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TIirana, Albania AP  —  The Albanian Cabinet decided on Thursday to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the popular video-sharing platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. Education Minister Ogerta Manastirliu said officials are in contact with TikTok on installing filters like parental control, age verification and the inclusion of the Albanian language in the application. Authorities had conducted 1,300 meetings with some 65,000 parents who “recommended and were in favor of the shut down or limiting the TikTok platform,” the minister said. The Cabinet initiated the move last year after a teen stabbed another teenager to…

CNN  —  The CIA has fired some probationary employees as part of the Trump administration’s broad efforts to shrink the federal government, according to a spokeswoman for the agency. The agency has been reviewing employees who have worked for the CIA for two years or less, a group that includes everything from analysts to young officers training to work undercover overseas and has now terminated some of those people. “Our officers face unique pressures from working in situations that are fast-paced and high-stakes — it’s not for everyone,” the spokeswoman said in a statement confirming the firings. It is not…

New York CNN  —  The rocky week on Wall Street continues. US stocks slid Thursday as investors and businesses grappled with the uncertainty of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Trump on Thursday announced a nearly one-month tariff delay on all products from Mexico that are covered by the USMCA free trade treaty, a significant reversal of the administration’s initial plan. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on CNBC Thursday morning that Trump would likely announce later in the day a one-month tariff delay on all products that are covered by the USMCA free trade treaty, signaling Canada could potentially get a reprieve…

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. CNN  —  A common but potentially dangerous vaginal infection that affects nearly 1 in 3 women globally should be considered a sexually transmitted disease, a new study says. Bacterial vaginosis, or BV, is currently viewed as a woman’s issue, thus leaving the sexual partner untreated. “I started getting them quite recurrently. I’d go to doctors and get treated with antibiotics, and it would almost always come back,” said Hanae, a woman who participated…

President Donald Trump granted U.S. automakers who comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement a one-month tariff exemption, the White House said Wednesday. Big Three automaker Stellantis is thanking the Trump administration for giving it a one-month exemption from the 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico that went into effect this week, saying that “We share the President’s objective to build more American cars.”  “We thank President Trump for the decision,” Stellantis said in a statement Thursday, according to Reuters.  “We share the President’s objective to build more American cars and create lasting American jobs,” it added. “We look forward to…

CNN  —  For most of the past 17 months, the idea of a political settlement to the war in Gaza, much less the Israel-Palestinian conflict, has appeared far from reality – eclipsed by a devastating military campaign that has killed tens of thousands, and black and white rhetoric. Hamas members are “sick and twisted,” in the words of US President Donald Trump. The only option, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly pledged, is to “eliminate” the militant group – his oft-vaunted “total victory.” And yet on Wednesday it emerged that the US president may be willing to settle…

CNN  —  Ten Democrats joined with House Republicans on Thursday to censure Rep. Al Green for his protest during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress this week — a formal condemnation of the Texas Democrat’s actions. The vote highlights divisions within the Democratic Party over how some members protested the president’s Tuesday night remarks. Locked out of power in Washington, Democrats are searching to find a compelling, unified message to counter Trump and the new administration – a struggle playing out not only on Capitol Hill but across the country. Divergent tactics were on full display during the president’s speech…

CNN  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a nearly one-month tariff delay on all products from Mexico that are covered by the USMCA free trade treaty, a significant walkback of the administration’s signature economic plan that has rattled markets, businesses and consumers. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also said Thursday that Trump will likely announce later in the day a one-month delay on all Canadian tariffs. But negotiations were ongoing and it remained unclear whether a deal would ultimately be accomplished, a senior Canadian government source told CNN. “After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that…

Editor’s Note: The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. CNN  —  If you are a frequent flyer, you’ve probably been at the airport waiting to jet somewhere on a winter trip when the voice of an airline employee announces over the intercom that there will be a slight delay while the plane gets deiced. But how does this process actually work, and why is it needed? As…

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  South Korean fighter jets accidentally bombed homes during a live-fire drill with US forces, injuring more than a dozen people, Seoul’s military said on Thursday. Eight MK-82 general-purpose bombs were “abnormally dropped” from two KF-16 fighter jets and landed outside the designated firing range at approximately 10:07 a.m. local time, hitting civilian infrastructure in Pocheon city, northeast of the capital Seoul, according to the South Korean Air Force. South Korea’s defense ministry said initial findings indicated the accident was caused by a pilot inputting incorrect bombing coordinates. An image that local media outlets said captured…