No one can say Tony Dokoupil is slipping into his new job as “CBS Evening News” anchor unnoticed.

In a week, he’s issued a veritable manifesto for how he intends to fulfill the role, cast subtle shade on saintly predecessor Walter Cronkite, had an unexpected debut dominated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and posted a cringeworthy video of people mispronouncing his name.

If attention is currency in trying to revive a television institution fallen on hard times, Dokoupil has earned some. The jury is out on whether it’s the kind he needs.

The 45-year-old Dokoupil, a “CBS Mornings” host since 2019, inherited the chair once occupied by Cronkite, Dan Rather, Katie Couric, Scott Pelley and Norah O’Donnell. He was supposed to have started Monday with a two-week tour around the country, but his first broadcast instead came Saturday after the U.S. military action in Venezuela.

An estimated 27 million to 29 million people watched the “CBS Evening News” each night in Cronkite’s last full year as anchor in 1980, the most popular of the three broadcast evening newscasts. The show is now entrenched at No. 3. And with news habits far different now, its nightly audience of 4.04 million people last year was a little more than half of what David Muir gets at ABC.

‘The press missed the story’

In video and printed messages posted last week, Dokoupil said he hoped to earn back the trust that many people have lost in legacy media institutions.

“On too many stories, the press missed the story,” he said. “Because we’ve taken into account the perspective of advocates, and not the average American, or we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you.”

He said his promise to viewers is that “you come first. Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests. And, yes, that does include the corporate owners of CBS. I report for you.”

It was unclear where Dokoupil felt the analysis by “elites” led the country astray. He broadcast from Miami on Tuesday, beginning his nationwide tour a day late, and wasn’t available for comment, CBS said.

He also posted five “simple values” that the broadcast will follow. Four are fairly innocuous — “we work for you,” “we report on the world as it is,” “we respect you” and “we respect tradition, but we also believe in the future.”

The fifth might also seem simple: “We love America.” But it attracted plenty of online commentary, much from people suspicious that it reflected concern that Dokoupil’s boss, Free Press founder and CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, was intent upon moving the news division’s focus more to the political right. The Daily Beast referred to Dokoupil as CBS’ “MAGA-coded anchor.”

No apologies are necessary for loving America, wrote press critic Margaret Sullivan in her Substack column American Crisis — depending on how that’s defined.

“Then again, I think we may have a different definition of how journalists can show their patriotism,” Sullivan said. “No American flag pins on lapels are necessary. No jingoistic headlines about illegal raids are welcome. And, please, no fawning interviews of people in powerful positions.”

Should news really be a daily conversation?

Half of Dokoupil’s premiere broadcast over the weekend was devoted to his interview with Hegseth, who stayed through two commercial breaks. That kind of time spent speaking with one person is itself unusual for a format designed to give a rundown on big stories, particularly on a busy day, and the anchor drew mixed reviews from critics who thought he could have pressed the defense secretary harder.

CBS’ access to President Donald Trump’s administration was on display in Tuesday’s newscast from Miami, which included an interview with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The show also ended with a feature on Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

“For Rubio’s hometown fans, which are many around here in Miami, it is a sign of how Florida, once an American punchline, has become a leader on the world stage,” Dokoupil said at the end of the newscast. “Marco Rubio, we salute you. You’re the ultimate Florida man.”

A Columbia University journalism professor, Bill Grueskin, doesn’t like Dokoupil’s statement that one way to think about his show is as a daily conversation about “where we are as a country and where we are going.”

Grueskin wrote on X: “News is not a ‘daily conversation.’ News is news. If you want a daily conversation, go to your local coffee shop.”

Dokoupil’s statements seem to echo a message Weiss sent when she was appointed to her job last fall: “On the one hand, an America-loathing far left. On the other, a history-erasing far right. These extremes do not represent the majority of the country, but they have increasing power in our politics, our culture and our media ecosystem.”

Tim Graham, director of media analysis for the conservative Media Research Center, told The Associated Press he sees hopeful signs Dokoupil will hold politicians from both major parties accountable. His group has long contended CBS News is biased toward the left.

Sean Spicer, Trump’s first White House press secretary, is more skeptical. He sees Dokoupil’s rollout as part of a marketing campaign meant to make people forget the newsman spent the last several years sitting next to Gayle King on the morning show set.

“It’s an attempt to gaslight people into thinking that he wasn’t already a part of this institution,” said Spicer, who is debuting his own political news show, “The Huddle,” on streaming services this week.

Dokoupil’s comment about Cronkite came when answering a viewer who wrote on Instagram that “I grew up on Cronkite. Too bad CBS has lost its Tiffany shine. But good luck to you anyway.”

The new anchor answered: “I can promise you that we’ll be more accountable and more transparent than Cronkite or anyone else of that era.”

The remark angered fans of the newsman once cited in opinion polls as “the most trusted man in America.”

“I knew Walter Cronkite. I was his producer,” said Tom Bettag, a University of Maryland journalism professor and longtime news executive who worked with Cronkite during his final two years as anchor. “Walter Cronkite would have never said something so self-serving.”

The second signal of Dokoupil’s reference to Cronkite

Planned or not, Dokoupil had sent another signal. Cronkite was no hero to many conservatives with long memories who saw him as the preeminent symbol of a news establishment that leaned left.

One other promotional video, in which CBS sent Dokoupil into New York’s Grand Central Terminal holding up a sign with his name and asking people to pronounce it (it’s do-KOO’-pil), only provided evidence that strikingly few people knew CBS News’ chief anchor. You can bet they would have recognized Cronkite on the highly unlikely chance he would have tried such a stunt.

From his long perspective in TV news, Bettag urged patience.

“I definitely think it’s way too early to make a judgment on how he’s going to be, and I wish him all the luck in the world,” he said. “CBS needs him to succeed. It was a lousy start and some missed opportunities, but that should not be the final judgment.”

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/cbs-news-tony-dokoupil/ 

Some Republicans Are Distancing Themselves From MAGA

Tyler Durden
Wed, 01/07/2026 – 09:55

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/some-republicans-are-distancing-themselves-maga 

Tax dollars will fund valet parking services in two Glenview shopping and dining districts as officials look for ways to support and boost patronage at local businesses.

The Glenview Village Board last month voted to approve a $147,200 one-year valet contract with Presidential Parking for the Glen Town Center and downtown Glenview.

The vote is a renewal of a six-month contract the village initially entered into last July at a cost of $73,600.

According to village officials, the free valet service addresses what patrons may perceive as “inconvenient parking situations” and is a “public amenity to support the continued vibrancy” of the Glen Town Center and downtown.

The approved contract allows for two valet stands in the Glen and two in downtown, according to the village. Services are available between 5 and 10:30 p.m., Thursday through Sunday.

Since July, valet has only been offered on Tower Drive in the Glen, with the provider reporting that between 20 and 40 vehicles are parked each day the service is available, a village memo said. With El Tradicional restaurant relocating to a larger space, an escape room opening in the former Book Market at Hangar One, and cold weather in full force, it is anticipated that usage of valet services will increase, elected officials were told.

As downtown Glenview undergoes a revitalization, some new restaurants have recently opened, with several more slated to open in 2026.

The goal is to have the valet services privately funded after 2027, said Glenview Director of Community Development Jeff Brady. This can be achieved through financial collaborations and the formation of merchants associations, Brady said.

Sam Toia, president of the Illinois Restaurant Association, said it is unclear how many other municipalities in the state may be funding free valet services for patrons, but noted the benefits of such a practice on the overall community.

“We know that supportive policies like this will help keep restaurant businesses strong, bringing customers into these areas,” Toia told Pioneer Press. “This will help to support all other small businesses and the city’s overall tax base.”

Glenview Trustee Mary Cooper called the valet service “a shot in the arm” for the commercial districts, but she and Trustee Katie Jones agreed that data on usage should be provided and reviewed.

“In the Glen, one of the main things I always hear from many residents is they don’t want to park in the parking garage and walk to the restaurants,” Jones said.

“You can disagree or agree with it, but it’s something I hear all the time. So I do think this [valet service] is necessary—at least for the time being.”

Trustee Tim Doron pointed to “North Shore communities with vibrant downtowns,” as examples of places where valet service is prominent.

“Valet is really, really important, especially when restaurants are in the incubation stages,” Doran said.

One restaurant that opened last summer, Jackman & Co. on Glenview Road, is funding its own complimentary valet services for its patrons, elected officials were told.

David Just, a spokesperson for the village, said Glenview will be working with a vendor starting in late spring or early summer to open a kiosk around the time restaurants on the west side of the downtown, such as Spiro’s, Zenzi Den and Foxtail, open.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/glenview-to-fund-free-valet-service/ 

Por SIMINA MISTREANU

BEIJING (AP) — China intensificó sus tensiones comerciales con Japón el miércoles al iniciar una investigación sobre el diclorosilano importado, un gas químico que se utiliza en la fabricación de semiconductores, un día después de imponer restricciones a la exportación de los llamados bienes de doble uso que podrían ser utilizados por el ejército japonés.

El Ministerio de Comercio de China dijo en un comunicado que había iniciado la investigación tras una solicitud de la industria nacional según la cual el precio del diclorosilano importado de Japón había disminuido un 31% entre 2022 y 2024.

“El dumping de productos importados de Japón ha dañado la producción y operación de nuestra industria nacional”, manifestó el ministerio.

La medida se produce un día después de que Beijing prohibiera las exportaciones a Japón de bienes de doble uso que pueden tener aplicaciones militares.

Beijing ha mostrado un creciente descontento con Tokio desde que la nueva primera ministra japonesa, Sanae Takaichi, sugiriera a finales del año pasado que el ejército de su nación podría intervenir si China tomara medidas contra Taiwán, una democracia insular que Beijing considera su propio territorio.

Las tensiones se avivaron nuevamente el martes cuando el legislador japonés Hei Seki, sancionado el año pasado por China por “difundir falacias” sobre Taiwán y otros territorios en disputa, visitó la isla y la calificó como un país independiente. También conocido como Yo Kitano, tiene prohibido entrar en China. Dijo a los periodistas que su llegada a Taiwán demostraba que ambos son “países diferentes”.

“Vine a Taiwán… para demostrar este hecho y decirle al mundo que Taiwán es un país independiente”, afirmó Hei Seki, según la Agencia Central de Noticias de Taiwán.

“Las desagradables palabras de un villano mezquino como él no merecen comentarios”, replicó Mao Ning, portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de China, cuando se le preguntó sobre el comentario.

Temores de una restricción de tierras raras

Masaaki Kanai, jefe de Asuntos de Asia Oceanía del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Japón, instó a China a eliminar las restricciones comerciales, diciendo que una medida que apunte exclusivamente a Japón y que se desvíe de la práctica internacional es inaceptable. Sin embargo, Japón aún no ha anunciado ninguna medida de represalia.

En medio del enfrentamiento entre ambos países, surgieron especulaciones de que China podría centrar su atención en las exportaciones de tierras raras a Japón, en una medida similar a las rondas de restricciones de exportación de minerales críticos que ha impuesto como parte de su guerra comercial con Estados Unidos.

China controla la mayor parte de la producción mundial de tierras raras pesadas que se utilizan para fabricar imanes potentes y resistentes al calor en industrias como la defensa y los vehículos eléctricos.

Aunque el Ministerio de Comercio no mencionó nuevas restricciones a esos minerales, el diario oficial China Daily, considerado un portavoz del gobierno, citó fuentes anónimas que decían que Beijing consideraba la posibilidad de restringir las exportaciones de ciertas tierras raras a Japón. Ese informe no pudo ser confirmado de manera independiente.

Mejora de los lazos con Corea del Sur contrasta con la disputa con Japón

Al tiempo que Beijing se enfrenta a Tokio, también ha hecho un esfuerzo por cortejar a otra potencia de Asia Oriental: Corea del Sur.

El miércoles, el presidente surcoreano Lee Jae Myung concluyó un viaje de cuatro días a China, su primera visita desde que asumió el cargo en junio. Lee y el presidente chino Xi Jinping supervisaron la firma de acuerdos de cooperación en áreas como tecnología, comercio, transporte y protección ambiental.

Como si tratara de ilustrar un contraste con las fricciones comerciales entre China y Japón, Lee participó en dos eventos empresariales en los que grandes empresas surcoreanas y chinas se comprometieron a colaborar.

Ambas partes firmaron 24 contratos de exportación por un valor combinado de 44 millones de dólares, según el Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Recursos de Corea del Sur.

Durante la visita de Lee, los medios chinos también informaron que Corea del Sur superó a Japón como el principal destino de vuelos salientes desde China continental durante las vacaciones de Año Nuevo.

China ha desalentado los viajes a Japón, diciendo que los comentarios de los líderes japoneses sobre Taiwán han creado “riesgos significativos para la seguridad personal y la vida de los ciudadanos chinos en Japón”.

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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/china-anuncia-nueva-medida-comercial-contra-japn-en-medio-de-crecientes-tensiones/ 

Somali UN Ambassador Linked To Ohio Health Care Company Sanctioned For Medicaid Fraud, HHS Says

Tyler Durden
Wed, 01/07/2026 – 09:35

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/somali-un-ambassador-linked-ohio-health-care-company-sanctioned-medicaid-fraud-hhs-says 

Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory.

Tensions escalated after the White House said Tuesday that the “U.S. military is always an option.” President Donald Trump has argued that the U.S. needs to control the world’s largest island to ensure its own security in the face of rising threats from China and Russia in the Arctic.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned earlier this week that a U.S. takeover would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance.

“The Nordics do not lightly make statements like this,” Maria Martisiute, a defense analyst at the European Policy Centre think tank, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “But it is Trump, whose very bombastic language bordering on direct threats and intimidation, is threatening the fact to another ally by saying ‘I will control or annex the territory.’”

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom joined Frederiksen in a statement Tuesday reaffirming that the mineral-rich island “belongs to its people.”

Their statement defended the sovereignty of Greenland, which is a self-governing territory of Denmark and thus part of NATO.

This weekend’s U.S. military action in Venezuela has heightened fears across Europe, and Trump and his advisers in recent days have reiterated the U.S. leader’s desire to take over the island, which guards the Arctic and North Atlantic approaches to North America.

“It’s so strategic right now,” Trump told reporters Sunday.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and his Greenlandic counterpart, Vivian Motzfeldt, have requested the meeting with Rubio in the near future, according to a statement posted Tuesday to Greenland’s government website.

Previous requests for a sit-down were not successful, the statement said.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said he spoke by phone Tuesday with Rubio, who dismissed the idea of a Venezuela-style operation in Greenland.

“In the United States, there is massive support for the country belonging to NATO – a membership that, from one day to the next, would be compromised by … any form of aggressiveness toward another member of NATO,” Barrot told France Inter radio Wednesday.

Asked if he has a plan in case Trump does claim Greenland, Barrot said he won’t engage in “fiction diplomacy.”

While most U.S. Republicans have supported Trump’s statement, Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tillis, the Democratic and Republican co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate NATO Observer Group, blasted Trump’s rhetoric in a statement Tuesday.

“When Denmark and Greenland make it clear that Greenland is not for sale, the United States must honor its treaty obligations and respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark,” the statement said. “Any suggestion that our nation would subject a fellow NATO ally to coercion or external pressure undermines the very principles of self-determination that our Alliance exists to defend.”

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/denmark-greenland-rubio/ 

LOS ANGELES —Nick Reiner is set to be arraigned and enter a plea Wednesday in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

His scheduled appearance in a Los Angeles Superior Court comes 3 1/2 weeks after the beloved actor-director and his wife of 36 years were found dead with stab wounds in their home in the upscale Brentwood section of Los Angeles, authorities said.

Nick Reiner, 32, the youngest of Rob Reiner’s four children, was arrested hours later, and has been held without bail since. He was charged two days later with two counts of first-degree murder. He did not enter a plea during a brief first court appearance Dec. 17, when he wore shackles and a suicide prevention smock.

His attorney, Alan Jackson, has given no indication of the plans for his defense. Nearly all defendants in criminal cases plead not guilty at this stage. Jackson could also ask for another delay before a plea is entered.

If Nick Reiner pleads not guilty, the case would normally head toward a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence for him to stand trial. His mental competence for trial could also be a factor.

A decade ago, Nick Reiner publicly discussed his severe struggles with addiction and mental health after making a movie with his father, “Being Charlie,” that was very loosely based on their lives.

Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were killed early on the morning of Dec. 14, and they were found in the late afternoon, authorities said. The LA County Medical Examiner said in initial findings that they died from “multiple sharp force injuries,” but released no other details, and police have said nothing about possible motives.

Jackson is a high-profile defense attorney and former LA County prosecutor who represented Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles trial and Karen Read at her intensely followed trials in Massachusetts. After the initial Reiner hearing, Jackson called the case “a devastating tragedy.” He said the proceedings will be very complex and asked that the circumstances be met “not with a rush to judgment.”

The counts against Reiner come with special circumstances of multiple murders and an allegation that he used a dangerous weapon, a knife. The additions could mean a greater sentence.

Prosecutors have said they have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty.

The prosecution is being led by Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian, whose recent cases included the Menendez brothers’ attempt at resentencing and the trial of Robert Durst.

Rob Reiner was a prolific director whose work included some of the most memorable and endlessly watchable movies of the 1980s and ’90s. His credits included “This is Spinal Tap,” “Stand By Me,” “A Few Good Men,” and “When Harry Met Sally,” during whose production he met Michele Singer, a photographer, and married her soon after.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/nick-reiner-arraigned/ 

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —Iran’s army chief threatened preemptive military action Wednesday over the “rhetoric” targeting the Islamic Republic, likely referring to U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters,” the United States “will come to their rescue.”

The comments by Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami come as Iran tries to respond to what it sees as a dual threat posed by Israel and the United States, as well as the protests sparked by its economic woes that have grown into a direct challenge to its theocracy.

Seeking to halt the anger, Iran’s government began Wednesday paying the equivalent of $7 a month to subsidize rising costs for dinner table essentials like rice, meat and pastas. Shopkeepers warn prices for items as basic as cooking oil likely will triple under pressure from the collapse of Iran’s rial currency and the end of a preferential subsidized dollar-rial exchange rate for importers and manufacturers — likely fueling further popular anger.

“More than a week of protests in Iran reflects not only worsening economic conditions, but longstanding anger at government repression and regime policies that have led to Iran’s global isolation,” the New York-based Soufan Center think tank said.

Army chief’s threat

Hatami spoke to military academy students. He took over as commander in chief of Iran’s army, known by the Farsi word “Artesh,” after Israel killed a number of the country’s top military commanders in June’s 12-day war. He is the first regular military officer in decades to hold a position long controlled by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

“The Islamic Republic considers the intensification of such rhetoric against the Iranian nation as a threat and will not leave its continuation without a response,” Hatami said, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.

He added, “I can say with confidence that today the readiness of Iran’s armed forces is far greater than before the war. If the enemy commits an error, it will face a more decisive response, and we will cut off the hand of any aggressor.”

Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have been responding to Trump’s comments, which took on more significance after the U.S. military raid that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a longtime ally of Tehran, over the weekend. But there’s been no immediate public sign of Iran preparing for an attack in the region.

New subsidy payment begins

Iranian state television reported on the start of a new subsidy of the equivalent of $7, put into the bank accounts of heads of households across the country. More than 71 million people will receive the benefit, which is 10 million Iranian rials, it reported. The rial now trades at over 1.4 million to $1 and continues to depreciate.

The subsidy is more than double than the 4.5 million rial people previously received. But already, Iranian media report sharp rises in the cost of basic goods, including cooking oil, poultry and cheese, placing additional strain on households already burdened by international sanctions targeting the country and inflation.

Iran’s vice president in charge of executive affairs, Mohammad Jafar Ghaempanah, told reporters on Wednesday that the country was in a “full-fledged economic war.” He called for “economic surgery” to eliminate rentier policies and corruption within the country.

More protests

Iran has faced rounds of nationwide protests in recent years. As sanctions tightened and Iran struggled after the June war with Israel, its rial currency sharply fell in December. Protests began soon after on Dec. 28. They reached their 11th day on Wednesday and didn’t appear to be stopping.

Social media videos purported to show new cities like Bojnourd, Kerman, Rasht, Shiraz and Tabriz, as well some smaller towns, joining the demonstrations on Wednesday.

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency offered the latest death toll of 36 for the demonstrations. It said 30 protesters, four children and two members of Iran’s security forces have been killed. Demonstrations have reached over 310 locations in 28 of Iran’s 31 provinces. More than 2,100 people have been arrested, it said.

The group, which relies on an activist network inside of Iran for its reporting, has been accurate in past unrest.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/iran-army-chief-attack-trump/ 

NEW YORK —Warner Bros. again rejected a takeover bid from Paramount and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix.

Warner’s leadership has repeatedly rebuffed Skydance-owned Paramount’s overtures — and urged shareholders just weeks ago to back its the sale of its streaming and studio business to Netflix for $72 billion. Paramount, meanwhile, has made efforts to sweeten its $77.9 billion hostile offer for the entire company.

Warner Bros. Discovery said Wednesday that its board determined Paramount’s offer is not in the best interests of the company or its shareholders. It again recommended shareholders support the Netflix deal.

“Paramount’s offer continues to provide insufficient value, including terms such as an extraordinary amount of debt financing that create risks to close and lack of protections for our shareholders if a transaction is not completed,” Warner Bros. Discovery Chair Samuel Di Piazza Jr. said in a statement. In contrast, he added, the company’s agreement with Netflix “will offer superior value at greater levels of certainty.”

Paramount did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company’s hostile bid is still on the table. Warner shareholders currently have until Jan. 21 to “tender” their shares.

Late last month, Paramount announced an “irrevocable personal guarantee” from Oracle founder Larry Ellison — who is the father of Paramount CEO David Ellison — to back $40.4 billion in equity financing for the company’s offer. Paramount also increased its promised payout to shareholders to $5.8 billion if the deal is blocked by regulators, matching Netflix’s breakup fee.

In its Wednesday letter to shareholders, Warner expressed concerns about a potential deal with Paramount. Warner said it essentially considers the offer a leveraged buyout, which includes a lot of debt, and also pointed to operating restrictions that it said were imposed by Paramount’s offer and could “hamper WBD’s ability to perform” throughout a transaction.

The battle for Warner and the value of each offer grows complicated because Netflix and Paramount want different things. Netflix’s proposed acquisition includes only Warner’s studio and streaming business, including its legacy TV and movie production arms and platforms like HBO Max. But Paramount wants the entire company — which, beyond studio and streaming, includes networks like CNN and Discovery.

If Netflix is successful, Warner’s news and cable operations would be spun off into their own company, under a previously-announced separation.

A merger with either company could take over a year to close — and will attract tremendous antitrust scrutiny along the way. Due to its size and potential impact, it will almost certainly trigger a review by the U.S. Justice Department, which could sue to block the transaction or request changes. Other countries and regulators overseas may also challenge the merger. Politics are also expected to come into play under President Donald Trump, who has made unprecedented suggestions about his personal involvement on whether a deal will go through.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/warner-bros-paramount-netflix/ 

Climate-Change Fears Drop, AI Anxiety Pops: What Will Happen In 2026?

Tyler Durden
Wed, 01/07/2026 – 09:15

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/climate-change-fears-drop-ai-anxiety-pops-what-will-happen-2026