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“I don’t think that I’m going to be allowed to look at the FBI investigation before the hearing,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., told NBC News on Friday. Three Democratic aides told NBC News the response they received from Hegseth’s team was that they’d see them on Jan. 15, the day after the hearing is scheduled. “And we have not had a SecDef nominee where people are concerned about the FBI background check in at least two decades. “I would have been shocked to hear someone ask the question, ‘Do we have [Mark] Esper’s background check? Or Ash Carter?’”Hegseth’s attorney Tim Parlatore told NBC News that their understanding is that the FBI’s background check concluded earlier this week.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s, Sen, Roger Wicker, Jack Reed, Hegseth, “, ” Sen, Tammy Duckworth, Mark Kelly, ” Kelly, hadn’t, Reed, ”, Trump, Mazie Hirono, Hirono, Lloyd, Austin, Ash Carter, ’, Tim Parlatore, Republican megadonor Paul Singer, Dan Senor, Margaret Hoover, Singer, Brian Wise, Wise, Elizabeth Warren, Kevin Cramer, —, haven’t, yay, ” Cramer Organizations: FBI, Department of Defense, Senate Armed Services, NBC, Hegseth, NBC News, Trump, Fox News, Armed Services Committee, Democratic, Democrats, Mr, Senators, Freedom, Veterans, America, Yorker, Republican, Vets, Star, Military Families United, Elliott Investment Management, Senate Armed Services Democrats, Republicans Locations: WASHINGTON, Hawaii

☆ The most horrific wildfires in recent US history have one key feature in common
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-11 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Los Angeles fires share a key feature with wildfires that burned down Lahaina, Hawaii and Paradise, CaliforniaPowerful winds met flash-dried landscapes full of vegetation to fuel the flames. The Los Angeles firestorms of the past week share a crucial feature with two of the most horrific wildfires in recent American memory. ADSmoke from Pacific Palisades rises from brown, parched hills above the Pacific Coast Highway. ADThe Palisades Fire burns a Christmas tree inside a residence in the Pacific Palisades. Yard vegetation burns outside a house in the Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire spreads.

Persons: Ethan Swope, There's, Louis Gritzo, Angeles Ringo Chiu, Gritzo, David Hume Kennerly, Daniel Swain, Swain, Gavin Schmidt, Schmidt, David Swanson, Pat Durland, Durland Organizations: Fire, AP, UCLA, Environment, Palisades, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Getty, National Fire Protection Association Locations: Lahaina, Hawaii, Paradise , California, Los, Los Angeles, Hawaii —, Pacific Palisades, Southern California, Europe, East, China, Brazil, Chile, Australia, Canada, AFP

☆ Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president - with a Saudi push
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-11 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —It was a last-minute push by Saudi Arabia that decided Lebanon’s fate on Thursday. Presidents in Lebanon are brought to power by near political consensus, but more than six contenders were still in play. It looked like parliament was heading for its 13th failed attempt to elect a president in more than two years. Saudi Arabia re-enters the frayIt is unclear what happened during the meetings where Saudi Arabia corralled overwhelming support for Aoun. “We’re not here to elect a president,” independent MP Jamil el-Sayyed told local TV station Al-Jadeed from parliament on Tuesday.

Persons: Joseph Aoun, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, Bernie Sanders ”, Aoun, Jubilation, “, ”, Amal, Bashar al, Assad, Lebanon Jean, Yves Le Drian, Lebanon Amos Hochstein, “ We’re, Jamil el, Sayyed, Halime El, gestured, –, Michel Aoun, Aouns, Mohammad Raad, Hassan Nasrallah, Lynn Zovighian, ” Zovighian Organizations: CNN, Aoun, Amal, Zovighian Locations: Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Saudi, Beirut, Israel, Syrian, France, Iran, Riyadh, Tehran

☆ The politics of the California fires are already looming large for both parties: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In today’s edition, “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker digs into how political leaders from both parties are handling the California wildfires. Plus, senior White House Correspondent Gabe Gutierrez sits down for a one-on-one interview with Donald Trump’s incoming border czar, Tom Homan. The politics of the California fires are already looming large for both partiesBy Kristen WelkerThe fires are still burning in Southern California, ravaging communities and families that have lost their homes, their livelihoods or, in some cases, their loved ones. And as officials race to get the fires under control and help thousands of Californians begin to rebuild, the politics of disaster relief already looms large for both political parties. Read more →That’s all From the Politics Desk for now.

Persons: Kristen Welker, Gabe Gutierrez, Donald Trump’s, Tom Homan, Adam Wollner, Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump, Newsom, Joe Biden, Trump, ”, Glenn Youngkin, bungle, George W . Bush, Chris Christie’s, Hurricane Sandy, Andy Beshear, We’ll, Oklahoma Republican Sen, James Lankford, California Democratic Sen, Alex Padilla, ’ Gabe Gutierrez, “, ’, Homan, “ We’re, ” Homan, ‘ We’re, Lester Holt ”, It’s, Judge Juan Merchan, Adam Reiss, Gary Grumbach, Fallon Gallagher, Dareh, ” Trump, ” Merchan, 📜, Jo, ord, rs of, Russ, Rea, Trum, Obama, oda y ’, lea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Press, White, Democrats ’, Republican, Virginia Gov, Mar, New, New Jersey Gov, Hurricane, Kentucky Gov, Oklahoma Republican, California Democratic, Incoming, Immigration, ICE, Defense Department, DOD, won’t, U.S, rac Locations: California, Southern California, Virginia, New Jersey, U.S, Darien, ” Panama, Panama, Greenland, United States, Ukraine, New York, Florida

☆ Wildfires complicate California Democrats' plans to lead Trump defiance
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

California was getting ready to fight President-elect Donald Trump. Gavin Newsom called shortly after the November election to position California to counter Trump has been overshadowed by the wildfires, the speed of which seemed to catch many officials off guard. Newsom and other California Democrats have long held the state up as a national leader in addressing environmental issues, social inequality and economic innovation. But the wildfire crisis has exposed vulnerabilities in the state’s infrastructure and governance that critics argue undermine this narrative. Newsom and the political leaders in Hollywood’s hometown were likely to become a political target regardless of what they actually do.

Persons: Donald Trump, Gavin Newsom, Trump, Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Gavin Newscum, ” Trump, Bass, ”, Joe Biden “, Mike Madrid, it’s, Madrid, “ Trump, Adam Schiff, He’s, Izzy Gardon Organizations: California Democrats, Los Angeles Mayor, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Firefighters, California Republican, Democratic, Trump, NBC News Locations: California, Los Angeles, United States, America, Angeles, Southern, Texas, Florida, Madrid, ” Madrid

The New Orleans Police Department on Friday released body camera footage of the shootout between three officers and the attacker who rammed his truck into pedestrians on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing 14 people. It was the first time details of the shootout, including the names of the officers who killed the attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, were released. Emergency services attend to the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street on New Year's Day. The heavily trafficked thoroughfare of Bourbon Street did not have vehicle security barriers, known as bollards, in place at the time of the attack. Cantrell and Kirkpatrick have defended the city’s response, saying there were temporary security measures, police vehicles and a large law enforcement presence throughout the French Quarter.

Persons: “, Din Jabbar, Nigel Daggs, Anne Kirkpatrick, Christian Beyer, Jacobie Jordan, ”, ” Kirkpatrick, Daggs, Beyer, Jordan, Facebook Kirkpatrick, Joseph Rodrigue, Kirkpatrick, Gerald Herbert, William Bratton, Bratton, LaToya Cantrell, ” Cantrell, ” Bratton, Bourbon Organizations: New Orleans Police Department, Facebook, AP, Super, Bowl Locations: New Orleans, Canal, Bourbon, Boston , New York, Los Angeles

☆ Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is sworn in despite credible evidence of election loss
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday to serve a third six-year term, extending his increasingly repressive rule until 2031 despite protests and credible evidence that his opponent won the election. The U.S.-based Carter Center, which observed the election on the government’s invitation, declared the opposition-published tallies legitimate. The brouhaha ahead of Maduro’s inauguration added to the litany of allegations of electoral fraud and brutal repression to silence dissent. Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a close Maduro ally, said he would skip the event citing the detentions earlier in the week of another longtime Venezuelan opposition member and a human rights defender. Maduro’s last inauguration, in 2019, was attended by Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel and then-Bolivian President Evo Morales.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Maduro, “, ”, González, María Corina Machado, Machado, hardliner, Donald Trump, ” Trump, Maduro’s, —, Maricarmen Ruiz, Edmundo González wasn’t, Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega, Cuba’s Miguel Diaz, Gustavo Petro, Miguel Diaz, Evo Morales, Rafael Tudares, González’s, Mariana González de Tudares, Edmundo González Urrutia Organizations: ”, ., Carter Center, European, Venezuela’s, U.S . Treasury Department, Associated Press, Truth, Electoral, United Socialist Party of, Assembly, Cuba’s, Bolivian, Friday, Government Locations: CARACAS, Venezuela, Venezuelan, ” Venezuela, ”, United States, Latin America, U.S, Caracas, Americas, Europe, United Socialist Party of Venezuela, Colombian, Spain

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder Vince McMahon will pay more than $1.7 million in relation to charges that he failed to disclose payment agreements related to sexual assault charges. The SEC said McMahon circumvented WWE internal accounting controls and caused material misstatements in the company’s 2018 and 2021 financial statements. He will pay a $400,000 civil penalty and reimburse WWE approximately $1,331,000. The SEC alleges McMahon failed to disclose one $3 million payment paid to a former WWE employee — and another $7.5 million paid to a female independent contractor — in exchange for their not filing claims against him. In 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported McMahon had paid $3 million to a former WWE employee to quash sexual assault allegations.

Persons: Vince McMahon, McMahon, ” Thomas P, Smith Jr, I’m, —, Janel Grant, Linda McMahon, Vince McMahon’s, Donald Trump’s Organizations: Securities, Exchange Commission, Wrestling Entertainment, SEC, WWE, “ Company, New York Regional Office, DOJ, Wall Street

☆ Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismisses case of fatal 'Rust' set shooting
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Baldwin also alleges defamation in the suit, saying that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence as they pursued the case. It also says prosecutors and investigators targeted Baldwin for professional or political gain. Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal for the movie “Rust” in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico. “We look forward to our day in court.”Carmack-Altwies and the Santa Fe sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The parents and younger sister of Hutchins have sued Baldwin and other producers of “Rust” in New Mexico state court.

Persons: Alec Baldwin, Baldwin, Halyna Hutchins, Kari Morrissey, Mary Carmack, Defendants, Hutchins, ”, Joel Souza, Hutchins ’, Prosecutors, “, Morrissey, Mr, ” Carmack, Hannah Gutierrez, Reed, Hilaria, “ Rust Organizations: SANTA FE, Santa, Associated Press Locations: SANTA, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, Santa Fe , New Mexico, New Mexico

The Supreme Court didn’t help Donald Trump … this time. The court’s decision to deny the president-elect’s last-minute effort to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case sets up a stunning moment – a court date just 10 days before Trump is sworn in for a second term. Judge Juan Merchan has already said he won’t impose a jail term. But the sentencing hearing will nevertheless mean that Trump will be the first president to take office with a criminal conviction written into his official record. The proximity of the sentencing to Trump’s inauguration will create a stunning juxtaposition.

Persons: didn’t, Donald Trump, elect’s, Trump, Juan Merchan, – Organizations: Trump Locations: New York

President-elect Donald Trump said late Thursday that a meeting is being arranged with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, a summit that would be eyed anxiously by Ukraine and its other Western allies. “President Putin wants to meet” and “we are setting it up,” Trump told a news briefing at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. That’s a bloody mess.”Trump has previously suggested he would seek to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, now approaching the three-year mark, within 24 hours of assuming office. “President Putin has repeatedly stated his openness to contacts with international leaders, including the U.S. president, including with Donald Trump,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. “After Mr. Trump assumes office, there will be some developments.”

Persons: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, “, Putin, ” Trump, Dmitry Peskov, ” Peskov, Trump Organizations: U.S, ” Locations: Ukraine, Florida, Russia

Ise-Shima, Japan CNN —Aiko Ohno dives down in the cool waters off Japan’s Ise-Shima National Park, scanning the rocky seabed for urchins and turban shells. For centuries, these traditional fisherwomen have lived off the riches of the waters around the Ise-Shima region, collecting seafood to sell at the market. CNNSince the Edo period (between 1603 and 1868), pilgrims have come to this region to visit Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine. Get the heart pumpingCNNAn array of outdoor activities can be enjoyed in the Ise-Shima region, from hiking and cycling tours to ziplining and even skydiving. The freshness is different when cooking with seafood straight from the sea, so it gives it a totally different flavor.

Persons: Japan CNN — Aiko Ohno, Ohno, ”, freedivers, I’ve, Ise Jingu, Amaterasu Omikami, Shigeki Matsumoto, Will Ripley, Mototsugu Yamakawa, Yamakawa, “ Organizations: CNN, Japan CNN, Shrine Association, ATV, Pacific, Pacific ., Kansai International Locations: Shima, Japan, Tokyo, Ise, Mie, Osaka, Ise City, France, Toba, Minamiise Town, It’s

☆ Biden admin imposes harsh sanctions on Russian oil industry to cut off funding for Ukraine war effort
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Biden administration on Friday targeted Russia’s energy sector, including its oil industry, with some of its harshest sanctions to date meant to cut off funding for Moscow’s war against Ukraine. US senior administration officials said they want to leave Kyiv – and the incoming Trump administration – with the strongest possible hand for potential negotiations. “We expect our actions to cost Russia upwards of billions of dollars per month,” a senior administration official said. Oil prices have been relatively subdued, in part because of record-shattering US production. Still, oil prices climbed sharply Friday morning, even before the official sanctions announcement, with some traders blaming rumored sanctions.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, ”, Trump, Putin “, ” “, Putin, — he’s, “ it’s, we’ve, Brent Organizations: CNN, Ukraine, Kyiv –, Trump, Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft, “, OPEC Locations: Russia, United Kingdom, Kyiv, Ukraine, China, India, United States

☆ Auto giants are struggling to find palatable solutions in the race to avoid hefty emissions fines
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Pooling refers to the process in which car manufacturers team up to be considered as one entity when calculating their performance against a CO2 emissions target. The Volvo emblem is seen on the front bumper of a vehicle at the Volvo Cars of Austin dealership on September 04, 2024 in Austin, Texas. "And a lot of the cars that Tesla is selling in Europe, which is generating its greenhouse credits, are coming from China. A heated debateSome of Europe's OEMs have expressed concern about the tightening of carbon regulations in Europe, particularly as electric vehicle demand falters. So, how on Earth does delaying the target and making us even more behind going to help the industry?

Persons: Rico Luman, Luman, ING's Luman, Brandon Bell, Stephen Reitman, Bernstein, Reitman, CNBC's, Olaf Scholz, Ursula von der Leyen, European Council Antonio Costa, Viktor Orban, Julia Poliscanova, Poliscanova Organizations: Mercedes, Benz, Getty, ING, CNBC, VW, Volvo, U.S, EV, Tesla, Austin, Research, EU, European Automobile Manufacturers ' Association, European Commission, Joint Press Conference, European Council, European, Summit, European Union, Nurphoto, Transport, Environment Locations: —, Austin , Texas, Europe, China, Brussels, Belgium

☆ SEC charges former WWE boss Vince McMahon over undisclosed settlements with two women
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged former WWE boss Vince McMahon with violating federal securities laws by failing to inform his pro wrestling company's board of settlement agreements totaling $10.5 million with two women on behalf of himself and the WWE, the SEC said Friday. The SEC said that McMahon's failure to inform the WWE's board, legal department, accountants or auditor of the settlements "circumvented WWE's system of internal accounting controls and caused material misstatements in WWE's 2018 and 2021 financial statements." McMahon resigned as executive chairman of TKO Group on the heels of Grant's lawsuit, which is pending in U.S. District Court in Connecticut. "McMahon has not fully reimbursed WWE or its successor in interest for these profits and incentive-based compensation and therefore violated Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002." Linda McMahon served as head of the federal Small Business Administration during Trump's first term in the White House.

Persons: Vince McMahon, Dwayne, Johnson, McMahon, Linda, Donald Trump, Janel Grant, Grant, I'm, Trump, Linda McMahon, Trump's Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, The Securities, Exchange Commission, WWE, SEC, of, Securities, Ultimate, Endeavor Group, Holdings, Sarbanes, Oxley, NBC News, Small Business Administration Locations: New York City, U.S, Connecticut

☆ How did Pluto’s large moon Charon form? With a ‘kiss,’ scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Now, new research suggests that Pluto and Charon briefly came together billions of years ago in a newly discovered “kiss and capture” collision. Scientists have long theorized that Charon formed much like Earth’s moon, which was created after a Mars-size object slammed into our planet. How planets gain moonsCharon and Earth’s moon are both a large fraction of the size of the main body they orbit, which is unlike other smaller moons orbiting planets throughout our solar system. But that type of formation is unlikely for objects as large as our moon or Charon, Denton said. “This is important because we’re not sure what thermal conditions Pluto may have possessed prior to impact,” Denton said.

Persons: Pluto, Charon, ”, Adeene Denton, ’ ”, Denton, Robert Melikyan “, ” Denton, aren’t, Katarina Miljkovic, ” Miljkovic, Alyssa Rhoden, Rhoden, Robert Melikyan, ” Rhoden, It’s, we’re Organizations: CNN, Nature Geoscience, NASA, Horizons, Southwest Research, University of Arizona, Laboratory, Pluto, of, Sciences, Curtin University, Southwest Research Institute, NASA Astrobiology Locations: Boulder , Colorado, Australia, Denton

Trump's Friday morning sentencing was over in a breezy 30 minutes. Trump addressed the court virtually for under 10 minutes, criticizing the "witch hunt" against him. "Sir," the judge then said in conclusion, "I wish you godspeed as you assume your second term of office." ADThe assistant district attorney noted that the court had found Trump in contempt for 10 different violations for extra-judicial speech. AD"It was a political witch hunt," Trump said when given the opportunity to speak.

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump's, Trump —, Todd Blanche, Juan Merchan, Merchan, Joshua Steinglass, Steinglass, Emil Bove Organizations: New, Trump Locations: Manhattan, harm's, United States, Florida

☆ The US is tightening its grip on one of the key pillars of Russia's economy
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's energy revenue is expected to account for more than a quarter of the nation's budget in 2025. The US is tightening the screws on one of the key pillars of Russia's wartime economy: its energy business. "With today's actions, we are ratcheting up the sanctions risk associated with Russia's oil trade, including shipping and financial facilitation in support of Russia's oil exports," she later added. Western nations have targeted Russia's energy trade since the early days of the Ukraine war, given that Russia's energy revenue makes up a big chunk of the nation's war budget. Russia's total energy revenue plummeted by nearly a quarter in 2023, according to data from Russia's finance ministry.

Persons: Janet Yellen Organizations: US, Gazprom Neft, Treasury Department, Russia, Ukraine, Reuters, Soviet Union, D.C Locations: United Kingdom, Russia, United States, Ukraine, Soviet, Washington

☆ The little-known way some insurers try to stay ahead of wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Insurance companies hire private businesses to protect properties from wildfires proactively. Insurance companies are hiring private firms to protect customer properties before wildfires roll in by taking measures like applying protective gels and removing combustibles to try to fire-proof structures. As a qualified insurance resource, he said that Wildfire Defense Systems works exclusively with insurers, partnering with dozens of carriers across 22 states to protect structures. Wildfire Defense Systems does not have contact with individual homeowners and protects properties based on risk, not home value. Chubb also partners with Wildfire Defense Systems in California and other states, according to its website, and says that policyholders can opt to enroll in the protective services.

Persons: David Torgerson, —, Getty Villa, Torgerson, Keith Wasserman, Chubb Organizations: Wildfire Defense Systems, Wildfire Defense, BI, Getty, Palisades, National Wildlife Coordinating, Farm, State Farm Locations: Southern California, California, Real, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, LA, California , Arizona, Washington

☆ High cost of weight loss drugs drives employers to require nutrition counseling, in boost for startups
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Bertha Coombs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A few years ago, when Virta Health founder and CEO Sami Inkinen approached employers about leveraging the company's nutrition-oriented digital diabetes program for obesity-related weight loss, most companies weren't ready to commit. Now, more employers are all in on nutritional counseling and coaching as they grapple with rising costs for diabetes and weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Mounjaro and Zepbound. The company published a peer-reviewed study a year ago which found that patients on Virta's nutrition-counseling programs maintained weight loss one year after they stopped using GLP-1s. But Inkinen says less than 10% of the company's weight loss enrollees are using the popular drugs — most opt for nutrition counseling alone and still lose an average of 13% of their weight over the course of one year. He said the 10-year-old startup is on pace to be profitable in the second half of this year.

Persons: Sami Inkinen, Eli Lilly's Mounjaro, Inkinen Organizations: Virta Health, Nordisk's Ozempic, pharma

☆ How Trump’s love of the British royals could help UK-US relations
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Editor’s Note: This is a version of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. CNN —The British royal family has historically played a vital role in strengthening ties between the United States and United Kingdom, keeping the so-called “special relationship” between the two countries alive. In 2019, following his last state visit to the UK, Trump delivered a flurry of compliments directed at members of the family. “I have such a great relationship, and we were laughing and having fun,” Trump told Fox News just after the trip to London, when he met the late Queen. Both Prince William and his father, King Charles III, have been vocal advocates for climate action.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump’s, Prince Edward , Duke of Edinburgh, Jimmy Carter, Keir Starmer, Trump, Queen Elizabeth II, ” Trump, Ed Owens, “, Elizabeth, ”, Prince William, William, ” “, Donald Trump, Aaron Chown, William –, “ Keir Starmer, ” Owens, Sally Bedell Smith, Smith, John F, Kennedy, Jackie, Prince Philip, Shutterstock, King Charles III, Owens Organizations: CNN’s Royal, CNN, British, Fox News, Notre Dame Cathedral, New York, Notre Dame, Labour Locations: United States, United Kingdom, Britain, London, Paris, Notre, Buckingham, Washington

☆ Antarctic ice core could help solve an ancient climate mystery, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The sample extended so deep that it reached the bedrock beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. “By analyzing these, we can reconstruct how Earth’s climate responded to changes in climate forcing factors, such as solar radiation, volcanic activity, and orbital variations. The ice core slices are stored in an Antarctic cave until they can be shipped to other institutions for analysis. During that time, researchers drilled a deep ice core that unearthed links between climate and atmospheric greenhouse gases over the past 800,000 years. Regardless, the ice core could contain evidence as to why the shift in the length of ice age periods occurred.

Persons: “, ”, Carlo Barbante, Barbante, Frank Wilhelms, Alfred Wegener, Robert Mulvaney, paleoclimatologist, Mulvaney, Julien Westhoff, Jim White, Dean, ” White, Laura Bassi Organizations: CNN, Empire, Foscari University of Venice, Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council of Italy, Little, European Commission, Göttingen University, Alfred Wegener Institute, British Antarctic Survey, University of Copenhagen, Antarctic, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Locations: Antarctica, Italy’s, French Concordia, Germany, Denmark, University of North Carolina, Chapel, Europe

☆ Piper Sandler upgrades Nike, says a path to recovery is emerging
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nike could soon improve its fortunes, according to Piper Sandler. Piper accompanied the move by lifting its price target to $90 from $72, implying upside of 26%. Shares of Nike are already down 6% on the year, after ending 2024 with a 30% decline. Analyst Anna Andreeva said this negative sentiment, however, could soon flip amid CEO Elliott Hill's intensified efforts to turn Nike around. "The combination of product innovation, strong marketing, franchise/portfolio management, and inventory actions lays out a path for NKE to a return to healthy, profitable sales growth by F3Q26," the analyst wrote.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Piper, Anna Andreeva, Elliott Hill's, Nike's, NKE, Andreeva Organizations: Nike, Air Locations: North America

☆ Trump to endure embarrassment of criminal sentencing after last-ditch Supreme Court appeal fails
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The Supreme Court didn’t help Donald Trump … this time. But the sentencing hearing will nevertheless mean that Trump will be the first president to take office with a criminal conviction written into his official record. The proximity of the sentencing to Trump’s inauguration will create a stunning juxtaposition. It’s a judge that shouldn’t have been on the case,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club. Trump is expected, yet again, to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in.

Persons: didn’t, Donald Trump, elect’s, Trump, Juan Merchan, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Thursday’s, –, Merchan, “ We’re, It’s, ” Trump, “ I’m, I’m, ”, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, Roberts, Samuel Alito, Todd Blanche, D, John Sauer, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, Fani Willis Organizations: CNN, Trump, White, Mar, Democratic, Manhattan, Attorney, Justice Department, Fulton, Appeals Locations: New York, York, Florida, United States of America, Georgia

And the second operation, called Salt Typhoon, has enabled Chinese intelligence agents to listen in on some phone calls and even get inside the government’s system for conducting surveillance of suspected spies. Neither of those operations involved the TikTok app. But as the arguments play out in the Supreme Court on Friday morning, sorting out the threat — and what the government is really worried about — won’t be easy. Even in classified sessions, members of Congress say, the “TikTok threat” has only been described in the vaguest of terms. (There have been some specific cases in which TikTok developers in China could gain access to personal information on Americans.)

Persons: Biden, China’s, Mark Warner of, TikTok, —, ” Organizations: National Security Agency, U.S ., Senate Intelligence Committee, ByteDance, Verizon Locations: Taiwan, Mark Warner of Virginia, China, United States

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