* WHAT…Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE…Calabasas and Agoura Hills, Eastern Santa Monica Mountains
Recreational Area, Malibu Coast, Santa Clarita Valley,
Southeastern Ventura County Valleys, and Western San Fernando
Valley.

* WHEN…Until 1 PM PST Monday.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result, and
recently saturated soils will increase the risk of downed trees.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Wet soils will increase the likelihood of
damage due to fallen trees.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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By Choire Sicha, CNN

(CNN) — The Golden Globes nominations had a few surprises — the snub of “Wicked: For Good” in the best picture category, for one. There was also a very gratifying nomination of Amy Madigan for her turn as the villain in “Weapons.” Overall, most of the nominations closely tracked awards predictions.

As is the case every year, the Globes awards categories suffer from the insistence to categorize movies and television shows as either drama or as “musical or comedy.” (There are also always a good couple questions each year about who’s a “supporting” actor and who’s just acting.)

The Globes awards show will be held on January 11, 2026, and will be hosted by Nikki Glaser. Here’s what you’ll see!

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

• “Blue Moon”
• “Bugonia”
• “Marty Supreme”
• “No Other Choice”
• “Nouvelle Vague”
• “One Battle After Another”

Best Motion Picture, Drama

• “Frankenstein”
• “Hamnet”
• “It Was Just an Accident”
• “The Secret Agent”
• “Sentimental Value”
• “Sinners”

Best Director — Motion Picture

• Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
• Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
• Guillermo del Toro, “Frankenstein”
• Jafar Panahi, “It Was Just An Accident”
• Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
• Chloe Zhao, “Hamnet”

Best Male Actor — Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy

• Timothee Chalomet, “Marty Supreme”
• George Clooney, “Jay Kelly”
• Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
• Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
• Lee Byung-hun, “No Other Choice”
• Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia”

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama

• Dwayne Johnson, “The Smashing Machine”
• Jeremy Allen White, “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”
• Joel Edgerton, “Train Dreams”
• Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
• Oscar Isaac, “Frankenstein”
• Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

• Amanda Seyfried, “The Testament of Ann Lee”
• Chase Infiniti, “One Battle After Another”
• Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good”
• Emma Stone, “Bugonia”
• Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue”
• Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

• Eva Victor, “Sorry Baby”
• Jennifer Lawrence, “Die My Love”
• Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”
• Julia Roberts, “After The Hunt”
• Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”
• Tessa Thompson, “Hedda”

Best Supporting Male Actor in a Motion Picture

• Benicio del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
• Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
• Paul Mescal, “Hamnet”
• Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
• Adam Sandler, “Jay Kelly”
• Stellan Skarsgard, “Sentimental Value”

Best Supporting Female Actor in a Motion Picture

• Emily Blunt, “The Smashing Mac

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN

(CNN) — The United States attacked Venezuela and President Donald Trump is threatening to take Greenland “the hard way.” All the while, the US has an uncertain economic outlook and a weak jobs report.

But the Dow Jones Industrial Average could still hit a record 50,000 points on Monday.

The Dow, which consists of large companies that are thought to be representative of the market, usually reflects broader American sentiment. When tensions are high or people are gloomy, the Dow tends to drop; when people sing a more positive tune, the Dow trends upward.

Now, Americans are facing a stark political divide: strikes in Venezuela, protests against ICE following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis mother, the economy capping off 2025 with weak job gains and intentions to “do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not.”

That should mean the Dow is suffering, not nearing a record high. So, why is it contradicting history?

Economic impact over big headlines

Wall Street is more concerned with the economic impact of Trump’s political moves, such as whether strikes in Venezuela could disrupt the flow of oil.

But Trump has proposed that the US will invest in Venezuela’s oil infrastructure, potentially tapping into the country’s crude — which amounts to about a fifth of the world’s global reserves, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

It could increase defense spending, but not enough to spook the market, said Jay Hatfield, chief executive at Infrastructure Capital Advisors.

“It’s really critical to focus on the economic drivers of the stock market and recognize that the political and international affairs issues are just that, unless they’re extreme,” he said.

No official deals have been reached, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNN’s Kristen Holmes, but there was “tremendous interest” from major oil companies after Friday’s meeting between administration officials and executives.

Opening up the flow of oil would boost the economy, noted Hatfield, which is a more optimistic outlook for investors.

The index continued to post gains throughout the week as America’s tensions shifted inward. On Friday, the Dow gained another 237 points.

There’s a few reasons for optimism: Trump ordered his “representatives” to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds to drive down housing costs, investors are looking forward to AI adoption and there haven’t been mass layoffs, Hatfield said.

Gloomy consumers are still shopping

The University of Michigan’s latest consumer survey showed that sentiment increased in January for the second consecutive month, to a preliminary reading of 54, up from December’s 52.9. Most people were surveyed before the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

Americans have a more sour outlook on Trump’s economy due to concerns about more expensive groceries and services. But it’s not translating to consumer spending, which has continued to support the economy.

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Por Julia Benbrook y Michael Rios, CNN

El presidente de EE.UU. Donald Trump, en una publicación en Truth Social el domingo, aumentó la presión sobre Cuba. Dijo que “sugiere firmemente” que la nación haga un trato con Washington y que no recibirá más dinero de la industria petrolera de Venezuela.

“Cuba vivió, durante muchos años, de grandes cantidades de PETRÓLEO y DINERO de Venezuela. A cambio, Cuba proporcionó ‘Servicios de Seguridad’ para los dos últimos dictadores venezolanos, ¡PERO YA NO MÁS!”, escribió Trump.

La publicación continuó: “La mayoría de esos cubanos están MUERTOS tras el ataque de EE.UU. de la semana pasada, y Venezuela ya no necesita protección de los matones y extorsionistas que los mantuvieron como rehenes durante tantos años. Venezuela ahora tiene a Estados Unidos, el ejército más poderoso del mundo (¡por mucho!), para protegerlos, y los protegeremos. NO HABRÁ MÁS PETRÓLEO NI DINERO PARA CUBA – ¡CERO!”

“Les sugiero firmemente que hagan un trato, ANTES DE QUE SEA DEMASIADO TARDE”, agregó.

Por su parte, el presidente de Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel rechazó el domingo la exigencia del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump de hacer un trato, y dijo que el país es una nación independiente y soberana que no se dejará mandar.

“Nadie dicta lo que hacemos”, afirmó el mandatario cubano en X. “Cuba no agrede; es agredida por Estados Unidos desde hace 66 años, y no amenaza; se prepara, lista para defender la Patria hasta la última gota de sangre”.

También dijo que quienes convierten todo en un negocio, “incluso las vidas humanas”, no tienen autoridad moral para señalar a su país.

Durante décadas, Cuba ha dependido de enormes paquetes de ayuda de su aliado, la petrolera Venezuela, para sobrevivir. La captura del líder de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro durante una operación estadounidense, y el anuncio de Trump de que Venezuela entregará entre 30 millones y 50 millones de barriles de petróleo a EE.UU., podría causar problemas económicos para el Gobierno comunista cubano.

El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, indicó que el país caribeño tiene un “derecho absoluto” a importar combustible de socios económicos sin presión estadounidense.

También rechazó la afirmación de Trump de que Cuba proporcionó “servicios de seguridad” a Venezuela a cambio de petróleo y dinero.

“EE.UU. se comporta como un criminal y un hegemón descontrolado que amenaza la paz y la seguridad no solo de Cuba y de este hemisferio, sino de todo el mundo”, dijo Rodríguez.

El Gobierno de Cuba, en una publicación en Facebook, aseguró que 32 de sus ciudadanos murieron durante la operación estadounidense para capturar a Maduro “en acciones de combate, cumpliendo misiones en nombre de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias y el Ministerio del Interior, a solicitud de sus contrapartes del país sudamericano”.

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