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Stranger Things finale draws 35 million views but splits fans

Netflix premiered the final episode of Stranger Things on January 1, 2026, capping a decade-long science-fiction phenomenon with a two-hour-and-eight-minute installment titled "The Rightside Up." This conclusion drew over 35 million views worldwide, yet it sharply divided the show's devoted fanbase. Nearly 10 years after the......

Trump warns Iran against violent crackdown on protesters

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Friday that the United States would respond if Iranian authorities violently repress peaceful demonstrators, as protests over rising living costs continue to spread across the country. In a message published on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said that if Iranian forces were to open fire......

US urges restraint as China conducts major military drills near Taiwan

The United States has urged China to show restraint and prioritize dialogue after Beijing carried out its largest military exercises to date near Taiwan, raising concerns about regional stability and the risk of escalation in the Taiwan Strait. The drills, known as “Justice Mission 2025,” involved coordinated operations by China’s......

Mysterious abandonment of NYPD uniforms near Brooklyn cemetery

Police in Brooklyn discovered a cardboard box overflowing with authentic NYPD gear abandoned on a sidewalk near Greenwood Cemetery late on a Tuesday evening. The find, made around 8:40 p.m. at the intersection of 37th Street and Ninth Avenue, included pants, shirts, jackets, hats, and even a police badge, suggesting items accumulated over......

Sterling surpasses 1.34 amid dollar's worst year since 2017

The British pound traded above 1.34 against the US dollar on Thursday, building on its strongest annual performance since 2017 as divergent central bank policies and growing doubts over the Federal Reserve's independence weighed heavily on the greenback. In early Asian trading on January 2, the pound hit around 1.3480, capping off an......

Google and SpaceX eye orbital AI data centers

Google and SpaceX, alongside other tech pioneers, are advancing plans to build AI data centers in orbit. This bold initiative aims to meet artificial intelligence's voracious energy demands while sidestepping earthly limitations like power grids and land scarcity. In November, Google unveiled Project Suncatcher, scheduling two prototype......

Venezuela: Maduro avoids confirming alleged US attack, signals readiness for talks

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has avoided confirming or denying reports of a US attack on Venezuelan port facilities, while stating that he remains open to negotiations with Washington amid rising tensions between the two countries. Speaking on state television, Maduro responded cautiously to claims made earlier this week by......

Airtasker CEO predicts drivers will vanish before manual laborers

Tim Fung, founder and CEO of the gig economy platform Airtasker, foresees a stark divide in the job market as autonomous driving technology and artificial intelligence reshape employment landscapes. He warns that human drivers for ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft could vanish within three to five years, supplanted by self-driving vehicles.......

Former EU commissioner calls Trump-led US Europe's enemy

A former top European Union official has sharply criticized the United States under President Donald Trump, labeling it an enemy of Europe rather than an ally. Joaquin Almunia, who served as vice president of the European Commission and competition commissioner, made the bold statement during an interview on Spanish radio station Cadena Ser.......

Stranger Things wraps up after five seasons with blockbuster finale

Netflix's flagship series Stranger Things drew to a close on New Year's Eve with a monumental two-hour finale, capping a decade-long journey that reshaped streaming television. The choice to end with season 5 stemmed from the creative vision of brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, who mapped out a finite storyline for the Hawkins saga from......

Netanyahu celebrates New Year's Eve with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara joined President Donald Trump for an opulent New Year's Eve gala at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, capping a week of high-stakes diplomacy centered on Gaza's fragile ceasefire. Netanyahu arrived at Trump's residence on Monday for their fifth meeting since the president's......

Silver prices plunge after CME doubles margin requirements

Silver prices suffered a dramatic plunge in late December 2025, dropping more than 15 percent from a record high near $84 per ounce to around $71. The CME Group triggered this sharp decline with a rare "double whammy" of margin requirement hikes, sparking massive forced liquidations across global futures markets. Traders dubbed......

China unveils world's most powerful hypergravity centrifuge

China has surged ahead in hypergravity research with the delivery of CHIEF1900, a groundbreaking centrifuge that generates forces 1,900 times Earth's gravity. Built by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group, the machine arrived at Zhejiang University on December 22 and is now being installed in the institution's underground research......

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