Zuckerberg says Biden administration pushed Meta ‘super hard’ to take down vaccine content
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Joe Rogan that the Biden White House sought to censor critical claims about Covid vaccines.
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Apple’s market share slides in China as iPhone shipments decline, analyst Kuo says
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a post on Friday that Apple is losing market share in China due to declining iPhone shipments.
Biden administration sanctions Russia’s oil giants and tanker fleet – The Washington Post
Biden administration sanctions Russia’s oil giants and tanker fleet The Washington Post US hits Russian oil with toughest sanctions yet in bid to give Ukraine, Trump leverage Reuters Biden Administration Fires Parting-Shot Sanctions at Russia’s Energy Sector The Wall Street Journal Crude prices jump as U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions against Russia oil industry CNBC US Increases Pressure on Russia…
Soaring air fares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers take 11-hour train
Exclusive: Seats on Sydney-Melbourne train service regularly sold out over holiday period, as one-way flights to Tullamarine average almost $500 Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The 11-hour Sydney-Melbourne train has become so popular services are selling out – even with extra carriages added – as travellers seek alternatives to…
Amazon to halt some of its DEI programs: Internal memo
The company is in the process of “winding down outdated programs and materials” as part of a broader review of hundreds of initiatives.
‘I had to save myself’: details emerge about Los Angeles wildfire victims
Death toll rises to 10 as first identified victims were Altadena residents affected by ongoing Eaton fire California wildfires – live updates Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires? At least 10 people have died in the wildfires surging across the Los Angeles area. As local law enforcement scrambles to identify victims and inform…
Trump’s property company in talks to buy back his Washington DC hotel
Trump International hotel, currently a Waldorf Astoria, was, opponents say, a venue for influence peddling Donald Trump’s property company is in negotiations to re-purchase his Washington hotel, which opponents say was a venue for illicit influence peddling during his first presidency. The Trump International hotel, housed in the city’s old post office building a short…
Supreme Court hears TikTok’s final plea against US ban
TikTok is challenging a law that would see it banned in the US in a matter of days.
Biden extends temporary protections for nearly 1 million immigrants
US president moves to shield roughly 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans against Trump administration The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary humanitarian protections for about 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans living in the US, in an effort to shield those groups from an incoming Trump administration that has promised to deport them. The decision in…
Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit to recruit English-speaking soldiers
Azov, a volunteer brigade, plans to form international battalion to boost numbers as Ukraine heads into fourth year of war The Britons killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit is seeking English-speaking recruits at a time when the impending presidency of Donald Trump means that Kyiv is expected to come under…