Golden Globes Moments, JAY-Z's New Music Video, and Possible Oil Tanker Explosion: The VICE Morning Bulletin

Celebs Embrace #MeToo at the Globes
High-profile winners like Laura Dern and Nicole Kidman spoke out against gender inequality and sexual violence at Sunday night’s 75th Golden Globes. Accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Oprah Winfrey said she looked forward to the time “no one has to say ‘me too’ again.” Amid speculation Winfrey might consider running for President, her partner Stedman Graham said “she would absolutely do it.”—CBS News / VICE / Los Angeles Times

Flooding Wreaks Havoc at JFK Airport
More than 500 flights were canceled or delayed after a water pipe burst at the New York City airport this weekend. The spill flooded the arrivals area of Terminal 4, forcing it to close for four hours. Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said the incident was “totally unacceptable” and promised an investigation.—NBC News

Oil Tanker Could Explode off Chinese Coast
A Panama-registered tanker that collided with a Chinese freighter in the East China sea on Saturday is said to be at risk of exploding and sinking. All 32 crew members declared missing after the accident—30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis—remained missing, despite search and rescue efforts by Chinese, South Korean, and US ships and aircraft. The tanker was reportedly carrying almost one million barrels of oil.—AP

At Least 25 Killed by Explosion in Syria
The blast took place in Idlib, a Syrian city still held by rebel forces, at the base of the Ajnad al-Qawqaz militant group, but it remained unclear whether it was caused by a car bomb or a drone strike or something else. The attack came as the Syrian military pushed to retake the region for the Assad regime.—BBC News

Philippines Vice President Condemns Plan to Scrap Mid-Terms
Vice President Leni Robredo has criticized as “self-serving” a potential plan to drop the coutnry's 2019 midterm elections as part of a tweak to the constitution. Robredo, who openly opposes President Rodrigo Duterte, said: “We are very much against this no-election proposal because holding elections sums up democracy.”—Reuters

Israel Hits NGOs with Travel Ban
Gilad Erdan, an Israeli government minister responsible for strategic affairs, published a list of 20 international organizations prohibited from making visits to the country. Erdan accused the groups, including the American Friends Service Committee, of spreading “incitement and lies” as part of the boycott, sanctions, and divestment (BDS) campaign against Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians.—The Guardian

Sterling K. Brown and Aziz Ansari Achieve Firsts at Golden Globes
On Sunday, Brown became the first black actor to win best performance in a TV drama for his work in This Is Us. Ansari earned the honor of being the first Asian-American actor to pick up best lead in a comedy for his Netflix show Master of None.—CNN

‘Jumanji’ Ousts Star Wars as Box Office No. 1
Sony’s sequel Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle claimed the top spot after earning $36 million USD this past weekend in North American theaters. The $29.3 million USD debut of the horror movie Insidious: The Last Key pushed The Last Jedi into third place.—Variety

SpaceX Launches Secret Government Satellite
Elon Musk’s company successfully put the Zuma satellite into orbit Sunday evening, before the broadcast was cut off to protect the purpose of the mission. Zuma was contracted by Northrop Grumman on behalf of an unknown US government entity.—USA Today

JAY-Z Drops Clip for Daughter’s Birthday
he rapper released an animated video for his 4:44 track “Blue’s Freestyle” to mark Blue Ivy Carter’s sixth birthday. “Caught in Their Eyes” is now the only song off the album without a music video.—Noisey