How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now
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How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In mid-2023, TikTok had just eluded an effort in Congress to ban the video app, the latest Houdini-like escape for the young tech company. For several years, during both Republican and Democratic administrations, lawmakers and officials had trained their sights on the app,…

Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza
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Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Israeli government approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas early Saturday that calls for the release of dozens of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners after hours of deliberations, setting up the first reprieve in a 15-month, devastating war in the Gaza Strip….

Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
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Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mr. Ben-Gvir had already proved to be an unreliable and troublesome coalition partner. Demanding wage hikes for the police, he refused to support the government in passing a crucial piece of legislation last month, forcing Mr. Netanyahu to leave his hospital bed as…

‘The Interview’: Ambassador David Pressman Is Alarmed by What He Has Seen
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‘The Interview’: Ambassador David Pressman Is Alarmed by What He Has Seen

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When you say that they were trying to make you seem weird or gross, what were these articles saying? There’s a whole strand of reporting that’s suggestive that I’m a pedophile, which is a pretty extraordinary thing. I’m a father of two children….

Less Than Half the 250 Hostages in Gaza Remain There
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Less Than Half the 250 Hostages in Gaza Remain There

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Hamas led the Oct. 7, 2023, raids into Israel, killing about 1,200 people, about 250 people were taken into Gaza as hostages, including citizens of Israel, the United States, Britain, Mexico, Thailand and other countries. Among the captives were the bodies of…

Azerbaijan’s Leader, Emboldened, Picks a Rare Fight With Putin
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Azerbaijan’s Leader, Emboldened, Picks a Rare Fight With Putin

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was a tense conversation between two authoritarian leaders accustomed to getting their way. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was offering explanations for the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that had killed 38 people days earlier. Perhaps it was a flock of birds,…

Canada Readies Billions of Dollars in Retaliatory Moves to Trump Tariff Threat
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Canada Readies Billions of Dollars in Retaliatory Moves to Trump Tariff Threat

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Canadian government is preparing billions of dollars in retaliatory measures on U.S. exports to Canada if President-elect Donald J. Trump makes good on a threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, setting up a potential showdown between two countries that are each…

What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement
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What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After more than 15 months of nearly uninterrupted fighting in Gaza, diplomats trying to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas expressed cautious hope on Tuesday that a deal could finally be within reach. But that optimism was tempered — by the uncertainty…

Opinion | Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think
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Opinion | Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To state the obvious: As a former weekend “Fox & Friends” anchor, Army National Guard officer and leader of two small nonprofits, Pete Hegseth is unqualified to run a nuclear-armed organization with a budget approaching a trillion dollars. That’s the point. Donald Trump…