Two nurses suspended in Australia for making antisemitic remarks to Jewish patient

Two nurses suspended in Australia for making antisemitic remarks to Jewish patient

Two nurses in a Sydney hospital have been suspended from work for threatening to kill Jewish patients and refusing to treat them in a video on TikTok, triggering an investigation by police, authorities said on Wednesday. The video was shared by a TikTok user named Max Veifer, who says he is from Israel, and shows…

TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban, before Trump takes Office

TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban, before Trump takes Office

App no longer available on US Apple and Google stores after supreme court upholds lawmakers’ ban TikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app was due to take effect. The app was no longer available on Apple’s iOS App Store or Google’s Play Store….

Justice Department urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law

Justice Department urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law

The US Department of Justice DOJ asked the Supreme Court late on Friday to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale by Jan. 19. Last week, Trump filed a legal brief arguing he should have time after taking office on Jan….

TikTok turns to US Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to avert ban

TikTok turns to US Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to avert ban

TikTok made a last-ditch effort on Monday to continue operating in the United States, asking the Supreme Court to temporarily block a law intended to force ByteDance, its China-based parent company, to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban. TikTok and ByteDance filed an emergency request to the justices for an…

US court rejects TikTok request to temporarily halt pending US ban

US court rejects TikTok request to temporarily halt pending US ban

A US appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban on the app. TikTok and ByteDance on Monday filed the emergency motion with the US Court of Appeals for the District of…

TikTok closer to US ban after losing court appeal

TikTok closer to US ban after losing court appeal

TikTok edged closer to being banned in the United States after it lost an appeal on Friday against a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19. The potential ban could strain US-China relations just as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office on January 20. TikTok said…

Trump expected to tap US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state: Sources

Trump expected to tap US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state: Sources

Donald Trump is expected to tap US Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state, sources said on Monday, putting the Florida-born politician on track to be the first Latino to serve as America’s top diplomat once the Republican president-elect takes office in January. Rubio was arguably the most hawkish option on Trump’s shortlist for…

US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories

US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories

Oct 5 – In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene in the United States this week, a new storm emerged on social media – false rumors about how disaster funds have been used, and even claims that officials control the weather. Local and national government officials say they are trying to combat the rumors, including…

Shanghai slammed by what China says is the city’s strongest storm in seven decades

Shanghai slammed by what China says is the city’s strongest storm in seven decades

Hong Kong — Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to directly hit the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades, with flights, trains and highways suspended during a national holiday. Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in an industrial suburb southeast of the metropolis of 25 million people…