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Kirk Cousins concerned Falcons’ decision to draft Michael Penix Jr. doesn’t help team this season
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They found safe spaces on TikTok. A ban could devastate their communities.: With President Biden signing a bill that could ban TikTok, groups such as GriefTok ...
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They found safe spaces on TikTok. A ban could devastate their communities.
Quick Glance: ByteDance Would Consider Closing TikTok in US Over Sale, Sources Claim
  • ByteDance would prefer to cease TikTok operations rather than engage in a sale if all legal avenues are exhausted to combat potential legislation banning the platform in US app stores, as per four sources.

  • Despite TikTok's massive popularity with over a billion users, it remains unprofitable, contributing a small fraction to ByteDance's overall revenues and daily active user base.

  • ByteDance stated on Thursday in a release on Toutiao, a media platform it possesses, that there are no intentions to sell TikTok, in response to claims from The Information about ByteDance exploring sale scenarios for TikTok's US operations excluding the recommending algorithm for user videos.

  • As of December, ByteDance's valuation stood at $268 billion when it proposed a buyback of approximately $5 billion in shares from investors.
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Donald Trump Hush Money Trial Live Updates: Defense questions David Pecker: Former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial continues Friday in ...
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Donald Trump Hush Money Trial Live Updates: Defense questions David Pecker
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Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections
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Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to ...
Quick Glance: Blinken warns China over support for Russia - BBC News
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China of supplying items to Russia for the war in Ukraine.

  • Blinken urged China to regulate global trade practices and ease tensions in the South China Sea.

  • China rejected the accusations, emphasizing the importance of a political solution to the Ukraine crisis.

  • Blinken also pressed China to discourage Iran from escalating tensions in the Middle East.
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Trump's lawyers grill ex-tabloid publisher Pecker as 1st week of hush money testimony nears close
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Trump's lawyers grill ex-tabloid publisher Pecker as 1st week of hush ...
Quick Glance: Trump Trials Insights: The Payment to Playboy
  • During the seventh day of Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan, the defendant's relationship with the National Enquirer was explored further.

  • Pecker was granted protection from state prosecutors in 2019.

  • Pecker was aware that the payment to the Playboy model violated election laws.

  • Trump and Pecker's relationship extends prior to the election.
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The cost of buying a home has hit an all-time high: It is more expensive than ever to buy a home in the U.S., according to a new report from the real estate ...
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The cost of buying a home has hit an all-time high
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LISTEN: Justice Kagan grills Trump attorney on what qualifies a former president for immunity
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Quick Glance: US Supreme Court discusses Trump's Immunity
  • Conservative US Supreme Court justices signal sympathy for the argument that presidents have some immunity against criminal charges for certain actions taken in office.

  • Former President Donald Trump appealed after lower courts rejected his request to be shielded from four election-related criminal charges.

  • The Supreme Court hearing could distort the presidency without immunity and affect decision-making when bold and fearless action is most needed.

  • The Supreme Court's decision on immunity is expected and could lead to Trump's trial occurring before the election.
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Quick Glance: Hanover Girl Scout Thanks for Censoring Gold Award
  • Girl Scout who created 'Banned Book Nooks' spoke at County Board of Supervisors.

  • Kate Lindley won the Girl Scout Gold Award, but the proclamation was censored.

  • Lindley's 'Free to Read' project brought banned books to public locations.

  • Hanover school district removed around 100 books from school libraries, sparking controversy.
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Cicadas are emerging — and they’re so loud, some called the sheriff: Some in Newberry County, S.C., thought the noise was a siren. The sheriff assured them it ...
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Cicadas are emerging — and they’re so loud, some called the sheriff
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Bankrupt Katie Price in desperate bid for Harvey to stay at £350k-a-year college: Katie Price – who was declared bankrupt for a second time this year – has ...
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Bankrupt Katie Price in desperate bid for Harvey to stay at £350k-a-year ...
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It was the news that every expectant mother dreads. Twelve weeks pregnant with her second child, Jennifer Adkins learned her developing fetus had Turner ... Show more

Mother describes leaving Idaho for abortion as Supreme Court considers state's ban
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Windows 11 Start menu ads arrive. How to turn them off.: That's annoying.
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Windows 11 Start menu ads arrive. How to turn them off.
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In Kentucky, the oldest Black independent library is still making history: Western Library is the oldest Black library still independently run in the U.S ...
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In Kentucky, the oldest Black independent library is still making history
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Kanye West in talks to launch Yeezy Porn with Stormy Daniels’ ex-husband: The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is reportedly in talks to launch Yeezy Porn ...
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Kanye West in talks to launch Yeezy Porn with Stormy Daniels’ ex-husband
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José Andrés eulogizes World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza: José Andrés praises the World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza as “the best of ...
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José Andrés eulogizes World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza
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After Netflix increased the price of the standard and premium subscriptions for new customers, this now also applies to existing customers ... Show more

Netflix is ​​also increasing prices for existing customers | heise online
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Why your energy company isn't fixing your smart meter monitor: What to do if your smart meter display isn't working
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Why your energy company isn't fixing your smart meter monitor
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Devilishly good: Luxembourg is represented at a Cheerleading World Championships for the first time
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Devilishly good: Luxembourg is represented at a Cheerleading World ...
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Federal judge upholds verdict in E. Jean Carroll case and denies Trump’s motion for a new trial
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Federal judge upholds verdict in E. Jean Carroll case and denies Trump’s ...
Quick Glance: Court Rejects Trump's Bid for New Trial Against E. Jean Carroll
  • A federal judge rejected former President Donald Trump’s request for a new trial—or to throw out the $83.3 million defamation ruling—against writer E. Jean Carroll, marking the latest legal loss for the former president.

  • In the Thursday ruling rejecting the request for a new trial or the judgment to be dismissed, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Trump’s argument was “without merit,” made “conspicuously without success” and “defies common sense.”

  • Robbie Kaplan, Carroll’s lawyer, told Forbes in a statement they are “pleased with though not surprised by” the court’s decision, adding the award was “entirely reasonable” because of Trump’s continued defamation, “hatred and disdain.”

  • In January, a jury determined Trump had to pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages after she accused him of sexual assault. Previously, another jury found Trump liable for sexual assault in the 1990s and subsequent defamation, ordering him to pay $5 million.
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Chinese owner denies it’s willing to sell TikTok as US ban looms: TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance said Thursday that it has no plans to sell the social ...
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Chinese owner denies it’s willing to sell TikTok as US ban looms
Quick Glance: TikTok Ban Threat: ByteDance Prefers Closure Over Sale, Insiders Say
  • ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US are exhausted, said four sources.

  • TikTok accounts for a small share of ByteDance’s total revenues and daily active users, so the parent would rather have the app shut down in the US in a worst-case scenario than sell it to a potential American buyer, they said.

  • ByteDance would not agree to sell one of its most valuable assets – its “secret source” – to rivals, said the four sources, referring to the TikTok algorithm.

  • After facing challenges regarding bans, the short-form video app has encountered partial and attempted prohibitions in the US and other nations.
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McConnell reiterates that presidents should not have absolute immunity: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stood by his past comments that presidents should ...
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McConnell reiterates that presidents should not have absolute immunity
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A photographer documented Black cowboys across the U.S. for a new book: NPR's A Martinez speaks with photojournalist Ivan McClellan about his new book ...
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A photographer documented Black cowboys across the U.S. for a new book
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Two barbers sprung into action when they spotted a young girl running towards a busy intersection in East Hartford, Connecticut.
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Former President Trump asserts the deadly 2017 Charlottesville rally “was a little peanut” compared to the pro-Palestinian encampments on college campuses.
Quick Glance: Trump compares Charlottesville and Israel-Gaza protests
  • Former President Trump downplayed the significance of the deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville compared to the rising demonstrations on college campuses over the situation in Gaza.

  • Trump highlighted that President Biden frequently cites the Charlottesville rally and Trump’s response as a reason for his White House candidacy in 2020.

  • Trump’s remarks coincided with college campus protests concerning the Israel-Hamas conflict, resulting in numerous Palestinian casualties in Gaza.

  • Biden has denounced antisemitism in the protests while also criticizing those who fail to grasp the situation with the Palestinians.
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‘When I get through with Chicago, they’ll be loving me.’ Looking back at first words from the Bears’ top draft picks.
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‘When I get through with Chicago, they’ll be loving me.’ Looking back at ...
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Speaker Johnson alleges Hamas support for anti-Israel campus protests, threatens intervention
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Speaker Johnson alleges Hamas support for anti-Israel campus protests ...
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What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you: No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it ...
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What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you
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Europe needs to be stronger, not a U.S. ‘vassal,’ says France’s Macron: Emmanuel Macron outlined his vision for Europe, including plans to bolster defense ...
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Europe needs to be stronger, not a U.S. ‘vassal,’ says France’s Macron
Quick Glance: Macron Calls for Stronger European Defense
  • Macron urged Europe to adopt a credible defense strategy less dependent on the US.

  • He warned that Europe was not adequately prepared to face global threats like Russia's war in Ukraine.

  • Emphasizing European sovereignty, Macron called for autonomy in defense and the economy.

  • He advocated for a revision of EU trade policy, prioritizing European suppliers for military equipment.