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Why did Mark Zuckerberg end Facebook and Instagram’s fact-checking program?

Meta is shifting to the right, following the prevailing political winds blowing through the United States. A more partisan era now looms for the social media giant and its corporate leaders, though Mark Zuckerberg himself has few personal politics other than ambition. On Tuesday morning, Meta disbanded Facebook and Instagram’s third-party factchecking program. The company

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Trump Jr. visits Greenland and Danish king changes royal coat of arms amid feud over Arctic territory

It’s a big polar bear vs. Donald Trump Jr. He arrived in snowy Greenland on Tuesday on his father’s Trump Force One private plane, the latest sign of the president-elect’s desire to take ownership of the vast Arctic island. But if the Danish king’s latest move is anything to go by, the United States has

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Trump White House seeks to limit staff who have direct access to the president

PALM BEACH, Fla. — The number of individuals with direct access to the president will be more limited when Donald Trump takes office in two weeks, as incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles seeks to streamline the new West Wing operation. In an effort to tighten the lines of communication with Trump, the transition team

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Income tax cut expected to be a top priority as Kentucky lawmakers convene for a 30-day session

Kentucky’s Republican-dominated legislature convened Tuesday to start a 30-day session expected to include action to reduce the state’s individual income tax rate. GOP lawmakers also will resume efforts to curb diversity, equity and inclusion practices on college campuses. While their constituents back home were digging out from a massive winter storm, the House and Senate

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Kevin O’Leary Joins Bid To Acquire U.S. Assets Of TikTok As Possible Ban Looms

“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary announced Monday that he has joined a bid to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok at a critical juncture in the platform’s future in the country. In an interview with Fox News, O’Leary said he visited Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend, where he got a chance to discuss

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Trump's oil promises have bigger problems than Biden's new offshore drilling ban

President-elect Donald Trump will have trouble meeting his pledges to massively increase oil production — even if he manages to overturn President Joe Biden’s sweeping new ban on offshore drilling. Reluctance by economically skittish petroleum producers, the rise in fuel-efficient cars and Trump’s own threatened trade wars will make it difficult for the United States

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Greenland says Donald Trump Jr. on "private visit" to Danish territory

President-elect Donald Trump’s son Donald Jr. reportedly arrived Tuesday in Greenland, weeks after his father expressed a desire for the U.S. to gain control of the autonomous Danish territory. The visit, confirmed by a Greenland official to CBS News, also comes a day after Mr. Trump suggested the people of the vast region were “MAGA,”

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Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland after his father said the U.S. should own the Danish territory

The eldest son of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that has heightened speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to take control of the Danish territory. The Danish state broadcaster reported that Donald Trump Jr.’s plane landed in Nuuk, the capital of the vast and icy

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A planned trip to Kyiv by Trump's Ukraine envoy isn't going ahead yet, top Ukrainian diplomat says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An upcoming trip to Kyiv by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been canceled but will be rescheduled, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Tuesday. The planned meetings between Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general who has long been Trump’s top adviser on defense

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