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The Supreme Court yesterday unanimously upheld a federal law that could ban TikTok in the US unless ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, sells the video-sharing platform.
The justices (read the ruling) rejected TikTok's free speech challenge, allowing the law to take effect tomorrow—the deadline for ByteDance to divest its ownership. Congress passed the bipartisan legislation last year because of concerns about Chinese government influence, including potential manipulation of user content and sensitive data collection from more than 170 million American users of the app.
TikTok's future remains uncertain, though the Biden administration has suggested it will not enforce the law immediately. If enforced, app stores will be barred from letting users download or update TikTok, and web hosting services won't be able to support it. Using TikTok won't be illegal, but the platform could become inoperable.
President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office Monday, attempted to ban TikTok in his first term but has since softened his stance and signaled he may try to keep it operational. |
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Polar vortex set to freeze the US as far as the Deep South.
An arctic blast from a polar vortex is set to bring dangerously cold temperatures to the US this weekend, with wind chills reaching a minimum of minus 30 degrees to minus 50 degrees in some areas. About 120 million people—more than one-third of the US population—are expected to experience subzero conditions, particularly in the Northern Plains and Midwest. See a visual explainer on the polar vortex here.
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill JD Vance’s senate seat.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) appointed Husted (R) over other potential candidates, including Vivek Ramaswamy (R), a former presidential candidate and incoming colead of President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. Husted, 57, will serve until a special election in November 2026.
Separately, Trump's inaugural ceremony has been moved inside the US Capitol due to freezing temperatures. The last time a similar move occurred was in 1985 for Ronald Reagan's second inauguration.
Israel approves Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal.
Israel's full cabinet approved the agreement a little over two days after Hamas and Israel had struck the deal. The plan will temporarily pause fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages held by Hamas as well as hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. The deal—facilitated by the US, Egypt, and Qatar—goes into effect tomorrow. See full details here.
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders.
The recent round of clemency follows President Joe Biden's commutations last month of the sentences of roughly 1,500 people and the pardoning of 39 nonviolent offenders. That round, at the time, was the largest single-day act of clemency by a US president since records began in 1900. Biden holds the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued.
Joan Plowright, Tony Award-winning British actress, dies at 95.
Plowright's career spanned over 70 years in theater and film, including on Broadway. Her achievements included winning a Tony Award in 1961 for her role in "A Taste of Honey," in which she played a troubled teenager, and two Golden Globes in 1993, for her roles in the film "Enchanted April" and the HBO TV movie "Stalin." Plowright was also made a dame in 2004. She was married to fellow renowned British actor Laurence Olivier for 28 years, until his death in 1989.
Lavish bathhouse unearthed from ancient Rome's Pompeii. (w/photos)
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a private spa complex built more than 2,000 years ago, featuring thermal rooms capable of hosting 30 guests. The discovery, connected to an elegant black-walled banquet hall, offers a rare insight into how wealthy Romans used architectural spaces to showcase their culture, social status, and political ambition. |
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1440 Business & Finance: Amazon |
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Teenage girl starts fundraiser to help young Los Angeles wildfire victims replace their lost personal items. (More)
... and two mothers launch a project to raise funds for new stuffed toys and blankets for children impacted by the wildfires. (More, w/video)
... plus, California's incarcerated firefighters battle the wildfires to protect their communities. (More, w/video)
A husband honors four women who protected his wife from oncoming traffic after she injured herself in a bike accident. (More)
Kansas fire chief helps transport a young cancer patient to the hospital during a severe blizzard. (More) |
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Today, we're sharing a story from reader Richard S. in Delphos, Ohio.
"It was in 1970, and I was on leave from Vietnam. I was visiting a friend in New York City. I was in uniform and on my way home; I needed to take a bus to get to a train station. As I got onto the bus with change in hand for the fare, the bus driver put his hand over the collector and said with a smile, you don't have to pay. I thanked him and sat down, thinking, 'Wow, what a nice gesture for a soldier in uniform.' It is one of my most treasured memories of the Vietnam War and made up for all the negatives that we endured. Sometimes, the smallest acts can mean so much."
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