⚡️ Comedian and actor Bob Saget has passed away at the age of 65

The actor was found dead in a room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando

Russian hackers FIN7, who are allegedly behind the ransomware operations of Darkside and BlackMatter, are accused of sending two types of packages, “those imitating HHS are often accompanied by letters referencing COVID-19 guidelines enclosed with a USB", media reported, citing the FBI.

🗣 They added that the hackers usually pretended to be from the US Department of Health and Human Services or Amazon as a means of deceiving their ransomware targets

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🎬🦑 O Yeong-su from the South Korean hit TV show Squid Game wins 🏆Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) said on Twitter.

Many Virginia residents had demanded that Democratic governor, Ralph Northam resign after one of his yearbook photos from East Virginia School of Medicine (EVMS), Northam's alma mater, sparked widespread outrage.

The fact is that the photo on Northam's yearbook page shows two men, one in blackface and the other in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. Northam apologized for the photo, said he had never seen it before, and insisted that he was not one of the two men pictured in it

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⚡️ Nicole Kidman wins Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama at the 2022 Golden Globes

👏 Golden Globes 2022 winners:

“The Power of the Dog” - Best Motion Picture – Drama

“West Side Story” - Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy

Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos” - Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Will Smith, “King Richard” - Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Rachel Zegler, “West Side Story” - Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical/Comedy 

Andrew Garfield, “Tick, Tick… BOOM!” - Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy

Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story” - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog” - Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog” - Best Director – Motion Picture

Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast” - Best Screenplay — Motion Picture

“Encanto” - Best Picture — Animated

“Drive My Car” - Best Picture — Non-English Language

“Dune” - Best Original Score – Motion Picture

“No Time to Die,” No Time To Die” - Best Song Motion Picture

⚡️ U.S. State Department spokesperson says security talks between United States and Russia in Geneva have started

‼️NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that effective dialogue between the alliance and Russia is possible but NATO needs to be ready if Moscow "chooses confrontation."

LAPD officers saved a pilot, setting him free from the cockpit of his plane just in time after it crash landed onto rail tracks. Close one!

American Airlines evokes backlash online after apologising for pilot's 'Let's Go Brandon' sticker

⚡️ US-Russia security talks in Geneva conclude after roughly 7.5 hours, the State Department says

🇺🇸🏊‍♀️ American transgender swimmer Lia Thomas (right), who managed to break several records after switching to women's competitions, has lost the race during university competitions in the US.

She was been defeated by another transgender athlete, Isak Hoenig (left).

Photo credit: Penn Athletics website

LIVE | Senior Russian diplomats hold press briefing after talks with US

❗️US to impose sanctions including on key financial institutions, export controls if Russia launches incursion into Ukraine - Sherman

NATO must reject 'military development of territory' of its eastern members, Russia says after talks

Sergei Ryabkov's main statements following the talks between Russia and the United States:

▪️Russia has no intention to "attack" Ukraine.

▪️Russia calls on the United States to be as responsible as possible - the risks of military confrontation must not be underestimated.

▪️There is a basis for reaching an agreement with the United States and NATO on security guarantees, the search for a balance of interests is possible.

▪️Attempts by the United States and NATO to blackmail and intimidate Russia are unacceptable, they will not give results.

Major statements made by Sherman after the talks between Russia and the United States:

▪️The United States announced that it is open to mutual limits on military exercises and transparency measures with Russia.

▪️The delegations of the United States and Russia confirmed in Geneva that a nuclear war cannot be won and should not be unleashed.

▪️The United States and Russia did not set a time frame for arms control negotiations.

▪️The US and the Russian Federation did not discuss Kazakhstan at the talks in Geneva.

❗️Real estate tycoon Robert Durst, convicted of murder, dies at age 78 - New York Times

Jesse Watters has been named the permanent host of the 7 p.m. ET time slot on Fox News, with a new hour-long program "Jesse Watters Primetime”.

"Jesse’s versatility and hosting acumen has grown exponentially over the last five years, and he has developed a deep connection to the audience through two hit shows “The Five” and “Watters’ World”. We look forward to watching him expand his connection even further through this new solo weeknight hour," said a Fox News spokesperson.

❗️🇺🇸🫀Doctors in the US state of Maryland have for the first time transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a human. The 57-year-old patient is still doing well three days after the surgery, the University of Maryland Medical Center said.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Monday said that his company is aiming to have a vaccine that targets the omicron variant, as well as other COVID-19 variants, ready in March.