WASHINGTON — With just hours remaining in office, President Joe Biden issued a slew of pardons Monday morning to preemptively protect people President-elect Donald Trump had threatened.Biden pardoned former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, members and staff on the committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before that committee. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.Rebecca ShabadRebecca Shabad is a politics reporter for NBC News based in Washington. Source link
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TikTok got an apparent reprieve from being forced to shut down, but Americans on Monday were still using and downloading Xiaohongshu, the Chinese social media app that surged in popularity last week in anticipation of TikTok’s closure.TikTok, owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance, went dark in the United States ahead of a federal law requiring it to be sold or banned on Sunday. TikTok soon came back online after President-elect Donald J. Trump said he would issue an executive order to put off a ban once he took office on Monday.Many questions remain about TikTok’s fate in the United…
A reader from France elaborated on the real motives behind Macron’s wanting to send troops into Ukraine, knowing this would start World War III. He looks at this from a personal power perspective, like any dictator fearing a loss of power. The reader wrote: “To follow up on the Post “Macron Considers Sending Troops to Ukraine” on which I added a comment, I wanted to share with you Macron’s possible strategy behind his reiteration of sending soldiers to fight in Ukraine. Through this, France would officially find itself at War. In fact, Macron will be able to apply Article 16…
A shoe store owner in Fresno, California, has learned the hard way to implement some creative solutions to lessen the impact of smash-and-grab robberies on his business. Roman Gonzales, who owns the store DripOnDrip, experienced a break-in shortly before the new year. After a car smashed through the window of the business, several people piled out of a car to empty the store, according to WXIN. But they left 30 seconds later — looking visibly frustrated on the store’s security footage — because there were almost no items inside to steal. “If they would have looked through the window, they…
Soulja Boy is unbothered about the backlash he’s received on the internet for performing at a Donald Trump inauguration ball.The outspoken rapper, alongside Nelly and Snoop Dogg, have been the target of criticism from fans who felt they betrayed trust when they accepted the invitation to perform at Trump’s inauguration balls.Nelly defended his decision by stating that he did so as an act of honor and “not for the money.” However, Soulja Boy admitted that money was a motivation.Article continues below advertisementSoulja Boy Admits He Was ‘Paid’ To Perform At Donald Trump’s Inauguration BallDonald Trump is celebrating his upcoming presidential…
NEW YORK: Policy by social media was a hallmark of Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, but many were still shocked by his post three weeks after winning the presidential election in November. To the surprise of Canadian officials, he announced on his social media platform Truth Social that he would impose a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico to the United States. The post set off alarm bells across the northern border, where the US is Canada’s biggest trading partner. Canada exported nearly US$600 billion worth of goods to America last year, accounting…
The group’s report comes as some of the world’s political and financial elite prepare for an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland.Billionaires’ wealth globally grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, global advocacy group Oxfam International says, as some of the world’s political and financial elite prepare to attend an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland. In its latest assessment of global inequality timed to the opening of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, Oxfam on Monday said the combined wealth of billionaires rose by $2 trillion to $15 trillion last year. The report, titled Takers Not Makers, said…
For the first time since 2020, the Buffalo Bills will play for a chance to go to the Super Bowl after a chaotic finish to their 27-25, divisional-round win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night. Here are three takeaways from a thrilling divisional-round game that sets up a star-studded AFC Championship game next Sunday between the Bills and Kansas City Chiefs. Knee-jerk reaction: This may finally be the Bills’ yearThe Bills are now just one win away from their first Super Bowl appearance since they lost their fourth straight in 1994.While QB Josh Allen only had 127 passing yards…
On Monday we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and inaugurating Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. That may seem like an odd pairing, especially to those of us who believe Mr. Trump has fueled a culture of skepticism, denial and indifference to matters of injustice.But if Dr. King’s life taught us anything, it is that hope is most useful when the evidence runs the other way toward despair. Set against dark times, hope points us toward something better.Dr. King’s ministry took place in a country marked by segregation, an unpopular war abroad and the widespread…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When you set out to solve a problem that only a few people fully understand — let alone know they have — you step into a space where the rules are still being written. That’s both the thrill and the risk of a “Blue Ocean” opportunity. For me, this meant entering a market segment that traditional players had either ignored or addressed in fragmented, incomplete ways.Early on, I found myself questioning whether I was navigating a promising new frontier or sailing straight into a void. The uncertainty was tangible. Without an established…