South China Sea High Tension – US / UK / China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9RXQko521I
The chief executives of five major social media companies appeared before senators Wednesday for a highly anticipated hearing on the harms children and teens face online. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, X CEO Linda Yaccarino, TikTok CEO Shou Chew, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Discord CEO Jason Citron testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a…
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 2 (UPI) — A senior Hamas leader and two companions were killed Tuesday in an Israeli drone strike in Beirut’s southern suburb, the stronghold of Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to the militant Palestinian group. Saleh al-Arouri, 58, who served as Hamas’ deputy politburo leader and its military commander of the West Bank, died…
SEATTLE (AP) — The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth. Seattle Public Schools filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court. The 91-page complaint says the social media…
U.S. trade gap in goods rises 5.7% in September to $92.2 billion The numbers: The trade deficit in goods widened 5.7% in September to $92.2 billion as a strong dollar crimped exports. Yet a sharp decline in the trade gap since the spring is likely to help the U.S. economy post the first increase in quarterly…
Police apprehend East Jerusalem man with lighter, cotton wool, flammable materials; right-wing officials urge West Bank lockdown amid Palestinian social media calls to start blazes An arson suspect was arrested Wednesday, as authorities were probing whether major brush fires west of Jerusalem were started intentionally and as calls appeared on Palestinian social media to start…
A public administration may prohibit staff from wearing items such as an Islamic headscarf, CJEU says. The EU’s top court on Tuesday ruled that a public administration may ban staff from visibly wearing any sign which reveals philosophical or religious beliefs, in order to create a “neutral administrative environment.” “Such a rule is not discriminatory…