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TIKTOK COULD BE BANNED THIS MONTH.HERE'S WHAT USERS CAN DO TO PREPARE

TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news.

Netanyahu Tries to Hold Coalition Together

As U.S. politicians and Qatari mediators hailed a Gaza cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a different tone.

Epic Office Politics Return on Apple TV+

The shorthand review on \"Severance\" should be \"worth the wait\": As the highly anticipated dramatic series returns-after almost three years-it remains as provocative and unsettling a piece of psychological science-fiction as it ever was.

Wall Street Thinks Homes Are Pricey

Housing could be overvalued by anywhere from 10% to 35% based on how investors are acting

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CREDIT CARD DEFAULTS

Credit card defaults are on the rise for Americans, reaching the highest level in 14 years. U.S. credit card defaults jumped to a record $46 billion from January through September 2024, according to the Financial Times, citing data analyzed by BankRegData.

Google Wants 500 Million Using Gemini AI by Year's End

Google's chief executive thinks his company has the best artificial-intelligence technology on the market. Now he has to get consumers to care.

One of America's Priciest Home Listings

Over the past few years, the upscale town of Manalapan in Florida's Palm Beach County has posted outsize real-estate prices and attracted big names like Larry Ellison and Sean Hannity.

Israel Says Deal On Gaza Truce Reached

Netanyahu puts situation on track as security cabinet prepares to vote

Holiday Spending Cheers Retailers

U.S. retail sales rose 4% in the period despite fears over inflation, job market

Tech Stocks Pressure U.S. Indexes; Rate-Cut Hopes Boost Treasurys

Declines in technology stocks dragged on major indexes, while Treasury yields dropped for the third straight session.

'Fact Checkers' Become Rent Seekers

Someone at the New York Times had a little fun writing a headline last week: \"Meta Says Fact-Checkers Rule False.\" The allusion was to an Onion story from 1997: \"Supreme Court Rules Supreme Court Rules.\" The Onion headline was funny because it was true. Article III of the Constitution establishes that the Supreme Court rules, as the Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison (1803). The Times headline was an inside joke. Readers wouldn't get it unless they were deeply familiar with a baneful 21st-century journalistic convention.

KKR Looks to Aid 7-Eleven Owner in Deal

Retail-chain parent Seven & i considers a private buyout among other options

Cancer Rate for Younger Women Rises

The face of cancer in the U.S. is getting younger-and more feminine.

The Reverend And the Rumors

The Sinners All Bow

BOEING'S AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES AND ORDERS IN 2024 REFLECT THE COMPANY'S ROUGH YEAR

Boeing delivered less than half the number of commercial aircraft to customers than its European rival in 2024 as the American aerospace giant's output suffered under intensified government scrutiny and a factory workers' strike, according to data released this week.

NASA PROPOSES CHEAPER AND QUICKER WAY TO GET MARS ROCKS AND SOIL TO EARTH

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11 billion.

AMAZON IS ENDING ITS 'TRY BEFORE YOU BUY' OPTION FOR PRIME MEMBERS

Amazon is saying goodbye to “Try Before You Buy.”

Biden's Claim He Would Have Beaten Trump Frays Relations With Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris has told close allies and family members she is disappointed in President Biden's recent contention that he would have won the 2024 election, according to people familiar with the conversations, straining relations between the two during their final days in the White House.

When a Big House Requires an Even Bigger Renovation

One couple spent over two years and more than twice what they had paid for their Long Island home. It was a full interior and exterior gut.’

A Lake Michigan Mansion That Brings The Period Drama

A private-equity investor spent about $5 million upgrading the early-20th Century estate. It is onthe market for $12.999 million.

Sales at Cartier Owner Richemont Beat Estimates

Cartier owner Richemont reported better-than-expected quarterly sales, triggering a rally in luxury stocks, after its core jewelry division bucked a downturn in demand for high-end goods.

Bankrupt Foreign Firms Flock to File in U.S.

Companies with few ties to Houston go there for predictable judge assignments

What's Next for Los Angeles Luxury?

The Palisades fire destroyed or damaged over a billion dollars of high-end beachfront real estate. Now, its uber-wealthy owners area trying to figure out a path forward.

$155 Million and Counting...

A tally of celebrity homes lost in and around Pacific Palisades. Billy Crystal and Mel Gibson are among the A-listers.

Universal Music Set For U.S. Listing as Ackman Makes Push

Universal Music Group plans to launch a U.S. offering of some shares owned by Bill Ackman's Pershing Square, as the hedge-fund billionaire pushes for the record label behind Taylor Swift to list in the U.S.

Suspended Professor Files Bias Lawsuit

University of Pennsylvania professor Amy Wax has sued the Ivy League school over her suspension, arguing that it violated her First Amendment rights and has a racially discriminatory speech policy.

Filmmaker 'Saw Life in Extreme Close-Ups'

Filmmaker David Lynch, who created surreal shows and films such as \"Twin Peaks,\" \"Mulholland Drive\" and \"Blue Velvet,\" has died. He was 78 years old.

The Curse of Patrick Mahomes

As the Chiefs go for a three-peat, an entire generation of star quarterbacks hasn't had a sniff of the Lombardi Trophy

Sacred Waters

A new marine sanctuary protects part of California's Central Coast—and honors the land's original stewards.

Fit Check

There's no party quite like Carnival. Dana Givens dives in to the fashion behind the festivities.