President Joe Biden said goodbye Wednesday night, telling the American people that serving as president has been “the highest honor of my life” but warning that dangers on the horizon pose a serious threat to democracy.
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Updates: Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned
Forbes Daily: Supreme Court Could Rule On TikTok Case As Ban Looms
Friday's Forbes Daily covers a billionaire's plans for a legendary Las Vegas property, what's next for the TikTok ban, Musk and Bezos apparently make amends and more
Will TikTok be banned this weekend? What to know after Supreme Court's decision
Update: Supreme Court upholds law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. Read more. The start of the weekend marks two days until the social media platform TikTok could be banned in the United States. TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance has until Sunday to sell the platform under federal legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden last spring.
Israel's cabinet has approved a ceasefire deal with Hamas, paving the way for hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be released within the next 24 hours.
This week in politics, President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address, the Senate conducted confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's nominees, the Supreme Court upheld the looming TikTok ban, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, Trump's inauguration was moved indoors and more.
The Israeli security cabinet meeting to vote on a ceasefire deal with Hamas, which was delayed yesterday, is set for today. And, frigid temperatures are expected to envelop much of the U.S. next week.
Despite facing a looming ban, ByteDance and the U.S. government have been locked in a proverbial game of chicken, with TikTok’s parent company refusing to divest more than a year later. Lawmakers and experts have long argued that the firm is beholden to the Chinese government, creating security risks for the app’s American users.
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President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House with vows to impose tariffs and other measures on America’s biggest rival.
Brazil’s Foreign Ministry, known as Itamaraty, said: “As the 6th largest population in the world and the 1st on the African continent, as well as one of the largest economies in Africa, Nigeria has converging interests with the other members of the group.”
President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’
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What's TikTok's business presence like in Austin?The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously ruled in favor of upholding the federal law banning TikTok unless it's sold by its Chinese-based parent company on or before Jan. 19. Amid uncertainty surrounding the app's future,
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