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TikTok’s fate divides Trump and fellow Republicans as Supreme Court action looms

President-elect Donald Trump called on Friday to block an impending U.S. ban on TikTok in a major lawsuit over national security concerns and free speech rights over the disputed Chinese-owned short video app. He has asked the Supreme Court, but many of his Republican allies argue the opposite. Conservatives hold a 6-3 majority in a […]

Meta’s move to end fact-checking is ‘transformative,’ but won’t protect against legal action, experts say

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to end Facebook's partnership with third-party fact checkers and ease some content restrictions is potentially “transformative” for the platform. However, the company is unlikely to escape liability, experts said. Currently in ongoing court proceedings. The update was announced by Zuckerberg, who said in a video that previous content restrictions on […]

More than 700 McDonald’s workers join legal action over harassment claims | McDonald’s

More than 700 junior McDonald's employees have joined legal action against the fast food giant following allegations of widespread discrimination, homophobia and sexual harassment at McDonald's restaurants across the UK. Hundreds of current and former crew members, some as young as 19, have instructed law firm Leigh Day to take action on their behalf, a […]

Ex-FDA chief says Biden 'mishandling' bird flu, urges swift action from Trump

Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Luciana Borio, former director of medical and biodefense preparedness policy at the National Security Council, wrote: friday editorial The Washington Post outlined growing concerns about the White House's approach to eliminating mutant strains of bird flu. “President-elect Donald Trump's transition team would be wise to prepare […]

Farage Threatens Legal Action Against Tory Leader Badenoch

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will have to apologize for accusing the populist party of fabricating figures showing Reform outnumbered the Conservatives in paid membership, or Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch. threatened to sue him. A war of words broke out after Reform Britain claimed on Boxing Day that it now had more members than […]

Joe Biden Missing In Action With Government On Verge Of Shutdown

Despite having a month left in his term, President Joe Biden remains radio silent as Congress rushes to finalize a government funding deal. Negotiations over government funding stalled earlier in the week after President-elect Donald Trump announced his opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson's original bill. But a second plan, this time backed by the […]