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A movie poster for the documentary “Melania” featuring First Lady Melania Trump is displayed at a subway station in New York City, USA, on January 14, 2026. Gina Moon | ReutersAmazon’s “Melania” grossed $7 million at the domestic box office upon opening this weekend, the highest opening for a non-music documentary in more than a decade.Documentaries typically aren’t big drivers of ticket sales, with most releases in the past decade opening with less than $5 million and grossing between $10 million and $20 million worldwide, according to ComScore data. Documentaries and concert films by popular music artists often exceed these…
Representative Ro Khanna, D-Calif., during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, in Washington, DC. Graham Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCalifornia Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said the Justice Department’s recent release of records related to its investigation of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is “not enough.””If we don’t get the rest of the file, Thomas Massey and I are prepared to move forward with impeachment or contempt,” Khanna said Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” referring to Attorney General Pam Bondi.The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.Deputy Attorney…
As the global race to build AI infrastructure accelerates, India has offered foreign cloud providers zero tax on services sold abroad until 2047 if they run workloads from Indian data centers. The move is aimed at attracting the next wave of AI computing investment as power shortages and water stress threaten business expansion in the South Asian country. On Sunday, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a proposal (PDF) in India’s annual budget that would give tax breaks (effectively zero taxes) on revenue from cloud services sold outside India if they are operated from data centers in the country. Sales…
Latest information on Spanish San Jose, Costa Rica — After an election season overshadowed by crime and political apathy, Costa Rica heads to the polls this Sunday to choose its new president. Costa Ricans are most concerned about security this year, a poll has found, as gang violence continues in a country long considered a peaceful tourist hub. Voters are also troubled by a declining quality of life and the country’s chaotic political climate, as evidenced by the 20 presidential candidates alone. Among the many candidates, the one leading the national search is Laura Fernández, a 39-year-old former national planning…
Arsenal embraces the hustle and bustle of title contention Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Free to watch: Highlights of Arsenal’s big away win against Leeds Mikel Arteta held a meeting with Arsenal players this week following last weekend’s defeat to Manchester United. The Arsenal manager said the meeting was “beautiful” and the topic was how the team would deal with noise. Arsenal were in a slump. The best defense in the league was leaking goals, the attack was faltering, and debates arose over who should be center forward and who should play behind him in attacking…
Indonesia follows Malaysia and the Philippines in lifting the ban on xAI’s chatbot Grok. Southeast Asian countries banned Grok for being used to mass create non-consensual sexual images on X (now a subsidiary of xAI), including images of real women and minors. From late December to January, Grok was used to create at least 1.8 million sexually explicit images of women, according to separate analyzes by The New York Times and the Center to Combat Digital Hate. Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital said in a statement that the ban was lifted after X sent a letter “outlining concrete steps…
Rising political risks may be a factor in US stocks for the time being. In January, the United States attacked Venezuela, President Donald Trump attempted to annex Greenland, and threatened to impose new tariffs on eight European allies. By the end of the month, the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group was on its way to Iran after President Trump threatened a military attack on the Islamic Republic, and the president vowed to impose 100% tariffs on Canadian goods if Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a trade deal with China. The unrest strained relations between the United States and its…
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas House seat in a special election on Saturday, narrowing an already slim Republican majority and telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district will “overthrow a corrupt presidency.”Menefee, the Harris County attorney, won a runoff election against former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards. He will succeed the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor who passed away in March 2025.The seat representing the Democratic-leaning Houston area has been vacant for nearly a year.Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott had not scheduled the first vote until November. Menefee and Edwards were the top…
Clubs across the league will be looking for reinforcements in the January transfer window, and the clock is ticking to rebuild their squads.The January 2026 transfer window opens on January 1st and closes across Europe on February 2nd, but Sky Sports has live streaming, pundit analysis and fan reaction wherever you are. Follow all the latest transfer news on the go with our Sky Sports Transfer Center live blog. Looking for exclusive news about your club? Bookmark our Premier League clubs page for the latest updates and transfer developments. Do you follow an EFL club? Track the latest news from…
Customers visiting the Fendi Dallas Highland Park Village boutique in Dallas, Texas. Rick Carn | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesIn today’s K-shaped economy, lower-income shoppers may go to Dollar General or post-bankruptcy Big Lots, but wealthy Americans are increasingly heading to private clubs in shopping centers. Membership clubs are increasingly being looked at as reinvigorating retail businesses, whether in traditional shopping malls, outdoor shopping centers, or as stand-alone commercial real estate tenants. Like their country club cousins, private clubs require monthly membership fees and often an initiation fee. For example, Dallas’ Highland Park Village, home to shops like Hermès,…