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Fireworks burst above the Arc de Triomphe in the first minutes of Jan. 1, 2026, marking Paris’s official entry into the new year. Video distributed by ABC News Live shows streams of light moving across the night sky while the historic landmark remains illuminated in the foreground, creating a focal point for the city’s celebrations. […]
From West Texas to the Great Lakes, a wave of massive data-center construction is reshaping the physical and financial map of the United States as technology companies race to secure the computing power required for artificial intelligence models. The flagship: OpenAI’s Stargate in Texas On a dusty expanse outside Abilene, OpenAI is building “Stargate,” a […]
The industrial sector has long been associated with traditional businesses such as steel, machinery and heavy equipment. Yet a new generation of companies focused on electric vehicles, advanced air mobility and space-based communications is reshaping the category and drawing attention from investors looking for multi-year growth opportunities. Three names often cited as potential outperformers over […]
Scotland welcomed 2026 with a fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle, an event captured in video circulated by international broadcasters. The eruption of color above the historic fortress signaled the start of a night of worldwide celebrations and marked one of the first major spectacles recorded as the calendar turned. The pictures from Edinburgh were part […]
Fireworks exploded over the Pyramids of Giza at the stroke of midnight Sunday, signaling Egypt’s official welcome to 2026 and providing one of the first large-scale spectacles of the new year. The pyrotechnic display, captured on video and streamed by ABC News Live, showed bursts of color ricocheting off the three ancient structures while spotlights […]
Two of the nation’s best-known political opposites, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, have emerged as leading critics of the artificial intelligence sector’s aggressive push to build new data centers. Their parallel objections, voiced in December, highlight a growing bipartisan unease over how the facilities may strain electric grids, raise consumer […]
Gold prices are closing 2025 at unprecedented levels, underscoring a global shift in market sentiment that contrasts sharply with conditions that prevailed four decades ago. The metal pierced the $4,500-per-ounce threshold for the first time in December, capping a run that leaves bullion on track for an approximately 65% gain for the year. The advance […]
The National Mall served as the backdrop for a large-scale light display on the Washington Monument, signaling the formal start of a nationwide countdown to the 250th anniversary of the country’s founding. Footage streamed by ABC News Live showed multicolored projections racing up the 555-foot structure as evening fell over the capital, creating a focal […]
Russia’s Defense Ministry says its air defenses destroyed 4,379 Ukrainian long-range drones in December, the highest monthly total since the start of the war and an average of about 141 drones per day. The figures, released on 1 January 2026 and reviewed alongside Ukrainian data, illustrate the escalating exchange of cross-border strikes that has come […]
Congressional Republicans on Wednesday requested that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, escalating a dispute over alleged large-scale fraud in the state’s social services programs. Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., invited the two Democrats to appear at a Feb. 10 hearing in Washington. Comer […]
The Campbell Soup Company, headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, has entered a new round of analyst coverage that places its shares and those of several food and beverage peers under the spotlight. The latest research package highlights valuations, target-price revisions, and detailed corporate profiles designed to guide portfolio positioning in the consumer staples arena. Core […]
Authorities in Switzerland say a pre-dawn fire tore through a crowded bar in the resort town of Crans-Montana on New Year’s Day, leaving “several dozen” people presumed dead and injuring roughly 100 others. The blaze erupted at approximately 1:30 a.m. local time on 1 January 2026 at Le Constellation, a popular nightlife venue located near […]