🔥 Doomsday Drama 🔥

🔥 The decades-long drying trend that increased fire risk in the US Southwest

The region, including southern California, is the driest it has been since the year 800 after a decade-long “megadrought”, creating tinderbox conditions that underlie the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles.

SMH

🗳️ Trump faced sufficient evidence for conviction in election case, special counsel report says

Jack Smith says president-elect would have been convicted but for 2024 poll victory

FT

🔥 Dutch delve into family pasts as the names of accused Nazi collaborators released

On Jan. 1 in the Netherlands, many were cleaning up the mess from New Year’s Eve fireworks

ABC

🔥 LA residents on high alert as extreme weather conditions threaten to spark more flames - Jay Leno and celebs react: 'An entire city wiped out'

Forecasters warn the most intense threat this week will be on Tuesday morning with  wind gusts nearing 70mph fanning the flames of two ongoing fires.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 US officials confident Gaza ceasefire deal ‘can be done’ this week

US officials believe a ceasefire and hostages release deal in the Israel-Hamas war is now in sight.

SMH

🗳️ Jack Smith insists Trump WOULD have been convicted of election interference in bombshell report

Donald Trump raged against special counsel Jack Smith's report in a late night rant to Truth Social shortly after it was released.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Ukrainian Drone Assaults Rock Russian Regions, Multiple Industrial and Energy Facilities Struck

Explosions and fires reported in at least seven regions, according to Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels. Key facilities hit, causing fires and disruptions to air travel across affected areas.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Over 200 Long-Range Drones Strike Key Russian Targets: Explosives Plants and Fuel Depots Hit

Explosions and fires reported in at least seven regions, according to Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels. Key facilities hit, causing fires and disruptions to air travel across affected areas.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Over 200 Long-Range Drones Strike Key Russian Targets: Explosives Plants, Fuel Depots Hit

Explosions and fires reported in at least seven regions, according to Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels. Key facilities hit, causing fires and disruptions to air travel across affected areas.

KYIVPOST

🤖 NASCAR legend Mark Martin recalls near-miss with UFO over Florida

The racing legend had been flying home on a private jet when the aircraft almost collided with a mystery object. Speaking recently in an interview wit...

UM

🔥 No rest for LA firies as forest blazes rage

A growing force of firefighters has moved into Los Angeles, as more powerful winds are expected to trigger new wildfires.

SMH

👔 Why Carrie Underwood 'doesn't care' about Trump inauguration backlash

The country singing superstar, 41, is scheduled to sing America The Beautiful after Trump is sworn in - as well as his vice president pick JD Vance .

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ Why isn't Kanye coming home? After MONTHS spent globe-trotting, insiders reveal West is 'terrified' of lawsuits... and being dragged into ex-friend Diddy's sordid scandals

The eccentric 47-year-old rapper, producer and entrepreneur has hardly set foot in the US in the past eight months

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Firefighter village sprouts on Malibu beach

Firefighters from across North America are battling the fires in Los Angeles while living on a beach in Malibu.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Malibu beach camp houses firefighters battling Los Angeles wildfires

Firefighters from across North America are battling the fires in Los Angeles while living on a beach in Malibu.

ALJAZEERA

🗳️ Trump would have been convicted in election case if he’d not won in 2024, report says

The report amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of President-elect Donald Trump, capping a legal saga that saw him charged with crimes that struck at democracy.

SMH

🗳️ Trump would have been convicted in election case had he not won in 2024, report says

The report amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of President-elect Donald Trump, capping a legal saga that saw him charged with crimes that struck at democracy.

SMH

🔥 Jimmy Kimmel Gets Emotional Addressing Los Angeles Fires

Kimmel said it was a “very scary, very stressful, very strange week here in L.A., where we work, where we live, where our kids go to school.”

NYTIMES

🗳️ The damning 137-page report Trump did NOT want you to read: Jack Smith's verdict on election interference is released with a extraordinary claim that will infuriate the president-elect

Special Counsel Jack Smith stood by his decision to bring charges against Donald Trump and said he would have been convicted had he not won the election in a much-anticipated report.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ All the signs Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson were headed for split after 10 years of marriage

Dailymail.com is taking a closer look at the warning signs that the couple exhibited over their final years of their marital union.

DAILYMAIL

❗ Sierra Leone declares emergency over mpox outbreak

The West African country has confirmed two cases of mpox in recent days.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Starbucks announces major reversal in policy that will force customers to pay for simple pleasure

Starbucks has ended its seven-year open-door policy, requiring purchases for access to restrooms and seating to address safety concerns and declining sales.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Notorious Colorado Tren de Aragua apartment complex ordered to close over 'imminent threat' to public safety

The Edge of Lowry apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado, which was taken over by the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, has been ordered to close.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Tax warning for UK residents planning to buy property in Spain

UK residents planning to buy a holiday home in Spain have been warned they could be hit with a 100% tax rise as the country tries to tackle its housing shortage.

SKY

⚔️ Spain plans 100% tax for Britons buying property

UK residents planning to buy a holiday home in Spain have been warned they could be hit with a 100% tax rise as the country tries to tackle its housing shortage.

SKY

⚔️ Steve Bannon issues stern warning to Trump about new billionaire ally who 'can't be trusted'

Steve Bannon continued his warpath against some of Donald Trump 's newer allies Monday, after previously calling Elon Musk 'evil' and 'racist.'

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Trump would have been convicted of election interference, DoJ report says

Special Counsel Jack Smith says Trump would have been convicted if he hadn't been elected.

BBC

🗳️ Jack Smith's election interference report against Trump is out

The report on federal charges against Trump for election interference in 2020 offers special counsel Jack Smith a last chance to explain his decisions after dropping the case.

NPR

🗳️ Special counsel Jack Smith stands behind Trump election case he dropped

The report on federal charges against Trump for election interference in 2020 offers special counsel Jack Smith a last chance to explain his decisions after dropping the case.

NPR

🗳️ Special counsel Jack Smith says evidence against Trump was enough to convict him

The report on federal charges against Trump for election interference in 2020 offers special counsel Jack Smith a last chance to explain his decisions after dropping the case.

NPR

🔥 ‘We must not let our guard down’: LA braces for extreme fire danger as gusts return

A rare emergency alert has been issued with wind gusts up to 113km/h expected to return to the area.

SMH

🔥 Ex-MLB star Brian Matusz's cause of death revealed after first-round draft pick was found dead at 37

The former MLB pitcher, who was drafted No 4 overall by the Baltimore Orioles in 2008, was found dead at his Arizona home at the age of 37 on January 6. 

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Election meddling evidence enough to convict Trump, says prosecutor

Special counsel Jack Smith’s report finds president-elect could have been convicted but for 2024 re-election

FT

🔥 Jessica Simpson's cursed relationship history after being branded 'sexual napalm' by one infamous lothario

Jessica Simpson's love life has taken another turn, as she announced her separation from her second husband Eric Johnson on Monday. The couple tied the knot in 2014.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ ‘Bureaucracy’ Blocks Delivery of Thousands of Lithuanian Drones to Ukraine

Drones from Lithuanian manufacturers were promised for delivery by the end of 2024. Instead they are gathering dust in warehouses waiting for paperwork to be completed correctly.

KYIVPOST

🎖️ Russia Tests New ‘TRUMP’ Military Transport Drone

The drone’s qualities make it useful for making military supply runs into remote or hard-to-access areas where even multi-wheel drive regular vehicles can’t reach.

KYIVPOST

🌧️ A Negotiated Truce With Russia?

A lasting containment of Moscow’s expansionist and hegemonic ambitions is only possible through a more or less just Russian-Ukrainian peace.

KYIVPOST

⚔️ ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 13, 2025

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

KYIVPOST

🌧️ We Must Stand by Ukraine

Now is the time for the United States to build on its historic success supporting Ukraine, not squander it.

NYTIMES

🏛️ TikTok says report of potential sale to Elon Musk ‘pure fiction’

Video-sharing platform dismisses report claiming Chinese government is considering sale to tech billionaire.

ALJAZEERA

🏛️ TikTok says reports of potential sale to Elon Musk are ‘pure fiction’

Video-sharing platform dismisses reports that the Chinese government is considering its sale to Tesla and SpaceX CEO.

ALJAZEERA

🇮🇳 US man charged with stalking WNBA and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark

Clark told police she feared for her safety and had altered her appearance in public after receiving the messages on X.

ALJAZEERA

🗳️ Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case

“But for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report said.

NYTIMES

👔 Greenland to Trump: We’re not for sale, but let’s talk

The country’s prime minister said while Greenlanders do not want to become Americans, “the reality is we are going to work with the US”.

SMH

🔥 Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth

Pope Francis' autobiography is being released Tuesday

ABC

👔 Democrats Say F.B.I. Did Not Interview Critical Witnesses About Pete Hegseth

The bureau did not interview an ex-wife of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary before the findings on his background check were presented to senators.

NYTIMES

🔥 Mother-of-seven's killer is finally identified decades later after DNA breakthrough... but cops can't charge him

Washington detectives identified Carl D Schlobom, 69, as the man who murdered Tamara 'Tammy' Mattson, 39, whose body was found on December 9, 2003.

DAILYMAIL

🏥 Man left unconscious after choking on steak is wrongly taken off life support after unbelievable hospital mix-up

A shocking hospital mix-up led to the wrongful death of of a man after he was mistakenly removed from life support due to a misidentification.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ The British Public Dislikes Elon Musk. He Can Still Sway Politics.

His influence is partly the result of a very online political establishment, and partly thanks to a right-leaning media that is hostile to Keir Starmer’s Labour government.

NYTIMES

🤖 A Neo-Nazi Helped Incite U.K. Riots. Elon Musk Criticized His Sentencing.

Andrew McIntyre, a British extremist who played a key role in fomenting last summer’s unrest, was sentenced last week to seven years in jail.

NYTIMES

💻 EU reassesses tech probes into Apple, Google and Meta

Tech groups urge Donald Trump to intervene against overzealous European regulation

FT

🗳️ Is corporate America going Maga?

Donald Trump’s election has accelerated a cultural shift in the nation’s boardrooms

FT

👔 ‘Donald of Dubai’: Emirati real estate mogul rubbing shoulders with Trump

Hussain Sajwani has built swaths of the Middle East’s glitziest commercial hub and made an ally of the US president-elect

FT

🔥 Age is more than a number when it comes to policy

Why how long people have been alive is not a good yardstick for judging who is ‘old’

FT

🌧️ Amazon races to transplant Alexa’s ‘brain’ with generative AI

Rollout of upgraded voice assistant hit by delays as Big Tech group toils to overcome technical hurdles

FT

💰 US LNG industry poised to expand as Trump vows to lift restrictions

S&P finds ramp-up of exports could add $1.3tn to American economy in next five years with capacity expected to double

FT

🏦 Klarna seeks to offload US ‘pay in 4’ loans

Talks with banks about portfolio sale come ahead of highly anticipated New York IPO

FT

💼 British Airways owner’s transatlantic focus lifts it to post-pandemic highs

Airline group doubles down on premium business between Europe and US

FT

👔 ‘Donald of Dubai’: real estate mogul rubbing shoulders with Trump

Hussain Sajwani has built swaths of the Middle East’s glitziest commercial hub and made an ally of the US president-elect

FT

⚽ Dave Portnoy gives brutal verdict on Sam Darnold's abysmal performance as Rams crush Vikings quarterback in wildcard win

In the midst of a disheartening performance in the NFC Wild Card game, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy eviscerated Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson SPLIT after 10 years as she hints at major marriage drama

Jessica Simpson and her husband Eric Johnson have split after ten years of marriage.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Meteorologist who predicted deadly LA fires is praised for saving hundreds of lives in his neighborhood - as he reveals warning sign everyone missed

Altadena local Edgar McGregor, 24, was sharing updates in his community Facebook page on January 7, hours before several megafires erupted throughout southern California.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Lawsuits allege power company involvement in LA wildfires

Lawsuits allege the Eaton Fire was sparked by a SoCal Edison transmission tower. The company says they have not had a chance to inspect the scene yet. The ATF has only just begun the federal investigation into the fire's cause.

NPR

✊ Philippines protests China’s deployment of ‘monster ship’ in maritime zone

Philippines National Security Council spokesperson said Manila was surprised by China's 'increasing aggression'.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Vikings star Brian O'Neill suffers sickening head injury during playoff game against the Rams

The Vikings' Wild Card matchup against the Los Angeles Rams went from bad to worse in the fourth quarter when the starting tackle was forced off the field with a brutal head injury.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Ex-'MAGA Granny' jailed over Jan 6 riot reveals why she will REFUSE 'felon' Donald Trump's pardon

A 71-year-old former 'MAGA Granny' who was arrested for participating in the January 6 riot has turned on Donald Trump and will refuse if he pardons her.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Hunter Biden prosecutor chastises president for maligning justice system

Special Counsel David Weiss says president's claims that his son was selectively prosecuted undermine rule of law.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Woman left stunned after nail salon uses VERY bizarre item during her pedicure

A woman was left stunned after she opted for a milk and honey pedicure at her local salon - only to find out that it came with a very unique twist.

DAILYMAIL

💬 Beauty experts reveal if $400 permanent 'cheek blush' makeup tattoos are safe

Semipermanent blush is a new cosmetic tattoo that's all the rage, although some people on social media are mocking the way it looks, comparing the flush to a 'sunburn.'

DAILYMAIL

👔 Top aide of impeached South Korean president pleads for investigators to halt detention efforts

The top aide of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has pleaded with law enforcement to abandon their efforts to detain him over last month’s martial law imposition, as authorities prepared a second attempt to take him into custody

ABC

🎉 Naked, ash-smeared Hindu ascetics take holy dips at the Maha Kumbh festival

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth

ABC

👔 European defense heavyweights say meeting Trump's military spending target won't be easy

The defense ministers of Europe’s five top military spenders say they intend to continue increasing their investments in defense but described President-elect Donald Trump’s challenge for them to raise spending to 5% of their overall economic output as...

ABC

🔥 North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says

South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired multiple missiles toward its eastern waters in its second launch event of 2025

ABC

👔 I was fully indoctrinated into the Democrat 'cult.' Here's why I left my liberal influencer life behind to raise money for Trump

A high energy Democratic fundraiser, former congressional candidate and social media influencer is now raising money for President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 TikTok says report of possible sale to Musk 'pure fiction'

The firm has repeatedly said it will not sell its US operation as it face a 19 January deadline.

BBC

📰 FBI and DHS warn of possible copycat attack following New Orleans attack

The FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have warned law enforcement agencies nationwide about the potential for copycat attacks following the ISIS-inspired incident on New Year’s Day in New Orleans, which resulted in 14 deaths and dozens of injuries. According to Fox News, The two federal agencies issued a public service announcement […]

ENDTIMES

🔥 Devastated developer's $40m Malibu mansion destroyed by LA fires just as he finished building it

Robert Rivani's five-bedroom oceanside mansion has been razed to the ground just weeks before he was set to list it on the market for $40 million after three years of costly renovations.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,055

Here are the key developments on the 1,055th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Alex Jones' desperate last-ditch attempt to save Infowars from bankruptcy auction to repay $1.4 billion to Sandy Hook families

A company affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has made a desperate last-ditch effort to save his Infowars platforms from a bankruptcy auction.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Queen Elizabeth II kept in the dark about Soviet spy in her palace

A trove of intelligence files sheds new light on an espionage ring linked to Cambridge University whose members spilled secrets to the Soviet Union.

SMH

📰 The Pressure Campaign to Get Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary

Supporters of Donald Trump’s nominee have intimidated potential witnesses and suppressed the F.B.I. background check of the former Fox News host in the run-up to his Senate hearing.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Cowboys open talks with Deion Sanders over head coach vacancy after ousting Mike McCarthy

The Cowboys are on the hunt for a new head coach after parting ways with Mike McCarthy on Monday following five seasons. And Jerry Jones has wasted no time in initiating contact with Sanders.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Nearly 25,000 police officers and 8,000 soldiers will descend on Washington DC for Trump’s inauguration

In anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025, Washington, D.C., is implementing extensive security measures to ensure the safety of attendees and the general public. Approximately 8,000 soldiers and 25,000 police officers are being transported to the capital to bolster security efforts. This deployment includes National Guard units from various states, reflecting a coordinated effort […]

ENDTIMES

🏈 Bill Belichick gives his verdict on controversial Matthew Stafford call during Rams-Vikings game

University of North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick weighed in on one of the most controversial calls of the NFL playoffs after an incident occurred on Monday evening.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Americans flocking to another Chinese Social Media App is TikTok only days away from being banned

Americans are increasingly turning to a Chinese-owned application known as RedNote as an alternative to TikTok in light of the potential shutdown of the popular platform. TikTok faces a possible ban in the United States this week unless its parent company arranges a sale within that timeframe or if the Supreme Court steps in. As […]

ENDTIMES

⚡ Australia’s economy was the envy of the world. Now it’s falling behind

After record-breaking streak of growth, Australia is lagging behind its peers amid cost-of-living and productivity woes.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden denounces president's criticism

Special counsel David Weiss defended his investigations, calling them "thorough and impartial".

BBC

🇨🇳 What is ‘waste colonialism’ and why has Thailand banned imports of plastic?

China had taken in nearly half of the world's plastic waste since 1992 until it imposed an import ban in 2018.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Shailene Woodley stays close to rumored girlfriend Roberta Colindrez in NY two years after Aaron Rodgers split

Shailene Woodley was seen walking close to her rumored girlfriend, Mexican actress Roberta Colindrez, in New York City on Sunday. 

DAILYMAIL

🤖 16 Groups Urge Biden to Pardon Lawyer Steven Donziger, Who Took on Chevron

“Mr. Donziger’s case is a stain on our nation’s justice system,” the civil society groups wrote.

TRUTHOUT

🏦 Healthcare giant with 166 clinics across the US plans to ax half of their hospitals amid bankruptcy

A healthcare giant that owns 16 hospitals in four states has filed for bankruptcy. 

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Why is thyroid cancer more common in women?

One woman talks about being diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases and thyroid cancer after years of medical oversight.

ALJAZEERA

👔 ‘Kids will interact more’: Brazil bans smartphones at school

“We cannot allow humanism to be replaced by algorithms,” the Brazilian president said after signing the new law.

SMH

🇰🇷 North Korea launches multiple, short-range ballistic missiles

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles travelled up to 250km (155 miles) before landing in the sea.

ALJAZEERA

🏛️ Head of the International Court of Justice is named Lebanon's new prime minister

Lebanon’s new president has asked prominent diplomat and jurist Nawaf Salam to form the country’s new government after Salam was named prime minister by a large number of legislators

ABC

🔥 Elon Musk could acquire US operations of TikTok under new deal proposed by Chinese officials

Elon Musk is being considered by Chinese officials to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations as a last resort if the app faces a nationwide ban in the coming days.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Cyndi Lauper fans fiercely defend 71-year-old singer over 'embarrassing' viral performance

Cyndi Lauper's fans stepped in to fiercely defend the iconic singer after her recent performance went viral for all the wrong reasons.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 How just ONE drink a day beats depression in retirees and can help with social life

Analysis revealed that retirees who drank in moderation appeared to have fewer symptoms of depression than those who binged on alcohol or abstained completely.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 An LA artist lost everything in the fire. Even her ‘Monument to Loss’

Many in Los Angeles’ artistic community are picking up the pieces of their lives and worrying about whether they’ll be able to make a living.

SMH

🔥 LA braces for stronger winds as fires continue to burn

"Urgent preparations" are being made for higher winds expected on Tuesday as firefighters continue to battle three blazes.

BBC

🌧️ ‘Much More to Do, We Can’t Walk Away’ – Ukraine at War Update for Jan. 14

Biden makes farewell plea for Ukraine as NATO leaders meet in Brussels; Zelensky and Macron discuss next steps for French troop deployment; Russian strikes kill three women in Sumy and Donetsk.

KYIVPOST

💵 Charlamagne tha God reveals why 'foolish' liberals should not celebrate Donald Trump's hush money conviction

Charlamagne tha God trashed liberals for celebrating Donald Trump's conviction in his hush money case and called the entire thing a 'waste of time.'

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Los Angeles sports teams slammed for 'pathetic' donation to help victims of city's wildfires

The 12 Los Angeles professional sports teams have been criticized after donating a combined $8million to support victims of the city's wildfires and those fighting the blazes.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 How injections of a common household disinfectant could make cancer therapy work better: It's an incredible breakthrough, reveals THEA JORDAN... and now it's being tested here

Hydrogen peroxide creates a toxic environment for cancer cells. The jabs, given directly into the tumour, weaken the cells, making them more vulnerable to radiotherapy.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Incredible story of heroic brain surgeon who saved his entire Malibu street from LA's wildfires holding flames at bay for five nights

Chester Griffiths, 62, had just finished performing brain surgery when he dashed to his car and drove across Los Angeles to save his beachfront home from being engulfed in fire.

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 Europe must combat antisemitism as thousands of Jews abandon the continent, top Jewish leader says

The leader of a prominent European Jewish organization says authorities across Europe need to immediately take action against a precipitous rise in antisemitism

ABC

🔥 Inside one of Pacific Palisades' last standing malls after billionaire developer who ran against under fire mayor Karen Bass saved it from LA fire

Billionaire developer Rick Caruso 's Palisades Village Mall was directly in the path of the Palisades fire , which has already burned through 23,713 acres of prime southern California real estate.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Devastated Mandy Moore takes refuge with A-list friend in Beverly Hills after losing family home in LA fires

Devastated Mandy Moore has turned to an A-list friend for help after losing her family home in the LA fires.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 70s bombshell once married to Steve McQueen stuns at 85 in rare outing... can you guess who it is?

Fans of 1970's Love Story were buzzing after one of the film's stars made a rare appearance in New Mexico, looking radiant at 85. The actress made her debut in 1969's Goodbye, Columbus.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Family baffled after 25-year-old woman last seen on doorbell cam found dead in woods

Heather Williams was found dead in the woods outside Fayetteville, North Carolina on Friday, days after she went missing from her home.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Moment Rachel Platten breaks down in tears after emotional national anthem at Rams-Vikings amid LA wildfires

The Los Angeles Rams' Wild Card playoff game descended into somber and emotional scenes as their home city lay in rubble and devastation 374 miles away.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Paris Hilton praised for volunteering at Pasadena Humane Society after losing home in LA fires

The star stepped up to volunteer at numerous organizations on Sunday, including the Pasadena Humane Society, where she met a cat who was displaced by the Altadena blaze.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Operation under way to rescue trapped miners from South African gold mine

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action group says at least 400 men remain trapped in the abandoned mine.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 South Korea says North Korea fired at least one projectile toward the eastern sea

South Korea says North Korea fired at least one projectile toward the eastern sea

ABC

📰 Pete Hegseth's huge pay cut revealed as he looks to swap massive Fox News salary to be Trump's Defense Secretary

Pete Hegseth is prepared to take a massive pay cut for a chance to join President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Map reveals women's average breast sizes around the globe... and the surprising outlier

American women have the second largest breasts in the world, according to new rankings published this year.

DAILYMAIL

🦠 One in four Americans with a bad stomach have norovirus as cases soar... how to know if you're one of them

One in four Americans tested for a stomach bug have ultra-contagious norovirus, according to new data released by the CDC. Norovirus infects as many as 21million Americans every year.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 New York traffic falls after $9 congestion fee

Traffic has fallen by 7.5% since the charge was introduced on 5 January, according to preliminary data.

BBC

🔥 Priscilla Presley pays tribute to her late daughter Lisa Marie two years after her untimely death

Priscilla Presley is paying tribute to her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley , two years after her passing.

DAILYMAIL

🔬 After a Naming Contest, Cardea Joins the Celestial Ranks as a Quasi-Moon

The W.N.Y.C. science program “Radiolab” partnered with the International Astronomical Union to solicit nearly 3,000 submissions. The Roman goddess of doorways and transitions won out.

NYTIMES

🔥 Meet the $10k-a-day private firefighters who've ignited a burning resentment in LA...the city where the super-rich can pay to save their homes

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Dunn (pictured), owner of private firefighting firm Covered 6, told the Mail his phone had been 'ringing off the hook' with pleas for help.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 ‘Some homes weren’t designed with fire in mind’: Is timber to blame for LA wildfires?

Many Australians seeing images of the devastating blazes in Los Angeles might wonder if the houses are being built in a way that makes them combustible.

SMH

🔥 Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford pays tribute to LA firefighters before playoff game against the Vikings

The final game of wild card weekend was moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood to Glendale, Arizona because of the ongoing fires that are still engulfing Los Angeles.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 MSNBC's desperate move to save ratings as stars flee and ratings tank

MSNBC faces a ratings crisis. To address this, Rachel Maddow will temporarily return to nightly hosting during Trump's first 100 days, while Alex Wagner shifts to field reporting.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 California governor Gavin Newsom faces recall for 'woefully unprepared' response to devastating LA fires

Hollywood loves a sequel and Gavin Newsom may be facing one, as a bipartisan group attempts to make the California governor face a recall for the second time.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Elon Musk Is Expected to Use Office Space in the White House Complex

The location suggests that Mr. Musk, who owns companies with billions of dollars in contracts with the federal government, will continue to have remarkable access to President-elect Donald J. Trump.

NYTIMES

👔 Special counsel in Hunter Biden case denounces president for criticism of the probe

In a final report on his investigation, special counsel David Weiss said President Biden's criticism "undermines the very foundation of what makes America's justice system fair and equitable."

NPR

📰 Hegseth confirmation hearings to begin amid sexual misconduct accusations

Confirmation hearings for several President-elect Trump's nominations will begin this week. Pete Hegseth, the pick to lead the Defense Department, will face questions about a number of misconduct allegations that have surfaced against the former Fox News host. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox anchor and co-founder of Lift Our Voices.

PBS

🏛️ JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon breaks silence on why Donald Trump beat his pick Kamala Harris

Jamie Dimon said he travelled all around the US and felt that Americans did not want to be 'lectured to' by the government.

DAILYMAIL

🇷🇺 Hostage negotiator Roger Carstens reflects on his efforts to bring detained Americans home

Roger Carstens' work over the last five years as the special envoy for hostage affairs has led to the release of American hostages held by other countries. He was also part of the team that negotiated Brittney Griner's freedom and a complex deal that led to the release of Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan from Russia. Amna Nawaz sat down with Carstens to discuss his efforts.

PBS

👔 Why Trump wants Greenland and what makes it a strategic polar outpost

President-elect Trump's allies in Congress proposed a new bill dubbed 'Make Greenland Great Again.' It's meant to expedite a negotiation process with Denmark, which protects Greenland's autonomy, given Trump's repeated desire to buy the Arctic territory. Greenland's prime minister said that while the massive island is not for sale, Greenland would work with the U.S. Nick Schifrin reports.

PBS

🔥 ‘Some homes weren’t designed with fire in mind’: Is wood to blame for the LA wildfires?

Many Australians seeing images of the devastating blazes in Los Angeles might wonder if the houses are being built in a way that makes them combustible.

SMH

🔥 Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio on the politicization of the California wildfires

NPR's Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's final week in office and the raging wildfires in California have become fodder for political debate.

PBS

🛂 Democrats Will Regret Helping to Pass the Laken Riley Act

This cruel and sweeping bill could upend our immigration system.

NYTIMES

🔥 L.A. Wildfire Evacuees Scramble to Find Shelter, Exacerbating Housing Shortage

More than 90,000 people under evacuation orders are making do however they can.

NYTIMES

⚔️ BEST OF THE WEB: Stabbed in the head and dumped in a canal: The true horror of the Rotherham grooming scandal - and the shameful failure to stop it

The Rotherham story is simple. It's a story about cowardice and evil. For decades, organised gangs of abusers preyed on children in their homes and in local institutions with impunity, while authorities turned a blind eye. An inquiry led by the academic Alexis Jay, published in 2014, found evidence that reports had been submitted to authorities in the 1990s. The police certainly had evidence as far back as 2003 and 2006. Little was done to stop the crimes. Between 1997 and 2013, the National Crime Agency now believes, at least 1,500 girls were abused in the town. Such mass abuse was the result of an instinct to look away and cover-up. In some cases, this appears to have been motivated by fear; fear of being called racist, or fear of what might happen if the majority community were to realise its children were viewed as easy targets by many members of a minority. In other cases, inaction is harder to explain away.

SOTT

🔥 A pitmaster and dedicated father died alongside his son waiting for help in LA fire

Anthony Mitchell Sr. and his son Justin were waiting for help to evacuate on the day they died in the Eaton fire, family members said. Anthony Sr. was remembered for his devotion to his children.

NPR

🔥 Canadian ambassador to U.S. on tensions with Trump: 'We are prepared for any scenario'

America's close relationship with Canada is on full display in California where Canadian firefighters and water-dropping airplanes are helping with the wildfires. The assistance comes at a unique time as President-elect Trump is threatening to impose tariffs on Canadian imports and is dismissively calling Canada the 51st state. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman.

PBS

⚕️ How soda is changing the world

A new study establishes that soda consumption is doing ever more damage to health — with rising rates of diabetes in regions where soda-drinking is on the rise, like sub-Saharan Africa.

NPR

🔥 Multiple lawsuits claim Southern California Edison equipment sparked deadly LA fire

The lawsuits claim SoCal Edison's electrical equipment started one of the major wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area, according to court filings.

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ Pete Hegseth accused of FBI check 'cover-up' as he faces bombshell questioning on sex scandals

Democrat lawmakers are furious that they have not been given access to an FBI background check on Donald Trump's Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth, with one likening it to a 'cover-up.'

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Dangerous winds pick up as crews continue to battle devastating LA-area fires

Dangerous wind conditions are picking up speed and threatening to spread devastating fires in Southern California. Four of the major fires have burned through more than 62 square miles. At least 25 people have died, nearly 30 more are missing and several communities have been reduced to ash. Geoff Bennett discussed more with California State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant.

PBS

📰 News Wrap: Biden defends legacy on world stage in address at State Department

In our news wrap Monday, President Biden defended his legacy on the world stage during an address at the State Department, the White House proposed export limits on computer chips used in artificial intelligence, China's exports grew sharply as companies rushed to lock in orders ahead of Trump's return and at least 100 people mining in South Africa died after being trapped underground for months.

PBS

🔥 California pastor eviscerates everyone to blame for LA fires in viral three-minute takedown

Jack Hibbs, the founding pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, has gone viral for his sermon hitting out at the state's Democratic leadership as deadly wildfires continue to spread across Los Angeles

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Why Trump Turned to Manifest Destiny

Donald Trump has long sought to make anything he controls bigger.

NYTIMES

🤖 Hunter Biden prosecutor tears into Joe for 'politicized' claims and reveals whether he faced more charges

Special Counsel David Weiss suggests he could have brought more charges against Hunter Biden pre-pardon in a bombshell report transmitted to Congress by the DOJ on Monday.

DAILYMAIL

🌟 Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift named celebrity couple most likely to get engaged in 2025, say experts

The Chiefs star has only been dating pop sensation Taylor Swift for 18 months but many already expect the A-List couple to be one of the first to take their relationship to the next level in the new year.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 NFL fans praise Jason Kelce for his tribute to Los Angeles firefighters on ESPN's Rams-Vikings broadcast

Kelce was at the front and center of the broadcast of the Rams' playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings, which was moved from SoFi Stadium to Glendale, Arizona

DAILYMAIL

❄️ Prosecutor defends investigation of Hunter Biden, denounces president's remarks

David Weiss defended his team's work in the report and scolded President Joe Biden for questioning the integrity of the criminal cases in a November statement in which the president announced the pardon, when he said he believed his son had been treated "differently" on account of his last name.

PBS

🤖 Pope Francis’ Autobiography, Long in the Making, Arrives in Bookstores

The book, to be published on Tuesday, adds details to what is known about the pope’s childhood but falls short when it comes to his later years.

NYTIMES

✊ Charles Darwin's grave spraypainted by protesters

Charles Darwin's grave has been spray-painted orange by protesters in London.

SMH

🗳️ How one in five young adults would prefer a despot to democracy

A new report found 21 per cent of 'Gen Z' and 20 per cent of Millennials said 'the best system for running a country effectively is a strong leader who doesn't have to bother with elections.'

DAILYMAIL

👔 Afghanistan Gold Star families tear into Biden for being 'proud' of deadly exit: 'He is Satan to me'

Members of Gold Star families tore into President Joe Biden after a speech Monday where he claimed that history would judge his messy withdrawal from Afghanistan kindly.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Robinhood pays biggest fine among more than $100mn imposed by SEC

Broker pays $45mn while Blackstone and KKR also among those penalised by US regulator

FT

🔥 Robinhood to pay biggest fine among more than $100mn imposed by SEC

Broker agrees $45mn settlement as part of data breach while Blackstone and KKR also among those penalised by US regulator

FT

👔 New mom Naomi Biden shares adorable photos of the president's great-grandson in hospital update

Naomi Biden shared an adorable photo of her son in an update from the hospital just five days after giving birth.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 In Surprise, Sixers Said a New Arena Would Be Built in South Philly

The city had approved a plan for a new arena in a struggling part of downtown. But on Monday, the Sixers said a new venue would be built near their current one instead.

NYTIMES

🤖 Diddy 'raped teenage babysitter with two other men', bombshell new lawsuit claims

A woman claims she was drugged and raped by Sean ' Diddy ' Combs after being lured into his car when she was a teenage babysitter more than two decades ago.

DAILYMAIL

🎖️ WATCH LIVE: Pete Hegseth testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary

Hegseth will try to convince members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that he should be the next secretary of defense, following weeks of meetings with lawmakers who peppered him with questions about his character and views on a range of military issues.

PBS

👔 Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case

The report by the special counsel, David C. Weiss, criticized President Biden for making “baseless accusations” that threatened “the integrity of the justice system as a whole.”

NYTIMES

🏛️ Family mourns Melbourne DJ who died in Bali

Courtney Mills, a 37-year-old from Frankston, was found critically injured after a fall from a hotel balcony in Kuta last Friday.

SMH

🏛️ ‘Hardest loss’: Melbourne DJ who died in Bali mourned

Courtney Mills, a 37-year-old from Frankston, was found critically injured after a fall from a hotel balcony in Kuta last Friday.

SMH

🔥 How Does Senate Confirmation Work?

The Senate’s role of “advice and consent” is a marathon of meetings and paperwork.

NYTIMES

📰 When The New Yorker Met “Saturday Night Live”

From the daily newsletter: how Lorne Michaels became the king of Saturday night. Plus: Trump’s Greenland gambit; a rare look at Terrence Malick; and Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, and the collapse of #MeToo.

NEWYORKER

📰 Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 01-14-2025

Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war 01-14-2025 developments on the ground with KyivPost fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated war maps.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Brooke Shields, 59, hits back at critic who slammed her for 'losing her looks'

Actress Brooke Shields, 59, is responding to a critic that attacked her for her age - and she isn't holding back.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 New York Could Be the Next State to Limit Students’ Cellphone Use

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signaled her plan to include related legislation in her budget proposal, saying she hoped to limit distractions during the school day.

NYTIMES

👔 How to watch the confirmation hearings for Trump's Cabinet

The Senate will start the process of confirming (or rejecting) President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks this week, calling them to testify in high-profile hearings.

PBS

🎥 Fresh humiliation for road rage Karen as she's seen in bizarre sequel video

A sequel video has revealed another embarrassing blow for the unidentified 'Karen' who was body-slammed onto an icy road during a violent road rage incident on January 4 in Toledo, Ohio.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇳 Texas Man Is Charged With Stalking Caitlin Clark

Prosecutors said the man had sent “sexually violent” messages to the Indiana Fever star and had traveled to Indianapolis to be closer to her.

NYTIMES

🔥 Strong Winds Threaten to Intensify L.A. Fires

Also, traffic eased after New York began congestion pricing. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

NYTIMES

💬 Alternative Chinese social media platform jumps to top of app store ahead of TikTok ban

In just days, TikTok could potentially be banned across the United States, leaving millions without the ability to scroll their way through through their day.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Biden delivers final foreign policy speech as Gaza ceasefire talks continue

US president seeks to defend legacy on the global stage before Donald Trump takes office on January 20.

ALJAZEERA

🏈 Identity of Sydney Thomas' SEC admirer is revealed after college football coach slid into ring girl's DMs

During a recent appearance on the 'Like A Farmer Podcast', the 21-year-old revealed she's even received attention from an SEC football coach who slid into her DMs.

DAILYMAIL

🇷🇺 Pressure mounts on US oil services group SLB to exit Russia operations

Lawmakers call on company to withdraw in aftermath of new US Treasury restrictions on work in country’s energy sector

FT

⛔ US oil group under pressure to exit Russia after Biden widens sanctions

Lawmakers tell SLB, better known as Schlumberger, to quit country or risk penalty

FT

🇧🇷 Thief gets MMA-style beatdown after robbing jewelry store

A crime-fighting vigilante in Brazil was seen on surveillance footage racing to stop the suspect with moves that make a UFC fighter proud.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Southern California Edison faces lawsuits over LA wildfires

In one suit, multiple witnesses are cited as having seen a fire at base of a transmission tower owned by the utility.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Southern California Edison faces lawsuits over Los Angeles wildfires

In one suit, multiple witnesses are cited as having seen a fire at base of a transmission tower owned by the utility.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 How the NFL Moved the Vikings-Rams Playoff Game Away From the L.A. Fires

Monday night’s game in Arizona between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings is the first time the league has relocated a postseason game since 1936.

NYTIMES

🔥 California's wildfires may also be catastrophic for its insurance market

California's insurance industry was already in crisis. Now the wildfires in the Los Angeles region may upend efforts to stabilize the market.

NPR

🤖 Teacher Is Arrested After Threat Closes Schools in Montclair, N.J.

The police said a teacher at an elementary school who had recently been put on administrative leave was found in a “manic state” in Philadelphia and was apprehended.

NYTIMES

⚔️ There’s Much to Say About Economics of War, But Most Economists Won’t Address It

Traditional economics virtually ignores war, even though economic triggers directly contribute to conflicts.

TRUTHOUT

🏥 Leslie Charleson, who starred on 'General Hospital' for nearly 50 years, dies at 79

Colleagues are remembering the soap opera star for her "quick wit" and presence on set. She died after a long illness.

NPR

🔥 America's unluckiest family lose their most precious possession to LA wildfire

Holding back the tears, Giorgi and Leonardo Antinori revealed how they lost something that's impossible to replace when the Palisades Fire ripped through their neighborhood.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Biden Meant Well

The outgoing president is not admitting any errors—though he’s clearly had his share.

FP

🔥 Whoopi Goldberg simply blames 'the wind' for LA fires and that it's 'nobody's fault'

Whoopi spoke about the fires, which have so far killed 24 people, on ABC's The View as California officials face widespread criticism over the response.

DAILYMAIL

📰 News Outlets Take Unusual Steps to Prepare for Onslaught From Trump

Media organizations are preparing for what they fear will be a legal and political onslaught from the new administration.

NYTIMES

🔥 Popular fitness brand Alo is slammed for giving Heidi Montag '$1,000 gift card' amid LA fires

Like many others, the former The Hills star has been left with just the small amount of items they were able to carry along with them when evacuating her LA home.

DAILYMAIL

🚨 Experts on red alert as 100 volcanoes in Antarctica edge closer to erupting

Experts are on red alert after uncovering a ticking time bomb in Antarctica that would reshape the continent and dramatically increase sea levels worldwide.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Furious Sunny Hostin breaks silence on claims her surgeon husband is an insurance fraudster

Sunny Hostin, 56, has broken her silence after her her husband Dr. Emmanuel 'Manny' Hostin, 54, was accused of committing federal insurance fraud in a bombshell lawsuit.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 What happens when wildland fire reaches the city?

"Wildfire" is the word we tend to use when we talk about what Los Angeles has been dealing with the past week. <br>But Lori Moore-Merrell, the U.S. Fire Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency used a different word, when she spoke to NPR this morning. <br><br>She described a "conflagration." Saying they're not wildland fires with trees burning. They're structure to structure fire spread.<br><br>They may have started at the suburban fringe, but they didn't stay there. Which prompts a question: what happens when fire meets city?<br><br>For sponsor-free episodes of <em>Consider This,</em> sign up for C<em>onsider This+</em> via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/">plus.npr.org</a><br><br>Email us at <a href="mailto:considerthis@npr.org">considerthis@npr.org</a>

NPR

👔 Carrie Underwood, Village People to perform at Trump’s inauguration events

Trump’s second inauguration is expected to be a much different affair than the last time America got a new president.

SMH

🗳️ Lebanon Names Nawaf Salam, a Diplomat and Jurist, as Prime Minister

The selection of Mr. Salam was seen as a blow to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group and political party that has acted as the real power in Lebanon for decades.

NYTIMES

🔥 Travis Kelce gives rare glimpse into life with Taylor Swift and reveals if he's heard secret songs from new album

As he prepares for an upcoming AFC Divisional clash with the Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce gave a special glimpse into his life dating the world's biggest pop icon.

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 Meta allowed pornographic ads that break its content moderation rules

Last year, Meta allowed thousands of paid ads containing sexually explicit imagery on social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram

NEWSCIENTIST

👔 Mexico pledges to shrink trade deficit with China in nod to Trump

President Claudia Sheinbaum unveils plan to boost domestic manufacturing and cut imports

FT

🔥 NBC star who Trump once called a ''son of a b***h' is reportedly 'asking other networks to hire him'

Former Meet the Press host Chuck Todd is reportedly leaving the network and sniffing out other jobs.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump's MAGA allies in Congress help him get one step closer to trying to buy Greenland

Donald Trump is one step closer to fulfilling his goal of adding Greenland to the U.S.

DAILYMAIL

👔 The tricky questions facing some of Trump's nominees for top jobs

Allies of the president-elect can expect intense questioning when Senate confirmation hearings begin this week.

BBC

👔 The tricky questions facing Trump's nominees for top jobs

Allies of the president-elect can expect intense questioning when Senate confirmation hearings begin this week.

BBC

🇺🇸 Amazing photos reveal inside long-lost Egyptian tomb found beneath ancient well

Archaeologists uncovered several ancient Egyptian tombs after taking a closer look at a stone well in Cairo. The tombs feature human skeletons and grave goods buried thousands of years ago.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Greenland to Trump: Not for Sale but Let’s Talk Business

The country’s prime minister said that while Greenlanders do not want to become Americans, “the reality is we are going to work with the U.S. — yesterday, today and tomorrow.”

NYTIMES

🔥 Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth

She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”

NYTIMES

👔 Greenland PM hints at strengthening ties with US after Trump refuses to rule out military takeover

Greenland is looking to strengthen its defence and mining ties with the US, its prime minister has said.

SKY

🤖 What terrified Caitlin Clark told police about her stalker as his identity is revealed

Texas native Michael Lewis, 55, has been charged with Stalking - a Level 5 Felony - after targeting Clark, 22, with a series of disturbing posts on X over the past month.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Judge clears way for release of Trump election interference report

The report, written by the special counsel Jack Smith, could be published within days - but Trump can appeal.

BBC

👔 How Biden fell millions short on a critical promise from his four years in the White House

President Biden spent four years pushing for debt to be canceled for more than 40 million student loan borrowers, but as he prepares to leave office he is set to fall well short of the goal.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Fires in Los Angeles delay Oscar nominations once more

Oscar nominations had already been delayed once due to the fires raging in Los Angeles. The ceremony itself remains scheduled for early March.

NPR

🤖 “America’s Stamp Is Everywhere” on Bomb Shells in Gaza, Report Finds

“There is a linkage between every single bomb that is dropped in Gaza and the U.S.,” one former official said.

TRUTHOUT

👔 Melania Trump admits Donald doesn't always listen to her as she shares marriage secrets ahead of inauguration

Melania Trump is at peace with the fact that her husband Donald won't always take her advice and admits that she and the president-elect don't always agree.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Terrifying zombie deer disease 'may have jumped to humans' as US government scientists issue warning

A zombie deer disease that is fatal to every animal it infects could soon spill over into humans, a top researcher has warned.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Biden to Designate Two New National Monuments in California

The decision means Mr. Biden will have protected about 674 million acres of federal land, more than any other president.

NYTIMES

🔥 Planes are dumping ocean water to fight the Los Angeles fires. Here's why using saltwater is typically a last resort

While the consequences of adding seawater to ecosystems are not yet well understood, we can gain insights on what to expect by considering the effects of sea-level rise.

PBS

🔥 California National Guard protecting designer boutiques from looters after LA fires

The death toll of the Los Angeles fires swelled to at least 24 people as mayor Karen Bass continues to be slammed for her handling of the tragedy.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Vietnam Wants U.S. Help at Sea and Chinese Help at Home

Washington shouldn’t overestimate its influence in Hanoi.

FP

🇺🇸 The Left's Ignoble Motives

Elites in the U.S. and U.K. prioritize protecting their power over public safety, hiding the truth about crimes and fearing backlash more than addressing the harm inflicted on innocent victims. Having read his January 7th piece in American Greatness, "We Can Handle the Truth," clearly Christopher Roach did a splendid job of employing a cinematic reference to tie together the U.S. and U.K. establishments' mutual fear of telling their public the truth about terrorism and other criminal acts when the perpetrators are from a preferred intersectional group. Specifically, Mr. Roach deftly stated the case how the refusal by the authorities and the corporate media in the United States to call the murders in New Orleans a terrorist attack constitutes a refusal akin to that exhibited by the United Kingdom regarding the Pakistani rape gangs. Per Mr. Roach: There has been an even more aggressive media blackout in response to the horrifying rape gangs in the United Kingdom. For years, not only...

SOTT

⚽ Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week

Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.

NYTIMES

🤖 Ten grim revelations from the shocking Neil Gaiman sexual abuse allegations exposé

Years of alleged predatory behavior from Gaiman have come to light via accounts from female fans and employees

SALON

🤖 10 grim revelations from the shocking Neil Gaiman sexual abuse allegations exposé

Years of alleged predatory behavior from Gaiman have come to light via accounts from female fans and employees

SALON

🔥 Family remembers Victor Shaw, killed in the Eaton fire, for his bond with his sister

Family members said Victor Shaw, 66, was shy and reserved in nature, but had a deep love for sports and a tight-knit bond with his younger sister.

NPR

🤖 Scientists sound alarm about using mosquitoes to vaccinate humans

Human clinical trials are underway to use mosquitoes to vaccinate people against malaria, cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough reported on his Substack. McCullough cited a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in November reporting results from a double-blind, controlled clinical trial at two university medical centers in the Netherlands. The trial evaluated the safety, side effects and efficacy of immunizing people via mosquito bites, using mosquitoes infected with a genetically engineered version of the parasite that causes malaria.

SOTT

🤖 Jerry Jones breaks his silence after failing to agree a new contract with Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has spoken out for the first time since it was reported that Mike McCarthy would be leaving his position as head coach after failing to agree a new contract.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Carrie Underwood breaks her silence on controversial performance at Donald Trump's inauguration

Carrie Underwood has broken her silence on her upcoming performance at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Popular OnlyFans model reveals how her boyfriend convinced her to join the porn industry

Popular OnlyFans star Cookie has revealed on the Plug Talk podcast how her boyfriend convinced her to join the porn industry.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Incoming Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about their loyalty

Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who they voted for in the 2024 election, their political contributions and whether they have made social media posts that could be considered incriminating by President-elect Donald Trump's team, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. At least some of these nonpolitical employees have begun packing up their belongings since being asked about their loyalty to Trump — after they had earlier been given indications that they would be asked to stay on at the NSC in the new administration, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel matters. Trump's pick for national security adviser, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz, in recent days publicly signaled his intention to get rid of all nonpolitical appointees and career intelligence officials serving on the NSC by Inauguration Day to ensure...

SOTT

👔 Elon Musk exposes the pack raping of a quarter of a million English school girls

Elon Musk threw the cat among the pigeons when he recently highlighted the pack raping of over 250,000 English school girls by packs of middle aged Pakistani men, who got away with their crimes for over a quarter of a century, thanks to the collusion of the British judiciary, the British constabulary, the British social services and the British political system, which are now all trying to squirm their way out of taking responsibility for the rankest of crimes they are all fully complicit in. Given how widespread was Official England's collusion with these multiple Pakistani rape packs, there can be no talk of letting the (oxymoron of) British justice take its course or of "learning from our mistakes". Heads have to roll, literally, and the first head on the chopping block must be that of British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.

SOTT

🔥 Zuckerberg's sudden censorship thaw is not free speech

Facebook is trying to realign itself to stay relevant. But will it go beyond paying mere lip service to those demanding freedom? Why are some folks gobbling up the notion that having the newly restored right to fire off as many "c**ts," *d**ks," and "a*****es" as you want on Facebook is the best thing for free speech since the Magna Carta? Facebook's safe space for easily triggered mental midgets is now supposed to suddenly transform into a beacon of free speech and debate. But only for some. Sort of. Who are apparently now free to call transgenderism a mental illness, for example. Everyone else will have to wait for their potential future liberation from the virtual hall monitor. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and its parent company, Meta, has just announced that audiences won't be subjected to thought policing through fact-checking anymore. Well, American audiences, at least. And not by professional gatekeepers designated specifically for the task. The language patrol...

SOTT

⚖️ Lebanon names ICJ chief as PM of distressed nation, angering Hezbollah

The choice of diplomat Nawaf Salam, the chief justice in The Hague, to lead the country’s revival underlines a major shift in the power balance.

SMH

🇺🇸 A mainstream media article mentions a direct link between Covid vaccines and cancer

An article in the Daily Mail about the campaign for compensation for victims of Covid vaccine injury mentions many case reports of patients who suffered severe reactions and even death after receiving a Covid vaccine. The real tragedy is that such reactions are only compensated if there is 60% disability, which means the loss of a limb or severe paralysis. This does not cover the many thousands of victims who have suffered life changing damage and are left unable to work because of vaccine damage who are not deemed eligible for compensation. As usual they have been brushed off with the usual platitudes that the benefit outweighs the 'very rare' side-effects they have suffered. It's great that the mainstream media have at last aired this in such a large article, just when the official Covid Inquiry is due to look at the fourth component on vaccines. Written submissions from myself and my associates to the inquiry have not been responded to and we fear they may not even be published....

SOTT

🔥 New Hope for an Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Deal

Negotiators say the next few days will be critical to finalize a truce and hostage release agreement.

FP

🌐 Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, and the Collapse of the Hollywood #MeToo Era

The reportage that thrived in the late twenty-tens cannot break through on today’s volatile Internet, where information is misinformation and victims are offenders.

NEWYORKER

🔥 The Economics of Living on Earth

A new concept tries to account for humanity's connection to the entire planet.

FP

🌡️ Biden puts AI and climate at the top of the list for Trump administration

President Biden, 82, has focused on U.S. foreign policy for decades. As he leaves office, he said his team's work on artificial intelligence and climate was key for his successor to follow through on.

NPR

🌧️ Mind-bending image of Adele goes viral due to phenomena known as the 'Thatcher Effect'

The mind-bending visual test shows how the brain tricks the eye to not 'see' inverted facial features in upside down images but is able to recognize the error when the images are right way up.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 “Mystery Virus” in China leads to severe pneumonia within days

A wave of hospitalizations due to human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is reportedly sweeping across China, with images of overcrowded hospitals raising concerns about a potential second global pandemic. Users on the Chinese social media platform Weibo have noted a significant increase in respiratory illness cases over the past month. The YouTube channel Decoding China has suggested [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🔥 Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal ‘on the brink of fruition’

Joe Biden said negotiators were working urgently to close the deal which Hamas confirmed was “progressing well”.

SMH

🔥 California National Guard protecting designer boutiques from looters after LA fires: Live updates

The death toll of the Los Angeles fires swelled to at least 24 people as mayor Karen Bass continues to be slammed for her handling of the tragedy.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 MAUREEN CALLAHAN: Every American I know is saying the same thing after 'disaster tourist' Meghan delayed her Netflix show to 'focus' on the LA wildfires

If timing is everything, Meghan Markle has nothing. Her little cooking/entertaining/gardening vanity project for Netflix , set to premiere on January 15, has been postponed to March.

DAILYMAIL

🛡️ The Power Struggle Among Palestinian Groups in the West Bank

There is a fight for power happening among Palestinian groups in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the West Bank, has spent weeks weeks besieging the Jenin refugee camp. The tussle is also a fight over different visions for the Palestinian people. <br><br>For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to <a href="http://npr.org/mideastupdates">npr.org/mideastupdates</a>

NPR

🤖 Amazon Quietly Rescinds Pledges to Protect Black and LGBTQ Rights

“Seeing DEI being rolled back so aggressively by so many companies is jarring,” said LGBTQ researcher Allison Chapman.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 From Gaza to California: The flames that connect us all

The fires burning in Palestine and Los Angeles today are symptoms of the same disease: a system that values conquest over conservation, profit over people, and expansion over existence. For the last few days, I have stared at my phone watching houses, history, and memories burn. But this time, it wasn't Gaza. I was watching the Palisades burn. The hills are alive with fire, a haunting echo of another inferno raging thousands of miles away. For fifteen months, I've witnessed Gaza's land, and people, burn through screens and headlines, and now as I watch the skies over an American city fill with smoke, the distances between these catastrophes collapse into a single, searing truth: these flames speak the same language of destruction - colonialism. The fire consuming the Palisades isn't just a California wildfire - it's a mirror reflecting a global crisis of connected catastrophes. When I close my eyes, the images blur together: hills ablaze in California, olive groves burning in Gaza...

SOTT

🇨🇳 The US states where hMPV is surging... as virus sparking pandemic fears in China rises across America

The CDC reports that 2.2 percent of tests conducted across America in the week ending January 4 were positive for hMPV. That represented an increase of 25% compared to the previous week.

DAILYMAIL

🇦🇺 US tennis star Amanda Anisimova debuts bold new look for Australian Open... after trolls forced her to take break

Almost exactly 12 months after ending her hiatus from the sport, the former French Open semi-finalist has stunned fans on social media after completing a stunning transformation.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal that ended in catastrophe and insists 'history' will prove he was right

President Joe Biden pushed that the withdrawal from Afghanistan was a foreign policy victory as he gave a closing address from the State Department Monday afternoon.

DAILYMAIL

🚨 Taal Volcano spews 900-meter plume in the Philippines on January 10

Taal Volcano in Batangas spewed a 900-meter plume late Friday night following a phreatic eruption, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. The phreatic eruption from Taal Volcano Island's Main Crater, which occurred at 11:51 p.m., was accompanied by a volcanic tremor that lasted three minutes. Phreatic eruptions are steam-driven explosions that occur when water beneath the ground or on the surface is heated by magma, lava, hot rocks, or new volcanic deposits, according to PHIVOLCS. Alert Level 1 (Low-level unrest) prevails over the volcano.

SOTT

🔥 Israel and Hamas “on the brink” of ceasefire deal, Biden says

US President Joe Biden said Israel and Hamas are “on the brink” of a Gaza ceasefire deal.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Israel and Hamas ‘on the brink’ of ceasefire deal, Biden says

US President Joe Biden said Israel and Hamas are &#039;on the brink&#039; of a Gaza ceasefire deal.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Meet the non-celebrities who lost their homes in the LA fires: Professors, attorneys, tech bosses and more

The aftermath of the LA wildfires centered on the mansions of Hollywood's elite, yet photos reveal that white-collar homes in the Pacific Palisades area have suffered similar devastation.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Meet Trump's most controversial Cabinet picks Republicans hope to confirm this week despite Democrat objections

Senate confirmation hearings will put Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees in the hot seat as lawmakers grill them about their controversial histories and ties to the incoming president.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster can't keep their hands off each other in passionate kissing photos

SUBSCRIBE TO MAIL+ FOR THE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster were seen passionately kissing for the first time since their secret relationship was exposed.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Glamorous Minnesota mom, 39, gets light sentence for sexually assaulting underage boys after meeting in hotel hot tub

Allison Schardin, 39, pleaded guilty in October to assaulting a pair of 15-year-old hockey Colorado players at a hotel in suburban Minneapolis.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Stepping up: Musk announces SpaceX will provide free Starlink terminals in LA amid raging fires

Rep. Eric Swalwell has also asked Musk to use X and his own money to help poor families impacted by the blazes As raging fires ravage California, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake, wealthy business magnate Elon Musk announced that SpaceX will supply free Starlink terminals to impacted areas in Los Angeles. He made the announcement when retweeting footage of a reporter crediting Starlink internet service with connectivity. The reporter said that Starlink is "the only reason we're able to hear and communicate with you guys right now because there's absolutely no cell service at all in this whole area."

SOTT

🔥 Cleveland-Cliffs Signals a Possible New Bid for U.S. Steel

The company’s renewed interest comes after the Biden administration blocked Nippon Steel from acquiring the onetime American powerhouse.

NYTIMES

🔥 Heidi Montag goes on shopping spree after her wardrobe was incinerated in LA fire that took her $2M house

The 38-year-old I'll Do It singer has had to rebuild her wardrobe after her $2M house in the Pacific Palisades are burned to the ground during the horrendous fires.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Jack Smith report into Trump and election subversion to be released after Judge Cannon's ruling

The Trump appointee conceded the court had no grounds to stop half of Jack Smith's reports into the president-elect

SALON

🔥 The Enigmatic Artistry of Terrence Malick

The director has long shunned the spotlight, but his work conveys the force of a mighty personality. A new biography offers a rare look at his life and work.

NEWYORKER

💥 In scorched neighbourhoods, a few Los Angeles homes stand untouched

The blazes have killed at least 24 people in one of the most devastating natural disasters in United States history.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 L.A. Wildfires Ramp Up Difficulty of Hosting 2028 Olympics

Rebuilding areas ravaged by wildfires will present a daunting challenge, but the flip side could be the “compelling image of a city emerging from the ashes.”

NYTIMES

🔥 Fiber may help protect your gut from overgrowth of harmful bugs, as per new study

"We found that our gut environment . . . plays a big role in keeping potentially harmful bacteria in check"

SALON

🌍 Strong earthquake rattles Japan causing small tsunami

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck the island of Kyushu, located in southwestern Japan, as reported by the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre. According to NBC, The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37 kilometers (approximately 23 miles) beneath the surface on Monday evening at precisely 9:19 p.m. local time. In the immediate [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

⚽ Haunting new reality for sporty Wisconsin girl, 17, after she flipped truck during out-of-state trip

Evelyn Laux, 17, was visiting a friend in rural St. Paul, Nebraska on January 3 when she convinced him to let her drive his truck.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 How Did the Los Angeles Fires Get So Out of Control?

A climate scientist discusses how to think about and weigh the variables that led to the current disaster.

NEWYORKER

✊ JD Vance echoes Trump stance on Jan 6 pardons

JD Vance showed a united front with Donald Trump on pardoning protesters prosecuted in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot, a week before they are due to take power.

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ Democrats decry Pete Hegseth FBI check 'cover-up' as he faces bombshell questioning on sex scandals

Democrat lawmakers are furious that they have not been given access to an FBI background check on Donald Trump's Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth, with one likening it to a 'cover-up.'

DAILYMAIL

🇧🇷 Outrage as adult man in Speedo is caught twerking in children's fountain

Video footage shows the nearly nude man standing directly above a stream of water at the fountain in the Brazilian city of São Vicente.

DAILYMAIL

🏥 Video: Amputee doctor in Gaza carries on hospital work despite injury

Dr. Khaled al-Saedni works at a hospital in Gaza and tells how he cares for patients after losing a leg.

ALJAZEERA

🇸🇾 Turkey Hasn’t Won Anything Yet in Syria

It’s too early to celebrate Assad’s departure as Erdogan’s victory.

FP

🤖 Travis Kelce reveals whether Taylor Swift will attend Chiefs game as he debuts bold new look for the playoffs

The superstar tight end and his teammates are coming off a bye week but now head into playoff football as they eye a third straight Super Bowl.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Whataburger announces the long-awaited return of two famous menu items… and fans are EXCITED

Social media users were in a frenzy after Whataburger released two new menu items on January 7.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 A TikTok ban could hit the U.S. in days. What to know — and how to prepare

Even if the controversial U.S. ban on TikTok does take effect on Jan. 19, the app won't automatically vanish from phones. Here's what would change, plus preparations and potential work-arounds.

NPR

🤖 Doctors discover tragic new detail about young people with colon cancer

Young people diagnosed with colon cancer may be more likely commit suicide than their healthy peers, according to a tragic new finding published in the Journal of Surgical Research.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 'At least 100 dead' after being trapped in mine for months

At least 100 people who were trapped in a South African mine have died, a group representing them has said.

SKY

🔥 INSULT TO INJURY: Looters dressed as firefighters and arsonists arrested in LA wildfires crime wave

The streets of LA, filled with grief, are grappling with repulsive looters and aspiring arsonists as law enforcement intensifies efforts against shocking wildfire-related crimes. Criminals have aimed to take advantage of the most vulnerable communities during the city&#8217;s terrifying blaze, while police struggle to apprehend offenders. Multiple neighborhoods in LA have been devastated by the [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🤖 Ivanka Trump reveals the 'life-changing' health and fitness tips that have 'transformed' her body

Ivanka Trump is pulling back the curtain on her health and wellness routines.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Workers say Amazon is now deploying its union-busting "science" at Whole Foods

Workers at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia vote later this month on whether to form the company's first union

SALON

💥 Biden Aides Warned Putin as Russia’s Shadow War Threatened Air Disaster

The White House scrambled to get a message to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last year after U.S. intelligence agencies said a Russian military unit was preparing to send explosive packages on cargo planes.

NYTIMES

🏛️ Jack Hibbs rips into ‘horrific politicians,’ calling California a third-world state

(OPINION) Pastor Jack Hibbs blasted “horrific politicians” and labeled California a “third-world state” while speaking to his congregation on Sunday. He then urged Steve Hilton, who once worked as an adviser to former British Prime Minister David Cameron, to run for governor, citing what he described as profound leadership failures in the government’s handling of [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🔥 An Illustrator Dies, His Last Book Unfinished. In Steps His Son.

A beloved illustrator died in the middle of a project. His son, who had been drifting away from art for years, was given the chance to finish the work.

NYTIMES

🔥 Israel, Hamas Hostage Swap Deal Close to Completion, Reports Say

The media have described the deal as a “ceasefire,” but Israel is demanding it be allowed to continue its attacks.

TRUTHOUT

👔 Trump flies Mar-a-Lago flag at full height before end of mourning period for Carter

U.S. flags at President-elect Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club are back to flying at full height.

PBS

🔥 Lasers reveal hidden patterns in tattoos of 1,200-year-old Peru mummies

A new method for imaging tattoos reveals intricate designs on Chancay mummies from Peru.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 Venezuela’s attorney general seeks arrest of opposition leader

Attorney General Tarek Saab says he has appealed to Interpol for the arrest of Leopoldo Lopez, who lives in exile.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Venezuela’s attorney general seeks arrest of opposition’s Leopoldo Lopez

Attorney General Tarek Saab says he has appealed to Interpol for the arrest of Leopoldo Lopez, who lives in exile.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Hotel guests left in disbelief after making VERY pricey mistake

Amira Harvey and Jenna Sinatra were enjoying a night at New York's Plaza Hotel when they made a very expensive mistake while ordering room service.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Emily Ratajkowski drives fans wild agreeing with porn star about 'rappers and athletes' sliding into their DMs

The 33-year-old DNA Model was pictured canoodling with rapper Shaboozey at a nightclub, Z100 Summer Bash, and a Blink Twice screening in New York City last August

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Patrick and Brittany Mahomes announce the birth of their third child... and reveal baby's name

Patrick had said on Christmas Day that Brittany was due to give birth imminently and joked that he hoped it was during his team's bye week before the playoffs.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster seen passionately KISSING for first time since secret relationship was exposed

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster were seen passionately kissing for the first time recently since their secret relationship was exposed.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ One in two Americans will get dementia in their lives as researchers warn disease is vastly underestimated

Nearly one in two Americans will develop dementia in their lifetimes, according to New York University researchers who say the condition is being vastly underestimated.

DAILYMAIL

🌡️ Supreme Court Rules Against Big Oil in Landmark Hawaii Climate Lawsuit

The City of Honolulu's suit seeks to make several major polluters pay for their climate devastation and deception.

TRUTHOUT

🌩️ Tropical Storm Dikeledi hits Mozambique, after leaving at least 3 dead in Madagascar and flooding Mayotte

Tropical storm Dikeledi slammed into northern Mozambique Monday after leaving at least three people dead in Madagascar and triggering floods in the French territory of Mayotte. The storm intensified as it reached Mozambique's coastal Nampula region, bringing destructive winds and torrential rains, according to French weather administration Meteo-France. At least 120 people were killed in northern Mozambique in December when Cyclone Chido struck, after taking at least 39 lives in Mayotte where it injured more than 5,600 people and caused colossal damage. Mozambique's National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) issued flood warnings for Dikeledi with forecasts of up to 200 millimetres (nearly eight inches) of rainfall in 24 hours and wind gusts of up to 180 kilometres (110 miles) per hour.

SOTT

💬 Why this photo of $150m superyacht in San Diego harbor has outraged locals

San Diego locals sounded off on social media after a photo of a superyacht was shared parked in the harbor. While some were happy to see the gorgeous yacht in the waters, others had different opinions.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 In anticipation of the Super Bowl, new flavors coming from iconic snack brands Doritos and Cheetos

Doritos released a brand new flavor, while Cheetos has brought back a discontinued fan favorite

SALON

👔 Despite collapse of his forgiveness plan, millions had student loans canceled under Biden

Despite failing to deliver his promise for broad student loan forgiveness, President Joe Biden has now overseen the cancellation of student loans for more than 5 million Americans.

PBS

👔 Trump Supporters Go All In for Pete Hegseth With Money and Coordination

Conservative organizations are targeting Republican senators, saying that they will pay a price if they do not back the president-elect’s choice for defense secretary.

NYTIMES

🔥 The Grammys announce 2025 awards WILL air amid the LA fires but with a change to the show

The 2025 Grammy Awards will go ahead amid the LA fires, but with a significant change to the show.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Apple reveals three iPhone settings tweaks that will double your battery life

Apple has shared three iPhone settings that users should adjust to conserve battery power. Some of the features are on by default, eating up battery life in the background.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 What Caused the Palisades Fire? The Site of the Ignition Point Holds Clues

In the hills above Pacific Palisades, there is crime scene tape and scattered debris, clues to what may have caused the initial fire that eventually raged through thousands of structures.

NYTIMES

🔥 Fox News host touts that "people whose houses are burned down" will turn on Democrats

Rachel Campos Duffy blamed the "liberal policies" supported by wildfire victims for their torched homes

SALON

🤖 Teacher Is Arrested After Making Threat That Closed Montclair Schools

The police said a teacher at an elementary school who had recently been put on administrative leave was found in a “manic state” in Philadelphia and apprehended.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Party City is closing. Share your special memory with NPR

What would you say in a eulogy for Party City? Have you shopped at Party City for memorable costumes, decorations, party favors or classroom awards? NPR wants to hear.

NPR

⛽ Dave Portnoy slams 'worst call of all time' after watching the Commanders secure last-gasp playoff win

The Commanders narrowly beat the Buccaneers in their wild card matchup on Sunday night - and Portnoy did not believe Washington's team broadcast lived up to the moment.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Biden insists his presidency made strides in restoring American credibility on world stage

As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office next week, he remains insistent that his one-term presidency has made strides in restoring American credibility on the world stage.

PBS

🔥 LA fires live updates: Death toll continues to rise; Santa Ana winds set to return as Palisades, Eaton blazes burn

The fire-ravaged city is preparing for elevated bushfire risk, with powerful winds set to return. Follow live.

SMH

🔥 The pink powder being used to douse California fires

The bright substance blanketing areas of Los Angeles County has long been used to stop wildfires from spreading.

BBC

👔 Chinese exports jump 10.7% in December, beating estimates as higher U.S. tariffs loom

China's exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill orders to beat higher tariffs that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose once he takes office.

PBS

🔥 US lists white supremacist Terrorgram network as ‘terrorist group’

The network, which largely operates on Telegram, has been linked to a series of violent attacks, officials say.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Newsom warns that LA wildfires could be the worst natural disaster in US history

California Governor Gavin Newsom stated on Sunday that he believes the wildfires in Los Angeles County will be the worst natural disaster in U.S. history, &#8220;in terms of the costs associated with it, as well as the scale and scope.&#8221; In an interview with NBC&#8217;s Jacob Soboroff on &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; Newsom said, &#8220;I think [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🌧️ North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven't shown desire to defect, Seoul's spy agency says

South Korea's spy agency has told lawmakers that two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia's Kursk border region haven't expressed a desire to seek asylum in South Korea.

PBS

🔥 Watch: Moment man's saved from burning LA home

Retired firefighter Rich Snyder rescued his neighbour when the LA wildfires spread to their street.

BBC

🔥 Watch: Moment man is saved from burning LA home

Retired firefighter Rich Snyder rescued his neighbour when the LA wildfires spread to their street.

BBC

👔 Biden Will Deliver Final Foreign Policy Speech on Monday

The president will give a speech on Monday arguing that he strengthened U.S. alliances during his four years in office and that America’s adversaries are weaker than when he took over.

NYTIMES

🔥 Three wildfires remain in LA disaster

Firefighters continue to battle three major wildfires in Los Angeles as the death toll rises to 24.

SMH

🇮🇳 A Texas man is arrested in Indianapolis on a charge of stalking WNBA's Caitlin Clark

The 55-year-old man sent the basketball star threatening and sexually explicit messages on social media, then traveled from Texas to Indianapolis to try to encounter her in person, prosecutors say.

NPR

🔥 How Big Developers Crushed Regulation That Could Have Mitigated LA Fires

Real estate interests opposed laws limiting development in high wildfire risk areas — putting more people in harm's way.

TRUTHOUT

👔 Stuart Spencer, Political Pioneer Who Helped Propel Reagan’s Rise, Dies at 97

One of the nation’s first campaign consultants for hire, he advised leading Republicans, including President Gerald Ford, but Reagan was his prized candidate.

NYTIMES

🗳️ 'Connected to the divine': Why millions go to the world's largest religious gathering

From the early hours, thousands of devotees began pouring into the Maha Kumbh mela grounds, which stretch for thousands of acres in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

SKY

🔥 Rachel Maddow to resume nightly show for Trump's first 100 days

“The Rachel Maddow Show” will return five nights a week beginning Jan. 20

SALON

🤖 US tightens control on AI chips export drawing pushback

The new rules are intended to make sure the "the world's AI runs on American rails", and stays out of the hands of "malicious actors", say officials.

BBC

🤖 The real reason Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez kept playing with his hair before making game-winning playoff kick

The Washington star made the game-winning field goal as his team snatched a 23-20 Wild Card victory over the Bucs - going down as their first playoff win for almost two decades.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Los Angeles braces for ‘explosive fire growth’ as high winds near

Weather forecasters fear gusts up to 75 miles an hour could fan blaze that has devastated parts of city

FT

👔 Pathetic plea of Trump fixer Michael Cohen to Biden during his final days in office

Michael Cohen, once Donald Trump's loyal lawyer, has resorted to making one final request of President Joe Biden as he prepares to leave the White House.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Shailene Woodley stays close to her rumored girlfriend Roberta Colindrez in New York City

Shailene Woodley was spotted out for a walk with Mexican actress Roberta Colindrez in New York City. The Big Little Lies star, 33, has been seeing the woman since November it has been claimed.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Famous author Neil Gaiman 'raped family nanny in outdoor bathtub,' shock new report claims

Author Neil Gaiman has been accused of raping his son's nanny in the outdoor bathtub of their New Zealand home.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ "Stark and troubling": Trump whistleblower sounds alarm over National Security Council loyalty tests

A questionnaire to NSC officials included asks on who civil servants voted for, donation history and social media

SALON

🔥 Los Angeles braces for ‘particularly dangerous situation’ as winds return

A rare alert indicating a serious fire-weather event has been issued as wind gusts exceeding 110km/h are expected to return to the LA area.

SMH

🔥 Gaza mediators send final draft of ceasefire deal to Israel and Hamas

People familiar with the matter say ‘breakthrough’ leaves them at closest point to ending war in months

FT

🔥 Israel-Hamas ‘breakthrough’ raises hopes of Gaza ceasefire deal

Final draft sent to both sides as mediators believe they are at closest point to ending war in months

FT

🔥 Gaza ceasefire deal is 'on the brink', says Biden in final foreign policy address

A Gaza deal is "on the brink", President Joe Biden has said in his final foreign policy address.

SKY

🔥 Gaza ceasefire deal is 'on the brink', Biden says in final foreign policy address

A Gaza deal is "on the brink", President Joe Biden has said in his final foreign policy address.

SKY

👔 Gaza talks to resume in Doha - after Biden said deal 'on the brink'

A Gaza deal is "on the brink", President Joe Biden has said in his final foreign policy address.

SKY

🔥 Gaza talks resume in Doha - after Biden said deal 'on the brink'

Talks between Israel and Hamas about a ceasefire in Gaza have resumed in Qatar, after US President Joe Biden indicated a deal to stop the fighting was "on the brink".

SKY

🔥 Trump says Gaza peace deal by end of week as talks resume

US president-elect Donald Trump has suggested Israel and Hamas could agree a Gaza ceasefire by the end of the week.

SKY

🔥 Hamas accepts Gaza peace deal as Israeli official says agreement is close but 'not there yet'

US president-elect Donald Trump has suggested Israel and Hamas could agree a Gaza ceasefire by the end of the week.

SKY

🔥 California wildfires could leave deeper inequality in their wake

A drive through the charred neighborhoods around Altadena shows that the fires burned through a remarkable haven for generations of Black families avoiding discriminatory housing practices elsewhere.

PBS

🇯🇵 BepiColombo spacecraft's 6th and final flyby returns stunning images of Mercury

The BepiColombo spacecraft has made its sixth and final flyby of the closest planet to the sun, Mercury, capturing some incredible images of the tiny world. The photos offer tantalizing hints about some of the mysteries BepiColombo will investigate when it moves into orbit around the planet next year. The joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission made its latest passage of Mercury on Wednesday (Jan. 8) at 00: 59 EDT (0259 GMT).

SOTT

🤖 Arizona AG requests Jack Smith report to help in state fake electors case

Kris Mayes asked for the report to help prosecute "one of the only remaining cases" against alleged fake electors

SALON

🔥 Sophisticated smuggling tunnel found between US and Mexico

The underground passage linking Ciudad Juarez with El Paso, Texas, was equipped with lighting and ventilation.

BBC

🔥 California fires live: Extraordinary flight map shows how water-bombers are tackling LA fires

The death toll of the Los Angeles fires swelled to at least 24 people as mayor Karen Bass continues to be slammed for her handling of the tragedy.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Palestinians dedicate West Bank olive grove to Jimmy Carter

Palestinian activists in the northern West Bank have planted an olive grove in memory of the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter, describing him as a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause

ABC

🤖 Ivanka Trump claims her children are 'brutal' when comparing her to husband Jared Kushner

Ivanka Trump has admitted that her three children can be 'brutal' when comparing her to their father, Jared Kushner.

DAILYMAIL

🌍 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Japan

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Miyazaki Prefecture Monday evening in Japan, initially setting off a tsunami warning before it was called off, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the earthquake was 11 miles southeast of Miyazaki in the Hyuga Nada Sea at a depth of about 19 miles. Japanese authorities issued a tsunami advisory for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures with an expected high of up to three feet, warning residents to stay away from the coast before being called off.

SOTT

🤖 NBA star Jimmy Butler makes dramatic move in baby mama court battle after lashing out at ex Kaitlin Nowak's high spending

NBA superstar Jimmy Butler is taking his baby mama drama off court after agreeing to settle their differences in private, DailyMail.com can reveal.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 'Unusual' and weak La Niña finally here, NOAA confirms

NOAA has declared that a La Niña is underway. This cool weather event is likely to be shorter and weaker than usual, but will still affect global weather and climate.

LIVESCIENCE

👔 Distressed columnist quits The Washington Post in a fury over Jeff Bezos' friendship with Trump

A Washington Post columnist known for her anti-Trump screeds has quit her job at the paper after 14 years, claiming that owner Jeff Bezos for becoming chummy with the soon-to-be president.

DAILYMAIL

🎬 Adoring wife's date night with husband ended in horror after Philly bus rumbled into view

Kayla Spooner, 29, and her husband Michael Spooner, 35, were mowed down by a Route 64 SEPTA bus in Philadelphia on January 3 while on their way to enjoy a movie together.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Judge Cannon paves the way for potential release of Part 1 of special counsel's report

Cannon denied a motion by President-elect Donald Trump's former co-defendants who sought to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on the election interference case.

NPR

⛔ Will the West move fast enough to lift al-Assad-era sanctions on Syria?

Damascus launches a diplomatic outreach to push for an end to restrictions.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Hind Rajab Foundation Seeks to Hold Israeli Soldiers Accountable for War Crimes

The group gathers evidence of war crimes from social media to help governments prosecute Israeli soldiers abroad.

TRUTHOUT

👔 Trump to NY Republicans: I want to raise SALT cap, 'kill' congestion pricing

'It's got to go' President-elect Donald Trump said he's on board for scrapping congestion pricing and lifting the cap on state and local tax deductions, The Post has learned. In a Saturday night meeting with Republican members of New York's House delegation at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the incoming commander in chief agreed he would help try to nix the city's first-in-the-nation congestion tax. "He wants to kill it," Staten Island Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) told The Post. "He did agree it's got to go," Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) said after leaving the meeting. "So we're going to work through how his administration can do so," he added.

SOTT

🤖 Why worker welfare is critical to truly “sustainable” wine production

"When you treat workers well . . . they’re more likely to stick around"

SALON

👔 Mission unaccomplished: Why Biden’s legacy’s now at the mercy of Trump

Joe Biden may be remembered as a fine president but his stubborn refusal to pass the torch for so long made it almost historically inevitable that Donald Trump would win again.

SMH

📰 Rachel Maddow Will Host Nightly Shows on MSNBC for Trump’s First 100 Days

The cable news network rejiggers its prime-time lineup ahead of Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House.

NYTIMES

🔥 Trump Will End Decades of U.S. Passivity in the Western Hemisphere

Prioritizing the Americas marks a return to traditional U.S. strategy.

FP

🔥 Trump Will End U.S. Passivity in the Western Hemisphere

Prioritizing the Americas after decades of neglect marks a return to traditional U.S. strategy.

FP

🗳️ Ellen DeGeneres is seen back in Montecito weeks after moving to England and 'leaving US for good' post-Trump win

Just a few months after relocating to rural England and vowing never to return following Donald Trump's election win, Ellen DeGeneres is back in the good ol' USA. 

DAILYMAIL

🥳 Walmart has put together the ultimate game day party food snack box

The game day box promises to feed your whole brood for only $8 a person

SALON

🤖 Ivanka Trump explains her 'role' in her father's administration... and gets candid about White House 'craziness'

Ivanka Trump revealed the role she'll play in her father's upcoming administration and got candid about the 'craziness' that comes with working in the White House.

DAILYMAIL

🎬 Demi Moore shocks fans by revealing the 'correct' way to pronounce her name

It turns out most fans have been pronouncing the movie icon's name the wrong way this entire time.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Shooting at Amazon fulfillment center in Georgia

One person has been injured after a shooting occurred outside an Amazon fulfillment center in Georgia.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump reveals how he really feels about John Fetterman after unprecedented Mar-a-Lago meeting

President-elect Donald Trump revealed how he really feels about Democratic Sen. John Fetterman after the Pennsylvania senator met with him at Mar-a-Lago

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Judge allows Justice Department to release special counsel Smith's report on Trump's Jan. 6 case

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, is latest back and forth in a court dispute over the report from the special counsel who prosecuted Trump in two cases the Justice Department abandoned in November.

PBS

🗳️ Judge Allows Release of Half of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Cases

Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who dismissed the classified documents case, blocked a volume about that matter from being shown to Congress but allowed the release of a volume about the election case.

NYTIMES

🌐 WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks on foreign policy legacy as he prepares to leave office

The one-term Democrat took office in the throes of the worst global pandemic in a century and his plans were quickly stress-tested by a series of complicated international crises: the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and Hamas' brutal 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the ongoing war in the Middle East.

PBS

🌐 WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks on his foreign policy legacy as he prepares to leave office

The one-term Democrat took office in the throes of the worst global pandemic in a century and his plans were quickly stress-tested by a series of complicated international crises: the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and Hamas' brutal 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the ongoing war in the Middle East.

PBS

⚔️ WATCH: Outlining his foreign policy legacy, Biden argues he offered the world a steady hand

President Joe Biden said Monday that his stewardship of American foreign policy has left the U.S. safer and economically more secure, arguing that President-elect Donald Trump will inherit a nation viewed as stronger and more reliable than it was four years ago.

PBS

🤖 Biden administration proposes new rules to tighten grip on AI chip flows

Regulations would restrict access to AI chips for gaming and AI products and data centres in 120 countries.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Thousands of LA Rams fans line up before sunrise to catch buses to Arizona after NFL playoff game was relocated amid wildfires

Thousands of Rams fans gathered at SoFi Stadium at the crack of dawn on Monday to be bused to Arizona for the team's Wild Card game against the Vikings.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Woman argues single people should ALWAYS be given a plus one at weddings - but do you agree?

On the Stop The Internet Podcast, host Kelee Bovelle and guest Erin discussed the etiquette surrounding giving your single pals a plus one.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement Obscures America’s Unhealthy Past

Medical historians say that the phrase “Make America Healthy Again” obscures a past during which this country’s people ate, smoked and drank things that mostly left them unwell.

NYTIMES

🇧🇷 Blink-and-you-miss-it moment woman is nearly killed in horror crash

A woman's night out with friends nearly ended in tragedy when she was sideswiped by a speeding motorcyclist in Brazil.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Diddy rape accuser makes stomach-churning claim about star and remote control in upcoming documentary

The documentary, 'Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy,' will also feature interviews from Sean 'Diddy' Combs' childhood friends, his bodyguard, and singer Al B. Sure!, who once dated Diddy's girlfriend.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 How Kaia Gerber's meddling parents were the nail in the coffin for her relationship with Austin Butler

Kaia, 23, is blaming her parents for the split, which came in the wake of their decision to question Austin's intentions after being left troubled by the lack of progress.

DAILYMAIL

⚕️ Tooth Decay Rose in Canadian Cities Without Fluoride. RFK Wants This for the US.

Montreal residents say a petition by the US health secretary nominee stoked their city’s rejection of fluoride.

TRUTHOUT

👔 Trump: Jack Smith is a 'disgrace' after special counsel resigned from DOJ

'He left town empty handed! President-elect Trump blasted special counsel Jack Smith as a "disgrace" to himself and the country following Smith's resignation from the Justice Department. Smith's resignation was announced in a court filing Saturday. "The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10," a footnote in the filing said. Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social on Sunday to criticize Smith for his investigations into the incoming president.

SOTT

🇮🇱 US says Gaza truce deal ‘possible’ this week as Israel ramps up attacks

Nothing is guaranteed yet, but an agreement could take shape soon, angering hardliners in Israel.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 When to Report, and When to Help Out

Kellen Browning, a reporter based in San Francisco who has been covering the wildfires, was getting requests from evacuees, and he had a decision to make.

NYTIMES

🔥 Why Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's daughter Violet finally feels 'vindicated' amid devastating fires

Violet,19, was pictured wearing what appeared to be a N-95 mask as she was comforted by her father Ben Affleck outside his rental property in Brentford, Los Angeles, on Saturday.

DAILYMAIL

🛢️ Oil Tycoon Harold Hamm Throwing an Inauguration Day Party

Harold G. Hamm, the founder of the Oklahoma-based Continental Resources, and other oil and gas companies stand to profit from Donald Trump’s energy policies.

NYTIMES

🇷🇺 Donald Trump should SPLIT Greenland with PUTIN, Russian lawmaker says as he calls for Moscow to also seize Norwegian Arctic island

Vladimir Putin should compete with Donald Trump to control Greenland, and could share the world's biggest island with the US, said a Russian general.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Incoming Trump team is asking White House National Security Council civil servants about their loyalty

Some of these nonpolitical employees have begun packing up their belongings since being asked about their loyalty.

PBS

🔥 James Dean 'lost his virginity' to the childhood minister people called Dr Weird

James Dean confessed to Elizabeth Taylor that he'd been sexually abused by his childhood Methodist minister - and it is now thought he lost his virginity to the man locals called 'Dr Weird'.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Eagles' Nakobe Dean 'is out for the playoffs after tearing knee tendon' during Wild Card win over Packers

The news wasn't all good for the Philadelphia Eagles after Sunday's Wild Card win over the visiting Green Bay Packers. The league's top-ranked defense has lost one of its biggest contributors for the year.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Mike McCarthy out as Dallas Cowboys head coach after failing to agree new deal with owner Jerry Jones

McCarthy was expected to stay on for the 2025 season and talks with Jerry Jones were well underway, but reports have shed new light on the situation in Dallas.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Outrage as GoFundMe is caught skimming Los Angeles wildfire donations: 'Families are suffering'

Critics have rounded on the crowdfunding site for 'excessive' fees and add-ons and called for these charges to be waived given the scale of the calamity unfolding in Los Angeles.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Road rage Karen learns very painful lesson after attacking man who tried to walk away from her

A 'Karen' who was caught on camera in an apparent road rage incident on January 4 in Toledo, Ohio soon learned a painful lesson after a male passenger in another car walked away from her.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing as officials say Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal near

Four officials said Monday that progress has been made and that the coming days would be critical for ending more than 15 months of fighting that has destabilized the Middle East.

PBS

📰 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips

"If it's China and not the United States determining the future of AI on the planet, I think that the stakes of that are just profound," said White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday.

PBS

⚡ Trump, Iran and the Obama strategic blueprint

Like a smashed antique clock - with its elaborate cogs, ratchet wheels and innards splayed out from the casing - so the mechanics of the Middle East lie similarly exposed and broken. All the region is in play - Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt and Iran. The original Obama strategic blueprint for containing and balancing the potentially violent energies of West Asia was subsequently handed to Team Biden at the end of the Obama term - and it still clearly bore the Obama imprimatur right up until its collapse after 7 Oct 2023. Netanyahu deliberately smashed its mechanics: In acts of wanton destruction, he destroyed the prevailing status quo, which he saw as an American straitjacket preventing the attainment of a Greater Israel reaching out to its 'Grand Victory'. Netanyahu resented the American constraints - though by breaking the extant mechanism, paradoxically, instead of liberating Israel, he may have unleashed dynamics that will prove far more threatening (i.e. in Syria). The...

SOTT

🏛️ Local authorities say at least 5,000 Palestinians killed, missing in Israeli onslaught in northern Gaza

9,500 other people injured in Israeli offensives in northern Gaza since Oct. 5, 2024 At least 5,000 Palestinians have been killed and missing in Israel's ongoing offensive in northern Gaza since Oct. 5, local authorities said on Sunday. "Some 9,500 others have also been injured, in addition to the detention of 2,600 people, including women and children, in a flagrant violation of all international conventions and norms," Gaza's government media office said in a statement. "In the past 100 days, our people in northern Gaza have suffered the most horrific forms of killing, ethnic cleansing, destruction, and displacement," it added.

SOTT

🇮🇱 Israel may burn Gaza schools, but Palestinians shall resist

Education is at the core of Palestinian identity and even at the risk of death, Palestinians still pursue it.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Landman star defends controversial strip club scene in season finale after complaints about the raunchy series

Michelle Randolph has addressed the divisive strip club scene in the Paramount Plus show's season finale - stressing that it's a 'really special storyline.'

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Gavin Newsom goes after Elon Musk in petty latest attempt to shift wildfire blames

The California Governor shared a video of Musk speaking with a command team about water availability to tackle the historic ongoing blazes, claiming it showed him being 'exposed'.

DAILYMAIL

📈 The 'Woodstock' of the South named one of the coolest small towns in America

A small town in New Mexico has been named one of the coolest small towns in America. 

DAILYMAIL

🎖️ UK study finds Gaza death toll has been significantly underreported

The number of people killed in Gaza is significantly higher than the figure reported by authorities in the enclave, a peer-reviewed study by researchers from a leading health research university in the UK has found. According to findings announced by the London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and published in The Lancet journal, there were an estimated 64,260 "traumatic injury deaths" in Gaza between October 7, 2023 and June 30, 2024. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza put the figure at 37,877 at the time. This means the ministry has underreported the death toll due to violence by approximately 41%, the researchers found. As of October, the number of Gazans killed by violence was thought to exceed 70,000, the study said, based on the estimated underreporting rate. The total death toll attributable to Israel's military campaign is likely to be higher still, it said, as its analysis doesn't account for deaths caused by disruption to health care, insufficient...

SOTT

🛡️ Taking supplements can be different for women — and what's in the bottle may not always be accurate

Poor regulation, conflicting recommendations and biased research have made nutritional supplements a minefield

SALON

👨‍⚕️ I'm a cancer doctor... here's what I got wrong about the disease until I was diagnosed myself

When Dr Catherine Sue Hwang was asked to stay back for another scan following her routine mammogram, she felt annoyed. But the diagnosis that followed would change her life.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci reveals his favorite Taylor Swift song… and it's about betrayal

Donald Trump's former communications director has revealed he 'really likes' Cassandra, which is about a woman whose prophecies went unheard.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇳 Chilling social media posts that led to arrest of Caitlin Clark's stalker after he flew to Indianapolis to be close to her

He initially told police that he was in an 'imaginary relationship' with the women's basketball sensation before continuing to send her messages, leading to his eventual arrest.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Incoming Trump doctor reveals five-ingredient diet that 'reverses diabetes and lowers blood pressure in days'

Dr Aseem Malhotra, who is being eyed for a role in the Trump administration, has launched a diet plan he claims can reverse diabetes and lower blood pressure in just 28 days.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 GOP Is Gearing Up to Push Major Medicaid Cuts, Leaked Document Reveals

Republicans are considering several changes to roll back the Affordable Care Act and drastically cut federal funding.

TRUTHOUT

🌧️ Russian forces bypass a key logistics hub in a bid to cut off its supplies, a Ukrainian officer says

Russians are taking aim at a route that is critical for supplies feeding Ukrainian forces in the entire region, an official says.

PBS

🇺🇸 Incredible photos capture modern-day cowboys throughout the USA and South America and reveal 'humanity at its best'

Photographer Anouk Krantz reveals some of her favourite pictures from her new book, Frontier: Cowboys of the Americas, documenting the lives of modern-day ranchers in North and South America.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire Talks and Hostage Release Negotiations Gain Momentum: What to Know

The negotiations appeared to gain momentum on Monday as Arab and American mediators pushed for an agreement before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

NYTIMES

👔 Trump invites Canada's MAGA allies and Kevin O'Leary to Mar-a-Lago to help his 51st state push

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leary joined President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago as he pushes to make Canada the 51st state.

DAILYMAIL

🌩️ Tragic life of porn star who dated a slew of celebrities and earned millions before killing herself aged 23

Shannon Wilsey, best known by her stage name Savannah, took the industry by storm in the early '90s. She was the biggest star in adult entertainment before ending her own life at 23.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Meghan Markle postpones release of Netflix show "With Love, Meghan" due to L.A. fires

Markle is pushing out the release of her show to focus on the needs of those impacted by the wildfires

SALON

🔥 Scientist reveals where the 'H' in Jesus H. Christ comes from

Dr Daniel McClellan, an honorary fellow at the University of Birmingham has finally revealed the back story of Jesus' supposed 'middle name'.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 Iran releases dual German national as it attends talks with European powers

Tehran and E3 countries of France, Germany and UK hold consultations on Iran&#039;s nuclear programme and other issues.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Russia Says Ukraine Targeted Gas Pipeline to Turkey

Kyiv has not commented on the allegation

KYIVPOST

🏛️ Inside Christina Haack's murky relationship history as her latest romance is revealed

Christina, 41, has had a strenuous road to finding love, enduring three very public and messy divorces and multiple court battles with her exes since she entered the public eye.

DAILYMAIL

🌍 Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Japan, sparking tsunami fears

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit south-western Japan on Monday, triggering public warnings to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami advisory

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Weather warning as 'arctic express' jet stream is set to blast dozens of states with sub-zero temperatures

The deadly Santa Ana winds fueling the Los Angeles fires are expected to pick back up this week as another Arctic blast plunges the eastern US into deep cold, marking another week of extremes.

DAILYMAIL

⚧️ The short shelf life of corporate DEI

&#039;Wokeism&#039; is out, bigotry is in. Meanwhile, inequality continues unabated.

ALJAZEERA

📰 News Outlets Batten Down the Hatches for Trump’s Return

Media organizations are taking unusual steps to prepare for what they fear will be a legal and political onslaught from the new administration.

NYTIMES

🤖 Two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou reveals he's 'struggling to make a living' in Hollywood

The A Quiet Place star, 60, said he is having a difficult time as a working actor even though he has been twice-nominated for an Oscar and has starred in several blockbuster hit movies.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 I'm a cancer dietitian - here's the 'healthy' trend I'd never follow due to links with the disease

Nichole Andrews, a registered dietitian and nutritionist specialising in oncology in the US, said she avoided following this supposed healthy trend to reduce her risk of cancer.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Media Says Zelensky to Stand for Second Term and Abandon ‘Servant of the People’

The Trump presidency has engendered optimism that peace and elections in Ukraine are just around the corner and the media says its president is readying to stand again under a new political banner.

KYIVPOST

🌧️ Media Says Zelensky to Stand for Second Term and Abandon ‘Servant of the People’ Brand

The Trump presidency has sparked optimism that peace and elections in Ukraine are just around the corner. The media says Zelensky is readying to stand again under a new political banner.

KYIVPOST

⛔ Video: Saudi Arabia hosts diplomatic meetings on lifting Syria sanctions

Talks among Western and Middle Eastern diplomats were held in Riyadh on Sunday.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Shamed face of 'fake firefighter' as he's arrested for looting in inferno-ravaged LA

The man in the yellow jacket may appear to be a hero California firefighter - but LA Sheriff's office says the truth is far more disturbing.

DAILYMAIL

🎖️ Russian Air Defense Shifts to Crimea, Leaves Front Lines Vulnerable, Partisans Say

Russian forces reinforced air defense in Crimea to protect key military sites, exposing other parts of the front.

KYIVPOST

👔 Notre Dame fans go into meltdown over Marcus Freeman report ahead of title game against Ohio State

Even with the Fighting Irish vying for their first national championship since Ronald Regan was president, there is a growing sense of dread among Notre Dame fans over a new report.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Foreigners left stunned as American mom reveals astronomical hospital bill after giving birth

Janice Hernandez, a first-time mother, claimed in a recent TikTok video that she was billed over $700,000 before insurance for her daughter's nearly two-month stay in the NICU.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 "I see them as heroes”: Kim Kardashian supports pay bump for incarcerated L.A. firefighters

Kardashian has been involved in criminal justice reform causes since 2018

SALON

🌧️ FACT CHECK: How Much of What Trump Said Last Week About War in Ukraine is True?

Trump talked about Biden, seeing Putin’s point of view, flat fields and bullets; and again pushed the narrative that the US is paying everything for the defense of Ukraine, and Europe not a red cent.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Dementia Cases in the U.S. Will Surge in the Coming Decades, Researchers Say

By 2060, new dementia cases per year could double to one million because of the growing population of older Americans, a study predicts.

NYTIMES

🤖 Shamed-faced Miami teacher leaves jail 'after striking boy, 5, in face with ruler'

Chrishawn Nicholson, 25, was pictured walking out of jail in Miami on Friday night covering her face in shame.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin calls off debut launch of massive new rocket in final minutes of countdown

Launch controllers had to deal with an unspecified rocket issue in the final minutes of the countdown and ran out of time.

PBS

🔥 As dangerous winds are expected to pick up, Los Angeles braces for new fires

Damaging winds gusting between 55 and 70 mph are forecast, increasing fire risks across LA and Ventura counties over the next few days. More than 150,000 people are already under evacuation orders.

NPR

🔥 As recovery efforts in LA move forward, powerful new winds threaten progress

Damaging winds gusting between 55 and 70 mph are creating "critical" fire risks across LA and Ventura counties through Wednesday, officials say. Evacuation orders are expected to rise again.

NPR

🔥 Retired actress, 95, who appeared in The Ten Commandments and Blues Brothers killed in Los Angeles fire

Dalyce Curry, 95, died after the Eaton Fire tore through her property just north of Los Angeles , her family has confirmed in heartbreaking social media updates.

DAILYMAIL

⚡ Outrage as killer 'witch' is given 30 day 'vacation' from prison

A convicted murderer who helped kill a pregnant student and stuff her body in a hockey bag has had her prison 'vacation' cancelled after breaking multiple rules and showing disturbing behavior.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Wheel of Fortune contestant sparks fierce debate after winning despite giving 'incorrect' answer

Wheel of Fortune viewers were left puzzled by the result on a recent episode after a contestant's puzzle answer was deemed correct despite the fact she added extra words.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Armed groups kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria’s Borno State

Officials say Boko Haram and ISWAP groups suspected of being behind the attacks on farmers in the Dumba region.

ALJAZEERA

🎄 Athlete's holiday plans turn to a nightmare as she learns tragic fate of her pregnancy

A lifelong runner and athlete from Colorado suffered an ectopic pregnancy that resulted in internal bleeding and the removal of one of her fallopian tubes.

DAILYMAIL

🎖️ Pakistani security forces kill 27 insurgents during raid in Balochistan

The military says security forces acting on intelligence have raided a militant hideout in southwest Pakistan and killed 27 insurgents

ABC

⚡ Scientists SOLVE the mystery of 'Cleopatra's sister's' skull - as they encounter a 'big surprise'

A groundbreaking new analysis by researchers at the University of Vienna reveals a 'big surprise - and a remarkable case of mistaken identity.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Ivanka Trump reveals the crucial advice she wishes her parents had told her growing up

Ivanka Trump has revealed the one thing that she wishes her parents Donald Trump and Ivana had told her when she was growing up - and she's not holding back.

DAILYMAIL

⚕️ RFK Jr. Would ‘Significantly Undermine’ Public Health, a Group of Experts Says

A coalition opposing the nominee for health secretary includes faculty members from leading U.S. academic institutions, including public health schools at Yale and Harvard.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Incoming White House Team: Trump’s Excellent Negotiating Skills Will Bring Ukraine Peace

But it won’t be in the 24 hours Trump promised while campaigning. Now the future White House foreign policy team is talking three to six months – at least.

KYIVPOST

🏛️ Syria’s Troubling New Order

Despite its inclusive rhetoric, the new Islamist government is already setting parameters for how the country will be governed.

FP

🗳️ Haitian police arrest ex-lawmaker long accused of arming gangs to influence elections

Police in Haiti have arrested a former legislator long accused of arming gangs in the country&rsquo;s central region and previously sanctioned by the U.S. and Canada

ABC

⚔️ You could be taking a common supplement the WRONG way, doctor warns - as research finds colon cancer risk

Taking it more than once a day may cause diarrhoea, constipation and even affect how the gut absorbs other minerals, UK-based GP, Dr Ahmed Abd Elbary, said.

DAILYMAIL

🇷🇺 Russia’s Gazprom to Slash 40% of Head Office Staff

Russian media said the state oil conglomerate plans to slash the number of staff at its central office from 4,100 to 2,500.

KYIVPOST

📰 Prescience: 161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom

Butler's Darwin Among the Machines warned of a future mechanical race that could subjugate humanity. While worrying about AI takeover might seem like a modern idea that sprung from War Games or The Terminator, it turns out that a similar concern about machine dominance dates back to the time of the American Civil War, albeit from an English sheep farmer living in New Zealand. Theoretically, Abraham Lincoln could have read about AI takeover during his lifetime. On June 13, 1863, a letter published in The Press newspaper of Christchurch warned about the potential dangers of mechanical evolution and called for the destruction of machines, foreshadowing the development of what we now call artificial intelligence — and the backlash against it from people who fear it may threaten humanity with extinction. It presented what may be the first published argument for stopping technological progress to prevent machines from dominating humanity. Titled "Darwin among the Machines," the letter...

SOTT

✊ Mozambique opens new parliament amid opposition protests and boycotts

About 250 lawmakers sworn in, while the opposition calls for a strike to protest against disputed election results.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Nawaf Salam wins enough backing to become Lebanon’s prime minister

Support for Salam shows a big shift in the power balance in Lebanon as Hezbollah wanted PM Mikati to keep the job.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Lebanon’s president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam as PM-designate

The designation shows a shift in the power balance in Lebanon as Hezbollah wanted Najib Mikati to keep the job.

ALJAZEERA

📰 Melania Trump Says She Plans to Be at White House Full Time

Mrs. Trump did not immediately move in to the White House when her husband was inaugurated in 2017, but she said the second stay was going to be more routine. “I already packed,” she told Fox News.

NYTIMES

👔 Spain proposes 100% tax on property purchases for non-EU buyers

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez unveils plan to tackle housing crisis

FT

🇷🇺 US Companies Lead Foreign Tax Contributions to Russia, Paying Over $1 Billion

Philip Morris International led the list, paying $220 million, followed by PepsiCo ($135 million), Mars ($99 million), and others such as Procter &amp; Gamble, Mondelez, Citigroup, and Cargill.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Naomi Osaka reveals the precious item she asked to be rescued from her LA home as she competes in Australian Open

Osaka, who is currently competing in the Australian Open, opened up on the panic as the wildfires burned very close to home after her first-round win on Monday.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Oliviero Toscani, Driving Force Behind Provocative Benetton Ads, Dies at 82

A photographer and art director, he broke the boundaries of advertising in the 1980s and ’90s, embracing activism with images evoking AIDS and racial and sexual diversity.

NYTIMES

🔥 Republicans see the LA wildfires as an opportunity to punish California

People who refuse to do anything about the real crisis we're facing, climate change, pounce straight to punishment

SALON

🇷🇺 Trump’s Reckless Greenland Comments Are Not a Joke

China and Russia are listening.

NYTIMES

🔥 Trump inauguration committee sells "candlelight dinner" access for $1 million

Want Trump's ear during the inauguration? Be ready to pay up

SALON

🤖 Daily Cartoon: Monday, January 13th

Navigating the extremes of the season.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Bill Ackman says he wants to build a ‘modern-day Berkshire Hathaway’

Investor is seeking control of US real estate company in push to transform his hedge fund into a diversified financial group

FT

⚔️ 10th-century woman buried with weapons in Hungary is 1st of her kind, but researchers are hesitant to call her a warrior

A woman buried with archery equipment in 10th-century Hungary is unusual but may not necessarily have been a warrior.

LIVESCIENCE

🇬🇧 UK heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury announces retirement weeks after Usyk loss

Fury made the decision less than a month after his world heavyweight title defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury announces retirement weeks after Usyk loss

Fury made the decision less than a month after his world heavyweight title defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Pakistan watches with caution as old ally Taliban gets closer to India

While some analysts say Pakistan need not worry, others warn that Indian influence in Afghanistan could strain ties.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ New treatment for most aggressive brain cancer may help patients live longer

Glioblastoma often kills within months. A new targeted radiation therapy may help patients live longer.

LIVESCIENCE

🎖️ German Police Probe Drone Sightings Over Military Sites

On Sunday police spotted up to 10 unmanned aerial vehicles flying in a secured military zone in Manching

KYIVPOST

🤖 OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue claims she's broken world record by sleeping with 1,057 men in just 12 hours - as she thanks 'all the barely legal, barely breathing and the husbands'

Bonnie Blue, 25, from Derbyshire, is reported to have topped the tally previously set by Lisa Sparks when sleeping with 919 men within 24 hours in 2004.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Los Angeles wildfire deaths rise to 24 as crews prepare for return of strong winds

The National Weather Service issued a rare warning of a "particularly dangerous situation," beginning overnight Monday into Tuesday.

PBS

🔥 Tyson Fury announces he is RETIRING from boxing - and delivers a cryptic five-word message after Eddie Hearn hinted at Wembley showdown with Anthony Joshua

Tyson Fury has dramatically announced his retirement from boxing with immediate effect.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 LSU star and NFL hopeful Kyren Lacy is finally arrested on negligent homicide and hit-and-run charges

LSU wide receiver and NFL hopeful Kyren Lacy has finally been arrested and booked in Louisiana on charges of negligent homicide and hit-and-run driving with serious injury or death.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Ukrainian Drone Takes Out Three Russian UAVs With Shotgun, Targets Soldier in Viral Vid

An aerial scout told Kyiv Post scaling up such drone use could expand Ukrainian offensive operations and deter Russian forces during assaults.

KYIVPOST

🌧️ VIDEO: Ukrainian Drone Takes Out Three Russian UAVs with Shotgun, Targets Soldier

An aerial scout told Kyiv Post that scaling up such drone use could expand Ukrainian offensive operations and deter Russian forces during assaults.

KYIVPOST

🌐 The Top Global Dangers for a Burn-It-Down Era

A rogue America is among the biggest threats of 2025.

FP

🇸🇾 Mainstream media ignoring ethno-religious genocide under Syria's new rulers

Mainstream Western media previously wrote several puff pieces on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its US-designated terror leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani in the wake of Assad's ouster, but now that same media is completely ignoring the atrocities taking place under Jolani's watch. Various armed allied groups of HTS are rampaging through the central and northern countryside, attacking Christians and Alawites, in a developing ethno-religious genocide. It has only been one month since Assad was overthrown.

SOTT

📈 Wall Street stocks slide after robust US data puts brake on rate cut bets

Euro approaches parity with US currency and pound drops to 14-month low

FT

🔥 Chilling secret behind photo of 'hero LA firefighter' snapped in ruins of Pacific Palisades

Among the 68 people who were arrested is a burglar who disguised himself as a firefighter to gain access to decimated mansions caught in the path of the worst fires to ever tear through Los Angeles.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Russia Advances Near 8 Settlements in Donetsk Region, Battlefield Map Shows

The gains, while insignificant in terms of size, show Russia’s tightening grip on Ukraine’s Donetsk region.

KYIVPOST

🏀 Angel Reese slammed over 'gross' act: 'Great girl for kids to look up to'

The Chicago Sky star is currently gearing up for the inaugural season of Unrivaled - a new three-on-three women's basketball league taking place in the WNBA offseason.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Montclair NJ Public Schools Are Closed as ‘Precautionary Measure’

Local police are investigating a “security concern” that led to the closure, the school district said. The mayor said there was “no immediate threat.”

NYTIMES

🔥 Pregnant Brittany Mahomes to be induced as she and Chiefs star Patrick prepare for third child

Brittany's due date was reportedly set for Sunday, and the quarterback spoke previously spoke of his desire to lock up the No. 1 seed in the AFC and earn a postseason bye with the big day fast approaching.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Turkey's Erdogan launches 'Year of the Family' with an attack on the LGBTQ+ community

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marked the launch of Turkey&rsquo;s &ldquo;Year of the Family&rdquo; with an attack on the LGBTQ+ community and the announcement of measures to boost birth rates

ABC

🇯🇵 See Mercury's frigid north pole in extraordinary new images from the BepiColombo spacecraft

A joint Japanese-European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the permanently shadowed craters at Mercury's north pole.

LIVESCIENCE

🌐 Internet sleuth identifies four suspects in Sydney Thomas mystery... after ring girl claimed SEC coach slid in her DMs

The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul ring girl became a star in her own right after appearing between rounds of the Netflix bout in November, and she made a stunning reveal on a recent podcast interview.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan, followed by precautionary tsunami evacuations

Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along the "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.

PBS

🔥 Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan

Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along the "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.

PBS

🤖 Black, LGBTQ Connecticut pastor leads nearly 600 New England churches

The Rev. Darrell Goodwin is seeking those who have been estranged from hope. The leader of nearly 600 New England churches has recently launched a campaign to reach those in need of hope, Find Hope Now. It’s a new take on the gospel, offering radical love, inclusion and what he calls “an extravagant welcome.” Goodwin, [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🔥 Israel and Hamas make progress in their ceasefire and hostage release talks

Three officials said the next days would be critical for ending more than a year of fighting that has shaken the Middle East, but talks have stalled near the finish line repeatedly in the past year.

NPR

🔥 What to know about the Israel and Hamas Gaza ceasefire and hostage release talks

The basic framework, officials familiar with the talks say, is an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, and a six-week ceasefire. Mediators are applying pressure on all parties.

NPR

🇦🇺 Djokovic, Alcaraz and Sinner in Australian Open round two, but Kyrgios out

Aussie favourite Kyrgios says his first-round loss might be his last singles appearance in Melbourne.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Revealed: Latest celebrity homes destroyed in apocalyptic LA wildfires including Mel Gibson and Bella Hadid as thousands more flee for their lives and death toll climbs to 24

Dozens of A-listers abandoned their luxurious California mansions and fled for their lives after the fires ignited, with many now confirming that their homes were reduced to rubble in the blazes.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Britain's PM unveils AI strategy, vows to rip up red tape hindering AI projects

The British government has pledged to rip up the red tape hindering construction of data centers that underpin artificial intelligence while promoting its &ldquo;pro-innovation&rdquo; approach to regulating the technology

ABC

👔 EU's executive branch denies cover up over health of President Ursula von der Leyen

The European Commission is denying that it tried to cover up the state of health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen, who was hospitalized with severe pneumonia

ABC

🌧️ Influencer, 32, is banned from roads for speeding in her father's Porsche at 93mph - after telling court she needs licence because taking taxis and trains to photoshoots is 'too challenging'

Lucia Campolucci-Bordi (pictured) was caught speeding at 93mph on the M57 near Liverpool in June. She was banned for getting 12 points on her licence, but said it was 'difficult' without her car.

DAILYMAIL

📰 China is reportedly constructing ‘D-Day style’ barges for possible Taiwan invasion

China is reportedly constructing “D-Day style” barges that could be used in an invasion of Taiwan. According to Naval News, at least three of the new craft have been observed at Guangzhou Shipyard in southern China. Experts told The Telegraph that the barges, seemingly drawing inspiration from the “Mulberry Harbours” built for the Normandy landings [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🔥 LA wildfires at risk of 'explosive' growth as Santa Ana winds to return

Following a few days of quieter conditions, Santa Ana winds will strengthen again increasing fears of explosive fire growth

BBC

🇮🇱 100 days of siege in north Gaza

5,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel’s 100-day siege of northern Gaza.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Santa Ana winds are returning and this could very bad for the situation in California

After a break in strong winds that allowed firefighters to make progress against the deadly wildfires in Southern California, gusty Santa Ana winds are expected to return this week. This situation raises the threat of further destruction as humidity levels remain low and dry conditions continue. &#160; High winds and red flag advisories, which indicate [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🤖 At 53, I'd been celibate for a decade and thought I'd never have sex again. Then a friend let me in on a secret all the posh mums are talking about...

My friend's suggestion caught me off-guard. She said it was all the rage among her social circle - and I couldn't help but feel intrigued...

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Los Angeles wildfires could be the costliest in history

Early estimates put the damage and economic losses between $250 billion and $275 billion

SALON

🔥 What Los Angeles burning means for the nation

With large swaths of the city on fire we may be at a tipping point

FT

🔥 Excavations at Queen Hatshepsut's mortuary temple reveal elaborate burials, decorated blocks and ancient tools

A number of new discoveries have been made near the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Melania Trump reveals how often she and Barron will be at the White House as she details her $40m documentary

Melania Trump revealed the details of her $40 million documentary, where she'll live as first lady, and if Barron will come to the White House in a new interview that aired on Monday.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 California fires live: Pressure grows on LA Mayor Karen Bass as broken promise is revealed

The death toll of the Los Angeles fires swelled to at least 24 people as mayor Karen Bass continues to be slammed for her handling of the tragedy.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 How did LA fires start? Key questions and updates about California disaster

The fast-moving LA fires that killed at least 10 people and decimated more than 20,000 acres in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu and other areas continue to burn Friday with no end in sight.

DAILYMAIL

🇷🇺 EU shipyards are fixing Russia’s Arctic LNG tankers

Repairs and dry-docking enable Moscow to maintain market access for gas plant through the winter

FT

👔 Russia says Iran's president will visit this week, sign a partnership pact with Putin

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart President Masoud Pezeshkian this week for the signing of a broad partnership pact between Moscow and Tehran

ABC

🤖 Eagles star AJ Brown leaves NFL fans baffled with bizarre sideline move during playoff game

Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown baffled fans with a decision he made during the team's Wild Card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, with some of them hoping he was not distracted.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Why fire hydrants and water supply failed during Los Angeles wildfires

The LA wildfires continue to burn, with Santa Ana winds set to intensify and challenges hampering rescue efforts.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Firefighters catch second 'arsonist' in the act of starting new blazes in LA days after cops arrest illegal immigrant with a blowtorch

Ruben Montes, 29, (not pictured) was arrested for arson on Sunday in Irwindale, California , roughly 16 miles away from Altadena, where the deadly Eaton Fire continues to rage.

DAILYMAIL

⛽ Rescuers in Pakistan recover the bodies of 11 workers who died in coal mine blast

Officials in Pakistan say rescuers have recovered the bodies of 11 coal miners who died last week after a methane gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse in the country's southwest

ABC

🚨 Tsunami alert after 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Japan

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country's Meteorological Agency said Monday.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 Enormous skull of 200-million-year-old giant dinosaur discovered in China

The well-preserved skull belongs to a never-before-seen species of sauropodomorph that potentially grew up to 33 feet long.

LIVESCIENCE

🌐 EU Globalist Explicitly Threatens To Cancel German Election Result If Right Wing AfD Wins

Former French European Commissioner Thierry Breton has essentially openly confessed that the West stole the Romanian election and stands ready to do it again in Germany if deemed necessary. "We did it in Romania, and we will do it in Germany if necessary," a translation from the French of Breton's recent appearance in European media said. Early last month a top Romanian court simply annulled the first round of the country's presidential election inorder to create what amounted to a 'do over' election.

SOTT

🔥 At least 40 farmers were killed by Boko Haram militants during a weekend attack in northeast Nigeria, an official says

At least 40 farmers were killed by Boko Haram militants during a weekend attack in northeast Nigeria, an official says

ABC

🔥 A landslide in a Myanmar jade mining area kills at least 12 and leaves many missing

An overnight landslide at a jade mining area in northern Myanmar has killed at least a dozen people and left many others missing

ABC

💥 4 killed, 5 injured in landslide after heavy rainfall in western Indonesia

Four people were killed in the Indonesian city of Batam, located in the Riau Islands province, after a landslide struck a housing complex early on Monday. The disaster also injured five others and destroyed five houses, according to the province's disaster mitigation agency. Hendrija, the agency's head of the rehabilitation and reconstruction division, told local media that heavy rains had been falling in the Riau Islands since the previous Friday and were expected to continue until Saturday. He later urged the public to remain vigilant and alert for potential further hydrometeorological disasters. "We plan to implement roadblocks to the housing complex as part of the emergency response. We don't want more victims," he said. Indonesia frequently experiences hydrometeorological disasters during the rainy season. Last November, the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency warned that the country is currently entering the rainy season, with rainfall intensity expected...

SOTT

🇦🇺 Coaching ‘pods’ get mixed reaction from top players at Australian Open 2025

New court-side seating allows players to communicate with coaches and other team members during the match.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Former Canadian PM responds to Trump's astonishing 51st state plan: 'We want to be friends'

Canadian political leaders, former and present, continue to come out of the woodwork to denounce Donald Trump's proposal that they become the 51st U.S. state.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Elon Musk Is an ‘Evil Person,’ Steve Bannon Says

The comments highlighted rifts within the U.S. right wing and between two men who have been influential advisers to President-elect Donald J. Trump.

NYTIMES

🔥 Winds threaten the containment of wildfires. And, DHS chief reflects on his career

Santa Ana winds are expected to pick back up, threatening the containment of Southern California wildfires. And, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reflects on his career.

NPR

🔥 At least 10 dead in landslides caused by torrential rains (3 inches in an hour) in Brazil

Nine people died in the city of Ipatinga, where 80 millimeters (3.1 inches) of rain fell in the space of one hour on Saturday night, the mayor's office said. Firefighters pulled the body of an eight-year-old boy from the rubble of a house destroyed by a landslide. Another landslide swept away everything in its path along a street on the side of a hill in the city's Bethania neighborhood. AFP images from the scene showed rubble from the houses poking up from the mud.

SOTT

🌧️ Tiny AI chip modeled on the human brain set to boost battery life in smart devices

The Spiking Neural Processor T1 is an AI chip that's modeled on the way the brain detects patterns and could extend the battery life in smart devices.

LIVESCIENCE

🌧️ Tiny AI chip modeled on the human brain set to slash power consumption and boost battery life in smart tech

The Spiking Neural Processor T1 is an AI chip that's modeled on the way the brain detects patterns and could extend the battery life in smart devices.

LIVESCIENCE

🌧️ Tiny AI chip modeled on the human brain set to boost battery life in smart devices — with lifespan in some rising up to 6 times

The Spiking Neural Processor T1 is an AI chip that's modeled on the way the brain detects patterns and could extend the battery life in smart devices.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Nigerian air raid targeting bandits mistakenly kills civilians

Nigerian air force launches investigation after reports say at least 15 people killed in air attack in Zamfara State.

ALJAZEERA

🌳 Why we need parasites, despite them leeching life from others

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Death threats, interrogation: Why football referee Mahsa Ghorbani left Iran

Ghorbani, a female Iranian international football referee, fled to Sweden after security threats and unfair treatment.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Fearless LA residents get tough with looters threatening to shoot them and hiring private security as crime soars

Among the 68 people who were arrested is a burglar who disguised himself as a firefighter to gain access to decimated mansions caught in the path of the worst fires to ever tear through Los Angeles.

DAILYMAIL

🇸🇾 Syrian engineers disarm landmines planted by Assad regime

Bomb disposal teams in Idlib are working to disarm landmines planted by the Assad regime.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Ukraine’s Special Forces Crush DPRK Assault in Kursk, Eliminating 18 Soldiers

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces repelled a DPRK assault in the Kursk region, eliminating 18 soldiers, including one who detonated a grenade killing himself under Russian orders to avoid capture.

KYIVPOST

⚔️ Ackman aims to create ‘modern-day Berkshire Hathaway’ with Howard Hughes deal

Investor has big ambitions for Texas-based property holding company

FT

🌨️ Another 1-2 feet of lake-effect snow to bury New York towns this week

Nearly 1 million people in the state of New York and parts of Pennsylvania are under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings on Tuesday, concentrated mostly in the areas south of Buffalo, the area around Erie, Pennsylvania, and off Lake Ontario south of Watertown, New York.

FOXWEATHER

🌨️ Another 1-2 feet of lake-effect snow burying New York towns this week

Nearly 1 million people in the state of New York and parts of Pennsylvania are under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings on Tuesday, concentrated mostly in the areas south of Buffalo, the area around Erie, Pennsylvania, and off Lake Ontario south of Watertown, New York.

FOXWEATHER

🌨️ Lake-effect snow buries parts of New York in 2 feet of snow

More than 650,000 people in the state of New York and parts of Pennsylvania remain under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings after 14-24 inches of snow already blanketed parts of the region, with more expected to fall Wednesday.

FOXWEATHER

🌨️ Lake-effect snow buries parts of New York in feet of snow

More than 650,000 people in the state of New York and parts of Pennsylvania were under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings after 14-24 inches of snow already blanketed parts of the region.

FOXWEATHER

🔥 Talks on Gaza Cease-Fire and Hostage Releases: What to Know

The negotiations appeared to be gaining momentum on Monday as Arab and American mediators pushed for an agreement before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Sweden to Send Warships, Surveillance Jet to Baltics to Bolster NATO Defense

The deployment follows suspected Russian undersea cable sabotages and marks Sweden’s first contribution to a NATO mission since it joined in March 2024.

KYIVPOST

⚔️ Trump’s ‘all hell’ comments a threat to Hamas, says US VP-elect Vance

JD Vance warns of consequences if Gaza captive deal does not happen, including knocking out &#039;final&#039; Hamas battalions.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Why are California inmates deployed to help fight LA wildfires?

Canada and Mexico have offered to deploy firefighters as US inmates join in efforts to put out LA&#039;s wildfires.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Mount Ibu volcano erupts in Indonesia sending ash 5km high on January 11

Mount Ibu Volcano sent a 5km high ash column above its crater when it erupted in Indonesia on Saturday night. Footage shows the hot lava flowing from its peak, as seen from a home in North Maluku on the evening of January 11. Authorities recorded the eruption at 7:35 pm local time, with the ash column height reaching 5,325 metres with thick intensity leaning towards the west. The eruption lasted more than three minutes with a maximum amplitude of 28 mm. Lava was ejected 2km from the centre with alert level 3 status. Locals and tourists are prevented from entering a 4km radius danger zone, while residents near the area are advised to use face masks and goggles. Indonesia is in the Pacific Ring of Fire, a geologically active area with frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. It has more than 130 active volcanoes, making it one of the most volcanically active countries in the world.

SOTT

🌧️ Russia ‘prepared for any scenario’ on Ukraine war as Trump presidency nears

The US president-elect has promised to end the conflict in Ukraine but the Kremlin has not endorsed any tentative plans.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Giant 'kidney beans' spotted in Mars satellite images could point to signs of water and life

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them can help us determine if there was ever enough water on Mars to sustain life.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 Los Angeles Is Being Crushed Under the Weight of Inaction

At this point, we’d take concepts of a plan.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Kremlin Declines to Comment on North Korean POWs in Ukraine

Russia has not denied or confirmed reports that thousands of North Korean soldiers have been sent to its border Kursk region to help Moscow fight off a Ukrainian incursion.

KYIVPOST

🇦🇺 Dead melon-headed whales washed up on Broome beach in Western Australia

West Australian wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of at least three marine mammals found on a beach near Broome. Three melon-headed whales were discovered lying on Mangalagun Crab Creek Beach, north-east of the tourist town, this morning by Broome resident Megan Spence, who regularly visits the area. Her first thought was a shark or dolphin had washed ashore. "It was very dark, almost black," Ms Spence said. "Then I looked further up the beach and saw another one, then another 150 metres there was another. "It was really sad."

SOTT

🔥 Weary LA residents finally told when they can return to homes after fires ravaged thousands of buildings along the coast: Recap

DAILY MAIL.COM BLOG: Recap the wildfires ravaging California have killed at least 16 people and destroyed over 12,000 structures.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Disgusting excuse given by Virginia hospital after 'evil nurse fractured bones of premature baby' whose twin died

A mother told DailyMail.com the agony she suffered at Henrico Hospital in Virginia, where a nurse has been accused of abusing a newborn.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump risks turning the US into a rogue state

Territorial expansionism and threats to neighbours and allies should set off alarm bells across the world

FT

🌧️ 'We lost everything': Actors who sheltered in Ukraine theatre bring story of bombing to the stage

The Donetsk theatre in the city of Mariupol was supposed to be a place of safety for hundreds of civilians sheltering during the first few weeks of Russia's invasion in Ukraine. A sign bearing the word "children" was marked on the ground outside, visible from the air.

SKY

🌟 Celebrity dating app Raya's clients are a deadly secret kept by the elites. But I managed to infiltrate it... and you'll never guess which A-listers popped up

I hadn't expected to strike gold so swiftly. There on my phone was a picture of one of the world's best-known and best-looking comic actors.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: California wildfire threat becomes 'particularly dangerous'

Start your day with the latest weather news. The death toll associated with the Los Angeles-area wildfires continues to rise as nervous residents in Southern California brace for a renewed critical fire weather threat this week, while rounds of lake-effect snow will return to the Northeast.

FOXWEATHER

🔥 Why EU Offshore Migrant Centers Can’t Work—for Now

The Italy-Albania plan shows that there are far too many obstacles.

FP

🌐 New era of crisis for children, as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens

The world is entering a new era of crisis for children; climate change, inequality and conflict are disrupting their lives and limiting their futures, an authoritative study from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.

UN

🗽 Al Jazeera ban must be lifted, rights experts urge Palestinian Authority

Top independent human rights experts urged the Palestinian authorities on Monday to end its widely criticized ban on the broadcaster Al Jazeera and ensure that all journalists, local or international, can work freely and safely in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

UN

🇮🇱 Humanitarians continue to call for Israel to facilitate aid delivery in Gaza

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday reiterated its call for Israel to enable the delivery of lifesaving assistance to people across the Gaza Strip.&nbsp;

UN

🌐 ‘Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,’ says Türk

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the critical role of human rights defenders in today's tumultuous global landscape in a speech on Monday to Wilton Park, the executive agency of the United Kingdom’s Foreign office.&nbsp;&nbsp;

UN

📰 World News in Brief: Solidarity with Ukraine, Haiti earthquake victims remembered, funding for Sudan healthcare

The UN’s top aid official has travelled to Ukraine where he’s expressed his solidarity with the country’s people, who continue to come under attack from Russian forces.

UN

🤖 Guterres to embark on solidarity visit to Lebanon

UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Lebanon later this week for a solidarity visit with the country and its people, his Spokesperson announced on Monday during his daily briefing from New York&nbsp;

UN

🤖 Guterres to conduct solidarity visit to Lebanon

UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Lebanon later this week for a solidarity visit with the country and its people, his Spokesperson announced on Monday during his daily briefing from New York.&nbsp;

UN

⚔️ First Person: Syrian migrant shipwreck survivor vows to reconstruct shattered country

Syrian refugee Doaa Al Zamel’s harrowing tale of surviving a deadly shipwreck brought the horrors of fleeing war to a worldwide audience when it was told in the book “A Hope More Powerful Than The Sea” in 2017.&nbsp;

UN

⚔️ First Person: Syrian migrant shipwreck survivor vows to help reconstruct shattered country

Syrian refugee Doaa Al Zamel’s harrowing tale of surviving a deadly shipwreck brought the horrors of fleeing war to a worldwide audience when it was told in the book “A Hope More Powerful Than The Sea” in 2017.&nbsp;

UN

⚔️ First Person: Syrian refugee shipwreck survivor vows to help reconstruct shattered country

Syrian refugee Doaa Al Zamel’s harrowing tale of surviving a deadly shipwreck brought the horrors of fleeing war to a worldwide audience when it was told in the book “A Hope More Powerful Than The Sea” in 2017.&nbsp;

UN

🤖 NASA photographs 'ghost island' that vanishes 'like an apparition'

The island was captured on satellite imagery in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Azerbaijan. Landmasses change over time - that much is well establish...

UM

🔥 The LA fire conspiracy theories that are flooding the internet: From plot to protect P Diddy to a 'direct energy weapon' and drone cover-up

The out of control blazes have caused misery on an almost unimaginable scale, with families grieving the loss of loved-ones or rebuilding their lives after losing their homes.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Who to blame for deadly LA wildfires? The woke virus

Prioritizing ideology over competence is a dangerous game, one that can lead to unimaginable loss and suffering. As an observer from abroad, witnessing the catastrophic wildfires ravaging Los Angeles has been both heartbreaking and bewildering. The scenes of destruction and despair - thousands of homes reduced to rubble and lives lost - are tragic enough on their own. But what truly shocks an outsider is discovering that the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has been prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives over the critical task of preparing for disasters of this magnitude. For a city known for its influence and resources, this misallocation is a bewildering display of misplaced priorities. In 2022, the LAFD unveiled its first-ever DEI Bureau, aiming to foster a "safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace." While such goals might seem laudable to some, they appear to have come at an unacceptable cost. Instead of focusing on the department's core mission of...

SOTT

🔥 What's the latest on Los Angeles wildfires and how did they start?

Everything you need to know about the blazes that have forced thousands to leave their homes.

BBC

🛰️ Mysterious 'ghost island' is spotted by a NASA satellite - before vanishing entirely

The idea of a 'ghost' island might sound like a concept from the latest episode of Scooby Doo. But it has become a reality in the Caspian Sea.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Russia and Ukraine Battle Inside Kursk, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans

Ukrainian soldiers are describing fierce clashes as Russian forces try to retake territory in the Kursk region that could be key in eventual cease-fire talks.

NYTIMES

🤖 Falling Child Vaccinations

U.S. vaccination rates against once-common childhood diseases are falling.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Doctor reveals stomach-churning reason why millions could be allergic to ground coffee

London-based GP Dr Sermed Mezher shared the grim fact with his 290,000 Instagram followers. But he warned that people with a shellfish allergy should be carful of drinking ground coffee.

DAILYMAIL

📰 IDF admits 'serious offence' after using vehicle marked ambulance in raid in which a grandmother was killed

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has admitted to a "serious offence" after a Sky News investigation analysed CCTV footage showing the moment an 80-year-old Palestinian grandmother was shot in the West Bank.

SKY

🔥 Southern California braces for intensifying wildfires as strong Santa Ana winds loom this week

The threat of renewed fire danger looms over Southern California as strong Santa Ana winds are forecast to intensify Monday night, further endangering communities already grappling with a series of devastating wildfires.

FOXWEATHER

🔥 'As bad as it gets': Southern California faces extreme fire threat as Santa Ana winds intensify

The threat of renewed fire danger looms over Southern California as strong Santa Ana winds are forecast to intensify Monday night, further endangering communities already grappling with a series of devastating wildfires.

FOXWEATHER

🔥 LA's raging wildfires have destroyed prestigious architectural gems across city

The wildfires that have been ravaging Los Angeles for nearly a week have destroyed prestigious architectural gems across the city. 

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Kim Kardashian urges followers to beware of fundraising scams after fraudsters used her name to target victims of the LA bushfires

So far the devastating inferno has destroyed 40,000 acres across the most affluent neighborhoods in LA.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Before and after images show destruction of LA fires

A before and after video of a walking tour around the LA neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades shows the destruction caused

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Killer 'murdered 18-year-old girl then had sex with her corpse after flipping a coin to decide whether to strangle his victim'

Wiktoria Kozielska had been returning home from a nightclub in the Polish city of Katowice when she was approached by Mateusz Hepa, who lured her back to his flat

DAILYMAIL

🔥 L.A.’s Private Firefighters, and U.S. Childhood Vaccination Rates Fall

Plus, remembering a civil rights Freedom Rider.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Russian Drone Strikes Mis-Identified North Korean Air Defense Radar

One of the drawbacks of working with an unfamiliar ally was amply illustrated after Russian milbloggers crowed about the destruction of a Ukrainian system only to find it had come from Pyongyang.

KYIVPOST

🌧️ Russian Drones Misidentify North Korean Air Defense Radar, Blow It Up

One of the drawbacks of working with an unfamiliar ally was amply illustrated after Russian milbloggers crowed about the destruction of a Ukrainian system only to find it had come from Pyongyang.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Scientists reveal why nobody notices when women are tired - but do when it's a man

Men might like to think they are the more stoic of the sexes, but scientists now say that observers pay far less attention to women when they are tired than when it is a man.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 See some of the most terrifying and dramatic pictures of California wildfire devastation

These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in California that started on Jan. 7.

NPR

🌌 Once-in-a-lifetime comet will become visible for the first time in 160,000 YEARS today - here's the best time to see the bright space rock

A once-in-a-lifetime comet is set to become visible for the first time in 160,000 years - and you don't want to miss it.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Biden Administration Adopts Rules to Guide A.I.’s Global Spread

New rules aim to keep advanced technology out of China and to ensure that cutting-edge artificial intelligence is developed by the United States and its allies.

NYTIMES

🥳 How Democrats Can Get the Upper Hand With Minority Power

Two examples from recent history show what a united party can achieve.

FP

🌧️ Putin’s Victory Will Be a Hollow One

Though the Russian leader may triumph militarily in Ukraine, he has failed to achieve his strategic goals.

FP

🗳️ Big US banks set for $31bn quarterly profit as Wall Street business booms

Trading activity boosted in final quarter of 2024 by Donald Trump’s election win

FT

💻 OpenAI Courts Trump With Vision for ‘A.I. in America’

The maker of ChatGPT hopes to spur investment from the Middle East and avoid strict regulations on the development of new technologies.

NYTIMES

🔥 The LA conflagration: It is now painfully clear what matters

The wildfires in Los Angeles are a harbinger of our doom — yet ultimately leave me with hope

SALON

🎬 Welcome to Our First/Final Book Club

Since reading isn’t our strong suit, let’s skip talking about the book that was recommended by a hot movie star and just eat brunch.

NEWYORKER

🔥 How the Stonewall Inn Bricks Avoided the Trash

When the improvised weapons that (apocryphally) spurred the gay-liberation movement were discarded during a renovation, Kurt Kelly, a current owner, went dumpster diving.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Tabula Rasa: Volume Five, by John McPhee

A project meant not to end.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Does One Emotion Rule All Our Ethical Judgments?

When prehistoric predators abounded, the ability to perceive harm helped our ancestors survive. Some researchers wonder whether it fuels our greatest fights today.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Slide Show: New Yorker Cartoons January 20, 2025

Drawings from the January 20, 2025, magazine.

NEWYORKER

🇯🇵 Doban-kun: A 'cute' human-shaped counting tool from prehistoric Japan

This anthropomorphic clay tablet was likely used in an ancient ritual by the Jōmon culture in Japan.

LIVESCIENCE

🌧️ How Religious Schools Became a Billion-Dollar Drain on Public Education

A nationwide movement has funnelled taxpayer money to private institutions, eroding the separation between church and state.

NEWYORKER

🔥 “Prayer,” by Larry Levis

“I know / That everything I look out upon will vanish.”

NEWYORKER

🔥 The Crossword: Monday, January 13, 2025

Singer with the 2016 album “Puberty 2”: six letters.

NEWYORKER

🗽 Why Zora Neale Hurston Was Obsessed with the Jews

Her long-unpublished novel was the culmination of a years-long fascination. What does it reveal about her fraught views on civil rights?

NEWYORKER

🔥 “Sisters,” by Lee Upton

“I must have been breathing, of course, / although I no longer had sisters.”

NEWYORKER

⚔️ What Imperialist Game Is Donald Trump Playing with Greenland?

The President-elect’s brand of America First isolationism has always sat awkwardly with his Napoleonic tendencies.

NEWYORKER

👔 Netanyahu’s Media Poison Machine

The talk-show host Yinon Magal is at the center of a campaign to protect the Prime Minister and destroy the opposition.

NEWYORKER

🤖 Jhumpa Lahiri’s Writing Career Began in Stolen Notebooks

The author surveys school book reports and some fan mail, from M. Night Shyamalan, in her archives, which she recently sold to the New York Public Library.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live”

He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.

NEWYORKER

🇧🇷 Olympic kitesurfer rescues drowning woman

Brazilian Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo has rescued a woman who appeared to be drowning in the sea.

SKY

🔥 What are the main obstacles to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages?

Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning scores of militant-held hostages in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel

ABC

🔥 Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say

Officials say U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal has not been reached yet

ABC

🌨️ India's Modi marks the opening of a strategic tunnel in disputed Kashmir

India&rsquo;s prime minister marked the opening of a tunnel in the northeast of disputed Kashmir that will grant all-year accessibility to a town that is isolated by heavy snow each winter

ABC

🇩🇪 Germany welcomes release of German Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return home

Germany has welcomed the release of a German Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return to Germany

ABC

🤖 Mayor of opposition Istanbul stronghold arrested over bid-rigging claims

Prosecutors in Istanbul say the mayor of one of Turkey&rsquo;s opposition strongholds has been arrested as part of a bid-rigging investigation

ABC

🔥 Why the legacy media suddenly sound like Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders was right

SALON

🗳️ Lebanon President Joseph Aoun starts consultations for PM selection

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam seen as frontrunners.

ALJAZEERA

⚕️ Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell

Public health experts weigh in on the current state of testing for bird flu amid rising cases of influenza A

SALON

🌧️ Troops Detained in Ukraine Give Rare Glimpse Into North Korea’s Military

Ukraine’s president released a video of the two soldiers being interrogated, revealing they knew little about the war they were sent to fight in.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Ukraine Impacts Russian Offensive in Donbas with Precision Strikes on Command Posts

Ukrainian high-precision strikes on Russian command posts are disrupting its logistics and planning processes hampering Moscow’s offensive amid escalating battles around Pokrovsk.

KYIVPOST

🤖 Which drink stains your teeth more - Coke, coffee or red wine? Dentist's experiment reveals 'shocking' answer

An American dentist has revealed which of four popular drink caused the most staining in an experiment where teeth were exposed to liquids for 10 hours.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Baby gorilla rescued from hold of Turkish Airlines plane

A baby gorilla rescued from the cargo hold of a Turkish Airlines plane is recovering at an Istanbul zoo and may be returned to his natural habitat, officials have said.

SKY

🌡️ Weird weather isn't always because of climate change — but sometimes it is

Sometimes, weather is just weather. And other times human-caused climate change had an obvious impact.

NPR

🔥 A New Age of American Interference in Europe

Elon Musk and MAGA are already disrupting the status quo, and Europe seems ill-prepared.

NYTIMES

🔥 The first full moon of 2025 is here

This moon phase is nicknamed the Wolf Moon, which is rooted in Native American culture.

NPR

🔥 Donald Trump and the Bitcoin rise

Bitcoin rose to more than $100,000 in 2024. Donald Trump has been pro-crypto for some time. Did that influence its rise?

ALJAZEERA

🛡️ DR Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels, but fighting persists

Despite recent military gains, eastern DRC remains mired in conflict, mainly as a result of the M23 rebellion.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Los Angeles Is Still Burning. Where Are the Leaders?

At this point, we’d take concepts of a plan.

NYTIMES

🔥 No One Should Be Scoring Political Points Over a Fire

It’s way too soon for ideological score-settling.

NYTIMES

👔 Confirmation Hearings Open in a Test of Trump’s Hold on Senate G.O.P.

Opposition to prospective nominees, along with time-consuming Senate rules, will slow floor action despite the Republican push for approval of some of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s picks as soon as Jan. 20.

NYTIMES

🔥 The Pitched Battles for Partisan Control in State Legislatures

As state legislatures convene, they face the same political polarization seen in Congress. Some are in near-deadlock.

NYTIMES

🤖 Some Raw Truths About Raw Milk

Despite the serious risks of drinking it, a growing movement — including the potential health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — claims it has benefits. Should we take them more seriously?

NYTIMES

🔥 The Mothers on Broadway Are Finally More Than Monsters

Onstage, the flip-side of filial devotion has often been contempt. But a wave of forceful and multidimensional mothers suggests that may be changing.

NYTIMES

🦠 How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence

In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already turned up in the West.

NYTIMES

🔥 Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ Diseases

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.

NYTIMES

🔥 Art Once Divided Father and Son. Could It Now Bring Them Together?

A beloved illustrator died in the middle of a project. His son, who had been drifting away from art for years, was given the chance to finish the work.

NYTIMES

⚔️ What an Upended Mideast Means for Trump and U.S. Gulf Allies

While major ruptures are not expected, Gulf states are urging a tougher stance on Israel and a softening toward Iran, positions that differ greatly from the president-elect’s first term.

NYTIMES

🔥 Why Do TV Title Sequences Have So Much … Stuff?

A visual style originally meant to make TV series appear epic and distinctive has become awfully familiar

NYTIMES

🗳️ Despite Trump's win, 'election integrity' activists still seek sweeping voting changes

Republican voters say they trust the 2024 election was administered well, yet pro-Trump conservatives are pushing some sweeping reforms to voting systems.

NPR

🕵️ Our 25 most-anticipated games of 2025 including Grand Theft Auto 6 (maybe)

Will GTA6 actually come out this year? Is a new Nintendo console coming? Huge games are creeping on the horizon, including a high-stakes Assassin's Creed title and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

NPR

⚔️ Is one drink a day OK? Here's what to consider

On the heels of the surgeon general's warning about the cancer risks of alcohol, there's growing consensus that less is better. But how much is enough? Here's what the experts recommend.

NPR

🌡️ Advocates Warn of Climate, Cancer Risks From a Potential Trump Rollback on Electric Big Rigs and Buses

When a massive explosion proved the death knell of a 150-year-old South Philadelphia oil refinery in 2019, nearby resident Mark Clincy chalked it up as a health victory for surrounding neighborhoods that long bore the brunt of its air pollution. Then the trucks arrived. Construction equipment and other heavy-duty vehicles go back and forth through [&#8230;]

ICN

🌡️ Maryland’s Climate Goals Under Strain as Budget Gaps and Looming Federal Cuts Threaten Progress

Maryland lawmakers enter the 2025 legislative session facing a trifecta of challenges—soaring energy prices, a deepening budget crisis and shaky federal climate funding under a Trump presidency. That has observers concerned about whether the state can sustain its ambitious climate commitments amid competing mandates. A $2.7 billion budget gap by FY 2026 that could swell [&#8230;]

ICN

🗳️ Photos: India kicks off a huge Hindu festival, Maha Kumbh Mela

Millions of Hindu devotees will gather for the Kumbh Mela festival, the largest religious congregation on earth.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ ECB’s chief economist warns of too-low inflation if rates stay high

Philip Lane points to dangers of borrowing costs that remain ‘too high for too long’

FT

🇨🇳 China’s trade surplus hits annual record of nearly $1tn

Rise in exports comes days ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration

FT

⛔ Will Trump Strike Iran or Strike a Deal?

The new administration faces a changed regional environment, which could make dealmaking more appealing than a renewed sanctions campaign.

FP

🇨🇳 China building new mobile piers that could help possible Taiwan invasion

Satellite images reveal barge-like vessels that could help transport tanks and artillery over coastal mudflats

FT

🗳️ Despite strict laws, Texas is awash in intoxicating cannabis

Recreational<em> </em>marijuana is still illegal<em> </em>in Texas. The socially conservative legislature has voted it down year after year. And yet, with its exploding market for largely unregulated consumable hemp, Texas has inadvertently become the new Republic of THC.

NPR

🌧️ Seoul says 300 North Korean soldiers killed, 2,700 wounded fighting Ukraine

Casualties among North Koreans assisting Russia &#039;have surpassed 3,000&#039;, according to South Korea&#039;s intelligence agency.

ALJAZEERA

🇬🇧 Dollar hits two-year high after robust US data puts brake on rate cut bets

Pound drops to 14-month low and gilts weaken as investors continue to shun UK assets

FT

🤖 Blue Origin launch RECAP: Jeff Bezos New Glenn rocket abandons lift-off after maiden voyage is hit by multiple delays

MAILONLINE BLOG: Recap Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Polish General Sacked After Missing Anti-Tank Mines Found in IKEA Railway Wagon

The army general was reportedly sacked and four soldiers charged after they failed to unload nearly 250 landmines being sent to an ammunition depot near the village of Mosty in July.

KYIVPOST

👔 China's exports in December up 10.7%, beating estimates as higher U.S. tariffs loom

China has raced to fill orders ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's promised tariffs on Chinese goods. Exports have surged in the country since the pandemic.

NPR

👔 With South Korea in Crisis, Eight Justices Will Decide President’s Fate

The Constitutional Court, an arbiter in a polarized nation, is about to consider whether Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment for declaring martial law was justified.

NYTIMES

👔 Rehearsal and walkthrough for Donald Trump’s inauguration

A rehearsal with stand-ins is held at the Capitol before the inauguration of US President-elect Trump.

ALJAZEERA

🌐 World Briefing: January 13, 2025

The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.

KYIVPOST

🇦🇺 Cummins, Hazlewood return as Australia name ICC Champions Trophy squad

World champions Australia rely on experience and all-round abilities as they seek third Champions Trophy title.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ British Defence Intelligence Update Ukraine 12 January 2025

Latest from the British Defence Intelligence.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Misinformation is like arson to a city on fire

Los Angeles is not being helped in its hours of need by the spread of politically or ideologically motived opinion and lies.

SMH

🇺🇸 Hamas to release 33 hostages in breakthrough deal with Israel, report claims

A breakthrough deal between Israel and Hamas could see 33 hostages released in exchange for thousands of Palestinian prisoners, including women, children, and life sentences.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Lander Vows to End Street Homelessness for Mentally Ill People as Mayor

Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, will announce a major plan to address homelessness after a series of violent attacks on the subway.

NYTIMES