On 5-Jan-2026, Minessota Governor Tim Walz announced he would not seek re-election for a third term. The reason given was to focus on the investigations on massive welfare fraud cases and protect Minnesotans.
The Pittsburg Steelers just won the AFC North for the first time since 2020. Lead by 42 year old quarterback Aaron Rodgers, some thought he couldn’t do it but he did it.
The AFC North has been one of the NFL’s toughest division. The deciding game went to the very last game where the Baltimore Ravens played against the Steelers, the winner would be the division (AFC North) champion and also qualify for the playoffs.
A missed field goal by the Ravens in the last minute means the Steelers won 26-24
After 2 years absence from the playoffs the Seattle Seahawks have qualified for the playoffs. They have 14 wins and 3 losses, the best record in the NFL’s NFC conference.
They secured the top spot of the NFC after winning 13-3 against the San Francisco 49ers on 3-Jan-2026.
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On his first day in office, 1-Jan-2026, mayor Mamdani of New York revoked a directive that barred city agencies and pension funds from boycotting or divesting from Israel, this means they are free to boycott and divest.
This is the revoking of executive order 60 by previous mayor Eric Adams prohibiting New York City agencies from participating in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel signed one month before, on 3-December-2025.
On 1-Jan-2026, the Euro became Bulgaria's national currency. It is now the 21st country using the Euro. The former currency (Bulgarian Lev) will also be accepted until 31-Jan-2026, after that, it will be out of use. People will still be able to convert the Lev to Euros until 30-June-2026. 10[reply]
The Dollar index shows the average value of the US Dollar in comparison to six currencies: Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Swedish Krona, Canadian Dollar and Swiss Franc. It dropped by 9.9% in 2025
At midnight, 1-Jan-2026 at 00:00, Zohran Mamdani was inaugurated as New York City mayor. One of his main stated points has been to work to make the city more affordable for working class people.
The net worth of the richest 10 people grew by 588B$ (588,000,000,000) in 2025 according to the Bloomberg Billionaire index. They are now worth 2.5 trillion dollars.
9 of them are from America, one of them is from France.
The New England Patriots ended the Buffalo Bills’ 5 year reign of the AFC East on Sunday the 28th of December 2025 after the Patriots defeated the New York Jets 42-10 but the Bills lost to the defending Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles 13-12.
The Patriots have a record of 13 wins and 3 losses while the Bills have 11 wins and 5 losses. With only 1 game left, no team in the AFC East can catch up to the Patriots.
After starting the season with 3 losses, the Houston Texans have qualified for the NFL playoffs with 11 wins and 5 losses.
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