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The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok by Sunday or face an effective ban of the popular social video app in the U.S.
ByteDance has so far refused to sell TikTok, meaning many U.S. users could lose access to the app this weekend. The app may still work for those who already have TikTok on their phones, although ByteDance has also threatened to shut the app down.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration, upholding the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act which President Joe Biden signed in April.
“There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community,” the Supreme Court’s opinion said. “But Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok’s data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary.”
Morgan Stanley thinks this Big Tech stock is a dark horse candidate to buy TikTok in the final hour https://t.co/GDuZFJc2z0
— CNBC (@CNBC) January 17, 2025
An alarming peer-reviewed study has confirmed that Covid mRNA “vaccines” caused a staggering 112,000% surge in deadly blood clots in the brain.
The major study involved one of the world’s leading cardiologists, Dr. Peter McCullough.
During the study, the team of leading American researchers found that Covid mRNA injections carry a risk of brain clots that is 1,119.6 times higher than the flu shot.
Dr. McCullough and his team published their study’s results in the prestigious International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science (IJIRMS).
The study was conducted by Doctors McCullough, Kirstin Cosgrove, James Thorp, and Claire Rogers.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) were used to extract the data with the MedAlerts.org platform.
VAERS uses the MedDRA (medical dictionary for regulatory activities), a clinically validated international medical terminology used for regulatory and biopharmaceutical purposes
CDC Data: Covid ‘Vaccines’ Caused 112,000% Surge in Brain Clots https://t.co/VzpC7k2pxi
— Slay News (@Slay_News_) January 16, 2025
Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss issues including the Israel-Palestine conflict and Tehran’s nuclear program
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, scheduled to be held later on Friday.
According to a statement on Thursday from the Kremlin, the two leaders are expected to discuss recent developments in the Middle East, such as the Israel-Palestine conflict and the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The talks will also cover Iran’s nuclear program.
Putin and Pezeshkian are also expected to sign the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement, which the Kremlin described as a framework for the long-term development of bilateral relations between Russia and Iran. The document will replace a previous agreement between the two states signed in 2001.
‼️🇷🇺🇮🇷The President of Iran arrived in Moscow on an official visit
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) January 17, 2025
▪️The Kremlin will host talks between Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, following which the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement will be signed.
▪️In addition, the heads of the two states will… pic.twitter.com/OoyAP33Z1T
The Holy Father has bruised his arm but not fractured it. The Pope turned 88 last month. He suffered another fall some days before his December 17 birthday.
“This morning, following a fall at the residence of Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis suffered a contusion to his right forearm, without fracture. The arm was immobilized as a precautionary measure,” the Holy See Press Office reported on January 16, 2025.
The 88-year-old, who has been in increasingly fragile health in recent years, fell at the Santa Marta residence where he lives in the Vatican but did not break any bones, the press office said in a statement.
“This morning, due to a fall at the Santa Marta house, Pope Francis suffered a contusion on his right forearm, without fractures. The arm was immobilised as a precautionary measure,” it said.
In December, the Argentine sported a large bruise on his right jaw caused by a fall from his bed.
Pope Francis has suffered his second fall in as many months and bruised his forearm, the Vatican said Thursday, adding that he was wearing a sling.https://t.co/DcF8TGBZeV
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 16, 2025
The Palestinian armed group is committed to the terms of the ceasefire agreement with Israel, a senior official has said
Palestinian armed group Hamas has rejected claims by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it is creating a last-minute “crisis” in finalizing the deal to release the hostages held in Gaza.
On Wednesday, US President-elect Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had struck an agreement securing the release of the remaining hostages. According to multiple media outlets, the agreement approved in Qatar involves a 42-day truce and an exchange of prisoners, including all Israelis taken captive in the October 7, 2023 Hamas incursion into the country.
“Hamas is committed to the ceasefire agreement, which was announced by the mediators,” Izzat al-Risheq, a senior member of the group’s political bureau, said in a post on Telegram on Thursday.
The statement came shortly after Netanyahu’s office accused the Palestinian group of “reneging on the understandings” reached as part of the hostage deal and “creating a last-minute crisis that is preventing an agreement.”
Hamas denies Netanyahu’s claims on violating hostage deal — RT World News
— VIVEKANAND TRIPATHI (@VTRIPATHI) January 16, 2025
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Martijn Krabbé (56) has metastatic lung cancer and cannot be cured.
The Dutch presenter announced this in an interview with the magazine ‘LINDA’. The cancer has now spread to his brain.
At the end of January last year, Martijn Krabbé discovered during a holiday in Thailand that he had suffered a brain haemorrhage. It arose from the metastatic cancer in his brain. “In other words: I just had full-scale cancer. Metastatic lung cancer, in the final stage,” says Krabbé in the interview he gave to the magazine ‘LINDA’ together with his 20-year-old daughter Michelle.
Collega's en bekenden steken Martijn Krabbé hart onder de riem: 'Je bent zo moedig'https://t.co/PSLQvu0rMW #rtlboulevard
— RTL Boulevard (@RTLBoulevard) January 15, 2025
Los Angeles Wildfires: The weather agency said that winds, combined with severely dry conditions, have created a “ Particularly Dangerous Situation” which means that any new fire could explode in size.
Los Angeles Wildfires: Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling two massive blazes as the National Weather Service pushed back its dire warning of critical fire weather which came as a much-needed reprieve.
Although danger is not abated as forecasters said the winds were below danger levels but were expected to strengthen with potentially fire-fueling gusts.
Red flag warnings remained in effect from Central California to the Mexican border as officials said that danger was not over owing to an increase in winds.
Mark Rutte has urged bloc members to “prepare” for war and increase defense spending
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on members of the US-led military bloc to adopt a “wartime mindset” and significantly increase defense spending, citing supposed threats from Russia and other nations.
Rutte noted on Wednesday that NATO members have increased defense investments and conducted more frequent military exercises. However, he argued that these efforts are “not sufficient to deal with the dangers coming our way in the next four to five years.”
The bloc’s “future security is at stake,”Rutte claimed in his opening remarks at a meeting of the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense in Brussels. He accused Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran of attempting to “weaken our democracies and chip away at our freedom.”
Moscow has repeatedly denied assertions that it represents a threat to any NATO member states and has instead accused the US-led bloc of waging a proxy war against Russia and encroaching on its territory.
Last month, President Vladimir Putin said that practically all NATO states are currently at war with Russia. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also noted on Tuesday that history appears to be repeating itself, suggesting that there were “obvious parallels” between Moscow’s current confrontation with NATO and the attempts of Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler to take over Russia after subjugating dozens of European countries.
On Tuesday, Rutte announced that NATO would bolster its presence in the Baltic Sea – a strategic area for Russian naval operations and energy exports – by launching a new mission under the pretext of protecting undersea infrastructure.
The NATO chief revealed that this presence will involve frigates, maritime patrol aircraft, and a “small fleet of naval drones” that are expected to provide “enhanced surveillance and deterrence.”
NATO chief calls for shift to ‘wartime mindset’ pic.twitter.com/5N5fVFsHUt
— PolitlQ (@PolitlQ) January 15, 2025
