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US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, leaving app's fate to Trump
THE Supreme Court upheld on Friday (Jan 17) a law banning TikTok in the United States on national security grounds if its Chinese parent…
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TikTok says it will go dark on Jan 19 in US without assurance from Biden
TIKTOK warned late Friday (Jan 17) it will go dark in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden’s administration provides…
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Oil gains for fourth-straight week on US sanctions
OIL prices closed lower on Friday (Jan 17) but strengthened for a fourth-consecutive week, as the latest US sanctions on Russian energy…
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Bill Gates Becomes the Latest Billionaire to Bow Down to Trump
“But I want to protect ourselves, our most recent examples of domestic terrorism were not what we have spent the majority talking about…
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Dollar holds gains against yen, steadies ahead of Trump inauguration
THE dollar held gains against the yen on Friday (Jan 17), but ended the week lower after a six-week winning streak, as investors await…
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Trump Fans Are Pissed Over New Inauguration Plans
“But I want to protect ourselves, our most recent examples of domestic terrorism were not what we have spent the majority talking about…
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Gold poised for third weekly gain as markets look to Trump inauguration
GOLD prices were pressured by an uptick in the US dollar on Friday (Jan 17), but remained on track for a weekly gain as uncertainties…
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Trump’s Tariff Threat Stokes Anxiety in Canada’s Auto-Industry Hub
Since 1988, the hulking presses at Lanex Manufacturing on the edge of Windsor, Ontario, have been stamping out door strikers, folding-seat…
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TikTok CEO Tries Sucking Up to Trump After Supreme Court Upholds Ban
“But I want to protect ourselves, our most recent examples of domestic terrorism were not what we have spent the majority talking about…
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Republicans Reveal Dark Plan to Let Kids Go Hungry to Fund Tax Cuts
Republicans are looking to gut and slash federal programs in order to afford an extension to Donald Trump’s 2017 tax plan. The extension,…
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US Debt Faces Record as Trump and GOP Plan Tax Cuts
The United States is poised to add trillions of dollars to the national debt over the next decade as the mounting costs of social safety…
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Outgoing Interior Sec. Haaland rebukes Trump: Offshore wind 'here to stay'
Outgoing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland credited the Biden administration with jump-starting the offshore wind industry in a Newsweek…
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Ahead of Trump Presidency, the Fed Quits Global Climate Network
The Federal Reserve has withdrawn from a network of global financial regulators focused on climate risk days before President-elect Donald…
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RFK Jr. Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to lead the nation’s health agencies, formally asked the Food and Drug…
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Remote Work for Civil Servants Faces a Challenge Under Trump
When the Social Security Administration agreed to a five-year extension of work-from-home arrangements for tens of thousands of employees…
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World Economic Forum: Will Trump and Davos Herald a New World Disorder
Davos is coming just in time for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump 2.0, and Europe is anxious. Mr. Trump is like an asteroid heading for…
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Trump Has 100 Executive Orders Locked and Loaded for Day One
“But I want to protect ourselves, our most recent examples of domestic terrorism were not what we have spent the majority talking about…
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Ramaswamy Plans Troubling Next Gig After Failing at Everything Else
Failed presidential candidate and Trump disciple Vivek Ramaswamy is planning to run for governor of Ohio, according to The Washington…
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Russian Disinformation Campaigns Eluded Meta’s Efforts to Block Them
A Russian organization linked to the Kremlin’s covert influence campaigns posted more than 8,000 political advertisements on Facebook…
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China scores victory over US in TikTok war
China has scored a propaganda coup against the U.S, says Beijing media, after Chinese app RedNote was inundated by half a million American…
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Kristi Noem Roasted for Using Sketchy Crime Numbers to Fear-Monger
“But I want to protect ourselves, our most recent examples of domestic terrorism were not what we have spent the majority talking about…
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Ohio Governor Snubs Trump With Vance Replacement in Senate
“But I want to protect ourselves, our most recent examples of domestic terrorism were not what we have spent the majority talking about…
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I.R.S. Commissioner to Quit as Trump Takes Office
Daniel Werfel, the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, told the agency’s employees that he would end his term early and step…
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Equal Rights Amendment: Could Biden's ratification alter women's rights?
In one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ratified, potentially enshrining gender…