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EngadgetFTC orders Genshin Impact's developer to block young teens from making in-game purchases
Genshin Impact's gacha system "deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning," the FTC said.
- Benzinga
Kevin O'Leary Warns That Shutting Down TikTok Would Hurt '6 Million Small Businesses In America' That Rely On It To Make A Living
Kevin O'Leary, the investor famously known from Shark Tank, has once again stepped into the heated debate about TikTok's future in the United States. Alongside billionaire entrepreneur Frank McCourt, O'Leary is pushing a bold plan to save the platform from a potential nationwide ban, which he says would be devastating for small businesses nationwide. Why TikTok Matters to Small Businesses TikTok is a key tool for the success of many small businesses in America. Kevin O'Leary says six million bus
- Yahoo Canada Style
I'm a colorectal cancer survivor and advocate. Here are 5 things you should and shouldn't do
Barry Stein had ignored symptoms that started appearing in 1995, until he was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer.
- Associated Press
A doctor accused of sexual abuse by more than 200 former patients is indicted on rape charges
A grand jury in Massachusetts has indicted a doctor who is accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients over a period of more than a decade. The patients sued Dr. Derrick Todd, who has been accused of performing unnecessary pelvic floor therapy, breast examinations, testicular examinations and other unwarranted procedures on patients dating back to 2010. The Middlesex District Attorney's Office said in a statement Thursday that Todd was indicted earlier that day for “two counts of rape alleging the sexual assault of two women.”
- People
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's Rarely-Seen Son Connor Marks His 30th Birthday with Sweet Tributes from Loved Ones
Connor celebrated his 30th birthday on Friday, Jan. 17
- The Telegraph
Two Iranian ‘judges of death’ gunned down in Tehran
An armed assailant fatally shot two notorious Iranian judges inside the Islamic Republic’s supreme court on Saturday.
- People
Woman Buys Antique Cabinet on Facebook Marketplace. She Couldn't Believe What She Found When She Opened It (Exclusive)
On Jan. 2, Amanda DeWitt purchased an 8-foot-long antique Louis XVI marble-top buffet that felt extra heavy
- Reuters
Nvidia CEO says not attending Trump's inauguration
Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang said on Friday he will not be attending U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, but will instead be "on the road" celebrating the Lunar New Year with employees and their families. Asked by reporters outside Nvidia's new year party in Taipei whether he had talked with the incoming Trump administration about the new artificial intelligence export control rules the outgoing Biden administration unveiled this week, Huang said, "not yet". He also said he had met C.C. Wei, the chairman of Nvidia's main supplier TSMC for lunch where they talked about ramping up production of Nvidia's most advanced AI chips Blackwell.
- The Independent
Teacher who gave birth to 13-year-old student’s baby started molesting him when he was 11, court docs allege
The Independent has now seen the criminal complaint detailing the full extent of the horrific child sex abuse allegations
- INSIDER
Trump launches $TRUMP cryptocurrency days before inauguration
Donald Trump launched $TRUMP cryptocurrency, a meme coin, days before his inauguration. It quickly reached over $32 billion in value.
- Evening Standard
Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal plot Sesko bid, Nypan latest; Chelsea get new Garnacho boost; Gyokeres to Man Utd
January window is ramping up with some major deals possible
- The Guardian
Slot admits to doubts before Núñez heroics: ‘The players proved me wrong’
Liverpool manager feared repeat of draws with Nottingham Forest and Manchester United before Darwin Núñez scored twice in injury time
- Evening Standard
Man City: Pep Guardiola reveals transfer process as City close in on stunning triple deal
Man City are thought to be close to adding reinforcements to their squad
- People
Clint Eastwood Is 'Doing Good' Six Months After Girlfriend's Death, Says Son Scott: 'He's a Trouper' (Exclusive)
The Oscar winner's partner of 10 years, Christina Sandera, died of a heart attack last July
- People
World’s Safest Airline for 2025 Revealed — and No U.S. Airline Makes the Top 5
AirlineRatings.com has revealed its annual list of the world’s safest full-service and low-cost airlines
- The Daily Beast
Meghan Markle ‘Survivors’ Vindicated by Report of Her ‘Demon’ Ways
Meghan Markle’s former U.K. employees, who called her a “demon” boss prone to “psycho moments,” said they feel “vindicated” by a Vanity Fair report alleging some of Markle’s American staffers needed therapy after working for her. The former employees spoke to the Daily Beast in September after Meghan’s team orchestrated a feature in Us Weekly claiming she was a great boss, on the heels of an article in The Hollywood Reporter described her as a “demon in high heels.” Responding to the Vanity Fair
- CBC
What is dropshipping — why is it suddenly trending as the ultimate side hustle?
On social media, it's billed as a lucrative side gig; an easy way to make obscene amounts of money.Millions a month, according to "MissMargariita1" on TikTok, where her profile links to tips and resources to set up an online store. Enough to buy a private jet, assures TikToker "JoshCarterECom" in one of his many videos.Enough to tell your parents they can retire forever, and all you need is a laptop, promises TikToker Adam Erhart in a video with 2.4 million views."I don't understand why people d
- South China Morning Post
China crisis looms as Europe's gravy train stalls: 'nobody is making money'
It was just past 11 on a freezing December morning on the outskirts of Brussels, but already workers at the city's Audi factory were cracking open frosty cans of beer. They had just finished a long night shift - not on one of the production lines at a plant that has produced 8 million cars since 1949, according to a huge sign on its exterior wall - but on a picket line outside. Pallets and old furniture were added to roaring fires in the middle of a road. Hand-painted signs raged, in French, aga
- Sky News
Grooming gang members sentenced for rape - as police hunt two believed to have fled the country
Ibrar Hussain, 47, Imtiaz Ahmed, 62, and Fayaz Ahmed, 45, were sentenced to prison sentences of six-and-a-half years, nine years, and seven-and-a-half years respectively at Bradford Crown Court. A judge described how they raped one of the girls in Keighley, West Yorkshire, in the 1990s, when she was 13 or 14. Only Hussain was present to start his sentence, with the court hearing the Ahmed brothers both absconded during their trial.
- The Daily Beast
How Six People Covered Up Truth That Biden Was ‘Out of It’
Joe Biden’s inner circle noticed the signs of his aging, and worked tirelessly to manage his challenges and fend off the perception that he had declined, according to a new report. The president was protected by six key people, all of whom thought that he could and should lead the country for a second term, The New York Times reported on Friday, based on dozens of interviews with Biden world insiders. Two of the six were Biden’s own family members—his wife Jill Biden and his son Hunter Biden, wh