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MTA fare and toll increases took effect Sunday across the LIRR, Nassau buses, city subways and bridge/tunnel crossings. The MTA says the additional revenue will support safe, fair and reliable service.

Mui Lab says the Mui Board Gen 2 will work with millimeter-wave sensors to track sleep without wearables and that add-on mmWave sensors will enable gesture control; support is planned to roll out later this year.

The 31st Critics Choice Awards were held on Jan. 4, 2026 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, hosted by Chelsea Handler; Ryan Coogler’s Sinners led film nominations with 17 while Adolescence led TV with six.

Authorities say a Paulsboro man shot and killed a woman and wounded a child at a home; he was charged with first-degree murder and related counts. The child was taken to a hospital and the suspect faces a possible 30-years-to-life sentence if convicted.

Oil futures fell less than 1% in early New York trading, dipping below $57 a barrel, while Brent also traded lower; U.S. stock futures edged up and S&P 500 contracts gained about 0.1%.

Chartdata announced that Taylor Swift was the best-selling artist in the U.S. in 2025 with 14.1 million total album units sold, a notice that ran during the Chiefs-Raiders Week 18 matchup. The article also reports that Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, playing his 192nd career game, faces a possible retirement decision while his contract expires at the end of the 2025–26 season.

Asia's equity markets raised $262.7 billion in 2025, and Hong Kong listings may raise as much as $45 billion in 2026, according to reported estimates.

Miley Cyrus attended the Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards with her mother, Tish Cyrus-Purcell, on January 3, 2026, and the pair wore near-matching black suits. Cyrus received the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award for her end-credits song "Dream As One" from Avatar: Fire and Ash.

Sony Music will release the Stranger Things Season 5 soundtrack on Jan. 30 on four physical formats — a yellow marble LP, standard LP, cassette and CD — and the collection features 13 tracks, including Michael Jackson's "Rockin' Robin" and Iron Maiden's "The Trooper."

The article reports that the crypto market cap fell from about $3.5 trillion at the start of 2025 to just above $3 trillion by early 2026, and investor Anthony Di Pizio warns that both XRP and Shiba Inu could decline by 50% or more this year.

Jelly Roll told Men's Health he lost about 275 pounds over five years and that his renewed sex drive has improved intimacy with his wife.

Oil prices fell toward about $60 a barrel as markets assessed the reported capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US forces and OPEC+ said it would pause planned supply hikes in the first quarter amid a global glut.

Eva Schloss, who survived Auschwitz and co-founded the Anne Frank Trust UK, died in London aged 96, the charity announced. UK King Charles paid tribute to her decades of work in Holocaust education.

At a Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve event, President Donald Trump auctioned a painting of Jesus Christ that sold for $2.75 million. The article reports the proceeds are earmarked for St. Jude's Hospital and the local sheriff's office.

Jordan Stolz, pre-qualified for Milano Cortina in his individual events, skipped the 1,500m at U.S. trials after a slower 500m race that he still won. He has locked the 1,000m spot, plans to race the mass start Monday, and will decide later about a second 500m.

Police say the group Vulkangruppe sent a letter claiming it set a fire near the Lichterfelde heat and power station, and the outage affected about 45,000 homes and 2,200 businesses.

The article reports the Trump administration cut funding tied to the research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer and questions claims that the Thwaites ('Doomsday') glacier will cause large near-term sea-level rise.

David Bowie died in New York ten years ago and his final album 'Blackstar' topped the Billboard album chart; a new book argues his later work deserves renewed attention.

Venezuela has been in default since 2017 with about $60 billion in defaulted bonds and roughly $150–$170 billion in total external claims; creditors and arbitration award holders are pressing legal claims, with Citgo/PDV Holding central to recovery efforts.

Developers filed for a second preliminary injunction after a new 90-day stop work order from the Trump administration; a D.C. judge set a DOJ response deadline of Jan. 8 and an in-person hearing for Jan. 12.

Billy Joel made a surprise New Year performance in Wellington, Florida, his first public appearance since canceling shows after a normal pressure hydrocephalus diagnosis in May.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Delcy Rodríguez, sworn in after Nicolas Maduro's removal, is not Venezuela's legitimate leader and that the U.S. will use an oil quarantine as leverage.

Tech firms are exploring space-based data centers because AI training requires large amounts of power and land-based facilities are reaching capacity. The article reports early tests and plans, including Alphabet's Project Suncatcher and Starcloud's in-orbit AI run.

The government plans to raise fixed penalties for driving without insurance from £300 to about £600—above the average premium of £551—and will set out the proposal in a forthcoming Road Safety Strategy that also considers other motoring measures.

Patrick Campanale says developments in 2025 — notably IDE-integrated models and tools such as Google's Antigravity — made AI a practical aid for writing, debugging and testing code, and helped him build multiple apps more quickly than before.

The White House ordered HieFo to divest and unwind its purchase of Emcore chip assets, saying the buyer was controlled by a Chinese citizen.

The Israeli military said it destroyed a two-kilometer tunnel in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza and reported that troops will continue counterterrorism operations in the area.

OPEC+ said on January 4 it will keep oil output consistent, upholding a November 2025 agreement to pause production increases through January–March; oil prices fell more than 18% in 2025.

Anthony Joshua posted an Instagram photo after a car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his team members; the driver has been charged and faced a court hearing.

The 10-year Treasury yield rose to about 4.20% as markets priced in higher rates into early 2026, while the article mentions Tesla reported roughly 418,000 fourth-quarter deliveries, down about 16% year-over-year.