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TRUMP'S $TRUMP MEME COIN SURGES PAST $13 BILLION IN WEEKEND TRADING

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In a dramatic entrance into cryptocurrency markets, President-elect Donald Trump's newly launched meme coin has achieved remarkable success, reaching a market capitalization of $13.3 billion within 48 hours of its debut. The digital token, launched Friday night during a reported "Crypto Ball" in Washington, saw its value surge by over 300% in its first day of trading.

LOS ANGELES PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS PLEDGE MILLIONS TOWARDS FIRE RELIEF EFFORTS

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A dozen Los Angeles professional sports teams pledged $8 million toward wildfire relief on Monday and outlined plans for three events to distribute supplies to those affected by blazes still ravaging the United States' second-largest city.

TIKTOK SHUTS DOWN IN THE U.S. AHEAD OF FEDERAL BAN

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On January 19, 2025, TikTok stopped working in the U.S., keeping about 170 million users in the dark as a federal ban took hold. The app opened onto a notification stating, “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now.”

BIDEN TO LIFT CUBA'S TERROR DESIGNATION AS PRISONER RELEASE DEAL UNFOLDS

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President Joe Biden announced the removal of Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation reinstated during Donald Trump's presidency in 2021. This development, coupled with Cuba's decision to release 553 prisoners, marks a potential turning point in the often tumultuous US-Cuba relationship.

REDNOTE SURGES AS TIKTOK BAN LOOMS: MILLIONS OF U.S. USERS MIGRATE TO CHINESE APP

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With the United States ready to ban TikTok, millions of American users are racing to alternatives. The sudden spike in popularity of Chinese social media app RedNote-software, better known as Xiaohongshu in China-became quite prominent. According to data from analytics firm Similarweb, the number of daily active users for RedNote in the U.S. surged from less than 700,000 to about 3.4 million in one day.

CAN MRBEAST AND ELON MUSK SAVE TIKTOK FROM THE US BAN?

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As the United States approaches its January 19, 2025, deadline for TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its US operations or face a nationwide ban, speculation and debates surrounding the platform's future have escalated. TikTok, which has over 170 million users in the US, is under scrutiny due to national security concerns. The app's potential shutdown has left its users, primarily from Gen Z and Gen Alpha, in a state of uncertainty.

BIKINI BEANS COFFEE ISSUES A STATEMENT FOLLOWING A SUICIDE AFTER AN EMPLOYEE RECORDED A NAKED MAN IN THEIR DRIVE THRU

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Nautica Malone, 27 years, was captured exposing himself at Bikini Beans Coffee in Tempe, Arizona. The enterprise has now issued a statement after Malone reportedly committed suicide after an employee posted a video of him exposing himself. According to TMZ, Malone pulled up to the drive thru and was approached by an employee who noticed that he was not wearing pants. The employee went to get the manager who caught Malone reportedly masturbating and captured him. This led to the video going viral and Malone shot himself in the head according to Maricopa County Medical Examiner.

CHINA CONSIDERS POSSIBLE SALE OF TIKTOK U.S. OPERATIONS TO MUSK

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Chinese officials are reportedly considering selling TikTok's US operations to Elon Musk as a contingency plan to prevent an impending ban. The preliminary discussions, first reported by Bloomberg News, emerge as the Supreme Court weighs legislation that could force ByteDance to divest TikTok's US business by January 19, 2025.