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Opera star Renee Fleming withdraws from Kennedy Center May performances

January 24, 2026 2:46 AM UTC / Reuters

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WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Grammy Award-winning opera star Renee Fleming has withdrawn from performances in May at the Kennedy Center, with her withdrawal coming during a wave of cancellations at the Washington institution since its takeover by President Donald Trump.

A message on the Kennedy Center’s website said Fleming, who had been scheduled to appear with the National Symphony Orchestra in May, had to withdraw “due to a scheduling conflict.”

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WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

Trump named himself chairman of the Kennedy Center and filled its board with his allies last year. In December the institution’s board voted to rename it the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, or Trump Kennedy Center for short.

Since then, many groups and artists have withdrawn from the center, citing the Republican leader’s takeover. Democrats, noting that the center’s name was established by Congress, have said Trump’s rebranding has no force of law. John F. Kennedy’s family denounced the renaming move as undermining the slain president’s legacy.

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“Renee Fleming regrets that, due to a scheduling conflict, she must withdraw from her May 2026 concerts with the NSO,” the message on the institution’s website said. “A new soloist and repertoire will be announced at a later date, and the remainder of the program remains unchanged.”

CONTEXT

Last year, Fleming left her role as artistic adviser-at-large at the center, citing the departures of the institution’s previous leadership.

Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington;

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The White House is experiencing a baby boom.

At least three women with close ties to the White House are pregnant, including second lady Usha Vance, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Katie Miller, who is married to White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.

The Vances announced Tuesday that they are expecting their fourth child in July. The couple share three children together: Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel.

“Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July,” the Vances wrote in a statement shared on social media.

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The Vances announced that they are expecting their fourth child in July. The couple share three children together: Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel.(Kenny Holston/Pool via Reuters)

VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE DECLARES MARRIAGE TO WIFE USHA ‘IS AS STRONG AS IT’S EVER BEEN’

“During this exciting and hectic time, we are particularly grateful for the military doctors who take excellent care of our family and for the staff members who do so much to ensure that we can serve the country while enjoying a wonderful life with our children,” they said.

The Vances have been married since 2014, and met while they were students at Yale Law School.

Leavitt announced Dec. 26, 2025, that she and her husband Nick were expecting their second child, who is due in May. Leavitt and her husband welcomed their first child, Niko, in July 2024.

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Karoline Leavitt and her husband, Nick, are expecting a baby girl in May 2026.(Karoline Leavitt)

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“My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can’t wait to watch our son become a big brother,” Leavitt told Fox News Digital. “My heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing of motherhood, which I truly believe is the closest thing to Heaven on Earth.”

Leavitt told Fox News Digital in December 2025 that she is “extremely grateful to President Trump and our amazing Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for their support, and for fostering a pro-family environment in the White House.”

“Nearly all of my West Wing colleagues have babies and young children, so we all really support one another as we tackle raising our families while working for the greatest president ever,” Leavitt said.

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Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, and his wife, Katie Miller, are expecting their fourth child in 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

FORMER DOGE ADVISER KATIE MILLER LAUNCHES NEW PODCAST AIMED AT BUSY MOMS

Leavitt is the first press secretary to be pregnant, and is remaining press secretary, according to a senior White House official.

Likewise, Katie Miller, a conservative podcast host, and Stephen Miller shared a joint Instagram post Dec. 31, 2025, celebrating the new year and depicting Katie Miller holding her baby bump. The couple shares three children: Mackenzie, Jackson and Hudson.

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The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

Fox News’ Brooke Singman and Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.

Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.

Patel reveals bizarre ‘self-awarded’ trophy former FBI officials made to celebrate Trump probe

FBI director disbanded CR-15 unit that created the award celebrating Arctic Frost probe targeting Trump

By Greg Wehner
Fox News

Published January 22, 2026 5:18pm EST

FBI Director Kash Patel shared a picture of what he said was a “self-awarded” trophy made by former FBI officials to celebrate Operation Arctic Frost, an investigation launched after the 2020 election targeting President Donald Trump and his allies.

The bizarre metallic-colored, 3D-printed award featured “AF” with a lightening bolt and dollar sign printed along its body and a raised map of the U.S. on its base, which also included miniature buildings and infrastructure. “CR-15” was printed along the base. CR-15 is a now-disbanded FBI unit that served as a public corruption squad.

“People ask why I said the old FBI was a diseased temple,” Patel wrote on X. “This is what corruption looks like when it thinks no one is watching.

“I [disbanded CR-15] and removed the corrupt actors involved,” he continued. “So when legacy media cries that President Trump’s FBI fired people and made sweeping changes, I have one response: You’re damn right we did.”

FBI FIRES AGENTS, DISMANTLES CORRUPTION SQUAD AFTER PROBE UNVEILS MONITORING OF GOP SENATORS, PATEL SAYS

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The bizarre “self-awarded trophy” was created to celebrate Operation Arctic Frost that targeted Trump and his allies, according to Patel.(Kash Patel X)

Patel made his comments as Republican lawmakers continue to raise alarms about the FBI’s Arctic Frost probe, which later fed into former special counsel Jack Smith’s work.

JACK SMITH MEETING WITH THEN-FBI DIRECTOR WRAY RECORDED AS ‘SIGNIFICANT CASE NOTIFICATION’ IN J6 PROBE

In October, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., unveiled 197 subpoenas they said the Biden-era FBI used to seek testimony and documents from hundreds of Republicans and GOP entities.

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FBI Director Kash Patel shared a picture of what he called a self-awarded trophy made by ex-FBI officials, saying it shows just how corrupt the bureau used to be.(J. Scott Applewhite, File/AP Photo)

Johnson called the subpoena list “nothing short of a Biden administration enemies list,” arguing Arctic Frost was used to improperly investigate the Republican political apparatus.

BIDEN DOJ SUBPOENAED JIM JORDAN’S PHONE RECORDS COVERING MORE THAN TWO YEARS

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Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith waits to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations into President Donald Trump Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington.(Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)

Smith, whose team used Arctic Frost in mounting charges tied to the 2020 election that were later dismissed after Trump’s victory in 2024, has defended his work and appeared on Capitol Hill to face questions from the House Judiciary Committee.

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Republicans have criticized Smith for seeking gag orders against Trump during his presidential campaign; fast-tracking court proceedings; subpoenaing records and phone data of Trump-aligned individuals and entities, including members of Congress; and approving $20,000 in payments to an FBI confidential human source to gather intelligence on Trump, a source told Fox News Digital.

Fox News Digital’s Ashley Oliver contributed to this report.

Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.

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Former special counsel Jack Smith spent hours publicly defending the parameters of his investigation into President Donald Trump on Thursday in the face of sharp questions from Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee — including one lawmaker in particular who repeatedly accused Smith of “spying” on certain lawmakers.

During one of the most contentious portions of the hearing, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., pressed Smith over the so-called “tolling records” Smith sought as part of the special counsel investigation, which included investigating Trump’s alleged attempts to subvert the results of the 2020 election.

Unlike wiretaps, tolling records are phone logs that reveal the phone numbers of incoming and outgoing callers, as well as the time and duration of calls. Republicans have zeroed in on the tolling records in recent months, blasting them as an aggressive tactic by Smith and an act of “political weaponization,” which Smith vehemently denied.

Issa, in particular, excoriated Smith for the decision to seek the tolling records of Republicans in the House and Senate — which he said Thursday was tantamount to spying on his political “enemies.”

Smith, for his part, defended the tolling records as “common practice” in such investigations.

“Maybe they’re not your political enemies, but they sure as [heck] were Joe Biden’s poltiical enemies, weren’t they?” Issa asked Smith. “They were Harris’s political enemies,” he said, referring to the former vice president. “They were the enemies of the president — and you were their arm, weren’t you?”

“No,” Smith said.

“So, you [spied on the speaker of the House] and these other senators and so on, and informed no one — and in fact, put a gag order in — so they couldn’t discover it,” Issa said.

Smith attempted to respond before Issa continued.

“Why did Congress, a separate branch that you, under the Constitution, have to respect — why is it that no one should be informed — including the judges?” Issa pressed. “As you went in to spy on these people, did you mention that you were spying on, [that you were] seeking records so you could find out about when conversations occurred between the U.S. Speaker of the House and the president?”

“Did you inform the judge?” Issa continued. “Or did you hold that back?”

“My office didn’t spy on anyone,” Smith said, before Issa cut back in.

“Wait a second,” he interjected sharply. “The question I asked you, Mr. Smith, was pretty straightforward.”

Before Smith could respond again, the panel’s ranking Democrat, Rep. Jamie Raskin, interjected to address House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan.

“Mr. Chairman, would you please instruct the gentleman to allow the witness to answer the question?” he said. “The witness has the right to answer the question.”

Smith previously said that the Public Integrity Section had signed off on the subpoenas, a point corroborated by previously released public records. Those records also showed that the Public Integrity Section told prosecutors to be wary of concerns lawmakers could raise about the Constitution’s speech or debate clause, which gives Congress members added protections.

The subpoenas to the phone companies were accompanied by gag orders blocking the lawmakers from learning about the existence of the subpoenas for at least one year.

Smith previously told the House lawmakers in a closed-door hearing that the D.C. federal court, which authorized the gag orders, would not have been aware that they applied to Congress members.

“I don’t think we identified that, because I don’t think that was Department policy at the time,” Smith said.

Asked during the earlier deposition about who should be held accountable for lawmakers who felt that the seizure of a narrow set of their phone data was a constitutional violation, Smith said Trump should be held accountable.

“These records are people, in the case of the Senators, Donald Trump directed his co-conspirators to call these people to further delay the proceedings,” Smith said.

“He chose to do that. If Donald Trump had chosen to call a number of Democratic senators, we would have gotten toll records for Democratic Senators. So responsibility for why these records, why we collected them, that’s — that lies with Donald Trump,” he said at the time.

Breanne Deppisch is a national politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering the Trump administration, with a focus on the Justice Department, FBI and other national news. She previously covered national politics at the Washington Examiner and The Washington Post, with additional bylines in Politico Magazine, the Colorado Gazette and others. You can send tips to Breanne at Breanne.Deppisch@fox.com, or follow her on X at @breanne_dep.

US power grid faces stress test amid arctic chill, data center demand

January 22, 2026 9:20 PM UTC / Reuters

By Tim McLaughlin and Scott Disavino

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Jan 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. power grid faces an elevated risk of disruption over the next several days as an Arctic blast and reduced gas supplies test the sturdiness of electric infrastructure vulnerable to the around-the-clock demands of data centers.

Beginning Friday, an extreme weather pattern of Arctic cold is expected to evolve and bring extremely low temperatures and heavy snow and ice, with the potential to create significant challenges for the electric grid through next week. That was the assessment given on Thursday by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the top regulator for power reliability in the United States.

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Cold weather has already started to reduce gas supplies by freezing oil and gas wells and pipes in several Midwest and Great Plains states .

As a result, U.S. natural gas futures soared by a record 63% over the past three days to a six-week high on Thursday on forecasts of extreme cold over the next two weeks.

Demand next week is expected to approach last winter’s record as homes and businesses crank up their heaters to escape a brutal cold snap, according to power grid operators, analysts and data from financial firm LSEG.

Meanwhile, winter electricity demand on the largest U.S. power grid – the PJM Interconnection – is expected to set an all-time record next week.

“Peak demand has the potential to exceed 130,000 MW for seven straight days next week, a winter streak that PJM has never experienced,” the grid operator said on Thursday in a cautionary alert.

“Depending on temperatures, PJM could set a new all-time winter peak load on Jan. 27. And that cold could extend into early February, so PJM is taking additional precautions with its generation and transmission owners to prepare.”

PJM serves 67 million people in 13 states and Washington, D.C. It has been struggling to keep up with booming demand from the proliferation of Big Tech’s power-hungry data centers needed for the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence.

In recent years, regional grids, including PJM, have been caught flat-footed by extreme weather.

The worst episode happened in Texas in early 2021 when more than 200 people died as the state’s main grid lost nearly 50% of its generation capacity. Millions of Texans were left without power, including the family of an 11-year-old boy who froze to death while sleeping in his bed.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state’s main grid operator, was criticized in after-action reports for not making sure the system was properly winterized.

Since then, stricter state and federal rules have been implemented to require better winter readiness by utilities and grid operators. ERCOT, for example, plans to complete a minimum of 450 inspections this winter season (December–February). As of January 18, 240 inspections had been completed, ERCOT said.

But the gap between winter and summer peaks is narrowing, caused by rapid data center growth, said Philip Krein, a grid expert at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

That means utilities have less time to take power plants offline, for example, to perform maintenance.

“That makes the grid more vulnerable,” Krein said. “The maintenance season is being squeezed like never before.”

ERCOT and PJM both said they expected they will have enough generation to meet demand this winter.

However, ERCOT has forecast there’s a slight chance – 1.18% – of a small, controlled blackout on the morning of January 31.

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said on Thursday he was confident the Texas grid will be able to handle the demands of cold weather.

Reporting By Tim McLaughlin; Editing by Nia Williams and Diane Craft

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日本众院选举 高市派37涉金钱丑闻者参选引舆论关注 | 联合早报

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日本首相高市早苗将在星期五（1月23日）的国会复会首日宣布解散众议院，并在2月8日举行大选。自民党宣布这次选战将派出284名候选人，日本舆论注意到，其中37人是曾卷入金钱丑闻的安倍派系人马。

高市上台举着前首相安倍晋三的政策旗号，也获得了安倍派系议员的支持。舆论认定，这次选战，高市的一大动机是要让安倍派复权，从而为她在自民党内巩固权力铺平道路。

上届众院选举，涉及金钱丑闻的候选人有46个。前首相石破茂担心会影响选战，将12名安倍派系的核心成员从提名名单中剔除。但即便他已摆出整顿党内歪风的姿态，也无法摆脱丑闻阴影，28个涉及丑闻的候选人最终落败。

在即将到来的众院选举，高市无视丑闻，极力要让安倍派丑闻人物复出。据报道，安倍派丑闻人物有九人自行退出，剩下的37人，高市照单全收。上次，被排除在外的安倍派核心人物前经济产业部长西村康稔和前政策调查会长萩生田光一，以及落败的前政策调查会长下村博文，都被列入自动当选的比例代表制选区内参选。

高市上台后其实已试图为金钱丑闻翻案，她任命安倍派中心人物萩生为代理干事长，西村为代理选举战略委员会会长。分析认为，她这么做是在“试水”，既然支持率居高，就判断这些丑闻已不存在负面影响。

《读卖新闻》报道，高市上台打着安倍政治旗帜，因此不排除她决定提早选举的定心丸也来自安倍派人物。据透露，她的幕僚预测，提前大选，自民党能单独拿下260个席位。不过，她作此决定未与党内其他派系干部协商，恐怕会引起党内不满。

《朝日新闻》透露，高市包庇安倍派丑闻大队的举措，已引发自民党内部广泛的担忧。一位不具名的前部长说：“选民会认为我们漠视这些金钱丑闻。”另一高层也批评说：“连上次选举落败的人也予以支持，这太不合理。”

与高市保持距离的一位资深议员更指出，高市在党内势力微薄，她显然是想通过这次选战，鼓励前安倍派系成员复位，以便巩固“高市集团”的政治基础。

自民党的安倍派丑闻人物参选，使反对党有了攻击自民党的机会。立宪民主党干事长安住淳说：“自民党试图让那些有问题的议员重返政坛，是在表明支持丑闻人物。”

上次选战，与自民党联合执政而被自民党金钱丑闻拖后腿的公明党，此次是与最大在野党立宪民主党合作，成立新党参选。党魁斋藤铁夫说：“这次，我们大可把政治与金钱作为选战议题，揭自民党疮疤。”

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2026 Oscars snubs and surprises include Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal missing from nominees

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George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Paul Mescal, Amanda Seyfried, Denzel Washington, Daniel Day-Lewis and Brad Pitt are some of Hollywood’s biggest names who failed to receive an Oscar nomination in acting categories when the nominees for the 98th Academy Awards were announced in Hollywood on Thursday.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, both nominees last year for their performances in “Wicked,” were not similarly nominated for the sequel. In fact, “Wicked: For Good,” was shut out of all categories.

On the opposite end, “Sinners” broke the record for Oscar nominations, with 16, including one in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ newest category, best casting. “One Battle After Another” followed with 13 nominations, while “Frankenstein,” “Marty Supreme” and “Sentimental Value” each earned nine.

Best actor

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George Clooney as a movie star receiving a career tribute in Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly.” Peter Mountain/Netflix

Clooney, who played a Hollywood star much like himself in “Jay Kelly,” was left off the best actor list, as were Jesse Plemons (“Bugonia”), Oscar Isaac (“Frankenstein”), Jeremy Allen White (“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”), Daniel Day-Lewis (“Anemone”), Joaquin Phoenix (“Eddington”), and Denzel Washington (“Highest 2 Lowest”). Hugh Jackman was not nominated for “Song Sung Blue,” though his partner in the film, Kate Hudson, was. Joel Edgerton, the central pillar of the film “Train Dreams,” was not nominated, though the picture earned four nominations, including best picture. Brad Pitt was also left in the pit stop for his performance in “F1,” but as a producer he shared in the film’s best picture nomination.

Michael B. Jordan received his first nomination for playing two characters in “Sinners,” while Leonardo DiCaprio earned his eighth for “One Battle After Another.” “Marty Supreme” star Timothée Chalamet, at age 30, became the youngest male to earn three best actor nominations (after “Call Me By Your Name” and “A Complete Unknown”), taking that title from Marlon Brando.

Nominees: Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”; Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”; Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”; Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners;” and Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent.”

Best actress

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Amanda Seyfried in “The Testament of Ann Lee.” Searchlight Pictures

The best actress category was over-stuffed with fine performances this year. Golden Globe nominees Amanda Seyfried (“The Testament of Ann Lee”), Julia Roberts (“After the Hunt”), Chase Infiniti (“One Battle After Another”), Jennifer Lawrence (“Die, My Love”), Tessa Thompson (“Hedda”) and Eva Victor (“Sorry, Baby”) were left out of the Oscar nominations in this category, as were Julia Garner (“Weapons”), Dakota Johnson (“Materialists”), Jodie Foster (“A Private Life”), and Laura Dern (“Is This Thing On?”).

Rose Byrne (“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”) and Renate Reinsve (“Sentimental Value”) each received their first Oscar nominations, while Emma Stone earned her fifth acting nod, after having won two Oscars.

Nominees: Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”; Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”; Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue”; Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”; and Emma Stone, “Bugonia.”

Best supporting actor

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Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in “Hamnet.” Universal/Focus Features

The Screen Actors Guild’s Actor nominees Paul Mescal (“Hamnet”) and Miles Caton (“Sinners”) were left out of the Oscars, as were Adam Sandler (“Jay Kelly”), Aidan Delbus (“Bugonia”), Kevin O’Leary (“Marty Supreme”), Josh Brolin (“Wake Up Dead Man” and “Weapons”), Idris Elba and Tracy Letts (“A House of Dynamite”), William H. Macy (“Train Dreams”), Jack O’Connell (“Sinners”), Andrew Scott (“Blue Moon”), Josh O’Connor (“Wake Up Dead Man”), Mark Hamill (“The Life of Chuck”), and Andrew Garfield (“After the Hunt”).

Delroy Lindo (“Sinners”), Jacob Elordi (“Frankenstein”) and Stellan Skarsgård (“Sentimental Value”) each received their first Oscar nomination, while Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn, of “One Battle After Another,” previously have seven nominations and three Oscars between them.

Nominees: Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another”; Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”; Delroy Lindo, “Sinners”; Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”; and Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value.”

Best supporting actress

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Rebecca Ferguson in the White House Situation Room tracking an incoming missile in “A House of Dynamite.” Eros Hoagland/Netflix

Rebecca Ferguson (“A House of Dynamite”) was one of the most notable absences from the list of best supporting actress nominees, but there was a plethora of performances that didn’t make it, including Golden Globe nominee Emily Blunt (“The Smashing Machine”), Odessa A’zion and Gwyneth Paltroe for “Marty Supreme,” Glenn Close (“Wake Up Dead Man”), Regina Hall (“One Battle After Another”), Hailee Steinfeld (“Sinners”), Mia Goth (“Frankenstein”), Jennifer Lopez (“Kiss of the Spider Woman”), Margaret Qualley (“Blue Moon”), Zoey Deutch (“Nouvelle Vague”), Felicity Jones (“Train Dreams”), Laura Dern (“Jay Kelly”), Mariam Afshari (“It Was Just an Accident”), and Oona Chaplin (“Avatar: Fire and Water”).

Apart from Amy Madigan (“Weapons”), all the nominees in this category are first-timers.

Nominees: Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value”; Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”; Amy Madigan, “Weapons”; Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”; and Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another.”

Best picture

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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident.” Neon

It was a shock that the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize-winner, the powerful “It Was Just an Accident,” was not among the Oscar finalists; four of the previous Palme d’Or recipients (including Oscar-winners “Parasite” and “Anora”) managed to get nominated. It was just as shocking to find the Formula One racing film “F1” in the running, as it only earned nominations in the editing, sound and visual effects categories. But other crowdpleasers were also missing, including “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” “Weapons,” and “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.”

Nominees: “Bugonia,” “F1,” “Hamnet,” “Frankenstein,” “One Battle After Another,” “Marty Supreme,” “The Secret Agent,” “Sentimental Value,” “Sinners,” and “Train Dreams.”

Best director

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Guillermo del Toro and Oscar Issac on the set of “Frankenstein.” Ken Woroner/Netflix

Despite “Frankenstein” earning nine nominations, including best picture, Directors Guild nominee Guillermo del Toro was not cited for directing (though he did earn a nomination for his adapted screenplay). Also left out were Jafar Panahi (“It Was Just an Accident”); Kleber Mendonça Filho (“The Secret Agent”); Zach Cregger (“Weapons”); Yorgos Lanthimos (“Bugonia”); Park Chan-wook (“No Other Choice”); Clint Bentley (“Train Dreams”); Richard Linklater (“Nouvelle Vague,” “Blue Moon”); Kathryn Bigelow (“A House of Dynamite”); Mona Fastvold (“The Testament of Ann Lee”); Mary Bronstein (“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”); Rian Johnson (“Wake Up Dead Man”); Kelly Reichardt (“The Mastermind”); and DGA nominee Eva Victor (“Sorry, Baby”).

Nominees: Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”; Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”; Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”; Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”; and Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet.”

Best original song

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It’s been common practice that when Hollywood adapts a Broadway musical, a new song is created in the hopes that it will earn a best original song nomination. Often that is the case, and in rare instances (“Evita”) they’ve won. But Stephen Schwartz, despite having two new “Wicked” songs on the Oscar shortlist, was left out. Also missing out: Miley Cyrus (“Avatar: Fire and Ash”), Ed Sheeran (“F1”), Billy Idol (“Billy Idol Should Be Dead”), and Nine Inch Nails (“Tron: Ares”).

Not left out was songwriter Diane Warren, who earned her 17th Oscar nomination, though she has never won. Always a bridesmaid…

Nominees: “Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless”; “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”; “I Lied to You” from “Sinners”; “Sweet Dreams of Joy” from “Viva Verdi!” and “Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams.”

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The 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien (who sadly did not get a best supporting actor nomination for playing a therapist in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”), will be presented March 15 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

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特朗普特使称俄乌停战谈判取得很大进展

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乌克兰总统泽连斯基（左）和美国总统特朗普周四（1月22日）在瑞士达沃斯会面。白宫说，两位领导人谈了约一小时。 （法新社）

（达沃斯／莫斯科综合电）美国总统特朗普的特使威特科夫说，结束乌克兰战争的谈判已取得很大进展，乌克兰和俄罗斯之间的分歧“只剩下一个问题“。

威特科夫周四（1月22日）在瑞士达沃斯出席世界经济论坛场外的乌克兰活动时对记者说：“我认为我们已经把谈判缩小到一个问题，而且我们已经讨论过这个问题的各种可能性，这意味着它是可以解决的。所以，如果双方都想解决这个问题，我们就能够解决它。”

克里姆林宫周四表示赞赏威特科夫为结束战争所做的外交努力，但不愿就他指俄乌就快达成停战协议这一点置评。

威特科夫和特朗普的女婿库什纳周四启程前往莫斯科，与俄罗斯总统普京会晤。

乌克兰总统泽连斯基去年12月说，与美方谈判的停战方案存在两个悬而未决的问题，一是俄罗斯占领的领土和乌克兰仍控制但被俄罗斯索讨的领土的命运；另一是乌克兰南部、目前被俄罗斯占领的扎波罗热核电站的控制权归属问题。

过去几个月美国已与俄罗斯、乌克兰和欧洲领导人针对结束战争的各种不同方案草案举行了会谈，尽管特朗普一再承诺要达成协议，至今仍未实现这个目标。特朗普周三称泽连斯基和普京已处于可就结束战争达成协议的阶段。特朗普还说，普京希望停战，而泽连斯基也已经做好达成协议的准备。

特朗普周四在达沃斯同泽连斯基会面，白宫说，两位领导人的会晤持续了约一小时。

会后媒体询问特朗普，他要向普京发出怎样的讯息，他回答说：“这场战争必须结束。与泽连斯基总统的会晤很好。我们拭目以待。”

普京周三在俄罗斯安全会议上称，在与乌克兰达成和平协议后，他愿意动用目前仍被冻结在美国的俄罗斯资产，用于重建在战争中受到破坏的乌克兰地区。

普京还说，虽然他尚未决定是否加入特朗普提出成立的和平委员会，但他可能从俄罗斯的冻结资产中拨出10亿美元（约12亿8300万新元）用于这个委员会。

俄罗斯在美国的资产只有40多亿美元，普京提议拨出的款项因此只占乌克兰重建所需资金的一小部分，也仅占俄罗斯在全球被冻结的约3000亿美元资产总额的一小部分。俄罗斯的大部分资产是存放在欧洲。

US consumer spending rises, labor market remains in lackluster shape

2026-01-22T13:35:53.199Z / Reuters

By Lucia Mutikani

January 22, 2026 9:12 PM UTC Updated 4 hours ago

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• Summary

• Weekly jobless claims increase 1,000 to 200,000
• Third-quarter gross domestic product growth revised up to rate of 4.4%
• Consumer spending increases strongly in October and November
• Inflation rises moderately in October and November

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in November and October as households stepped up purchases of a range of goods and services, likely keeping the economy on track for a third straight quarter of strong growth.

But the boom in economic growth evident in reports on Thursday has not been accompanied by ​a strong labor market. Economists say President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade and immigration policies have reduced the demand for and supply of workers. Businesses are uncertain of their staffing needs as they invest heavily in artificial intelligence, ‌curbing hiring.

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With the labor market stuck in what economists and policymakers have termed a “low-hiring, low-firing” state, the economic expansion is being powered by high-income households, who are spending more on travel and other experiential activities, as well as businesses splurging on AI.

Economists said strong consumer spending and a stable labor market have reduced the need for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next week. While inflation was moderate in November and October, those readings likely reflected distortions caused by the 43-day shutdown of the government, and there are signs that price pressures have since picked up.

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“Consumer spending remained remarkably resilient … yet this impressive strength masks a more troubling reality,” said Lydia Boussour, senior economist at EY-Parthenon. “Beneath the surface, many families are grappling with depleted savings and the challenges of fewer job opportunities and slower income growth, which is eroding their purchasing power.”

Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds ‌of economic activity, rose 0.5% in November after rising by the same margin in October, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said. The increase in November was in line with economists’ expectations. The ​combined October and November data was delayed by the government shutdown.

Spending in November was supported by the healthcare, financial services and insurance sectors as well as housing and utilities. Consumers also spent more on hotel and motel stays and restaurant and bar purchases. Services spending increased 0.4% after advancing 0.6% in October.

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Spending on goods jumped 0.7% after rising 0.3% in October. There was increased spending on motor vehicles, clothing and footwear as well as furniture and other durable household equipment, recreational goods and vehicles.

Spending on gasoline and other energy goods surged, reflecting ‍higher prices. When adjusted for inflation, consumer spending increased 0.3%, matching the gain in October and keeping the economy on a higher growth path in the fourth quarter.

The BEA earlier on Thursday reported that the economy grew at an upwardly revised 4.4% annualized rate in the third quarter, the fastest pace in two years. The economy was previously estimated to have grown at a 4.3% rate in the July-September quarter after expanding at a 3.8% pace in the second quarter. The Atlanta Fed is forecasting GDP will increase at a 5.4% rate in the October-December quarter, with contributions also expected from a smaller trade deficit and business ⁠investment.

Stocks on Wall Street were trading higher. The dollar fell versus a basket of currencies. U.S. Treasury yields were mixed.

SAVING RATE AT A THREE-YEAR LOW

Consumers, however, are dipping into their savings to maintain spending. The saving rate fell to a three-year low of 3.5% in November ‍from 3.7% in October. Income increased 0.3% after edging up 0.1% in October as government wages and salaries fell $13.0 billion, reflecting the departure in September of public employees who accepted a deferred resignation offer.

Wages increased 0.4% in November after gaining 0.3% in October. The labor market remains in a holding ‌pattern. A separate ‌report from the Labor Department showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 200,000 for the week ended January 17.

Claims data have in recent weeks been clouded by challenges adjusting the data for seasonal fluctuations around the year-end holiday season and turn of the year. The claims data covered the period during which the government surveyed employers for the nonfarm payrolls component of January’s employment report.

The four-week moving average of claims, which irons out seasonal fluctuations from the data, increased modestly between the January and December survey weeks. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 50,000 jobs in December, roughly in line with the monthly average for 2025.

The number of people receiving unemployment benefits after an initial week of aid, a proxy for hiring, fell 26,000 to a seasonally adjusted 1.849 million during the week ended January 10, the ⁠claims report showed.

Part of the decline in the so-called continuing claims ⁠is also likely due to seasonal adjustment difficulties as well ​as some people exhausting their eligibility for benefits, limited to 26 weeks in most states. Those who are laid off are finding it difficult to land new jobs, a trend that is evident in surveys of consumers.

Initial and continuing jobless claims

Though inflation subsided in October and November, it was because the shutdown injected a downside bias to prices. The government was unable to collect most of the data to compile the Consumer Price Index report for October. Similarly, most data was unavailable for October’s import prices report.

These data gaps also impacted CPI and import price reports for November. But the government was able to publish the Producer Price Index ‍report for October. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price indexes, tracked by the U.S. central bank for its 2% target, are calculated using some of the data from the CPI, PPI and import prices reports.

The BEA used an average of September and November to calculate the relevant components for the PCE price indexes.

The PCE price index increased 0.2%, matching October’s gain. Goods prices rebounded after dipping in October, while services inflation slowed. In the 12 months through November, the PCE price index climbed 2.8% after rising 2.7% in October.

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Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the PCE price index rose 0.2% after increasing by the same margin in October. In ​the 12 months through November, the so-called core inflation increased 2.8% after advancing by 2.7% in October.

CPI data for December have suggested core PCE picked up last ‍month, with economists’ estimates as high as a 0.4% increase, which would translate to a year-on-year rise of 3.1%. The PCE inflation data for December will be released on February 20.

“The Fed will postpone cuts until it sees evidence of easing inflationary pressures,” said Michael Gapen, chief economist at Morgan Stanley.

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Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Paul Simao

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特朗普特使称俄乌停战谈判取得很大进展 | 联合早报

发布时间：2026年1月22日 23:02 | 来源：联合早报

（达沃斯/莫斯科综合电）美国总统特朗普的特使威特科夫说，结束乌克兰战争的谈判已取得很大进展，乌克兰和俄罗斯之间的分歧“只剩下一个问题“。

威特科夫周四（1月22日）在瑞士达沃斯出席世界经济论坛场外的乌克兰活动时对记者说：“我认为我们已经把谈判缩小到一个问题，而且我们已经讨论过这个问题的各种可能性，这意味着它是可以解决的。所以，如果双方都想解决这个问题，我们就能够解决它。”

克里姆林宫周四表示赞赏威特科夫为结束战争所做的外交努力，但不愿就他指俄乌就快达成停战协议这一点置评。

威特科夫和特朗普的女婿库什纳周四启程前往莫斯科，与俄罗斯总统普京会晤。

乌克兰总统泽连斯基去年12月说，与美方谈判的停战方案存在两个悬而未决的问题，一是俄罗斯占领的领土和乌克兰仍控制但被俄罗斯索讨的领土的命运；另一是乌克兰南部、目前被俄罗斯占领的扎波罗热核电站的控制权归属问题。

过去几个月美国已与俄罗斯、乌克兰和欧洲领导人针对结束战争的各种不同方案草案举行了会谈，尽管特朗普一再承诺要达成协议，至今仍未实现这个目标。特朗普周三称泽连斯基和普京已处于可就结束战争达成协议的阶段。特朗普还说，普京希望停战，而泽连斯基也已经做好达成协议的准备。

特朗普周四在达沃斯同泽连斯基会面，白宫说，两位领导人的会晤持续了约一小时。

会后媒体询问特朗普，他要向普京发出怎样的讯息，他回答说：“这场战争必须结束。与泽连斯基总统的会晤很好。我们拭目以待。”

普京周三在俄罗斯安全会议上称，在与乌克兰达成和平协议后，他愿意动用目前仍被冻结在美国的俄罗斯资产，用于重建在战争中受到破坏的乌克兰地区。

普京还说，虽然他尚未决定是否加入特朗普提出成立的和平委员会，但他可能从俄罗斯的冻结资产中拨出10亿美元（约12亿8300万新元）用于这个委员会。

俄罗斯在美国的资产只有40多亿美元，普京提议拨出的款项因此只占乌克兰重建所需资金的一小部分，也仅占俄罗斯在全球被冻结的约3000亿美元资产总额的一小部分。俄罗斯的大部分资产是存放在欧洲。

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