scrambling to save them

Pacific Grove is known as ‘Butterfly Town USA’ for its role as an overwintering spot. As the insect’s population plummets, residents are coming to its rescue

In the tiny seaside village of Pacific Grove, California, there’s no escaping the monarch butterfly.

Here, butterfly murals abound: one splashes across the side of a hotel, another adorns a school. As for local businesses, there’s the Monarch Pub, the Butterfly Grove Inn, even Monarch Knitting (a local yarn shop). And every fall, the small city hosts a butterfly parade, where local elementary school children dress up in butterfly costumes. The city’s municipal code even declares it an unlawful act to “molest or interfere” with monarchs in any way, with a possible fine of $1,000.

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Nicolás Maduro to appear in New York court on drugs and weapons charges

Venezuelan president captured by US in shocking raid is seen being led in handcuffs on his way to court

Thedeposed Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, is expected to appear in Manhattan federal court on Monday afternoon on drugs and weapons charges after his extraordinary capture by US special forces this weekend.

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized in a shocking pre-dawn raid at a compound on Saturday during an assault on Caracas. At least 40 people, including civilians and Venezuelan military members, reportedly died in the attack.

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Maduro’s capture had the world’s ear – but Trump returned to petty gripes

Though he also discussed plans to ‘run’ Venezuela, the US president could not resist upending his moment of glory

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few but what I’d really like to talk about is my disastrous predecessor and some pathetic city mayors,” is what Winston Churchill didn’t say during Britain’s war against Adolf Hitler.

On Saturday, Donald Trump fancied himself at his most Churchillian as he hailed the derring-do of US military heroes who toppled Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in an audacious overnight operation.

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Venezuela wakes up to continued uncertainty

From the BBC World Service: The U.S. stunned the world with the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. Donald Trump has said U.S. companies will fix Venezuela's badly broken oil infrastructure and start making money for the country. We’ll hear more about reactions on the ground in Venezuela and learn more about its role in the global oil supply chain. Also: an allowance for Iranian citizens and a meeting between the leaders of China and South Korea.

💣 Happy New... Wars?

Mehdi on Donald Trump's 2026 battle plans, how Nicolás Maduro's dancing may have cost him his freedom, and an Epstein Files deadline that just came... and went.

Former OHL commissioner, CHL president David Branch dead at 77

Former Ontario Hockey League commissioner and Canadian Hockey League president David Branch has died. He was 77. The OHL and Canadian Hockey League announced his death Monday, stating he died Sunday. No cause of death was revealed.

All eyes on secretary of state races – with 2028 White House at stake

Voters will choose secretaries of state in contests that could play key role in outcome of 2028 presidential election

When Americans go to cast ballots in the midterm elections in 2026, much of the attention is likely to be on races for the US House, Senate and governorships – contests that will serve as a referendum on Donald Trump’s first two years in office and determine the trajectories of the final ones.

But further down the ballot, voters will choose secretaries of state in key races that could have a major effect on how elections are run in many US states, including several battleground states that are key to the 2028 presidential race. Twenty-six states are set to choose secretaries of state next year, including the presidential battlegrounds of Nevada, Arizona and Michigan.

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Simon Raymonde on band drama, family stories, and In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me

Audio Books: The Cocteau Twins bassist and Bella Union labelhead talks with Paste about his memoir, learning more about his father, and the one time his band opened for Metallica.

Steven Soderbergh's year-end lists offer unparalleled insight and endearing humanity

Thanks to their revealing, endearing objectivity, every aspiring artist should be reading Steven Soderbergh's annual Seen, Read lists.

Tangled cars and billowing smoke: Hinton remembers deadly rail disaster 40 years later

Colin Hanington followed a plume of smoke to reach one of the deadliest railway crashes in Canadian history, and almost 40 years later remembers the silence when he got there.

Who is Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's new interim leader?

Delcy Rodríguez, at least for now, has taken over as leader of Venezuela after her ally Nicolás Maduro was seized by the United States to face criminal indictment in New York. With the events from Maduro's stunning capture still fresh, there are more questions than answers about Rodríguez's future dealings with the U.S.

Lamar Jackson is a once in a lifetime talent. And the Ravens are still going backwards

John Harbaugh has spent nearly two decades leading Baltimore. But his failure to get the most out of his quarterback is a fireable failing

There are losses, and then there are those defeats that show us exactly who a team are. The Steelers’ 26-24 win over the Ravens on Sunday night was the latter. It wasn’t just a loss; it was a referendum. The game was vintage, grubby, beautiful AFC North football. A rivalry game with a playoff place on the line. Big plays. Dumb decisions. Cris Collinsworth making unintelligible noises on commentary. In the final three minutes, four plays swung the win probability by more than 40 percentage points.

The Steelers, missing DK Metcalf and Darnell Washington, scored on four of their five second-half drives, three of them touchdowns, with Aaron Rodgers finding Calvin Austin for a 26-yard score with 55 seconds left. Baltimore, by contrast, couldn’t get out of their own way until Lamar Jackson strapped on his cape, completing seven of his final nine passes, throwing two touchdowns and converting a ridiculously clutch fourth-down strike to Isaiah Likely with 21 seconds left and the season on the line.

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The First Afeela EVs Have Rolled Off The Production Line

Pre-production builds are underway as Sony-Honda Mobility targets a mid-2026 start.

Nicolás Maduro to appear in New York court on drug and weapons charges | First Thing

US officials have warned of further military intervention if Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, fails to meet their demands. Plus, how gun-safety advocates are riding a ‘seismic’ wave to US legislatures

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Nicolás Maduro, the deposed Venezuelan president, is expected to appear in Manhattan federal court on Monday afternoon on drugs and weapons charges after US special forces seized him in a shocking raid at the weekend.

What is the reaction in Caracas? While some quietly rejoiced at Maduro’s demise, the traumatic night-time assault on the city prompted stockpiling, uncertainty and fear.

What’s the global impact of Trump’s slashing of climate science? It’s substantial. Scientists and forecasters around the world depend on US satellites and studies to track extreme weather in Europe, plan disaster responses in the Caribbean and monitor deforestation in the Amazon.

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Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns

Maj Gen Paul Eaton says US president’s effort to bend military to his will could have dire long-term consequences

Donald Trump and his defense secretary Pete Hegseth are mounting an aggressive push to politicise the top ranks of the US military – a push that smacks of Stalinism and could take years to repair, the former infantry chief who trained troops to invade Iraq has warned.

Maj Gen Paul Eaton has sounded the alarm, saying in an interview with the Guardian that the effort to bend the higher echelons of the military to the US president’s will was unparalleled in recent history and could have long-term dire consequences. He warned that both the reputation and efficiency of the world’s most powerful fighting force was in the balance.

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The shades of Bob Dylan’s Desire

50 years ago, an off-Broadway director, a young classical violinist, and a country music singer followed Dylan on a collaborative journey that would forever change their lives and the course of rock and roll history.

How U.S. political campaigns have used generative AI

The 2024 presidential race was the first big election to happen in the new generative AI era. There have, of course, been major concerns that the technology could be used to deceive voters or interfere with the exercise of democracy. But so far, that kind of activity has been limited, according to Tim Harper, a senior policy analyst and coauthor of a recent report from the Center for Democracy and Technology.

Former Winnipeg police officer pleads guilty to trafficking drugs — including to other officers

Former Winnipeg police officer Elston Bostock has pleaded guilty to trafficking drugs over a period of years — both to civilians and other police officers.

Mixed reactions in B.C. after U.S. says it captured Venezuela’s president

Venezuelan Montrealers celebrate Maduro's capture, others warn of perilous path ahead

'Hands off Venezuela,' say protesters at Ontario rally following U.S. action against Maduro

Is there anything of Substance in this trailer for Ryan Murphy's The Beauty?

Ashton Kutcher stars in Murphy's latest, entirely original fever dream, about a beauty drug that turns people into monsters.

B.C. city using drones to monitor former homeless encampment sites

While a community member who accesses support services related to mental health and addiction said the drones raise concerns about residents’ human rights, city officials say Cranbrook has been dealing with public safety issues tied to homelessness, addiction and mental health far greater than typical for a small city.

Quebec students return to class as new civility rules come into effect

In a bid to improve student behaviour in Quebec schools, new rules are now in effect requiring students to use formal language when addressing teachers and school staff.

Protests in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela

Hundreds gathered coast to coast, even as many in the diaspora celebrated ousting of Maduro

• Top Republicans backpedal from Trump claim that US will run Venezuela

Protests bubbled up in several US cities over the weekend as people demonstrated against the Trump administration’s unilateral military intervention in Venezuela – even as many in the diaspora publicly celebrated the forced removal of president Nicolás Maduro.

Gatherings took place as crowds expressed opposition to a potential war with Venezuela and to declare illegal the US operation to snatch Maduro early on Saturday and bring him to the US to face drug-trafficking charges in court.

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The First Production All-Solid-State Battery Is Here, And It Promises 5-Minute Charging

Donut Lab claims it can build gigawatt-hours worth of solid-state batteries today without using any rare materials.

B.C. cities say they're on the hook for millions for housing, social issues due to senior gov't 'downloading'

B.C. municipalities have long complained senior levels of government have “downloaded” costs and responsibilities onto them. Now some cities have tried to quantify how much they’ve taken on — and they say it could cost them millions.

Alberta wildlife hospital says animal intake on the rise, 'interactions with people' largely to blame

The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation says the number of patients coming in is on the rise — and interactions with humans are largely to blame. This year alone, it's taken in more than 2,000.

The A.V. Club's most anticipated TV shows of 2026

Get the skinny on 40 upcoming series, which include HBO's Lanterns, Nic Cage as Spider-Noir, and Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan's NBC reunion.

N.W.T. consistently has Canada’s highest median income — here's why

Families in the Northwest Territories consistently bring home the most money in Canada, but that doesn’t mean everyone in the territory is doing well financially.

'A whirlwind journey': Sit-skier Kurt Oatway’s fight to return to the Paralympics

At age 41, Kurt Oatway shows a steely determination to fight his way back to the top of the world stage after a devastating ski crash left him severely injured and forced to watch the 2022 Beijing Games at home.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he's appointed Chrystia Freeland as an economic adviser

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X Monday he has appointed former Liberal cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland as an economic development adviser, citing her experience in attracting investment.

Freeland to step down in 'coming weeks' after accepting role advising Ukraine's Zelenskyy

Longtime Liberal Chrystia Freeland says she'll step down as a member of Parliament in the "coming weeks" after accepting a new role advising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

‘A no-brainer’: Why some U.S. health-care workers are moving to Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Health says 50 American health-care workers have taken positions in Nova Scotia in the past fiscal year, up from 31 in 2024.

Visa processing error by IRCC forces Halifax international student to stop studying, working

An international student at Dalhousie University in Halifax is raising issues with Canada’s immigration process after she had to stop studying and working because of a visa processing error.

Cars crash into London buildings 5 times a month on average, new numbers show

Numbers from London, Ont., police show 47 vehicles crashed into buildings in both the years 2023 and 2024, and 50 by October 2025.

St. John’s pub owner reads The Hobbit aloud for 10 hours straight in fundraising effort

Erin's Pub owner Allan Bearns called it his “weird way” of giving back to the community... Reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in its entirety in front of an audience — no matter how long it took.

Canadian airlines could be forced to 'up their game' as Ottawa allows more competition from Middle East

Airlines in Canada could be under pressure soon to improve their services as the federal government opens up its skies to more competition from the Middle East.

This Canadian explorer dove under the North Pole, discovered shipwrecks and helped a Hollywood director

From the Arctic to the Titanic, 88-year-old Joe MacInnis reflects on the dives and discoveries that instilled in him humility and awe for the ocean.

Thunder Bay, Ont., once again reports the highest homicide rate in Canada

Thunder Bay continues to have the highest homicide rate in the country, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. Here's what we know about the most recent trends in the northwestern Ontario city.

Ontario will hold firm on U.S. booze ban at LCBO, says finance minister

Ontario’s finance minister says nothing short of full removal of tariffs will bring U.S. booze back to LCBO shelves, doubling-down on a trade irritant that has continued to frustrate President Donald Trump’s administration.

Carney heads to Paris as allies discuss security guarantees for Ukraine

Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Paris where he will meet with "coalition of the willing" partners to talk about specific security guarantees for Ukraine should there be a ceasefire and peace settlement with Russia.

She was forced to travel hours to give birth — a growing reality for families in Gaspé, Que.

Expectant mothers in the Gaspé are frequently redirected to hospitals hours away to give birth, and some are warning the situation may grow even worse if the province doesn't intervene.

Thunder Bay, Ont. university piloting walk that brings 9,000 years of local history to life

Lakehead University is testing a new Two-Eyed Seeing walk that guides participants through Indigenous history, culture and reconciliation on its Thunder Bay campus

Falcons fire Raheem Morris and GM Terry Fontenot hours after finishing 8-9 season

• Morris fired after second straight 8-9 season

• Fontenot exits after four-year tenure as GM

• Falcons begin concurrent searches for both roles

The Atlanta Falcons fired coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot on Sunday night, announcing the moves hours after the team completed their second straight 8-9 finish under Morris and an eighth consecutive losing season.

Morris said after Sunday’s 19-17 win over the New Orleans Saints that he expected to return for a third season. Instead, his 16-18 record was not enough to save his job after a year that began with optimism the Falcons would reach the playoffs for the first time since 2017.

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Novak Djokovic cuts ties with players’ group he co-founded amid transparency concerns

• Djokovic says values no longer align with PTPA

• Players’ group sued tours and grand slams in March

• Serb was not named as plaintiff in lawsuit

Novak Djokovic is cutting ties with the Professional Tennis Players Association, a group he co-founded that sued the sport’s governing bodies last year, writing on social media on Sunday that “my values and approach are no longer aligned with the current direction of the organization”.

The 24-time grand slam champion announced at the 2020 US Open that he and the now-retired Canadian player Vasek Pospisil were launching the PTPA. They said they were aiming to offer representation for players who are independent contractors in a largely individual sport.

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Broncos win AFC No 1 seed, Jaguars clinch AFC South and Panthers claim NFC South: NFL week 18 – as it happened

Broncos earn the No 1 seed in the AFC after beating the Chargers 19-3 while a Falcons win over the Saints pushed the Panthers through to the playoffs

Saints 0-0 Falcons 8:07, 1st quarter

Bad news for Panthers fans … Kirk Cousins has just been picked off.

C Ward rush for seven yards

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Not Just Buttons: Volkswagen's Latest EV Goes Retro With A 'Tape Deck'

Rejoice, aging millennials and Gen Z cassette enthusiasts: the new Volkswagen ID. Polo packs lots of salutes to 20th-century tech.

High tides and heavy rain flood parts of California’s Bay Area

King tides cause highest floodwaters in decades for area, while people are rescued from trapped cars and roads close

High tides and heavy rains have flooded parts of the Bay Area, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars.

Five northern counties remained under a flood watch, with up to 3in (7.6cm) of rain possible through Monday night in areas that have been drenched off and on since around Christmas, said the National Weather Service office in Eureka. At least a foot (0.3 meters) of snow was likely in the mountains.

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Czechs end Canada’s world junior gold-medal hopes for 3rd straight year

Tomas Poletin scored on a deflection with 1:14 left and the Czech Republic beat Canada 6-4 on Sunday night to advance to face Sweden in the first all-European final in the world junior hockey tournament since 2016.

Waste in Canada skyrockets after holiday season

Canadian households produce 25 per cent more waste during the holidays, according to Zero Waste Canada. Officials warn the proper disposal of items such as lithium ion batteries are crucial for recycling facilities to avoid fires.

Boil water advisory lifted for northwest Calgary communities as crews work to repair water main

The boil-water advisory for several northwest communities has been lifted, as city crews continue to work on repairing the Bearspaw south feeder main break.

Jim Hunt’s Timeless Lessons Can Revitalize the Democratic Party

The story of a farmer whose belief in everyday people made North Carolina an economic powerhouse and defeated bigots has new promise in 2026 and 2028.

All the EVs you can buy with 0% financing in January 2026

Lease deals get all the hype, but a lot of people would still rather buy their vehicles. If that sounds like you, you’re in luck, because there’s a whole bunch of great EVs you can buy with 0% financing this month – including the new “ affordable” Tesla Model Y Standard!

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‘Respect our privacy’: family of Tommy Lee Jones after his daughter’s death

Victoria Jones, daughter of US film actor, was found unresponsive at a San Francisco hotel on New Year’s Day

The family of actor Tommy Lee Jones has asked for privacy following the loss of his daughter, Victoria Jones, who was found dead on New Year’s Day at a San Francisco hotel.

“We appreciate all of the kind words, thoughts, and prayers,” the family said in a statement. “Please respect our privacy during this difficult time. Thank you.”

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Venezuelans under TPS can apply for refugee status, Kristi Noem says

Homeland security secretary says Venezuelan leader needs to protect America against drug trafficking and terrorists

Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, said on Sunday that the US wants a leader in Venezuela who will be “a partner that understands that we’re going to protect America” to stop drug trafficking and “terrorists from coming into our country”.

Noem indicated in an interview on Fox News Sunday that the immigration status of Venezuelan nationals living in the US under temporary protected status (TPS) was part of an administration-wide decision-making process that her department would follow.

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NFL roundup: Falcons’ win over Saints throws NFC South title to Panthers

• Panthers win NFC South after Falcons beat Saints 19–17

• Jags rout Titans to clinch AFC South, extend hot streak

• Garrett gets sack No 23 to set NFL single-season record

• Giants beat Cowboys as Vikings finish season on a high

Dee Alford’s red-zone interception stopped a potential go-ahead drive by New Orleans, and the Atlanta Falcons beat the Saints 19-17 on Sunday to give the NFC South title to the Carolina Panthers.

By closing the season with four consecutive wins, the Falcons (8-9) finished in a three-way tie with Carolina and Tampa Bay for first place in the NFC South. The Panthers won the tiebreaker with the best record within the division.

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Man dead after shooting on Toronto GO bus

A suspect has been arrested and a firearm was recovered following the fatal shooting Sunday night, Toronto police say.

Volkswagen is shaking things up with a new EV interior [Images]

Volkswagen has revamped the interior design for its upcoming affordable EV lineup, adding more physical buttons, an updated infotainment system, and a few extras.

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Convoy – electric semi brand SANY pairs autonomy with human experience

Instead of betting the farm on fully self-driving trucks from the jump, Chinese equipment and heavy truck brand SANY is putting a seasoned driver in a lead vehicle with as many as four autonomous heavy trucks programmed to follow his lead.

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No end in sight for Pimicikamak Cree Nation evacuees even after power returns: leadership

As Pimicikamak Cree Nation struggles to fix damage to homes caused by a four-day power outage, thousands are in the dark about when they can return to their community.

After seizing Maduro, Trump wants Venezuela's oil. He will face logistical and legal hurdles

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing leader Nicolas Maduro in a raid is likely to face many hurdles — both logistically and legally.

Rivian Stumbled After the EV Tax Credit Died. Now the R2 Faces A Huge Test

Rivian set a delivery record in 2024, but it wasn't so lucky in 2025. The more affordable R2 could be the lifeline it needs.

Indomitable Jessie Diggins captures Tour de Ski to sharpen Olympic hopes

• Diggins wins six-stage Tour de Ski for third time

• American finishes more than two minutes clear

• Norway’s Klæbo hauls in record fifth men’s title

Jessie Diggins capped one of the most demanding stretches in cross-country skiing on Sunday by winning the Tour de Ski for the third time, a result that further solidifies her status as an Olympic medal favorite heading into what she has already announced will be her final season.

Diggins, the 34-year-old American from Afton, Minnesota, clinched the overall title after the sixth and final stage of the Tour de Ski, an eight-day, multi-race series staged across Italy and modeled after cycling’s Tour de France. The competition tests skiers across sprint and distance races, classic and freestyle techniques, and concludes with the sport’s most notorious challenge: a steep, lung-burning climb up Alpe Cermis.

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Toyota's Most Promising Affordable EV Arrives This Year

The 2026 Toyota C-HR could be one of the most promising EVs to debut this year.

Danish, Greenlandic leaders urge Trump to end threats to take over Greenland

The leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Sunday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland, after he reiterated his wish to do so in an interview with The Atlantic magazine.

‘They lied to our face’: Democrats decry Trump’s military raid on Venezuela

Lawmakers call US intervention and capture of Maduro ‘wildly illegal’ and say it lacked congressional approval

Democratic leaders responded with fury on Sunday to Donald Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela, slamming it as an illegal act carried out in the absence of required congressional approval that would lead to disaster for the American people.

Top Democrats took to the Sunday TV political talk shows to express their dismay at the lack of any prior notification of lawmakers about the audacious military raid 24 hours earlier.

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Top Republicans backpedal from Trump claim that US will run Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends capture of Nicolás Maduro and says US has ‘leverage’ over country

Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, and prominent Republicans swiftly backpedaled from Donald Trump’s assertion that the US will run Venezuela in transition after US forces snatched the president, Nicolás Maduro, and brought him to the US to face federal criminal charges.

Rubio appeared on numerous US politics shows on Sunday morning to defend the US operation in the early hours of Saturday to capture Maduro and his wife despite critics calling the operation illegal on multiple levels and the White House failing to demonstrate how it would run the South American nation.

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Wisconsin judge resigns after being convicted of obstructing immigrant arrest

Hannah Dugan faced calls to resign from state Republicans amid threats to impeach her if she did not

The Wisconsin judge convicted of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers has resigned.

Hannah Dugan was convicted on 19 December and faced calls to resign from state Republicans, who threatened to impeach her if she did not.

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USA’s Summer Britcher boosts Olympic luge bid with another World Cup gold

• Britcher rallies in Sigulda for second win of season

• American leads World Cup singles despite missing race

• USA Luge star can capture historic overall crown

USA Luge’s Summer Britcher is flying into the Olympics.

Britcher got her second women’s singles luge win of the season on Sunday, moving her atop the World Cup standings and further cementing her status as a medal contender for the Milan Cortina Olympics next month.

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‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say

Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters

Donald Trump has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, according to emergency management experts.

The first year of his second term was marked by crackdowns on climate science that produced world-class weather forecasts and the gutting of frontline federal agencies - policies that have left the country, already struggling to keep pace with severe storms, even more at risk.

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2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 31 people who died in custody

The deaths came as the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement, detaining a record number of people

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Highly skilled immigrants leaving Canada at rapid rate: report

A recent report by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship found that one in five immigrants leaves Canada within 25 years of arriving, with highly skilled immigrants almost twice as likely to leave.

‘A big bad bull whipped me down’: cowboy poetry, old art form of the US west, lassos a new generation

From Los Angeles to Nevada, younger people are preserving a longstanding tradition one lyric at a time

Deep in the heart of Los Angeles’s Koreatown, just a few doors down from H Mart and a K-pop music superstore, an American flag hangs over the entrance of a saloon called Eastwood.

The western-themed bar would normally be cranking Luke Bryan while customers play skee-ball, line dance and get bucked off their mechanical bull named Gucci. But tonight, the music is low and the loudest sounds come from the clacking of vintage mechanical typewriters. About 30 people in the bar are drafting poems about horses, sunsets and Stetson hats – which are plentiful atop the heads in the crowd.

Heck, they thought they killed me back in 15

flew me out in a chopper, covered me with a sheet.

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European leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack

Leaders try to focus on what comes next, as backing for ejection of Maduro mingles uncomfortably with voicing of support for international law

• Venezuela crisis: latest updates

European leaders emerged divided and torn as they tried to welcome the ejection of Venezuela’s authoritarian president, but still uphold the principles of international law that did not appear to allow Donald Trump to seize Nicolás Maduro, let alone declare that the US will run Venezuela and control its oil industry.

Europe tried to focus on the principle of a democratic transition, pointing out that the continent had not recognised Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela since what were widely regarded as fraudulent elections in June 2024.

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Lav Diaz sails to new heights in a stunning depiction of Magellan's colonial decay

Filipino slow cinema legend Lav Diaz directs Gael García Bernal to his best-ever performance in this anti-biopic of Ferdinand Magellan.

Ribbon Skirt Day leader reflects on changes since her cultural attire was shamed

Five years ago, then-10-year-old Isabella Kulak, a member of the Cote First Nation, was told she she couldn't wear her a ribbon skirt to formal day at her Sask. school. Now National Ribbon Skirt Day is celebrated across Canada.

Trump’s attack on Venezuela without alerting Congress tests limits of executive power

Trump’s audacious arrest of Maduro marks a conspicuous break with convention, even as previously observed by the president himself

Nothing speaks more eloquently of the disempowering of the US Congress under Donald Trump’s second presidency than the brazenly audacious detention of Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia.

Far from recognizing it, Trump did not even acknowledge Congress’s right to know – keeping senior members in the dark until the operation to seize the strongman was under way.

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Venezuelans in Manitoba quietly celebrate capture of Maduro as others question legitimacy of U.S. intervention

Some Venezuelans living in Winnipeg say American strikes and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday have stirred up a complicated mix of emotions, from worry to hopefulness for the future.

After Trump’s Venezuela Invasion, Mexico Could Be Next

Officials tell Zeteo that Trump remains ‘very interested’ in the idea of sending US Special Forces into Mexico, as the president threatens Colombia and Cuba, too.

Flooding forces hundreds to flee homeless shelter in San Diego

Officials evacuated about 325 men and women from Bridge shelter on New Year’s Day after heavy rains

For the third time in seven years, hundreds of people had to flee a homeless shelter in downtown San Diego this week after a heavy storm dropped a month’s worth of rain, causing floods.

The area received 2in of rain on New Year’s Day, which broke local records and forced multiple water rescues, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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The government probably took too much of your paycheck this year – here’s how to get it back

Trump’s tax bill carved out several areas for tipped workers and older adults, among others, to lower their tax bills

US taxpayers will have a “gigantic refund year in the first quarter” of 2026, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, recently said in an interview.

Given all the untruths that come out of the current administration, you wouldn’t be blamed if you don’t believe him. But you should. This year, there will be a significant amount of tax refunds. Why? Well, it’s not tariff cash. It’s because many people overpaid their taxes this year.

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The electric minivan Dodge dealers need already exists – just not here

Last week, I argued that Dodge was wasting its time building muscle cars and hiring “badassadors,” and that what the brand needed to change its fortunes was a new electric minivan. That van already exists. Meet the Leapmotor D99.

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The 25 best Stranger Things needle drops, ranked

The show may be over, but these songs and scenes will stick with us for a long time.

Republican claims of ‘terrorism’ leave everyone unsafe, Muslim leader warns

Edward Ahmed Mitchell of Council on American-Islamic Relations says Texas and Florida governors abusing power

The deputy director of the US’s biggest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group warns that Republican governors’ steps to declare his organization a “terrorist organization” won’t stop with the Muslim community.

“No governor should have the power to unilaterally declare a civil rights or advocacy group he disagrees with a terrorist organization, take punitive action against them, all in violation of due process and free speech,” Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told the Guardian this month. “If any governor can get away with abusing that kind of power, then no organization is safe.”

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Jackery unveils rugged portable power station, solar gazebo, autonomous solar robot

Jackery has just pulled the wraps off its newest portable power station, the Explorer 1500 Ultra, and it’s aiming squarely at people who actually use these things outside – not just those who keep them pristine in a garage for the occasional blackout. Unveiled this week at CES 2026, the new unit is designed to be tougher, lighter, and more weather-resistant than most power stations in its class, with specs showing how Jackery is leaning hard into real-world use cases.

Beyond just portable power, the company is also showcasing innovative new products that target much bigger ambitions – literally. With a new solar gazebo and a self-following robot, the Jackery is dramatically expanding the scope of its solar and portable power initiatives.

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Why the dollar fell over 9% in 2025, and what to expect in 2026

The dollar fell over 9% in 2025, its worst annual performance since 2017. The declines reflect a volatile year for the U.S. economy, with investors likely facing another unpredictable 12 months.

N.S. man sentenced to 4½ years for October 2023 crash that killed 3, including infant

A Nova Scotia man who T-boned another vehicle, killing three people on a rainy fall night while driving more than twice the legal speed limit has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison.

Breaking down the U.S. criminal indictment against ousted Venezuelan leader Maduro

The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, has raised questions about the legality of a foreign government arresting a sovereign country's leader at a time when the United States has been attempting to broker peace agreements around the world.

From the AI bubble to Fed fears: the global economic outlook for 2026

Analysts and investors voice caution about tech valuations and Trump’s influence on the US central bank

Investors expect global stock markets to keep rising in 2026, despite fears that the AI bubble could burst, and anxiety about chaos engulfing the US central bank.

Wall Street strategists broadly expect the S&P 500 share index of US-listed companies to continue to rise over the next 12 months, but said it could be a volatile year if geopolitical tensions increase and inflation fails to fall.

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What role could the US play in Venezuela’s ‘bust’ oil industry?

Experts say lifting production to former levels could take decades and huge investment will be needed

The Venezuelan oil industry has been “a total bust” for a long time, according to Donald Trump. After attacking Caracas and taking the country’s leader captive, Trump promised to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry with the help of America’s biggest oil companies.

Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry could “make a lot of money” with the might of the US behind it, Trump told the press, claiming that the new regime would invest billions to revive its fortunes.

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US attack on Venezuela raises fears of future Greenland takeover

Danish ambassador posts ‘friendly reminder’ about defence ties after provocative Maga post over territory

• Venezuela crisis – latest updates

The US bombardment of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro, have renewed fears of an American takeover of Greenland, as members of Donald Trump’s Maga movement gleefully set their sights on the Danish territory after the attack in South America.

Just hours after the US military operation in Venezuela, the rightwing podcaster Katie Miller –the wife of Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s powerful deputy chief of staff for policy – posted on X a map of Greenland draped in the stars and stripes with the caption: “SOON.”

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‘A million WhatsApp messages’: Venezuelans in N.S. react to Maduro’s capture after U.S. strike

Verónica Gutiérrez woke up to what seemed like “a million WhatsApp messages” from her family in Venezuela after the U.S. launched a strike on the capital of the country that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday.

Ottawa proposes fines of up to $1M for violating foreign influence registry rules

The federal government has proposed fining people and organizations up to $1 million for failing to comply with the requirements of its planned foreign influence transparency registry.

What's on TV this week—The Pitt and Best Medicine

Plus, Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal team up.

How a medical pioneer's cocaine addiction helped shape modern-day residency programs

Two University of Calgary researchers believe the structure of modern-day residency programs can be connected to William Stewart Halsted, who revolutionized medical training in North America — and his addiction to cocaine.

Nicolás Maduro handcuffed and escorted by US federal agents – video

A video shared by an official White House account appears to show US Drug Enforcement Administration officials escorting the handcuffed Venezuelan president at the agency's offices in New York. It follows Washington's pre-dawn assault on Caracas, during which Maduro and his wife were captured

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Sask.'s only Liberal MP reflects on his 1st year in Ottawa, shares thoughts on Carney

The MP for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, a political veteran, described the prime minister as a “complex thinker” with a clear message.

Auston Matthews passes Mats Sundin as Toronto Maple Leafs’ all-time leading goalscorer

• Matthews passes Sundin for Leafs career goals mark

• Captain scores twice but Islanders win in overtime

• Toronto star hits 421 goals in just 664 games

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews scored twice in the second period against the New York Islanders on Saturday night to pass Mats Sundin and set the franchise record for career goals with 421.

“It means a lot, it’s a very historical franchise,” Matthews said. “There’s a lot of pride. … I am very humbled. I couldn’t do it without the great group of guys around me.”

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Venezuela attack: what we know so far as US captures President Maduro

Donald Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela as Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores are flown to New York

The US president, Donald Trump, has said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela after its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and taken to New York, hours after a “large-scale” pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region. Here is what we know so far:

Donald Trump said “We’re going to run the country[Venezuela] until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition” during a press conference about the attack on Venezuela. He has not given details.

A plane carrying Maduro and Flores landed in New York on Saturday evening and they were expected to be transported to appear in Manhattan federal court, possibly as soon as Monday.

The US is going to be “very strongly involved” in Venezuela’s oil industry after the military operation , Trump said. He said: “We have the greatest oil companies in the world, the biggest, the greatest, and we’re going to be very much involved in it.”

Trump posted a photograph of Maduro on his Truth Social platform. It appeared to show the captured Venezuelan president in handcuffs, wrap-around sun goggles and headphones.

The UN security council is due to hold an emergency meeting on Monday.

Trump said his administration had not spoken to Venezuela’s exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado. He said he did not think she would be able to return to lead Venezuela, saying: “She does not have the support in Venezuela. She is a very nice woman but she does not have the support.”

The constitutional chamber of Venezuela’s supreme court has ordered vice president Delcy Rodríguez to assume the role of acting president in Maduro’s absence.

Trump was asked about Cuba during the press conference on Venezuela. He said “Cuba, as you know, is not doing very well right now. That system has not been a very good one for Cuba. The people there have suffered for many, many years and I think Cuba is going to be something we’ll end up talking about, because Cuba is a failing nation right now.”

The US Department of Justice released a new indictment against Nicolás Maduro, including his wife, Celia Flores, his son and others.

The US vice-president, JD Vance, hailed what he called a “truly impressive operation” . Resharing Trump’s post about the action, Vance wrote: “The president offered multiple off-ramps, but was very clear throughout this process: the drug trafficking must stop, and the stolen oil must be returned to the United States.”

In a statement on X, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said Maduro was “under indictment for pushing drugs in the United States”. The Republican senator Mike Lee said on Saturday that Rubio had told him he “anticipates no further action in Venezuela now that Maduro is in US custody”.

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, is deeply alarmed by US military action in Venezuela, his spokesperson has said, and considered the US intervention “a dangerous precedent”.

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‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US

Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it

• Maduro detained in New York – live updates

The US bombardment of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro, follow a long history of interventions in South and Central America and the Caribbean over the past two centuries. But they also mark an unprecedented moment as the first direct US military attack on a South American country.

At a press conference after Maduro’s capture, Donald Trump said that “American dominance in the western hemisphere will never be questioned again”.

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Wisdom from Indigenous authors to guide you into the new year

Self-compassion, honouring ancestors, and making room for rage – Indigenous authors taught us these and many more lessons in 2025.

Jordan Stolz falls at US speed skating trials but still qualifies for Olympics

• Stolz trips early but finishes third in 1,000m

• World record-holder still locks in Olympic spot

• Jackson tops Brittany Bowe in women’s 1,000m

Star speed skater Jordan Stolz shockingly stumbled to the ice right after the start of the men’s 1,000 meters at the US Olympic trials for long track speed skating on Saturday but still finished with the third-fastest time and will head to the Milan Cortina Winter Games.

Stolz caught the toe of one of his skates on the slick surface, lost his footing and tripped after fewer than five strides at the Pettit National Ice Center, about 40 miles south of his hometown of Kewaskum. It was the sort of thing that simply doesn’t happen to the best in the world at what he does – someone expected to earn multiple medals and to be one of the faces of the 6-22 February Olympics.

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Mamdani’s Unifying Inauguration: 'More Joy and Love and Belonging' Than Ever Before

Hear more of what Senator Bernie Sanders, Jumaane Williams, Simone Zimmerman, and others told Prem at the historic event

Trump news at a glance: outcry and questions after US attack on Venezuela

With Nicolás Maduro in US custody, Donald Trump says ‘we will run’ Venezuela until ‘a safe, proper and judicious transition’ can be made – key US politics stories from 3 January 2026

The US attacked Venezuela and captured its long-serving president Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, with Donald Trump promising to put the country under American control for now, even as Venezuelan officials vowed defiance.

As part of a dramatic overnight operation that knocked out electricity in parts of Caracas, US special forces captured Maduro in or near one of his safe houses, the US president said.

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Hyundai Actually Had An Up-Year With EVs In 2025. Can It Hold The Line Now?

Meanwhile, corporate cousin Kia wasn't so lucky—but it still had its best-ever year of new car sales in the U.S.

Success! High-speed wireless charging gets real at Purdue University

For the first time in the US, a battery-electric semi truck has successfully been charged at highway speeds, and without wires thanks to a new, patent-pending system designed by a team of Purdue University engineers with support from Cummins.

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Seahawks clinch NFC’s No 1 seed as Buccaneers cling to playoff hopes

• Seahawks shut down 49ers to secure NFC top seed

• Seattle ride defense and run game in 13-3 win

• Buccaneers survive Panthers, await NFC South fate

Zach Charbonnet scored on a 27-yard run in the first quarter and Seattle shut down the high-powered San Francisco offense in a 13-3 victory over the 49ers on Saturday night that secured the No 1 seed for the Seahawks in the NFC playoffs.

Seattle (14-3) won their first division title since 2020 and are now two home wins away from returning to Levi’s Stadium for the Super Bowl next month after besting San Francisco (12-5) in just the fourth season-ending game ever where the winner was guaranteed the No 1 seed in the playoffs.

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Nicolás Maduro arrives in New York after removal as Venezuelan president

Donald Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela after special forces seize country’s president and his wife

• US attacks Venezuela – live updates

A plane carrying captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, has arrived in New York hours after an overnight US military attack that Donald Trump hailed as “an assault like people have not seen since world war two” as he vowed the US would run the leaderless country.

Trump, speaking at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, provided few details after ousting Maduro in an audacious military attack but said the US would be in control of Venezuela until there is an orderly transition of power.

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Electric vehicles will end oil wars – if we let them

With the news of the US’ actions in Venezuela this morning, we are reminded again of how reducing oil demand can lead to less conflict – and electric vehicles are our best bet for doing so.

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US oil giants silent on Trump claim they will spend billions on Venezuelan oil industry

US president says oil majors primed to invest in rebuilding infrastructure following Maduro ouster

US oil giants have so far remained silent on Donald Trump’s claim that they are primed to spend “billions and billions of dollars” rebuilding the Venezuelan oil industry following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro​.

Chevron, the only US oil company still operating in Venezuela, committed only to following “relevant laws and regulations” after the US president suggested American energy multinationals would be central to his plans for the country.

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Vermeer soft-launches new line of electric tree care equipment

The equipment experts at Vermeer are jumping into the electric landscaping and forestry markets with both feet following the limited launch of three all-new, all-electric equipment options for the US and European markets.

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Breaking: Trump Invades Venezuela

In this emergency episode, Tommy and Ben respond to the breaking news that the Trump administration launched strikes on Venezuela and arrested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

'If they want to intimidate us it's not going to happen': Synagogue stands together after antisemitic graffiti

A Jewish congregation in Winnipeg came together for Sabbath in a show of strength and resilience a day after their synagogue was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti, including a slew of swastikas.

Trump’s Attack in Venezuela Is Unlawful – and Latin America Will Fight Back

Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is now unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight.

Sandvik bringing battery-swap mining rigs to Eldorado Gold mine

Canadian mining firm Eldorado Gold is taking a big step towards decarbonizing its operations with a fresh order for ten fully electric equipment assets from the experts at Sandvik set to be deployed later this year.

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Kumail Nanjiani to star on next season of U.K. panel show fave Taskmaster

Nanjiani will star on the panel show's 21st season with Amy Gledhill, Joel Dommett, Joanna Page, and Armando Iannucci.

US sees spike in flu cases in December, after most severe season since 2018

Not clear whether more people will get the flu this season, but more than 3,100 people have died in last year in US

The United States has seen the number of influenza cases climb significantly in December, coming after the most severe flu season since 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

It’s not yet clear whether there will be an increase in the total number of people who get the flu this season – or whether more people just got it at once in December – but more than 3,100 people died from the virus in the US in the year ending August 2025, according to the latest data from the CDC.

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‘It sends a horrible signal’: US politicians react to capture of Nicolás Maduro

Republicans cheer capture of Venezuelan leader, but Democrats say it ‘risks pulling our nation into another war’

• US attacks Venezuela – live updates

Reaction to the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, by US forces on Saturday has been starkly polarized along political lines, with administration officials and Republicans celebrating the enforcement of a 2020 US narco-trafficking indictment against Maduro and Democrats decrying what they see as a violation of Venezuela’s right to self-determination.

The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said on X that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had been indicted in the southern district of New York on charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices against the United States.

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Sudden invasion gives CBS Evening News chance to start loving America two days early

New anchor Tony Dokoupil will reportedly be starting his job two days early thanks to Saturday's attack on Venezuela.

Mike Flanagan says he "can't" let 2017's Dark Tower be "final word" on Stephen King series

Flanagan sounds positively desperate to salvage the on-screen reputation of King's sprawling sci-fi-fantasy Western.

Storm surge threat, higher tides trigger coastal flooding alert for B.C.'s South Coast

A coastal flooding alert is in place this weekend for B.C.’s South Coast, including Metro Vancouver as well as parts of Vancouver Island. Avalanche Canada is warning stormy weather has created potentially dangerous conditions on Vancouver's North Shore mountains.

Thousands evacuated from Pimicikamak Cree Nation after homes, water treatment plant damaged in power outage

The chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation says hundreds of homes have been "severely compromised" in the aftermath of a days-long power outage that damaged a water treatment plant and plumbing systems, and about 4,000 people have been evacuated.

Airstrikes, helicopters and a snatch squad with a blowtorch: how the US raid on Caracas unfolded

Some suspected the attacks on Venezuela were coming, but the shock was still real and no one knows what will happen next

• US strikes on Venezuela – live updates

• Why has US attacked Venezuela and captured president?

As they were jolted from their beds just before 2am on Saturday, many Caracas residents sought an innocent explanation for the racket that had interrupted their sleep: an exploding air conditioning unit, a tropical thunderstorm, an earthquake. Or perhaps a festive display of pyrotechnics over Venezuela’s mountain-flanked capital.

“I thought it might be fireworks,” Carlos Hurtado, a resident of the 23 de Enero housing estate on the city’s west side, recalled of the moment he was woken by a mysterious sequence of rumblings and explosions.

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Norway Bought Almost No Gas Cars Last Year

Even with Chinese carmakers increasing their market share and presence, Tesla has remained the bestseller.

Nation's defeated theater owners okay "Screw it, bring in your own 5-gallon bucket" popcorn promo

Cinemark is teaming up with Lowe's hardware stores for National Popcorn Day, selling five gallons of popcorn for $5.

Why has the US attacked Caracas and captured Venezuela’s president?

Trump’s unprecedented capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship

• US attacks Venezuela – live updates

Overnight on Friday, the US carried out airstrikes across Venezuela, with explosions rocking the capital, Caracas, before dawn. Shortly afterwards, Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the country.

The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said they would face trial in New York on charges of involvement in narco-terrorism. A fresh indictment was issued on Saturday.

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Finland stun two-time defending champions US in world junior ice hockey quarter-finals

• Finland avenge last year’s final with OT upset

• Välilä scores winner as US title defense ends

• Canada, Sweden cruise into world junior semis

Arttu Välilä scored at 2:11 of overtime and Finland stunned the two-time defending champion United States 4-3 on Friday night in the world junior hockey quarter-finals.

Last year in the final in Ottawa, Ontario, the Americans had beaten the Finns 4-3 in overtime. “Got to give credit to the US,” the Finnish captain, Aron Kiviharju, said. “That’s a hell of a team, full of great individuals and a well coached team. But I said we wanted that revenge from last year, and I think we kind of earned it tonight.”

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Venezuela in state of emergency after US strikes and capture of Maduro – video report

Donald Trump has announced that US forces captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and have taken out of the country. The US carried out overnight strikes across the country with explosions rocking the capital, Caracas, before dawn

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Jake Paul drops out of WBA cruiserweight rankings after loss to Anthony Joshua

• Paul removed from WBA top 15 after Joshua KO

• Fight drew 33m global viewers on Netflix

• Loss followed brief cruiserweight ranking run

Jake Paul has fallen out of the World Boxing Association’s cruiserweight rankings after his sixth-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua last month.

The YouTuber was stopped by the former two-time heavyweight champion in a scheduled eight-round bout in Miami, where Joshua scored four knockdowns before the referee halted the contest in the sixth round. Paul suffered a broken jaw in two places and required surgery after the fight.

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Four sisters from LA’s Watts nurture families from the same blocks: ‘They stand in the gap’

The Sisters of Watts have served families for a decade, providing food, fitness, money and after-school programs

The weekend before Thanksgiving, the gymnasium in Ted Watkins park in the south Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts was crowded with more than 100 families. For three hours, they ate and talked while their kids ran around and a DJ blasted west coast hip-hop staples during games of limbo and musical chairs.

Toward the back of the room, people clamored around a step-and-repeat to get a picture with the event’s organizers: four siblings known as the Sisters of Watts, who for the past decade have arranged food giveaways, backpack drives and after-school activities for kids growing up on the same blocks they did. At this event, there were bags of fresh produce available for families that wanted them.

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Canadian manufacturers welcome pause on tariff hikes — but they're still not banking on U.S. market

The 25 per cent tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities was set to double on Jan. 1. But on New Year's Eve, the White House announced the tariff hike would be delayed until 2027.

Is Trump's weird obsession with "Fortunate Son" trolling, stupidity, or both?

It takes a very special kind of brain to non-ironically slap an anti-war anthem over video of the U.S. military bombing a nearby country and call it good.

Maduro's capture sparks joy and worry among Venezuelan diaspora

Venezuelan migrants around the world erupted in celebration on Saturday following the U.S.-led capture of President Nicolas Maduro, whose government oversaw one of the world's largest migration exoduses in recent history.

Epstein disclosures raise key question: why wasn’t he stopped earlier?

New documents reveal numerous missed opportunities as experts and victims condemn US authorities’ failures

Over the course of two decades, Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly appeared on law enforcement’s radar for sexual misconduct involving teen girls and young women. And over this same period of time, Epstein avoided serious and meaningful punishment for his crimes.

The US justice department’s recent disclosure of long-secret investigative files related to Epstein has once again raised the question of why he wasn’t interdicted sooner, despite numerous reports of misconduct. The issue has been the subject of many conspiracy theories, often focusing on the idea that Epstein – who lived at the center of a network of powerful people – enjoyed some form of protection.

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Iran's Khamenei says 'rioters should be put in their place'

The first comments by 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei come as violence surrounding the demonstrations sparked by Iran's ailing economy has killed at least 10 people.

Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!

Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.

Hundreds of beaders expected to gather for Manitoba Museum's Bead-A-Thon fundraiser

Hundreds of beadwork enthusiasts are expected to gather at the Manitoba Museum on Sunday for a Bead-A-Thon fundraiser supporting the museum's community initiatives projects.

Time Capsule: Lisa Germano, Geek the Girl

Between the anthems of the mid-’90s, Germano’s third album traced a quieter, more unsettling education in fear, compliance, and aftermath.

Volkswagen Declares That Buttons Are Back For Electric Cars

Goodbye, annoying window controls. Hello, proper physical controls everywhere.

Canada stands by Venezuelan people's right to decide their future, says PM Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada stands by the Venezuelan people's "right to decide and build their own future in a peaceful and democratic society" after U.S. President Donald Trump announced American forces captured Venezuela's president early Saturday morning.

Aircraft fly low over Caracas as explosions hit Venezuelan capital – video

As explosions hit Caracas, the Venezuelan government confirmed attacks had been made on the capital, as well as three other states: Miranda, La Guaira and Aragua. Donald Trump claimed the US had 'captured' Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the South American country

• Trump claims US has captured Venezuelan dictator and wife

• Explosions rock Venezuela: latest news updates

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Who is Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's recently captured president?

Key facts about Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader who U.S. President Donald Trump said had been captured by U.S. forces on Saturday.

Trump says U.S. will 'run' Venezuela after it ousts Maduro, jails him in New York

Rubio says U.S. won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade

Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty to drugs, weapons charges as he tells U.S. court, 'I am a decent man'

Key takeaways from Maduro's first court appearance in U.S.

Arctic communities testing new 'bear-dar' to detect wildlife threats

Bear-dar is designed to survey the landscape and detect anything that moves. It can be used by communities as an early warning system, alerting them to a nearby polar bear.

Moose hunting disputes show governments need game plan to share public assets: expert

Conflict over moose hunting in Manitoba is seen as more than just a harvesting dispute, and one legal expert says Canadian governments are having an "increasingly difficult time" encouraging public discourse on a shared path forward for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

Trump news at a glance: Nicolás Maduro wants to have ‘serious talks’ with Trump

Venezuelan leader calls for ‘dialogue and diplomacy’ between Washington and Caracas following US claims of airstrike – key US politics stories from 2 January 2026

The Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, has urged Donald Trump to abandon his “illegal warmongering” and begin “serious talks” with his administration as mystery continued to surround a purported pre-Christmas CIA airstrike on the South American country.

Speaking during an hour-long TV interview, Maduro declined to confirm reports of the apparent US attack, which would be the first on Venezuelan soil since Trump began his five-month campaign of military pressure in August.

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A look at how federal agencies rang in the new year

With the sky filled with fireworks, the Washington Monument is illuminated as a candle as part of the 250th anniversary celebration for the United States, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) Walter…

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Connecticut puts EV chargers at the DMV – finally, a perk

Going to the DMV is never fun, but in Connecticut, at least your EV can now get a charge while you wait.

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States tighten SNAP rules in 2026

By the end of the year, at least 18 states will restrict the use of SNAP benefits to purchase “non-nutritious” food and drinks. But the definition of non-nutritious is up to each state. In this episode, the knock-on effects of benefit restrictions, for shoppers and retailers. Plus: Gigantic driverless trucks are poised to transform Minnesota iron mining and a deportation deal between the U.S. and Ghana could deter future emigration from the region.

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Canada trounces Slovakia 7-1 in world junior quarterfinals

Canada defeated Slovakia 7-1 in their quarterfinal matchup at the world junior hockey championship on Friday. They'll move on to the semifinal matchup against the Czech Republic Sunday.

Stephen Colbert's big life lesson for 2026: "Don't trust billionaires"

Colbert, who's been pretty reserved about the whole "CBS show abruptly canceled thing," opened up a bit back on New Year's Eve.

Iran Protests: Trump Threatens Military Action But It Won't Get Him the Result He Wants

Analyst Trita Parsi lays out three different ways the US and Israel could attack Iran, the potentially disastrous consequences, and how the Iranian people are not the priority for DC or Tel Aviv.

Solid-state EV batteries take another big step forward in China

China introduced its first national standard for solid-state EV batteries as the “holy grail” of battery tech moves closer toward mass production.

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3 efforts federal employees should track from Trump’s management agenda

More changes for federal employees are expected to continue in 2026, according to goals the Trump administration laid out in the President’s Management Agenda.

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This Could Be Hyundai's Most Important EV Yet

In 2026, Hyundai will debut its most important electric vehicle to date—and not for the reasons you might think.

Saks Global CEO steps down as luxury retailer reportedly preparing for bankruptcy

Executive chair Richard Baker to replace Marc Metrick after company misses $100m interest payment on debt

Saks Global said on Friday that its CEO, Marc Metrick, has stepped down and named executive chair, Richard Baker, as his successor, amid reports that the luxury retailer is preparing for bankruptcy.

The change at the top comes days after the Wall Street Journal reported that the Neiman Marcus parent company is preparing for bankruptcy after missing an interest payment exceeding $100m on debt from its Neiman merger.

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U.A.E. pulls military forces out of Yemen following tensions with Saudi Arabia

The United Arab Emirates said early Saturday it had withdrawn all its troops from Yemen, after escalating tensions in the war-torn country that pitted the UAE against fellow Gulf powerhouse Saudi Arabia.

Drake faces U.S. lawsuit over ties to online gambling firm, scheme to inflate streams

The Toronto rapper has been named as part of a proposed U.S. class-action lawsuit that alleges he and others used proceeds from a gambling website to "obscure transmissions of money," which were then used to artificially inflate his streaming music play counts.

Hyundai and Kia win big with South Korea’s new support for EVs

Hyundai and Kia gained an edge over surging Chinese brands like BYD after South Korea raised subsidies and introduced additional policies to support EVs.

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US offshore wind backlash grows as Empire, Revolution Wind sue Trump admin

Two more offshore wind developers are suing the Trump administration after it abruptly ordered construction to stop on offshore wind projects that were already nearing completion.

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Best-on-best hockey returns as US and Canada unveil Olympic squads

• NHL players return to men’s Olympic ice hockey

• US, Canada unveil rosters packed with star talent

• Knight leads US women as PWHL era reaches Games

The return of ice hockey’s biggest stars to the Winter Games could spark a renaissance for the sport on the global stage, as gold-medal favorites United States and Canada handpicked top NHL talent for the Milano-Cortina Olympics.

The National Hockey League has not permitted its athletes to participate in the Games since 2014, putting a damper on the men’s Olympic ice hockey tournament as the world’s best players were forced to stay home in 2018 and 2022.

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Podcast: Tesla Q4 deliveries, BYD secures BEV crown, Cybercab spotted, and more

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s Q4 deliveries, BYD securing the BEV crown, the Cybercab being spotted, and more.

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NDAA scales back ambitious acquisition reforms, offers little on workforce

"Without a workforce initiative, it is hard to see the workforce having the tools to take the risks the legislation wants them to take,” Stan Soloway said.

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CBS News just loves America!

CBS Evening News apparently tossed out its old handbook in favor of 5 "basic principles," including No 4.: "We love America."

Drake accused of inflating play counts on streamers in online gambling RICO suit

In a new class-action suit, Drake has been accused of using bot farms to "manufacture popularity" as part of an online gambling scheme

US’s first registry of domestic abusers takes effect in Tennessee

‘Savanna’s law’ named after woman killed by ex-boyfriend, who had extensive record of domestic violence allegations

A state law creating the first registry of people convicted of domestic abuse in the US took effect Thursday in Tennessee.

Named after Savanna Puckett, a woman who was shot to death by her ex-boyfriend in January 2022, “Savanna’s law” requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to maintain a database of people who have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to at least two domestic violence offenses.

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The hidden vulnerability: Why legacy government web forms demand urgent attention

The cost of action is significant, but the cost of inaction — breached data, compromised systems, regulatory penalties and lost public trust — is far higher.

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From "This Is Uncomfortable": Wait, I think I’m being underpaid

Hey smarties! Happy New Year. We’re taking a short break for the holidays. In the meantime, we’re sharing an episode from our friends over at “This Is Uncomfortable.” Reema Khrais and the team are getting ready to relaunch the show on Jan. 15. Stay tuned for new episodes!

Nikki Massie never had a reason to question her salary. After more than a decade with the same company, she’d earned awards, promotions and the trust of co-workers who felt like family. But then one day, she discovered she might have missed out on tens of thousands of dollars over the years. Nikki began to wonder: What do you do when you suspect you’ve been underpaid? And at what point do you consider walking away?

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College freshman identified as one of three hikers found dead on California’s Mount Baldy

Marcus Alexander Muench Casanova, 19, died on the Devil’s Backbone trail after reportedly falling 500ft

A 19-year-old college freshman has been identified as one of the hikers whose remains were found on California’s Mount Baldy on Monday.

The San Bernardino county sheriff announced this week that Marcus Alexander Muench Casanova, a resident of Seal Beach, California, was discovered along a mountain trail known as the Devil’s Backbone.

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BYD officially crushes Tesla in all-electric sales for 2025, secures global BEV crown

After years of trading quarterly blows, BYD has officially overtaken Tesla as the world’s largest manufacturer of all-electric vehicles (BEVs) for the full year of 2025.

And it wasn’t even close.

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The Pentagon’s short more than 20,000 cyber pros. Veterans could help fill the gap.

"The leadership training we get as active-duty military, attention to detail, operational excellence…makes you good in the private sector," Ryan Dunford said.

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DC pipe bomb suspect must remain in jail before trial, judge rules

Brian Cole, accused of planting bombs before Capitol attack, presents ‘intolerable risk of danger’, court finds

A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican headquarters the night before the January 6 Capitol attack must remain in custody while awaiting trial.

In a memorandum opinion, the court determined that Brian Cole Jr, 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, “poses an intolerable risk of danger to the community if released”, granting the government’s motion for pretrial detention.

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US homeland security condemned for using Japanese artist’s work without consent

Hiroshi Nagai, in a post on X, has objected to his artwork being used by the agency to promote its deportation agenda

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing backlash once again, this time from a Japanese artist who has condemned the agency for using, without permission, his work to promote deportations.

In a post on X on New Year’s Eve, the department posted a photo featuring a pristine and empty beach with palm trees and a vintage car. Written across the photo was “America after 100 million deportations,” along with a separate caption that said: “The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world.”

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Aventon New Year Sale takes up to $500 off legacy + new e-bikes for lows from $999, Autel 50A smart EV chargers, Heybike sale, more

We’re kicking off 2026’s Green Deals led by the Aventon New Year Sale with up to \(500 off e-bikes](https://9to5toys.com/2026/01/02/new-year-aventon-e-bikes-starting-from-999/) – many of which are continuing their previous 2025 holiday lows, like the [Aventure 3 All-Terrain Smart e-bike at \)1,799. Right behind it we have Heybike’s New Year e-bike sale with up to \(800 savings starting from \)999, as well as Autel’s Sierra Blue and Snow White MaxiCharger Home 50A Smart Level 2 EV Chargers at their $398 low, Jackery’s Explorer 600 v2 deals, Greenworks’ zero-turn riding mower, and much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like the Anker SOLIX New Year power station sale that ends this weekend, the new low price on Navee’s latest XT5 Pro e-scooter, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Transport Canada warns Air India on drinking rules after pilot's Vancouver arrest

Richmond RCMP said a pilot was arrested on Dec. 23 after a "report of concern" involving an airline crew member.

Wicked's Stephen Schwartz also won't appear at Trump's Kennedy Center

Saying that appearing at the now Trump-branded cultural center is an "ideological statement," Schwartz clarified he's dropped out of upcoming events.

Lucid (LCID) took ‘quite a few’ Rivian trade-ins in 2025, but most were still Tesla

Lucid Motors (LCID) saw “quite a few” trade-ins from Rivian (RIVN) this past year, but most were from Tesla (TSLA) owners.

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Peace by Chocolate, NuttyHero pistachio-related products recalled over salmonella fears

Hundreds of pistachios and pistachio-containing products have been recalled in Canada in recent months.

AI may not be the federal buzzword for 2026

Federal News Network asked federal acquisition and IT experts what initiatives they are paying close attention to in the new year.

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Diane Crump, the 1st female jockey to ride in Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77.

Netflix reportedly wants a 17-day theatrical window for WB releases

Netflix's "100% commitment" to theatrical releases appears to stall out around 17 days in theaters before landing on Netflix.

Five things to watch in cybersecurity for 2026

The White House is expected to kick off 2026 with a new national cyber strategy. Here's what else we're watching in a consequential year for cyber.

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Recruiting cleared talent in 2026

The market is distinguishing between those who merely adapt and those who innovate. 2026 will reveal which category your organization occupies.

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FBI says it thwarted planned New Year’s Eve terrorist attack in North Carolina

FBI says teen was planning Islamic State-inspired hammer and knife attack on Jews, Christians and LGBTQ+ people

The FBI has said it thwarted an alleged plot to carry out a New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on a grocery store and restaurant in North Carolina in support of the Islamic State (IS).

Christian Sturdivant, 18, of Mint Hill – a town outside Charlotte – was arrested on 31 December as he was being released from a special medical facility. He was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, the US attorney for the western district of North Carolina, Russ Ferguson, said at a press conference on Friday morning.

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Even Grok is pretty grossed out by some of the images Grok has been putting out lately

Things are not going well when your AI reportedly suggests its users might consider calling the FBI on it.

Growing number of California sheriffs no longer respond to mental health calls

A shift away from police-led responses spreads, but gaps in crisis teams leave some communities exposed

In the past year, a handful of sheriff’s departments in California have started refusing to respond to 911 calls that involve a mental health crisis, but where no crime has been reported.

In February, the Sacramento sheriff, Jim Cooper, announced that his deputies would only respond to mental health crises if a crime had been committed or was in process, or if someone other than the person in crisis was in imminent danger. Down in San Diego county, the police chief for the city of El Cajon, Jeremiah Larson, made a similar policy decision in May.

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The Kia EV3 is a small electric SUV doing big things

Kia’s low-cost electric SUV continues to impress. The EV3 may be small, but it’s already having a big impact on brand sales.

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Court sentences former Millbrook employee to 4½ years for defrauding Millbrook First Nation

A former employee of the Millbrook First Nation has been sentenced to 4½ years in federal prison.

Duffer brothers tease a rocking Stranger Things spin-off

Stranger Things may be over, but there are still plenty of mystery boxes to open. For instance, what's up with that rock in the briefcase?

Despite pause, U.S. tariffs leave furniture, cabinet makers 'in dire straits': industry association

The Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association says while it welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump's postponement of tariff increases on furniture, cabinets and vanities that were set for Jan. 1, the industry is still being devastated by the existing duties.

China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s biggest electric car seller

Sales at Elon Musk’s company slump after Donald Trump’s withdrawal of EV subsidies

China’s BYD overtook Tesla as the world’s largest electric carmaker in 2025, after the US company run by Elon Musk reported a slump in deliveries at the end of the year.

BYD sold 2.26m battery electric cars during the year, easily outstripping the 1.63m deliveries reported on Friday by Tesla for the same period.

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Warren Buffett steps down, ending an era at Berkshire

Greg Abel has officially taken the reins at Berkshire Hathaway, stepping into the role long held by the titan of value investing, Warren Buffett. We look at what Abel’s leadership could mean for an empire that touches everything from energy to insurance. Plus, stocks had a strong year, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posting double-digit gains, but the job market tells a very different story. And do professional movie critics still matter in an age of Reddit threads and Letterboxd reviews?

Tesla Sales Fall For A Second Straight Year

The automaker’s 2025 sales looked grim amid growing competition and the end of the federal tax credits.

Volkswagen shows off the ID. Polo EV interior for the first time before its big debut [Video]

Volkswagen is preparing to launch its new family of entry-level EVs, starting with the ID. Polo. With its official debut just around the corner, we are finally getting our first look at the revamped interior.

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Preview Our January/February 2026 Issue

Our latest issue brings you the winning entry from our Great American Fiction Contest, the centennial of Colonial Williamsburg, the Ritchie Boys of World War II, and much more.

Preview Our January/February 2026 Issue

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The MCU tackles "superhero fatigue" head-on in new Wonder Man trailer

Based on the new trailer for the Disney+ series, Wonder Man's poised to bring show biz satire to the MCU.

Israel accuses Mamdani of antisemitism on first day as New York mayor

Foreign ministry says mayor has poured ‘antisemitic gasoline on an open fire’ by scrapping IHRA definition

Israel’s foreign ministry has accused the New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, of pouring “antisemitic gasoline on an open fire” after he reversed a recent order by the outgoing mayor, Eric Adams.

“On his very first day as @NYCMayor, Mamdani shows his true face: he scraps the IHRA definition of antisemitism and lifts restrictions on boycotting Israel. This isn’t leadership. It’s antisemitic gasoline on an open fire,” the foreign ministry said in a post on X.

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Tesla Dominated EVs For Years. BYD Just Left It In The Dust

As Tesla contends with an aging lineup and the controversial politics of its CEO, Chinese juggernaut BYD isn't slowing down.

5 songs you need to hear this week (January 2, 2026)

Featuring Tyler, The Creator’s year-end victory lap, a blown-out Jane Remover loosie, and Doechii and SZA’s slam-dunk collaboration.

Charges pending after health-care worker assaulted at Edmonton hospital

Union officials say a violent assault on a health-care worker at an Edmonton psychiatric hospital highlights the need for improved supports and safeguards for front-line workers exposed to violence on the job.

Maduro urges Trump to abandon ‘illegal warmongering’ and start ‘serious talks’

Venezuelan president warns of a ‘forever war’ similar to Iraq after US counterpart claims first land strike on dock

The Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, has urged Donald Trump to abandon his “illegal warmongering” and begin “serious talks” with his administration as mystery continued to surround a purported pre-Christmas CIA airstrike on the South American country.

Speaking during an hour-long TV interview, Maduro declined to confirm reports of the apparent US attack, which would be the first on Venezuelan soil since Trump began his five-month campaign of military pressure in August.

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Elon Musk's Grok AI says images of 'minors in minimal clothing' caused by safeguard lapses

Musk's xAI was under international scrutiny over allegations on Friday that it was filling its platform with sexualized, AI-generated images of women and minors.

Ørsted files legal challenge against US government over windfarm lease freeze

Europe’s biggest offshore wind developer seeking to overturn White House decision to suspend work on a $5bn wind farm project

Europe’s biggest offshore wind developer is taking the Trump administration to court over its decision to suspend work on a $5bn project on the north-east US coast.

Denmark’s Ørsted filed a legal challenge on Thursday against the White House’s decision 10 days ago to suspend the lease for its Revolution Wind site as part of a sweeping move halting all construction of offshore wind.

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It's time to meet The Muppet Show revival teaser

Inspirational, celebrational, muppetational, this is what Disney is now calling The Muppet Show.

Colorado authorities suspect mountain lion attack after woman found dead near trail

Other hikers had reported seeing the animal near the body and scared it away ‘by throwing rocks’ at it

Authorities are investigating a suspected fatal mountain lion attack after a woman was found dead on a hiking trail in Colorado on Thursday.

In a news release on Thursday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said that hikers reported seeing a mountain lion near a person lying on the ground on the Crosier Mountain trail in unincorporated Larimer county at around 12.15pm local time on Thursday.

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Tesla (TSLA) releases Q4 delivery results: confirms decline in sales is accelerating

Tesla (TSLA) has released its Q4 2025 and full-year 2025 delivery and production results. The results confirmed that Tesla had its second consecutive full year of decline in electric vehicle deliveries.

And the decline is accelerating.

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Meet the Iranian-Jewish-Israeli Comedian Who No Longer Believes in 'Coexistence'

Mehdi chats with comedian and activist Noam Shuster-Eliassi about her radical upbringing in Israel’s ‘Oasis of Peace’ and her powerful new documentary now shortlisted for the Oscars.

Two historical Christian musicals are in theaters, but only one seems to have faith

Despite their surface similarities, David and The Testament Of Ann Lee present opposite views of religious belief.

Wheel-E Podcast: 10k mile e-bike, regen hub motors, more

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes a new semi-recumbent e-trike, regen from hub motors, a 10,000 mile e-bike, new CA e-bike laws, Talaria Komodo, and more.

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Will Smith sued for sexual harassment, wrongful termination by tour violinist

The violinist accuses Will Smith of "predatory behavior," "grooming," and wrongful termination in the lawsuit.

News of the Week: Yule Logs, the Brooklyn Bridge, and Those We Lost in Two Thousand Twenty-Five

In the news of the week ending January 2, 2026, are being too online, saying goodbye, and plenty of spaghetti.

News of the Week: Yule Logs, the Brooklyn Bridge, and Those We Lost in Two Thousand Twenty-Five

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No Swimming at Monson’s

All Ruth saw was more attention. And when the wrong kind of attention showed up, people like her paid for it.

No Swimming at Monson’s

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‘It’s our turn’: gun-safety advocates are riding a ‘seismic’ wave to US legislatures

A once-toxic topic is helping survivors and relatives of victims get elected to enact the laws they helped draft

A new generation of young political leaders is gaining power in the US by using their personal experience with gun violence to push for reforms they say the US is ready for.

Their ascent is part of a nearly decade-long shift, from gun violence prevention being a third-rail issue in politics that was rarely spoken about on campaign trails, to one that candidates, most of them Democrats, are now running – and winning – on.

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Mamdani pledges ‘new era’ for New York and vows to govern ‘audaciously’

New mayor gives speech at inauguration and rescinds all orders signed by Eric Adams after corruption indictment

Zohran Mamdani vowed to “reinvent” New York City in a speech on his first day as mayor, promising “a new era” for America’s largest city and an ambitious start to his term of office.

The 34-year-old political star and democratic socialist, who a year ago was a virtually unknown state assemblyman, is the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of south Asian descent and the first to be born in Africa. He is also the first to be sworn in using the Qur’an.

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Goodfood's licence suspended by Canadian Food Inspection Agency

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has suspended the licence of Goodfood — a Montreal-based meal kit and grocery delivery service.

2025 was a big year for climate in the US courts - these were the wins and losses

Americans are increasingly turning to courts to hold big oil accountable. Here are major trends that emerged last year

As the Trump administration boosts fossil fuels, Americans are increasingly turning to courts to hold big oil accountable for alleged climate deception. That wave of litigation swelled in 2025, with groundbreaking cases filed and wins notched.

But the year also brought setbacks, as Trump attacked the cases and big oil worked to have them thrown out. The industry also worked to secure a shield from current and future climate lawsuits.

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Amid wide healthcare cuts, a bright spot for rural hospitals

Healthcare costs are climbing for many Americans as enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits roll back, raising premiums for middle-income households unless Congress intervenes. In this vacuum, we look at a major new federal investment aimed at expanding healthcare access in rural communities. Plus, U.S. travel is sending mixed signals this year — domestic travel is booming, but fewer international visitors are visiting the States, and that shift is being felt by America’s museums.

Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba battling burst pipes, other problems as power restored

A local plumber in Pimicikamak Cree Nation says it may take up to a month to fix burst pipes and other plumbing issues after water froze over during a days-long power outage in extreme cold temperatures.

Donald Trump wants the US back on the moon before his term ends. Can it happen?

After losing a year to havoc and job-slashing at Nasa, the pressure is on billionaire administrator Jared Isaacman

With astronauts set to fly around the moon for the first time in more than half a century when Artemis 2 makes its long-awaited ascent some time this spring, 2026 was already destined to become a standout year in space.

It is also likely to be one of the most pivotal, with new leadership at Nasa in billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman, and the tycoon-led private space industry assuming more than a mere supporting role to help win for the US its race with China back to the lunar surface.

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Protests continue in Iran over economic policies

From the BBC World Service: Iranian authorities say at least seven people were killed in protests on Thursday, the fifth day of demonstrations against the government's economic policies. Plus, the U.S. Department of Commerce will reduce controversial anti-dumping tariffs on some Italian pasta brands, which were accused of selling their products in the U.S. at artificially low prices. And we look at one profession that has become a casualty of the digital age — the film critic.

Stranger Things ends on an unwieldy yet oddly satisfying note

Netflix's cultural phenomenon bids goodbye with a whimper instead of a bang.

Paramount Skydance merger kills MTV music channels worldwide

On December 31, the network’s music-only channels went dark in Europe, Australia, and South America.

This ultra-comfortable electric trike could keep more people riding for years longer

A new electric tricycle aimed squarely at comfort, stability, and accessibility is getting ready to hit the road, and it’s a reminder that electrification isn’t just about speed and specs – it’s also about independence.

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Norway reaches 97% EV sales as EVs now outnumber diesels on its roads

Norway has released its December and full year 2025 automotive sales numbers and the world’s leading EV haven has broken records once again. The country had previously targeted an end to fossil car sales in 2025, and it basically got there.

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Trying to stay off your phone? There’s an app for that

The digital detox economy is estimated to grow to $20 billion by 2032. The gamification that got you addicted to your phone might be the key to putting it down.

Italian pasta makers win reprieve from Trump tariffs

US cuts proposed levies to between 2% and 14% despite accusing Italian producers of selling at unfairly low prices

The US government has slashed proposed tariffs on Italian pasta that would have almost doubled the cost of many brands for shoppers.

Donald Trump had threatened to impose tariffs as high as 92% on Italian pasta companies, after accusing 13 producers including Barilla, La Molisana and Pastificio Lucio Garofalo of selling their products at unfairly low prices.

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Swiss investigators race to identify victims after 40 killed in resort bar fire | First Thing

Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 people. Plus, the politicians and advocates making climate policy part of the affordability agenda

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Swiss investigators are racing to identify the victims of a fire that tore through a crowded bar, killing about 40 people and injuring 115 who were celebrating at a New Year’s Eve party in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana.

How did the fire start? The fire broke out at 1.30am on Thursday in the town’s Le Constellation bar, but it’s not yet clear what set off the blaze. Some witnesses said it started after sparklers or flares were put into champagne bottles.

How long will it take to identify the dead? Swiss police have warned it could take days or even weeks, leaving an agonising wait for family and friends.

What else did he say? Mamdani did not shy away from his socialist politics. “I was elected as a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist. I will not abandon my principles for fear of being called radical,” he said to loud cheers from the gathered crowd. He ended by saying: “The work has only just begun.”

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Tesla loses its crown as world's biggest electric vehicle maker to Chinese rival BYD

Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday, as a customer revolt over Elon Musk's right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.

Gachiakuta trashes battle-shonen niceties in a strong debut season

Gachiakuta is a scrappy anime about inequality, adolescent anger, and beating up trash monsters that just finished a great first season.

Indiana hand Alabama worst ever bowl loss to join Oregon and Ole Miss in college football’s last four

• Indiana crush Alabama 38-3 in historic Rose Bowl win

• Oregon’s defense shuts out Texas Tech in Orange Bowl

• Last-minute field goal lifts Mississippi past Georgia

Fernando Mendoza threw for 192 yards and three touchdowns to lead top-seeded Indiana to a 38-3 blowout of ninth-seeded Alabama in a College Football Playoff quarter-final at the Rose Bowl on Thursday in Pasadena, California.

The Hoosiers advance to the semi-finals and will take on fifth-seeded Oregon on 9 January in the Peach Bowl.

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USMNT’s World Cup, Arsenal’s title challenge and Real’s power struggle: soccer questions for 2026

The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions every year. In today’s Pitch Points column, we address three of the big ones for 2026

You may have heard there’s a World Cup this year. After all the debate about ticket prices and peace prizes and cooling breaks, an actual soccer tournament will kick off. That’s when the US, both as a national team and a host nation, will truly be judged; when the 2026 World Cup will be deemed a soaring success or a grotesque failure. There will be no in between. No nuance. That vanished from public discourse a long time ago.

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Thousands of public, private sector workers will be working from the office again in 2026

The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country, including tens of thousands of provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta, who will soon be required back in the office full time.

‘No one can know’: Heated Rivalry’s gay love story exposes ice hockey’s culture of silence

The surprise hit series has reopened a familiar debate: why, in the National Hockey League, visibility is still treated as a problem rather than a possibility

At around the midpoint of the first episode of Heated Rivalry, just after Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov – one Canadian, the other Russian, both hockey’s top prospects – have had their first tryst, Hollander sits at the side of his hotel bed and says: “So. You’re not going to tell anyone about this, are you?” Rozanov, lying naked beside him, replies sarcastically: “Me? Yes, Hollander, I’m going to tell everyone.” Hollander reinforces the point: “Because no one can know,” he says. Rozanov utters something under his breath in Russian, then: “Hollander. Look, I’m not going to tell anyone, OK?” Hollander replies: “OK.”

No one can know. If hockey were to have an unofficial slogan, this might be it. Heated Rivalry, the surprise 2025 hit series from Crave and HBO, is layered drama, prompting timely questions about the barriers to acceptance that persist within sport even as they are lowered elsewhere across society. But it may be that hockey’s existential battle with its culture of silence is the show’s deepest target.

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Something to prove: How Blayre Turnbull became the ‘glue’ of the Canadian women’s hockey team

Blayre Turnbull, the captain of the Toronto Sceptres is looking to compete in her third Olympics in February. She owns an Olympic gold medal from 2022 and three world championships. Yet for all her success, the 32-year-old always feels like she has something to prove.

The Guardian Footballer of the Year Jess Carter: ‘I remember not wanting to go out’

England defender publicly confronted racist abuse at the Euros and ended 2025 a title winner with club and country

The Guardian Footballer of the Year is an award given to a player who has done something remarkable, whether by overcoming adversity, helping others or setting a sporting example by acting with exceptional honesty.

Jess Carter has spent her life grappling with when to hold back and when to speak up; wrestling with being naturally herself, embodying the characteristics her parents instilled in her of being open, honest, vocal and confident, and subduing herself because, while society values those traits, in a black woman they can be viewed negatively.

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Parts of Alberta just saw some of the most snow they've ever seen in the month of December

As of Dec 28, communities including Grande Prairie, Banff and Fort McMurray had seen one of their wettest Decembers on record.

First Nation in B.C. develops prefabricated housing system from locally-sourced wood

Nak'azdli Development Corp. in Fort St. James, B.C., has worked with UNBC researchers to develop a prefabricated mass timber panel housing system that works within the local lumber supply chain to build prefabricated houses in northern B.C. communities.

Kim Jong-un's daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea

The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a step that experts say bolstered her status as her father's potential heir.

Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged duelling threats on Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries.

Sparkling flares in champagne bottles coming too close to ceiling ignited deadly bar fire, officials believe

Initial investigations suggest the fire that tore through a Swiss ski resort bar started when "fountain candles" attached to champagne bottles were carried aloft too close to the ceiling, the local prosecutor said on Friday.

Hudson's Bay is gone but legacy of company that birthed Winnipeg is hidden in plain view

The Hudson's Bay Company faded away in June when the last of its stores ceased operations, but its presence in Winnipeg might never be fully erased.

I spent over a decade obsessed with the gym. I’ve finally let myself stop

When Zahra Khozema first started going to the gym in university, it made her feel powerful and beautiful. The guilt and stress came later.

Leading economists want less talk, more numbers from federal budget watchdog

This year, two things will happen to Canada's fiscal watchdog: Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will be replaced or made permanent, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development will publish its review of the office.

Quebec City skydivers help set new world record for largest parachute formation

Roughly 100 people from around the world, including some Quebecers, travelled to Lake Wales, Fla., in November to break the world record for largest parachute formation.

These Cree designers were inspired by their families to get into fashion

Two Cree fashion designers who are inspired by family took the chance by leaving their home communities and are following their dreams.

Trump news at a glance: president denies falling asleep in public meetings as he defends ‘perfect’ health

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump robustly defended his health after the first year of his second term in office raised growing questions. Key US politics stories from 1 January 2026

Donald Trump has denied falling asleep while attending public meetings and robustly defended his health after the first year of his second term in office raised growing questions.

Trump, who at 79 is the oldest person to assume the US presidency, told the Wall Street Journal “my health is perfect” and expressed frustration with scrutiny of his wellbeing.

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Bernie Sanders Speaks with Zeteo After Swearing In Zohran Mamdani

Sanders described his joy at Mamdani proudly standing behind Democratic socialism – and why he sees him as a ‘national spokesperson’ for the movement.

George Clooney fires back at Trump after US president mocks his French citizenship

Trump called the actor and his wife, Amal, ‘two of the worst political prognosticators of all time’ after they were awarded French passports

• ‘Suspension of entry into the US’, paparazzi – and wine: three other reasons George Clooney moved to France

George Clooney has lashed out at US president Donald Trump for criticising France’s decision to grant the Hollywood actor and his family French citizenship.

The 64-year-old Oscar winner, his wife, Amal Alamuddin Clooney, and their two children became French citizens earlier this month after living on a property in southern France for years.

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South Park writer buys ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ domain name

Toby Morton now owns trumpkennedycenter.org, which advertises new year performance by the ‘Epstein dancers’

Donald Trump may be remaking the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts into a pool of his self-reflection, but a writer for South Park, the TV series that better reflects the obsessions and tendencies of the administration than any political pundit, has purchased the rights to trumpkennedycenter.org.

Toby Morton, a TV writer and producer who has worked on the long-running and joyfully offensive sitcom, said he purchased the domain in August after predicting the president would change the name from the Kennedy Center to the Trump Kennedy Center after he installed himself as chair and stocked the board with loyalists.

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Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration’s ban on gender-affirming care

The Trump administration faces a legal complaint from government employees over a policy eliminating coverage for gender-affirming care in federal programs.

The post Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration’s ban on gender-affirming care first appeared on Federal News Network.

How staffing cuts in 2025 transformed the federal workforce

Across the federal workforce, the loss of hundreds of thousands of employees has led to workplace disruptions, ripple effects in U.S. communities and more.

The post How staffing cuts in 2025 transformed the federal workforce first appeared on Federal News Network.

The year in charitable giving

The winter holiday season is a key time for nonprofit fundraising — an estimated 30% of annual giving happens in December. But in 2025, highly publicized federal cuts resulted in an individual giving boost throughout the year. In this episode, some nonprofits worry demand will soon outgrow those private donations. Plus: Latino immigrants say deportation fears are reminiscent of the Covid-19 lockdown, communities fight to buy back private utilities, and “This Is Uncomfortable” host Reema Khrais gives tips for sticking to financial New Year’s resolutions.

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Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future.

America can’t afford to hollow out its cyber defenses

Jaya Baloo, the co-founder and COO of AISLE, explains why cuts to CISA will harm the nation’s ability to protect against AI cyber threats.

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Zohran Mamdani vows to govern New York ‘expansively and audaciously’ after being sworn in by Bernie Sanders –as it happened

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• Zohran Mamdani promises ‘new era’ for New York City in first speech as mayor

Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji appearing on stage for his inauguration ceremony earlier.

New York is a place that “a young immigrant democrat socialist Muslim can be bold enough to run and brave enough to win,” he says, “not by abandoning conviction, but by standing firmly within it.”

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From "This Is Uncomfortable": "You'll never be ready to buy a home"

Hey smarties! Happy New Year. We’re taking a short break for the holidays. In the meantime, we’re sharing an episode from our friends over at “This Is Uncomfortable.” Reema Khrais and the team are getting ready to relaunch the show on Jan. 15. Stay tuned for new episodes!

When newlyweds Chantal and Travis Lisback started searching for their dream home in Seattle, they weren’t entirely on the same page. Chantal was eager to settle down as soon as possible, while Travis was more comfortable waiting a few years. As the search dragged on, what began as a shared dream started to feel more like a standoff.

This week, a story about how a big life decision can bring to light the money and communication issues you didn’t know were there. Plus, later in the episode, Chantal and Travis sit down with financial therapist Aja Evans to unpack what’s happening beneath the surface, and how to approach money fights with more care and intention.

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USPTO proposes dramatic restrictions on patent challenges through inter partes review

Both the patent owner and the company facing patent assertion must understand these changes and adjust their litigation strategies accordingly.

The post USPTO proposes dramatic restrictions on patent challenges through inter partes review first appeared on Federal News Network.

After 10,000 miles, here’s what happened to this electric bike

One of the biggest unanswered questions for many folks considering an e-bike isn’t how a bike rides on day one, but rather how it holds up after years of daily use. Reviews and first impressions are everywhere, but genuine long-term ownership stories are surprisingly rare. That’s why a recent shared case from a rider who just crossed 10,000 miles (16,000 km) on their e-bike caught my attention.

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Why These Ford Mustang Mach-E And Tesla Batteries Should Be Charged To 100%

Let's talk about LFP battery health.

Trump says he takes more aspirin than recommended but his ‘health is perfect’

President tells Wall Street Journal in interview that his doctors encouraged him to take lower dose but he declined

Donald Trump takes “more aspirin” than his doctors recommend but says his “health is perfect”, according to an interview given to the Wall Street Journal after the outlet recently questioned the 79-year-old president’s health.

Trump told the Journal that the large dose of aspirin he take daily causes him to bruise easily and that doctors have encouraged him to take a lower dose – but he declined the advice because he has been taking it for 25 years.

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Here are the law enforcement positions set for a 3.8% federal pay raise

The Office of Personnel Management defined the positions and scope for a higher 3.8% federal pay raise for certain law enforcement personnel in 2026.

The post Here are the law enforcement positions set for a 3.8% federal pay raise first appeared on Federal News Network.

Hyundai is jumping into the race for smaller, more affordable EVs

The IONIQ 3 is set to arrive as a smaller sibling to the IONIQ 5, but it will look a little different from other Hyundai EVs.

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Abortion may no longer be a top priority for Democratic voters ahead of 2026 midterms, polls show

Abortion was seen as one of Democrats’ strongest issues in the 2024 election – new polls indicate that may be shifting

Up to seven states will vote on abortion rights this year. But recent polling indicates that Democrats may not be able to count onthe issue in their efforts todrive votes in the 2026 midterms, after makingabortion rightsthe centerpiece of their pitch to voters in the elections that followedthe fall of Roe v Wade.

In 2024, 55% of Democrats said abortion was important to their vote, according to polling from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). But in October of this year, just 36% of Democrats said the same. By contrast, abortion remained about as important to Republicans in both 2024 and 2025, PRRI found. PRRI’s findings mirror a September poll from the 19th and SurveyMonkey, which found that the voters who cared most about abortion are people who want to see it banned.

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Pimicikamak Cree Nation residents relieved as power returns after Manitoba Hydro fixes downed line

Power is being restored to Pimicikamak Cree Nation nearly four days after a widespread power outage left community members without heat in freezing winter temperatures and promoted a state of emergency.

‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center

Sheldon Whitehouse, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, remains undeterred and determined to press on with his investigation

“That’s the tactic they use,” said Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island senator, pondering whether Donald Trump might attach his name to the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “You float stuff and you float stuff and you float stuff until people get inured to what a stupid or outrageous thing it is that has been floated and then you pull the trigger.”

Whitehouse was sitting in his Senate office and speaking to the Guardian at 11am on Thursday 18 December. Two hours later, his words proved prophetic. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, announced on X that the Kennedy Center board had “voted unanimously” to rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center.

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The Vault 100 Years Ago: Buffalo Bill, Bootleggers, and Badasses

We look back to January 1926.

The Vault 100 Years Ago: Buffalo Bill, Bootleggers, and Badasses

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Canadian ski jumper Abi Strate captures 1st career World Cup gold

Canadian ski jumper Abi Strate started the new year with a bang by soaring to her first career World Cup victory on Thursday.

Trump rings in 2026 at Mar-a-Lago with $2.75m auction of Jesus painting

President auctioned off portrait painted live onstage and said his new year’s resolution was ‘peace on Earth’

Donald Trump welcomed 2026 with a glitzy bash at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach where he auctioned off a freshly painted portrait of Jesus Christ for $2.75m and said his new year’s resolution was a wish for “peace on Earth”.

The portrait of Jesus had been painted on stage by artist Vanessa Horabuena, who, the president said, was “one of the greatest artists anywhere in the world”.

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US federal employees file complaint against ban on gender-affirming care

Complaint argues Trump administration denying coverage of gender-affirming care is sex-based discrimination

The Trump administration is facing a legal complaint from a group of government employees affected by a new policy going into effect Thursday that eliminates coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs.

The complaint, filed Thursday on the employees’ behalf by the Human Rights Campaign, is in response to an August announcement from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that it would no longer cover “chemical and surgical modification of an individual’s sex traits through medical interventions” in health insurance programs for federal employees and US Postal Service workers.

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Watch Zeteo Subscribers From All Over the World Describe Why They Support Our Work

Hundreds of you shared powerful, heartfelt messages with us. Your words and your support mean so much, thank you!

It’s a new year — and these Europeans are diving in

It’s a new year, and for some in Europe, that means it’s time for a chilly plunge to get 2026 started.

No drop in Calgarians' water usage despite request from city after water main break

A day after officials first asked Calgarians to reduce their water use in the wake of Tuesday’s catastrophic water main break, the city says it is not seeing any real reduction in usage.

The 2026 Tesla Model 3 Has Serious Range Left Even With An 'Empty' Battery

A modern Tesla won’t leave you stranded even when the battery runs out. Here’s how far it can go when that happens.

Review: No Other Choice — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott

The story of a man who reaches his breaking point in an era of downsizing and automation is perhaps more relevant than ever.

Review: No Other Choice — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott

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Gas prices are lower, but will that stick around in 2026?

Gas prices hit their lowest level for a December since 2020, according to AAA, thanks largely to a global oil glut that pushed crude prices down about 20% last year. We look at whether cheaper fuel is likely to stick around in 2025. Plus, a new business in New York City doubles as a museum celebrating the history and cultural impact of the photo booth. And we examine how the expiration of federal tax credits is reshaping the electric vehicle market after a rocky year.

Miami stun defending champion Ohio State 24-14 in CFP quarter-final

• Miami reaches CFP final four after Cotton Bowl shock

• Scott’s pick-six turns game against Buckeyes

• Hurricanes one win from title game at home

Keionte Scott peeked over at the Miami sideline to see the reaction of his teammates as he sprinted 72 yards untouched for a touchdown returning an interception against defending national champion Ohio State.

They certainly were excited, as were a Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver and a former coach who won national championships with the Hurricanes.

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2026 Is Going To Be An Amazing Year For Used EVs. Here Are The Deals I'm Watching

The good EVs are finally getting cheap. Here are the models you can get wild discounts on.

US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts

Afghanistan and Yemen excluded from list of 17 priority countries chosen by Trump administration to receive aid laden with demands

The $2bn (£1.5bn) of aid the US pledged this week may have been hailed as “bold and ambitious” by the UN but could be the “nail in the coffin” in changing to a shrunken, less flexible aid system dominated by Washington’s political priorities, aid experts fear.

After a year of deep cuts in aid budgets by the US and European countries, the announcement of new money for the humanitarian system is a source of some relief, but experts are deeply concerned about demands that the US has imposed on how the money should be managed and where it can go.

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Workers in 19 states to get minimum wage bump in new year

Minimum wages are rising in 19 states today, giving millions of workers a pay bump as the new year begins. We break down where wages are increasing and what’s driving those changes. Plus, only about 20% of recyclable household waste actually gets recycled. We explore how AI may be changing the economics of recycling.

From rent to utility bills: the politicians and advocates making climate policy part of the affordability agenda

As the Trump administration derides climate policy as a ‘scam’, emissions-cutting measures are gaining popularity

A group of progressive politicians and advocates are reframing emissions-cutting measures as a form of economic populism as the Trump administration derides climate policy as a “scam” and fails to deliver on promises to tame energy costs and inflation.

Climate politics were once cast as a test of moral resolve, calling on Americans to accept higher costs to avert environmental catastrophe, but that ignores how rising temperatures themselves drive up costs for working people, said Stevie O’Hanlon, co-founder of the youth-led Sunrise Movement.

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‘I don’t think we should have billionaires’: mayor Zohran Mamdani in his own words

Democratic socialist mayor led historic push to lead New York, speaking on immigration, Trump and subway burritos

Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who is now mayor of New York City, ran a campaign known for its soaring political rhetoric, its viral memes and its candidate’s witty quips.

Here are some of the quotes that came to define his historic push to lead one of the world’s most important cities:

New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant. So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.

What I don’t have in experience, I make up for in integrity. And what you don’t have in integrity, you could never make up for with experience.

No more will New York be a city where you can traffic in Islamophobia and win an election.

It’s pronounced ‘cyclist’.

I am young, despite my best efforts to grow older. I am Muslim. I am a democratic socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this.

I don’t think that we should have billionaires because, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequality, and ultimately, what we need more of is equality across our city and across our state and across our country.

I hear you. I see you. And if you’re a burrito on the Q train, I eat you.

If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him. So, if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This is not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one. So, Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: turn the volume up!

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How will the global economy fare in 2026?

From the BBC World Service: The past 12 months have brought lots of turbulence to global economies, from fast-changing U.S. tariff policies to the rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence. As we ring in the new year, what might 2026 hold? Plus, billions of dollars have poured into AI development, but there are increasing concerns about a market bubble. What are the chances it will burst?

New safe supply rules take effect in B.C., with mixed reactions

Most people who take prescription opioids as an alternative to illicit drugs must now take them under the supervision of a pharmacist. Some worry the move will push people back to toxic street drugs, while others say the changes were long overdue.

Why this former Hab auctioned off his Stanley Cup ring — and how much it sold for

Longtime NHL defenceman Petr Svoboda recently auctioned off his Stanley Cup ring from the Montreal Canadiens’ 1986 championship to raise funds for a cause that hits close to home.

From Sehitler to Armstrong: 10 female footballers set for breakthrough in 2026

Today’s newsletter looks at 10 superlative talents who are ready to take the next step in the coming 12 months

Alara Sehitler , Bayern Munich and Germany (19): Sehitler’s transition into Bayern Munich’s first team has come as little surprise and the creative midfielder has established herself as a strong impact player for José Barcala’s side. She has three Frauen Bundesliga goals this season and sparked Bayern’s comeback against Arsenal in the Champions League. After making her senior debut for Germany in November 2024, she will be looking to establish herself as a regular for their upcoming 2027 World Cup qualifiers.

Giulia Galli , Roma and Italy (17): Galli is widely regarded as one of the best young Italian talents to emerge for a long time and became Roma’s youngest player to make her Serie A debut in May 2024, aged 16 and one month. Establishing herself in the senior squad this season, she scored her first club goal in September and has featured in the Champions League. After starring in Italy’s sensational run to the semi-finals of last summer’s Under-17 Euros, the talented forward played a significant role at the subsequent Under-17 World Cup, picking up the bronze boot. She will surely feature at this autumn’s Under-20 World Cup.

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The best 4K and Blu-ray releases coming out in January 2026

4K and Blu-ray must-haves of January 2026 include most of the new additions to the Criterion Closet as well as one of last year's best films.

Zohran Mamdani is now mayor of New York City. Here’s what he campaigned on

From freezing rents to free buses and municipal grocery stores – a recap of the policies that won Mamdani the office

Zohran Mamdani was sworn into office as New York’s 111th mayor at the stroke of midnight, the first Muslim mayor as well as the first to take office as a Democrat bearing the credentials of a democratic socialist.

The 34-year-old was sworn in by Letitia James, the state attorney general, in a disused subway station beneath city hall that acts as turnaround for the local 5 train, to be followed by a first-of-its-kind public block party along Broadway’s “Canyon of Heroes”.

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How to talk dating like gen Z: 51 (hyperspecific) terms for love, sex and bad behavior

As young people take on a messy dating landscape, they’ve created their own lexicon to match. Here’s like what phrases ‘bird theory’ and ‘monkey branching’ mean

This year marked a decade since the term “ghosting” hit the mainstream. At the time, the idea that someone could abruptly cease communication with a lover without explanation seemed like the peak of indignity. How naive we were. In the 10 years since, finding a partner has only become more confounding – an oftentimes fruitless exercise in humiliation that is increasingly pigeonholed by social media jargon.

Gen Z, a cohort who came of age during a loneliness epidemic, a masculinity crisis, and a coordinated attack on the rights of women and the LGBTQ+ community, faces a far messier landscape than their millennial predecessors could ever imagine. And so their dating glossary has grown longer and more deranged, with phrases like “Shrekking” and “monkey branching” testing the limits of your sanity.

Red flags – Behavioral quirks indicating a potential partner is bad news. Examples include calling their exes crazy, subpar tipping habits, a love of Woody Allen films, a burgeoning DJ career …

Green flags – These quirks validate your decision to pursue a mate. Examples include checking in to make sure you got home safe after a date, low screen time, owning a bed frame …

Beige flags – These usually describe niche, mostly benign quirks. Examples include being an enthusiastic birdwatcher, still carrying around a pen in their purse, paying rent in cash …

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A tech company that ‘happens to build homes’

When it comes to homebuilding, Ronda Conger, vice president of CBH Homes, wants to be like the Savannah Bananas.

“We are out there trying to do things so differently,” she said. “It’s one of the reasons we embraced AI so quickly.”

But there are growing fears that artificial intelligence will begin to replace human employees. For Conger’s team, the bots are doing the grunt work, so the real humans can shine.

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City

New mayor, 34, was sworn in by state attorney general Letitia James in old beaux-arts city hall subway station

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York City soon after midnight in a private ceremony in an abandoned beaux-arts subway station – a prelude to daylong celebrations set to include a second, public swearing-in and a block party outside city hall.

Mamdani, 34, was sworn into office by the New York attorney general, Letitia James, surrounded by wife, Rama Duwaji, members of his immediate family, including Mira Nair, his mother and a film-maker, and his father, Mahmood Mamdani, a professor of African studies at Columbia University.

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Watch Zohran Mamdani be sworn in as mayor of New York City – video

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York City soon after midnight in a private ceremony in an abandoned beaux-arts subway station – a prelude to daylong celebrations to include a second, public swearing-in and a block party outside city hall

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Man charged after woman allegedly pushed from 3-storey balcony in Montreal

A 31-year-old man has been charged after a woman was allegedly pushed from a balcony in Montreal early Thursday. The woman, also 31, was found unconscious on the ground and taken to hospital in critical condition, police say.

Player revolts, owner exits and what breaks next: our bold sports predictions for 2026

On the heels of another sports year that was chock full of surprises, Guardian US contributors make their bold predictions for the months to come

Here are our bold predictions for 2025 in sports. Please note the bold (or should that be bold?) in bold predictions: these are mostly to be taken with a pinch of salt.

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Warren Buffett officially retires as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO

The legendary 95-year-old investor spent decades building his company into one of the world's largest and most powerful. Now Greg Abel is taking it over.

It's the year's biggest economic buzzword, but what exactly is a 'K-shaped' economy?

We unpack one of the biggest economic buzzwords of 2025: What is a "K-shaped' economy?

How time became the secret ingredient of life in Daniel Lopatin’s Marty Supreme score

CineMusic: Experimental electronic artist Daniel Lopatin talks with Paste about his spacey, new wave-inspired score for Josh Safdie’s brilliant table tennis drama, Marty Supreme.

Scrutiny turns to safety arrangements at Swiss bar after deadly blaze

All 40 victims of Swiss New Year's Eve bar fire now identified, police say

Mamdani vows to govern 'expansively and audaciously' in inaugural speech as NYC mayor

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at a historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan.

First Nation journalist Bert Crowfoot among 4 Order of Canada recipients from Edmonton

Edmonton photojournalist Bert Crowfoot has been named to the Order of Canada for telling the stories of Indigenous people for nearly five decades.

Trump is wrong: ‘woke’ policies aren’t the real threat to Europe | Nouriel Roubini

The continent’s problems are not caused by immigration or cultural politics but by economic and technological decline

Donald Trump’s new national security strategy offers a misguided assessment of Europe, long regarded as the US’s most reliable ally. Unrestrained immigration and other policies derided by administration officials as “woke”, it warns, could lead to “civilisational erasure” within a few decades.

That argument rests on a fundamental misreading of Europe’s current predicament. While the EU does face an existential threat, it has little to do with immigration or cultural politics. In fact, the share of foreign-born residents in the US is slightly higher than in Europe.

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Around 40 dead, more than 100 injured in blaze at Swiss ski resort bar during New Year's Eve party

About 40 people are dead and 115 others injured, most of them seriously, after a fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in Switzerland, officials said on Thursday.

Some snowbirds want out of Florida. A bad housing market makes it hard to leave

As the era of bilateral bad blood between Canada and the U.S. drags on, some snowbirds are facing a choice this January: Go south to warmer climes, or boycott a country that has gone from friend to somewhat of a foe.

Canada's grocery code of conduct kicks in Jan. 1, with buy-in from 5 major grocers

The voluntary grocery code of conduct for grocers, suppliers, wholesalers and primary producers in Canada is set to fully roll out on Thursday.

Trump's 'unprecedented' diplomat recall sparks concerns over politicization of foreign service

The Trump administration’s recent recall of 30 career diplomats from around the world as part of its "America First" priority push is unprecedented, according to experts who say it may serve to politicize the American Foreign Service while populating it with those who lack the skills to deal with challenging diplomatic issues.

Father and son dress as Santa, visit Gaza tent city with gifts, music to celebrate New Year

Sunset bathed the north of Gaza City in golden light Tuesday evening as Izzat Al-Qawasmeh and his 11-year-old son Mohamed climbed through rubble to the top of a building that once housed hundreds of people. The duo had decided to visit the tent city with gifts, dressed in Santa Claus costumes.

Cool space stuff you don’t want to miss in 2026, including a Canadian who’s heading to the moon

This year brought us our third-known interstellar visitor, beautiful displays of the northern lights and the opening of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory that will change our views on the universe in ways we have yet to understand. But now, we look ahead to just some of the cool things skywatchers might want to keep an eye on in 2026.

A small shop in Saguenay, Que., sewed up the contract to dress Canada’s highest court

How to balance tradition with modernization? The team at Les Rabat-Joies in Saguenay, Que., got the opportunity to spruce up the wardrobe for Canada’s nine justices of the Supreme Court.

New year, new tax measures: What to expect in 2026

The coming year will see some changes to existing tax measures, the abandonment of others and some help for personal support workers. But overall changes to the taxes individuals pay will be minor in 2026.

After terminal diagnosis, this Hamiltonian is focusing on love, bucket lists and living fully in 2026

Cole DeLargie-Campbell is a 38-year-old living in Hamilton. They were diagnosed with a rare, grade three meningioma and given six to 12 months to live.

Search for survivors after US strikes on alleged drug boats

US military announces two separate strikes on boats it claims were transporting drugs in the Pacific

The US Coast Guard was searching for survivors of a US military strike against a convoy of suspected drug vessels in the Pacific Ocean, officials said on Wednesday.

In a statement, the US military’s Southern Command said the military had carried out a strike against three vessels.

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Trump news at a glance: the end of some national guard efforts and all childcare payments

Trump abruptly announced attempts to impose troops in some cities, while reportedly freezing childcare payments to all states – key US politics stories from 31 December at a glance

The Trump administration has pushed through a flurry of actions on the final day of 2025, including drastic reversals on two high key issues.

Donald Trump has abruptly retreated from efforts to deploy federal troops in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland. The move marks a significant U-turn after months of tension between the federal government and local authorities.

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Lauren Boebert claims Trump’s veto of safe drinking water bill is retaliation

Colorado lawmaker, who pushed for Epstein files release, points to bill’s unanimous passage through US House and Senate

Republican representative Lauren Boebert has fired back at Donald Trump for vetoing a bill that would have funded a drinking water project in her Colorado district, implying the president was playing at political retaliation.

The bill was aimed at funding a decades-long project to bring safe drinking water to 39 communities in Colorado’s eastern plains, where the groundwater is high in salt and wells sometimes unleash radioactivity into the water supply.

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Zootopia 2 is now Walt Disney Animation's highest-grossing movie ever

Although still trailing behind Marvel's biggest hits (and Inside Out 2) Zootopia 2 snatched the record from Frozen 2.

What's next for the job market in 2026

Total jobless claims fell last week, which is the second-lowest reading in the last two years. Experts, though, say it’s likely a seasonal blip — especially since the labor market has been slowing all year. In this episode, what might be ahead in 2026. Plus: Los Angeles expands rent control, influencers change the consumer economy with “shopaganda,” and tribute bands get a moment in the spotlight.

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Canada wins Group B after defeating Finland at world juniors

Cole Beaudoin and Brady Martin each scored twice as Canada topped Finland 7-4 at the world junior hockey championship on Wednesday.

US Olympic men’s ice hockey squad takes shape ahead of Friday’s reveal

• Clayton Keller captained US to world title last May

• NHL players back at Olympics after 12-year absence

• Team USA targets first Olympic gold since 1980

A trio of NHL players – Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller, Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson and Florida Panthers defenseman Seth Jones – will make their Olympic debuts with Team USA at February’s Winter Games, ESPN reported on Wednesday.

Olympic rosters had to be submitted by Wednesday. USA Hockey plans to announce its roster Friday morning on NBC’s “Today.” This is the first time in 12 years that NHL players will compete in the Olympics.

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Trump admin sued for halting work on the US’s largest offshore wind farm

Dominion Energy is suing the Trump administration after the US Department of the Interior ordered five offshore wind projects currently under construction to stop offshore work on December 22 – including Dominion’s 2.6 gigawatt (GW) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), the largest offshore wind farm in the US.

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Snowmobiler dies in avalanche in the Rocky Mountains near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Avalanche Canada says three snowmobilers were riding about 35 kilometres southwest of Tumbler Ridge when the avalanche was remotely triggered from the base of the slope.

Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states

Trump official says funds will be released ‘only when states prove they are being spent legitimately’

The Department of Health and Human Services is freezing all childcare payments to all states, an official for Donald Trump’s administration told ABC News in a report published Wednesday. States’ funds will be released “only when states prove they are being spent legitimately”.

The report came a day after Jim O’Neill, the HHS deputy secretary, and Alex Adams, an HHS assistant secretary who oversees the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), appeared in a Tuesday evening video message. O’Neill declared that the department had “activated our defend-the-spend system for all ACF childcare payments across America” and would now require “justification, receipt or photo evidence before we make a payment”.

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Energy Dept. orders Colorado to waste millions to reopen a dead coal plant

The Department of Energy ordered Colorado coal plant to stay open for three months, one day before it was set to close. The coal plant will require tens of millions in repairs to get up and running again, and its retirement was expected to save Colorado ratepayers $79 million per year.

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Jack Smith told House committee he had ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in cases against Trump

Ex-special counsel testified in front of judiciary committee about aborted federal prosecution of Donald Trump

Jack Smith, the former justice department special counsel who led the aborted federal prosecution of Donald Trump, told a congressional committee that he never spoke to Joe Biden about his cases, according to the transcript of a deposition released on Wednesday.

In his behind-closed-doors testimony to the House judiciary committee earlier this month, Smith defended the charges he brought against Trump for allegedly possessing classified documents and attempting to overturn the 2020 election, while warning of the consequences of allowing election meddling to go unpunished.

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U.S. military says 8 killed in strikes on 5 more alleged drug boats — but survivors jumped overboard

The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived.

Trump backs away from deploying national guard in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland

Decision comes after DoJ stopped contesting California court’s ruling to return control of guard to state’s governor

Donald Trump has staged a sudden climbdown from his attempts to impose federal troops in law enforcement roles on Democratic-run cities, announcing on Wednesday that he was ending attempted deployments from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland.

The unexpected shift came after justice department lawyers said they were no longer contesting a California court’s ruling that returned the national guard troops to the authority of Gavin Newsom, the state’s governor. It also followed a rare rebuke from the US supreme court, which blocked the White House’s efforts to deploy national guards in Illinois.

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ICE plans $100m yearlong ‘wartime recruitment’ media blitz to attract new agents

Campaign will target rightwing ideologues to fill ranks to meet Trump deportation goals in 2026

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly planned a $100m, one-year media blitz for what it’s calling “wartime recruitment”, targeting conservative radio show listeners, gun rights aficionados, military affairs followers and men’s interests enthusiasts – among others in the Maga-verse – for jobs in the Trump administration’s next phase of its mass deportation campaign.

“Want to deport illegals with your absolute boys?” one of the agency’s ads says, directing interested readers to apply.

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End of an era as New York City transit retires three-decade-old MetroCard

Resisted at first, the replacement for the subway token became an indelible symbol of the city

First, New Yorkers saw the elimination of subway token, which lasted for half a century. Now, its successor – the swipeable MetroCard, which lasted barely more than three decades – has seen its demise.

At midnight on 1 January, the flexible credit card-sized pass used by millions of New Yorkers to get through subway turnstiles is being terminated from sale just as a new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, takes office.

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NIH wants 1 million Americans for a study — but first must close critical data security gaps

"We don't normally rank our findings, but access controls tend to drift to the top because that is the gate to the system," Charles Summers said.

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Read This: How Mubi has been operating in the wake of its big nasty funding controversy

MUBI has reportedly lost more than 10,000 subscribers after accepting money from a venture capital firm with ties to Israeli defense contractors.

The state of the U.S. economy as 2025 draws to a close

The U.S. economy chugs into the new year in stronger shape than many forecasters had expected. But Americans remain wary about the high cost of living.

What is a K-shaped economy?

In 2025, one of the biggest business buzzwords has been the idea of a "K-shaped" economy, in which there is a growing disparity between the rich and the poor.

I Got A Sneak Peek At Rivian's Answer To Tesla Full Self-Driving

Rivian plans a point-to-point driver-assistance system that's like Tesla's FSD in 2026.

‘It’s not a coincidence’: journalists of color on being laid off amid Trump’s anti-DEI push

Black and brown former employees from CBS, NBC and Teen Vogue talk about the effects of being let go

Trey Sherman was traveling to work on the New York subway when he received an email from David Reiter, a CBS News executive, about an imminent meeting on 29 October. Sherman, an associate producer of CBS Evening News Plus at the time, suspected that he would be laid off. CBS News’s parent company, Paramount, had closed a merger with the Hollywood studio Skydance in August, and planned to slash more than 2,000 jobs as part of corporate restructuring.

Sherman, who is Black, and Reiter, who is white, had an amicable conversation, according to Sherman. Reiter told Sherman that he was being laid off because his show was being eliminated, Sherman said, and that Reiter was unable to assign the team to other positions. Sherman accepted the news and the two men wished each other good luck.

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Tesla releases video of Tesla Semi electric truck charging at impressive 1.2 MW

Tesla has released a new video showing a Tesla Semi truck charging at a massive 1.2 megawatts (MW), finally giving us a clear look at the charging speeds that will enable long-haul electric trucking.

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Tesla's Big Robotaxi Promises Fall Flat As 2025 Comes To A Close

From Robotaxis to Full Self-Driving, more and more of Tesla's promises around autonomous cars failed to materialize this year.

Army launches AI and machine-learning career path for officers

Army officers interested in transferring will be able to apply through the service’s Voluntary Transfer Incentive Program beginning Jan. 5.

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Cadillac and Chevy EVs saw some of the biggest price drops in December

The Cadillac Lyriq and Chevy Blazer EV were among the vehicles that saw the biggest lease price drops in December.

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The Best InsideEVs Stories Of 2025

Exclusive stories, videos, podcasts—we were very busy amid a wild year in the EV space. Here are some of our favorites.

Live Cross-Canada Countdown

Adrienne Arsenault and Ian Hanomansing host New Year's Eve celebrations live across Canada's six time zones.

Zelenskyy's year-end message: Ukraine won't sign 'weak' deal that only prolongs war with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his New Year address to the nation, said late Wednesday that Kyiv wanted the war to end, but not at any cost, adding he would not sign a "weak" peace agreement that would only prolong the war.

FAA ramps up billions in spending as ‘down payment’ for air traffic overhaul

The agency expects to spend more than $6 billion this year to lay the groundwork for a complete overhaul of the rapidly aging air traffic control system.

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Female-directed films reached a seven-year low in 2025

A new study from USC's Annenberg Inclusion Institute found that studios stopped investing in women before DEI became a politically charged.

New England Patriots’ Christian Barmore faces domestic assault charge

• Barmore accused in alleged August incident

• Patriots say they informed NFL at the time

• Arraignment scheduled for early February

New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore is facing a misdemeanor domestic assault charge stemming from an alleged incident on 8 August in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

Barmore, 26, was in a relationship with the alleged victim, according to court documents cited Wednesday by Boston television station WCVB.

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AI-crafted bid protests are on the rise, but what’s the legal fallout?

"An inherent limitation of LLMs is they hallucinate, coming up with citations that don't exist. It's happening in court across the country," Stephen Bacon said.

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The Genesis GV90 is a stunning flagship luxury SUV [Video]

The GV90 will be the brand’s largest, most luxurious SUV yet. With its official debut coming up, a production version of the Genesis GV90 was spotted in public for the first time, offering a closer look at the stunning SUV.

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Riit sharing traditions, resilience of Inuit with younger generation

An Inuk singer-songwriter is hoping to inspire youth to be grateful for their unique life in the North, and to be proud of their culture, by sharing "25 Days of Gratitude" through the mental health promotion organization TLS Nunavut.

DHS agrees to push back plans to dissolve TSA union

The judge in the case had already issued a preliminary injunction blocking an earlier attempt by TSA to eliminate the union agreement.

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Diggins, Schumacher make US cross-country skiing history with World Cup double

• US men and women win World Cup races same day

• Schumacher and Diggins sweep new 5km event

• Tour de Ski milestone for American cross-country

American cross-country skiing reached a milestone on Wednesday when, for the first time, an American man and an American woman won World Cup races on the same day.

Gus Schumacher and Jessie Diggins delivered the historic double at stage three of the Tour de Ski in Toblach, Italy, both prevailing in a newly introduced 5km heat mass start free event that rewarded speed, pacing and collective tactics rather than head-to-head positioning.

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Polite man Jesse Plemons still very diplomatic about Friday Night Lights' Landry murder plot

The worst Plemons will say about the infamous plot detour is calling it a "really extreme storyline that does not seem too rooted in something realistic."

Trump attacks Walz and Omar after freezing Minnesota childcare funding

US president goes on racist tirade against lawmaker and Somali Americans, alleging fraud in industry

Donald Trump took further aim at Minnesota’s Democratic governor Tim Walz and the Somali American representative Ilhan Omar on Wednesday in the wake of his administration’s decision to freeze federal childcare funding to their state.

“Much of the Minnesota Fraud, up to 90%, is caused by people that came into our Country, illegally, from Somalia,” Trump alleged in a post on Truth Social, calling Omar “an ungrateful loser who only complains and never contributes, is one of the many scammers”.

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Considering History: 10 Events That Shaped the First Quarter of the 21st Century

American Studies Professor Ben Railton reminds us of historical events that offer context for ten of the most significant political, social, and cultural developments of the last two and a half decades.

Considering History: 10 Events That Shaped the First Quarter of the 21st Century

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US justice department reportedly reviewing more than 5m pages of Epstein files

Figure represents significant expansion on earlier estimates as Democrats accuse Trump officials of ‘hiding something’

The US justice department is believed to be reviewing more than 5m pages of documents relating to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein – an effort that is drawing resources away from existing cases, according to the New York Times.

The figure represents a significant expansion on earlier estimates, which drew on calculations based on 300 gigabytes of data, papers, videos, photographs and audio files held within FBI archives that relate to investigations in Florida and New York.

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Timothée Chalamet refused to use a stunt butt for very real Marty Supreme paddling

Mr. Wonderful confirms what many already suspected: That's actually Lil' Timmy Tim's lil' tush in Marty Supreme.

NCAA attempts to clarify NBA stance after Baylor adds 2023 draft pick

• NCAA clarifies NBA contract eligibility rule

• Baylor signing sparked backlash from coaches

• Baker cites court rulings weakening enforcement

The NCAA said Tuesday it would not grant eligibility to any player who had signed an NBA contract after Baylor’s midseason addition of a 2023 draft pick who had been playing professionally in Europe prompted criticism from coaches across college basketball.

The Bears announced the signing of 7ft center James Nnaji of Nigeria on Christmas Eve. He could make his debut Saturday in Baylor’s Big 12 opener at TCU.

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Court allows White House to end Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states

Appeals court reversed injunction blocking Trump administration’s defunding of reproductive healthcare giant

A US appeals court agreed on Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood health centers in 22 states and Washington DC.

The order from the three-judge panel of the Boston-based first US circuit court of appeals puts on hold an injunction issued by US district judge Indira Talwani. Talwani’s injunction had blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a provision of its massive tax-and-spending bill that blocks Planned Parenthood from receiving reimbursements from Medicaid, the US government’s health insurance program for low-income people, in the 22 states.

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This Tesla-Crushing EV Was The Best Car I Drove In 2025. Here's Why

This Ferrari-looking crossover is beating the Tesla Model Y in China for a reason. Not many cars can compare.

Trump says he's pausing efforts to send National Guard to Chicago, L.A. and Portland

U.S. President Donald Trump said he's dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore., a move that comes after legal roadblocks hung up the effort.

Solid-state EV batteries take another big step forward in China

China introduced its first national standard for solid-state EV batteries as the “holy grail” of battery tech moves closer toward mass production.

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Documents suggest Kilmar Ábrego García was retaliated against after wrongful deportation

Judge said newly unsealed government documents show ‘some evidence’ of vindictive prosecution by DoJ

A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Ábrego García reveals that high-level justice department officials pushed for his indictment, calling it a “top priority”, only after he was mistakenly deported and then ordered returned to the U.S.

Ábrego García, originally from El Salvador, has pleaded not guilty in federal court in Tennessee to charges of human smuggling. He is seeking to have the case dismissed on the grounds that the prosecution is vindictive – a way for the Trump administration to punish him for the embarrassment of his mistaken deportation.

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Teen sensation Celebrini joins Crosby, McDavid on Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team

Talented forward group led by Crosby, McDavid should be Canada's Olympic superpower

DIY Plug-In Solar Is On The Way — Episode 261 of Local Energy Rules

These plug-in devices bypass utility hassles to offer cheap, convenient power for everyone.

Mystery meat and maggot-infested produce: the disturbing reality of US prison food

In Eating Behind Bars, author Leslie Soble details how food is used to further punish incarcerated people in the US

At best you get “ mystery meat”. Or “sour-smelling heaps” of macaroni. In the worst cases, it’s undercooked chicken, spoiled milk and maggot-infested produce.

In prisons and jails across the US, people are routinely fed unhealthy, tasteless or inedible meals. Many are left hungry and malnourished, with devastating long-term health consequences. The hidden crisis affecting millions of incarcerated people is the subject of Eating Behind Bars, a new book offering a disturbing account of how correctional institutions punish their residents through the food they provide and withhold.

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Indiana Jones stunt show worker recovering after protecting crowd from runaway boulder

Disney confirms that the Parks employee who stood in front of the renegade boulder to prevent it from hitting the crowd is doing better.

TikTok is rekindling these New Year's rituals. Here's what they mean and where they're from

TikTok is inundated with tips on New Year’s traditions that aim to help people have a prosperous 2026, whether in love, luck, life or all of the above. Many of these longtime rituals, like eating grapes under a table or tossing lentils, have been given new life on social media.

Elon Musk claims Tesla Model Y is best-selling car in the world, but there are serious doubts

Elon Musk is ending the year by doubling down on a narrative that looks increasingly shaky against the backdrop of actual data.

The Tesla CEO claims Model Y is the best-selling car in the world, but there are serious doubts.

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Kennedy Center reportedly changed rules before vote to add Trump’s name

Bylaws that would limit voting to Trump-appointed trustees appears to reveal long-held renaming plan

The Kennedy Center reportedly adopted bylaws earlier this year that would limit voting to Donald Trump-appointed trustees – a controversial move that appears to reveal the long-held plan to install Trump’s name to the center.

The bylaws, in a possible breach of the institution’s charter, were revised in May and specified that board members appointed by Congress, known as ex-officio members, could not vote or count towards a quorum, according to the Washington Post.

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‘Heartbreaking’: Florida wildlife groups decry state-sanctioned bear hunt

Fifty-two black bears were killed in three-week hunt state officials said was necessary to reduce ursine population

Wildlife officials in Florida say the slaughter of dozens of black bears during a controversial three-week hunt this month was a success, despite the opposition of protesters who condemned the “heartbreaking, bloody spectacle”.

The Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (FWC) on Tuesday announced that 52 bears were killed between 6 and 28 December, and promised to release a “full harvest report” in the coming months that will provide details about where and how the animals died.

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‘A state of crisis’: record number of Americans are pessimistic about US healthcare system

Costs, insurance delays and difficult-to-obtain mental health treatment plague the US health system

A record 23 % of Americans believe the United States healthcare system is “in a state of crisis” and 47% think it has “major problems,” according to a recent poll from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America.

The poll also revealed that a record 29% of Americans see “cost” as the most urgent health problem facing the US. Experts note that these two perceptions – that the healthcare system is in a state of crisis and that costs are an urgent health problem – are related.

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Skyrocketing health insurance premiums for millions after today

Enhanced subsidies for health insurance policies on the Affordable Care Act exchanges are set to expire at the end of today. That means skyrocketing premiums for some Obamacare enrollees. Premiums are expected to more than double, according to the nonpartisan health research organization KFF, and some healthier people are expected to drop their insurance. Plus, 2025 was the year that generative AI exploded, divided, and created trust issues. We'll take a look back.

Vintage Ads: New Year’s Resolutions

Why cheat yourself when you can treat yourself? These mid-century ads put an acquisitive spin on New Year’s resolutions.

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‘Not my first rodeo’: meet the 21-year-old serving as Georgia’s youngest state legislator

Democrat Muhammad Akbar Ali joins the Georgia state house as a legislator representing an Atlanta suburb

Muhammad Akbar Ali, a 21-year-old recent college graduate, won a runoff election for a state house seat in Atlanta’s suburbs earlier this month, becoming the youngest Georgia state legislator serving today – perhaps the youngest ever.

The key to the young Democrat’s victory and his strategy moving forward? Experience.

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2025’s most read stories from CBC Indigenous

A look back at the five stories that engaged our audience the most in 2025.

Judge blocks White House’s attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid

At the heart of the case is whether OMB Director Russell Vought, also CFPB acting director, can effectively shut down the agency and lay off all staff.

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Craig's Cookies workers vote to unionize at 5 Toronto stores as franchise expands nationally

Nearly 90 employees of Craig’s Cookies have voted to unionize across five shops in Toronto as the Canadian cookie chain expands nationally.

ITV agrees to invest £3m in fitness app created by Joe Wicks

The Body Coach app, launched in pandemic, will advertise on ITV’s channels and video platform ITVX under deal

The broadcaster ITV has agreed to invest up to £3m into the health and fitness app The Body Coach, created by Joe Wicks, who shot to fame by getting people exercising in their living rooms during the Covid pandemic.

It is the latest deal made through the group’s media for equity investment fund ITV AdVentures Invest. As part of the agreement, The Body Coach will advertise on ITV’s channels and its video platform ITVX.

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Teacher wins Guinness World Record for working 61 years at the same school

Retired Tennessee teacher Glenda Akin has lived and worked through a whole lot of history. And now she’s made history herself as the Guinness-certified longest serving teacher at the same school .

Don't Miss One of the Most Viral Interviews Mehdi did in 2025: Pro-Israel Ex-Rep Joe Walsh

Mehdi challenged the former congressman on Palestinian displacement in the West Bank, his criticism of the ICC, and Israel’s war in Gaza. They also discussed Trump.

How the climate crisis showed up in Americans’ lives this year: ‘The shift has been swift and stark’

Guardian US readers share how global heating and biodiversity loss affected their lives in ways that don’t always make the headlines

The past year was another one of record-setting heat and catastrophic storms. But across the US, the climate crisis showed up in smaller, deeply personal ways too.

Campfires that once defined summer trips were never lit due to wildfire risks. There were no bites where fish were once abundant, forests turned to meadows after a big burn and childhood memories of winter wonderlands turned to slush.

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Richard Smallwood, gospel singer and musical inspiration, dead at 77

Smallwood died Tuesday of complications due to kidney failure, according to his representative. Singer and songwriter Chaka Khan said Smallwood's music "didn't just inspire me, it transformed me."

Conan O'Brien imagines Paul Rudd playing Mac & Me clip to his deathbed

Conan O'Brien knows that when his time comes, Paul Rudd will be there with a scene from Mac & Me.

Jobs, economy top voters' priorities at the end of a turbulent 2025: Nanos poll

A year-end poll from Nanos suggests Canadians will want to see action from the Liberal government on major economic files in the new year.

New ‘mini-bridges’ are helping hunters in Paulatuk adapt to climate change

Small bridges around Paulatuk, N.W.T., are giving harvesters a safer way to get to their camps, as permafrost slumps and other changes caused by climate change make it more dangerous to travel on the land.

Pimicikamak chief 'very frustrated' with Manitoba Hydro's efforts to restore power that went out Sunday

The chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation is criticizing Manitoba Hydro after a days-long power outage forced some residents to leave the community, with temperatures dropping below –30 C Tuesday night.

Cartoons: Party Line

Put on your party hats and celebrate the new year!

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Fed up: inside Trump’s unprecedented bid to exert control over the US central bank

The US president and his allies spent 2025 attacking the Federal Reserve amid a rollercoaster year for the US economy

In the bowels of the US Federal Reserve this summer, two of the world’s most powerful men, sporting glistening white hard hats, stood before reporters looking like students forced to work together on a group project.

Allies of Donald Trump had spent weeks trying to manufacture a scandal around ongoing renovations of the central bank’s Washington headquarters and its costs. Now here was the US president, on a rare visit, examining the project for himself.

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2025 Kennedy Center honors hit record low viewership with President Ratings at helm

Audiences preferred the masked, COVID-restricted version of the show to the one hosted by Trump.

Detroit man crosses border in minivan with 2 front ends — 1 made in Canada, 1 in U.S.

Zach Sutton drives the bak2bak, his name for what he created. The front half is an old 1993 Dodge Caravan, the back a 1991 Plymouth Voyager.

Talaria Komodo launched as new 65 MPH electric dirt bike

Talaria has been steadily pushing further into high-performance electric off-road bikes, and its latest machine looks like a serious leap forward. The new Talaria Komodo electric dirt bike cranks things up in just about every way, from power and speed to battery capacity and full-size dirt bike geometry.

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The Cheapest Tesla Model 3 Just Beat Its EPA-Estimated Range

The 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard might lack some creature comforts compared to other trims, but it aced an independent range test.

Paris puts graves up for grabs with 'cemetery lottery' to help clean up forgotten tombstones

Paris city hall is offering a rare chance to be buried among some of history's most celebrated artists. Dec. 31 was the deadline to register for a draw to purchase a burial spot in Père-Lachaise, one of the city's iconic cemeteries.

7 Canadians among dozens injured in Peru train collision: Global Affairs Canada

Seven Canadians are among those injured after two trains collided head-on in Peru on Tuesday, Global Affairs Canada confirmed to CBC.

An unwelcome surprise for some student loan borrowers

People who are in default on their federal student loans could start seeing their wages garnished in the new year. Next week, the Department of Education plans to start sending out letters to borrowers who have missed at least nine months of payments, letting them know the government will begin taking 15% from their paychecks. Also, the U.S. Mint pressed the final batch of pennies last month. We examine the penny's 232-year run.

A gig worker strike threatens New Year's Eve deliveries in India

From the BBC World Service: Tens of thousands of app-based delivery workers in India are holding a day-long strike that is likely to impact food delivery services on the final day of the year. They're demanding better wages and improvements in safety conditions, among other things. We hear more. Then, a British company says it's a step closer to manufacturing materials in space, and we look at the role of AI over the past year.

Stranger Things fans face pricey resale tickets for the show finale’s theatrical release

Tickets for the finale — which runs in select theatres on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day — were released early in December and sold out quickly. That’s left fans scouring Facebook Marketplace for resale tickets and disappointed that resale has come to the cinema.

Increasing AI use in Canadian courtrooms carries risk of errors, penalties: lawyers

As AI infiltrates more and more aspects of daily life, it is increasingly making its way into the courts and legal system, lawyers say.

CMAT is "The People's Mess," baby

The Irish singer-songwriter became a pop sensation in 2025, releasing one of the year’s greatest albums. We met up with her in New York City to talk about EURO-COUNTRY, putting care into presentation and authenticity into performance, and why she’ll never perform “Lord, Let That Tesla Crash” live.

No Album Left Behind: Armand Hammer’s Mercy finds meaning in the quiet work of staying human

On their second collaboration with The Alchemist, billy woods and E L U C I D refuse grand answers, turning instead to the quiet labor of endurance—attention, routine, and survival inside a world that won’t stop grinding.

Daisy Ridley finds something to live for in the contemplative zombie movie We Bury The Dead

We Bury The Dead is a zombie movie, but it's also a thoughtful exploration of the human frailties that haunt us in life, and death.

A whiplash year for electric vehicles

2025 brought some new speed bumps for electric vehicle sales, namely the Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It cut federal EV tax credits — up to \(7,500 for new cars and \)4,000 for used ones. Those incentives had been on the books in some form since 2008 and were expanded during the Biden administration. They expired at the end of September.

Consumers rushed to take advantage before they disappeared, leading to record high sales earlier this year. But now the market faces an uncertain road ahead.

Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with her colleague Henry Epp about the outlook for EV sales in the U.S. now that federal tax credits are gone.

Here’s what New Year’s celebrations looked like as the world rang in 2026

Here's a look at how countries around the world rang in the new year.

Thieves drill into German bank vault, steal tens of millions of euros’ worth of property

Thieves stole tens of millions of euros’ worth of property from safety deposit boxes inside a German bank vault that they drilled into on Monday during the holiday lull, police said.

Turkey detains 125 more ISIS suspects amid countrywide sweep

Turkish authorities on Wednesday pressed ahead with countrywide operations against suspected ISIS members, detaining 125 people in simultaneous raids across 25 provinces.

Every #1 hit song from 2015 ranked worst to best

The nine songs that ruled the radio, YouTube, and streaming services in 2015 have aged considerably well in the decade since.

Life after LeBron James: who will inherit the NBA’s future?

As the millennial superstars near the end, an international generation reshapes the league. The question is whether an American can still carry the crown

That the NBA is reckoned in seasons is apt. To measure a legacy this way is as much existential as it is symbolic. Martin Heidegger argued that time is not something we pass through, but the condition of our being – less a pathway than a pressure. Heavy stuff, yes, but the NBA has always operated under similar weight.

The millennial superstars who stabilized the league for two decades are now entering their twilight: LeBron James (who turned 41 on Tuesday), Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Chris Paul. In their wake comes something genuinely new. For the first time, the league’s next dominant generation is unmistakably international. The NBA’s gen Z elite now emerge from Slovenia, Serbia, Greece, Canada and France.

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Governor General praises Canada's 'resounding sense of national pride' in New Year's message

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon praised the 'extraordinary solidarity' she saw in Canada in 2025 in her New Year’s address, pointing to the displays of support in communities hit hard by wildfire, the 'unprecedented economic co-operation' and the revitalization of Indigenous cultures and languages.

The Karma Revero Is Dead

The Revero was born from the Fisker Karma. Now, that legacy will be carried on by the Gyesera.

Woman dead after being hit by 2 vehicles that left the scene, Toronto police say

A woman is dead after being struck by two vehicles in midtown Toronto Wednesday morning.

Former CBC North host appointed to Order of Canada, says she is 'speechless'

Rassi Nashalik, the host who delivered the news in the language of the Inuit people of Canada’s Arctic, is one of 80 individuals recently appointed to the Order of Canada, the Governor General's office announced on Wednesday. Nashalik said she did her job for her people.

Terminally Online: 2025 Tier in Review

Happy New Tiers! Before 2025 is through, Jon Favreau and producers Caroline Reston, Claire Fogarty, and Elijah Cone rank the biggest internet moments of the year.

Andre De Grasse, Nardwuar among 80 new appointments to the Order of Canada

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has announced 80 appointments to the Order of Canada — a list that includes Olympians, journalists, Indigenous leaders and doctors.

No timeline for Calgary water main fix, boil-water advisory in place for some areas

Déjà vu for some Calgary business owners after 2nd catastrophic water main break

Alberta premier says province might impose oversight of Calgary's water system after latest break

Recurring water restrictions 'new reality' for Calgary after water main break

8 things to watch for in Alberta politics in 2026

Duelling citizen-led petitions related to separation, multiple uses of the notwithstanding clause, a slew of recall petitions, progress on a pipeline deal and municipal elections across the province — 2025 was rife with political news. And already, the year ahead is looking to be just as consequential.

U.S. lawyers to review millions of pages of Epstein files in January before further release, document shows

The U.S. Justice Department revealed it has 5.2 million pages of Epstein files left to review and needs 400 lawyers from four different department offices to help with the process through late January, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday.

'My family, they're hurt right now,' says father of man killed in shooting on Sask. First Nation

The family of a man killed on Big Island Lake Cree Nation say they're struggling with shock as they try to understand why someone would have shot him.

Steinbach, Man., still in recovery mode after consecutive years of heavy floods

Animals in Steinbach needed another place to stay for a month after the area's animal rescue was flooded for a second consecutive year in 2025. At least 200 city residents are also waiting to find out if they'll get help from a provincial disaster relief fund.

Transit fares are going up. Why do Canadian cities struggle to keep it affordable?

How a good old-fashioned boycott got Canada to trade Kentucky bourbon for Canadian whisky

The aromatic, spicy and sometimes smoky flavour of a smooth, Kentucky bourbon has been but a memory for consumers in this country ever since the spirit was caught in the crossfire of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff war and annexation sabre-rattling. As a result, angry Canadians have united behind a "Buy Canadian" movement that experts say is elevating our own whiskies.

Death of skier who fell into snow in Banff, Alta., raises a danger of snow sports

The death of a skier this past Saturday afternoon  at a Banff ski resort has brought attention to a dangerous side of snow sports. Though her cause of death has not been confirmed, one possibility is that she suffocated.

Orange-crowned warbler spotted in rare sighting during Christmas bird count in Hamilton, Ont.

An orange-crowned warbler was spotted during Hamilton’s annual Christmas bird survey, a “rarity” for birdwatchers, organizers say.

25 years after Ottawa's amalgamation, is there any going back?

Former mayors remain split on the 2001 merger that turned a dozen municipalities into one megacity.

New Ontario fire code rules require carbon monoxide alarms on every floor

Changes to the Ontario Fire Code coming in the new year will require carbon monoxide alarms on every level of a home in a bid to better protect people from the deadly, odorless gas.

Landfill search for First Nation woman's remains in Thunder Bay, Ont., comes up empty

After a nearly month-long search of the city’s landfill, Deborah Anishinabie’s family is still seeking closure as an investigation into her homicide in Thunder Bay, Ont., continues. Here's what we know about the search for the rest of the 42-year-old's remains, and what First Nation leaders want to see done to address the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two Spirit and gender-diverse people.

Trump administration freezes childcare funding to Minnesota in wake of fraud scheme allegations

Officials claim to find ‘rampant fraud’ in childcare funding, but prosecutions began in Biden era and Tim Walz says ‘we’ve spent years cracking down on it’

The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it is freezing federal funding for childcare programs in Minnesota after allegations of fraud – first exposed and prosecuted during the Biden administration – recently became the focus of conservative influencers and media outlets.

Jim O’Neill, the deputy secretary of health and human services, said in a video statement that the funding freeze was in response to what he called “blatant fraud that appears to be rampant in Minnesota and across the country … We have turned off the money spigot and we are finding the fraud.”

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Fallout summons a Legion of guest stars for the season's most focused episode yet

Macaulay Culkin, Johnny Pemberton, Kumail Nanjiani, and others drop by the Wasteland.

National Guard arrives in New Orleans for 1st New Year’s since Bourbon Street attack

Nearly a year after a New Year's Day truck attack on Bourbon Street left 14 dead, New Orleans officials are still seeking permanent security solutions. Ahead of the anniversary of the rampage, officials are ramping up security measures. Some 350 National Guard members arrived Tuesday. The attack happened when a man plowed a truck into revelers before police shot and killed him. The rampage revealed security vulnerabilities surrounding a famous street that is densely populated by bars and pedestrians. A police captain has urged the city to install permanent security gates to prevent future attacks.

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Tilting at windmills: Trump laments death of bald eagle in the US … which was really a falcon in Israel

A pity that Trump, or one of the 18 intelligence agencies reporting to him, did not trace the image back to its source

Even while on holiday at his Florida resort, Donald Trump has refused to take a break from his unrelenting war on wind energy.

Late Tuesday, the US president posted an image of a dead bird beneath a turbine on social media, accompanied by the lament: “Windmills are killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles!”

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OPM touts digitization efforts, blames outdated tech for retirement delays

In a letter to House Democrats, OPM Director Scott Kupor touted the benefits of a new online platform in streamlining the federal retirement process.

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For DHS workforce, 2025 marked a year of major change

DHS is one of the only agencies to grow over the past year, but that growth has been spread unevenly across the vast department's components and missions.

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California snowpack gets a boost from series of December downpours

Water stored as snow during the winter months feeds waterways in the summer and supplies cities and farms

A series of December storms delivered a welcome boost to California’s snowpack, scientists said on Tuesday in a closely watched assessment of the state’s water resources for the year ahead.

The snowpack survey recorded a snow depth of 24in (61cm), said Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, state hydrometeorologist at the California department of water resources’ snow surveys and water supply forecasting unit. The survey was conducted at the Phillips station in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range that covers the eastern part of the state.

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Good news for prospective homebuyers

Home price growth is cooling, new reports show. Though homeowners may be struggling to sell at asking price, it is good news for prospective buyers. Especially those who’ve been waiting on the sidelines for a good deal. But, as with most housing issues, the slowdown is regional. Also in this episode: Auto sales were strong in 2025, Gen Zers see cash in a new light, and an unlikely government funds a U.S.-based GED program for Mexican immigrants.

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BYD shuts down rumors of an electric flying car

BYD is not launching a flying car. After rumors surfaced online, the Chinese EV giant pushed back, saying it has no such plans.

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Man banned from Nelson, B.C., sentenced for arson during heat of 2024 wildfire season

David Travis was sentenced to two years less a day and will spend 593 days in custody, accounting for time already served, after pleading guilty to three counts of arson. On July 24, 2024, Travis lit the first of four fires he started that day in Nelson, B.C., and was later arrested with two lighters still in his possession.

On a remote Alaskan glacier, a 73-year mission of recovery and respect

"The glacier is changing rapidly. We don't know how much time we have left...so we've really focused on expediting the recovery efforts," Carlos Colon said.

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Elon Musk’s top 5 Tesla predictions for 2025 that didn’t happen

Another year has passed, and with it, another collection of Elon Musk’s ambitious timelines that didn’t quite align with reality. For those of us who have been following Tesla for years, this pattern is all too familiar. 2025 was billed as a year of massive expansion, widespread autonomy, and humanoid robots.

Now that the year is pretty much in the rearview mirror, let’s take a look at Musk’s top 5 Tesla predictions that missed the mark.

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Three hikers found dead on southern California’s Mount Baldy

One person had made an emergency call after companion fell 500ft, but rescue copter couldn’t land due to high winds

A man and two of his companions are dead after high winds prevented rescue crews from responding to a report of an injured hiker near a southern California mountain trail, the San Bernardino county sheriff’s department announced on Monday.

The three bodies were discovered Monday evening along the Devil’s Backbone trail at Mount Baldy, which rises more than 10,000ft and sits just east of Los Angeles, according to a statement from the San Bernardino county sheriff’s department.

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China brings the world’s first 1-GW offshore solar farm online

China has brought a massive offshore solar farm online – a full 1 gigawatt of photovoltaic capacity built at sea.

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Why The Tesla Cybertruck Caused A $2 Billion Hit To This South Korean Company

The Tesla Cybertruck fallout spreads to its 4680 battery supply chain, but demand may not be the biggest factor.

Dodge dealers don’t need a new Charger — they need a new Caravan

If the market failures of the Dodge Charger Daytona and VW ID.Buzz have proved anything at all, it’s that the Baby Boomer era is over, and their kids — GenX and Millenials alike — aren’t willing to pay a premium for a vehicle that looks like something their dad once thought was cool. As GenX becomes the largest and richest new car-buying demographic, manufacturers need to find out what they are nostalgic about.

To that end, I propose the following nostalgia play: the “Goonies Never Say Die” edition 2027 Dodge Caravan BEV.

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Suspected DC pipe bomber appears at detention hearing after alleged confession

Lawyers for Brian Cole argue he should be released ahead of trial for allegedly planting devices in DC in 2021

The man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the headquarters of both the Democratic and Republican national committees the night before the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol appeared at a federal detention hearing before a magistrate judge on Tuesday.

Earlier this month, authorities arrested Brian Cole Jr of Woodbridge, Virginia. He has yet to enter a plea. Cole’s lawyers argued that he should be released while he awaits trial, as he does not present any danger. They also noted that Cole had agreed to home detention enforced by GPS monitoring, and would live under the supervision of a relative. The defense rebuked federal prosecutors who pushed for the suspect to remain in custody.

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From DOJ to VA, Kshemendra Paul’s journey exemplifies lasting public service

"It's so important not to get caught up and react to the moment, but to be reflective, smart and strategic, and to respond in the moment," Kshemendra Paul said.

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Kia’s EV and SUV lineup will look a bit different in 2026: Here’s what to expect

Kia is shaking things up with several new electric and hybrid SUVs set to join its lineup in 2026. Here’s what’s coming.

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Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, dies after rare leukemia diagnosis

Schlossberg, 35, revealed in November diagnosis of mutation of cancer of blood and bone marrow

Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the 35th US president, John F Kennedy, died on Tuesday after revealing in November she had been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She was 35.

Her passing was announced in a social media post by the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts,” the post said. It was signed “George, Edwin and Josephine Moran, Ed, Carolina, Jack, Rose and Rory”.

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Minutes of latest Federal Reserve meeting reveal deep divide over interest rates

In an unusual turn, the central bank’s board debated over monetary policy before the latest quarter-point cut

The US Federal Reserve agreed to cut interest rates at its December meeting only after a deeply nuanced debate about the risks facing the US economy right now, according to minutes of the latest two-day session.

Even some of those who supported the rate cut acknowledged “the decision was finely balanced or that they could have supported keeping the target range unchanged”, given the different risks facing the US economy, according to the minutes released on Tuesday.

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The AI data fabric: Your blueprint for mission-ready intelligence

Building an AI-ready data fabric requires more than simple integration. It demands systems designed for adaptability, compliance and continuous intelligence.

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R.I.P. Isiah Whitlock Jr., beloved character actor from The Wire, Veep, and Da 5 Bloods

Best known for roles on The Wire and Spike Lee films, Isiah Whitlock Jr. was 71.

Why AI agents won’t replace government workers anytime soon

The smart move for agencies is to put agents to work inside projects while employees stay accountable for outcomes, compliance and trust.

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US judge halts ending of temporary protected status for South Sudanese migrants

Emergency request by several of the country’s nationals and an immigrants rights group was granted by the court

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked plans by the Trump administration to end temporary protections from deportation that had been granted to hundreds of South Sudanese nationals living in the United States.

US district judge Angel Kelley in Boston granted an emergency request by several South Sudanese nationals and an immigrant rights group to prevent the temporary protected status they had been granted from expiring as planned after 5 January.

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Will 2026 be the year GovCon shifts from disruption to execution?

"Getting 97 more people on the job...they are going to be the decision-makers. Things are going to start moving a lot faster," Jim Carroll said.

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Judge says Trump administration must continue funding consumer watchdog

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is at risk after Donald Trump vowed to shutter it since his return to office

A federal judge has ordered that the Trump administration must allow funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to continue.

The watchdog, which supporters say protects US consumers from financial harm by powerful banks, lenders and corporations, is at risk of collapsing after Donald Trump vowed to shutter it since he returned to office this year.

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Anker SOLIX New Year Sale takes up to 65% off power stations, Navee XT5 Pro e-scooter at new $1,300 low, Autel, Greenworks, more

We’re ringing in the New Year with our final Green Deals edition of 2025 (as we will be dark tomorrow), led by Anker’s SOLIX New Year Sale with up to 65% power station discounts and plenty of continuing lows, like the F3000 Portable Power Station at \(1,199](https://9to5toys.com/2025/12/29/anker-solix-new-year-sale-power-station-discounts-from-189/), amongst others. We also spotted [Navee’s latest XT5 Pro Long-Range Off-Road Electric Scooter hitting a new \)1,300 low, as well as Autel’s MaxiCharger AC Pro 80A Level 2 EV charging station back at $909, a compact sawing solution from Greenworks, and much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s EcoFlow December Holiday EcoCredits Madness Sale, the final days of Lectric’s Holiday e-bike deals, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Chinese EV Exports Are Soaring, With Big Gains In Mexico And Europe

Deliveries of Chinese EVs to Mexico skyrocketed over 2,000% in November.

Israel will ban dozens of aid groups from Gaza starting on New Year's Day

Israel is banning more than two dozen humanitarian organizations from Gaza for failing to comply with new registration rules.

As Millions Lose Health Insurance, the Washington Post Misleads About Medicare for All

The Post editorial board also didn’t mention owner Jeff Bezos has a major stake in the US healthcare debate.

Keep Yvette Nicole Brown's name out your mouth

None of Chevy Chase's Community castmates agreed to sit for an interview for the new documentary I'm Chevy Chase, And You're Not.

Mamdani to be sworn in as New York mayor in abandoned subway station

Mamdani to take oath of office on New Year’s Eve in gilded age subway station beneath city hall

While tens of thousands of New Yorkers will be in Times Square for the countdown to 2026, the city’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, has said he will be sworn into office in an underground midnight private ceremony at an abandoned subway station built during the gilded age.

Mamdani, 34, plans to take the oath of office on New Year’s Eve in a disused subway station beneath city hall that acts as turnaround for the local 5 train. The unusual choice of venue for the ceremony, Mamdani said, is symbolically resonant of the “inauguration of a new era”.

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Patriots’ Stefon Diggs faces strangulation and assault charges in Massachusetts

• Diggs charged with felony strangulation, denies claims

• Judge considers sealing records before arraignment

• Case unfolds as Patriots chase NFL playoff bye

New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with a dispute with his former private chef, police said.

News of the charges emerged after a court hearing on Tuesday in Dedham, Massachusetts. Diggs is charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery.

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Pimicikamak Cree Nation not likely to see power restored until Jan. 1: Manitoba Hydro

Manitoba Hydro now says it hopes to have the power back on in Pimicikamak Cree Nation by 6 p.m. on New Year's Day. The northern First Nation has been without power since Sunday.

This $7,000 mini EV ‘mibot’ is already a hit in Japan as deliveries kick off

Meet mibot, the $7,000 tiny EV that’s about take Japan by storm. It may be small, but the mini EV is already seeing strong interest with the first models now being delivered.

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Cheers to hosting better parties this holiday season (rerun)

Hey smarties! We’re on a break for the holidays and revisiting some of our top episodes from 2025. We can’t do this show without you and we still need your support. If you can, donate today to keep independent journalism going strong into 2026 and beyond. Give now to support “Make Me Smart.” Thank you so much for your generosity, happy holidays and we’ll see you in the new year.

The holidays are just around the corner. And for many, it might mean being a guest at, or hosting, a friendsgiving get-together or other holiday party. Regardless of which side of the gathering you’re on, it can be stressful. But fret not! Casey Elsass, author of the book “What Can I Bring? Recipes to Help You Live Your Guest Life,” joins Kimberly from New York City to share tips on how to host and attend a great holiday party without breaking your bank account. Plus, we’ll play a round of This or That!

Nascar driver Denny Hamlin’s father dies in North Carolina house fire

• Fire destroyed home near Stanley, North Carolina

• Hamlin’s father Dennis died; mother critically injured

• Cause of blaze remains under investigation

The father of Nascar driver Denny Hamlin died and his mother was critically injured after a weekend fire heavily damaged the North Carolina home where they lived, officials said Monday.

Firefighters arrived Sunday night at a two-story home near Stanley that was mostly engulfed in fire, with flames showing through the attic, the Gaston county office of emergency management and fire services said in a news release.

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Denver Nuggets dodge worst-case scenario after Nikola Jokić knee injury

• Jokić to be re-evaluated in four weeks by Denver

• Injury not believed to require surgery

• Nuggets face key stretch without their MVP center

Nikola Jokić is only going to miss a few weeks, which is surely cause for the Denver Nuggets to take a giant sigh of relief.

The Nuggets’ superstar center has been diagnosed with a hyperextended left knee, the team said Tuesday, adding that the three-time MVP will be re-evaluated in four weeks.

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Winter storm brings heavy snow and strong winds across parts of the US

Frigid temperatures in Great Lakes, north-east and midwest as tens of thousands face power outages and icy travel

A wild winter storm brought strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and north-east on Tuesday, a day after a bomb cyclone barreled across the midwest and left tens of thousands of customers without power.

The storm hit parts of the Plains and Great Lakes on Monday with sharply colder air, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice and rain, leading to treacherous travel. Forecasters said it intensified quickly enough to meet the criteria of a bomb cyclone, a system that strengthens rapidly as pressure drops.

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A Trump-Epstein statue, melting democracy and human banners: the art of protesting in 2025 - in pictures

In cities and towns across the US, murals, statues and performances brought a focal point to collective action

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Quebec real estate developer arrested in Martinique after over 2 months on the run

Jean-François Malo, from Joliette, Que., was convicted of ordering a 2020 armed assault on a lawyer. Radio-Canada confirmed the news of Tuesday’s arrest following an initial report by Le Journal de Montréal.

There’s new leadership at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

Overbaugh is a retired Army colonel with 25 years of intelligence and special operations experience.

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Here's How Much Tesla Sales Will Drop In 2025, According To Analysts

The automaker shared Wall Street’s fourth-quarter delivery estimates and sales projections through the end of the year.

George Clooney wishes good night and good luck to journalism because "Bari Weiss is dismantling CBS"

In a new interview, Clooney mourns the storied journalism at CBS, which its new editor-in-chief is upending.

Our Better Nature: The Unboring Subject of Boredom

Being bored isn’t a bad thing, for people – most of the time, we can do something about it. Animals, on the other hand, are a different story.

Our Better Nature: The Unboring Subject of Boredom

The Saturday Evening Post

More musicians drop out of Kennedy Center shows after Trump name change

The Cookers on Monday pulled out of a New Year’s Eve jazz gig at the controversially renamed ‘Trump-Kennedy’ center

A second jazz band has pulled out of performing at the controversially renamed “Trump-Kennedy” center in Washington DC, giving just two days’ notice before their New Year’s Eve gig was set to take place.

The Cookers, described as a Grammy-nominated, all-star septet of legendary post-bop jazz musicians, have not given an explicit reason for their decision but in a statement posted on their website said: “Jazz was born from struggle and from a relentless insistence on freedom: freedom of thought, of expression, and of the full human voice.”

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A housing roundup and lookahead

This morning, we're recapping the 2025 housing market, which was — in a word — sluggish. Even though mortgage rates have come down, affordability remains an issue, and many would-be sellers are locked into ultra-low rates. But economists and real estate agents expect some modest pickup in the year ahead. Then, there's renewed focus on the vulnerability of the global auto supply chain after hackers targeted Jaguar Land Rover in September.

Meta just acquired a Chinese-founded AI startup for $2B. Here's why that matters

A darling of the artificial intelligence startup scene was just acquired by Meta — capping off a year of intense competition between U.S. tech giants vying for dominance of the world's most coveted technology.

Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the late John F. Kennedy, dead at 35

Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late U.S. president John F. Kennedy, has died. She was 35. The environmental journalist revealed in November that she had acute myeloid leukemia

BYD’s new ‘Yuan Max’ electric SUV captured for the first time with a familiar look [Images]

BYD is gearing up to add a new electric SUV to its popular Yuan EV lineup. The latest model, “Yuan Max,” was spotted in China for the first time ahead of its debut, rocking a familiar look.

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Tesla Cybercabs spotted testing, unsurprisingly with steering wheels

A new sighting of Tesla Cybercab prototypes in Austin, Texas, is fueling the ongoing debate about the vehicle’s design. While the prototypes were spotted with steering wheels, which is standard for testing, it raises questions about whether Tesla can actually stick to its plan to launch the vehicle without them given the state of its self-driving effort.

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Thor preps for Avengers: Doomsday in Marvel's latest teaser

Please, father, heed his words: Chris Hemsworth is returning to the MCU for another climactic battle with the forces of evil

This 1962 Mercury Comet EV Was Born From A Wrecked Nissan Leaf

The goal was to turn a dead classic wagon into a running EV for less than $6,000, using Nissan Leaf parts. And it worked.

Young girl dies after being injured in Nunavik police shooting

A young girl who was seriously injured in Inukjuak, Que., during a Nunavik Police Service intervention has died, according to the the Kativik Regional Government.

GPS Is My Co-Pilot

How we got here and where we're going.

GPS Is My Co-Pilot

The Saturday Evening Post

The Taliban’s Treatment of Women Is Gender Apartheid. Governments Worldwide Must Act Now

Leaders have a chance to make gender apartheid a crime against humanity in international law. Will they meet the moment – for women and girls in Afghanistan, and worldwide?

Green Party settles with commission over exclusion from federal leaders' debate

The federal Leaders' Debates Commission says it has settled with the Green Party after the party vowed to challenge its removal from the spring election debates.

‘The space to practise culture’: Handgames beginners in Whitehorse find community and confidence

Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in citizens living in Whitehorse learned handgames and drumming at a workshop for "absolute beginners" in Whitehorse last month.

Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs facing strangulation, assault charges

New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with a dispute with his former private chef, police said.

Festive dog walk takes over Madrid streets

Pups and their humans filled the streets of Madrid on Tuesday for the annual Sanperrestre festive dog walk. The event aims to raise awareness about animal abuse and abandonment, and highlights adopting over buying dogs and cats.

Great job, Internet!: Wake Up, Dead Man, Rian Johnson just Rickrolled us

If you thought the seminary gym in Wake Up Dead Man looked familiar, then assume Rian Johnson is never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down.

Health unit in northwestern Ontario confirms measles case, capping a year of alarming rise in Canadian cases

The Northwestern Health Unit has confirmed a case of measles in the Kenora area of northwestern Ontario, in a year that saw an alarming rise in cases in Canada and the country lose its measles elimination status.

US humanitarian aid — with an asterisk

The Trump administration is pledging $2 billion in humanitarian aid to the United Nations. The official State Department announcement of the U.N. donation says it “reaffirms the United States’ ironclad commitment to supporting critical life-saving humanitarian action around the world,” but the last paragraph warns that the UN has to reduce bureaucratic overhead. Plus, IPOs made a comeback this past year, and solar panel installers look to incentives as federal tax credits end.

Olympics watchdog failed to close abuse case against gymnastics coach: report

A new investigation has found that months before Sean Gardner's arrest on allegations of installing cameras in a girls’ gym bathroom, the American was willing to accept a lifetime ban from coaching gymnastics as part of a deal where he would admit to the abuse, according to three people involved with U.S. SafeSport and its handling of the case.

Frustrations over state of Iran’s economy

From the BBC World Service: Annual inflation in Iran is running at more than 40%, and business owners are angry at the rapid devaluation of the nation's currency, in part due to the pressure of Western sanctions. In response, shopkeepers in the capital, Tehran, have been demonstrating for a third successive day. Plus, this year's hack at British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover showed just how vulnerable the global auto supply chain could be.

Everything you need to know about the latest search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 aircraft

A new search for the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 aircraft is underway, more than 10 years after the Boeing 777's mysterious and baffling disappearance.

Simu Liu says Hollywood has deemed Asian roles too 'risky' once again

The Chinese-born and Toronto-bred actor says Hollywood has backtracked on the diversity improvements it had made in recent years, and is once again treating Asian-led projects as a gamble — despite numerous box office hits with Asian leads proving otherwise. That's why he says the new TV show he's starring in feels rare.

Despite struggles against U.S., Canadian women’s hockey team remains confident of Olympic gold repeat

The United States heaved on the rope in 2025 in its women's hockey tug of war with Canada. Their rivalry is constant, but the stakes rise in the year preceding the Winter Olympics. While Canada has only taken one of eight meetings against its nemesis in 2025, the players remain confident heading into Milan Cortina.

Despair for would-be US citizens as American dream blocked by Trump

Aspirant Americans tell of exclusions from ceremonies by sudden policy introduced on ‘security’ grounds

The occasion should have been marked by the joy of reaching the destination of US citizenship following the long odyssey of immigration.

Instead, the ceremony at Boston’s Faneuil Hall – renowned as a “cradle of liberty” for its role as a protest hub in the run-up to the American revolution – felt like a nightmarish end of the road for some aspirant new Americans who had turned up full of hope.

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Shawn Harris was ready to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene. Now he awaits Republicans’ next move

After the far-right US representative’s resignation, Harris wonders who his opponent for Georgia’s 14th district will be

Retired brigadier general Shawn Harris had been all geared up for a campaign to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene next November, and then the far-right representative quit the field. Now he’s wondering what Republicans will throw at him.

In November, Greene announced she would resign from Congress rather than face a challenger backed by the president after she began disagreeing with Donald Trump’s policies on Iran, healthcare and the release of the Epstein files, opening the field for a successor.

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Yes, The Testament Of Ann Lee is a musical—that's why it works

Through song-and-dance expression that never denies its genre, the story of the Shakers springs to life in The Testament Of Ann Lee.

Blink during Eddington and you’ll miss one of the year’s best needle drops

A COVID-era indie-pop banger ambles in the backdrop of a socially-distanced bar during Eddington.

Why the escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war, create wider tensions

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that it was pulling out its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for the U.A.E. forces to leave the country within 24 hours, in a major crisis between the two Gulf powers and oil producers.

SongWriter season 7 continues with Việt Thanh Nguyễn and Thao Nguyễn

The seventh season of SongWriter continues with Việt Thanh Nguyễn and Thao Nguyễn. Listen to the newest episode exclusively here at Paste.

The 20 best K-pop songs of 2025

It was a weird year in K-pop, full of courageous moves, legal controversies, long veteran tours, and big rookie splashes. But its best music spans generations, genres, and membership totals.

AI-powered chatbots sent some users into a spiral

AI psychosis became a thing in 2025. That's when a chatbot leads a user into a delusional spiral.

The technology's tendency to affirm what people say can result in conversations that become untethered from reality and, in the worst cases, has ended with real-world harms. Kashmir Hill has been reporting on this phenomenon for The New York Times.

Content warning: This episode includes mention of self harm and suicide.

Women finally took the lead in this year's depression movies

Across some of the year's most acclaimed films, women made private struggles with mental health a little more universal.

Sask. RCMP warn of 2 dangerous people with a gun on Big Island Lake Cree Nation

Police issue warning after suspects seen with a gun

Father says son killed as Sask. RCMP search for armed pair on Big Island Lake Cree Nation

At least one man is dead and police are searching for two armed men on Big Island Lake Cree Nation, CBC News has learned. Saskatchewan RCMP are telling people living on the First Nation near the Alberta border to find a safe location immediately and lock their doors.

1 man dead, police still searching for 2 armed men after shooting on northern Sask. First Nation

One man is dead and Saskatchewan RCMP say they are still searching for two armed men after an early morning shooting on Big Island Lake Cree Nation.

Waymo Ditched Drivers, But It’s Paying People To Close Robotaxi Doors

A Waymo robotaxi will not move if one of its doors is not closed all the way. So the company is paying at least $20 to fix the problem.

No Album Left Behind: Racing Mount Pleasant change their name and make a sprawling, intimate re-introduction

Racing Mount Pleasant arrived this summer as an ambitious concept album that not only explores memory and distance, but set the Michigan band apart from their forebears.

Online school and junior tennis: freedom, focus – and a quiet cost

Elite junior tennis players are flocking to online schools. The model offers flexibility and focus – but raises deeper questions about growth, pressure and childhood

In a major study released recently in Epidemiology, conclusions were drawn – yet again – regarding how shutdowns and online learning were ultimately very damaging to kids’ emotional and mental health (obviously some cohorts of kids were more affected than others with financial security a big part of the calculation). This is no major surprise as parents and students alike weren’t happy with the remote learning environment.

Yet despite this general consensus about online schooling not being as healthy as regular school, a new trend has exploded since Covid: the rapid growth of online schooling for tennis players and other athletes. Parents and their junior athletes feel that by being able to play several hours in the day instead of after school it will accelerate their progress in the sport while still leaving room for academics. And from my perspective, as a parent of a competitive tennis player who attends a “regular” school, it appears to be the rule, not the exception, that most advanced junior players are in online school and not in a physical building. I often find myself bonding with the few other parents whose kids remain in regular school as we’re a rapidly dwindling species.

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Skier dies after falling into deep snow at Banff resort

A 47-year-old woman died on Saturday after falling into deep snow while skiing at Sunshine Village in Banff National Park. She has been transported to Calgary for an autopsy to confirm the cause of death.

Is JD Vance the Republican Front-Runner?

Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy answer your questions about the upcoming midterms, early bets on 2028, what they got wrong about this year...

Tiger Woods at 50: golf’s unreachable standard finally meets time

For decades, he existed beyond comparison. As he turns 50, even golf’s most dominant figure confronts the one opponent he could never overpower

Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain it could not be hit by them or anyone else.

He was just different. Better.

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Russia says its negotiating stance on Ukraine will toughen after accusing Kyiv of attack

The Kremlin said Tuesday its position would toughen in talks on ending the war in Ukraine after accusing Kyiv of attacking a Russian presidential residence — an allegation that Kyiv said was baseless and intended to prolong the conflict.

U.S. Coast Guard still in pursuit of sanctioned oil tanker in escalating pressure campaign on Venezuela

‘Be fearful when others are greedy’: Warren Buffett’s sharpest lessons in investing

As the billionaire retires, he leaves memorable advice from his annual letters that include pithy takes on bubbles, discipline and long-term goals

Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who is retiring at the end of 2025, has entertained and educated shareholders in his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate for many years with his pithy annual letters outlining the firm’s performance.

Every year since 1965 he has updated his investors on the journey as Berkshire morphed from a “struggling northern textile business” with \(25m of shareholder equity when he took over, to an empire worth more than \)1tn.

Though the price I paid for Berkshire looked cheap, its business – a large northern textile operation – was headed for extinction.

My error caused Berkshire shareholders to give far more than they received (a practice that – despite the biblical endorsement – is far from blessed when you are buying businesses).

Woody Allen once explained why eclecticism works: ‘The real advantage of being bisexual is that it doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.’

When such a CEO is encouraged by his advisers to make deals, he responds much as would a teenage boy who is encouraged by his father to have a normal sex life. It’s not a push he needs.

Andrew destroyed a few small insurers. Beyond that, it awakened some larger companies to the fact that their reinsurance protection against catastrophes was far from adequate. (It’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who’s been swimming naked.)

In our view, however, derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction, carrying dangers that, while now latent, are potentially lethal.

Participants seeking to dodge troubles face the same problem as someone seeking to avoid venereal disease: it’s not just whom you sleep with, but also whom they are sleeping with.

From this irritating reality comes the first law of corporate survival for ambitious CEOs who pile on leverage and run large and unfathomable derivatives books: modest incompetence simply won’t do; it’s mind-boggling screw-ups that are required.

When downpours of that sort occur, it’s imperative that we rush outdoors carrying washtubs, not teaspoons. And that we will do.

Naturally, I was delighted to attend Mrs B’s birthday party. After all, she’s promised to attend my 100th.

She sold me our interest when she was 89 and worked until she was 103. (After retiring, she died the next year, a sequence I point out to any other Berkshire manager who even thinks of retiring.)

The candidates are young to middle-aged, well-to-do to rich, and all wish to work for Berkshire for reasons that go beyond compensation.

(I’ve reluctantly discarded the notion of my continuing to manage the portfolio after my death – abandoning my hope to give new meaning to the term ‘thinking outside the box’.)

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The alternative 2025 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos

The best and worst of 2025 – featuring devotion in DC, late-night tweeting and the fly that sank a birdie

The White House, issuing a communique to reporters covering April’s global market meltdown over tariffs as US losses hit $6.6tn (£4.9tn) in two days. “The President won his second round matchup of the Senior Club Championship today in Jupiter, FL, and advances to the Championship Round tomorrow.”

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Year of Manitoba landfill searches shows reconciliation a work in progress, families say

The year that saw the remains of two First Nations women brought home from a Manitoba landfill and a search get underway for the remains of a third showed how far reconciliation efforts have come — and how far they still need to go, the families say

The books that explained 2025 (Part 2)

Part two of our series with some of our favourite guests of the year, on what they read to better understand 2025.

U.S. Coast Guard chases Venezuelan oil tanker attempting to claim Russian protection

The U.S. Coast Guard is still in pursuit of an oil tanker over a week after they first tried to intercept the ship. U.S. officials said the tanker now has a painted Russian flag on its side in an attempt to draw protection from Moscow. This is the latest in President Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuela after he indicted that the United States has "hit" a dock facility along a shore.

N.B. Premier Susan Holt doesn’t know why no one knew how to cut gas price sooner

Premier says the oversight meant New Brunswickers paid too much for gas during the past few years, as a cheaper form of gasoline became more widely used.

Falcons upend playoff-bound Rams as Bijan Robinson runs wild

• Robinson’s 93-yard run sets Falcons franchise mark

• Atlanta survives blown leads to upset playoff Rams

• Gonzalez’s late kick seals third straight Falcons win

Bijan Robinson rushed for 195 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown, Zane Gonzalez kicked a 51-yard field goal with 21 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Falcons recovered after blowing two 21-point leads to upset the playoff-bound Los Angeles Rams 27-24 on Monday night.

Robinson’s 93-yard touchdown run was the longest in Atlanta history and Jessie Bates III scored on a 34-yard interception return. Bolstered by those big plays, the Falcons led 21-0 at halftime and 24-3 early in the second half.

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Elbows up in 2025: How a year of Canadian boycotts on U.S. products played out

Here are a few of the ways Canadians tried to put more power behind their purchase and travel choices in 2025 — and how those decisions may have impacted the U.S. economy.

CRA says it's owed $10 billion in COVID-related benefits sent to ineligible recipients

Edmonton-based country singer Patrick Masse is in a protracted battle with the Canada Revenue Agency over COVID-related benefits. He received more than $41,000, only to be later told he has to pay the money back.

Many Canadians are spending less time with friends. How can we build deeper connections?

After tragedy struck their team, the Toronto Dingos turned to a simple weekly tradition — sharing video life updates — creating a culture of connection that experts say highlights why friendship matters more than ever.

After years on their back foot, here's why Democrats are feeling good about 2026

For much of the last two years, the U.S. Democratic Party has been on its back foot, enduring painful electoral defeats to an omnipresent Republican opponent while grappling with a troubling decline in voter registration and a listless party base. But in the closing days of 2025, the political pendulum appears to be swinging in their direction.

Courthouse canines help ease the tension, one tail wag at a time

Therapy dogs and their volunteer handlers from Just Paws are a welcome presence at the Ottawa Courthouse, where the stress can be hard to handle alone.

What's coming up next in Canadian politics? Here are five key stories to watch in 2026

2026 is shaping up to be an action-packed year in Canadian politics. Federal opposition parties will make key decisions on their futures as the Liberal government, just one seat shy of a majority government, strategizes what to do next while juggling U.S. trade talks. Here are five key stories to keep an eye on next year.

5 feel-good stories that helped bring communities together this year

Here's five stories from CBC Indigenous this year about people and communities connecting with culture, following their dreams and finding joy.

Tesla (TSLA) does something unusual ahead of Q4 delivery results

In a surprising move, Tesla (TSLA) has publicly released a delivery consensus for the fourth quarter of 2025 via a press release on its investor relations website. This is a significant departure from the automaker’s standard operating procedure, suggesting it is trying to get ahead of what looks to be a disappointing quarter.

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US military says two were killed in strike on suspected drug vessel in Pacific

Two men killed in Hegseth-led attack on boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters, Pentagon says

The US military announced the killing of another two men in “a lethal kinetic strike” on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday.

The Pentagon released video of the strike, which brings the total number of known naval attacks on suspected drug smugglers to 30 since September, and raises the death toll to at least 107 people, according to US military figures.

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Pardons and prizes: five key takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu

US president hosted Israeli prime minister to discuss stalled Gaza peace plan, Iran and an award for Trump

• Trump news at a glance: president greets Netanyahu, warns Hamas, threatens to sue Jerome Powell

Donald Trump hosted Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for lunch at Mar-a-Lago on Monday. In remarks to reporters before, during and after their meeting, the two leaders said that they were in broad agreement on most issues, from next steps in Gaza and the possibility of bombing Iran again, to how very deserving Trump is of getting another award.

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Trump news at a glance: president greets Netanyahu, warns Hamas, threatens to sue Jerome Powell

Israeli prime minister’s Florida trip included announcement that he will award Trump with Israel prize – key US politics stories from 29 December at a glance

Donald Trump has warned that Hamas will have “hell to pay” if it fails to disarm while offering full-throated support to Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting with the Israeli prime minister in Florida.

In a bravura display of mutual admiration, Netanyahu announced that the US president would be awarded the Israel prize, the country’s highest civilian honour, which since its inception in the 1950s has never before been given to a non-Israeli person.

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Diddy's sons are joining the Diddy Docuseries Universe

Justin and Christian Combs are the subject of the latest docuseries about Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial.

Google just spent $4.75B chasing power for AI data centers

Alphabet is buying energy and data center developer Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of debt – a clear signal that securing power, not just servers, has become one of Google’s biggest bottlenecks as AI demand explodes.

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Beyoncé is now the fifth billionaire musician, Forbes reports

Grammy-winning artist joins husband Jay-Z and artists like Taylor Swift following the success of Cowboy Carter tour

Beyoncé is now a billionaire, according to a report from Forbes – becoming the fifth musician to obtain the status.

The Grammy award-winning artist, 44, has joined the world’s wealthiest people following the success of her Cowboy Carter tour, which grossed more than \(400m in ticket sales, and an additional \)50m in merchandise sales. Her previous Renaissance world tour brought in about more than $579m.

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Canada cruises past Denmark at men's world junior hockey championship

Gavin McKenna scored a hat trick as Canada finally flexed its muscles at the world junior championship in a 9-1 victory over Denmark on Monday night.

A glimmer of hope for the housing market

The housing market is showing modest improvement, with pending home sales rising over 3% in November and prices growing just 1.2% year over year. Rising inventory and falling mortgage rates mean affordability is improving, though rates likely need to dip below 6% for demand to really pick up. Also in this episode: The 2026 outlook for oil prices and production, a look at which states are getting a minimum wage increase, and what's going on with AI travel influencers.

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Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID funds maintains innocence

MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick reiterated her innocence Monday outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds. Cherfilus-McCormick was scheduled to…

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OPM tees up more changes for probationary federal employees

The Trump administration is looking to alter both the latitude and method for probationary federal employees to appeal an agency’s decision to fire them.

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Hamas will have ‘hell to pay’ if it fails to disarm, Trump warns after Netanyahu meeting

Israeli prime minister said he will award Trump with Israel prize, highest civilian honor, while visiting Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump has warned that Hamas will have “hell to pay” if it fails to disarm while offering full-throated support to Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting with the Israeli prime minister in Florida.

In a bravura display of mutual admiration, Netanyahu announced that the US president would be awarded the Israel prize, the country’s highest civilian honour, which since its inception in the 1950s has never before been given to a non-Israeli person.

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When the U.S. stops tracking global air quality, the world feels it

"Pollution has no borders...we need monitors within our own country and in other countries to know what's coming," Tahra Vose said.

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Trump says he’d ‘love to fire’ Jerome Powell in latest attack on Fed chair

Trump also repeated false claims about renovation costs for the Fed headquarters during a Monday press conference

Donald Trump launched another attack against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Monday, calling the central banker a “fool” and once again suggesting he would like to fire him.

Trump launched his latest attack on Powell during a press conference with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, repeating false claims about the cost of a renovation of the central bank headquarters, and told reporters that he might file a lawsuit against Powell for “gross incompetence”.

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Is now the best time to buy an EV as year-end deals wrap up?

Is the end of the year the best time to buy a vehicle? With some older EV models piling up on the lot, you might be able to score some extra savings.

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Trump says ‘there’ll be hell to pay’ if Hamas does not disarm as he meets Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago – as it happened

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Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to tell Donald Trump on Monday that Hamas must return the remains of the last Israeli hostage left in Gaza before the next stages of the stalled ceasefire can be implemented, Israeli officials and analysts say.

The trip comes amid a new push by officials in Washington to force concessions from Israel to allow progress towards a second stage of the ceasefire in Gaza, which began in October after two years of devastating war.

He feels he has a number of cards to play yet and the remains of Gvili is the easiest one to play now but there are others.

Netanyahu knows exactly what he wants for Christmas – more of the same. Israeli troops stay in 51% of Gaza, periodically striking Hamas … without the shadow of withdrawal looming over him. None of this requires a denunciation of the [Trump] plan itself and Trump can very easily justify Israel’s extended stay on Hamas’s unwillingness to disarm.

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Outgoing NIST cyber workforce director talks job roles, skills-based hiring, and AI

Before retiring from his post at NIST, Rodney Petersen spoke with FNN about the evolution of cyber workforce efforts over the last decade.

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Authorities identify the two victims of New Jersey helicopter crash: ‘They were always together’

Kenneth Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71, died after the Sunday middair collision near Hammonton airport

Two men who died after their helicopters collided midair in New Jersey over the weekend both earned their private pilot licenses over a decade ago and would often have breakfast together at a cafe near the crash site before taking to the skies from the local airport.

Authorities on Monday identified the two New Jersey men as Kenneth Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71. Witnesses told police that the two helicopters they were piloting Sunday were flying close together just before they crashed in a farm field near the airport in Hammonton, about 35 miles (56km) south-east of Philadelphia.

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China launches live-firing drills around Taiwan in 2nd day of exercises aimed at further isolating the island

China launched 10 hours of live-firing exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, the second day of Beijing's largest-ever war games around the island, aimed at swiftly cutting its links to outside support in the event of a conflict.

67 EVs Were Range-Tested In Sub-Zero Conditions. Here's Where The Teslas Ranked

Dozens of modern EVs were range-tested in freezing temperatures in Mongolia. Here's how they ranked.

This retired B.C. couple escaped fire twice in 2025

Ritchie and Rene Day were enjoying a quiet evening in their unit at Johnny’s Motel in Grand Forks when they heard banging on their unit’s door on the evening of Dec. 21. “We just couldn't believe it,” said Ritchie Day. “Another fire.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was ‘naive’ for believing Trump is man of the people

Greene gave lengthy interview with New York Times days before stepping down as congresswoman for Georgia

Marjorie Taylor Greene, now just days away from stepping down as a congresswoman for Georgia, has said in her latest mea culpa interview that she “was just so naive” for believing that Donald Trump was a man of the people.

In a lengthy interview with the New York Times that examines her break with the president after years of devotion, Greene explained that a series of minor ruptures with the president culminated in a total breach after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was killed in September.

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So Did Trump Just Bomb Venezuela, or What?

Even some of Trump’s own senior officials had trouble figuring out what the hell was going on with their regime-change operations during the Christmas break.

Woman who killed son should be able to see her other children, lawyer says

A mother who stabbed her one-year-old infant during psychosis should not be prevented from seeing her other children, a lawyer told a board tasked with reviewing her case.

EIA: All net new generating capacity in 2026 may be renewables

During the first 10 months of 2025, solar and battery storage have dominated growth among competing energy sources. Further, all net new generating capacity in 2026 is forecast to be provided by renewable energy and batteries, according to data recently released by the US Energy Information Administration ( EIA) reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign.

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US pledges $2bn in new UN model for delivery of humanitarian assistance

Gaza not covered in announcement and will be handled on separate track, says US state department official

The United States on Monday pledged $2bn in assistance to tens of millions of people facing hunger and disease in more than a dozen countries next year, part of what it said was a new mechanism for the delivery of life-saving assistance following major foreign aid cuts by the Trump administration.

The US slashed its aid spending this year, and leading western donors such as Germany also pared back assistance as they pivoted to increased defense spending, triggering a severe funding crunch for the UN. The billions of dollars in assistance pledged by Washington on Monday will be overseen by the UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs, the state department said, under what it described as new model of assistance agreed with the UN that aims to make aid funding and delivery more efficient and increase accountability for the spending of funds.

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Ryan Coogler was "absolutely not" allowed to use Kraven for Black Panther

Ryan Coogler wanted to use Kraven in the first Black Panther, but Sony was clearly saving the character for something more mediocre.

How This Rivian R1T Went Over 500 Miles At Highway Speeds

A group of engineers hacked together the ultra-long-range EV pickup everybody wants.

Northeast B.C. measles outbreak to continue into 2026, health officials say

Six months after a measles outbreak first began in northeast B.C., Northern Health says the virus will continue to circulate in the region well into 2026, prolonging the strain on healthcare workers and keeping vulnerable people at risk.

$29K Dodge Charger — is this 50% off EV deal too good to miss?

We talk all about the whys and hows behind the all-electric Dodge Charger failing to light up the sales boards the way it lit up its rear tires, but with a base price around $60,000 it hardly seemed to matter — now that Dodge dealers are slashing prices by nearly 50%, however, is this retro EV finally worth a look?

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New California law will target the parents of child e-bike riders

Another year and another set of e-bike restrictions. California riders are about to see some notable changes, as several new e-bike and electric motorcycle laws are set to take effect next week. Beginning January 1, 2026, a package of safety-focused regulations will officially go live, aimed at addressing the rapid growth of electric micromobility across the state.

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Pimicikamak Cree Nation declares state of emergency after power outage in northern Manitoba

Residents of a northern Manitoba First Nation are being told that their power will not be restored until late in the day on New Year’s Eve. Pimicikamak Cree Nation declared a state of emergency on Monday following a widespread power outage in the Cross Lake area around 11:30 p.m. Sunday.

China is running out of critical battery material: here are the countdowns

We talk a lot here at Electrek about the exponential growth of electric vehicles and the massive strain that puts on the battery supply chain. Literally, the majority of that demand and production comes from China.

But there is a massive difference between processing materials and actually having them in the ground.

A new image from a gigantic materials mining and recycling company in China, gives us a sobering look at the reality of their domestic reserves. The data suggests that China’s own supply of the most critical battery metals isn’t just running low; in some cases, it’s already gone.

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Duty free shops say they're still losing sales as Canada-U.S. cross-border travel plummets

Owners of duty free shops in Windsor and Sarnia say they continue to suffer the fall-out from the U.S. trade war, seeing drops in business in the 30 per cent range year over year.

EV battery leader CATL is set to launch a new cell technology in 2026

CATL is already dominating the global electric vehicle battery market, but now the company is saying sodium-ion batteries will be widely available by the end of 2026.

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EcoFlow December EcoCredits Madness sale with up to 68% power station savings from $48, Lectric extended e-bike sale, EGO, more

After plenty of holiday celebrations, we’re kicking off our final 2025 week of Green Deals with EcoFlow’s latest December Holiday EcoCredits Madness sale that is combining some of the Christmas savings we saw previously with plenty of extra promotional savings and rewards. One notable bundle amongst the bunch is [EcoFlow’s DELTA Pro Portable Power Station with 2x 220W solar panels and a FREE protective bag at \(1,799](https://9to5toys.com/2025/12/29/ecoflow-december-ecocredits-madness-sale-power-stations-from-48/). We also spotted [Lectric shuffling around its Holiday e-bike sale](https://9to5toys.com/2025/12/29/lectric-holiday-sale-583-bundles-xpeak-2-0-e-bike-from-1499-more/), with returning bundles over price cuts, like the [XPeak 2.0 Off-Road e-bikes with up to \)583 in FREE gear starting from \(1,499](https://9to5toys.com/2025/12/29/lectric-holiday-sale-583-bundles-xpeak-2-0-e-bike-from-1499-more/), as well as [EcoFlow’s latest 48-hour flash sale](https://9to5toys.com/2025/12/29/ecoflow-flash-sale-2x-400w-solar-panels-999-low-more/) that is offering accessory bundles at new lows starting from \)999, and much more waiting for you below.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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At the FBI, a national security safeguard was quietly dropped for top leadership

"One of the immediate impacts could be on the morale of other FBI employees...it presents a double standard that hasn't been explained," William Turton said.

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Body of triathlete apparently killed by shark found on California beach

Erica Fox’s remains were found after nearly weeklong search, marking a rare shark-related fatality for California

California firefighters have found the body of a California triathlete on a beach north-west of Santa Cruz, almost a week after she went missing amid speculation that she was killed by a shark.

The remains of Erica Fox were found on Saturday, her father and husband confirmed to local news outlets. Fox, 55, was part of a group of more than a dozen swimmers who left from Lovers Point near Monterey, California, on 21 December, but she never returned to shore. A witness driving by the area reported to authorities that they saw a shark with what appeared to be a human body in its mouth emerge from the water, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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FBI deploys more resources to Minnesota amid Trump’s targeting of state

Kash Patel claims $250m Covid aid fraud scheme is ‘tip of iceberg’ and blames state’s Somali population

The FBI has deployed additional personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota to “dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs”, director Kash Patel said on social media on Sunday.

Amid the Trump administrations attacks on the state and its Somali immigration population, the FBI director said the agency had already dismantled a $250m fraud scheme that stole federal food aid meant for vulnerable children during the Covid pandemic in a case that led to 78 indictments and 57 convictions.

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It was another blue Christmas for the culturally irrelevant Avatar series

Avatar: Fire And Ash maintains the franchise's light cultural footprint by beating Zootopia 2, Timothée Chalamet, Sydney Sweeney, SpongeBob SquarePants, Neil Diamond, Jack Black, and The Bible at the box office.

Agentic experience’s promise to transform federal service delivery

By applying human-centered design principles to agentic technologies, agencies can create experiences that are equitable and effective.

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This DoD lab’s mission is shaping future cyber investigations

"The complexity and the volume of data just continue to explode on orders of magnitude," Kevin Rivera said.

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How agencies can ensure trust and transparency in digital identity

For biometric technology adoption to be successful, agencies must align standards for compliance and interoperability while also focusing on public trust.

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Everybody's Betting On Extended-Range EVs. This Could Make Them Obsolete Instead

Automakers are turning to gas engines to erase range anxiety in EVs. But next-gen batteries with 400+ miles of range present a challenge.

Couple from Gatineau, Que., found dead while vacationing in Dominican Republic

The son of Alain Noël and Christine Sauvé found their bodies inside the couple's vacation home on Boxing Day, the family told Radio-Canada.

US struck ‘big facility’ in Venezuela, Trump claimed without offering details

Trump alleged that US forces hit ‘very hard’ in what would mark his team’s first land strike on Venezuela if confirmed

Donald Trump has claimed that US forces struck a “big facility” in Venezuela last week – but the president did not specify what it was, or where, and the White House has not commented further.

“We just knocked out – I don’t know if you read or you saw – they have a big plant, or a big facility, where the ships come from. Two nights ago, we knocked that out. So we hit them very hard,” Trump told Republican donor and New York supermarket owner John Catsimatidis on Friday.

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Volkswagen’s new entry-level EV may not be so cheap after all

The ID. Polo is arriving in 2026 as the first of a new family of entry-level Volkswagen EVs. It was initially expected to start at 25,000 euros ($30,000), but that may no longer be the case. At least, not right away.

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Trump has the power to make Putin accept peace plan, says Ukrainian MP

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko says he doesn’t believe Russia is interested in a peace deal with Ukraine, but he hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will use his influence to make one happen anyway.

Chappell Roan disappointed to learn second fact about Brigitte Bardot

The "Red Wine Supernova" singer was not happy to learn about "all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for."

DHS looks to cut number of paper FOIA requests

The department said the new rule will allow FOIA officers to spend less time on data entry and more time searching for and reviewing records.

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Red China Promotes American Country Music

The Post reported on how many city dwellers unexpectedly became fans of Country and Western music.

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Hundreds of Detroit home demolition sites may have been filled with toxic dirt

Toxic chemicals like lead and asbestos are likely in dirt used to backfill demolished structures in city, experts say

Hundreds of Detroit home demolition sites were potentially backfilled with toxic construction debris from a demolished shopping mall and other sources, creating an unfolding public health threat in the city’s neighborhoods.

Detroit, the nation’s lowest income big city, is in the US industrial heartland. It was left with tens of thousands of empty structures as industrial plants closed and people left the city in past decades – Detroit’s population dropped from nearly 2 million people around 1950 to fewer than 700,000 today. The city’s demolition program is widely considered the largest ever in the US.

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Toyota Says EVs Could Rival Nuclear Energy As A Power Source

As it steps up a program in Texas to test vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging, Toyota says EVs have huge potential as virtual power plants.

Chevy Chase's comedy and quarrels are in the spotlight in a new documentary

In the new film I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, set to premiere on New Year's Day, Chase reflects on a dark childhood and a complicated career that spans the very beginnings of Saturday Night Live to a rocky tenure on sitcom Community.

The Las Vegas Raiders and the thin line between tanking and incompetence

Las Vegas shut down their two stars, angered their leader and were humiliated by the Giants. Whether it’s strategy or dysfunction, the result looks the same

The Las Vegas Raiders made waves this week by putting its two, and only, stars on injured reserve ahead of the final two games that will decide the 2026 NFL draft order. Tight end Brock Bowers and edge rusher Maxx Crosby were shut down from a consequential battle for the top draft pick against the Giants and a Week 18 game against Kansas City due to nagging knee injuries. Bowers had scored four touchdowns over the past five weeks for a team that doesn’t score many points. Crosby is a human wrecking ball who has amassed 28 tackles for loss this season. He’s the player that causes opponents to lose sleep. Both Bowers and Crosby were recently named to the Pro Bowl despite their nagging injuries. Bowers stepped away quietly. Crosby did not.

A fuming Crosby left the Raiders facility Friday. The next day he sent a message to the organization by posting videos of himself playing basketball with his young daughter. He did not appear particularly injured.

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As the US media floundered this year, I couldn’t help but think: ‘Thank God I’m at the Guardian’ | Moira Donegan

Other outlets have asked their writers to compromise, but the Guardian has never – and would never – ask me to pull a punch

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It might be most generous to characterize the behavior of major US media organizations since 2024 as negotiating between competing incentives.

On the one hand, billionaires have consolidated their ownership over major news outlets and platforms. The Murdochs are squabbling over Fox. Jeff Bezos has remade the Washington Post in his own image. The pharmaceutical magnate Patrick Soon-Shiong places a thumb on the scale at the Los Angeles Times, and the Trump-aligned Ellison family has taken over Paramount and CBS, and spent the final weeks of this year making hostile takeover bids for CNN owner Warner Bros. The influence of these billionaire personalities has often reshaped their organizations’ newsrooms and editorial boards, directing investigations and particularly opinion sections towards ownership’s pet projects and preferred policies.

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My wish for 2026: Rationality in the Trump era

The turmoil of 2025 must yield to more rationality for the federal workforce. And Congress needs to rejoin the three-branch government.

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Vancouver Whitecaps reach proposed settlement in lawsuit seeking damages for 2024 Messi no-show

Fan alleged "bait-and-switch" in lawsuit launched after international superstars Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquet didn't show up as advertised with Inter Miami to play the Vancouver Whitecaps.

The new "Be Kind, Rewind"

Move over “Be Kind, Rewind.” The new slogan is “Take a Movie, Leave a Movie.” That’s right. A Blockbuster nostalgia trip could be coming to a yard near you. Today, we visit Salt Lake City, which just got its very first Free Blockbuster — like a lending library but for DVDs and VHS tapes. Also on today's show: divisions at the Federal Reserve and a coin buried for centuries in the Scottish woods.

Lucid (LCID) EVs show up in record numbers as year-end push heats up [Video]

A record 27 car carriers were spotted at Lucid Motor’s (LCID) manufacturing plant, loaded with Gravity and Air models ready for delivery as the year-end push heats up.

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'Frustration at its pinnacle:' Ontario newcomers anxious over immigration overhaul

Concerned about recent changes to immigration in Ontario, Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad is anxiously awaiting word on whether he can become a Canadian permanent resident.

Beyoncé becomes fifth musician to join the billionaire club

The elusive pop star can credit her massive catalogue of hits and high-grossing tours for pushing her into 10-figure territory, according to Forbes — though a few business ventures, concert films and live performances have added to her wealth.

Many Filipino healthcare workers in the US live in fear of ICE: ‘This is my place of work. I should feel safe’

Filipinos make up a large percentage of the healthcare workforce, which includes undocumented people

In the Philippines, she spent three years providing end-of-life care for a family’s grandmother. When the grandmother died, family members told the healthcare worker to arrange her own way to the United States, where they operated home healthcare facilities.

In California, they promised, she would have a place to stay and a stable job. They would look after her just as she had cared for their grandmother.

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A Tesla Model 3 Raced A $90,000 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. The Results Were Shockingly Close

The Tesla Model 3 Performance takes on a supercharged Ford Mustang Dark Horse that costs roughly $30,000 more.

Tesla’s 4680 battery supply chain collapses as partner writes down deal by 99%

A major link in Tesla’s 4680 battery supply chain has just snapped. South Korean battery material supplier L&F Co. announced today that the value of its massive supply deal with Tesla has been slashed by over 99%, signaling a catastrophic drop in demand for the automaker’s in-house battery cells.

This is arguably the strongest evidence yet that Tesla’s 4680 program, and the vehicle that relies on it, the Cybertruck, is in serious trouble.

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Why haven’t Trump’s tariffs crashed the US economy? | Jeffrey Frankel

Effects on inflation and employment have not been as bad as feared – but could still materialise with full force in 2026

When Donald Trump took office last January, most economists feared what would happen if he raised tariffs. The expectation was that, as the new duties drove up prices of consumer goods and inputs – affecting households and companies, respectively – surging inflation and falling real incomes would follow. This would be a supply shock, so the US Federal Reserve could not do much to counteract it.

Trump did raise tariffs to shocking levels, violating international agreements and blowing up the Republican party’s oft-professed commitment to free trade. In terms of severity and disruptiveness, Trump’s 2025 tariffs went far beyond the already harmful tariffs of his first term, and even beyond the infamous Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930. According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff on US imports rose from 2% to 18%, the highest level since the 1930s, this year. Add to that the uncertainty caused by frequent and inexplicable policy changes, and large adverse effects on inflation, employment and real incomes appeared all but inevitable.

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Zeteo Picks Its Hero, Villain, and War Criminal of 2025

Plus, see who was named badass of the year, creep of the year, and most fascist couple!

Two half-brothers, in prison for killing a priest, tell a story of abuse in New Orleans

Father Patrick McCarthy was brutally murdered in 1988. The two half-brothers in prison for the killing say he sexually abused them for years

More than 600 alleged survivors of clergy abuse have claims against the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans in its long bankruptcy. Attorneys Frank Lamothe III and Kristi Schubert have 75 clients. Twenty-three of them are prisoners, and most of them allege abuse at two long-shuttered orphanages, Hope Haven and Madonna Manor.

Two of these men had a different path to prison.

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The 25 stories that defined Paste in 2025

Here’s the gist of everything we covered this year, whether it was every Bob Dylan album anniversary, a rare Sufjan Stevens interview, obituaries on deceased rock and roll immortals, a cover story on the artist who made our AOTY, concert reviews, or an essay about the current state of Brooklyn’s DIY community.

Women’s Work: How Two Grandmotherly Painters Captured America’s Past

These two artists lived and worked at the same time, but their lives — and art — reflect the vast range of the American experience.

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Spy X Family remains a master of disguise in a genre-blending third season

Even if its overarching story isn't going anywhere, Spy X Family remains a hilarious, sleek, and wholesome genre mish-mash.

Community rallies around Montreal eatery owner after group dine-and-dash

A Montreal restaurant owner who has made giving back to the community a priority was shocked after some diners skipped out on their bill on Christmas Eve. But after posting the incident on social media, someone offered to pay the tab.

Last call: check out these EVs before they’re gone for good in 2026

A lot of mainstream auto media coverage right now is pushing the idea that some EVs are “dying.” What we’re really seeing is a wave of end-of-cycle, first-generation vehicles making way for their next-gen replacements — and, historically, that’s when buyers get the best deals.

If that’s what you’re after, these are the EVs you should be looking at right now.

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Copper price on track for biggest rise in 15 years amid global shortage fears

Metal that underpins the renewable energy industry joins silver and gold as a safe haven asset for investors

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Copper, the metal that underpins the fast-growing renewable energy industry, is on course for its biggest annual price rise in more than 15 years as traders react to fears of global shortages.

As one of the main beneficiaries of the “electrification of everything”, copper has soared by more than 35% in value this year, spurred by US tariff uncertainty and concerns about mining disasters that could restrict supply.

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‘Just like so many families’: US parents of addicted kids relate to the Reiners – but fear stigma

The challenges of drug and alcohol addiction are familiar, but violence against others is highly unusual, parents say

When news broke that Rob and Michele Singer Reiner had been killed and a possible suspect was their son, Nick Reiner, who had struggled with addiction and mental health issues, it brought addiction back into the public spotlight. But parents who have been affected by their children’s addiction fear the conversation will focus on the exceedingly rare act of violence instead of the more widespread risks.

Ron Grover and his wife, Darlene, have been glued to the news. They only knew the Reiners by their work, but they feel a connection: Grover’s son also became addicted at 15 to opioids and then heroin, much like Nick Reiner, and he was in and out of rehab and jail for years. But after seven excruciating years, Grover’s son got sober in July 2010.

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Women’s transfer window January 2026: all deals from world’s top six leagues

Every deal in the WSL, NWSL, Liga F, Frauen-Bundesliga, Première Ligue and Serie A Femminile as well as a club-by-club guide

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'Extreme flooding' reported in Haida Gwaii amid rainfall warning for B.C.'s North Coast

The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued a flood watch for Haida Gwaii and the North Coast, with nearby rivers possibly reaching or exceeding bank levels due to the rain.

Raptors add size up front by signing 7-foot centre Mo Bamba

The Toronto Raptors have added some much-needed size with the signing of seven-foot centre Mo Bamba.

"Uncertainty" marked this year's economy. What about 2026?

You might have heard the word "uncertainty" muttered more than a few times over the last 12 months. Today, we're chatting with an economist brave enough to look uncertainty in the eye and make some predictions for 2026 about the stock market, job market, inflation, and the fate of President Donald Trump's tariffs. And later: Applications for adjustable-rate mortgages have more than doubled over the past year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Canada poised for another run at Olympic hockey gold with NHL's return

The NHL is set for an Italian return to the Winter Games in February on the heels the last season's spine-tingling 4 Nations Face-Off that saw Canada again top the U.S. in OT. "The 4 Nations was kind of the appetizer to what the Olympics could be," says Connor McDavid. "Really excited about it."

Suspect accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington has confessed, prosecutors say

The man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack confessed to the FBI and told investigators he thought the 2020 election had been tampered with, according to a court filing from federal prosecutors.

From ‘global cooling’ to ‘beautiful coal’: Trump’s startling climate claims of 2025

Trump ratcheted up his questionable claims about the environment and how to deal, if at all, with the threats to it

In the past decade at the forefront of US politics, Donald Trump has unleashed a barrage of unusual, misleading or dubious assertions about the climate crisis, which he most famously called a “hoax”.

This year has seen Trump ratchet up his often questionable claims about the environment and how to deal, if at all, with the threats to it. In a year littered with lies and wild declarations, these are the five that stood out as the most startling.

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The data breach that hit two-thirds of a country

From the BBC World Service: The South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has announced a compensation deal worth $1.18 billion for customers after a massive hack that affected two-thirds of the country's population. Coupang is often called “South Korea's Amazon,” and nearly 33 million accounts were exposed. Plus, following the major hack that hit production facilities for Jaguar Land Rover, we look back at this year in cyberattacks. Also: the earliest-known coin minted in Scotland.

Nearly half of Americans believe their financial security is getting worse, poll finds

Exclusive poll: Americans are also increasingly blaming the White House for their financial woes

Twice as many Americans believe their financial security is getting worse than better, according to an exclusive new poll conducted for the Guardian, and they are increasingly blaming the White House.

The poll, conducted by Harris, will be a further blow to Donald Trump’s efforts to fight off criticism of his handling of the economy and contains some worrying findings for the president.

Nearly half (45%) of Americans said their financial security is getting worse compared to 20% who said it’s getting better.

57% of Americans said the US economy is undergoing a recession, up 11% from a similar poll that was conducted in February.

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Working Families bet on 2026 as the right time for a third US party after a wave of wins

The progressive party is now active in 18 states and much of its expansion happened in the past five years

The “time has come” for the Working Families party, the progressive third party’s national director said after a year of big wins and a growing hunger among voters for a home outside the two major political parties.

“For 26 years, we’ve been building this argument,” Maurice Mitchell said. “And the argument has met the moment.”

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Late night with the devil: How attacks on Kimmel and Colbert brought a fading format back to life

"In September of 2025, my friends, I have never loved my country more desperately."

Donald Trump in his own words – the year in racism and misogyny

The president has increased the amount of invective he’s spewed against women and people of color

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Malcolm can't hide from his family anymore in Life's Still Unfair teaser

The Malcolm In The Middle revival series premieres on April 10.

Robotaxis moved into the fast lane in 2025

This year turned out to be a pretty big year for autonomous vehicles. Waymo is the leader in the robotaxi race and over the last year, its signature Jaguar electric vehicles have become a common sight on the streets and recently freeways of cities around the country.

Companies like Uber and Zooks have expanded their fleets to several metropolitan areas. And Tesla finally rolled out its cybercab service in a limited capacity in Austin.

Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke to Kirsten Korosec, transportation editor at TechCrunch, about how the robotaxi became a common fixture on city streets this year.

CFIA proposing 1st major update to rules around seeds in 100 years. Was it worth the wait?

The new regulations make changes to rules governing how seeds are developed, imported, labelled and marketed.

Boxer Anthony Joshua involved in a car accident in Nigeria days after knockout win over Jake Paul

Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, was involved in a car accident that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday.

Boxer Anthony Joshua in stable condition following car crash in Nigeria

Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion who knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul earlier this month, was reportedly in stable condition following a car crash that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday. Authorities said they were still investigating the crash.

Lululemon founder launches a proxy fight to reshape apparel maker's board

Lululemon Athletica's founder Chip Wilson said on Monday he had launched a proxy fight by nominating three independent directors to the company's board, days after the Canadian apparel maker announced the exit of CEO Calvin McDonald.

Rivian Owners Are Hacking Rear Doors So Kids Can Get Out In An Emergency

The Gen 2 Rivian R1S and R1T EVs have hard-to-reach emergency release cables for the rear doors. Owners are turning to DIY solutions.

Nancy Pelosi predicts Democrats will retake US House in 2026 midterms

Former House speaker on ABC News also said congressional Republicans have ceded almost all their power to Trump

Democrats will retake the US House’s majority in the 2026 midterm elections, the chamber’s former speaker Nancy Pelosi has confidently predicted – and she hopes her party colleagues then seize back the congressional power that Republicans have all but ceded to Donald Trump.

Asked Sunday on ABC News’s This Week if she had any doubts over whether Democratic New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries would hold the speaker’s gavel after the elections midway through Trump’s second presidency, Pelosi said: “None.”

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Ludwig Göransson on making a surreal blues tribute for Sinners

Q&A: The Oscar-winning composer sits down with Paste to talk about his rustic, genre-fluid score for Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller.

Calgary earth scientist beams astronomy lessons to students in Ukraine

For the last five months, earth scientist and astronomer Don Hladiuk has been volunteering with Vchysia, or Learn and Teach UA, a non-governmental organization providing education and support for students and teachers in Ukraine.

I was there: Europe’s dramatic Ryder Cup win signed off a strange week

Extraordinary golf was often overshadowed by Donald Trump, colourful fans, crazy MCs and tempers flaring

I was out by the practice green late afternoon on the Monday of the Ryder Cup and so was Bryson DeChambeau. He was on his own, signing autographs for the handful of people on the other side of the railings, and there was this one woman leaning over towards him, a bottle blonde, late middle-aged, in a tight white dress.

She was only a couple of feet away from him, but she was screaming in his ear like she was trying to reach someone across the far side of the course. “We love you Bryson! Bryson! We love you! We love you for everything you’ve done for the Donald! We love you for everything you’ve done for the Donald!”

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Circling the drain: Sask. cities face the problem of aging outdoor pools

The same dilemma awaits for Saskatoon's George Ward Pool that the city faced with two other outdoor pools nearing their end — to keep it open or not. Regina faced the same problem more recently with Wascana Pool and Maple Leaf Pool.

Temporary warming centre opens in Prince Albert, Sask., after Christmas Day fire at Salvation Army

A temporary warming centre located at the Prince Albert Grand Council urban services building has opened after the lone warming centre in the city, hosted by the Salvation Army, went up in flames on Christmas day.

Sex, drugs and lobster rolls: A tale of trademarking

The trademarking of the quirky phrase highlights the complexities and conflicts that can arise when expressions become the subject of intellectual property claims.

Halifax's built-in headache for commuters comes from this century-old rail cut

The peninsula's peculiar road layout is not the result of confused urban planners, but the result of a massive and disruptive engineering project from over a century ago.

Nova Scotia Power explains estimated billing as customers charged hundreds more than usual

On Tuesday, Nova Scotia Power submitted a report to the province's energy board responding to questions the board raised about how the utility was estimating bills in the fallout of a cyberattack last March.

Nastiness, yelling, threats: Municipal politicians face anger from fed up constituents

One politician was threatened because a resident didn't like the speed bump the city installed on his street. Another was yelled at because a homeowner's garbage wasn't picked up on time. Earlier this month, a man was arrested after his email inquiries to London City Hall turned into death threats.

After years of encampment living, a Saint John woman sees her life change at transition house

Deborah Ann Badeau says she found warmth, safety and hope at a Saint John transitional housing community, where she's one of 19 residents.

Mi'kmaw students benefiting from innovative early intervention program

The Elsipogtog School Specialist Team, including speech pathologists and occupational therapists, work in-house with parents and teachers to assess, diagnose and help children with FASD and other neurological conditions throughout their schooling.

My 11-year-old son has leukemia. How and when should I talk about it?

When Chris Mallinos’s son Theo was diagnosed with leukemia, he was prepared for the physical isolation that would come with avoiding infection during Theo's treatment. However, Mallinos wasn't prepared for the emotional isolation of his son being a cancer parent.

Former MP Charlie Angus planned a quiet retirement. Now, he'd rather 'kick at the darkness'

Earlier this year, former New Democratic Party MP Charlie Angus was preparing to wrap up a two-decade-long career in the House of Commons, retire and write a book. Then U.S. President Donald Trump was elected and it all changed.

What this man learned about people after embarking on a cross-Canada ‘listening tour’ this year

This year, many people travelled across the country for leisure. Others trekked or biked across Canada  to raise money for worthy causes. Paul Jenkins also spent 2025 travelling from coast to coast. But while many would call his journey a worthy one, his motivation was neither for pleasure nor fundraising.

Some of 2025’s big stories in Indigenous politics could heat up in 2026

From the ongoing legal battle over Indigenous children's rights to the controversy over the new Liberal government's major projects law or the landmark Cowichan decision in British Columbia, 2025 was a year of both familiar situations and major shifts in the world of Indigenous politics.

Trump touts progress on peace plan after Zelenskyy meeting – video

Donald Trump has said he hopes a deal to end the war in Ukraine is 'closer than ever' after a two-hour meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida. The US and Ukrainian presidents indicated at a joint press conference there was near agreement on a US-Ukraine security deal but Trump said a few 'thorny issues' around territory had to be resolved. Trump spoke with Russian president Vladimir Putin earlier on Sunday

• Trump says Ukraine peace deal ‘closer than ever’ after meeting with Zelenskyy

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Patriots clinch AFC East as Eagles edge Bills while Browns shatter Steelers: NFL week 17 – as it happened

Steelers miss chance to win AFC North in defeat to Cleveland while the Patriots sealed the AFC East after thrashing the Jets and the Bills lost a nail-biter to the Eagles

Panthers 0-0 Seahawks 12:51, 1st quarter

After a Carolina punt they almost pick off Sam Darnold on their first play then the QB throws one in the dirt. On 3 & 10 the crowd get loud but Darnold hits his favourite target Jaxson Smith-Njigba for 13 yards and the 1st down. Phew.

A Szmyt 50 yard field goal

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Train derailment kills 13 in southern Mexico

The governor of Oaxaca, Salomon Jara Cruz, expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the accident and said state authorities were co-ordinating with federal agencies to assist those affected.

NFL round-up: Seahawks close in on NFC’s top seed with win over Carolina

• Ewers hits rookie deep ball as Dolphins edge Bucs

• Chase, Burrow power Bengals past lowly Cardinals

• Maye throws five as Patriots rout Jets, clinch mark

Zach Charbonnet ran for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and the Seattle Seahawks turned two third-quarter Carolina turnovers into TDs to beat the Panthers 27-10 on Sunday and close in on the No 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.

Sam Darnold threw an interception in the end zone but finished 18 of 27 for 147 yards with a touchdown for the Seahawks, who can wrap up the NFC West title and the top seed if the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams both lose or tie.

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Powerful winter storm to batter much of US with snow, rain and strong winds

Snowy holiday season in the upper midwest and north-east comes as a cold front is expected to hit the south

A powerful winter storm was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, driven by what meteorologists describe as an intense cyclone that is expected to impact much of the US with a mixture of snow, ice, rain and strong winds.

“Part of the storm system is getting heavy snow, other parts of the storm along the cold front are getting higher winds and much colder temperatures as the front passes,” said Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in College Park, Maryland. “They’re all related to each other – different parts of the country will be receiving different effects from this storm.”

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Oldest Canadian's life advice is don't drink, don't smoke and bowl until 103

At 110, Burd Sisler is now Canada's oldest person. The Ontario resident worked as a border agent for 30 years and was also a veteran of the Second World War. His advice for staying healthy is to take care of your body. He stayed active by bowling into his 100s.

New items eligible for Ontario blue bins, but will they actually get recycled?

Ontarians will be able to put more products into the blue bin in 2026 as the province moves toward a privately operated recycling program. But some are worried more sorting doesn't mean there's a real market to recycle the products into something else.

One person dead and one injured after two helicopters crash in New Jersey

Hammonton police responded to a report of a midair crash that engulfed one helicopter in flames on Sunday morning

One person is dead and another has been left critically injured after two helicopters crashed in a southern New Jersey town.

Hammonton police chief Kevin Friel said rescuers responded to a report of an aviation crash at about 11.25am. Video from the scene shows a helicopter spinning rapidly to the ground. Police and fire crews subsequently extinguished flames that engulfed one of the helicopters.

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And then there was one: Nikola workforce down to a single employee

Nikola’s story of fraud, deception, and political intrigue is almost over – the bankrupt company that promised a revolution in hydrogen- and battery-powered heavy trucking has seen its workforce shrink from 874 to a single remaining employee.

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Bernie Sanders criticizes AI as ‘the most consequential technology in humanity’

Republican senator Katie Britt also proposes AI companies be criminally liable if they expose minors to harmful ideas

US senator Bernie Sanders amplified his recent criticism of artificial intelligence on Sunday, explicitly linking the financial ambition of “the richest people in the world” to economic insecurity for millions of Americans – and calling for a potential moratorium on new datacenters.

Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with the Democratic party, said on CNN’s State of the Union that he was “fearful of a lot” when it came to AI. And the senator called it “the most consequential technology in the history of humanity” that will “transform” the US and the world in ways that had not been fully discussed.

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E-quipment highlight: Zamboni 552AC electric ice surfacer

In the world of professional hockey, the only thing that might be more iconic than the legendary Stanley Cup might be the Zamboni – the mighty ice-smoothing machines that keep the rink fast, flawless, and game-ready. And, thanks to battery power, today’s Zambonis can do the job more quietly, cleanly, and efficiently than ever.

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Birders flock to Vancouver beach to see rare bird native to Russia

Dozens of birders descended on Vancouver’s Sunset Beach Park on Sunday to catch a rare glimpse of a bird that avian enthusiasts say has never been recorded in Canada before.

‘This is not OK’: Shiffrin wins sixth straight slalom but rips ‘unsafe’ course

• Shiffrin roars back to win another World Cup slalom

• American criticizes ‘unsafe’ Semmering conditions

• Rast second as Colturi strengthens slalom challenge

Mikaela Shiffrin kept her winning streak intact but left Austria frustrated after edging Switzerland’s Camille Rast in a night slalom at Semmering, criticizing what she described as unsafe race conditions in the final women’s World Cup event of the calendar year.

The American rebounded from a sluggish opening run to post the fastest time in the evening session, finishing 0.09 seconds ahead of world champion Rast. Albania’s Italian-born prodigy Lara Colturi, 19, was 0.57 seconds back in third.

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School closures have rocked this LA-area district – are they destroying it, or saving it?

As the US faces challenges to public school funding, activists warn that more people should pay attention to what’s happened in Inglewood, California

Inglewood, California – a few miles east of Los Angeles international airport – is known as the city of champions. The NBA champion Lakers once called Inglewood’s Forum – famously dubbed “the fabulous Forum” by announcer Chick Hearn – home.

By the mid-2000s, with the Lakers gone and another local landmark – nearby Hollywood Park racetrack – closed, the city was close to bankruptcy. Then came a series of deals – often attributed to the leadership of the mayor James Butts – that reinvigorated the city, as a new epicenter of sports and entertainment such as the new spaceship-like SoFi Stadium and the Intuit Dome. When the 2028 Olympics roll around, Inglewood is slated to host many of the events as the world watches.

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US strikes on Nigeria and Syria are ‘consistent’ with policy to combat IS, Republican says

House armed services committee’s Mike Turner denied that military strikes showed new Trump approach to US forces

• US warns of more Nigeria strikes as Abuja talks of ‘joint ongoing operations’

A senior Republican on the US House armed services committee has said that the country’s recent military strikes in Nigeria and Syria are consistent with American foreign policy to combat Islamic extremism that have existed across Donald Trump’s two presidential terms.

Mike Turner, an Ohio congressman, said on Sunday that the strikes are a “continuation of our conflict with [the Islamic State]”.

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Oklahoma man doing target practice in back yard charged in fatal shooting of neighbor

Cody Adams, 33, charged with manslaughter after neighbor blocks away was killed as he was firing at a drink can

A man in Oklahoma is facing a manslaughter charge after he allegedly shot a woman several blocks from his home while firing a gun he got himself for Christmas at an energy drink can in his back yard.

As told in court documents reviewed by NBC News, the death of Sandra Phelps at the hands of Cody Wayne Adams illustrates how deadly the consequences can be when those engaging in the US’s prevalent gun culture do so unsafely. Adams’s back yard was not equipped to stop bullets from leaving the property and striking unsuspecting people in the surrounding area, according to authorities.

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‘There’s a whole new bench of progressive creators’: how Democrats can catch up in the online space

Kyle Tharp of the Chaotic Era newsletter talks podcasts, influencers and rage bait – and the Republican formula

Democrats’ soul-searching began even before it was clear Donald Trump would return to the White House. But their devastating losses in the 2024 election threw the party’s problems into stark relief, prompting a wave of competing explanations from inflation and the border to Gaza, Joe Biden’s age, Kamala Harris’s clipped campaign, “woke” policies, an anti-incumbent mood or, more likely, some combination of them all.

One diagnosis, however, drew striking consensus: Democrats had allowed themselves to be drowned out online by the right’s vast – and well-funded – digital army.

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For this Catholic bishop, protecting immigrants is personal

Michael Pham fled communist Vietnam by boat as a child. Now, as bishop of San Diego, he is putting faith into action

Nearly 50 years ago, a 13-year-old boarded a tiny fishing boat from communist Vietnam with more than a hundred other people. His intended destination: anywhere but there. The boat drifted through the Pacific Ocean for three days and four nights, dodging violent storms,massive waves, even a pirating ship. For the entirety of the journey, the teenager had no food or water.

He survived the voyage, later took shelter in a Malaysian refugee camp, and was eventually granted asylum in the United States.

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It’s time to start recommending some Tesla Powerwall alternatives [update]

For years, Tesla Powerwall has been the go-to recommendation for “normals” looking for a painless, low-effort experience from their first home solar and battery backup solutions. But with a recent recall on more than 10,000 home batteries over fire safety concerns following a year (or more) of CEO Elon Musk’s political antics, more and more people are beginning to look for alternatives to the trailblazing Tesla tech. The good news: there are plenty of other great home solar battery solutions are there!

UPDATE 28DEC2025: a 2026 CES Innovation Award winner makes the list.

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Samsung SDI shifts US focus from EVs to BESS solutions

In what appears to be significant strategic pivot, Samsung SDI will begin supplying prismatic lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for energy storage systems under a fresh US contract worth more than 2 trillion won (~$1.35 billion). The move will see the company shift US EV battery production lines to ESS output ahead of 2027.

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Texas father rescues kidnapped 15-year-old daughter after tracking her phone’s location

Authorities say they arrested a man, 23, for kidnapping teen in a Houston suburb as she walked her dog on Christmas

A Texas father used the parental controls on his teenage daughter’s cell phone to find and help rescue her after she was kidnapped at knifepoint while walking her dog on Christmas, authorities allege.

The 15-year-old girl at the center of a case, which quickly gained national attention in the US over the weekend, was reportedly kidnapped in the Houston suburb of Porter. Her parents said she took her dog for a walk and had not returned by the time she was supposed to, according to a statement from the Montgomery county sheriff’s office.

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Pilot killed, another injured after helicopters collide midair in New Jersey, officials say

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) described the crash as a midair collision between an Enstrom F-28A helicopter and Enstrom 280C helicopter over Hammonton Municipal Airport. Only the pilots were on board each aircraft.

Halifax video game workers form first Ubisoft union in North America

About 60 workers in Halifax office voted in favour of unionizing amid concerns about AI and industry-wide layoffs.

‘I believe this is going to be a reckoning’: Ro Khanna, the man behind the Epstein files act, on building bipartisan wins

The California Democrat believes common ground does not only lie in the center – and has the successes to prove it

It was mid-December, and Ro Khanna was watching the calendar. The 19 December deadline for the justice department to comply with a new law the California representative wrote was ticking closer – and his bill wasalready forcing sealed documents about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation into full view.

In the weeks leading up to the deadline, three federal judges in Florida and New York had reversed years of secrecy, releasing grand jury testimony they had previously kept sealed. And when the deadline arrived, while the justice department didn’t release everything, thousands of new files, connections and photographs began to complete the picture on what Khanna calls “the Epstein class … rich and powerful men who still have buildings named after them, who still are on corporations, are still in positions of prestige, who engage in heinous conduct.

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‘You know what I like’: Epstein files reveal disgraced financier’s routine abuse of girls

Released documents detail the assembly line-like process with which Jeffrey Epstein procured underage victims

By the mid-2000s, Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teen girls was routine. From 2002 to 2005 alone, the late financier victimized “dozens” of underage teens by luring them into sex acts for payment under the auspices of massage work, some as young as 14, prosecutors said.

Epstein leaned on a coterie of employees and associates – including British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell – to secure a “steady supply of minor victims”. He also enlisted his victims to recruit other girls under the false pretense of providing massages, prosecutors said.

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Public opinion divided on return-to-office mandates

The debate on where work should happen – remote or in office – is far from over. Linda Duxbury, a professor at Carleton University's Sprott School of Business, explains.

Saint John woman recovering after moose kicked her in the head during collision with car

Family of Courtney Deveau, 28, says her recovery from traumatic brain injury may take months.

Canadian food banks record over 4 million visits this year

The Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto is seeing a spike in young adults, between the ages of 19 and 44, in need of a food bank. The CBC speaks with the food bank’s CEO, Neil Hetherington.

‘We became famous, but at what cost?’: after the horrors of Cecot, the search for a normal life

After months of torture in the Salvadorian prison, the men deported from the US reunite with families in Venezuela

In preparation for the new year, Andry Hernández Romero, his best friend and his family are building an año viejo: a human-sized doll made of scrap wood and rags, styled with old clothes and stuffed with fireworks.

On New Year’s Eve, when the clock strikes midnight, they’ll set it ablaze.

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The little-known program contributing to a decline in overdose deaths in the US

Crisis intervention training helps police recognize substance use disorders and connect people with treatment

Overdoses have been declining nationally since the fall of 2023, and public health experts have been unable to agree as to why. The decline has been uneven across states, and West Virginia, long known as the epicenter of the opioid crisis, is also among the states that have most reduced overdose fatalities, as noted in a recent Guardian analysis.

One little explored factor is the increased adoption of crisis intervention training (CIT) for law enforcement. Early research that compares jurisdictions that have CIT programs to those that do not show that this intervention is associated with a decline in overdose fatalities.

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The 2025 US economy – in charts: rising prices, hiring slowdown, rollercoaster growth

Looking at the government’s own report cards, how did the US fare under the first year of Trumponomics 2.0?

The US economy is thriving, according to Donald Trump: jobs are surging, prices are falling, wages are soaring. The government’s own official statistics paint a more complicated picture of 2025.

“The Trump Economic Golden Age is FULL steam ahead,” the president claimed on social media, after growth data for the third quarter of the year – covering July, August and September – was unexpectedly strong.

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Blue Jays named The Canadian Press team of the year after deep playoff run

The Blue Jays completed a worst-to-first turnaround and rode the momentum into a memorable post-season that saw them go all the way to Game 7 of the World Series.

Toronto under rainfall warning, Environment Canada says

Toronto could see between 20 and 40 millimetres of rain Sunday afternoon, Environment Canada says.

Brigitte Bardot, icon of French cinema turned animal rights activist, dead at 91

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s actress who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later an animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91.

Every #1 hit song from 2005 ranked worst to best

Juicy Couture tracksuits, voting for American Idol contestants on your flip-phone, Hurricane Katrina promos with Kanye, and Brangelina defined 2005. It was also one of the worst years in Hot 100 chart history.

Does investing locally matter to Canadians amid tariff war?

A Vancouver-based company hopes Canadians look to keep some of their investment dollars local and create an impact — even as the trend of investment dollars flowing south of the border looks set to continue into 2026.

2 dead, 3 people taken to hospital after Charlottetown apartment fire

Two people are dead and three people have been taken to hospital after an early morning fire at a Charlottetown apartment building. The condition of the three people taken to hospital is unclear.

Wintry weather warnings issued for parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

Environment Canada has issued  yellow warnings  for wintry conditions in parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

What's on TV this week—Stranger Things' finale and Together

Also, Wolf hits AMC+ and Shudder.

Before robbing trains in the States, the Sundance Kid was a cowboy in Alberta

Harry Longabaugh — better known as the Sundance Kid — is perhaps most famous for his daring bank and train robberies as part of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch. But the American outlaw’s short stint as a cowboy and businessman in southern Alberta is a lesser-known chapter of Wild West history.

Empty pews: Rural Manitoba churches struggle to find ministers

Rural United Church of Canada congregations as they struggle to find ministers. In the Prairie to Pine region in Manitoba and Northern Ontario minister vacancies can reach 63 per cent. Rev. Doug Neufeld serves two churches in southwestern Manitoba but is leaving for Ontario, his will make him hard to replace.

In 2025, melting sea ice allowed a Canadian icebreaker to enter the world's last ice area

Often referred to as the one of the last places in the world with year-round sea ice, the waterways around Queen Elizabeth Islands and western Tuvaijuittuq have historically been difficult to access. But in 2025, melting sea ice opened a path for a Canadian research icebreaker to sail through this part of the country for the first time ever.

Invasive snail species found in P.E.I. believed to be new to the Maritime provinces

The species appears to be an invasive snail known as the big-eared radix, which is native to Europe and Asia. It was found in Andrew's Pond in the East Royalty area of Charlottetown.

Saving the petrel: Volunteers keep moving with patrol to save stranded sea birds

Picking up petrels has become another part of fall for some folks along the eastern coast of Newfoundland.

IN PHOTOS | Highlights from Toronto's 2025

CBC News photographer Evan Mitsui captured the Toronto Blue Jays' epic season, plus other notable events in Toronto and the GTA during the year.

This Toronto long-term care home is being redesigned after learning from the COVID-19 pandemic

A downtown Toronto long-term care home is rebuilding with a new design that considers lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, going beyond the province’s standards — but some say those standards are out of date.

Trump news at a glance: Republican turns ‘lowlife’ taunt back on president to raise campaign funds

Thomas Massie, who co-authored Epstein files act, says president attacked him for keeping commitment to ‘help victims’. Key US politics stories from 27 December at a glance

The Kentucky Republican congressman Thomas Massie – who was singled out by Donald Trump on Christmas as a “lowlife” after co-authoring a law requiring the federal government to release all of its Jeffrey Epstein files – says the president attacked him for keeping a commitment to “help victims”.

The congressman then successfully sought donations for his run in the 2026 midterm elections against an opponent that Trump has endorsed.

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Ravens stay alive behind Henry’s four scores while Texans clinch playoff berth

• Derrick Henry rushes for 216 yards, four TDs for Ravens

• Texans clinch third straight playoff berth with win in LA

• Chargers loss hands AFC West title to idle Broncos

Derrick Henry rushed for a season-high 216 yards and matched a career high with four touchdown runs as the Baltimore Ravens kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating the Green Bay Packers 41-24 on Saturday night.

Henry had three touchdown runs in the first half and then scored again on a 25-yard run with 1:56 left in the game. His seventh career 200-yard rushing performance moved him ahead of Adrian Peterson and OJ Simpson for the most in NFL history.

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Toyota Hino-backed semi brand Tern adds 6×2 tandem axle variant

After launching its first-ever battery-electric Class 8 truck at the 2024 ACT Expo, the Toyota Hino-backed Tern brand announced the launch of its second electric semi truck. Meet the new Tern RC8 6×2 80k tractor.

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RCMP was investigating alleged intimate partner violence before B.C. woman's death, watchdog says

The Independent Investigations Office says it is investigating the death of a woman in Merritt, B.C., after an advocacy group raised concerns over the local RCMP's handling of the case.

Canada squeaks by Latvia in overtime at men's world junior hockey championship

Michael Hage scored on a power play 44 seconds into overtime as Canada survived a blown late lead to pick up a 2-1 victory over Latvia at the world junior hockey championship Saturday in Minneapolis.

Amid a civil war, polls open in Myanmar for 1st time since military coup 5 years ago

Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar's first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country.

Great Job, Internet!: Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen are adorable in the Criterion Closet