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The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.

The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.

The size of the planned immigration raids is unclear, but they would be the opening step in the president-elect’s goal of overseeing the largest deportation program in history.

Trump’s Deportation Plan Is Said to Start Next Week in Chicago  The New York Times

The last time Trump hit China with tariffs, Beijing devalued the yuan, blunting the impact. This time, Xi Jinping has signaled the country should defend its currency.

Gazans are curbing their optimism, having experienced other times throughout the war when a cease-fire was thought to be within reach, only for it to fall apart.

TikTok says app set to ‘go dark’ when ban hits Sunday  The Washington Post TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes ‘immediately’  WBAL TV Baltimore TikTok influencers are tired and angry, but cautiously hopeful  Business Insider Trump needs ‘time

In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation. (Image credit: LINDA GIVETASH)

In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation. (Image credit: LINDA GIVETASH)

In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation. (Image credit: LINDA GIVETASH)