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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)2026-01-12T03:47:39Z NEW YORK (AP) Stocks of credit-card companies are tumbling on Monday after President Donald Trump threatened moves that could eat into their profits. The rest of Wall Street, meanwhile, was showing only modest signals of concern after tensions ramped to a much higher degree between the White House and the Federal Reserve.The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1% from its all-time high as U.S. stocks drifted through mixed morning trading, while prices for gold and other investments that tend to do well when investors are nervous rose. The value of the U.S. dollar also dipped against the euro and other currencies amid concerns that the Fed may have less independence in setting interest rates to keep inflation under control.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 179 points, or 0.4%, as of 10 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was nearly unchanged. Some of the markets sharpest drops came from credit-card companies, as Synchrony Financial, Capital One Financial and American Express all fell between 4% and 7%. They sank after Trump said he wanted to put a 10% cap on credit-card interest rates for a year. Such a move could eat into profits for credit card companies. But it was a separate move by Trump that was grabbing more attention on Wall Street. Over the weekend, the Federal Reserves chair, Jerome Powell, said the U.S. Department of Justice subpoenaed the Fed and threatened a criminal indictment over his testimony about renovations underway at its headquarters. With an unusual video statement released on Sunday, Powell said his testimony and the renovations are pretexts for the threat of criminal charges, which is really a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President.The Fed has been locked in a feud with the White House about interest rates. Trump has been loudly calling for lower interest rates, which would make borrowing cheaper for U.S. households and companies and could give the economy a kickstart. The Fed did cut its main interest rate three times last year and has indicated more cuts may be arriving this year. But its been moving slowly enough that Trump has nicknamed Powell Too Late. In a brief interview with NBC News Sunday, President Donald Trump insisted he didnt know about the investigation into Powell. When asked if the investigation is intended to pressure Powell on rates, Trump said, No. I wouldnt even think of doing it that way.Powells term as chair ends in May, and Trump administration officials have signaled that he could name a potential replacement this month. Trump has also sought to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook.The Fed has traditionally operated separately from the rest of Washington, making its decisions on interest rates without having to bend to political whims. Such independence, the thinking goes, gives it freedom to make unpopular moves that are necessary for the economys long-term health. Keeping interest rates high, for example, could slow the economy and frustrate politicians looking to please voters. But it could also be the medicine needed to get high inflation under control. In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury ticked up to 4.19% from 4.18% late Friday. A less independent Fed and higher inflation in the long term could also erode the value of the U.S. dollar, and it slipped 0.3% against the euro and 0.4% against the Swiss franc.In stock markets abroad, indexes rose across much of Europe and Asia. Stocks jumped 1.4% in Hong Kong and 1.1% in Shanghai for two of the worlds bigger gains following reports that Chinese leaders were preparing more help for the economy.___AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.

Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)2026-01-12T11:01:20Z NEW YORK (AP) Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, with picket lines forming. The other affected hospitals are NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.About 15,000 nurses are involved in the strike, according to New York State Nurses Association.After months of bargaining, management refused to make meaningful progress on core issues that nurses have been fighting for: safe staffing for patients, healthcare benefits for nurses, and workplace violence protections, the union said in a statement issued Monday. Management at the richest hospitals in New York City are threatening to discontinue or radically cut nurses health benefits. The strike, which comes during a severe flu season, could potentially force the hospitals to transfer patients, cancel procedures or divert ambulances. It could also put a strain on city hospitals not involved in the contract dispute, as patients avoid the medical centers hit by the strike. The hospitals involved have been hiring temporary nurses to try and fill the labor gap during the walkout, and said in a statement during negotiations that they would do whatever is necessary to minimize disruptions. Montefiore posted a message assuring patients that appointments would be kept. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on NYSNAs leaders continue to double down on their $3.6 billion in reckless demands, including nearly 40% wage increases, and their troubling proposals like demanding that a nurse not be terminated if found to be compromised by drugs or alcohol while on the job, Montefiore spokesperson Joe Solmonese said Monday after the strike had started. We remain resolute in our commitment to providing safe and seamless care, regardless of how long the strike may last. New York-Presbyterian accused the union of staging a strike to create disruption, but said in a statement that it has taken steps to ensure patients receive the care they need. Were ready to keep negotiating a fair and reasonable contract that reflects our respect for our nurses and the critical role they play, and also recognizes the challenging realities of todays healthcare environment, the statement said.The work stoppage is occurring at multiple hospitals simultaneously, but each medical center is negotiating with the union independently. Several other hospitals across the city and in its suburbs reached deals in recent days to avert a possible strike.The nurses demands vary by hospital, but the major issues include staffing levels and workplace safety. The union says hospitals have given nurses unmanageable workloads.Nurses also want better security measures in the workplace, citing incidents like a an incident last week, when a man with a sharp object barricaded himself in a Brooklyn hospital room and was then killed by police. The union also wants limitations on hospitals use of artificial intelligence.The nonprofit hospitals involved in the negotiations say theyve been working to improve staffing levels, but say the unions demands overall are too costly.Nurses voted to authorize the strike last month.Both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani had expressed concern about the possibility of the strike. As the strike deadline neared, Mamdani urged both sides to keep negotiating and reach a deal that both honors our nurses and keeps our hospitals open.Our nurses kept this city alive through its hardest moments. Their value is not negotiable, Mamdani said.State Attorney General Letitia James voiced similar support, saying nurses put their lives on the line every day to keep New Yorkers healthy. They should never be forced to choose between their own safety, their patients well-being, and a fair contract.The last major nursing strike in the city was only three years ago, in 2023. That work stoppage, at Mount Sinai and Montefiore, was short, lasting three days. It resulted in a deal raising pay 19% over three years at those hospitals.It also led to promised staffing improvements, though the union and hospitals now disagree about how much progress has been made, or whether the hospitals are retreating from staffing guarantees.

Emma Stone arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)2026-01-12T08:01:13Z BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Emma Stone just seems more comfortable out of her seat than in it at awards shows. At the Golden Globes Sunday, the Bugonia star held court with a rotating cast of companions, from Kirsten Dunst to Jennifer Lawrence not in the main ballroom, but in a much smaller side room with a bar, a tea and coffee station and an ever-replenishing supply of decadent desserts, Nobu sushi, caviar cups and, perhaps most importantly, no television cameras.Heres some more of what you didnt see on the Golden Globes broadcast.A 13 Going on 30 reunionBefore the show even started Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo found one another near the bar and chatted for a while, not about plans for an impromptu Thriller dance, but about how Jay Penske, whose media empire includes Hollywood trade publications like The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Deadline, also co-owns the Golden Globes. Isnt that crazy, he said. Conversation then shifted to how he nearly missed his own category last year due to the security backup at the drop off area. He made it in, eventually, but just by a hair and had to take a seat in the aisle. Moms, Band-Aids and dancing before the showAs the clock ticked down, Glen Powell escorted his mother into the ballroom, taking her arm to navigate the steps Alicia Silverstone just had to sidestep down. They spotted their table off to the side and Powell took a beat: Want to hit the bar then?Silverstone was having her own issues though, and another mom soon came to the rescue: Mila Kunis was on a mission to deliver some Band-Aids to Silverstone, who thanked her profusely.Elsewhere, Colman Domingo danced his way to his table. Teyana Taylor, flanked by security trying to rush her to her seat, snapped a selfie with a guest. Rose Byrne paused to hug Elle Fanning, while Universal chair Donna Langley spoke to Benicio Del Toro. And Kylie Jenner made her way in at the last minute, without Timothe Chalamet and with only minutes to showtime. The awards get going, and some duck out of the roomStone beelined to the side room after the first award, leading her Bugonia director Yorgos Lanthimos and costar Alicia Silverstone along with her. Stone and Lanthimos were deep in conversation, with brief interruptions requesting selfies.Over at the coffee and tea station, Kirsten Dunst was halfway through pouring herself a cup of coffee when she paused and told husband Jesse Plemons I dont want this, do you? Her order instead was cranberry and some sparkling, which Plemons dutifully delivered to her throughout the night. Both were also excited to greet Wagner Moura.After Stellan Skarsgrds win, Sean Penn made his way to the Sentimental Value table to give Renate Reinsve a big hug, while Megan Everett-Skarsgrd, who had just gotten a very public boost from her husband, celebrated with Elle Fanning.Seth Rogen, meanwhile, followed his first win of the evening with what looked like a very, very dirty martini.The coolest bathroom crewAriana Grande led a glamorous train to the ladies room, telling Jessie Buckley and Reinsve to hold on to me! The three made a brief stop to say hi to Tessa Thompson, and pose for a photo, before reaching their destination. In the line for the toilets, Grande sighed phew we made it, holding up her voluminous gown as best she could. Still someone soon stepped on a part of it, apologizing profusely. Grande put her at ease immediately, though, insisting, No, Im the problem! Sushi, drinks and Emma StoneLater in the show, Jennifer Lawrence made her way to the bar area where she hugged Jeremy Allen White before finding Stone, who put down her white wine and took her friends face in her hands. They fluffed their hair when a photographer asked for a photo before they decided to take their own selfie as well.Dunst spotted Lawrence nearby too, telling The Testament of Ann Lee filmmaker Mona Fastvold and Zo Kravitz that she just wanted to say hi. Plemons soon arrived with three drinks to dole out. One was not for Lawrence, who joined the line to order her own drink.In another part of the room, Gayle King, who snacked on a small bite of dessert, appeared to have procured a to-go box for the sushi and soon was next to the KPop Demon Hunter women picking some choice pieces.Patrick Schwarzenegger took a good long look at the dessert table, before moving on, empty-handed to the sushi. No protein shakes here for the White Lotus star. Small talk or dreaming up future collaborations? Back inside the ballroom, the commercial breaks are a race to socialize. Everywhere you looked, there were interesting chats happening: Dwayne Johnson and Steven Spielberg, Macauly Culkin and Parker Posey, Maya Rudolph and Selena Gomez, Johnson and Timothe Chalamet and Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke, to name a few.Others stayed put in their seats as the night went on. Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Adam Sandler seemed content to hang at their very starry table. (Why get up when people can come to you instead?). Jessie Buckley let her Hamnet son, a tired-looking, Jacobi Jupe sit on her lap for a bit. And Eva Victor took a moment to reapply their lipstick before their category was up. Burning questions for the after-partiesWere Marty Supreme (Chalamet) and The Smashing Machine (Johnson) talking about greatness? Was Sean Penn smoking inside the ballroom? What did Britt Lower whisper to Grande? And what did Grande then write on a napkin and pass to Lower? Why was Ethan Hawkes wife Ryan Hawke carrying a tote bag that said Snoops Survival Kit and what was in it? And what did Stone say to the three Beverly Hills Police officers that made them laugh so much?___For more coverage of the 2026 Golden Globe Awards, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/golden-globe-awards LINDSEY BAHR Bahr has been a film writer and critic for The Associated Press since 2014. twitter instagram mailto

Wagner Moura poses in the press room with the award for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture drama for "The Secret Agent" during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)2026-01-12T05:39:16Z The Golden Globes had some predictable stuff, like One Battle After Another and Adolescence cleaning up and host Nikki Glaser making fun of the age of Leonardo DiCaprios partners.But there were also some sweet moments, like when Adolescence star Erin Doherty, who played a child therapist, won the trophy for best female actor in a supporting role on television and thanked therapists. Or when George Clooney, who was sitting at the lip of the stage, gallantly helped Jean Smart up to the podium and later hugged his former ER co-star Noah Wyle on his way to accepting best TV drama for The Pitt. There were some weird moments, too, like when Rose Byrne explained why her partner and fellow actor Bobby Cannavale wasnt there to see her win: He was at a reptile expo in New Jersey because the family was getting a bearded dragon.A sweet occasion was when Pluribus star Rhea Seehorn, onstage to accept her acting award for a TV drama, first told presenter Queen Latifah that she met her 20 years ago while she was between jobs and the rapper-actor was so nice. Other moments included a Golden embrace of Brazilian filmmaking, Seth Rogen having deja vu, Amy Poehler dunking on NPR and KPop Demon Hunters singer-songwriter Ejae encouraging viewers to keep striving. Brazil coming in hotWagner Moura won the Golden Globe for lead actor in a movie drama, becoming the second Brazilian to take home a Globes acting prize after Fernanda Torres win last year for Im Still Here.Moura in The Secret Agent plays a former professor forced into hiding while trying to protect his young son during Brazils military dictatorship of the 1970s. The movie also won the Globe for best non-English film. Wagner Moura poses in the press room with the award for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture drama for "The Secret Agent" during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Wagner Moura poses in the press room with the award for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture drama for "The Secret Agent" during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More This image released by CBS Broadcasting shows Wagner Moura accepting the award for best lead actor in a motion picture drama for "The Secret Agent" during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/CBS Broadcasting via AP) This image released by CBS Broadcasting shows Wagner Moura accepting the award for best lead actor in a motion picture drama for "The Secret Agent" during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/CBS Broadcasting via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More The Secret Agent is a film about memory or the lack of memory and generational trauma, Moura said in his acceptance speech. I think that if trauma can be passed along generations, values can too. So this is to the ones that are sticking with their values in difficult moments. Moura is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in Netflixs Narcos, which ran from 2015 to 2017 and earned him a Golden Globe nomination in 2016. He was also in 2024s Civil War.On Sunday, he brushed aside competition from Joel Edgerton in Train Dreams, Oscar Isaac from Frankenstein, Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine, Michael B. Jordan in Sinners and Jeremy Allen White from Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.Last year, Brazil earned its first Oscar win in the international film category for Im Still Here. Life imitates art for Seth RoganSeth Rogen won his first Golden Globe only months after his showbiz satire The Studio set an entire episode at the same awards ceremony.This is so weird! We just pretended to do this and now it is happening! Rogen said, cradling his trophy. I thought the only way I would get to hold one is to create a whole show to give myself a fake one. This image released by CBS Broadcasting shows Seth Rogen accepting the award for best performance by a lead actor in a TV Series musical or comedy for The Studio, during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/CBS Broadcasting via AP) This image released by CBS Broadcasting shows Seth Rogen accepting the award for best performance by a lead actor in a TV Series musical or comedy for The Studio, during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/CBS Broadcasting via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More The Golden Globe episode of The Studio follows Rogens studio executive, Matt, as he attends the Globes, where hes obsessed with the idea that his name gets mentioned in an acceptance speech.In his actual winning speech, Rogen thanked his fellow nominees, calling out Only Murders in the Building duo Steve Martin and Martin Short. I remember growing up watching you guys, my whole life thinking, One day Im going to beat them. He then laughed, adding I did not think that. Amy Poehler wins first podcast GlobeGood Hang with Amy Poehler won the inaugural best podcast award and the host had a joke about her rivals at National Public Radio.I know that I am new to this game. I have great respect for this form, Poehler said. I have great respect for everyone I am nominated with. I am big fans of all of you except for NPR: just a bunch of celebs phoning it in. Try harder. Amy Poehler poses in the press room with the award for best podcast for Good Hang with Amy Poehler during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Amy Poehler poses in the press room with the award for best podcast for Good Hang with Amy Poehler during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Poehlers show beat out Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, The Mel Robbins Podcast, SmartLess and Up First, from NPR. (She also beat her ex-husband Will Arnett, part of SmartLess.)It is Poehlers second Globe, having won one in 2014 for Parks and Recreation. She said her podcast is an attempt to make a rough and unkind world filled with a little bit more love and laughter.The podcast nominations avoided politics or controversy by passing on popular podcasts from conservative-leaning programs like The Megyn Kelly Show, The Tucker Carlson Show, The Ben Shapiro Show, Candace Owens Candace and The Joe Rogan Experience. Golden, appropriately, wins at Golden GlobesGolden from KPop Demon Hunters won the Globe for best original song and one of its songwriters had a lesson to others struggling to be heard.When I was a little girl, I worked tirelessly for 10 years to fill one dream to become a K-pop idol. I was rejected, and disappointed that my voice wasnt good enough, said co-singer Ejae, who also co-wrote the track with Mark Sonnenblick and Lee Hee-joon. Now Im here as a singer and a songwriter.So its a dream come true to be part of a song that is helping other girls, other boys and everyone of all ages to get through their hardship and to accept themselves, Ejae added. This image released by CBS Broadcasting shows Ejae, second right, accepting the award for best original song for Golden from the film KPop Demon Hunters during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/CBS Broadcasting via AP) This image released by CBS Broadcasting shows Ejae, second right, accepting the award for best original song for Golden from the film KPop Demon Hunters during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/CBS Broadcasting via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack has topped the charts debuting at No. 1 on Billboards Soundtracks chart and No. 8 on the all-genre Billboard 200. The movie also won the Globe for best animated film.Golden contains the lyrics: Waited so long to break these walls down/To wake up and feel like me/Put these patterns all in the past now/And finally live like the girl they all see.Adolescence and the hope of removing hateAdolescence won four Golden Globes and writer Jack Thorne highlighted the young people in the shows cast, saying, You are proof the world can be better.Removing hate is our generations responsibility. It requires thought from the top down. The possibility seems remote right now, but hope is a beautiful thing, he added. This image released by CBS Broadcasting shows Jack Thorne, center, flanked by Stephen Graham, center left, and Owen Cooper, as they appear with other cast members of Adolescence after winning the award for best limited series during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/CBS Broadcasting via AP) This image released by CBS Broadcasting shows Jack Thorne, center, flanked by Stephen Graham, center left, and Owen Cooper, as they appear with other cast members of Adolescence after winning the award for best limited series during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/CBS Broadcasting via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More The Netflix four-part series, which traces the emotional fallout after a U.K. teenagers stabbing, has become a sensation. It won eight Emmy Awards last year, including outstanding limited or anthology series.On Sunday, Adolescence won Globes for best limited series, anthology series, or motion picture made for television; TV male supporting actor for Owen Cooper; TV female supporting actor for Erin Doherty; and TV lead male actor for Stephen Graham.___For more coverage of the 2026 Golden Globe Awards, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/golden-globe-awards MARK KENNEDY Kennedy is a theater, TV, music, food and obit writer and editor for The Associated Press, as well as a critic for theater, movies and music. He is based in New York City. twitter mailto

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The Cuban flag flies at half-mast at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune near the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in memory of Cubans who died two days before in Caracas, Venezuela during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)2026-01-12T14:29:06Z HAVANA (AP) Cuban President Miguel Daz-Canel said Monday that his administration is not in talks with the U.S. government, a day after President Donald Trump threatened the Caribbean island in the wake of the U.S. attack on Venezuela.Daz-Canel posted a flurry of brief statements on X after Trump suggested that Cuba make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. He did not say what kind of deal.Daz-Canel wrote that for relations between the U.S. and Cuba to progress, they must be based on international law rather than hostility, threats, and economic coercion.He added: We have always been willing to hold a serious and responsible dialogue with the various US governments, including the current one, on the basis of sovereign equality, mutual respect, principles of International Law, and mutual benefit without interference in internal affairs and with full respect for our independence. His statements were reposted by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodrguez on X.On Sunday, Trump wrote that Cuba would no longer live off oil and money from Venezuela, which the U.S. attacked on Jan. 3 in a stunning operation that killed 32 Cuban officers and led to the arrest of President Nicols Maduro. Cuba was receiving an estimated 35,000 barrels a day from Venezuela before the U.S. attacked, along with some 5,500 barrels daily from Mexico and roughly 7,500 from Russia, according to Jorge Pin of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, who tracks the shipments. Even with oil shipments from Venezuela, widespread blackouts have persisted across Cuba given fuel shortages and a crumbling electric grid. Experts worry a lack of petroleum would only deepen the islands multiple crises.The situation between the U.S. and Cuba is very sad and concerning, said Andy S. Gmez, retired dean of the School of International Studies and senior fellow in Cuban Studies at the University of Miami. He said he sees Daz-Canels latest comments as a way to try and buy a little bit of time for the inner circle to decide what steps its going to take.Gmez said he doesnt visualize Cuba reaching out to U.S. officials right now.They had every opportunity when President (Barack) Obama opened up U.S. diplomatic relations, and yet they didnt even bring Cuban coffee to the table, Gmez said. Of course, these are desperate times for Cuba.Michael Galant, senior research and outreach associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., said he believes Cuba might be willing to negotiate.Cuba has been interested in finding ways to ease sanctions, he said. Its not that Cuba is uncooperative.Galant said topics for discussion could include migration and security, adding that he believes Trump is not in a hurry.Trump is hoping to deepen the economic crisis on the island, and there are few costs to Trump to try and wait that out, he said. I dont think its likely that there will be any dramatic action in the coming days because there is no rush to come to the table. Cubas president stressed on X that there are no talks with the U.S. government, except for technical contacts in the area of migration.The islands communist government has said U.S. sanctions cost the country more than $7.5 billion between March 2024 and February 2025.___Coto reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

La torre de agua de Paramount Pictures en Los ngeles el 18 de diciembre del 2025. (AP foto/Jae C. Hong)2026-01-12T15:00:10Z NEW YORK (AP) Paramount Skydance is taking another step in its hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying Monday that it will name its own slate of directors before the next shareholder meeting of the Hollywood studio.Paramount also filed a suit in Delaware Chancery Court seeking to compel Warner Bros. to disclose to shareholders how it values its bid and the competing offer from Netflix. Warner Bros. is in the middle of a bidding war between Paramount and Netflix. Warners leadership has repeatedly rebuffed overtures from Skydance-owned Paramount and urged shareholders to back the sale of its streaming and studio business to Netflix for $72 billion. Paramount, meanwhile, has made efforts to sweeten its $77.9 billion hostile offer for the entire company.Last week, Warner Bros. Discovery said its board determined Paramounts offer is not in the best interests of the company or its shareholders. It again recommended shareholders support the Netflix deal. David Ellison, the chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance, said Monday that its committed to seeing through its tender offer. We do not undertake any of these actions lightly, he said in a letter to shareholders of Warner Bros. Warner Bros. has yet to schedule its annual meeting or a special meeting to consider the Netflix offer, and Paramount did not name any potential candidates for the board.

On the podcast this week, I talked to YouTuber Benn Jordan, who has done some of our favorite reporting on Flock, the automated license plate reader surveillance company. A couple months ago, he found vulnerabilities in some of Flocks license plate reader cameras. I have been following Benns work for a while, and soon after that video came out, he reached out to me to tell me he had learned that some of Flocks Condor cameras were left live-streaming to the open internet. In this episode, we discuss how he discovered the issue and what happened next.Articles and videos discussed:Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked OurselvesFlock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.404 MediaJason Koebler

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, one of the nations oldest newspapers with roots dating back to 1786, will cease all operations after years of financial losses and labor disputes, with the closure leaving a major local news void. What do you think?They dug their own graves when they eliminated the Jumble.Myra Vallejo, Flooring SpecialistHopefully some 20-year-old Nazi influencer will fill the void.Dominic Ingold, Hookah AdvocateVery few organizations can successfully operate as both a post and a gazette.Arnold Theis, Wolf HerderThe post One Of Nations Oldest Newspapers Shutters After Almost 240 Years appeared first on The Onion.

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Hockey romance Heated Rivalry has been renewed for Season 2. The Onion sat down with breakout stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams to discuss the hit series.The Onion: How did you prepare for your roles?Storrie: I worked with a kissing coach eight hours a day for weeks to make it look believable.Williams: I went on PornHub and searched gay.The Onion: Did you work with an intimacy coordinator?Williams: No. We just did all the sex scenes while both of our parents watched over FaceTime and gave us thumbs-up or thumbs-down.The Onion: What did filming Heated Rivalry teach you about hockey?Williams: The players dont really interact with the mascots. The mascots are basically only there for the fans.The Onion: Whats it like to become an overnight success?Storrie: I no longer eat DoorDash customers food before delivering it.Williams: Its scary, Google has images of me.The Onion: How close is your character to your real life?Storrie: Im scared of ice.Williams: I once kissed my mailman on the cheek.The Onion: Whats something that might surprise fans about Season 2?Storrie: The show is revealed to be set in the same universe as Lincoln.The Onion: Has there been any backlash?Storrie: Sure, not everyone is ready to see hockey players on screen.Williams: But we hope this show is helping to shift the narrative. They deserve love just like anyone else.The post The Onions Exclusive Interview With The Stars Of Heated Rivalry appeared first on The Onion.

Arizona forward Koa Peat reacts after scoring against Kansas State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)2026-01-12T18:01:09Z Arizona tightened its hold on the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 mens college basketball poll on Monday while Vanderbilts unbeaten season has landed the Commodores in the top 10.A week ago, Arizona led then-No. 2 Michigan by a single point for the top spot to barely avoid what would have been only the second-ever tie at No. 1 in the polls 78-year history. But with Wisconsin handing the Wolverines their first loss, the Wildcats (16-0) became the easy choice at the top by earning 60 of 61 first-place votes in the latest poll.Iowa State got the other and moved up one spot to No. 2, followed by UConn. Michigan fell two spots to No. 4, followed by Purdue, Duke and Houston in their same positions from last week.Nebraska spent a second straight week in the top 10 and continued its season-long climb by moving up two spots to No. 8, matching that programs all-time highest ranking set in February 1966. Gonzaga was ninth, followed by the Commodores to round out the top 10. Vanderbilt has not been in the top 10 since the 2011-12 preseason poll. Reigning national champion Florida returned to the poll at No. 19 to headline four new additions to the rankings. Clemson checked in at No. 22, followed by Utah State at No. 23 and No. 25 Seton Hall, which is ranked for the first time since January 2022.Iowa, Kansas, SMU and UCF fell out of this weeks poll.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball AARON BEARD Beard covers sports in North Carolina for The Associated Press with an emphasis on college basketball. His coverage includes ACC sports and the NHLs Carolina Hurricanes. twitter mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

Nature, Published online: 12 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00119-5Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry habitats and predator-rich landscapes.

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Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., refutes efforts by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to intimidate him and other lawmakers after expressing concerns over U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean, during a news conference at the Capitol, in Washington, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)2026-01-12T19:09:18Z WASHINGTON (AP) Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders.Kelly, a former Navy pilot, is seeking to block his censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week. Hegseth announced last Monday that he censured Kelly over the former Navy pilots participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.Hegseth said the censure by itself simply a formal letter with little practical consequence was a necessary process step to proceedings that could result in a demotion from Kellys retired rank of captain and subsequent reduction in retirement pay.Kelly asked the court to declare the censure letter, the proceedings about his rank and any other punishments against him unlawful and unconstitutional.The First Amendment forbids the government and its officials from punishing disfavored expression or retaliating against protected speech, his lawsuit says. That prohibition applies with particular force to legislators speaking on matters of public policy.The censure stemmed from Kellys participation in a video in November with five other Democratic lawmakers all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community in which they called on troops to uphold the Constitution and defy illegal orders.

Stocks and U.S. Treasuries were relatively unchanged on Monday, a sign investors dont see an immediate threat to the economy.

Robert K. McBride had been serving as the top deputy to Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

The justices heard arguments over whether oil companies sued by Louisiana could move the cases from state to federal court, a venue thought to be friendlier to corporate interests.

In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.

A fragile democracy, the Weimar Republic, briefly took hold in Germany before the Nazis seized power. Now, Weimars collapse is seen as a warning.

BASTROP, TXIn a trend that raises serious questions about consent on the social media platform, rising numbers of X users have been asking the Grok chatbot to put more clothes on pictures of Elon Musk, sources confirmed Monday. We live in an age when all a user needs to do to generate a fully clothed photo of a tech entrepreneur like this is input the prompt@grok, Elon Musk but with baggy windbreaker,' said University of Chicago social media expert Danielle Anjos, whose lab detected a 375% increasein deepfake imagery in which every inch of the 54-year-old Musks flesh was covered in layer after layer of cargo shorts, oversized hoodies, and shape-concealing sweatpants. These are incredibly powerful tools with the capacity to take a normal picture of Musk in a bathing suit and pile on so many vests and golf shirts that not even the slightest shred of his skin isvisible. Many are even covering his face with a veil so absolutely everything is left to the imagination. Anjos went on to applaud platforms like OpenAIs Sora, which have chosen to ban images of Elon Musk entirely.The post X Users Ask Grok To Put More Clothes On Elon Musk Pictures appeared first on The Onion.

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Protesters try to avoid tear gas dispersed by federal agents, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 in Minneapolis (AP Photo/Adam Gray)2026-01-12T20:25:26Z MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Federal officers fired tear gas Monday to break up a crowd of whistle-blowing bystanders in Minneapolis who showed up to see the aftermath of a car crash involving immigration agents, just a few blocks from where a woman was fatally shot last week.A crowd emerged to witness a man being questioned by agents who had rear-ended his car. Agents used tear gas to try to break up the group, then drove off as people screamed, cowards!It was another tense scene following the death of Renee Good on Jan. 7 and a weekend of more immigration enforcement sweeps in the Minneapolis area. There were dozens of protests or vigils across the U.S. to honor Good and passionately criticize the Trump administrations tactics.Minnesotas attorney general and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul scheduled an afternoon news conference Monday to discuss the immigration operation. No details have been released. Gov. Tim Walz and his wife Gwen visited the memorial to Good, 37, on the street where she was shot in the head and killed while driving her SUV.Trump administration officials have repeatedly defended the immigration agent who shot her, saying Good and her vehicle presented a threat. But that explanation has been widely panned by Walz and others based on videos of the confrontation. Christian Molina, a U.S. citizen who lives in Coon Rapids, said he was driving to a mechanic Monday when agents in another vehicle followed him, even turning on a siren. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on Molina said his rear bumper was hit as he turned a corner. He refused to produce identification for the agents, saying he would wait for local police. Im glad they didnt shoot me or something, Molina told reporters.Standing near the mangled fender, he wondered aloud: Whos going to pay for my car?Meanwhile, in Portland, Oregon, federal authorities filed charges against a Venezuelan national who was one of two people shot there by U.S. Border Patrol on Thursday. The U.S. Justice Department said the man used his pickup truck to strike a Border Patrol vehicle and escape the scene with a woman.They were shot and eventually arrested. Their wounds were not life-threatening. The FBI said there was no video of the incident, unlike the Good shooting. REBECCA SANTANA Santana covers the Department of Homeland Security for The Associated Press. She has extensive experience reporting in such places as Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. twitter mailto

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