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Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo Songs Vanish from TikTok as Licensing Battle With Universal Music Heats Up UMG, the biggest music company on the planet, failed to renew a licensing deal with TikTok amid a dispute over artist compensation, security, and the use of AI BY NANCY DILLON, ETHAN MILLMAN FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey Songs Disappear On TikTok Amid Universal Music's Licensing Battle A DAY AFTER Universal Music Group threatened to stop licensing its music to TikTok amid a breakdown in deal negotiations, songs from UMG‘s unparalleled stable of artists began vanishing from the social media platform...

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said that out-of-control spending in Washington that keeps adding to the growing pile of U.S. government debt threatens to trigger a reckoning in the form of a market “rebellion.” Mr. Dimon made the remarks while speaking on a panel at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington last week alongside former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), a self-proclaimed deficit hawk. At one point in the discussion, Mr. Ryan said that the “most predictable crisis we’ve ever had” is the looming debt spiral as the U.S. government faces increasing levels of indebtedness, threatening America’s ability to pay...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) related Wednesday that he had been shocked to hear a clerk at a Target store blame him for the wave of shoplifting that has struck retailers in the state since the adoption of criminal justice reforms that he has backed. He told the story while waiting for a Zoom call about his mental health reforms to begin. In a Zoom call about a mental health proposition, Gov. Gavin Newsom says he was at a Target and saw someone walk out without paying. He asked a worker why the person steals and they blamed the Governor...

Biden to issue executive order against extremist West Bank settlers American news outlet Politico reported Thursday that U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order for “punishing Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians.” Politico’s report was based on official documents seen by the outlet, a U.S. official, and a congressional aid. (Ynetnews) https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1iutxf9a

Police say Abdul Shokoor Ezedi (45) is the perpetrator of the chemical attack in south London The attacker threw a chemical in the faces of 12 people last night in Clapham South, London. 2 children were among the victims- one of them aged 3.

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Reader discretion is advised: Shari Mendes, one of the reservists who handled the bodies of women massacred in the October 7 atrocities described systematic genital mutilation of women, 'it will take time until the victims speak' Ynet | published:02.01.24 06:13 Warning: The article contains descriptions that are difficult to read, and are not recommended for everyone. This article will revolve around the hundreds of bodies that were piled on top of each other, their desecration to the point that it was difficult to properly prepare them for burial, the systematic way in which Hamas struck without hesitation or mercy, anyone...

Oregon, the pioneering state in drug decriminalization, faces a fentanyl crisis prompting a state of emergency in Portland. Despite hopes that a more compassionate approach would address addiction, the reality has been starkly different. Measure 110, passed in 2020, shifted focus to addiction and recovery, with police issuing citations for public drug use. However, the law’s effectiveness is under scrutiny, with overdose deaths rising since its implementation. Governor Tina Kotek has declared a 90-day emergency order for fentanyl use, establishing a command center for better coordination between emergency management and health services. The move comes after nearly a thousand accidental...

A mom in central Florida has been banned from dropping her kids off at a private Christian school because of an advertisement for her OnlyFans account on her vehicle. Michelle Cline says the school is making her park across the street, which forces her kids to cross a busy road, go down a sidewalk, and walk through the parking lot to get to school. That is, unless she takes the ad for the adult content site off her car. Cline goes by the name Piper Fawn to promote her adult content. She has a large decal that stretches across her...

If you need more evidence that America has become a "permission-slip" society, look no further than the City of Portland, Oregon, requiring homeowners to get permits to remove trees that've fallen on their houses during recent winter storms. Portland alt-weekly Willamette Week published a story last week about Joel and Sarah Bonds, who had a large Douglas Fir in the backyard squash their house after it became weighed down with ice. The tree barely missed the Bonds' young daughter and cat. As it turns out, the couple were not unaware of the danger posed by the tree. In 2021, they'd...

Colonel Richard Kemp commanded the British troops in Afghanistan. Before that, he saw service in the conflict in Northern Ireland, the Bosnian War, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War. Kemp was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Military Division, in 1994. He was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery for service as a commander in the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia in 1994. He was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), Military Division, in the New Year’s Honours List in 2006. Kemp has written extensively about the IDF, its...

YUKON, Okla. (TND) — An Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper is expected to be okay following a scary incident along a busy roadway. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol shared a video Wednesday that shows Trooper Jesse Gregory conducting a traffic stop on I-40 at Cimarron Road. In the video, you can see Trooper Gregory speaking to the driver of the vehicle he had pulled over through the passenger side window when another vehicle ran into them.

What has become of America? https://t.co/mj0J5zUJA2— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 31, 2024Responding to: Violent activists tore down dozens of statues including Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. None were held accountable or charged with a hate crime.Michael Cassidy knocks over a Satan statue made out of household items and gets charged with a hate crime.Welcome… pic.twitter.com/NdS70sXQKi— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 31, 2024

While the IDF continues to provide safe corridors for civilians fleeing from Khan Yunis, Hamas operatives try to hold them back, for they are the human shields Hamas relies on to discourage IDF attacks. Now Gazans are openly expressing their anger with Hamas, which wants to keep them imperiled, and also has been appropriating much of the humanitarian aid that has been trucked into the Strip. More on this public display of anger directed at Hamas can be found here: “Gazans call for overthrow of Hamas as they flee through IDF humanitarian corridor,” by Gadi Zaig, Jerusalem Post, January 27,...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Illuminations•Miniatures•Mosaics•Photographs•Reliefs•Statues•Tapestries•Windows• CHRIST IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Before Bethlehem, Jesus intervened often in this world. This series presents some of those occasions, along with “types” of Christ: people and objects who represent Him and His qualities.22nd PSALM: PREDICTING JESUS’ CRUCIFIXION IN DETAIL PSALM 22 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? 1 2 by JAMES TISSOT "Eloi Eloi Lama Sabacthani" I am scorned by men and despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: “He trusts in...

Banks are shutting hundreds of branches a year - this month some 41 closures were announced in a single week and among those affected were nine US Bank locations. Bank of America, Chase, PNC, Citizen, Capital One, First National Bank of Pennsylvania and Huntington also said they were axing branches. Such closures deal a huge blow to customers looking to visit in person to submit a document, make a withdrawal or deposit, cash in a check or simply run through their finances with a trusted bank manager. Others, particularly the elderly, may struggle with accessing banking services online due to...

When serially attacked, loudly responding that we will only proportionally strike back and wish no wider war will only ensure a big, ugly one. Iranian-backed militias have attacked American installations and forces in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan some 170 times. Ostensibly, these terrorist groups claim they are hitting US forces to coerce America into dropping its support of Israel and demanding a cease-fire in the Gaza war. In reality, these satellite terrorists are being directed in a larger effort by Iran to pry the US. out of the Middle East, in the manner of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing. That...

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A new explosion was reported off Yemen on Thursday after overnight US strikes targeted 10 attack drones and a ground control station belonging to the Iran-backed Huthi rebels. The explosion, reported by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency, happened near a vessel west of the port city of Hodeida. (excerpt) Early Thursday in Yemen, US forces targeted a "Huthi UAV ground control station and 10 Huthi one-way UAVs" that "presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the US Navy ships in the region", a CENTCOM statement said, using an abbreviation for unmanned aerial vehicles or drones.

Mississippi-born bluesman K.C. Douglas (1912-1975), recorded in Oakland, California during a 1952 field trip. The song, Mercury Blues, was much covered by later generations of blues performers.K.C. Douglas - Mercury Blues (1952) | 2:20lupine22 | 6.93K subscribers | 150,154 views | January 29, 2011