Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok as soon as next month, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the law - which requires TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance or be banned by mid-January — is constitutional, rebuffing TikTok’s challenge that the statute ran afoul of the First Amendment and unfairly targeted the platform. TikTok and ByteDance — another plaintiff in the lawsuit — are expected to appeal to the Supreme Court. Executive of Tyler Perry Studios dies when plane he was piloting crashes in Florida ATLANTA (AP) — The president of Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios has died when the small plane he was piloting crashed on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The studio confirmed on Saturday that Steve Mensch, its 62-year-old president and general manager, had died Friday. The crash happened in Homosassa, about 60 miles north of Tampa. Photos from the scene show the plane having come to rest upside down on a road. Mensch helped advocate for Georgia’s film tax credit of more than $1 billion a year. Perry hired Mensch to run his namesake studio in 2016. Mensch died as Perry released his war drama, “The Six Triple Eight." The film was shot at the Atlanta studio. US added a strong 227,000 jobs in November in bounce-back from October slowdown WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from the previous month, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sharply diminished employers’ payrolls. Last month’s hiring growth was up considerably from a meager gain of 36,000 jobs in October. The government also revised up its estimate of job growth in September and October by a combined 56,000. Friday’s report also showed that the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.1% in October to a still-low 4.2%. The November data provided the latest evidence that the U.S. job market remains durable even though it has lost significant momentum from the 2021-2023 hiring boom, when the economy was rebounding from the pandemic recession. Stock market today: Wall Street hits more records following a just-right jobs report NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation. The S&P 500 climbed 0.2%, just enough top the all-time high set on Wednesday, as it closed a third straight winning week in what looks to be one of its best years since the 2000 dot-com bust. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.8% to set its own record. Treasury yields eased after the jobs report showed stronger hiring than expected but also an uptick in the unemployment rate. Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass NEW YORK (AP) — In an era when online anger and social tensions are increasingly directed at the businesses consumers count on, Meta last year spent $24.4 million to surround CEO Mark Zuckerberg with security. But the fatal shooting this week of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson while walking alone on a New York City sidewalk has put a spotlight on the widely varied approaches companies take to protect their leaders against threats. And experts say the task of evaluating threats against executives and taking action to protect them is getting more difficult. One of the primary worries are loners whose rantings online are fed by others who are like-minded. It’s up to corporate security analysts to decide what represents a real threat. Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly four days after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, police still do not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing. But they have made some progress in their investigation into Wednesday's killing of the leader of the largest U.S. health insurer, including that the gunman likely left New York City on a bus soon after fleeing the scene. The also found that the gunman left something behind: a backpack that was discovered in Central Park. Police are working with the FBI, which on Friday night announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus The U.S. government has ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. The Agriculture Department on Friday said raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16. Testing will begin in six states — California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon and Pennsylvania. The move is aimed at eliminating the virus, which has infected more than 700 dairy herds in 15 states. Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims. The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were written on the ammunition used to kill UnitedHealthcare's CEO. That's according to two officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday. The words are similar to the phrase “delay, deny, defend.” That's how attorneys describe insurers denying services and payment, and the title of a 2010 book critical of the industry. Police haven’t officially commented on the words. But Thompson’s shooting and the messages on the ammunition have sparked outrage on social media and elsewhere, reflecting frustration Americans have over the cost and complexity of getting care. Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats in Michigan are pressing to pass reproductive health care legislation before the party loses its majority with the new legislative session next year. A bill to protect digital reproductive health data including data logged on menstrual cycle tracking apps is a Democratic priority as lawmakers meet this month. Democratic women and supporters of the legislation say they are acting with new urgency before President-elect Donald Trump takes office because they don't believe his campaign promise to leave abortion to the states. The rush is also a reaction to Republicans taking control of the state House in January. Democrats kept control of the state Senate in the November election. Japan's Nippon Steel sets sights on a growing overseas market in its bid to acquire US Steel KASHIMA, Japan (AP) — The signs at Nippon Steel read: “The world through steel,” underlining why Japan’s top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel. Japan's domestic market isn't growing, so Nippon Steel has its eyes on India, Southeast Asia and the United States, where populations are still growing. Nippon Steel gave reporters a tour of one of its plants in Japan on Friday. The bid for U.S. Steet is opposed by President-elect Donald Trump, President Joe Biden and American steelworkers. 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A group of Opposition leaders on Monday said Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla may extend the tenure of the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendments) Bill even as the Bharatiya Janata Party, buoyed by its recent victory in Maharashtra, is keen to pass the controversial bill in the ongoing winter session of Parliament. Senior officials told HT that just four days are left for the joint committee to submit its report and it will need at least a week to wrap up the final rounds of meeting and adopt the report. The panel, led by BJP’s Jagdambika Pal, was tasked to submit the report by November 29, the last day of the first week of the session. Eleven non-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members of the joint committee met Birla on Monday to argue that various state governments and stakeholders were yet to depose before the panel. The letter reminded that the proposed changes in Waqf law “will affect large section of India’s population. Therefore, a mere three months’ time before the report is finalised is not only inadequate but may result in improper recommendations.” All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi said, “All 11 non-BJP MPs went to meet the Speaker and he listened to us very patiently. He said that our demands will be considered. We hope that he will extend the tenure as we couldn’t go to Bengal, Bihar. We couldn’t monitor the properties of Shia Waqf in Uttar Pradesh. We have invited Delhi’s ministers too. They are stakeholders too. There are several states where committee should visit.” Trinamool Congress member Nadimul Haq said, “The Speaker assured that the time of JPC will be extended.” Pal, meanwhile, announced that the draft report was ready and may call the next meeting on November 28, a day before the current deadline. The ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITy) officials are expected to appear in the next meeting. A senior leader of the ruling dispensation, however, added that the “The government is ready and the bill has been listed in the session... the JPC too has been working and should the Speaker’s office indicate so, it will be in a position to submit its report, after taking on board all the responses and dissent note.” This person declined to comment on whether the government will be agreeable to the demand to extend the JPC’s term. A second BJP leader said the government’s intent to bring the bill and push for its passage was clear from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on Saturday while addressing party workers in the Capital. “The PM’s speech has made it clear that the days of the Waqf board are numbered...he was emphatic that the country will follow the Constitution framed by Babasahab Ambedkar and that Constitution did not have any provision for Waqf,” the second leader said. On Saturday, the PM accused the Congress of “backstabbing” the Constitution framers by “sowing the seeds of appeasement” and referred to the Waqf Board as an example of that. “...The Congress made laws for appeasement, ignoring even the orders of the Supreme Court. One stark example of this is the Waqf board. In 2014, these people while demitting office handed over several properties to the Waqf board. There is no mention of Waqf in the Constitution framed by Ambedkar, yet the Congress for the sake of appeasement created such entities and it was done so that the votebank of the Congress family can increase,” Modi had said, hours after the BJP achieved a landslide victory in Maharashtra. The tussle between the Opposition and BJP lawmakers over the panel’s extension has been going on for some time now. The Opposition members have lodged protests during the meeting, met Birla last month and wrote letters to seek more time while Pal held 28 meetings since August 22 at a feverish pace. The controversial bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in August. The draft bill proposed sweeping changes in the regulation and governance of India’s waqf boards, which manage Islamic charitable endowments. The government argued that the bill will modernise an archaic and complex system in line with recommendations of the 2006 Rajinder Sachar Committee. But the Opposition demanded greater scrutiny for the bill, alleging that it would hurt Muslim communities.Rajasthan minister accuses police of acting against him for raising objections on SHO's behaviour(KTOS) - Analyzing Kratos Defense & Security's Short Interest
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