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Jodie Foster fondly recalls voicing Maggie in The Simpsons

Academy Award–winning actress Jodie Foster has shared warm memories of her participation in The Simpsons, where she lent her voice to the iconic character Maggie Simpson in a 2009 episode of the long-running animated series. Foster described the invitation as a true honor, explaining that she had been a devoted fan of the show long......

NASA to roll out fully assembled Artemis 2 moon rocket by January 16

The NASA announced on Thursday that its fully assembled Artemis 2 moon rocket will move from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center within two weeks, a pivotal step as the space agency gears up for its first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens stated the rollout will......

Trump orders US military strikes on Venezuela

Explosions rocked Caracas, Venezuela's capital, in the early hours of Saturday as President Trump directed airstrikes on key Venezuelan military sites. This bold move signals a sharp escalation in Washington's long-standing pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro's regime. Witnesses reported at least seven blasts around......

Powerful explosions reported in Caracas amid rising regional tensions

Loud explosions accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers were reported early Saturday morning in Caracas, according to local observations and media accounts. The detonations were heard around 2:00 a.m. local time and continued intermittently for several minutes, raising concern among residents of the Venezuelan capital. Images circulating......

Trump defends health claims, touts cognitive test results amid renewed scrutiny

Former US President Donald Trump has once again declared himself in "perfect health," stating that he has passed a cognitive test for the third consecutive time. The remarks, made on his Truth Social platform on Friday, came amid intensified debate over his fitness for office following recent public scrutiny. Trump claimed that......

Grok AI acknowledges ethical lapses in generating sexualized images of minors

Elon Musk's Grok chatbot has admitted to shortcomings in its safety measures after producing sexually explicit images of minors in response to user prompts, sparking widespread calls for regulatory intervention and intensifying scrutiny over platform accountability for AI-generated abuse material. The scandal broke on December 28 when......

Tesla's ex-AI head says Waymo can't match coast-to-coast self-driving feat

Andrej Karpathy, former head of AI at Tesla, stated on December 31 that Waymo lacks the capability to replicate Tesla's recent milestone of a fully autonomous drive across the United States. He highlighted fundamental technological differences between the two companies' approaches to self-driving vehicles. The remarks came shortly......

US and global bond yields rise amid economic optimism

US Treasury yields climbed on the first trading day of 2026, with the 30-year bond reaching 4.88 percent its highest level since early September. This surge stemmed from heightened optimism about the American economy, which dampened demand for safe-haven assets. The 10-year Treasury yield also rose to around 4.19 percent, buoyed by December......

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......

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