At least 16 people have been killed during a week of unrest in Iran, rights groups said on Sunday, as protests over soaring inflation spread across the country, prompting violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces. Deaths and arrests have been reported throughout the week both by state media and rights groups, though the numbers have differed. Reporters have not been able to verif...
At least 16 people have been killed during a week of unrest in Iran, rights groups said on Sunday, as protests over soaring inflation spread across the country, prompting violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces. Deaths and arrests have been reported throughout the week both by state media and rights groups, though the numbers have differed. Reporters have not been able to verify the figures independently. The protests are the biggest in three years and while smaller than some previous bouts of unrest to rattle the Islamic Republic, they come at a moment of vulnerability with the economy in tatters and international pressure building. Advertisement US President Donald Trump has threatened to come to the protesters’ aid if they face violence, saying on Friday “we are locked and loaded and ready to go,” but without specifying any actions he was considering. Supreme leader says Iran will not yield That warning prompted threats of retaliation against US forces in the region from senior Iranian officials, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran “will not yield to the enemy”. Advertisement Kurdish rights group Hengaw reported that at least 17 people had been killed since the start of the protests. HRANA, a network of rights activists, said at least 16 people had been killed and 582 arrested.
Brexit Architect Blows Lid Off Deep State Plot To Destroy Nigel Farage And Reform UK Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Dominic Cummings, the political strategist who oversaw Brexit, has dropped a bombshell warning to Nigel Farage: the UK establishment is plotting to crush him and Reform UK by any means necessary, including illegal tactics, to prevent a populist takeover. As Reform surge...
Brexit Architect Blows Lid Off Deep State Plot To Destroy Nigel Farage And Reform UK Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Dominic Cummings, the political strategist who oversaw Brexit, has dropped a bombshell warning to Nigel Farage: the UK establishment is plotting to crush him and Reform UK by any means necessary, including illegal tactics, to prevent a populist takeover. As Reform surges in polls and eyes major gains in the 2026 local elections, Cummings has revealed how insiders view Farage as the next Trump-style threat they must eliminate early and ruthlessly. Speaking on The Spectator’s Quite Right! podcast, Cummings told hosts Michael Gove and Madeline Grant: “They’ll leak medical records, they’ll leak tax records.They’ll bug his phone and leak that. They’ll do anything that they need to.” Dominic Cummings: 'The people around Keir Starmer and the upper echelons of Whitehall are saying to themselves: "Let's smash the absolute living shit out of Farage and make sure he doesn't win". 'They'll leak medical and tax records, they'll bug his phone and leak that. They'll… pic.twitter.com/7q8wHrl7if — The Spectator (@spectator) January 1, 2026 Cummings added that populists in other countries will be targeted too, noting “That will be happening across Europe and they’ll all be telling themselves they’re fighting fascism together.” He pinpointed “the people around {British PM} Starmer” as driven by Brexit revenge, saying: “The people around Starmer and all through the upper echelons of the Whitehall system are looking at Trump.” “They’re looking across Europe, and they’re saying to themselves: ‘The lesson is to strike early and strike hard and not let these people in’,” Cummings further noted. Cummings added that establishment figures regret allowing Vote Leave to win the Brexit referendum, seeing it as “the beginning of the disaster for us.” Cummings claimed that the ultimate goal of the establishment is “Smashing the absolute s*** out of Farage and making sur...
Visa, ExxonMobil, Oracle, and Netflix have multi-year compounding potential for patient investors. Nvidia (NVDA +1.26%) ended 2025 as the most valuable company in the world. It is one of nine S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.19%) stocks with market capitalizations exceeding $1 trillion -- the others being Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Broadcom, Tesla, and Berkshire Hathaway. Eli Lilly, Walm...
Visa, ExxonMobil, Oracle, and Netflix have multi-year compounding potential for patient investors. Nvidia (NVDA +1.26%) ended 2025 as the most valuable company in the world. It is one of nine S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.19%) stocks with market capitalizations exceeding $1 trillion -- the others being Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Broadcom, Tesla, and Berkshire Hathaway. Eli Lilly, Walmart, and JPMorgan Chase only need to rise 14% or less to expand the list to 12 companies. Here's why Visa (V 1.21%), ExxonMobil (XOM +1.92%), Oracle (ORCL +0.41%), and Netflix (NFLX 3.01%) have what it takes to be winning investments over the next five years and join the $1 trillion club by 2030. 1. Visa Visa's path to $1 trillion is fairly straightforward. The payment processor has high margins, a reasonable valuation, and steady earnings growth, and returns tons of capital to shareholders through buybacks and dividends. Visa can generate high single-digit or double-digit earnings growth even during challenging periods. Advertisement Despite slowdowns in consumer spending, Visa grew non-generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP) earnings per share by 14% in 2025. If Visa can maintain that growth rate going forward, it could reach a market cap well beyond $1 trillion by 2030. Expand NYSE : V Visa Today's Change ( -1.21 %) $ -4.23 Current Price $ 346.48 Key Data Points Market Cap $663B Day's Range $ 343.48 - $ 350.05 52wk Range $ 299.00 - $ 375.51 Volume 5.4M Avg Vol 6M Gross Margin 77.31 % Dividend Yield 0.70 % 2. ExxonMobil ExxonMobil will need to double in five years to surpass $1 trillion in market cap. It absolutely has what it takes. ExxonMobil is generating gobs of free cash flow (FCF) and high earnings, even though oil prices are hovering around four-year lows. It has reduced its production costs and can break even at low oil prices, and has plenty of upside potential during a higher-price environment. It also has a growing low-carbon business and a massive ...
Hong Kong police have arrested a 50-year-old man who allegedly posed as a government officer and stole HK$20,000 (US$2,570) from unsuspecting elderly residents in three separate burglaries. Police on Sunday said they had arrested the man, surnamed Chan, in Ta Kwu Ling on Saturday in connection with three burglaries that occurred in December in Cheung Sha Wan, Sham Shui Po and Tuen Mun. The force s...
Hong Kong police have arrested a 50-year-old man who allegedly posed as a government officer and stole HK$20,000 (US$2,570) from unsuspecting elderly residents in three separate burglaries. Police on Sunday said they had arrested the man, surnamed Chan, in Ta Kwu Ling on Saturday in connection with three burglaries that occurred in December in Cheung Sha Wan, Sham Shui Po and Tuen Mun. The force said that between December 25 and 29, three residents reported that a man who posed as an officer from the Water Services Department had entered their homes under the pretext of inspecting plumbing. Inspector Mak Pui-naam says the suspect targeted elderly people, particularly those living alone in older tenement buildings without CCTV or security gates. Photo: Handout Inspector Mak Pui-naam said the Sham Shui Po investigation team found the suspect specifically targeted elderly individuals, particularly those living alone in older tenement buildings without CCTV or security gates, as well as residents of public housing units where the interiors were easily visible from corridor windows. Advertisement “He wore plain clothes and did not produce any work identification. Once inside, he would steal valuables or cash that was easily visible when the victims were not paying attention,” she said. “He then left immediately. The entire process took only one to two minutes. Following an investigation that involved reviewing numerous CCTV recordings, police were able to trace and arrest the suspect on suspicion of burglary. Advertisement During the operation, officers seized suspected tools used in the burglaries as well as clothing believed to have been worn by the man during the thefts.
The United States’ seizure of Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, has the potential to reshape the global oil market, as America gains effective control over a country with the world’s largest proven oil reserves, analysts said. While crude prices may rise marginally in the short term, the move could boost long-term supplies and tighten the US’ grip over the oil market at a time when its positi...
The United States’ seizure of Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, has the potential to reshape the global oil market, as America gains effective control over a country with the world’s largest proven oil reserves, analysts said. While crude prices may rise marginally in the short term, the move could boost long-term supplies and tighten the US’ grip over the oil market at a time when its position was starting to look more vulnerable, they said. “Once the US gains control of the country, American oil companies will likely ramp up crude output there and therefore boost the global supply,” said Xi Jiarui, an oil market analyst at the consultancy JLC Network Technology, noting that Venezuela’s production potential is “enormous”. Advertisement Maduro and his wife were captured and transferred to the US – where the Venezuelan leader is expected to be tried on narcoterrorism and weapons possession charges – after large-scale American strikes on Caracas on Saturday. US President Donald Trump later said the US planned to “run” Venezuela for the time being and tap its oil reserves. “We’re going to have our very large United States oil companies – the biggest anywhere in the world – go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure,” Trump said during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence. Advertisement
Key Points Virgin Galactic is restructuring its debt in a bid to reach profitability before it runs out of money. The restructuring will probably raise interest costs, and will definitely dilute existing shareholders. 10 stocks we like better than Virgin Galactic › Ever since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2021, space tourism stock Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) has been assuring investors it ...
Key Points Virgin Galactic is restructuring its debt in a bid to reach profitability before it runs out of money. The restructuring will probably raise interest costs, and will definitely dilute existing shareholders. 10 stocks we like better than Virgin Galactic › Ever since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2021, space tourism stock Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) has been assuring investors it can profit from the brand new business of flying wealthy tourists to the edge of space, to enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness before landing back on Earth. So far, Virgin hasn't been able to make those profits happen -- indeed, in 2024, the company suspended space operations entirely and retired its only existing spaceplane, while working on a design for new "Delta-class" spaceplanes that it hopes to begin flying in 2026. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » And now here we are on the threshold of the new year. And investors want to know: Will 2026 be the year Virgin Galactic finally turns profitable? The short answer to that question is almost certainly "no" -- but let me give you the long answer to help you understand why. Step 1: Restructure the debt Developing a brand-new spaceplane, one that can turn around and re-fly with just days rather than weeks between flights, is not inexpensive. Adding to the expense, Virgin is simultaneously developing a new mothership, the plane that will carry future Delta-class spaceplanes to altitude for their rocket ride to space. Between them, these twin projects are costing Virgin Galactic approximately $460 million in negative free cash flow annually as the company burns cash to fuel development. Here's why this is a problem: At last report, Virgin Galactic had only $394 million in cash (and $478 million in debt). With Delta-class flights not expected to begin before the end of 2026, there was a very r...
Wallington Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,004 shares of the social networking company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,092 shares during the period. Meta Platforms comprises 3.3% of Wa...
Wallington Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,004 shares of the social networking company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,092 shares during the period. Meta Platforms comprises 3.3% of Wallington Asset Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Wallington Asset Management LLC's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $25,706,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Bare Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Meta Platforms by 237.5% in the second quarter. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC now owns 54 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter worth $42,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms during the second quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, WFA Asset Management Corp lifted its position in Meta Platforms by 42.6% during the second quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 67 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.91% of the company's stock. Get Meta Platforms alerts: Sign Up Meta Platforms Trading Down 1.5% META opened at $650.41 on Friday. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a one year low of $479.80 and a one year high of $796.25. The business's 50 day moving average price is $647.29 and its 200 day moving average price is $705.08. The stock has a market capitaliza...
Weaver Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 3.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 40,781 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after selling 1,450 shares during the period. Broadcom accounts for approximately 2.9% of Weaver C...
Weaver Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 3.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 40,781 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after selling 1,450 shares during the period. Broadcom accounts for approximately 2.9% of Weaver Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Weaver Capital Management LLC's holdings in Broadcom were worth $13,454,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVGO. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.4% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,703,487 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $469,566,000 after buying an additional 39,466 shares during the period. Capital Counsel LLC NY purchased a new position in shares of Broadcom in the second quarter worth approximately $221,000. Waterloo Capital L.P. raised its stake in Broadcom by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 48,361 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $13,331,000 after purchasing an additional 3,180 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Broadcom by 27.9% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 64,130 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $10,737,000 after buying an additional 13,978 shares during the period. Finally, RiverFront Investment Group LLC raised its position in Broadcom by 107.6% during the second quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 16,524 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $4,555,000 after buying an additional 8,566 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Get Broadcom alerts: Sign Up Analyst Upgrades and Down...
The US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro will be closely studied by Beijing, which has signalled its ability to target Taiwan’s leadership in the latest PLA exercises near the island, according to analysts. The operation – carried out on Saturday by the US Army’s elite Delta Force, the military’s top special missions unit – was described by Chinese analysts as a “textbook” strike with hi...
The US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro will be closely studied by Beijing, which has signalled its ability to target Taiwan’s leadership in the latest PLA exercises near the island, according to analysts. The operation – carried out on Saturday by the US Army’s elite Delta Force, the military’s top special missions unit – was described by Chinese analysts as a “textbook” strike with high precision and minimal casualties. “The planning and execution were highly refined,” said Fu Qianshao, a Chinese aviation analyst. Advertisement “The operation against Maduro achieved its goal and demonstrated a systematic approach, with extensive intelligence gathering and the use of various platforms to neutralise defence systems via electronic warfare and air strikes,” he added. More than 150 military aircraft, including drones , fighter jets and bombers, were deployed to destroy Venezuela’s air defences, creating a clear path for helicopters carrying US special operations forces to approach Maduro’s compound, according to American officials. Advertisement The mission also involved cyber operations that disabled power across large parts of Caracas. This followed months of intense rehearsals, intelligence gathering, and military build-up in the region, including the positioning of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and several other warships in the Caribbean.
00:00 Speaker A I think people forgot about Amazon. uh, underperform this year. I wrote a story yesterday on Yahoo Finance saying laying out why the stock could rise 50% next year. I got a lot of uh, let's say negative feedback on that. Very important, I wasn't making this call. I was just laying out the reasons why it could happen. Am I out of my mind here? 00:22 Speaker B Welcome to the investme...
00:00 Speaker A I think people forgot about Amazon. uh, underperform this year. I wrote a story yesterday on Yahoo Finance saying laying out why the stock could rise 50% next year. I got a lot of uh, let's say negative feedback on that. Very important, I wasn't making this call. I was just laying out the reasons why it could happen. Am I out of my mind here? 00:22 Speaker B Welcome to the investment business. 00:25 Speaker B Um no, I saw it and I do agree. I think there are a number it it's been a laggard. Uh they delivered robust earnings. I mean, really a massive earnings beat last quarter. Um the AWS business is very mature but still growing at 20%. and they and they offered this tidbit that I didn't see many people talk about and that is that October growth in that business was bigger than the whole third quarter. So, I I wouldn't underestimate them. Traium is at full capacity and uh has a backlog and it's a stock that's trading at a peg of 1.4 times. If you go back and look at the S&P historically, it's traded at a peg of 1.5 to two times. Um so I think this company is fairly valued um and has the ability to deliver not just robust earnings growth, but free cash flow is going to increase next year to levels we haven't seen in five years.
The first chants of “libertad” cut through the air well before dawn in Doral, the suburban Miami city where up to 40% of the population is Venezuelan. Hundreds of people, dancing, singing and waving Venezuela’s yellow, blue and red flag filled the street outside the El Arepazo restaurant, the traditional community meeting place, as they celebrated the downfall of the despised president Nicolás Mad...
The first chants of “libertad” cut through the air well before dawn in Doral, the suburban Miami city where up to 40% of the population is Venezuelan. Hundreds of people, dancing, singing and waving Venezuela’s yellow, blue and red flag filled the street outside the El Arepazo restaurant, the traditional community meeting place, as they celebrated the downfall of the despised president Nicolás Maduro. The euphoria lasted well into the day on Saturday as residents learned how the strongman and his wife, first lady Cilia Flores, were snatched from their beds by US military members and bundled away towards an eventual court date in New York City. Then came Donald Trump’s head-scratching press conference, and a realization for many that the US president’s vision for the next steps towards freedom in their homeland bore little relation to their own. Instead of popular opposition leaders Edmundo González and María Corina Machado, the Nobel peace prize winner, returning to guide Venezuela through the immediate post-Maduro period, Trump declared the US would temporarily seize control of the country, and American businesses would be taking over its rich oil infrastructure. “We are ready to stage a second and much larger [military] attack if we need to do so,” the president warned in a thinly disguised threat to those who would stand in his way. Trump’s sidelining of Machado in particular sits uncomfortably with south Florida’s diaspora of Venezuelans, the largest in the US, which was already reeling from his action, upheld by the supreme court in October, to strip immigration protections from hundreds of thousands of them. View image in fullscreen The celebration in Doral on Saturday. Photograph: Michele Eve Sandberg/Shutterstock If anything, some experts said, the capture of Maduro and imposition of a US-run government in Venezuela might even speed up deportations. “They’re celebrating the ouster of Maduro, and I’m in agreement with that. But he also said we’re doing this f...
Like many students from the north, Lucy Morville says she felt “culture shock” at being surrounded by southerners when she arrived at university. But she said the shock was even greater because it wasn’t what she expected when she enrolled at the University of York. “I hadn’t travelled much down south before university, and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re all from London and Cambridge.’ It was su...
Like many students from the north, Lucy Morville says she felt “culture shock” at being surrounded by southerners when she arrived at university. But she said the shock was even greater because it wasn’t what she expected when she enrolled at the University of York. “I hadn’t travelled much down south before university, and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re all from London and Cambridge.’ It was such a shock to me,” she said. “I’m from Burnley, in east Lancashire, and I was surprised there were so many people at York who weren’t from the north, because I thought more people would do the same thing as me and stay local.” In her first year, Morville found herself living with 16 students but only one from the north. So she and her friends set to work to revive York’s Northern Society, offering events including a northern-themed fancy dress pub crawl that included northern icons Wallace and Gromit and the Gallagher brothers, with Morville dressed as a Pendle witch. In spring, the society is holding a “Yorkshire Olympics” of events including black pudding throwing. The society also means students from different parts of the north are learning more about each other’s regions, she said. View image in fullscreen Lucy Morville: ‘We go to university and get fun made of our accents, so it’s time to fight back.’ Photograph: Colin McPherson/The Guardian Adelle Stripe, the novelist and journalist born in York, said the existence of northern societies recognises that the north contains many distinctive identities “under one great rainy umbrella”, rather than a single experience. “The north is not homogenous. Politically and culturally, it carries many shades. It is not just pit villages, back-to-backs and post-industrial wastelands. It is also a place of wealth, verdant landscapes and architectural beauty. Language, history and economics vary enormously, even from North to South Yorkshire,” Stripe said. “In an elite university, you might feel under-represented, so if this fosters a...
The US president used largely fictitious charges to seize control, but can’t know how Venezuelans will react. He may also overstep now as regards Iran During his presidential campaigns, Donald Trump pledged to end “forever wars”, abandon “nation-building” interventions and focus instead on reviving a US economy that, in his telling, had been deindustrialised by a floodtide of imports. Though Trump...
The US president used largely fictitious charges to seize control, but can’t know how Venezuelans will react. He may also overstep now as regards Iran During his presidential campaigns, Donald Trump pledged to end “forever wars”, abandon “nation-building” interventions and focus instead on reviving a US economy that, in his telling, had been deindustrialised by a floodtide of imports. Though Trump’s electoral victories cannot be attributed to any one thing, his “America first” narrative certainly struck a chord. But Trump’s use of force to seize the Venezuelan president , Nicolás Maduro, his full-bore support for Israel’s demolition of Gaza and his bombing of Iran’s nuclear enrichment installations show that he’s no less willing than his predecessors to resort to military interventions. Rajan Menon is a professor emeritus of international relations at the City College of New York and a senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies Continue reading...
Roll up, roll up for the yummiest start to the day with this tantalising TexMex mishmash of refried beans, eggs, potatoes. But just what goes in, and what should be left out? Breakfast tacos should not be confused with tacos eaten for breakfast. Of course, they often are eaten for breakfast, but the stuffed flour tortillas eaten on both sides of the southern US border are quite different from the ...
Roll up, roll up for the yummiest start to the day with this tantalising TexMex mishmash of refried beans, eggs, potatoes. But just what goes in, and what should be left out? Breakfast tacos should not be confused with tacos eaten for breakfast. Of course, they often are eaten for breakfast, but the stuffed flour tortillas eaten on both sides of the southern US border are quite different from the tacos mañaneros of central and southern Mexico, the rich, corn-based tacos de canasta (“tacos in a basket”) or the smoky beef barbacoa that Monterrey-born Lily Ramirez-Foran recalls being her dad’s favourite Sunday breakfast. Instead, Texas Monthly explains , breakfast tacos “marry the key elements of an American morning – scrambled eggs, bacon, potatoes – with the Mexican staples of salsa, cheese, refried beans … genius.” Although they’re originally a Mexican creation, according to José R Ralat, the magazine’s taco editor (what a job title!), these $3 treats are now so popular north of the border that they’re the subject of regular taco wars, mostly between those who claim Austin as their spiritual home (often blow-ins, according to their fiercest critics), and those who know that no single city can take the credit. The fillings may vary, from pork chops to chilaquiles and beans to cheese, but Ralat maintains that all should be salty, soft and, above all, comforting, and told the Washington Post a few years ago that “the greatest breakfast taco is the one made at home”. Which, if you live 5,000 miles from the Mexican border, is good news indeed. Continue reading...
Canadian officials and public health experts are warning that US health and science institutions can no longer be depended upon for accurate information, particularly when it comes to vaccinations, amid fears that misinformation from the Trump administration could further erode Canadians’ confidence in healthcare. “I can’t imagine a world in which this misinformation doesn’t creep into Canadians’ ...
Canadian officials and public health experts are warning that US health and science institutions can no longer be depended upon for accurate information, particularly when it comes to vaccinations, amid fears that misinformation from the Trump administration could further erode Canadians’ confidence in healthcare. “I can’t imagine a world in which this misinformation doesn’t creep into Canadians’ consciousness and leads to doubt,” said Dawn Bowdish, an immunologist and professor at McMaster University in Ontario. Those fears have emerged as the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has forwarded an anti-vaccine agenda. In December, a panel appointed by Kennedy voted to remove a longstanding recommendation by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that all newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B. The CDC also updated its website in November at the instruction of Kennedy to claim that “studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”, which top public health experts have decried as false. The agency’s move toward misinformation and away from public health leadership makes it more difficult to combat distrust in vaccinations in Canada, says Bowdish. In December, Canada’s health minister, Marjorie Michel, warned that US health and science institutions can no longer be depended upon for accurate information. In an interview with the Canadian Press, she said: “I cannot trust them as a reliable partner, no.” Michel also told CBC News that “some” Canadians could be influenced by Kennedy. The minister’s comments come at the conclusion of a disastrous year for measles in Canada, as the country was stripped of its measles elimination status in November after more than 5,000 cases were reported across the country. Physicians pointed to drops in childhood vaccination rates, limited access to family doctors and surging misinformation in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic as just some of the factors fuelling the spread. M...
is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Jackery, the home battery company, is back at CES with a solar-powered Gazebo it swears you’ll be able to buy in the second half of the year, starting ...
is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Jackery, the home battery company, is back at CES with a solar-powered Gazebo it swears you’ll be able to buy in the second half of the year, starting in California. With an expected price of between $12,000 and $15,000 before adding any battery storage, you might want to save a few bucks and build one yourself from solar panels and power stations that Jackery, and many others, will happily sell you. Jackery’s 4.5m x 3m x 2.7m (14ft 9.17in x 9ft 10.11in x 8ft 10.30in) aluminum Gazebo is fitted with 2,000W of solar panels, integrated lighting, a pull-down projector screen, and a pair of weather-resistant AC outlets. Pair it with one of Jackery’s power stations like the new IP65-rated Explorer 1500 Ultra, and the solar retreat transforms into a solar generator, capable of keeping a portable fridge, TV or projector, sound system, and lighting running for at least a few hours. For even longer runtime you can buy a bigger battery from Jackery’s HomePower series, or from Anker, EcoFlow, Bluetti, etc. The Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra doing power station things. Image: Jackery Just note that battery companies often announce gee-whiz products at CES to gain attention that never actually ship. Last year it was Anker’s perovskite beach umbrella that’s still not available to buy. And before that, it was Jackery’s solar-powered rooftop tent announced at CES 2024.
is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Govee is known for putting lights in every corner of your room: in your bulb sockets, in the corner for a little multicolored bias lighting, and even behind the TV with its scene-matching LED strips. And it has some curious announcements at CES 2026 that tac...
is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Govee is known for putting lights in every corner of your room: in your bulb sockets, in the corner for a little multicolored bias lighting, and even behind the TV with its scene-matching LED strips. And it has some curious announcements at CES 2026 that tackle a new part of the room: the ceiling. Govee has announced the Sky Ceiling Light and the Ceiling Light Ultra. The Sky Ceiling Light, shown above, is designed to mimic daylight, so as to present the illusion that you have a view to the great outdoors. Govee envisions this being a worthwhile addition for windowless spaces, saying that it has “refined white-light performance” that can create a “calming, uplifting atmosphere” wherever you choose to install it. The company says it uses custom LEDs to boost the realism of its color transitions from daylight to sunset. Its lights can go from 2,700K to 6,500K, with a max brightness of 5,200 lumens at 6,500K color temperature. Pricing and availability haven’t been announced. Image: Govee The Ceiling Light Ultra is being billed as “the industry’s first ceiling light designed as a true creative canvas.” Govee is touting that this model features 616 RGB LEDs that can be controlled individually, which it claims is among the highest LED densities in the category. It’s a light that can display over 20 lighting effect presets as well as your own creations. It kind of looks like a supersized and more capable version of the little screen on the original HomePod. The Govee app features AI Lighting Bot 2.0, which converts your text prompts into lighting arrangements that can be displayed on this model. No pricing or availability info for this one, either.
Marcus Wong joins Malavika Kaur Makol to talk about how emerging-market domestic bonds are turning more appealing as the securities are increasingly owned by local investors.
Marcus Wong joins Malavika Kaur Makol to talk about how emerging-market domestic bonds are turning more appealing as the securities are increasingly owned by local investors.