Sweeping EU rules for tech giants take effect today. Here’s what’s changing | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Europeans using Apple, Google and other major tech platforms woke to a new reality Thursday as a landmark law imposed tough new competition rules on the companies — changing European Union citizens’ experience with phones, apps, browsers and more....
Mass grave with 1,000 skeletons found in Germany (www.cnn.com)
The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines (www.cnn.com)
UNRWA accuses Israel of detaining, coercing staffers into false confessions about ties to Hamas (www.cnn.com)
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Monday accused Israel of detaining and torturing some of its staffers, coercing them into making false confessions about the agency’s ties to Hamas....
Allen Weisselberg, Ex-Trump Org. CFO, to plead guilty to perjury charges (www.cnn.com)
The former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization is expected to plead guilty to perjury charges on Monday related to testimony he gave in a civil investigation into the real estate company’s finances, a person familiar with the investigation said.
Israel not sending delegation to Cairo for Gaza talks, Israeli official says (www.cnn.com)
How psilocybin, the psychedelic in mushrooms, may rewire the brain to ease depression, anxiety and more (www.cnn.com)
The New York Times stands by its reporting on the Hamas terror attack after questions are raised (www.cnn.com)
Talks on an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal appear on track after killings at Gaza aid site, officials say | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Global carbon pollution hits record high even as renewables surge (www.cnn.com)
Global carbon pollution from energy hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries where droughts restricted hydropower production, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report published Thursday....
Blockbuster blizzard is slamming California with 12 feet of snow possible, 100-mph wind gusts | CNN (www.cnn.com)
So while Texas is basically entirely on fire, California is getting New York’s weather.
Kinmen: Tensions still high in the waters off Taiwan islands visible from China’s shore. But for locals, life goes on (www.cnn.com)
Two weeks after two Chinese fishermen drowned while being chased by Taiwan’s coast guard, tensions remain high in the waters around Kinmen, a group of outlying islands controlled by Taiwan but nestled just a stone’s throw from the shores of China....
Thousands gather for Navalny’s funeral in Moscow despite threat of arrest (www.cnn.com)
Thousands of mourners gathered in Moscow for the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny despite a heavy police presence and the threat of detention....
Carnage at Gaza food aid site amid Israeli gunfire. Here’s what we know (www.cnn.com)
One of the worst single tragedies to occur during Israel’s war with Hamas took place Thursday, when scores of Palestinians were killed trying to access food aid in Gaza city.
Carnage at Gaza food aid site amid Israeli gunfire. Here’s what we know (www.cnn.com)
One of the worst single tragedies to occur during Israel’s war with Hamas took place Thursday, when scores of Palestinians were killed trying to access food aid in Gaza city.
E. Jean Carroll tells judge to reject Trump’s request to delay $83 million judgment, calling him the ‘least trustworthy of borrowers’ (www.cnn.com)
E. Jean Carroll said Donald Trump should not be given more time to post the $83.3 million she was awarded in her defamation trial against the former president, telling the judge that Trump is the “least trustworthy of borrowers.”...
India GDP: Country’s economy ended 2023 ‘with a bang’ as growth surged to 8.4% (www.cnn.com)
The world’s fastest-growing major economy is living up to its billing....
Texas wildfires: Deadly fires torch 1 million acres, destroy thousands of cattle and keep raging out of control (www.cnn.com)
The catastrophic infernos ripping across the Texas Panhandle have killed at least one person and threaten to destroy more homes, cattle and livelihoods as the second-largest wildfire in state history engulfs more land every minute.
Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot because of ‘insurrectionist ban’ (www.cnn.com)
In a surprise move, an Illinois judge has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s so-called “insurrectionist ban.”...
North Korean factories making arms for Russia are ‘operating at full capacity,’ South Korea says (www.cnn.com)
North Korea’s munitions factories are “operating at full capacity” to produce weapons and shells for Russia, according to South Korea’s defense minister, as Moscow’s devastating war in Ukraine grinds into a third year....
Sony to lay off 900 at PlayStation as tough times for the games industry persist (www.cnn.com)
How America’s once great department stores became a dying breed (www.cnn.com)
Kellogg’s CEO advice to cash-strapped shoppers: Let them eat Corn Flakes for dinner (www.cnn.com)
No, electric vehicle sales aren’t dropping. Here’s what’s really going on (www.cnn.com)
No, electric vehicle sales aren’t dropping. Here’s what’s really going on::Tesla has been slashing prices. Ford just cut the price of its Mustang Mach-E, too, plus it cut back production of its electric pickup. And General Motors is thinking about bringing back plug-in hybrids, arguably a step back from EVs.