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1. Sparkling flares in champagne bottles coming too close to ceiling ignited deadly bar fire, officials believe

   

   Initial investigations suggest the fire that tore through a Swiss ski resort bar started when "fountain candles" attached to champagne bottles were carried aloft too close to the ceiling, the local prosecutor said on Friday.

2. Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged duelling threats on Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries.

3. Elon Musk's Grok AI says images of 'minors in minimal clothing' caused by safeguard lapses

   

   xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday that lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.

4. Some snowbirds want out of Florida. A bad housing market makes it hard to leave

   

   As the era of bilateral bad blood between Canada and the U.S. drags on, some snowbirds are facing a choice this January: Go south to warmer climes, or boycott a country that has gone from friend to somewhat of a foe.

5. Kim Jong-un's daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea

   

   The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a step that experts say bolstered her status as her father's potential heir.