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Trump: 'Sad Thing' That Biden Didn't Pardon Himself

President sits down with Fox's Sean Hannity, with a slew of topics on the agenda

(Newser) - President Trump sat down with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday night, his first sit-down interview since the inauguration, per the BBC . They covered a range of topics, from pardons and TikTok to FEMA and the JFK files. A quick recap of some standout quotes from their interview, per the...

Marriage, Babies Finally on the Rise in South Korea

Birth rate to climb in 9-year first

(Newser) - South Koreans are finally getting around to making more babies, which is of great news to their government. South's Korea's birth rate—for years the lowest of any country in the world—is now set to climb for the first time in almost a decade. The number of...

Trump: More Tariffs on Chinese Goods Could Come Feb. 1

But no new tariffs have yet been imposed

(Newser) - President Trump's China tariffs are coming. Trump said Tuesday night that his administration is looking at the idea of a 10% tariff on Chinese imports into the US on Feb. 1, the New York Times reports. "We're talking about a tariff of 10% on China based on...

Trump Considers a Visit to China
Trump Considers a
Major Trip Abroad
Jan 20, 2025 2:00 AM CST

Trump Considers a Major Trip Abroad

President-elect is reportedly considering a trip to China soon after he takes office

(Newser) - President-elect Trump wants to visit China after he's inaugurated—possibly within the first 100 days of his second term as president—sources tell the Wall Street Journal and CNN , though they stress that no plans for a trip have actually been made. Almost a year into his first term...

TikTok Goes Dark in the US, for Now
Trump Commits to Delay
After TikTok Goes Dark
updated
Jan 19, 2025 10:09 AM CST

Trump Commits to Delay After TikTok Goes Dark

App shuts down in US, but president-elect says he'll sign an executive order on Monday

(Newser) - TikTok is no longer working for most users in America, but President-elect Trump committed on Sunday to officially delaying enforcement of the ban. Chinese parent company ByteDance began shuttering the app at 10:30pm Saturday to comply with a Supreme Court ruling on Friday, reports USA Today . Those who attempt...

Where Things Stand on TikTok After Supreme Court Ruling

'Stay tuned!' writes President-elect Trump, who says platform's fate is in his hands

(Newser) - The Supreme Court opted on Friday to uphold the ban on TikTok in the name of national security, meaning if parent company ByteDance, which is based in China, doesn't find a US buyer to take over the company before Sunday, the app will essentially die a slow death in...

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on TikTok
Supreme Court
Upholds Ban on TikTok
Jan 17, 2025 9:33 AM CST

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on TikTok

New users won't be able to download it come Sunday unless a US buyer emerges

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overrides concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in...

Could Musk Take Control of TikTok, Too?

China considers selling US operations to Trump ally, Bloomberg reports

(Newser) - Elon Musk might soon have another social media app under his control. Chinese officials are considering selling TikTok's US operations, valued at upward of $50 billion, to the world's richest man as a means of preventing an outright ban in the US, Bloomberg reports. China would much prefer...

Virus Causing Concern in China Is on the Decline, Official Says

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been around for decades, unlike COVID

(Newser) - The rate of human metapneumovirus infections in China is going down, according to a health official who gave an updated Sunday. "The human metapneumovirus is not a new virus, and has been with humans for at least several decades," he said, citing better detection methods as the reason...

TikTok Case Goes Before Supreme Court on Friday

Justices hold Chinese app's fate in their hands

(Newser) - The law that could ban TikTok is going before the Supreme Court on Friday, with the justices largely holding the app's fate in their hands. The popular social-media platform says the law violates the First Amendment and should be struck down, per the AP . TikTok's parent company, ByteDance,...

Earthquake Kills at Least 53 in Western China
Large Earthquake
Strikes Tibet, Near Everest
UPDATED
Jan 7, 2025 12:00 AM CST

Large Earthquake Strikes Tibet, Near Everest

Early reports say nearly 100 people were killed

(Newser) - A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 95 people in Tibet, per the AP . Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region. Rescue workers climbed...

5 Years Ago Today, WHO Picked Up on Illness in Wuhan

The UN agency reiterated its call for China's COVID data

(Newser) - Five years ago today, WHO's Country Office in China picked up a media statement that appeared on the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission's website regarding cases of "viral pneumonia" in Wuhan. It was, of course, COVID-19, and in marking the five-year milestone of the world-changing pandemic, the WHO...

Teens Sentenced in Case That Horrified China

Two 13-year-olds murdered a classmate for his money

(Newser) - A murder case that prompted much public discussion in China has ended with two young teens imprisoned for murder. The boys in Hebei province were both 13 when they brought a bullied classmate to an abandoned greenhouse, killed him with a shovel, and buried his body, reports the BBC . The...

Deadly Car Attack in China Blamed on Divorce Settlement
Driver Who Killed 35
Sentenced to Death
UPDATED
Dec 27, 2024 10:09 AM CST

Driver Who Killed 35 Sentenced to Death

Man unhappy about divorce settlement drove into a crowd in city in southern China

(Newser) - A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people by driving into a crowd. Fan Weiqiu was venting his anger because he was unhappy with his divorce settlement, the court in the southern city of Zhuhai said as it handed down the sentence on Friday....

China's Economy Showing Signs of Life

It rose at a 5.2% pace last year, up from 3% in 2022

(Newser) - China's economy grew a bit more in 2023 than earlier thought, but the revision hasn't affected forecasts for "about 5%" growth in the GDP this year, the government said Thursday. The GDP estimate in 2023 for the world's second largest economy was increased by about 2....

Tigers Raised Together, Released Apart Are Now Mates

Love story is one part of a conservation success that could see tigers repopulate Russian range

(Newser) - Siberian tigers inhabit only a tiny pocket of their historical range in Russia's Far East, but a feline love story is raising hopes that the endangered species—numbering no more than 750—could repopulate much of Asia. The story begins in the early 2010s when scientists rescued six orphaned...

China Goes After Nvidia in Antitrust Probe

US microchip company's shares dip, amid investigation on its 2019 acquisition of Mellanox

(Newser) - Shares of Nvidia slid early Monday after China said it's investigating the high-flying US microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws. In a brief press release with few details, Chinese regulators appear to be focusing on Nvidia's $6.9 billion acquisition of network and data transmission...

Appeals Court Upholds US Ban of TikTok

It's a 'resounding defeat' for the social media platform based in China, will require ban or sale

(Newser) - A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the US. The US Court of Appeals for the District...

Trump Picks His Ambassador to China

He says former Sen. David Perdue 'brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has chosen former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China. Trump said in a Truth Socia l post Thursday that Perdue, a former CEO of firms including Dollar General, "brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China." Perdue lost his Senate seat to...

GM Takes $5B Hit as Sales Decline in China

But the company remains very profitable in North America

(Newser) - General Motors on Wednesday said its profits will take a $5 billion hit due to the poor performance of its Chinese joint ventures. Since 1997, GM has owned 50% of its joint venture with the state-owned SAIC Motor, and it has other joint ventures, including a finance arm. The New ...

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