Friday, December 13, 2024

U.S. appeals court denies TikTok's request to halt sale order

The TikTok logo is seen on display at an event in Hangzhou, China.

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday left in place a mid-January deadline for TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States, rejecting the company's request for a delay until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tiktok-ban-sell-court-appeals-1.7410736?cmp=rss

Former U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi injured after falling at an event in Luxembourg

An older woman shakes hands with someone in a room full of people in gala clothing

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she "sustained an injury" during an official engagement in Luxembourg, according to a spokesperson.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nancy-pelosi-injured-1.7410254?cmp=rss

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Donald Trump is trying to 'humiliate' Justin Trudeau with Canada jokes, ex-Trump adviser says

Two men sit at a dinner table and smile.

When Donald Trump jokes that Canada could become the 51st state, and refers to Justin Trudeau as a governor rather than prime minister, it’s all an effort to “humiliate” the Canadian leader, says John Bolton, his former national security adviser.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-bolton-trudeau-1.7409023?cmp=rss

Police investigating Utah mom-fluencer after online uproar over video she posted of her son

A woman holds up a garbage bag

The Utah mom influencer behind the viral '17 diapers' trend is being investigated by police after an internet uproar over a video she posted that appeared to show her son flinching.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hannah-hiatt-police-1.7408522?cmp=rss

Trump frowns on U.S. missiles being used inside Russia, raising questions about future Ukraine policy

A Ukrainian miliary vehicle drives along a road in Kostyantynivka, in Ukraine's Donestsk region, on Tuesday.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump criticized Ukraine's use of U.S.-supplied missiles for attacks deep into Russian territory in a Time magazine interview published on Thursday, comments that suggest he could alter U.S. policy toward Ukraine.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-criticism-us-weapons-russian-border-ukraine-1.7409043?cmp=rss