17.01.2025 — יום שלוש הפרידות: טיקטוק, מלחמת עזה והבית הלבן

TikTok users are searching for a new home. Are there any good ones left?

Attorneys general from 20 states are urging the U.S. Senate to quickly confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for attorney general, secretary of Homeland Security, and FBI director.

The FBI officially closed its DEI office back in December, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office.

In a quiet corner of the island, locals suddenly find themselves at the center of a geopolitical power play.

After President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, on January 20th, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will reportedly co-host a black-tie reception to celebrate the Republican candidate’s election victory.

SpaceX lost communications with the unmanned craft more than eight minutes into its flight, and later confirmed it was destroyed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached.

China said that its economy expanded by 5% last year, but a variety of weak signals have raised skepticism among some outside economists.

Netanyahu said he would convene his security Cabinet later Friday and then the government to approve the long-awaited agreement.

Comments from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put deal back on track after he accused Hamas of reneging on the original agreement.

China said that its economy expanded by 5% last year, but a variety of weak signals have raised skepticism among some outside economists.

It comes less than a month after Lively filed a complaint accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment and a retaliatory smear campaign.

SpaceX lost communications with the unmanned craft more than eight minutes into its flight, and later confirmed it was destroyed.

The Year of the Dragon produces a baby rebound, but demographers say it is temporary.

SpaceX lost communications with the unmanned craft more than eight minutes into its flight, and later confirmed it was destroyed.

SpaceX lost communications with the unmanned craft more than eight minutes into its flight, and later confirmed it was destroyed.

Veteran climate scientists are questioning plans by politicians to rebuild thousands of L.A.-area homes — just as they were before the disaster.

SpaceX lost communications with the unmanned craft more than eight minutes into its flight, and later confirmed it was destroyed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a meeting of Israel’s political security cabinet to vote on the Gaza cease-fire deal. A vote had been delayed amid disputes.

As US TikTok users move to RedNote, some are encountering Chinese-style censorship for the first time

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he had called a meeting of his security cabinet for Friday to vote on the Gaza cease-fire deal.

Vice President Han Zheng is set to be highest-level Chinese official ever to attend a presidential swearing-in, signaling Beijing’s willingness to engage the new administration.

The upper part of a Starship spacecraft broke up in space soon after launch and fell back to Earth in a fiery shower of debris.

Forecasters predict over 300 million Americans will experience below-average temperatures by Monday.

The upper part of a Starship spacecraft broke up in space soon after launch and fell back to Earth in a fiery shower of debris.

"What the hell just happened to my future?" — that's the immediate thought for many people when they learn a fire has destroyed their home, says consumer advocate Annie Barbour.

SpaceX lost communications with the unmanned craft more than eight minutes into its flight, and later confirmed it was destroyed.

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'With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history,' Biden noted in a statement.

Friday's round of clemency gives Biden the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued.

Family home that belonged to a mastermind of the Holocaust will now open to visitors

Bundle up and prepare: People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the deal, which is expected to be greenlit by the full cabinet later today, could go into effect as early as Sunday.

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The president-elect is demanding that the FBI “preserve and retain all records, documents, and information” on the program.

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Israel's full cabinet now needs to vote on the deal. If it's approved, it would be expected to be implemented on Sunday.

The Israeli security cabinet approved the deal Friday, and the full cabinet is expected to convene later in the day to vote on it.

The deal now goes to the full Cabinet of ministers for final sign-off. If it’s approved, the deal could start as soon as Sunday.

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After nearly half a century as a key figurehead in the Democratic Party’s rightward turn on domestic politics, Joe Biden had a chance to undo some of that damage as president. Time after time, he blew it.

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 11 Republican senators are demanding President Joe Biden hold Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin accountable, after a Department of Defense inspector general report released this week found that he failed to follow the law when he hid multiple hospitalizations from the White House, breaking the chain of command and jeopardizing the safety of the nation.

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The president-elect is plotting a much more aggressive start to his second term.

Families of quick-thinking youth told they can’t collect because teens called 911 and not tip line.

Director David Lynch, who died this week at 78, brought an avant-garde sensibility into the American mainstream when we needed it most. There will never be another like him.

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok.

The country's security cabinet approved the deal with Hamas to halt fighting in Gaza and exchange prisoners for hostages. The Supreme Court is expected to release its decision on the law banning the social video platform today.

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The decision resolves a long-running legal dispute between the Department of Justice and TikTok. But experts say President-elect Donald Trump will now have considerable sway over the platform's future in the U.S.

In an unsigned opinion, the Court sided with the national security concerns about TikTok rather than the First Amendment rights. There were no noted dissents.

The New Georgia Project, a nonprofit voting advocacy group founded by failed Georgia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Adams, has been hit with the largest fine for campaign finance violations in the state’s history.

The country’s population fell for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births.

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Israel and Hamas have yet to agree on a host of issues, deferring them to later stages of the multiphase cease-fire deal.

The president-elect now owns the U.S. future of the social media giant.

According to his lawyers, Donald Trump needs to pardon Joe Maldonado, better known as Joe Exotic, who was featured in the hit pandemic-era Netflix show “Tiger King.”

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday, upholding the U.S. sell-or-ban legislation on TikTok, set to be enacted this Sunday.

The country’s population fell for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births.

The inauguration on Monday will now be held in the Capitol Rotunda.

The inauguration for President-elect Donald Trump will be moved indoors due to the dangerously low temperatures expected to hit Washington D.C. on Monday.

The inauguration on Monday will now be held in the Capitol Rotunda.

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be moved into the Capitol rotunda due to expected freezing temperatures.

The inauguration on Monday will now be held in the Capitol Rotunda.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he will move the inauguration ceremony indoors as Washington, DC prepares for record low temperatures. The ceremony will now take place inside the Capitol rotunda.

"There is an Arctic blast sweeping the country. I don't want to see people hurt, or injured in any way."

Sooner or later, a winter storm will hit, and deadly mudslides and debris flows that will likely follow.

Following the announcement that his inauguration ceremony will be moved indoors, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to share to the American people that due to an Artic blast and not wanting anyone to get hurt or injured in anyway, he has ordered that all parts of the ceremony be held inside.

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Jan. 19 unless it’s sold by ByteDance. Here’s how TikTok came to this juncture.

In an unsigned opinion, the Court sided with the national security concerns about TikTok rather than the First Amendment rights. There were no noted dissents.

The full cabinet is meeting to vote on the cease-fire agreement.

There is no ambiguity about President Joe Biden’s foreign policy record: it was bloody, and it was disastrous.

Houses are still standing in the burn zone in Los Angeles, ones that made it through the fires. Experts on the ground are finding those homeowners made some key preparations.

Chrystia Freeland blew up the career of her top political ally, Justin Trudeau. Now, she is taking on an old friend, the former central banker Mark Carney.

President Joe Biden on Friday made the bizarre proclamation that the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution was ratified by 38 states to become part of the U.S. Constitution, an announcement that is legally dead wrong and a disgraceful disservice to the country and the rule of law.

What started as “the dance app” spawned countless memes, launched lucrative careers and shaped entire industries. Here’s how it got here.

President-elect Donald Trump said his inauguration will take place in the Capitol Rotunda due to dangerously low temperatures.

The Jets quarterback was a contender for Kennedy Jr.‘s running mate during his failed presidential campaign.

What started as “the dance app” spawned countless memes, launched lucrative careers and shaped entire industries. Here’s how it got here.

The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to officially cut the cord and halt new downloads off the app starting Sunday.

President-elect Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart are already starting off the second Trump administration on a good note.

Is TikTok banned? The Supreme Court has upheld the ban meaning the app may go down starting Sunday for millions of Americans.

What started as “the dance app” spawned countless memes, launched lucrative careers and shaped entire industries. Here’s how it got here.

The Supreme Court has unanimously voted to uphold President Joe Biden’s law barring TikTok from users in the United States after the Chinese parent company refused to sell the platform.

Israel and Hamas have yet to agree on a host of issues, deferring them to later stages of the multiphase cease-fire deal.

President Joe Biden on Friday made the bizarre proclamation that the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution was ratified by 38 states to become part of the U.S. Constitution, an announcement that is legally dead wrong and a disgraceful disservice to the country and the rule of law.

The Israeli government has approved a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, leading to a possible end to 15 months of a devastating war in Gaza that spread to other parts of the Middle East.

Industry titans such as Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Apple's Tim Cook see upside in embracing Donald Trump.

Israel’s Cabinet has approved a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages that will pause the 15-month war with Hamas for six weeks.

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The fires have destroyed thousands of homes, but some are still standing, helped by modern building techniques.