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The TikTok app logo is seen in this photo illustration taken in Warsaw, Poland on 18 November, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe EU is clamping down on social media firms and plans to target “addictive design” features on TikTok and Instagram as governments worldwide look to protect children from the harms of social media. The region will take action against certain features on social media platforms later in the year, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday at the European Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Children in Denmark. CNBC has approached ByteDance and Meta for comment.”We…

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SEOUL: South Korea’s appeals court on Tuesday (May 12) increased the ex-interior minister’s prison sentence from seven to nine years over his role in the 2024 martial law crisis, ruling the original term was too lenient.The country’s ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s decree briefly suspended civilian rule and plunged South Korea into chaos, but only lasted around six hours as opposition lawmakers moved quickly to overturn it in a vote.A lower court sentenced former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min in February to seven years behind bars, but he and the prosecution appealed the term to the Seoul High Court. The appeals court said…

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new video loaded: Trump Previews Issues He Plans to Raise With XitranscriptBacktranscriptTrump Previews Issues He Plans to Raise With XiPresident Trump said he expected to speak to the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, about a range of issues at a summit in Beijing, from the war in Iran to Jimmy Lai, an imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul.“I have a great relationship with President Xi. A discussion will be a little bit about energy and about the very beautiful country of Iran.” [Reporter] “Do you think we should still be selling them weapons?” “President Xi would like us not to, and I’ll…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats in the Michigan House have proposed a package of bills that aim to legalize medically assisted suicide for certain terminally ill adults.The package, which would create a Death with Dignity Act, would allow certain terminally ill adults with six months or less to live to request and receive medication to end their own life.As part of the package, patients would need to make multiple requests, both in written and oral form, and must wait at least 15 days between requests. They must also receive an evaluation from two doctors, potentially receive…

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Inspired by a true story, Netflix’s “The Rip,” starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, follows two Miami-Dade police officers as they discover more than $20 million of cartel cash during a drug raid and reveals corruption within the department. But now the real-life officers involved in the raid are suing Damon and Affleck through their production company. Carter Evans reports.

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Earlier this week, Draymond Green made headlines by criticizing the twilight of Charles Barkley’s Hall of Fame career.Appearing in studio during Wednesday’s edition of “Inside the NBA,” Green pointed to Barkley’s four-year stint with the Houston Rockets.”I think the goal is just to not look like you in the Houston Rockets uniform,” a follow-up to Barkley’s suggestion that the Golden State Warriors — Green’s team — are well past their championship window. Days later, as controversy mounted, Green clarified his remarks about Barkley.”The reason that I would even say that is what…

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JOHOR BAHRU: Three people were detained in Johor on Monday (May 11) to assist with investigations into the fatal shooting of a man outside an entertainment centre in Skudai.The 27-year-old victim, who worked at a warehouse in Singapore, was shot dead last Saturday night in Taman Industri Jaya. His nationality was not mentioned in reports.Another 27-year-old man, who was the victim’s friend, was also shot and injured in the incident, local media reported. Two Malaysian men and a woman aged 26 to 29 have been held, according to Johor police chief Hoo Chuan Huat. “They have been detained to assist in the investigation…

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