Harris County elections officials find more than 100 voter registrations illegally tied to P.O. boxes | Houston Public Media

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More than 100 voter registrations in Harris County were tied to addresses at P.O. boxes, according to an investigation by the voter registrar’s office.

The Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar’s Office has found more than 100 voter registrations linked to private post office boxes, in violation of state elections law, and the Texas Secretary of State has asked the office to review an additional 126 addresses.

The secretary of state began investigating after state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican, filed a complaint earlier this year. His office identified voters whose home addresses were registered at UPS locations on Westheimer Road and Waugh Drive, in violation of legislation he authored.

“No one lives in a P.O. Box, and Texans cannot legally register to vote from one,” Bettencourt said in a Monday statement in response to the investigation’s findings. “It’s the law, and it’s been the law for four years in statute.”

In response to Bettencourt’s November complaint, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson threatened potential state oversight of elections in Harris County, where there were more than 2.6 million registered voters as of November 2024. Texas’ most populous county has become a Democratic stronghold in recent years, and its elections have come under scrutiny by the state’s Republican leaders, who have passed laws regulating how the county runs its elections.

Neither Bettencourt nor Nelson has alleged the voter address issue led to ballots being illegally cast in recent elections or impacted the outcome of any races.

The secretary of state’s office was not immediately available for comment Tuesday afternoon.

On Dec. 23, the office sent a letter to the Harris County Voter Registrar, acknowledging the actions the county took to address the P.O. box registrations. The secretary of state also provided the county with the list of additional addresses associated with commercial post office boxes.

“Our office acknowledges and appreciates your diligent and timely efforts to respond to the items listed in the complaint and to ensure the accuracy of your voter registration records through proper list maintenance activities,” the secretary of state’s office said in the letter to the county.

After Bettencourt’s complaint, the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar’s Office reviewed its voter records. It found that 60 voters were registered at the Waugh Drive UPS facility, though five of the voter registrations were suspended pending additional information. Another 65 voters were registered at the Westheimer address, though 11 were on the suspended list.

The office sent notices to voters registered at these locations seeking updated addresses. Voters who don’t respond will be placed on the suspended list.

While state law generally prohibits the use of a post office box as a voter registration address, there are exceptions for active duty military members and their families as well as college students who live on campus. The law also allows exceptions for some members of the public with safety concerns, such as domestic violence survivors and judges who want to keep their home addresses private.

In a letter to the secretary of state’s office, county elections officials said their office had acted in compliance with the law and took immediate action after they were notified of potential issues with the voter registrations.

Additionally, the voter registrar’s office noted that state law does not require elections officials to “proactively search for commercial post office box addresses and run those addresses against its voter roll.”

In a statement to Houston Public Media, the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar’s Office said it “is committed to maintaining an accurate voter roll and putting voters first.“

“As made clear by the Secretary of State’s letter on December 23, 2025, the Tax Office took diligent and timely action to address the concerns raised in Senator Bettencourt’s complaint,” the office said. “Once it was brought to our attention, our office followed the process established by the Secretary of State and the Texas Election Code. We will continue to work with the Secretary of State and other stakeholders to ensure our voter rolls are accurate, our statutory duties are met, and that every eligible voter can cast their ballot with confidence. “

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Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Says AI Isn’t Here to Replace You, Cites Steve Jobs to Prove It

AI dominated conversations throughout 2025, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon. But Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants the focus to shift in 2026, from fear of replacement to smarter collaboration. Drawing inspiration from Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, Nadella described AI as a modern-day “bicycle for the mind,” a tool meant to amplify human thinking and productivity rather than take jobs away. His message is clear: the next phase of AI should be about helping people work better, faster, and more creatively, not about sidelining them.

Satya Nadella’s blog post about AI in 2026:

1. We are moving past the “hype” phase into real-world use.

2. AI should be a tool that helps humans, not replaces them.

3. Success means building reliable systems that solve actual problems.
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In his year-end message, Nadella urged a rethink of how artificial intelligence is woven into everyday life and work. Looking ahead to 2026, he stressed that AI should empower people rather than replace them, reviving Steve Jobs’ idea of technology as a “bicycle for the mind”, a tool that amplifies human capability instead of substituting it.

ALSO SEE: Why AI Godfather Geoffrey Hinton Is Worried About Jobs in 2026

Drawing a direct parallel, Nadella argued that AI should evolve as “scaffolding for human potential vs a substitute,” helping people become more productive at work. His comments arrive at a sensitive moment, as major tech firms, including Microsoft, have laid off thousands of employees while simultaneously accelerating investments in AI to prepare for the next phase of computing.

Nadella noted that the industry is moving beyond the early discovery phase of AI and entering a period of widespread adoption, where the difference between hype and real value is becoming clearer. He said the focus must now shift from technical spectacle to shaping AI’s real-world impact, equipping people with tools that enable better collaboration and meaningful achievement.

He also emphasised the need for responsible deployment, arguing that AI must earn societal trust through measurable real-world outcomes. Nadella pointed to the high costs of AI, from energy use to massive GPU investments, and said progress should be judged by how well it benefits people and the planet. Reiterating computing’s core mission, he concluded that AI must follow the same path as computers: empowering individuals and organisations to achieve more in 2026 and beyond.

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Oil spill closes Kauffman Loop in Leander

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LEANDER, Texas – An oil spill has closed the eastbound lanes of Kauffman Loop in Leander.

The closure is east of Ronald Reagan Boulevard next to the H-E-B and Bar W Marketplace.

The city says cleanup is expected to take several hours so drivers should find alternate routes and avoid the area.

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San Antonio police urge residents to use caution on New Year’s Eve

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San Antonio is a city that likes to party during major celebrations year-round, like Fiesta in April, Fourth of July at Woodlawn Lake, and Celebrate SA on New Year’s Eve.

And with the partying, comes drinking and potentially deadly DWI crashes. The insurance industry website buyautoinsurance.com in 2025 reported the Alamo City is the fourth-worst major metro in the nation for DWIs.

Las Vegas was the worst, followed by Austin, El Paso, and then San Antonio. Houston was the fifth worst. It’s also easy to see DWIs are also a Texas problem.

The website reported San Antonio averages 1,111 DWI arrests per 100,000 residents or around 5,700 such arrests a year.

Officer Lizzandra Trevino, a spokeswoman for the San Antonio Police Department, said a DWI is definitely not the way to start 2026.

“Find that designated driver that can take you home,” she said. “Uber, Lyft, anything like that. It’s better to start the New Year safe and sound than a hangover and DWI.”

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, even a first-time offense can result in a fine of up to $2,000, up to 180 days in jail, and loss of driver’s license for up to a year. This fine does not include a possible additional state fine of $3,000, $4,000 or $6,000 assessed upon sentencing.

Trevino also warned against another dangerous practice reported to police some New Year’s in San Antonio — the firing of a bullet into the air as a way to celebrate.

“Celebratory gunfire is illegal in Texas and you always have to remember whatever goes up, must come down,” she said. “So, that could be hitting a child, an elderly individual, or just an innocent bystander.”

And police are asking for the public’s assistance to keep large gatherings safe this holiday.

“If you see something, say something,” Trevino said.

San Antonians can report suspicious activity by calling 9-1-1 or tell a police officer working security at an event.

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The Commodore 64 Ultimate Is an Authentic Re-Creation for Die-Hard Fans

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Boot up the C64U, and you’re greeted by a re-creation of the C64’s menu. Here, you can type in operation commands just as you would back in the day, using the BASIC programming language. Problem: I don’t have the first clue about BASIC. However, in what is possibly the greatest throwback of all, the C64U comes with a spiral-bound, 273-page user guide. It is an absolute tome. Somewhat surprisingly, it’s not a reprint of anything that came with the original, but rather a tailored guide to what the C64U does, where it differs from the C64, and how to get to grips with the computer’s capabilities. Equal parts history book and instruction manual, it starts out teaching you some simple commands and builds up to teaching you how to code. I’m still very much working my way through it, but that tactile approach—referring to the book, trying something out on the computer, back and forth—is a great touch.

Hidden Upgrades

If you don’t fancy having to do homework, the C64U’s own default menu, accessed at any time with a flick of the multifunction power button on the right-hand side of the unit, is a simple list of options and settings. Hit RETURN to go into any section—say, “Video Setup” to adjust whether the C64U outputs in original resolution, in PAL or NTSC modes (surprisingly important, given some games will only work with one display standard or the other), or a crystal clear 1080p with scanlines removed—and back out to save any changes to the system’s flash memory. It’s still a minimalist approach, but feels fairly intuitive.

This is also where you can start playing around with some of the other modern touches of the C64U, like how to leverage its far greater power. Well, “greater” in comparison to 1982. Spec-wise, this isn’t going to threaten any more modern machine, but running on an AMD Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA chip and packing 128-MB DDR2 RAM—compared to the 64 KB of the C64—it blows its inspiration out of the water. While at baseline it replicates the performance of the 1982 hardware, meaning it operates as if there’s only the original 64 KB were there, you can menu-dive to activate a virtualized RAM Expansion Unit, or activate a “Turbo Boost” to accelerate the clock speed to a lightning-fast (in this particular context) 64 MHz.

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See How South Park Writers Trolled The Trump-Kennedy Center

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We’re sure everybody feels one way or another about the highly-publicized official renaming of The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. into the — try and hold onto your lunch as we say this! — The Trump-Kennedy Center.

Yes, unfortunately being President of The United States affords you many rights in this country, including carte blanche to do an extremely rushed and unnecessary building-renaming as nothing more than a flex of power. Rushing however will more times than often lead to mistakes being made, like say slacking on locking down your digital imprints as the biggest administration in the country? How about adding in the fact that writers from the hit Comedy Central series South Park were faster (read: more clever) at nabbing said URLs?

Oh, and let’s just say their intentions were far from cordial. Just look at how ol’ Trump has been depicted on the long-running show in recent episodes:

The renaming itself has been marred in controversy from jump. For starters, why?! Other than the obvious though, the whole ordeal might’ve even been illegal. Less than a month after his inauguration back in January, Trump used his presidential power to fire Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein, replace the position with himself, fire Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter, replace her with White House “special missions envoy” Richard Grenell and literally put 14 of his homies on the Board of Trustees, all in one sweep.

That was in February, and before the year even ended they’ve collectively come together on a not-so-surprising unanimous decision of “yes” to the building-renaming. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex-officio Kennedy Center member designated by Act of Congress and with every right to vote, claims she was literally muted on the official call when the off-topic subject was brought up and deemed “unanimous” without her input. She’s currently filing a federal lawsuit.

According to The independent UK, his intentions are actually politically-motivated by Jack Schlossberg, the one living grandson of JFK, and his current campaign as the Democratic candidate to fill New York’s 12th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives 2026 race being vacated by Jerry Nadler after a whopping 33-year stint. Long story short, the 12th district comes with political power over Manhattan’s highly-influential neighborhoods of the Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Midtown, Hell’s Kitchen, Chelsea, Murray Hill and Gramercy combined. Despite Schlossberg’s noticeably young age of 32 years old — “Spy-Rep.” Samuel Dickstein was 38 when he infamously assumed the role back in 1923 — his lineage could make him a future political competitor in control of a wide-ranging metropolitan area with voting power should he take control of the 12th District.

You begin to start seeing why this issue, which wasn’t even on Trump’s radar during his first term, is now suddenly a pressing matter.

Take a look at the South Park version of “TrumpKennedyCenter.org” by clicking here, and let us know if you can spot the real from the fake. Some of us over here got fooled!

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Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK and cousin of Health Secretary RFK Jr., dies of cancer at 35 | Fortune

Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist, author, and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, has died at 35 after a highly publicized battle with an aggressive form of blood cancer. Her family announced her death on Tuesday through the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, saying in a brief statement, “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.” The message was signed by her husband, George Moran, their children, and her immediate and extended family.

Schlossberg’s death comes just weeks after she publicly revealed in The New Yorker that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a fast-moving blood cancer, with a rare mutation typically seen in older patients. She wrote that she had been given less than a year to live with the mutation, known as Inversion 3, making the disease especially difficult to treat.

Battle with leukemia

Schlossberg wrote that doctors first detected abnormalities in her blood counts shortly after the birth of her second child in May 2024, when a physician noticed her extremely elevated white blood cell levels. What initially could have been dismissed as a pregnancy-related complication instead led to a cascade of tests that confirmed leukemia at a moment when she was recovering from childbirth and caring for a toddler at home.

Her treatment included extended hospitalizations, intensive chemotherapy, and at least one stem cell or bone marrow transplant, including a donation from her sister, Rose Schlossberg. In her essay, Schlossberg wrote candidly of the dissonance of facing a terminal diagnosis despite having considered herself exceptionally healthy, noting her regular runs in Central Park and even a past swim across the Hudson River to raise money for blood cancer research.

Journalist and author

Born and raised in New York City, Schlossberg was the middle child of Caroline Kennedy and artist-designer Edwin Schlossberg. She grew up largely outside the direct political spotlight, even as she remained part of one of America’s most scrutinized families.

A graduate of Yale University with further study at the University of Oxford, Schlossberg built a career focused on environmental issues and climate change. She worked as a science and climate reporter at The New York Times and also contributed to outlets including The Atlantic and The Washington Post. In 2019, she published the book Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have, examining how everyday habits drive global pollution and warming.

Earlier in her career, she reported for The Record in northern New Jersey, where she covered everything from crime to severe weather and was recognized as Rookie of the Year by the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists in 2012.

A complex public voice

In her New Yorker essay and other remarks, she criticized policies advanced by her cousin, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arguing that his approach to public health and research funding was harmful and “an embarrassment” to her and the rest of the family.

She wrote about spending more and more of her life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers, while “Bobby cut nearly half a billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers,” in addition to slashing billions in funding from the National Institutes of Health. She wrote that she worried about funding for leukemia and bone-marrow research at Memorial Sloan Kettering, where she was receiving care, and that some trials that her cousin was threatening were her only chance at achieving remission of her cancer.

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Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon receives a knighthood from New Zealand

WELLINGTON – Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon was awarded a knighthood Wednesday in New Zealand’s New Year honors list.

“I’ve been called a lot of things, but I never thought that ‘Sir’ was going to be one of them,” Dixon said. “That was kind of crazy. Totally out of the blue … You automatically go back to the start like the first time driving a go-kart and then all the rest of the memories happened at warp speed.”

Scott Ronald Glyndwr Dixon, now a Knight Commander of the New Zealand Order of Merit, was born in Australia to New Zealand-born parents who later returned to live in Auckland.

Dixon, who won the Indianapolis 500 in 2008, received the knighthood for services to motor sport. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2024.

“Sir Scott is a hero to young New Zealand motor sport fans and his work fundraising for children’s charities is invaluable,” New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said.

Dixon won karting titles in Australia and New Zealand before heading to the United States where he raced in Indy Lights and CART series before moving to IndyCar in 2003.

“It’s all about outside racing giving back to the community and the partnerships you make away from the track and causes you get involved in,” Dixon said.

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Trump Says U.S. ‘Hit’ Venezuelan Dock

Welcome back to World Brief: Holiday Edition. As a reminder, today’s newsletter will be an extended version, with special attention to tomorrow’s most impactful trends. World Brief will take a break for the rest of the week.

Now, we’re looking at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a U.S. strike on a dock facility in Venezuela, potential U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine, and the United States’ small humanitarian aid pledge to the United Nations.

Trump Confirms Strike on Venezuelan Dock

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (not pictured) in Florida.

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (not pictured) at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 28.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that U.S. forces had hit and destroyed a dock facility in Venezuela last week that he said was used by alleged drug traffickers.

“There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs,” Trump said at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. “We hit all the boats, and now we hit the area—it’s the implementation area. … And that is no longer around.”

Such an attack marks the first known land strike on Venezuela since the White House began its pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in September. Details of the operation remain hazy, as Trump refused to comment on potential CIA involvement or give specifics regarding the strike’s exact location.

Trump authorized the CIA to begin planning covert operations inside Venezuela months ago, according to sources familiar with the plans. The ongoing campaign, which the White House has said is aimed at tackling narcotrafficking in Latin America, was reportedly developed to be conducted in two parts—with the second being direct strikes.

Over nearly four months, the U.S. military has launched more than 25 attacks on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, killing more than 100 people and eliciting accusations of war crimes.

Alongside a massive military buildup in the region, the designation of Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, and a “total and complete blockade” on all sanctioned oil tankers carrying Venezuelan crude, the Trump administration has signaled its desire to enact regime change in Caracas.

Trump “wants to keep on blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle,” Susie Wiles, the president’s chief of staff, told Vanity Fair in November.

Trump has previously threatened attacks inside Venezuela, and last Friday, he appeared to suggest that one had occurred, telling New York’s WABC radio that U.S. forces had “knocked out” a “big facility” in Venezuela. However, Monday was his first confirmation of such a strike.

Venezuelan officials have yet to publicly respond to the attack, but Maduro has previously said “powerful sectors in the United States” are fabricating a false reality to justify covert intervention.

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What We’re Following

Trump-Netanyahu meeting. Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago on Monday to discuss issues concerning the second phase of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement. Although his opening words began with praise, Trump pressured the Israeli leader to stop stonewalling the truce deal.

The White House has accused Israel of slow-walking progress under the guise of waiting for the remains of the final hostage in Gaza to be released. Netanyahu has resisted U.S. efforts to halt an Israeli standoff with isolated Hamas fighters in southern Gaza. Since the cease-fire went into effect in October, Israeli forces have killed more than 400 Palestinians, according to local officials.

The Trump-Netanyahu summit comes at a critical moment for Gaza, where regional leaders warn that the truce is at risk of collapse. It could also influence Israel’s upcoming elections, which polling indicates could result in Netanyahu’s defeat. Still, Netanyahu used Monday’s meeting to push Trump to take more aggressive action against Israel’s enemies—namely, Iran, Lebanon, and Syria.

Security guarantees for Ukraine? The Trump administration has offered to provide Kyiv with security guarantees for a 15-year period, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday, as part of a proposed U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. “Without security guarantees, realistically, this war will not end,” Zelensky said, adding that Kyiv would prefer a commitment of up to 50 years.

Trump insisted on Sunday that the two sides were “closer than ever” to a peace settlement. He spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone for more than two hours on Sunday before hosting Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago; Trump spoke with Putin again on Monday. Moscow still remains opposed to the deployment of any NATO troops, leaving U.S. or European security guarantees in contention.

Russia’s continued demands for Ukraine to surrender its territory in the Donbas further complicate negotiations. On Monday, Putin said Russian forces were advancing into Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region while pressing ahead with their offensive in the southern Zaporizhzhia area.

Performative aid. The United States announced a $2 billion humanitarian aid package for the United Nations on Monday, to be used to create a pool of funds for specific crises or countries, such as Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Syria, and Ukraine.

While Washington’s pledge is just a fraction of the amount of funding that it has traditionally provided—with some years seeing upwards of $17 billion given—the White House has painted its offer as generous in an effort to maintain the country’s status as the world’s largest humanitarian donor.

“This humanitarian reset at the United Nations should deliver more aid with fewer tax dollars—providing more focused, results-driven assistance aligned with U.S. foreign policy,” U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz said.

However, experts estimate that the support is not enough to reverse the detrimental effects of Western aid cuts, which have driven millions of people toward hunger, displacement, and disease. Under Trump, the United States has shuttered the U.S. Agency for International Development and slashed foreign aid to key organizations. On Monday, the White House warned U.N. agencies to “adapt, shrink, or die” to these new financial constraints.

The World This Week

Live-fire drills. China launched extensive war games near Taiwan on Monday, cutting into Taiwanese maritime territory for the first time since 2022, when then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island. The exercises, including live-fire drills across a record-setting seven zones on Tuesday, aim to demonstrate Beijing’s ability to isolate Taipei from foreign support in the event of a Chinese invasion.

The Chinese drills come less than two weeks after the United States announced its largest-ever arms package for Taiwan, worth $11.1 billion. Taiwan’s foreign ministry denounced the exercises, saying, “Such actions once again challenge the rules-based international order and will unilaterally inflict grave damage to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the region.”

According to Taiwan’s transport ministry, more than 100,000 airline passengers are expected to be affected by Tuesday’s drills.

Disarmament in doubt. The deadline for Hezbollah to fully disarm expires on Wednesday, per a U.S.-backed cease-fire deal signed between Israel and Lebanon in November 2024. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said confiscation of weapons south of the Litani River—the de facto buffer zone—is nearly complete and that Beirut will soon be ready to implement phase two of the deal, focused on disarmament north of the river.

However, Israel remains skeptical as to whether Lebanese authorities will actually force the Iranian-backed proxy group to relinquish all of its armaments, particularly following recent pushback from Hezbollah and its allies.

On Saturday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that Tehran was in a “full-scale war” with Israel, the United States, and Europe. And on Sunday, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem called the disarmament deal an “Israeli-American plan” that was not in Lebanon’s “best interest.”

Keep an Eye On

Wednesday, Dec. 31: Argentine President Javier Milei’s sweeping public emergency declaration, first announced in December 2023, expires.

Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026: Bulgaria adopts the euro currency.

France assumes the rotating G-7 presidency, while Cyprus takes over the six-month leadership of the Council of the European Union.

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026: Eight OPEC+ countries hold a virtual meeting.

Odds and Ends

German locals are demanding that authorities restore wave-making conditions in the Eisbach river in Munich’s Englischer Garten park. Surfers have long enjoyed the strong current, which creates 3-foot-high waves. But when city workers cleared out the riverbed’s accumulated sediment, gravel, and debris in October, these conditions all but disappeared.

Locals installed a beam across the riverbed last Thursday to re-create the waves, leading to a few days of surfing. On Sunday, though, officials removed the improvised structure, calling the bar “illegal and potentially dangerous” and urging patience as the city asks an engineering expert for advice.

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Cardi B Shuts Down Breakup Rumors With Stefon Diggs & Tells Trolls Get Off Her Body

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Cardi B is snapping back after online rumors about her relationships gone too far.

In a lengthy rant, the Bronx rapper addressed the invasion of privacy (no pun) from fans and internet trolls who began stirring up fake breakup rumors. The speculation surfaces despite Cardi being spotted at several of her boo, Stefon Diggs’ football games. After the NFL star’s most recent game on Dec.28, Diggs was seen scanning the stands for Cardi before an affiliate put the two on FaceTime.

During the call, Diggs asked where she was, and Cardi explained she was inside the stadium and making her way down to the field to congratulate him on his team’s win.

Earlier in the week, the internet detectives claimed the couple spent the holidays apart, which quickly fueled breakup chatter. The AM I DRAMA rapper took to social media to shut the rumors down:

“Y’all been dragging me for three or four days, and y’all been a little too mean. I can’t change sh*t. I can’t go back in time, I already had a baby. Y’all want me to put the baby back in my pu**y? I don’t know what y’all want me to do. Y’all want me to leave my man and f*ck yours?”

Captioning the video, “We need a reset,” so you know the Bodak Yellow rapper is sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Cardi also added that she’s been in grind mode for her first headlining tour, which will prevent her from being around her family, “I’m gonna be away from my babies, away from my personal life, away from home. I have to rehearse for 10-12 hours a day for tour. There are so many elements of production that I’m missing for the tour. I’m already super stressed out. I need my support system to love me, and I need my fans to come to my tour. Don’t be dragging me.”

As Cardi gears up for a new chapter in her career, she’s making it clear that support, not speculation, is what she needs from her fans right now.

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