61 m. ago Teens hoping to get around Australia’s social media ban are rushing to smaller apps. Where are they going?

As Meta begins deleting accounts and the deadline looms, children have already begun to flock to platforms not included in the banned list, like Coverstar, Lemon8, Yope and RednoteAustralia social media ban explained: everything you need to knowGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Australia prepares to block under-16s from accessing 10 of its largest social media platforms, less prominent companies have begun courting the teen market – in some cases paying underaged influencers to promote them.One teenaged TikTok influencer said in a paid “collab” video for the app Coverstar: “The social media ban is fast approaching, but I found the new cool app we can all move to.” Continue reading...

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69 m. ago Trump administration to direct more water to California farms

The Trump administration will start sending more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley

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97 m. ago Logan Paul confirms Donald Trump talks over appearance at John Cena's WWE farewell

With John Cena closing his WWE career in Washington this month, there has been speculation the US President and Hall of Famer Donald Trump could be part of the celebrations

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1 hour ago Republicans in Washington circle the wagons around an increasingly damaged Pete Hegseth

Two Republicans are willing to say Trump’s defense secretary acted improperly, but predictably neither one is sticking around, writes John Bowden

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2 h. ago Trump and Melania usher in holiday season with lighting of National Christmas tree

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania lit the National Christmas Tree Thursday evening

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2 h. ago Putin crushes hopes for a peace deal once more as UK eyes unlocking £8BILLION of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

Speaking publicly for the first time about his talks with Donald Trump 's peace envoy Steve Witkoff, the Russian president held a hard line.

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2 h. ago US military conducts strike on another suspected drug boat as probe into the first strike begins

U.S. Southern Command says it has conducted another strike against a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, following a pause of almost three weeks

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2 h. ago Police plan to use draconian cameras that read emotions to help identify criminals and prevent suicides

Ministers launched a consultation yesterday on emerging technology that analyses 'motions and emotions' and could help catch criminals, prevent suicides and find missing people.

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2 h. ago Blake Lively demands her day in court as she fights to move Justin Baldoni case to trial in latest legal twist

Blake Lively isn't backing down in her high-stakes court battle with Justin Baldoni. On Thursday, Lively's attorneys filed their opposition to his recent motion, laying out why the case should proceed.

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2 h. ago Mortgage fraud indictment against Letitia James rejected by grand jury

James denied any wrongdoing and accused the Trump administration of using the justice system to seek revenge on political opponents

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2 h. ago Supreme court allows Texas to use new congressional map favoring Republicans in 2026 elections – US politics live

Ruling will impact elections as soon as the March primariesUS supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional mapsAmong the beneficiaries of Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations, there is a group that legal experts and political scientists see as some of the clearest evidence of how such actions undermine the rule of law: those who were released from prison and again arrested for different alleged crimes.During his first term, Trump issued 237 acts of clemency – including to someone who was a predatory lender and drug smuggler and to another who ran a Ponzi scheme. Since taking office again, Trump has issued more than 1,600, most for people involved in the January 6 attack on Congress. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump and Melania usher in holiday season with lighting of National Christmas tree: Live

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania lit the National Christmas Tree Thursday evening

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3 h. ago Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James

The Justice Department has failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump

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3 h. ago Donald Trump announces ‘historic’ peace treaty between Rwanda and DR Congo

The central African nations ink deals giving US companies access to Kinshasa’s minerals and seeking to end 30 years of conflict

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4 h. ago Now Trump ally blasts Lammy's justice reforms, warning lack of juries will see more jailed under 'absurd censorship laws'

An ally of the US President said that removing the right to a jury trial is 'misguided' and will see more people jailed for breaching the UK's 'absurd censorship laws'.

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4 h. ago 5 years later, authorities arrest a suspect in Washington pipe bomb case. Here's what to know

The FBI has arrested a suspect five years after an unidentified person placed two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington, D.C. The mystery behind the person’s identity has bedeviled law enforcement and helped fuel conspiracy theories about Jan. 6, 2021, and the Capitol riot by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters

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4 h. ago Several people arrested in New Orleans amid ICE ‘siege’: ‘It’s racial profiling’

Communities remain terrified as Trump administration’s crackdown on another Democratic-led city enters day twoDozens of people have been detained across the New Orleans area as the Trump administration’s latest sweeping federal immigration crackdown in a Democratic-led city entered its second day.The city’s immigrant communities remain terrified and traumatized, advocates said, with many in hiding as people have been arrested in public spaces including parking lots outside Home Depots and Lowe’s hardware stores, at bus stops, shopping malls and in residential areas around the city. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Ruben Amorim slams Man Utd flops in furious rant after West Ham lapse

Manchester United let an opportunity to move up the table slip on Thursday evening after being held by West Ham and Red Devils fans were far from happy come the final whistle

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4 h. ago Renfrewshire Council approves plan that will guide work on poverty and cost

Local authority provides overview of key programme and sets out priorities for two years.

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4 h. ago Former Liverpool star Darwin Nunez hatches escape plan as transfer 'offer' emerges

Darwin Nunez left Liverpool in the summer to complete a £66 million move to Saudi side Al-Hilal

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