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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – The Australian government said Thursday it will tax major digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news organizations.The tax will apply from January 1 to tech companies that earn more than A$250 million (about 16 billion yen) a year from Australia, according to Deputy Treasurer Stephen Jones and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland. He said.They include: metaGoogle Owner alphabet and part time dancethe Chinese owner of TikTok. This tax would be offset by money paid to Australian news organizations. The amount of tax is not clear. But the government is aiming…

North Carolina State spent a lot of money to lure legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick to Chapel Hill. UNC and Belichick, 72, agreed: The school announced that it is a five-year contract. Belichick’s annual salary (base salary plus extra income) will reach $10 million, significantly more than the $5 million UNC paid national championship-winning coach Mack Brown in his final season at the school. The contract is for five years, but only the first three are guaranteed, making it an unusually short contract in college football. A coaching agent told CBS Sports, “A three-year deal…I don’t know if the kids…

President-elect of the United States donald trump invited the president of China Xi Jinping CBS News reported Wednesday, citing multiple sources, that he plans to attend the inauguration in Washington next month.It is unclear whether Mr. Xi has accepted the invitation to the ceremony scheduled for January 20, the report said.In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press that was recorded on Friday and aired on Sunday, President Trump said: said He and Xi “communicated” as recently as last week. However, he did not say when or what was discussed.The two last met in person in June 2019 during the…

The United Nations has also criticized Israel for violating the 1974 agreement. On Sunday, as Damascus fell to rebels and Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops were fighting with Israel near the Golan Heights. He said he had entered the buffer zone between Syria. He explained that the purpose of the invasion was to counter any possible threat posed by the disorder in Syria. “We will not allow any hostile force to establish itself on our borders,” he declared. Over the next 48 hours, Israel conducted hundreds…

The United States is experiencing the largest immigration surge in history under the Biden administration, outpacing the Ellis Island-era immigration boom that changed the face of the country forever, according to a shocking new analysis. According to the Congressional Budget Office, an average of 2.4 million immigrants entered the United States annually from 2021 to 2024. According to a Goldman Sachs analysis, about 60% of immigrants entered the country illegally. The total number of net immigrants under the Biden administration is expected to reach more than 8 million people, according to a New York Times analysis, compared to the number…

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 An International Atomic Energy Agency vehicle was hit and damaged by a drone on the day of the latest rotation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by a team of International Atomic Energy Agency experts. Damaged vehicle (Image: IAEA/X) The IAEA driver and security personnel who were in the vehicle at the time of the drone attack were unharmed. The incident occurred at 14:05 local time on Tuesday in Ukrainian-controlled territory, about 8 kilometers from the front lines. Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said: “I condemn in the strongest terms this attack on IAEA personnel. Fortunately, there…

Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration, which has been making threats against Plaza Tower for years, first plans to secure the dilapidated New Orleans skyscraper and then potentially demolish it, a multimillion-dollar deal. won approval for the project.At Wednesday’s Government Affairs Committee meeting, City Council members voted 3-0 to approve the contract with Indianapolis-based demolition company Lunacent. If the contract is approved by the full council as expected, Lunacent will conduct an evaluation of each floor of the building and begin a $2.75 million plan to make the half-century-old building safer. If ordered, Lunacent would also be in a position to demolish…

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. — Bay Area residents continue to clean up and rebuild after back-to-back hurricanes. What you need to know Some Anna Maria Island business owners say they are still feeling the effects of hurricanes Helen and Milton. Part of the reason, they say, is the slow tourism season due to the hurricanes. Cool Beans AMI coffee shop owner says he lost 90% of his inventory and equipment in the storm. Anna Maria Island is starting to look like it did before the storm, but some business owners struggling to get their businesses back on track say appearances…

Bill Belichick plans to go back to school. The 72-year-old legendary coach made a shocking move to the college ranks, finalizing a deal to join UNC as head coach nearly a year after leaving the Patriots after 24 years and six Super Bowl championships. The school made the announcement Wednesday. . According to North Carolina, Belichick’s contract is for five years. “I am excited about the opportunity at UNC-Chapel Hill,” Belichick said in a statement. “I grew up around college football with my dad and cherished that time. I’ve always wanted to be a coach in college, and now I’m…

As President-elect Trump and his transition team steer Cabinet nominees through the minefield of the Senate confirmation process, MAGA’s leading allies are also joining the fight by putting pressure on Republicans who aren’t completely on board. .”There are no resources we won’t use to go after U.S. senators who vote against Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees and other nominees,” said Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s longtime outside adviser. he told Fox News this week.Buoyed by grassroots support for Trump and his candidates, the president-elect’s political team and their allies are accelerating their efforts.Exhibit A: Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa.New poll reveals what…