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North Korea and Iran are up to their old tricks in their quests to possess a nuclear arsenal -- or at least to bolster their power at the negotiating table. |
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Allies up in arms over North Korean, Iranian nuke programs Is it coincidental or ironic? One week after the G7 nations had a very public family feud over which ones can sell nuclear submarines to Australia, those same countries are suddenly dealing with flare-ups in rogue nations seeking their own nukes -- North Korea and Iran. North Korea fired a test missile into the Sea of Japan amid discussions of a summit designed to finally end the Korean War. The move by the predictably unpredictable leader Kim Jong-un appears to be a show of strength for more bargaining power at the table. Meanwhile in the Middle East, Israel sounded the alarm against Iran for crossing "all the red lines" in developing nuclear weapons as the previous deal with the U.S. seems unsalvageable. Now the fight over the Aussies tooling around in subs down under seems trivially tame. FIND OUT HOW NORTH KOREA DEFENDED ITS TEST MISSILE
Google appeals $5 billion fine from EU; points finger at Apple Google punched back against the European Union's general court on Monday in appealing its record $5 billion fine for anti-competition practices. The tech giant defended its Android operating system by pointing the finger of blame at rival Apple, which imposes or gives clear preference to its own services such as Safari on iPhones. The EU and its backers contend that Google used contracts with phone makers in the early days of Android to snuff out rivals. This case is critical for Google since it faces similar fines and targeted legislation to level the playing field for competition in the tech sector. A win in court for Google could set a legal precedent in other cases. FIND OUT GOOGLE'S LEGAL STRATEGY FOR PENDING CASES
"Will work For Wifi": World sees disparity in internet, incomes "Will Work For Wifi" is a sign you could actually see in some parts of the world as an international study of what countries citizen spend for internet access compared to average income yielded some surprising results. Not surprisingly, it also seems that the more people pay per capita also receive the least reliable connections. In a study of 110 nations, Surfshark found that citizens of Nigeria must work over 35 hours a week to receive the least expensive internet service available in the country. By comparison, Americans only have to put in about an hour and a half for the same service. That's still more than citizens of China and Israel have to shell out. SEE WHO GETS THE MOST AND LEAST AFFORDABLE WIFI
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Pelosi postpones key votes until Thursday
Consider the current plight of Democrats; they control the House, the Senate, the White House and a pair of spending bills that have majority support among the American people -- and they still can't pass them. This time it's not just GOP opposition standing in the way -- its themselves. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday (the date the bipartisan bill was scheduled for a vote) that she will wait until Thursday to bring it to the floor. She and fellow leaders need time to arm-twist both wings of the party to pass the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and negotiate the final price tag on the $3.5 trillion human infrastructure package -- or risk losing both. FIND OUT WHAT'S HOLDING UP DEMS TO VOTE ON THE BILLS
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Who let the Dog out in Laundrie manhunt?
As if the ongoing search for Brian Laundrie wasn't already surreal enough, the case got a dose of reality TV when Duane Chapman, aka "Dog the Bounty Hunter," showed up at the fugitive's family home in North Port, Fla. Most people run when they see the Dog coming; the Laundries called 911. The star of the A&E reality show, which has been off the air since 2012, forced himself back into the spotlight by knocking on the door of the home that has been surrounded by media since the 23-year-old disappeared following the death of his fiance, Gabby Petito. The Dog says authorities are barking up the wrong tree in the Florida swamps and should follow his lead to the Appalachian Mountains, a favored hiding spot of Laundrie's. WATCH "THE DOG" GET LOCKED OUT OF THE LAUNDRIE'S HOUSE
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TikTok rocks world to tune of 1 billion users
Considering the high cost and low quality of broadband internet access around the world, this next story is especially astounding; TikTok announced Monday that it has more than 1 billion users. To put than number in perspective, 1 in 7 people on the planet are on TikTok. The milestone comes as the musical social media app is sweeping the globe with its 15-second video content. For the first time in 2020, TikTok surpassed Facebook as the world's most downloaded social media app. Parent company ByteDance bragged about passing the 700,000 user mark in August before reaching the 1 billion milestone one month later. FIND OUT WHY MORE PEOPLE CONTINUE FLOCKING TO TIKTOK
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Shooting stars
TikTok has created a legion of pseudo-stars, like this person who holds the record for the most-watched video. Who is it and how many views? Monday's answer: The first time a first lady opted to decorate the White House for Halloween was Mamie Eisenhower in 1958. The tradition has been followed by every administration to reside in the White House since. SEND YOUR ANSWER HERE TO SHOW OFF YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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