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Stocks climb while warnings grow over what's next

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a fresh record high on Monday, after topping 50,000 for the first time last week. The S&P 500 and teach-heavy Nasdaq also climbed, continuing to reverse major losses suffered days earlier.
The performance marked the latest move in topsy-turvy markets -- and that rollercoaster may very well continue, some **** ysts told ABC News.
Analysts attributed the volatility to a flurry of developments in artificial intelligence (AI), and a perception of looming geopolitical uncertainty. Mixed signals in economic d

Maxwell can clear president's name in exchange for clemency, attorney says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition Monday, but indicated that if President Donald Trump ended her prison sentence, she was willing to testify that neither he nor former President Bill Clinton had done anything wrong in their connections with Epstein.
The House Oversight Committee had wanted Maxwell to answer questions during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she’s serving a 20-year sente

Bracing for a weekend cold snap in Florida, NASA delayed a dress rehearsal fueling test for its Artemis II moon rocket, moving it from Saturday to Monday, and pushed the long-awaited launch back at least two days to no earlier than 11:20 p.m. EST on Feb. 8.
At the same time, NASA is gearing up to launch a fresh crew to the International ******* e Station to replace the four Crew 11 fliers who cut their mission short and returned to Earth on Jan. 15 due to a medical issue with an unidentified crew member.
Crew 12, launching atop a ******* eX Falcon 9 rocket, will be ready to blast off as earl

The method relies on a unique dental structure, past imaging, and existing dental records. It enables an initial determination within a short time, even under harsh conditions.
After the deceased hostage Ran Gvili's body was brought back to Israel on Monday, one of the fastest and most central tools in criminal identification came into focus: forensic dental identification. The method is among the most reliable when conditions at the scene do not allow for full visual or biometric identification.
In the case of Gvili, as in previous situations involving casualties and hostages, forensic dent

More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers strike at Kaiser Permanente

Tens of thousands of nurses and health care workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii went on strike on Monday morning.
More than 31,000 workers across at least two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics run by the non-profit health care system walked off the job at 7 a.m. PT, marking the largest strike of health care professionals so far this year.
The striking workers, who are members of the United Nurses ***** ociations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP), sa

Southwest's new **** igned seats policy starts this week: How it works

Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than a half‑century.
Starting Tuesday, customers on Southwest flights will have **** igned seats and the option of paying more to get their preferred seat closer to the front of a plane or seats with extra legroom. The airline began selling tickets shaped by the new policy in July.
Here's what travelers can expect as Southwes

Death toll from winter storm rises to 29, with another arctic blast looming

Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice. At least 30 deaths were reported in states afflicted with severe cold.
Deep snow — over a foot (30 centimeters) extending in a 1,300-mile (2,100-kilometer) swath from Arkansas to New England — halted traffic, canceled flights and triggered wide school closures Monday. The National Weather Service said areas north of P

Candidate for Minn. governor exits race, calling ICE surge an 'unmitigated disaster'

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawyer for the immigration officer who shot and killed Renee Good dropped out of the Minnesota governor race Monday, breaking with many fellow Republicans and calling President Donald Trump’s immigration operation in the state an “unmitigated disaster.”
Chris Madel's surprise move comes amid growing calls from Republicans to investigate federal immigration tactics in Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Madel went a step fur

NEW YORK (AP) — Two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools to be uncovered so far and date back 430,000 years.
One is a spindly stick about 2 1/2 feet (80 centimeters) long that could have been used for digging in the mud. The other is a smaller, more mysterious handheld chunk of willow or poplar wood that may have been used to shape stone tools, according to research published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Scientists think ancient humans wielded a whole litany of tools made from stone, bone and wood. But it's particular

Winter storm snarls airport traffic for second day

The massive winter storm that has impacted much of the U.S. is wreaking havoc on the airline industry for the second consecutive day.
As of 10 a.m. ET, more than 4,500 flights had been canceled on Monday, with another 12,000 delayed, according to FlightAware. That follows a record-setting number of cancellations on Sunday, which saw 12,595 flights canceled and 22,092 delayed.
That was the highest number since the pandemic — and a big jump from Saturday's 4,104 cancellations.
The winter storm is expected to bring more than $100 billion in

Bitcoin’s outlook deteriorated over the weekend, with Monday volatility triggering a $750 million crypto liquidation spike.
A closer look at the data shows that over 77% of the liquidations came from long positions, according to CoinGlass data, a trend that has been dominant over the past week due to top crypto’s sustained slide lower.
Bitcoin’s drop from last week’s local top of $95,400 saw it drop to lows of $86,126 over the weekend, per CoinGecko data, before selling pressure pushed it to its current price of around as $87,700, down 1% on the day.
Derivatives participation has remained t

Gold tops $5,000 for 1st time, stoking fears of global debt crisis and dollar decline

Gold (GC=F) continued to rise on Monday after breaking above $5,000 an ounce earlier than Wall Street expected. Futures hit the major milestone on Sunday, raising questions about the stunning speed of the rally in precious metals.
Gold's surge has become a hallmark of the so-called “debasement trade,” with investors buying ******* ets to protect against the erosion of purchasing power amid soaring government debt worldwide.
"The rise in precious metals prices is breathtaking and profoundly scary," wrote

The recent crypto crash continued on Monday as Bitcoin and most altcoins remained in the red amid rising geopolitical jitters. Bitcoin dropped to $87,380, while Ethereum, Dogecoin, Solana, and XRP fell by over 3% in the last 24 hours.
One key reason behind the ongoing crypto market crash is that liquidations continued rising. Data compiled by CoinGlass shows that liquidations soared by 770% in the last 24 hours to $678 million.
Ethereum liquidations jumped to over $218 million, while Bitcoin liquidations jumped to $195 million. Solana liquidations jumped to $63 million. The other top liquida

Forecasters warn of 'dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts' for days

A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and halting air and road traffic. Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast were left without electricity.
The ice and snowfall were expected to continue into Monday followed by very low temperatures which could cause “dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts” for days, the National Weather Service said.

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Real estate guru Grant Cardone has added nearly $70 million worth of Bitcoin in two tranches to his company’s balance sheet.
Cardone on Monday announced the purchase of $10 million worth of Bitcoin and 650 BTC, most recently worth $58 million, for Cardone Capital’s real estate and Bitcoin hybrid fund model.
The announcement of the purchases came a day after Cardone touted Bitcoin as the only scarce minable resource.
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Favorites went 9-7 against the spread in NFL Week 17, with the Bengals, Seahawks and Patriots all covering easily as at least seven-point favorites. But six underdogs won outright, including stunning victories by the Vikings on Christmas Day and the Falcons on Monday Night Football. In NFL Week 18, there are a lot of teams lacking motivation facing squads with a lot to play for. There are seven Week 18 NFL games with spreads of at least a touchdown, including a pair of AFC South matchups. The Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4) are trying to clinch the South ******* le and still hold out some hope of

Muslim shop owner who disarmed Bondi Beach gunman says he felt 'a power in my body'

Ahmed al Ahmed, the man hailed as a hero for tackling one of the gunmen behind an antisemitic attack on Australia's Bondi Beach earlier this month, is speaking out in the aftermath of the massacre.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News that airs Monday on "CBS Mornings," al Ahmed said he "didn't worry about anything" except for the lives he could potentially save as he sought to disarm the shooter.
"My target was just to take the gun from him, and to stop him from killing a human being's life and not kil

South Korean President Lee returns to presidential palace avoided by predecessor

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday commuted to Cheong Wa Dae, the country’s traditional presidential palace, for the first time since taking office in June, more than three years after his ousted predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol moved the presidential office to the Defense Ministry compound.
It was the first time a president had commuted to Cheong Wa Dae since May 9, 2022, the final day of former President Moon Jae-in’s term, before Yoon began his presidency working out of a conv

New winter storm heads for the Midwest and Northeast with 40 million people on alert

More than 40 million people are on alert as the next winter storm is forecast to bring snow, strong winds and rain from the Dakotas through the Great Lakes and into northern New England over the coming days.
As of Sunday morning, Blizzard Warnings were in effect from Grand Forks and Fargo in North Dakota down to Rochester, Minnesota, and Mason City, Iowa, for snowfall between 3 and 8 inches and winds gusting as high as 45 mph, creating whiteout conditions and near-zero visibility through Monday morning.
B

Iran’s president says his country is in a full-scale war with the West

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his country is in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel and Europe ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Pezeshkian said in an interview published on the website of the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday that the war is worse than Iran's deadly war with Iraq in the 1980s.
“We are in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel and Europe; they don’t want our country

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) saw $1.4 billion in liquidations over the past week as retail capitulates on altcoins and rotates back into majors.
What Happened: Bitcoin slipped below $85,000 mid-week before grinding back to $90,000 by the end of last week, though it has failed to follow through this week.
Ethereum dropped below $3,000 as liquidations hit $600 million Monday, then another $400 million on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively
The damage was severe but short-

A recent slowdown in Bitcoin mining activity could be setting the stage for a more constructive phase for the cryptocurrency, according to a new report from ******* et manager VanEck.
The firm said historical patterns suggest that periods of declining mining activity have often preceded positive returns for Bitcoin, even as miners face mounting financial pressure.
In its report ******* led “Mid-December 2025 Bitcoin ChainCheck,” published on Monday, VanEck described falling network hashrate as a potential contrarian indicator.

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Bitcoin (BTC) and other crypto ****** ets again fell steadily through the U.S. session on Monday, with BTC sliding below $88,000 after earlier having climbed above $90,000 and ETH ducking back below $3,000.
Some crypto-related stocks are still holding gains, led by Hut 8 (HUT), which continues to rise following its deal last week for a 15-year AI data center lease with Fluidstack. Shares are higher by 16% Monday, helped by a price target increase Benchmark's Mark Palmer.
Other names in the green include Coinbase (COIN) and Robinhood (HOOD), though both are well off session highs as crypto pr

(Bloomberg) -- Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. bolstered its cash reserve to $2.19 billion and paused purchases of Bitcoin over the past week as the largest digital ******* et treasury company appears to be settling in for a long crypto winter.
The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based firm raised $748 million through the sale of common shares in the seven days ended Dec. 21, according to a filing Monday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. It had purchased about $2 billion in Bitcoin over the previous two weeks, bringing its total holdings to around $60 billion.
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Bitcoin rallied to an eight-day high of $90,353 on Monday, but on-chain data casts doubt on the sustainability of this uptick.
Since then, the top crypto has pulled back and is now trading at just under $90,000, up 2.2% on the day, per CoinGecko data.
Data indicate the move was driven by speculative futures trading rather than genuine investor demand.
Since December 18, open interest and the **** ulative volume delta (CVD) for perpetual futures have trended upwards, while the spot CVD has declined, according to Velo data. That divergence is a classic signature of a derivatives-led move, whe

Michael Saylor is signaling another aggressive Bitcoin accumulation for Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy).
This signals that the firm is down on its high-stakes treasury strategy even as its MSTR stock falters.
On December 21, Saylor posted a cryptic image to X captioned "Green Dots ₿eget Orange Dots," referencing the company’s "SaylorTracker" portfolio visualization.
The post continues a year-long pattern Saylor has used to hint at a new BTC purchase. Notably, such a weekend teaser is usually followed by a Monday morning SEC filing confirming a significant acquisition.
Meanwhile, a new pu

Bitcoin fell below the $87,000 level shortly after Wall Street opened on Monday, as fresh selling pressure set off a wave of liquidations across bullish positions.
The move picked up speed around the opening bell.
Several traders pointed to activity on Binance and the trading firm Wintermute as key sources of new supply entering the market simultaneously.
Liquidations of long positions built quickly. One of the crypto trackers reported 100 million liquidations of long positions in five minutes.
In just over an hour, losses had already surpassed $200 million, based on data from CoinGlass.

(NewsNation) — Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb appears to be walking back his attention-grabbing theory that an interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS could be some sort of alien technology sent to spy on Earth.
Much of the scientific community has said 3I/ATLAS is merely a comet, albeit a large one with unusual properties. The object reached its closest point to the Earth this week — if 170 million miles can be considered close — and was last seen heading out into ****** e beyond the solar system.
“So far, so good,” Loeb told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” on Monday. “3I/ATLAS did not maneuver o

If you're a bettor looking to place wagers on any of Week 14's 13 remaining games, you need to be aware of the most important NFL injuries that could play a massive role in a team winning or covering the spread on Sunday or Monday. As has been the case all year long, quarterback injuries are a big deal this week, though we're getting better news than we have for most of the season in Week 14 on that front. Here's a quick look at the most important NFL injuries for bettors to know, along with what NFL betting lines look like per the latest SportsLine consensus odds. We will update this post wit

Somalis arrested as immigration crackdown in Minnesota's Twin Cities begins

By Heather Schlitz and Andrew Hay
MINNEAPOLIS - People of Somali origin are among those arrested in an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, federal officials said on Thursday, two days after President Donald Trump hurled insults at immigrants from the Horn of Africa country and said he ‌wanted them out of the United States.
The Minneapolis arrests began on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security said in its first statement ‌on the operation. Officials did not give a total arrest figure but gave profiles of 12