The US has completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, the US Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday, finalizing a longstanding goal of President Donald Trump. HHS said WHO had delayed declaring a global public health emergency, which cost the world critical weeks as the virus spread. Some experts said trying to manage global health through agreements with individual countries would create a patchwork system that won’t replace what the World Health Organization can do. “The U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization is a shortsighted and misguided abandonment of our global health commitments. “Withdrawing from the World Health Organization is scientifically reckless.

A group of Senate Democrats are demanding to know whether President Donald Trump’s inner circle stands to profit from Venezuelan oil sales after CNN recently reported details of the administration’s private talks with the nation’s biggest oil companies. In a letter sent Wednesday night to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, 14 Democrats are urging senior officials to “immediately disclose any financial interests” they have in companies dealing with the oil industry in Venezuela. Adam Schiff of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, among others — come as Democrats increasingly scrutinize the White House for what they say could amount to possible insider trading. Democrats like Schiff have also previously taken aim at senior Trump officials for offering inadequate financial disclosures about their own stock-buying after taking part in market-moving tariff discussions. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Andy Kim of New Jersey and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON – Despite “psychologically” needing to acquire Greenland, President Donald Trump Thursday headed back to the United States with just “the framework” of an agreement that appears to exist only in his own mind. There’s no time limit.”Yet Trump could barely begin his victory lap for his claimed achievement before it began falling apart. “If this deal goes through, and President Trump is very hopeful it will, the United States will be achieving all of its strategic goals with respect to Greenland, at very little cost, forever. President Trump is proving once again he’s the ‘Dealmaker in Chief.’ As details are finalized by all parties involved, they will be released accordingly,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said. “Everyone turned attention to Greenland, and it’s clear most leaders simply are not sure what to do about it.

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Their accounts emerged the same day department officials announced the arrests of a prominent civil rights lawyer and two others in connection with the church demonstration. Justice Department officials have publicly derided his claim that he was simply reporting on the protest and vowed to investigate him for potential wrongdoing. Justice Department officials have refused calls to examine the shooting, saying no basis exists to criminally investigate whether the officer used excessive force. The state attorney general was among the Minnesota leaders to receive a Justice Department subpoena this week as part of the investigation into their rhetoric. It remained unclear Thursday whether the department intended to try again to file charges against Lemon or others tied to the St. Paul protest.

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Damson Idris, left, and Brad Pitt in “F1,” the biggest commercial hit among this year’s best picture nominees. Here’s the full list of 2026 Oscar nominees. “Sinners” follows with about $368 million globally, while “One Battle After Another” added roughly $206 million worldwide. Even as the box-office profile of the best picture field has become more modest, Oscar ratings have shown signs of stabilizing. Even so, viewership remains far below its peak, when more than 55 million people tuned in to watch “Titanic” win best picture in 1998.

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The preschooler, Liam Conejo Ramos, was removed from the family’s running car, said Zena Stenvik, superintendent of the school district in Columbia Heights, a Minneapolis suburb. The father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, and his young son are being held at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, an ICE facility for families, Prokosch said. “Following the mother’s abandonment of the child, officers abided by the father’s wishes to keep the child with him. Ramos isn’t the only case in the school district about seven miles north of Minneapolis. Three other students have also been taken by ICE, school officials said.

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The slew of nominations for Warner Bros. caps a tumultuous year for the studio. A24 scored 11 nominations, most of which were for the ping-pong drama “Marty Supreme,” while Apple drew six nominations, including four for the racing film “F1,” which got a nod for Best Picture. That was the beginning of a string of back-to-back theatrical wins for Warner Bros. “Sinners” became a lasting hit at the box office, followed by “Final Destination Bloodlines,” “F1: The Movie” (which Warner Bros. distributed), James Gunn’s “Superman,” “Weapons” and the final installment of “The Conjuring.”By October, Warner Bros. said it was renewing the contract for De Luca and Abdy, with Warner Bros. In December, the company said it would sell much of its business, including Warner Bros.’ film and television studios, to Netflix. Paramount has challenged the sale and on Thursday morning, the David Ellison-led company extended the deadline for Warner shareholders to sell Paramount their shares.

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