KEY POINTS LOS ANGELES — Musician Finneas publicly criticized online backlash against Billie Eilish after her politically charged acceptance speech at the Grammy Awards. Where she condemned US immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump and urged continued protest during the live broadcast Sunday night in Los Angeles. The Billie Eilish Grammy speech backlash unfolded after … Read more
KEY POINTS US stocks fell sharply Thursday as a broad tech rout intensified, leaving investors searching for relief ahead of Amazon earnings while new labor data pointed to fresh weakness in the economy. The US stocks sell-off erased more than a trillion dollars in market value, extending losses across equities, commodities and digital assets. Markets … Read more
KEY POINTS Bitcoin fell below the $70,000 mark on Thursday for the first time since November 2024, extending a months long decline as institutional selling, tighter liquidity and broader risk-off sentiment pressured digital assets across global markets. The world’s largest cryptocurrency slid to about $69,300 during early US trading hours, according to CoinMetrics, marking a … Read more
KEY POINTS Eileen Gu endorsements account for nearly all of her twenty three point one million dollars in earnings. Forbes ranks Gu fourth globally, behind three elite tennis players. Her commercial success highlights widening gaps between on field pay and sponsorship income in women’s sports. Freestyle skier Eileen Gu has emerged as the lone winter … Read more
KEY POINTS Kate Hudson, the American actor and producer, drew international attention during Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris, where her public appearances from Jan. 26 to Jan. 29, 2026, highlighted the growing intersection of celebrity influence and global luxury fashion. Hudson’s Paris visit unfolded as fashion houses presented Spring Summer 2026 collections, an economic … Read more
KEY POINTS LOS ANGELES — Fox’s “The Masked Singer” celebrated America’s 250th birthday with a patriotic themed episode that blended pop spectacle. Historical symbolism and competition stakes, culminating in the debut of the final Season 14 wildcard and the unmasking of a reality television figure, the network said Thursday. Titled “Red, White and Clue: Celebration … Read more
KEY POINTS Instagram was down for more than 10,000 users in the United States late Wednesday, disrupting access to the Meta Platforms owned social media service, according to Downdetector. The Instagram down outage emerged around 8:30 PM Eastern, when Downdetector recorded 10,108 incident reports from US users. The service aggregates real time reports from consumers … Read more
KEY POINTS Brad Karp resigned Wednesday as chairman of global law firm Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton and Garrison, stepping aside after renewed scrutiny of his past social contacts with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the firm said. Scott Barshay was appointed chairman effective immediately in New York, ending Karp’s eighteen year tenure at the helm. … Read more
KEY POINTS Oklahoma City, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired guard Jared McCain from the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday ahead of the NBA trade deadline, sending a 2026 first round pick and three second round picks to Philadelphia, team officials said. The move aims to bolster Oklahoma City’s backcourt amid injuries to key starters. … Read more
KEY POINTS WASHINGTON – The Washington Wizards traded Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, Marvin Bagley, two first round picks and three second round picks to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday in exchange for Anthony Davis, Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell and Dante Exum, according to ESPN reporter Shams Charania. The transaction represents one of the … Read more
