Month: January 2025
Supreme Court may announce opinions Friday as decision on TikTok ban looms – CBS News
Supreme Court may announce opinions Friday as decision on TikTok ban looms CBS News Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump The Associated Press Iowa TikTok stars could lose thousands if app is banned Axios Why Trump
Read MoreWhat a Hostage Deal Means for Netanyahu’s Fate
For 467 days, millions of Israelis were yearning for Wednesday’s announcement that Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire and hostage release deal. The agreement is expected to see 33 Israelis in Gaza freed in the first 42-day phase, which starts
Read MoreWhite House’s Pandemic Office, Busy With Bird Flu, Has Uncertain Future Under Trump
The White House office in charge of preparing for the next pandemic is down a wide black-and-white checkerboard hallway in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Its windows look out across an alleyway toward the West Wing. In recent months, the
Read MoreWhen Facts Fall Short
The presidential inauguration is when our nation has traditionally moved past the intense us-versus-them mindset of an election. It’s a moment for us to come together and start finding compromise. But for the past decade—and especially today—compromise feels impossible between
Read MoreTrump says ceasefire ‘would’ve never happened’ without his team
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas would have never been reached without pressure from him and his incoming administration. The agreement, which would exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, awaits
Read MoreItaly’s Meloni leads European efforts to charm Trump
by Alice RITCHIE Boasting a film night at Mar-a-Lago, an invitation to Monday’s inauguration and good relations with Elon Musk, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni has positioned herself as the closest mainstream European leader to Donald Trump. But analysts caution that the
Read More‘Mini-Musks’ channel tech titan in EU Parliament
by Adrien DE CALAN Fidias Panayiotou, a Cypriot YouTuber-turned-lawmaker who snatched his 15 minutes of fame by hugging Elon Musk, is doubtless the tech titan’s biggest fan in the European Parliament — but far from the only one. Lawmakers across
Read MoreHow Long Will It Take and How Much Will It Cost to Rebuild Gaza?
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war, but many will find there is nothing left and no way to rebuild. Israeli
Read MoreHow Bidenomics boosted growth but failed Americans — in charts – Financial Times
How Bidenomics boosted growth but failed Americans — in charts Financial Times Joe Biden ends 5 decades in public life: ‘One of the great tragedies of American politics’ NBC News Fox News Poll: Over half say Biden administration made the economy worse Fox
Read MoreSouth Korea investigators seek to extend President Yoon’s detention
by Claire LEE South Korean prosecutors asked a court Friday for a new arrest warrant for detained President Yoon Suk Yeol as he again refused questioning by investigators probing his failed martial law bid. Yoon threw the nation into chaos
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