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White House says TikTok threat to go dark is a ‘stunt’  BBC.com

The outgoing president warns of a new “tech-industrial complex”

Israel’s military has set up sites to receive hostages while aid groups are preparing to use the cease-fire to increase deliveries into Gaza.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, the state’s governor announced Friday. Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision ends months of jockeying among top Ohio Republicans for the coveted seat,

NPR’s Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city. (Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon)

A yellow crane hovers above a building site in Sickla, a former industrial neighbourhood that’s home to one of Stockholm’s biggest real estate projects. But instead of delivering concrete, it’s manoeuvring giant chunks of wood to construction staff working in

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‘Evacuation fatigue’ sets in for Southern Californians yet to return home after wildfires  CNN Live L.A. fire updates: More residents allowed to return to devastated Pacific Palisades, Altadena neighborhoods  Los Angeles Times California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused

TikTok is Trump’s problem now  Axios TikTok faces US ban deadline as users brace for fallout  Reuters ‘A lot of chaos, quickly’: panic grips US music industry as ‘kingmaker’ TikTok faces ban  The Guardian TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless

An American tragedy: how Biden paved the way for Trump’s White House return  The Guardian US