After a decisive loss at the Supreme Court, the app is set to be blocked in the U.S. starting Sunday, ending its streak of Houdini-like escapes. Go to Source Author: …
Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned
The company argued that the law, citing potential Chinese threats to the nation’s security, violated its First Amendment rights and those of its 170 million users. Go to Source Author: …
A Timeline of TikTok’s Evolution, From Dances to BookTok to the Supreme Court
What started as “the dance app” spawned countless memes, launched lucrative careers and shaped entire industries. Here’s how it got here. Go to Source Author: Madison Malone Kircher and Remy …
U.S. Ban of TikTok Is Set to Deal a Major Blow to ByteDance, Its Chinese Owner
While TikTok remains hugely popular in Brazil, Indonesia and other markets, its 170 million users in the United States are its most valuable. Go to Source Author: Erin Griffith https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Some residents allowed to return to devastated Pacific Palisades, Altadena neighborhoods
With fire containment improving and winds dying down, some residents are being allowed back into neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton and Palisades fires. Read full story Author: Hannah Fry, Sandra …
Lessons from the burn zone: Why some homes survived the L.A. wildfires
The Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed thousands of homes but left some still standing through a combination of fortunate timing, wind shifts and — according to experts, modern approaches to …
‘Is this real?’: Three generations of Altadena family lose homes in Eaton fire
The Davila family found their dream home in Altadena. They hope to rebuild after the fire destroyed three generations of family homes. Read full story Author: Nathan Solis
Live briefing: Israel’s security cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas
The agreement ran into last-minute snags Thursday over disputes between Israel and Hamas. Go to Source Author: Frances Vinall, Victoria Bisset
Russia sentences lawyers of late opposition figure Navalny to prison
Arrested in 2023, the lawyers were charged with extremism for relaying messages from Alexei Navalny while he was in prison before his death. Go to Source Author: Robyn Dixon
Trump To Tap Sean Curran for Secret Service Director
President Trump plans to announce Secret Service agent Sean Curran, who heads his detail, to be the agency’s director, according to three sources in the Secret Service community. Curran, who …
Eyes on the Prize: Samizdat
I often quip that I’m the last of the bison when it comes to American journalists-a description Ring Lardner applied to Gene Fowler in the 1930s. It’s a nice line, …
Has Trump 2.0 Learned From Trump 1.0?
It’s hard to believe, but we’re finally here. Four years after all the Sturm und Drang that followed Donald Trump’s 2020 electoral loss to Joe Biden, the maestro of Mar-a-Lago …
What happens to TikTok now?
Could there be ways to bypass the ban – and could president-elect Donald Trump find a way to stop the law? Read full story Author:
White supremacist jailed for asylum seeker attack at hotel
A judge says Callum Parslow’s unprovoked assault on Nahom Hagos was “undoubtedly a terror attack”. Read full story Author:
Strict mortgage rules could be eased to allow more people to borrow for a home
The £100 limit on contactless cards could also be scrapped, as regulators respond to the prime minister’s plea. Read full story Author:
What to Know About the Potential TikTok Ban
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that could result in the app going offline as soon as Sunday. Go to Source Author: David McCabe https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
After 15 Months of War, Gazans Dream of Returning Home
They daydreamed about the people they would hug as soon as the truce took hold, the graves they would visit and the homes they would rebuild. Read full story (NYT …
Cease-Fire Expected to Move Forward, and a Last-Ditch Pitch to Save TikTok
Plus, remembering David Lynch’s weirdness. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Tracy Mumford, Kellen Browning, Raymond Zhong, Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger
TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban
With the court signaling it will release a decision on Friday, lobbyists for the app pushed lawmakers to shift course. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: David McCabe, Adam …
As L.A. burned, some venues tried to provide laughter, drinks and normalcy
Some businesses and events have continued as planned — and donated proceeds to victims — amid fires in other parts of the Los Angeles area. Read full story Author: Kyle …