By Billy Stockwell, CNN

(CNN) — Denmark’s foreign minister said Monday he was “deeply upset” by US President Donald Trump’s appointment of a special envoy to Greenland who declared that he wished to see the island become part of the United States.

“I am deeply upset by this appointment of a special envoy. And I ‌am particularly upset by his statements, which we find completely unacceptable,” Lars Løkke Rasmussen told Denmark’s national broadcaster TV 2, according to Reuters news agency.

Rasmussen said he would summon the US ambassador to Denmark in response to the Trump administration’s move, Reuters reported.

On Sunday, Trump announced the appointment of Jeff Landry, the Governor of Louisiana, as ‌special envoy to Greenland. “Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country’s Interests for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Allies, and indeed, the World,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

While thanking Trump for his appointment, Landry said it was an “honor to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the U.S.” He also said that “this in no way affects” his position as Louisiana governor.

Trump has repeatedly stated that he wants to annex Greenland – a huge, resource-rich island in the Atlantic and self-governing territory of Denmark – claiming that this is needed for American security purposes.

Vice President JD Vance made a controversial visit to the island in March, repeatedly claiming that it was vulnerable and that the US had “no other option” than to ramp up its presence there.

Both Greenland and Denmark, a NATO ally of the US, are staunchly opposed to the idea.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen struck a defiant tone on Monday, saying that Trump’s announcement “may sound big, but it does not change anything for us. We decide our own future,” according to Reuters.

In August, the US envoy to Denmark was summoned by the Danish foreign ministry after the country’s public broadcaster reported that several American men had attempted to conduct “influence operations” in Greenland.

Rasmussen said earlier that the new appointment “confirms the continued American interest in Greenland,” Reuters reported. “However, we insist that everyone – including the US – must show respect for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark.”

Meanwhile, European Union spokesperson Anouar El Anouni said that “preserving the ⁠territorial integrity ​of the Kingdom of Denmark, its ‍sovereignty ‍and the inviability of its borders is essential for the European Union,” Reuters said.

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Por Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español

Por casi 45 años, Las Palmas fue mucho más que un restaurante cubano en el centro de Miami. Con su plato de arroz y frijoles y un cafecito que se podía tomar de pie, se convirtió en un punto de encuentro donde convivían oficinistas, turistas, obreros y empresarios. Hoy, este emblemático lugar ha cerrado sus puertas.

Mario Magalhaes, de 31 años, heredó el negocio de su padre hace nueve años, antes de que este falleciera de cáncer. “Fue poético, de alguna manera”, recuerda sobre el día del cierre, el 13 de noviembre, que coincidió con el cumpleaños de su padre.

“Es como una mala ruptura”, dice en entrevista con CNN. “Para ser honesto, he estado evitando de cierta manera volver, pasar frente al lugar”.

Aunque habla con calma, no oculta la frustración que le genera haber tenido que bajar la cortina del restaurante. Esta decisión se dio en medio de meses de cambios en las políticas económicas y migratorias que complicaron la operación de negocios pequeños como Las Palmas desde que Donald Trump asumió la presidencia en enero de 2025.

Como muchos latinos, Mario sintió personalmente cómo la situación económica de los últimos meses amenazaba el futuro de Las Palmas. Los precios de insumos básicos como huevos, café y carne se dispararon, mientras sus ingresos no crecían al mismo ritmo.

“La caja de 15 docenas de huevos, 180 huevos, subió de precio hace apenas tres meses, literalmente en 2025, a US$ 132, cuando antes del covid esa misma caja costaba US$ 20. Y esto fue hace apenas tres meses cuando vi el máximo”, dice Mario.

Los números que preocupaban a Mario reflejan la realidad que miles de latinos enfrentan cada día, con precios que no dejan de subir. Según el Pew Research Center, el 67 % se muestra muy preocupado por el costo de alimentos y bienes de consumo. La encuesta de noviembre de 2025 añade que cerca de uno de cada tres ha tenido dificultades para pagar sus compras básicas en el último año, y que más de la mitad (61 %) siente que las recientes medidas económicas han empeorado su situación financiera.

Para Mario, Las Palmas siempre fue un lugar que combinaba calidad y precio, un sitio que él describe en broma como de “las ‘tres B’: ‘bueno, bonito y barato. Me encantaba eso. Podías ir todos los días, ya sea que trabajes en el centro o vivas cerca, ibas a comer bien sin pasarte de tu presupuesto”.

A pesar de que los precios de los insumos subían, decidió no trasladar todos los aumentos a los clientes. Mantuvo el precio de ciertos productos por razones culturales, como el cafecito, un ritual que forma parte de la identidad de Miami.

“Es algo que es parte de la cultura, algo muy de Miami, y es raro y anormal pagar más de un dólar por un cafecito o un espresso en Miami. Así que eso no lo subí. Simplemente es algo muy de Miami. Y tal vez eso me afectó o tal vez no…”, explicó.

La comida y mano de obra se han encarecido un 35 % para el sector de la hospitalidad en Miami en los últimos cinco años, según la Asociación Nacional de Restaurantes, lo que ha hecho que la inflación afecte severamente la industria, dijo a EFE David Helbraun, fundador de Helbraun Levey, una de las mayores firmas legales de hospitalidad.

“Tienes todas estas presiones de costos que realmente están poniendo a los restaurantes en un lugar difícil porque ya están lidiando con márgenes de ganancia muy estrechos”, dijo Helbraun a EFE. Y reconoció lo complicado que es trasladar esos aumentos al consumidor: “Es difícil elevar los precios porque el consumidor no quiere ir a un lugar que tiene un pollo de 35 dólares”, agregó.

Al mismo tiempo que los precios subían, el turismo internacional —clave para un restaurante ubicado en el centro de Miami, a pocos minutos del puerto de cruceros— comenzó a dis

By Rachel Tashjian, CNN

(CNN) — The year’s biggest trend was barely there. It crested Margot Robbie in slim strands of beads and rhinestones; it draped Julia Fox, Sandro Botticelli-style, in little more than strands of brunette curls; and, through an empire waisted layer of sheer white mesh, it revealed Sienna Miller’s new pregnancy to the world.

We’re talking, of course, about the naked dress.

In 2025, countless actors, musicians and influencers appeared on red carpets in naked dresses – dresses with fabric so sheer or minimal that the wearer looks as if she’s wearing nothing, or dresses designed to create a trompe l’oieil appearance of nudity.

Why did so many designers make these dresses this year, and why do celebrities continue to reach for them?

Designers say they are expressions of freedom and our changing relationship to nudity. Critics say they are an indulgence of the male gaze. Are naked dresses the parable of the emperor’s new clothes come to life, or a dream-come-true for body positivity?

Liberté, egalité, nudité?

“Any style that comes into fashion is going to be overdetermined, to use a psychoanalytical term – it’s going to be caused by a lot of things,” said Dr. Valerie Steele, the director and chief curator, The Museum at FIT. “There’s no one thing, like the conservative mood sweeping the world politically, or a new form of sexual liberation. Big world historical events are often in the background, as are individuals, like a particular actress. But in between is where you find most of the catalysts for changes in fashion, and that means the world of craft or lifestyle.”

Designers are constantly looking at each other for ideas, noting what peers or rivals make that generates publicity – and this past year, that meant the guaranteed virality of the naked dress, Steele said.

The designers behind many of the most popular variations say they have one goal in mind: to celebrate the power of the woman zipped (or thinly veiled) within.

“The naked dress has never been about exposure for me, it’s about liberation,” LaQuan Smith, the New York-based fashion designer behind several stand-out naked dresses at this year’s Met Gala, wrote in an email. “It’s about a woman choosing to show up exactly as she wants, in full control of her presence. When I design pieces that reveal the body, I’m thinking about confidence as an energy, not a flash.”

Smith’s Met Gala dresses demonstrate his modus operandi: for Halle Berry, he created panels of alternating black liquid-y bugle beads and sheer stretch mesh that fanned into a glorious, lengthy train; and for Ciara, he placed swags of crystals between an hourglass of black matte silk. With their mix of hard lines and softer materials, you could hardly say the women looked vulnerable (or cold).

Marcelo Gaia, who perhaps invented the contemporary form of the naked dress in 2019 when he launched his New York-based brand Mirror Palais, considers the gowns a celebration of femininity, spurred on by models’ reactions in early fittings to dresses made of one layer of fabric, without lining. “A woman’s body is just so beautiful. It’s like, the most perfect creation,” Gaia said. “If you want to make something beautiful, you really don’t have to do that much – you’re just showing what’s there.”

Still, naked dress designers say that provocation is part of the point. Christian Cowan’s crystal T-shirt dress, made in collaboration with designer Elias Matso as the finale look in his Spring-Summer 2026 show, became a sensation when actress and cultural lightning rod Sydney Sweeney wore it to a Variety party in late October. Some on social media criticized her braless, busty appearance as vulgar. “I loved that it was a bit controversial, and it sparked conversations,” said Cowan. “I think anything worthwhile upsets some people.”

Designers sense that wome

By Tricia Escobedo, Andrew Torgan, CNN

A detailed tip on Reddit helped lead investigators to the gunman behind the deadly Brown University shooting. Whether the person who posted it will ever receive the $50,000 reward is unclear — partly because of the way the FBI worded the offer.

Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day.

1⃣ MAGA civil war

This weekend’s gathering of young Republicans and conservative influencers in Arizona offered a glimpse into the divisions already fraying President Donald Trump’s MAGA coalition even before he is out of office. Speaking Sunday at Turning Point USA’s annual conference, Vice President JD Vance not only addressed the friction, but he also encouraged attendees to embrace it. “Would you rather lead a movement of free thinkers who sometimes disagree than a bunch of drones who take their orders from George Soros?” Vance said. At the four-day summit — the first since Turning Point’s co-founder Charlie Kirk was killed — speakers bad-mouthed one another on stage, clashed over whether to engage with conspiracy theorists and argued over who belongs in the GOP and America.

2⃣ 2028 election

As Turning Point’s conference wrapped with Kirk’s widow Erika endorsing JD Vance, a new CNN poll found that about half of Americans say they’ve already given the 2028 presidential election some thought — although most don’t have a specific candidate in mind. Those with a candidate in mind had no clear consolidation behind a single name. Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 22% named Vance, 4% named Secretary of State Marco Rubio and 2% named Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Another 3% say they’d like President Trump to make another run, even though he’s barred by the Constitution. California Gov. Gavin Newsom came in at 11% among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, followed by former Vice President Kamala Harris at 5%.

3⃣ Venezuela tanker

The US is pursuing another oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela after attempting to intercept it, a US official said. The ship, which was sailing toward Venezuela to pick up oil, is under US sanctions for links to Iranian oil. When US Coast Guard personnel attempted to board the tanker, however, the vessel kept sailing, the official said, leading to the pursuit. It was the second such operation conducted over the weekend. The interceptions mark an escalation in Washington’s efforts to squeeze Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who President Trump has accused of flooding the US with illicit drugs and migrants.

4⃣ 60 Minutes controversy

CBS News’ “60 Minutes” is facing a credibility crisis after it abruptly shelved a segment featuring the accounts of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to a notorious maximum-security prison in El Salvador. The correspondent who reported the story, Sharyn Alfonsi, said in an internal memo that “the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship.” According to Alfonsi and two CBS sources who spoke with CNN on condition of anonymity, the story had been fully fact-checked and legally vetted by the time the network publicized it on Friday. But CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss weighed

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