morning! Welcome to the daily briefing. This morning’s breaking news is:
nicole farato here. Goodbye, Amanda Batula and Kyle Cook. From trade tensions with Europe to Indiana’s college football title and, yes, the Beckhams, here’s the news you need to know on Tuesday. Do you feel back on track after a day off? Let’s try the news quiz.
President Trump: “The world will not be safe unless we take full and complete control of Greenland”
President Donald Trump sent a text message to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gare Stoer on January 18 complaining about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize and saying he would no longer think “purely about peace” as a result. President Trump went on to claim that only “full and complete control of Greenland” by the United States can keep the world “safe.” Please read the text here.
Meanwhile, President Trump is expected to arrive in Davos on Wednesday, and his agenda at the Swiss mountain resort goes some way beyond his call for a U.S. takeover of Greenland.
President Trump’s visit to Switzerland comes as global stocks fell and the dollar weakened on Monday after the president threatened to impose additional tariffs on imports from European countries that oppose the Greenland plan. Gold and silver prices hit new highs, while oil fell on concerns about a possible trade war between the United States and Europe.
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Indiana completes college football national championship appearance
In Monday’s College Football Playoff Championship Game, Fernando Mendoza showed some late-game magic as Indiana University held on to beat Miami 27-21 and win the program’s first title. The win completed a stunning comeback orchestrated by second-year coach Curt Cignetti. It was pure joy for the Hoosiers.
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What’s going on with the Beckhams?
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, has broken his silence on rumors of family feud in a scathing social media post, claiming his famous parents tried to destroy his marriage to Nicola Peltz Beckham. Brooklyn, 26, wrote in a statement on Monday: “My parents have been trying to break up my relationship endlessly since before our wedding and it just won’t stop.” Yes, there is wedding drama.
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