Demi Lovato Brings Edgy Glamour In Dramatic Black Dress & Pointy Pumps to Elton John’s Oscars Viewing Party

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Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announces resignation after pressure by populists
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation on Monday following mounting pressure from populist opposition groups, two months after a top court annulled a presidential election in the European Union country. “To spare Romania from this crisis, I am resigning as president of Romania,” he said in an emotional address on Monday, adding that he will leave office on Feb. 12. Iohannis, 65, held the presidential role since 2014 and served the maximum of two five-year terms.
Reuters
Tower Semiconductor forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue on steady demand for analog chips
The U.S.-listed shares of the company were up 1% in premarket trading. Tower makes analog and mixed-signal semiconductors used mainly in automobiles for "fabless" firms, which design chips but outsource their fabrication. Despite the automobile sector struggling to clear inventory since its excessive stockpiling during the pandemic, a trend exacerbated by a slowdown in demand for electric vehicles in the past year, Tower Semiconductor has been resilient in recent quarters and has continued to supply its chips.
Politico
Trump administration seeks urgent end of ‘impermissible’ court order blocking access to Treasury systems
The order blocked DOGE access to a critical government payment mechanism.
AFP
Iran president says Trump aiming to bring country 'to its knees'
Iran's president accused his US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday of seeking to bring the Islamic republic "to its knees" as the country marked the 1979 revolution that toppled the shah.Iran's 10-day celebrations marking the ouster of the shah start each year on January 31, the anniversary of the return to Tehran of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979 from exile.
Yahoo Finance
Three reasons why Nvidia is underperforming the S&P 500 going into its earnings
Nvidia has had a rough month.
Reuters
Exclusive-U.S. funding freeze threatens investigations of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine
The Trump administration's freeze of foreign funding has begun impacting an international effort to hold Russia responsible for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, according to eight sources and a Ukrainian document seen by Reuters, halting dozens of jobs and tens of millions of dollars in aid. Ukraine has opened more than 140,000 war crime cases since Moscow's February 2022 invasion, which has killed tens of thousands, ravaged vast swathes of the country and left behind mental and physical scars from occupation. Russia consistently denies war crimes have been committed by its forces in the conflict.
Reuters
Romania's outgoing president quits to pre-empt impeachment bid before election re-run
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania's outgoing centrist president, Klaus Iohannis, resigned on Monday as opposition hard-right parliamentary parties planned to have him impeached. The European Union and NATO member state, which borders Ukraine, was plunged into institutional chaos last year when little-known far-right NATO critic Calin Georgescu won the first round of a presidential election. After accusations of Russian interference - denied by Moscow - Romania's top court voided the entire election.
USA TODAY
Another atmospheric river brings flood, mudslide concerns to California
Days after an atmospheric river brought record-setting rainfall to California, the state is in the crosshairs of another rainy storm system.
The Wall Street Journal
France Taps Nuclear Power in Race for AI Supremacy
Macron aims to dedicate a gigawatt of nuclear power to create one of the world’s largest AI-computing facilities.
Associated Press
Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee presents a major test
President Donald Trump has repeatedly challenged Senate Republicans with his Cabinet picks. Chavez-DeRemer, a former congresswoman from Oregon, hardly cuts the profile of a traditional Republican nominee.
Associated Press
McDonald's improving global sales help to offset US weakness in fourth quarter
Improving international sales helped McDonald’s overcome some weakness at home in the fourth quarter. McDonald’s same-store sales in the U.S., or sales at locations open at least a year, fell 1.4% in the October-December period after an E. coli outbreak tied to its Quarter Pounder hamburgers dented demand, the company said Monday. McDonald’s had strong sales growth in the Middle East, where sales have struggled in recent years, and Japan.
CNN
California man finds 525-pound animal under his home after Los Angeles fires. The bear goes by Barry
A Southern California man returned home after evacuating last month’s devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires to discover an unexpected resident lurking beneath it.
Yahoo Finance
McDonald's misses the target with Q4 earnings as it looks to boost value perception in 2025
It was a quarter filled with an E. coli outbreak and tough weather; now McDonald's is eager to move the narrative forward.
The Wall Street Journal
Hims Super Bowl Ad Spotlights Weight-Loss Drug Copycats as Clock Ticks on Their Business
Telehealth company Hims Hers is pushing the boundaries of drug compounding and testing the limits of regulators.
NBC News
Wasabi worries and truffle troubles: Tariffs threaten crops that U.S. farmers struggle to grow
Many of the specialty foods Americans enjoy are almost entirely imported from abroad. The few growers who cultivate these items domestically say it’s a tough business.
AFP
Trump to impose new 25% tariff on US steel, aluminum imports
US President Donald Trump plans to impose 25-percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Monday, prompting the threat of retaliation from Europe and a warning from China that there were no winners in a trade war.On Monday, foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun reiterated "there is no winner in a trade war and tariff war".
AFP
Global stocks rise despite more Trump tariffs
European and Asian stock markets rose Monday, as traders appeared to shrug off US President Donald Trump's latest tariffs announcement surrounding levies on steel and aluminium. Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks rose Monday even as hopes of a delay to Trump's tariffs against China were dashed.
AFP
Church of England meets after series of abuse scandals
The Church of England's elected governing body will begin a week-long meeting on Monday, after an "unprecedented crisis" triggered by a number of sexual abuse scandals."There's never been anything like this in our lifetime, because the Church is in an unprecedented crisis," Synod member Ian Paul told Britain's Press Association news agency ahead of the gathering.
Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq set to bounce back as Trump tariff move buoys steelmakers
Investors are weighing Trump's pledge on Sunday to introduce additional 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum from all countries.
AFP
Paris summit grapples with real-world impact of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) risks reinforcing gender disparities rather than immediate widespread job destruction, the International Labour Organization chief said Monday as a summit of national leaders and tech bosses opened in Paris.At present, AI is mostly replacing humans in clerical jobs disproportionately held by women, International Labour Organization (ILO) head Gilbert Houngbo told an audience in the French capital's opulent Grand Palais.

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