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- futurism.com Chinese Students Repulsed by American School Lunches
An early Sino-American trend among young RedNote users has Chinese students grossed out, and American students fed up with crappy lunches.
- www.theguardian.com ‘TARIFFS all the way!!!’: EU mulls carrots and sticks to counter Trump on trade
Bloc may ward off incoming president’s threats by buying more US goods, or impose its own tariffs in retaliation
If there is one thing the EU knows about Donald Trump, it is that he loves tariffs. The incoming president has said “tariff” is “the most beautiful word in the dictionary” and has threatened to impose them on US allies around the world.
On the campaign trail he proposed tariffs of 10-20% on imports from all countries, with a 60% rate reserved for China. Once elected, he tweeted that the EU must buy more US oil and gas “otherwise it is TARIFFS all the way!!!” This week, he announced he would create an “external revenue service” on the day of his inauguration.
The European Commission, which leads on trade policy for the EU’s 27 member states, has been preparing for the next US president since last summer. Details of its response to potential tariffs are closely guarded though, and depend on what the volatile incoming president actually does.
- ‘Why Aren’t You in The Hague?’: Journalist Violently Removed From Blinken’s Last News Conferencethecradle.co 'Why aren't you in The Hague?': Journalist violently removed from Blinken's last news conference
Since the start of the US–Israeli genocide in Gaza, White House officials have repeatedly deflected or ignored questions about their role in facilitating the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people
- www.techdirt.com Rogan Misses The Mark: How Zuck’s Misdirection On Gov’t Pressure Goes Unchallenged
If you only remember two things about the government pressure campaign to influence Mark Zuckerberg’s content moderation decisions, make it these: Donald Trump directly threatened to throw Zuck in …
- www.newsweek.com Biden won't enforce TikTok ban as he punts to Trump: Report
A TikTok ban that is expected to go into effect on Sunday may not be enforced.
President Joe Biden reportedly has no intention of enforcing a TikTok ban that is set to go into effect on Sunday, deferring the fate of the ban to President-elect Donald Trump one day before he takes office.
In a report published on Thursday night, an anonymous U.S. official told the Associated Press (AP) that Biden would not enforce the ban if it goes into effect on Sunday as expected. The decision on implementing the law banning TikTok, and whether to enforce the ban at all, will instead fall on the incoming Trump administration.
In a statement to Newsweek, Trump-Vance Transition Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that "President Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to save Tik Tok, and there's no better deal maker than President Trump."
- apnews.com FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
U.S. regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the food supply. The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics such as lipsticks because of potential cancer risk.
- bnonews.com Man armed with stick attacks homeless people in Miami, killing 2 - BNO News
A man armed with a stick attacked several homeless people in an “unprovoked” attack in Miami, leaving two dead, officials reported. The suspect has been detained. Officers responded shortly after 6 a.m. on Thursday to reports of a man assaulting people with a stick near North Miami Avenue and Sixth ...
- www.cbsnews.com As "TikTok refugees" flock to RedNote, a U.S. official says the Chinese app could be banned, too
With the U.S. ban on TikTok looming, many Americans are opting for another Chinese app known as RedNote. It could be short-lived.
- theintercept.com Trump Decried This Law as a Deep State Spy Weapon. His Nominees Sure Seem to Love It.
In their confirmation hearings, John Ratcliffe, Pam Bondi, and Tulsi Gabbard gave government mass surveillance two thumbs up.
- abcnews.go.com Trump's inauguration moving indoors due to weather: Sources
Trump's inauguration will be moving indoors Monday due to the freezing weather expected in Washington, D.C., sources told ABC News.
- news.sky.com Fire breaks out at large California battery plant
Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate after the fire broke out at one of the world's largest battery storage plants.
