Year: 2025
Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday commemorating King’s legacy. It’s a disquieting contrast for some civil rights advocates who wish to fulfill the late reverend’s dream […]
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Commerzbank explores thousands of job cuts after approach from UniCredit, FT reports
The logo of German bank Commerzbank seen on a branch office near the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images Commerzbank is exploring cutting thousands of jobs as it seeks to fend off an unwanted approach from Italy’s UniCredit, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. […]
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Israeli forces attack Gaza after ceasefire deadline missed
A view over the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on Jan. 16, 2025. Amir Levy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday and Palestinian medics said eight people were killed shortly after Israel and Hamas […]
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Santander considers UK exit amid frustrations with high street banking, FT reports
A sign hangs from a branch of Banco Santander in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images Banco Santander is reconsidering its presence in Britain two decades after its acquisition of Abbey National made it a major player on UK high streets, the Financial Times newspaper reported on […]
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Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S.
Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday night, complying with a law requiring China’s ByteDance to divest the social app or see it face an effective ban in the U.S. The Apple App Store and the Google Play store’s removal of TikTok means people in the U.S. can no longer download the […]
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Perplexity AI makes a bid to merge with TikTok U.S.
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Perplexity AI officially made a play for TikTok on Saturday, submitting a bid to its parent company, ByteDance, to create a new merged entity combining Perplexity, TikTok U.S. and new capital partners, CNBC has learned. The new structure would allow for most of ByteDance’s existing investors to retain […]
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ICE planning major enforcement operation in Chicago after Trump inauguration
An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City. David Dee Delgado | Getty Images Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are planning a major enforcement operation that will target immigrants for several days following the inauguration of President-elect Donald […]
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Thousands converge on Washington for a march days before Trump takes office
People attend the “People’s March on Washington” ahead of the presidential inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18, 2025 Jon Cherry | Reuters Thousands of people from around the United States were rallying in the nation’s capital Saturday for women’s reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat […]
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Solana surges 12% on launch of Trump-themed memecoin, ether falls
The Solana logo on a phone screen and representation of cryptocurrencies are seen in this photo taken in Krakow, Poland, Aug. 21, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Solana’s SOL token rocketed after a memecoin linked to President-elect Donald Trump launched on the popular blockchain network. The price of SOL was up by […]
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What to expect from travel prices in 2025 — and which destinations have the best vacation bargains
Osaka, Japan. Jiale Tan | Moment | Getty Images The new year has many travelers thinking ahead to 2025 vacation plans — and how much those trips may cost. About half — 51% — of Americans say flight cost will determine their destination choices this year, according to Skyscanner. And 50% said hotel costs are […]
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