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U.S. seizes Russia‑flagged oil tanker tied to Venezuela under sanctions — Api.time.com

U.S. seizes Russia‑flagged oil tanker tied to Venezuela under sanctions

Time reports U.S. forces have seized an oil tanker linked to Venezuela and sailing under a Russian flag, U.S. European Command confirmed Wednesday morning. The Command said the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department, in coordination with the military, took the vessel for “violations of U.

Kaouther Ben Hania makes film from five-year-old Hind Rajab’s recorded last call — I.guim.co.uk

Kaouther Ben Hania makes film from five-year-old Hind Rajab’s recorded last call

Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania has made a film titled The Voice of Hind Rajab, built around the audio of five‑year‑old Hind Rajab’s final hours as recorded and posted by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS). Ben Hania first heard Hind’s voice in February 2024 while

U.S. seizes Russian-flagged tanker in North Atlantic and intercepts second ship — Static01.nyt.com

U.S. seizes Russian-flagged tanker in North Atlantic and intercepts second ship

The U.S. military seized two oil tankers on Wednesday, including a Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic between Scotland and Iceland, saying the ships had violated U.S. sanctions. The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the Russian-flagged tanker after a roughly two-week pursuit, according to a U.S. official

Experts say 2025 marked institutional integration and AI-driven maturity in crypto — Assets.beincrypto.com

Experts say 2025 marked institutional integration and AI-driven maturity in crypto

Beincrypto convened a panel of industry leaders who say 2025 marked a turning point for cryptocurrency — moving past speculation into systemic institutional integration and technological maturation. Panelists highlighted how institutions reshaped markets behind the scenes. Fernando Lillo Aranda of Zoomex described 2025 as “Institutional Entry 2: The Invisible Manipulation,” saying

Amy Jo Scarino, HSRL scientific analyst at NASA Langley — Nasa.gov

Amy Jo Scarino, HSRL scientific analyst at NASA Langley

Amy Jo Scarino is a scientific analyst and programmer in the airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) group at NASA Langley Research Center. She has worked as a contractor (SSAI 2008–2023, CAI 2023–current) supporting the Science Directorate Lidar Science Branch since 2009. Scarino is responsible for processing, archiving

Letterboxd ranks the three Avatar films, 2009 original highest-rated

Collider reports that Letterboxd users have ranked all three Avatar films: the original Avatar (2009) leads with a 3.7/5.0 average from 49k Fans, while Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) each hold 3.6/5.0 averages with 21k and 6.

Ripple president says company will remain private and rules out IPO — Images.cointelegraph.com

Ripple president says company will remain private and rules out IPO

Monica Long, president of Ripple Labs, said in a Tuesday interview with Bloomberg that the company currently plans to remain private and ruled out an initial public offering. Long addressed speculation that Ripple would go public after the firm reached a $40 billion valuation in November following a $500 million

Paraguay to play all World Cup 2026 group matches in California; ticket guide — Assets.goal.com

Paraguay to play all World Cup 2026 group matches in California; ticket guide

Goal reports Paraguay's three FIFA World Cup 2026 group matches will all be staged in California, beginning with an opener against co-hosts the United States at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, June 12 (6pm local). The remaining group fixtures are Paraguay vs the UEFA Path C

Abel Ferrara publishes memoir and continues making films from Rome — Static01.nyt.com

Abel Ferrara publishes memoir and continues making films from Rome

Abel Ferrara, the Bronx-born director known for gritty New York films, lives in Rome and has published a diaristic memoir, Scene. The 74-year-old has a credited role in the Safdie brothers–helmed film Marty Supreme and continues to work on projects in Italy. Ferrara is best known for films such

Dafne Keen confronts cursed Aztec 'Death Whistle' in trailer for Whistle — Static0.moviewebimages.com

Dafne Keen confronts cursed Aztec 'Death Whistle' in trailer for Whistle

Movieweb reports that Dafne Keen, best known for Logan and Deadpool & Wolverine, stars in the supernatural horror Whistle and appears in a new trailer where she and friends discover an ancient Aztec Death Whistle that unleashes a deadly curse. The film, directed by Corin Hardy and written by Owen

Trump seeks plan to acquire Greenland, raising alarms at home and abroad — Static01.nyt.com

Trump seeks plan to acquire Greenland, raising alarms at home and abroad

President Trump has asked for an updated plan to acquire Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory he has long coveted, a move that has put allies and lawmakers on edge, The Times reports. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that Mr. Trump planned to buy Greenland rather than invade it,

Chris Redd says he sold pills to SNL castmates during 2017–2022 — People.com

Chris Redd says he sold pills to SNL castmates during 2017–2022

People reports that Chris Redd said in a Jan. 6 Instagram video that he had "some pill problems" while a castmember on Saturday Night Live from 2017 until his exit in 2022, and that he was "selling [pills] some to people, to some of my castmates."

Fireblocks acquires TRES to add crypto financial reporting tools — Cdn.sanity.io

Fireblocks acquires TRES to add crypto financial reporting tools

Digital asset infrastructure firm Fireblocks said it has bought TRES Finance, a crypto accounting and financial reporting platform, in a bid to close the gap between blockchain-based operations and traditional finance systems. TRES helps companies generate structured, compliant financial records from blockchain activity so they can meet audit standards and

Trump’s Venezuela raid puts House and Senate Republicans on the defensive — Static01.nyt.com

Trump’s Venezuela raid puts House and Senate Republicans on the defensive

President Trump’s abrupt move to attack Venezuela, oust Nicolás Maduro and seize its oil has left Republicans in Congress scrambling to reconcile their views with his fast-changing strategy, after Mr. Maduro and his wife were removed and sent to the United States to face criminal charges. Many Republicans applauded

Fifa silent after US attack on Venezuela raises World Cup 2026 questions — Static.independent.co.uk

Fifa silent after US attack on Venezuela raises World Cup 2026 questions

When the United States military attacked Venezuela on Saturday, there was reportedly no immediate response from the Fifa Council, Independent.co reports. The attack came after comments from President Donald Trump about Mexico’s president being “very frightened of the cartels” and that “something is going to have to be

Clashes resume in Aleppo as talks to integrate Kurdish S.D.F. stall — Static01.nyt.com

Clashes resume in Aleppo as talks to integrate Kurdish S.D.F. stall

Fighting resumed in the northern city of Aleppo between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after two days of deadly clashes that closed schools, government offices and an airport. Since the violence began, at least four civilians have been killed in government-held areas, health officials in Aleppo

U.S. oil firms cautious after Trump pushes to rebuild Venezuela's oil sector — Api.time.com

U.S. oil firms cautious after Trump pushes to rebuild Venezuela's oil sector

Time reports President Trump said the operation to capture Venezuela’s ousted President Nicolás Maduro was partly a strategic economic move to rebuild the country’s oil industry and that he had consulted with oil companies "before and after" the capture. Trump said "we're going

Mac Studio M3 Ultra became unresponsive after macOS Tahoe update; DFU revive used to recover — Zdnet.com

Mac Studio M3 Ultra became unresponsive after macOS Tahoe update; DFU revive used to recover

ZDNET writer Elyse Betters Picaro said her new Mac Studio M3 Ultra became unresponsive after she installed the macOS Tahoe (macOS 26) update. The machine, which she said has 96GB of RAM and an M3 Ultra chip, rebooted to a black screen and would not enter recovery mode. She cited

Coinbase and Robinhood set for direct retail finance showdown in 2026 — Assets.beincrypto.com

Coinbase and Robinhood set for direct retail finance showdown in 2026

Beincrypto reports the long-simmering rivalry between Coinbase and Robinhood intensifies in 2026 as both companies now compete to become the primary retail finance super app. Coinbase’s December system update signaled the push: commission-free stock and ETF trading with 24/5 availability, native prediction market integration via Kalshi, a DEX

DJI Power 2000 portable power station discounted to $799 on Amazon — Helios-i.mashable.com

DJI Power 2000 portable power station discounted to $799 on Amazon

The DJI Power 2000 portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $799, down from the list price of $1,299 — a $500, 38% discount, as of Jan. 7. The Power 2000 offers 2,048Wh of battery life with LiFePO4 battery cells. It includes two SDC ports, four AC

Spider-Man: Homecoming tops Pluto TV charts and is free to stream — Static0.colliderimages.com

Spider-Man: Homecoming tops Pluto TV charts and is free to stream

Collider reports that Spider-Man: Homecoming is currently free to stream on Pluto TV and ranks at the #1 spot on Pluto's Top 10 charts, according to Pluto TV. The film follows Tom Holland's Peter Parker as he tries to prove he's Avengers material after

Photographer Beezer recalls lightbulb-changers on Clifton Suspension Bridge — I.guim.co.uk

Photographer Beezer recalls lightbulb-changers on Clifton Suspension Bridge

Photographer Beezer says a picture he took of maintenance workers changing lightbulbs atop the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol has become one of his most popular images; the trust that owns the bridge bought copies. Beezer says he shot the picture for a Venue editorial called Life on the Bridge

Super-K H3N2 strain infects more than 2,500 Australians in early January — I.guim.co.uk

Super-K H3N2 strain infects more than 2,500 Australians in early January

More than 2,500 Australians were infected in the first week of January with a highly transmissible new strain of Influenza A (H3N2) known as subclade K, or Super-K. Super-K was first identified in September by scientists at Melbourne’s Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and, according to

New Zealand World Cup 2026: fixtures, ticket sale phases and price guide — Assets.goal.com

New Zealand World Cup 2026: fixtures, ticket sale phases and price guide

Goal reports New Zealand have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 — their first appearance since 2010 — and supporters can buy tickets for the All Whites’ Group G matches in Los Angeles and Vancouver through FIFA’s official sales phases. New Zealand are drawn in Group G and play Iran

Animated Stranger Things spin-off Tales from '85 headed to Netflix in 2026 — Static0.moviewebimages.com

Animated Stranger Things spin-off Tales from '85 headed to Netflix in 2026

Movieweb reports an animated Stranger Things spin-off, Stranger Things: Tales from '85, has been confirmed and is slated to arrive on Netflix sometime in 2026. The series was given a series order in April 2023 and will be led by showrunner Eric Robles, with Hilary Leavitt and the Duffer