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Oga’s Cantina will close for at least six weeks at Disneyland ahead of a major overhaul of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge that will bring a younger proprietor to the hive of scum and villainy and new music to the alien cocktail bar’s soundtrack. Disneyland will close Oga’s Cantina from Tuesday, Jan. 20 through at least early March for an extended refurbishment with no reopening date yet announced. Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here. ALSO SEE: Disneyland brings Darth Vader, Han Solo and Princess Leia to Galaxy’s Edge The Oga’s Cantina refurbishment will last much longer than initially announced. The original 5-day closure has now been expanded to at least six weeks. Disneyland teams will perform standard maintenance during the closure of Oga’s and make some of the updates related to the upcoming expansion of the Star Wars timeline coming to Galaxy’s Edge on April 29. Patrons at Oga’s Cantina during opening day at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, May 31, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Oga’s Cantina opened in 2019 along with the rest of Galaxy’s Edge as the first place in Disneyland to serve alcohol outside of the mysterious, private and exclusive Club 33 in New Orleans Square. Oga’s was designed to be reminiscent of the Mos Eisley cantina in the original 1977 “Star Wars” movie while still retaining its own unique character. ALSO SEE: Disneyland adds John Williams’ Star Wars score to Galaxy’s Edge Oga’s Cantina stopped offering reservations in August and transitioned to walk-up availability only as the popularity of the Star Wars bar waned after years of hard-to-get bookings. Patrons at Oga’s Cantina during opening day at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, May 31, 2019. . (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Walt Disney Imagineering will expand the Star Wars timeline in Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge starting on April 29 to include the original trilogy of movies. The storytelling shift will have a ripple effect throughout the Star Wars themed land — including Oga’s Cantina. The exterior of Oga’s Cantina at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Oga Garra will still run the cantina, but the proprietor will now be relatively new to Black Spire Outpost in the expanded timeline and yet to take control of the Batuu underworld as the local crime boss, according to the revised backstory for the bar. The infectious Benny Goodman-esque “Cantina Band #1” by Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes heard in the original 1977 “Star Wars” movie will join the playlist inside Oga’s Cantina. An R-3X droid spins music at Oga’s Cantina at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Fans have been clamoring for an animatronic version of Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes to replace droid DJ R-3X — but don’t expect that to happen. Walt Disney Imagineering officials have said that the closure of the Rise of the Resistance attraction starting on Jan. 20 will be for an extended refurbishment. The attraction’s storyline will not be updated to reflect the upcoming Star Wars timeline expansion. Related Articles Disneyland dropped plans for 5 missions aboard Millennium Falcon ride, report says When will Disneyland add Star Wars prequel characters to Galaxy’s Edge? Disneyland adds John Williams’ Star Wars score to Galaxy’s Edge Disneyland brings Darth Vader, Han Solo and Princess Leia to Galaxy’s Edge Disney turned down Tomorrowland makeover proposed for Disneyland, report says

By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN, Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — In the wake of spiraling tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests, analysts warn that the internal upheaval affecting the Iranian theocracy could carry nuclear proliferation risks. While in recent days President Donald Trump seemed to have backed away from a military strike on Iran, he called Saturday for an end to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s nearly 40-year reign in Iran. Trump’s comments came in response to Khamenei branding Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths. Meanwhile, a U.S. aircraft carrier, which days earlier had been in the South China Sea, passed Singapore overnight to enter the Strait of Malacca — putting it on a route that could bring it to the Middle East. With those dangers, analysts warn Iran’s nuclear material could be at risk as well. Nuclear material could fall into the wrong hands David Albright, a former nuclear weapons inspector in Iraq and founder of the nonprofit Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, said that in a scenario of internal chaos in Iran, the government could “lose the ability to protect its nuclear assets.” He said that Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile “would be the most worrisome,” adding that there is a possibility that someone could steal some of this material. There are historical precedents for such a scenario. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, highly enriched uranium and plutonium suitable for building nuclear bombs went missing due to eroded security and weakened protection of these assets. So far, Iran has maintained control of its sites, even after the U.S. bombed them in the 12-day war in June that Israel launched against the Islamic Republic. Iran maintains a stockpile of 972 pounds of uranium enriched up to 60% purity — a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Vienna-based U.N. nuclear watchdog. The agency said in a report last November that it has not been able to verify the status and location of this highly enriched uranium stockpile since the war in June. The agency said in November that therefore it had lost “continuity of knowledge in relation to the previously declared inventories of nuclear material in Iran” at facilities affected by the war. A diplomat close to the IAEA confirmed Monday that the agency had still not received any information from Iran on the status or whereabouts of the highly enriched uranium stockpile. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity in line with diplomatic protocol. Albright said that Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium would fit in around 18 to 20 cylinders that are designed for transport, weighing around 55 pounds each. “Two people can easily carry it,” he said of each container. Kelsey Davenport, director for nonproliferation policy at the Washington-based Arms Control Association, said that there is a risk that the stockpile “could be diverted either to a covert program or stolen by a faction of the government or the military that wanted to retain the option of weaponization.” She said that this risk increases as the Iranian government feels threatened or gets destabilized. Some of the nuclear material could get smuggled out of Iran or sold to non-state actors in the event of internal chaos or potential government collapse, Davenport said. “The risk is real but it is difficult to assess, given the unknowns regarding the status of the materials and the whereabouts,” she stressed. Related Articles Chile fights wildfires that killed 19 and left 1,500 homeless What to know about the train crash in Spain Fashion designer Valentino dies at home in Rome, aged 93 Prince Harry says Daily Mail scoops made him ‘paranoid beyond belief’ Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event opens with pro-business Trump set…

By MARTHA BELLISLE The U.S. has never won an Olympic medal in biathlon, the only winter sport where that’s the case. The drought could come to an end next month at the Winter Olympics. The team brought on Campbell Wright, a rising star and dual citizen from New Zealand who combined fast skiing and precision shooting to win two world championship silver medals last year and has had strong results this season. In addition, the team has a homecourt advantage, of sorts: Their Italian head coach, Armin Auchentaller, grew up in Antholz, the village that’s hosting the Olympic biathlon competitions. His assistant coach and support staff are also from the region, ensuring the team has the inside scoop on the ski trails, snow, climate, food and housing. “We feel Antholz is almost a second home to us,” said U.S. Biathlon CEO Jack Gierhart. “Armin made it easy for us to operate there. That will enable our athletes to focus and feel relatively relaxed, which is really important in this level of competition.” FILE – U.S. Coach Armin Auchentaller looks on at the shooting range of the World Cup of Biathlon in Oberhof, Germany, Thursday Jan. 8, 2026. (Jennifer Brückner/dpa via AP, File) Winning athlete and coach Wright said he trusts his fitness and training as he heads to the Games, where the pressure will be on him to perform. “I think having success in the past just gives me confidence because I’ve already done more than I thought I could do in this sport, so the way I see it anything extra is just cream,” he told The Associated Press. Related Articles Ice dancer Allison Reed returns to Olympics after 16 years, skating for Lithuania Vance and Rubio set to attend Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Italy. Trump isn’t on the list How Olympians think about success and failure and what we can learn from them Ukraine’s young skiers practice in a bombed-out Olympic training base Has figure skating reached the limits of human performance? Auchentaller said working with Wright has been one of the most rewarding experiences of his career. “From the very start, you could tell he had something special — not just raw talent, but that spark of joy when he moved, competed, trained. That early talent was obvious,” Auchentaller said. “But what made working with him truly remarkable was how quickly he combined that talent with professionalism.” Wright will be joined by Olympic newbie Maxime Germain and Paul Schommer, who is competing in his second Games, while Sean Doherty will race in his fourth. On the women’s side, Joanne Reid returns to competition after two years off and heads to her third Olympics. Teammate Deedra Irwin returns for her second and two new members, Margie Freed and Lucinda Anderson, will make their Olympic debut. Who is Campbell Wright? Wright, a 23-year-old from Wanaka, New Zealand, was born and raised Down Under by American parents who emigrated there in the 1990s. He spent his early years at the Snow Farm cross-country ski center, learned biathlon in Europe and raced for New Zealand at the Beijing Olympics. Seeking support from a seasoned team, his dual citizenship allowed him to join the U.S. in 2023. That support has helped him to thrive. In February 2025, he became the first U.S. biathlete to win two medals at one world championship event, taking home back-to-back silvers in the sprint and pursuit competitions in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. They were the first U.S. world medals since Susan Dunklee won silver in 2020. She also won silver and Lowell Bailey gold in 2017. Auchentaller said he was proud but not surprised by Wright’s performance. “I knew that beneath his talent lay a core of grit, a fearless heart, and a grounded, simple work ethic,” Auchentaller said. “His success didn’t feel like luck or a one-off; it felt like the natural outcome of years of hard, intelligent work, fueled by genuine love for what he does. Watching him step onto that podium, I saw a young man’s passion and dedication pay off — and I felt fortunate to…

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