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Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. President Joe Biden will make a farewell address on Wednesday night, ahead of president-elect Donald Trump‘s official inauguration this coming Monday. The final remarks, a long-running tradition for departing presidents in the U.S, will take place at 8 p.m.

Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement to pause the fighting in Gaza and begin the phased release of hostages, 15 months after the war started in October 2023.

There’s nothing from the White House and nothing from Benjamin Netanyahu’s office yet, but the incoming President of the United States says there is a peace deal has been reached in the Middle East today

A new report has emerged suggesting what is going to happen to TikTok on Sunday (January 19) when the ban goes into effect. Initially, rumors spread that for those who download the app ahead of the ban, it would still be usable, but over time, usability would be impacted as no new updates to the app would go through. New users would not be able to download the app from the app store after the ban.

doesn’t plan to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration. She doesn’t have to and she doesn’t want to.On January 14 it was reported that on January 20. “Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies.

NewsNation is moving Leland Vittert‘s nighttime show to the key 9 p.m. ET slot, following Dan Abrams decision to end his show.

TikTok following news that it plans to cease operations in the US this Sunday (January 19).The decision comes after the site and its parent company, ByteDance, lost an appeal against a law seeking to ban it.Last month, President-elect Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to delay a potential ban, saying he “opposes banning TikTok” and “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office”.Yesterday (January 14), Bloomberg reported that the Chinese government – which holds a significant stake in TikTok – was looking at various options for the app’s future. One of these included the potential sale of the social media platform to tech billionaire Elon Musk.The rumours come following CEO of SpaceX and Tesla purchasing Twitter for a staggering $44billion in 2022 and rebranding it as X.

Carrie Underwood has a surprising ally in Whoopi Goldberg.

Legend Hulk Hogan has pushed back on angry fans with another WWE appearance in the pipeline.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels is the subject of Susan Morrison’s upcoming biography “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” a lengthy excerpt from which was published by The New Yorker and reveals Michaels’ hot and cold relationship with the ever-changing cast over the years. Michaels may be the boss of “SNL,” but he wasn’t always a loving paternal figure. Alec Baldwin, who has hosted “SNL” 17 times and had a stint playing Donald Trump, told Morrison that Michaels is “Darwinian” in his management style in that “Lorne just stands back and lets them cannibalize each other.” But Morrison writes that Michaels “is flexible about the talent-management aspect of his producer role.

The New York Times.The bill now heads to the Republican-controlled Senate. But due to the filibuster, seven Democrats would have to vote with Republicans to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to end debate on the bill before it receives an up-or-down vote.

, newborn daughter Golden Raye Mahomes, has already received that divine blessing of which so many dream: a like from Taylor Swift.The megastar, who keeps things super quiet on social media most of the time, likes to acknowledge good news with a subtle double tap, a quiet way to show her support. And just a day after the Mahomeses announced Golden’s arrival, we can confirm that their post——hath been SwiftLiked. Cute!Taylor and Brittany have since Swift began dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, even coming up with .

The View had plenty of views on Carrie Underwood‘s announcement that she’ll be performing “America The Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on January 20, though all of the cohosts defended her right to do so.

Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms plans to lay off about 5% of its workforce, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg warning of an “intense” year ahead.

deluge of virtue-signaling moves taken by Meta to placate conservatives as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.Last week, CEO Zuckerberg announced that Meta would eliminate its third-party fact-checking system and replace it with a user-based “Community Notes” feature similar to the model employed by X.Meta also overhauled its “Hateful Conduct” policy, carving out a host of exemptions that allow certain types of bias-motivated attacks directed at specific groups, including the LGBTQ community, under the guise of promoting “free speech” on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.When The Intercept wrote about the confusing and seemingly contradictory guidelines for determining what types of content are allowed or prohibited on its platforms, Meta locked access to company policies and training materials, which had previously been publicly accessible.Last Friday, Meta went a step further, announcing it would end diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. It eliminated its chief diversity officer role, ended its goals calling for certain numbers of women and minorities to be hired, and said it would no longer prioritize minority-owned businesses when hiring vendors.Additionally, Meta reportedly deleted nonbinary and transgender themes from its Messenger chat app, which allows users to customize the app’s colors and wallpaper, as reported by 404 Media.

. The former first lady won’t attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025, according to the .

will be singing at ’ on January 20, the winner herself has released a statement explaining her decision.“I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood told . “I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.”Carrie Underwood had kept her political views to herself for years, telling in 2019, “I try to stay far out of politics if possible, at least in public, because nobody wins. It’s crazy.

Ethan Shanfeld Donald Trump hurled insults at Seth Meyers in the middle of the night on Truth Social, calling the late night TV host “dumb and untalented” and demanding that Comcast, which owns NBC, “pay a big price” for what he calls “political hits.” “How bad is Seth Meyers on NBC, a ‘network’ run by a truly bad group of people — Remember, they also run MSDNC,” Trump wrote. “I got stuck watching Marble Mouth Meyers the other night, the first time in months, and every time I watch this moron I feel an obligation to say how dumb and untalented he is, merely a slot filler for the Scum that runs Comcast.” Trump continued his rant: “These guys should be paying a lot of money for the right to give these ‘in kind’ contributions to the Radical Left Democrat Party.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Whoopi Goldberg showed some support to Carrie Underwood on “The View” (via Entertainment Weekly) amid backlash against the “American Idol” winner and country music star for her decision to perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Jan. 20. The EGOT winner has been outspoken against Trump for years but said she stands behind Underwood, although Goldberg will not be watching the performance or the inauguration.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend Donald Trump‘s inauguration next week, although former President Barack Obama will be there along with his living predecessors.

Chinese-made social media apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8 have soared to the top two spots on Apple’s iPhone download charts in the U.S., as users look for alternatives to TikTok ahead of an imminent ban stateside.