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NoneA federal appeals court Friday upheld a controversial law banning the U.S. operations of TikTok – the massively popular video-based social networking app owned by Chinese company ByteDance – unless it finds a U.S. buyer. That gives the company just six weeks to keep fighting before the ax falls. We have our issues with TikTok, but we won’t be cheering that outcome. This impacts a lot of Americans, as there are 170 million U.S. users, about half the total population of the country and more than the combined numbers who voted for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. The most dangerous aspect of TikTok, a potential Chinese state weaponization, is speculative. Lawmakers and the Department of Justice are arguing that the platform could be compelled to share data on users with authorities in Beijing, or used to gather information on potential spies or any number of other schemes running the gamut from plausible to Tom Clancy novel. Yet there’s no public hard evidence that any of this has actually happened or even been attempted; we specify “public” because these officials have insisted that there is secret evidence to suggest that these are real and present threats, and are acting on that secret evidence. We understand that there are sensitive techniques and information that must be classified for reasons of national security and safety – a principle, by the way, that the incoming president does not himself seem to grasp, and is skirting consequences for violating – but this isn’t how we should be doing things in this country. Effectively banning the operation of an entire company based on secret evidence that our political leaders simply assure us exists is not really in keeping with our principles of due process and transparency. We present no defense of TikTok, which previously has been caught censoring views that Beijing doesn’t like, and it is undoubtedly designed to be addictive and appeal in particular to kids and teens, who can get sucked into the endless scroll. It has been used to push harmful content and misinformation around things like eating disorders and vaccines, and its sheer breadth and reach make this information often spread before it can be moderated. If you’re thinking that could just as well be true of Meta and its Facebook and Instagram platforms, or Alphabet with YouTube, then you can see what we’re driving at. But what makes TikTok different is that those parents aren’t foreign owned, and owned by an unfriendly country. There are plenty of things to be concerned about with TikTok, just as there are plenty of things to regulate around all of these social media companies. At least these are attempting some kind of evenhanded moderation, unlike the platform formerly known as Twitter, which has become the cesspool of X under Elon Musk’s ownership. Moving to completely ban TikTok on what seems like thin and largely speculative national security grounds is a red herring drawing attention away from the fact that all these social media platforms have been allowed to run roughshod over our social and political fabric with a very light touch from regulators. We’d all be better served dropping this effort and taking aim at the broader system.

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Derek Robertson threw for a school-record 536 yards and three touchdowns, and Monmouth wrapped up its season with a wild 55-47 victory over Stony Brook on Saturday. Robertson completed 28 of 45 passes with touchdowns of 3 yards to Marcus Middleton, 51 yards to Tra Neal and 42 yards to Max James.

MARTIN KEOWN TALKS TACTICS: Tottenham's flying full back Pedro Porro will be a handful for shaky Man City as Pep Guardiola's men bid to end four-game losing streakThailand's Jeeno Thitikul fired a nine-under par 63 to capture a share of the lead with American Angel Yin after Saturday's third round of the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship. A bogey-free round by the 21-year-old Thai star, closed with an eagle at the par-5 17th and a birdie at 18, left her level with Yin on 15-under 201 after 54 holes at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. "Just trying to make it the lowest score that I can," Jeeno said. "Today it's my caddie's birthday and definitely he's going to say because my birthday you shoot like a really good score. "Hopefully I can get a big check for him tomorrow." China's Yin Ruoning was third on 204, three strokes adrift, with England's Charley Hull and South Korean An Na-rin on 205 and American Lucy Li and Russian Nataliya Guseva on 206. The top 60 players in the season points chase qualified for the $11 million showdown, which offers a $4 million top prize. Jeeno seeks her fourth career LPGA title after the 2022 JTBC Classic, 2022 Northwest Arkansas Championship and this year's Dow Championship pairs event with Yin. "Whatever is going to happen tomorrow, I take it as learning experience," Jeeno said. "It's not about life or death. It's just like what we play and then we just trying to improve ourself." Yin, ranked 34th, won her only LPGA title last year at Shanghai. "Felt good. The course, I think, is playing pretty tough, so happy with my score," Yin said. "I'm scoring still. Making some mistakes but saving a bunch so a lot of positives." World number seven Jeeno opened with a birdie and added birdies at the par-3 fifth and eighth holes, then began the back nine with three consecutive birdies. Jeeno grabbed a share of the lead at 14-under with an eagle at the par-5 17th and seized the solo lead with a closing birdie. "Nothing specific," Jeeno said of her sizzling finish. "We know 17, it's reachable par-5, so I just trying to hit second shot on the green, which is like easy to have like easy birdie. Hit really good, went to the pin, and then not that far for the eagle. "On 18 nothing, just trying to make par. I have no idea how I can hole that putt in as well." Yin birdied the par-3 fifth then eagled the par-5 sixth, sinking a long pitch from just off the green, and answered a bogey at seven with birdies at the eighth and ninth. "I just knew where I needed to chip," Yin said of her eagle. "I had a good line on it and just dribbled in." She added a birdie at the par-3 12th but stumbled with a bogey at 15 only to answer with a birdie at 17 to reclaim a share of the lead. "I just knew I had to keep grinding it out and I needed to trust what I'm good at," Yin said. "Got a little rough, but it was good." Top-ranked Nelly Korda, who has already clinched the LPGA Player of the Year award, closed with birdies at 17 and 18 to fire a 69. The 26-year-old American, chasing her eighth title of the season, stood on 207 in an eighth-place pack with France's Celine Boutier, Japan's Ayaka Furue and South Korean Choi Hye-jin. js/sev Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD news, and more.

LEADER OF THE LABOUR Party, Ivana Bacik has hit out at Sinn Féin and said that she has “difficulties” describing it as a left-wing party. In an interview with , the Dublin Bay South TD said her party has “huge ideological differences” with the three biggest political parties in the State – Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin. On Sinn Féin, Bacik said she would describe the party as “populist” and argued it has taken positions, particularly on taxation and climate change, that are “at odds with left-wing parties” and not “credible”. “They themselves would acknowledge their guiding force is nationalism and not social democracy or socialism,” Bacik argued. Sinn Féin has long described itself as a left-wing nationalist party, with its members sitting in The Left group of the European Parliament. However, in recent times, the party has struggled internally with a clash in values. In particular, Bacik pointed to the party’s record on climate change; its “flip flop” on the Nature Restoration Law at EU level and its opposition to the carbon tax nationally (something other parties on the left, such as People Before Profit are also opposed to). On the Nature Restoration Law, Bacik said: “I mean, the biggest innovation on tackling climate at EU level and Sinn Féin vote against it? Bacik also pointed to the party’s proposal to scrap the property tax as a stance that doesn’t align with traditional left-wing ideology. “That’s a wealth tax. It’s a tax on assets. And I always had the belief that for us on the left, the party of work, party of the trade union movement, our focus in taxation must be on wealth and not on work,” Bacik said. As part of its pitch to voters in this election, the Labour Party is not proposing any increase in income tax, but Bacik said she does believe that a solid and fair tax base should be a priority for government. The Labour Party currently has six TDs in the Dáil, with one, Seán Sherlock not seeking re-election. In this election, it is running 32 candidates and Bacik is hoping to build on what they have. The party was once one of the “big three” parties in the country, but after dropping to just seven TDs in 2016 after its stint in government it has not yet managed to return to its 2011 high of 37 TDs. During this election, it has been reported that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have been eyeing up the Labour Party as a possible junior coalition partner to replace the Greens, an idea Bacik has dismissed as “arrogant”. But Bacik has long talked about her party being “serious” about going into government. Is she willing to do that no matter the cost to her party’s future? On the suggestion that Labour would risk a hammering from the electorate, similar to 2011 if it went into government with Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael, Bacik makes the point that both parties have “wasted a decade of prosperity” and what she and her Labour colleagues want to see is real change in communities. “And the best, the only way, to deliver change is through going into government,” she said. She is firm though that her first priority, if re-elected, will be to form a “common platform” on the left, namely with the Green Party and the Social Democrats, to go into any government formation talks together. Taoiseach Simon Harris rejected this idea on Friday in an interview with the Irish Times, but Bacik said it is “presumptuous” and “arrogant” for him to categorically rule anyone out at this point. She also pushed back on the idea that a coalition involving a number of smaller parties on the left would be unstable, arguing that a clear policy platform would counter this. Bacik’s “biggest fear” is that the next government would be any of the three biggest parties in coalition with a group of Independents or “far-right Independents”. “Then we will see not only a lack of stability in government, but a really, seriously dangerous set of policies being adopted that will set us back on climate action. That’s a real fear, as we see with Trump, and will not guarantee the state investment in housing and care that is needed and that people are looking for.” In particular, Bacik said she would be “very worried” about the prospect of Aontú or Independent Ireland being in government. On incoming US President Donald Trump, Bacik spoke of how, as the mother of teenagers, she was “deeply distressed” to see Trump re-elected. She said his presidency for the next four years will likely set back climate action “irrevocably” and argued that this means greater action is needed domestically. “The Greens have been talking about their time in government, but even with their efforts, at best, the EPA are saying we’re only on target to achieve 29% emission reductions by 2030. The EU binding goal is 51%. That’s absolutely terrifying. “So we need to see a collective mass, a critical mass, of TDs in the next government who are committed to climate action, whatever party they’re from. We need that common platform on environmental issues, as we do on housing and on childcare,” Bacik said. Elsewhere, Bacik made the point that some of the criticism of Justice Minister Helen McEntee from political candidates in this election has been gendered. “I would be very concerned about that. As a former criminal practitioner, I have a lot of criticisms of the Justice Minister’s approach, particularly on policing,” Bacik said, highlighting in particular a failure to recruit and retain sufficient numbers of gardaí. “So I have criticisms for the Justice Minister, but I absolutely refute any attempt to make gendered criticisms. And to suggest, as , in this sort of phony war that’s going on between the two [parties], that she’s somehow at fault for having taken time of for maternity leave is unacceptable.” Earlier this week, Tánaiste Micheál Martin defended comments made by junior minister James Browne, that referenced times McEntee was replaced by colleagues while on maternity leave, and said they wereThe Indianapolis Colts had the tough task of slowing down the red-hot Detroit Lions in Week 12. A task they fell short of completing with them, dropping to 5-7 on the year due to a 24 to 6 loss. There will be a lot of talk about Richardson's completion percentage this week, but the blame truly falls on the offensive line and his supporting cast. Below are my biggest takeaways on what occurred today and what it means for the team going forward. Final. pic.twitter.com/qWv2sktwaO The Colts' offense let Anthony Richardson down, and he will likely pay the price in the national headlines Anthony Richardson ended this game only completing 11 of 28 pass attempts for 172 yards and no touchdowns. At first glance, the stat line doesn't look great, but the context here is key. The Colts offensive line once struggled with multiple injuries throughout the line (more on that in the next section), along with penalties by the team, negating multiple big plays by the QB. He still had his fair share of missed throws. But anyone who blames the offensive issues in this game on him didn't watch it. Sadly, it will most likely include multiple popular national sports talk shows this week that will crucify the 11/28 stat line without any of the context. It is time for the Colts to bench RG Dalton Tucker It's been a rough few weeks for the Colt's offensive line, but no one has struggled more than current starting right guard Dalton Tucker. Tucker is an incredible story after using a strong preseason and training camp to earn a spot on the team's opening 53-man roster as an undrafted rookie. He was thrust into the starting lineup after star RG Will Fries suffered a brutal leg injury that landed him on the season-ending IR. Tucker's struggles continued in Week 12, and in my opinion, the Colts have to make a change. Once Bernhard Raimann and Ryan Kelly are healthy, the Colts will have two very suitable options: Matt Goncavles and Tanor Bortolini, who could fill the role. But if they have to miss another week, I'd like the Colts to give a player like Mark Glowinski a chance in practice this week ahead of their Week 13 matchup with the New England Patriots. Pressure for the Colts to be perfect down the stretch This loss for the Colts drops them to 5-7 on the year with four games remaining. This means the best they can finish is 10-7, and with them on the outside looking in on the AFC playoff race, they are probably going to need every single game to end as a win. Here is the Colts remaining schedule. Week 13: @ New England Patriots Week 14: Bye Week Week 15: @ Denver Broncos Week 16: Vs. Tennessee Titans Week 17: @ New York Giants Week 18: Vs. Jacksonville Jaguars The most important game down the stretch for them will be Week 15 in Denver against the Broncos . The Broncos sit one spot above the Colts in the AFC playoff race, but with a tough schedule down the stretch, that head-to-head tiebreaker could be very important for both sides. And while it's unlikely the Colts only sit two games behind the Texans, so if they lose at least three games down the stretch with a tough schedule ahead, winning out would clinch the Colts the AFC South crown. Texans remaining schedule: Week 13: @ Jacksonville Jaguars Week 14: Bye Week Week 15: Vs. Miami Dolphins Week 16: @ Kansas City Chiefs Week 17: Vs. Baltimore Ravens Week 18: @ Tennessee Titans This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

The Omanhene of Tepa, Nana Adusei Atwenewah Ampeim I, has appealed for calm and restraint following heightened tensions in the town. Speaking from his palace, the traditional leader urged political parties and residents to de-escalate tensions and avoid actions that could disrupt peace in the area. This call for calm comes after reports of unrest, including the burning of a car belonging to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) Director and NPP parliamentary candidate for Tepa, Hon. Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh. Allegedly, some youth were involved in the destruction of his vehicle and other properties, intensifying tensions within the community. Nana Adusei Atwenewah Ampeim I emphasized the need for unity and peace, refuting claims circulating on social media that his palace had been attacked or vandalized. “No one has come to my palace to destroy anything, as has been suggested on social media,” he clarified. He urged residents not to believe misinformation and focus on maintaining the harmony that Tepa has long been known for. The Omanhene stressed the importance of dialogue and collaboration to resolve disputes peacefully. “Violence only breeds more violence,” he said, adding, “We are one people, and we must find constructive ways to address our differences without destroying property or harming one another.” Nana Adusei Atwenewah Ampeim I called on political leaders to take responsibility for ensuring that their supporters remain peaceful. He appealed to all political parties to educate their members on the importance of tolerance and respect for differing views, especially during this period of heightened political activity. The Omanhene’s call for peace has resonated with many residents, who have expressed their commitment to supporting efforts to calm tensions. Traditional leaders, religious figures, and civil society groups in Tepa are also expected to join the peace-building process in the coming days. As the situation unfolds, Nana Adusei Atwenewah Ampeim I remains optimistic that with collective effort and dialogue, Tepa will overcome its challenges and return to its peaceful state. “We must remember that peace is a collective responsibility, and it is the foundation of any meaningful development,” he concluded.Rock Island denies permit for Del's to expand junk yard operationBitcoin IV