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Video platform settles lawsuit filed in response to Trump’s suspension over the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol.YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5m to settle a lawsuit brought by United States President Donald Trump after the platform suspended his account in response to the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol.Under the settlement, YouTube, which is owned by Google parent company Alphabet, will contribute $22m on Trump’s behalf to the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit that is overseeing a $200m project to construct a ballroom at the White House, a court filing showed on Monday.Recommended Stories…

United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will impose a 100 percent import tax on pharmaceutical drugs. He also announced new tariffs on other products.Here’s what we know, and what it all means.What pharma tariffs has Trump announced?In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote that starting on October 1, the US will impose a 100 percent tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical product.The 100 percent tariff means prices of imported pharmaceutical products will double for US importers and consumers.However, Trump said an exception would be made for any company which “IS BUILDING their…

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who lost the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City to Zohran Mamdani by significant margins and is now contesting as an independent, is second in the race to clinch the mayor’s title in the largest city in the United States.Mamdani won on a message of affordability, but Cuomo has slammed his plans as extreme and not feasible. Al Jazeera did an analysis of Cuomo’s economic policies to see what he has to offer for New Yorkers.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHousingCuomo – who only moved into New York City in…

Vancouver, Canada – After a major slowdown in Canada’s high-priced housing market, real estate sales in the country appear to be gradually inching up again.That is cause for optimism across the country’s sector — hopes buoyed even more after the central bank dropped its key interest rate to its lowest in three years.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Bank of Canada’s 0.25 percent rate cut on September 17 — mirroring its US counterpart’s move the same day — has experts hopeful it might help lift home sales and prices, which had left thousands of properties sitting unsold.Mortgage broker Mary…

The new deal comes after the White House delayed enforcement of the ban of the short-form video app four times.Published On 25 Sep 202525 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUnited States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order outlining ByteDance’s divestment plan for the short-form video app TikTok. The plan shifts control of its US assets to a group of new investors, including Oracle.The order was signed on Thursday in the Oval Office and sets a period of 120 days for divestiture to take place.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt is expected to satisfy a…

China’s new target for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions has been branded “disappointing” and “underwhelming” by climate experts, who warn the pledge falls far short of the action needed to avert climate catastrophe.But the goal also stirred hopes that China, which until now has only promised to stop emissions from rising, may ultimately be able to deliver much more ambitious cuts amid a massive expansion in the country’s renewable energy capacity.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIn a video address to the United Nations on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would lower its emissions by 7-10 percent from their…

Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return to the airwaves after Disney lifted its indefinite suspension of the US late-night show, but two of the largest affiliate owners – Sinclair Broadcasting Group and Nexstar Media Group – will not air the long-running programme.Disney owns the broadcaster ABC, home of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. On Monday evening, Disney announced that the show would return following discussions with Kimmel’s team and network representatives. However, two of the major affiliate operators have not reversed course.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listKeeping the show off those affiliate TV stations significantly cuts into Kimmel’s reach. Nexstar and…

The decision means Rebecca Slaughter remains barred from her post at the Federal Trade Commission for the time being.Published On 22 Sep 202522 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United States Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that addresses whether President Donald Trump may fire a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) despite congressional job protections for the post.The high court announced its decision on Monday, effectively allowing Rebecca Slaughter to remain barred from her office at the consumer protection and antitrust agency while the case is ongoing.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend…

Families in Taiwan will receive cash incentives for newborns and fertility treatment.Published On 18 Sep 202518 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareTaiwan has announced that it is fighting back against low population growth with a new subsidy programme to encourage families to have more children.Taiwan’s cabinet on Thursday approved standardised cash payouts to families for each newborn and the coverage of a larger proportion of infertility treatment costs, Focus Taiwan reported.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listUnder the new plan, families will receive $3,320 per newborn, Taiwan News reported, with twins qualifying for a payment of nearly…

US President Donald Trump is set to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, on Friday in a bid to finalise an agreement that will allow the popular video-sharing app TikTok to continue operating in the United States amid threats of a ban.Trump, who has praised TikTok for helping him gain young followers during the November presidential election, did not provide details on the nature of the deal, but implied he was looking to secure TikTok’s continued use in the US to appeal to young Americans.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listTikTok boasts about 175 million users…