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  • TikTok CEO One-Ups Zuckerberg With Bootlicking Trump Post

    TikTok CEO Shou Chew appealed to Donald Trump’s ego in a video statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the TikTok ban. “I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to work with us to find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States,” he said. “This is a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship.” Trump said that he had “a warm spot” for the app during a December meeting with Chew, who was sure to mention Trump’s popularity on the app

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  • 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.”

  • Trump Didn’t Bother Telling Mel Gibson About His New Job

    Mel Gibson is just as surprised as you are. The controversial Hollywood star apparently found out about his new diplomatic posting at the same time as the rest of the world when President-elect Donald Trump announced he would be appointing actors Sylvester Stallone, Jon Voight, and Gibson as his “special ambassadors” to Hollywood. In true Trump fashion, he said the new roles were part of his effort to the American film industry “bigger, better, and stronger than ever before.”

  • Bill Gates on Trump meeting: ‘Frankly I was impressed’

    Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reflected on a recent dinner he had with President-elect Trump in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, saying he was “impressed” by the former president. “I had a chance, about two weeks ago, to go have a long and actually quite intriguing dinner with him,” Gates told…

  • 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.

  • Li Jing says sorry for blurting out identity of Jeannie Hsieh's child's alleged father

    The TV personality says she thought that the man's identity is public knowledge

  • 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.

  • Ruben Amorim admits Manuel Ugarte selection mistake amid Manchester United concerns

    Midfielder scored an own goal during difficult night against Southampton

  • Trump’s Inauguration Invites Are Huge Middle Finger to Biden

    Donald Trump has fired a defiant riposte to Joe Biden’s parting warning that a tech titan oligarchy is threatening America’s democracy. The president-elect has invited the world’s wealthiest billionaires to join his family and former U.S. presidents in prime positions on the dais for Monday’s inauguration ceremony. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, and Shou Zi Chew will take pride of place outside the Capitol in a clear show of money power behind the new administration.

  • No one does daring fashion like Zendaya. Photos show the boldest looks she's worn.

    Zendaya has become a style icon. Here's a look at the most daring outfits she's ever worn, from see-through dresses to silver armor.

  • Dua Lipa is the ultimate party girl in nude bralette

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  • Heartbreaking moment mother dog brings dying puppy to vets

    A heart-wrenching scene unfolded outside a veterinary clinic in Beylikdüzü, Turkey, as a mother dog left her malnourished puppy at the door. The clinic staff is now caring for the mother and her puppies.

  • Taiwan carries out first execution in five years, upsetting EU, rights groups

    Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de facto moratorium on the death penalty. Despite Taiwan's reputation as Asia's most liberal democracy, the death penalty remains broadly popular according to opinion polls, though in recent years it has only rarely been carried out and violent crime is relatively low. In September, Taiwan's constitutional court ruled that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes with the most rigorous legal scrutiny, after considering a petition brought by 37 people who were then on death row.

  • Democratic senator on Biden’s farewell plea: ‘Now he tells us’

    Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said statements in President Biden’s farewell speech came much too late in a Thursday statement, raising question with the commander in chief’s parting remarks. “Now he tells us. Biden speaks out against dark money, for climate action, and for SCOTUS term limits. I pressed four years for this speech,” Whitehouse posted…

  • 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

  • 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

  • 'No money': gloom on Beijing streets as economic growth slows

    Consumers pinching pennies, businesses seeing fewer customers, and a pervading sense that the economy just isn't bouncing back -- the mood was grim in Beijing as China posted some of its lowest growth in decades."For us who do business, it's obvious that there are much fewer customers coming to our store, and customers' consumption levels don't compare to before," Yang said.

  • Zuckerberg Threw Sheryl Sandberg Under the Bus During His Meeting With Trump

    Mark Zuckerberg reportedly blamed one of his former executives, Sheryl Sandberg, for Meta’s recent “culture” issues during a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump—despite the fact that she has not been with the company for more than two years. The Facebook founder is accused of playing the blame game at a November meeting at Mar-a-Lago, where The New York Times reports he also made assurances to not stand in Donald Trump’s way after he returns to office next week. The newspaper reported that

  • Zhao Lusi returns to public eye following health scare

    The actress to make first public appearance since hospitalisation at brand event in Chengdu