Meta scraps fact-checking, brings back political content in latest Trump-friendly move
Meta announces intent to “restore free expression” on its platforms
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Mexico-U.S. Migration: What to Know
Unlawful crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border dropped sharply last year. Now, Mexico and countries in Central America are bracing for mass deportations from the U.S. after the Trump administration takes over.
Man charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and brother turns down deal
Sean M Higgins shuns offer of 35 years in prison Police say 44-year-old hit brothers while over the limit The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road pleaded not guilty to the indictment on Tuesday after turning down a prosecution…
Vaccine makers’ shares jump after bird flu death in US – Financial Times
Vaccine makers’ shares jump after bird flu death in US Financial Times First bird flu death reported in the U.S., according to the CDC NPR Moderna Stock Soars After First US Bird-Flu Death Yahoo Finance First H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States CDC US reports first human death related to bird flu New Scientist
Trump Raises Using Military or Economic Force to Take Greenland and the Panama Canal
In an hourlong news conference at his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect delivered a hodgepodge of grievances, complaints and false claims.
Louisiana mayor arrested in connection with drug trafficking investigation
US’s youngest municipal mayor charged with drug transactions and solicitation of sex work, police say One of the US’s youngest municipal mayors was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with a drug trafficking investigation by authorities in his home state of Louisiana. The charges against Tyrin Truong, who was 23 when he was elected as mayor…
Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume
First direct flight from Doha in 13 years touches down amid hopes SyrianAir fleet can be restored after war International flights resumed at Damascus airport for the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, including the first direct flight from Doha in 13 years, to a party atmosphere in the arrivals hall. One woman…
Tory insiders fear Robert Jenrick is stoking division to fuel leadership ambitions
Party sources accuse shadow justice minister of xenophobia and ‘toxifying’ Conservative brand with immigration comments Tories have privately accused Robert Jenrick of stoking divisions to fuel his own leadership ambitions, as community groups condemned the shadow justice secretary for describing Britons of Pakistani origin as “people from alien cultures”. The Liberal Democrats said the Conservative…
U.S. declares genocide in Sudan, imposes sanctions on paramilitary leader
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces has used systematic murder and sexual violence in its war in Sudan, the U.S. government says as it sanctions RSF’s chief, Hemedti.
Trump announces $20 billion foreign investment to build new U.S. data centers
Billionaire Hussain Sajwani, a Trump associate and founder of the property development company DAMAC Properties, is pledging the money.