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GOBankingRates7 Side Hustles That Pay $20 Per Hour or More
The gig economy is rife with side hustle ideas that can earn you big money. However, you can't always trust social media to make money as an influencer, so it's always good to figure out what side...
- People
TikTok Has Shut Down in the U.S. — and Users Have Thoughts: Here are Some of the Best Reactions
After a federal ban took effect preventing Americans from using TikTok, thousands posted on X and other platforms to share their (often hilarious) reactions
- INSIDER
I was the Trust and Safety Policy Manager at TikTok and I'm also a dad. Here's what I recommend parents do to keep their kids safe online.
Sean O'Grady is the head Trust and Safety at Pocket Worlds. He also has two daughters and shares what parents should do to keep their kids safe.
- BuzzFeed
Bernie Sanders's Face During Donald Trump's Inauguration Is Going Viral
Probably the only reasonable response to such a speech.
- The Daily Beast
MAGA Offers Baffling Explanation for Elon Musk’s Salute
The MAGA world wasted no time finding an explanation for Elon Musk’s evocative hand gesture. Musk quickly flung up his hand and after placing it over his heart at a post-inauguration rally, putting his arm at an angle that raised eyebrows across the world. While many were quick to call the gesture a Nazi salute—or a Roman salute, which also has fascist connections—some conservative influencers have countered Musk is merely awkward and it was his way of showing his appreciation to Donald Trump su
- ABC News
Trump doesn't place hand on Bible during swearing-in
President Donald Trump did not place his hand on the Bible as he took the oath of office during his inauguration on Monday. First lady Melania Trump stood next to the president holding two Bibles, but the 47th president of the United States didn't place his hand on either as he raised his right hand to take the presidential oath, which Chief Justice John Roberts issued. Melania Trump was holding her husband's personal Bible, which was given to him by his mother, and the Lincoln Bible that President Abraham Lincoln used to take the oath of office in 1861.
- BuzzFeed
Melania Trump's Inauguration Day Hat Is Going Absolutely Viral For A Very Specific Reason
(Annie) aka Melania, are you OK?
- BuzzFeed
14 Big Yikes, Awkward Moments From Trump's Second Inauguration
The silence before Carrie Underwood sang was deafening.
- Glamour
Ivanka Trump's Custom Oscar de la Renta Pre-Inauguration Dress Has Already Caused a Commotion
Welcome to the next four years.
- CNN
Hamas gave the three hostages ‘gift bags’ upon their release. This is what was inside
When Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades, released its propaganda video of three Israeli hostages being released Sunday night, there was a striking detail.
- CBC
Trump warns he'll drop economic hammer on Canada next week
Donald Trump has loaded the trade gun. He's pointed the gun. He hasn't pulled the trigger one day into his latest presidential term.But he insists it's coming next week.Sitting in the Oval Office for the first time in four years, Trump said he's planning to imminently follow through with the massive tariffs he's threatened against Canada and Mexico."We're thinking in terms of 25 per cent on Mexico and Canada," Trump told reporters Monday, as he signed various executive orders, repeating his comp
- The Canadian Press
Biden pardons his siblings and their spouses on his way out of the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden pardoned his siblings and their spouses on his way out of the White House, saying Monday that his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.”
- The Daily Beast
Trump’s Niece Flames Melania’s Tacky ‘Pizza Hut’ Inauguration Hat
Donald Trump’s niece couldn’t hold back her laughter at Melania Trump’s wide-brimmed hat at Monday’s inauguration. Mary Trump reacted to some of the biggest parts of the ceremony, including what she referred to as “one of the most important things to happen today”–Melania’s viral black and white hat. The first lady wore a structured navy coat accessorized with black gloves, a crisp white shirt and a navy-blue wide-brimmed hat accompanied by a white stripe. “Some people said she looked like the H
- The Daily Beast
Bill and Hillary Clinton Share a Snarky Reaction to Trump’s Inauguration Speech
Bill and Hillary Clinton were less than impressed by Donald Trump’s inaugural speech, a fact which they made clear with subtle snark. The address that followed Trump’s swearing-in on Monday was tinged with vindication. The new president slammed the previous administration, declared that God saved him from an assassin’s bullet, and vowed to usher in a new “golden age” in America. Asked what his reaction to the speech was, former President Clinton told CNN, “I think you can figure it out for yours
- People
Sen. John Fetterman Wears Shorts and Sneakers to Trump's Inauguration and Sits in the Front Row
Temperatures were below 30 degrees when Fetterman arrived at Capitol Hill for the swearing-in ceremony of Trump and Vance
- Country Living
What Carrie Underwood Said When Her Music Malfunctioned at Inauguration
Here's what Carrie said when her music didn't work during the Inauguration.
- Hello!
Princess Charlotte just got dethroned as the most stylish celebrity child
Princess Charlotte has just been knocked off the best dressed list of celebrity children! Find out who has taken her spot. Also on the list is Harper Beckham, Stormi Webster, Saint West and more.
- Canadian Press Videos
Authorities say a US border patrol agent has been shot and killed in Vermont south of border
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed Monday in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said. The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that the agent was killed in the line of duty, although it did not provide details.
- CBC
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will not attend Trump inauguration in-person as event moves indoors
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will not attend the inauguration of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in person, now that the event is being moved indoors.Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of frigid temperatures in the U.S. capital."Most ticketed guests will no longer be able to attend the [inauguration] ceremonies in person, including Premier Danielle Smith," Sam Blackett, the premier's press secretary, told CBC News in a statement. Bla
- People
Inside the Mystery of Girl Who Vanished from Her Mom’s Home — Then Reappeared 700 Miles Away, 22 Years Later
Mary Louise Day's 1981 disappearance has left her family members asking questions for decades