Pakistan’s prime minister has ordered a probe into who greenlit an ad with a plane flying straight at the Eiffel Tower accompanied by the words: “Paris, We’re Coming Today.” The poorly conceived graphic—which many observers were quick to note bore an awkward resemblance to imagery of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York—was designed to announce Pakistan International Airlines resuming flights between Paris and Islamabad. The flights had been suspended for four years after European regulators found nearly a third of PIA’s pilots had cheated on their exams and failed to follow safety procedures. The airline is still banned in the U.S. and U.K. During a parliamentary session this week, Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar called the advertisement “stupidity.” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif “has directed [authorities] to investigate who conceived this ad,” he added. In 2011, U.S. special forces killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, where the 9/11 mastermind had been hiding out in a compound in Abbottabad. PIA hasn’t addressed the controversy since it erupted on Jan. 10, and the ad is still visible on its profile on the social media platform X.

The CEO of TikTok was invited to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration and is planning to attend. Shou Zi Chew, the Singaporean CEO of the popular vertical video app, will sit at the dais along with other tech leaders, including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, to watch Trump get sworn in as the 47th president, The New York Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The Supreme Court indicated they would likely uphold the law passed by Congress with bipartisan support in April 2024, which attempted to force the app’s Chinese-owned parent company to sell the app. TikTok is reportedly planning to shut down access to the site across the U.S. just one day before Trump’s inauguration. Although Trump also tried to ban the app during his first term in office, the president-elect is now reportedly exploring options to suspend enforcement of the ban, potentially by executive order.

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President Joe Biden found support at the Oval Office in second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice-President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden, and son Hunter with his wife Melissa Cohen Biden as he delivered his farewell address to the nation Wednesday night. Pictures released by Getty show Biden’s supporters sitting off-camera as the 82-year-old delivered his speech, which warned of an “oligarchy” that “threatens our entire democracy.” He talked of the dangers of social media and technology and without naming Donald Trump, blamed the dangers ahead on a “very few, ultra-wealthy people.” At one point, Emhoff could be be seen hand-in-hand with Jill. Harris and Emhoff have kept a relatively low profile since Harris’ November 2024 election loss. In an interview published hours earlier in The Washington Post, meanwhile, Jill Biden spoke of her relationship with Nancy Pelosi and the role Pelosi played in Biden’s exit. “We were friends for 50 years,” she told the Post. “It was disappointing.”

Walgreens has come to find out that both shoplifters and customers are turned off when items are locked away. In an earnings call on Tuesday, the drug store’s CEO Tim Wentworth blamed declining sales on locked-up items: “When you lock things up… you don’t sell as many of them. We’ve kind of proven that pretty conclusively.” The method of locking things away on shelves has become somewhat popular in recent years as retailers look to reduce product theft. But it may be scaring away those who want to buy an item but don’t want to wait for it to be unlocked. Wentworth referred to the struggle as a “hand-to-hand combat battle,” and said they were looking for “creative” solutions to fight theft, according to CBS News. Walgreens reported an operating loss of $245 million in the quarter, up over $200 million from the same time period last year. The outlet reported that the company plans to close hundreds of stores in 2025.

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A judge in Manhattan denied bail for Oren, Tal, and Alon Alexander—two real estate moguls and their brother who are facing federal charges for sex trafficking, allegedly using their wealth and influence to prey on women for over a decade. Judge Valerie Caproni rejected an offer from the brothers’ lawyers asking for release on a whopping $115 million bail. The lawyers tried to argue that if they were released on bail, the family would pay for private security to guard them on house arrest at a high-rise condo in Miami—a deal the judge equated to trying to “buy a private jail,” the New York Daily News reported. Oren, 37, and Tal, 38, were prominent luxury real estate brokers in New York and Miami, reportedly selling ritzy properties to celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, as well as Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Alon is Oren’s twin brother, and was known to frequent the same social circles with his brothers. A federal indictment accused the brothers of “repeatedly drugging, sexually assaulting, and raping dozens of female victims” from 2010 through at least 2021. Prosecutors argued that the brothers posed a significant flight risk, as the charges against them carry a minimum sentence of 15 years to life in prison. The three brothers were arrested in Miami in December, where they have been held without bail. Caproni ordered them to be transferred to Brooklyn’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Center. The trio have denied the allegations.

President-elect Donald Trump is looking to save TikTok from being banned at all costs—even if it means taking a nontraditional route to keep the app in play. As soon as he takes office Jan. 20, sources told The Washington Post that Trump could sign an executive order to suspend the enforcement of the TikTok ban-or-sale law until he can make an adequate deal that would keep the app available in the U.S. A source added that Trump’s interest stems from his fanbase on the app and its ability to serve as an echo-chamber for his political policies. “I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok,” said Trump last month when asked how he plans to stop the ban. The topic came up while Trump was discussing foreign policy at a Mar-a-Lago press conference. He added that he would “take a look” at policy surrounding the ban. His position marked a 180-change from his previous support of the ban. In 2020, the government began investigating a ban of the Chinese-owned social media app at his request as then-president, deeming it a “national security threat.”

Timothée Chalamet skipped the limo and rode a Lime bike onto the red carpet for the London premiere of A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic starring the 29-year-old as the iconic folk singer. In an interview on Wednesday with the French program Quotidien, the actor revealed he was hit with a fine for £65, or about $79, for the stunt. “It’s horrible, because it was a bit of an advertisement for them,” Chalamet laughed with the hosts in French. The host joked with Chalamet, asking him if the e-bike stunt was related to Dylan Goes Electric—the book the biopic was based on. Both the book and movie feature Dylan’s now-legendary performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, where the folk star first performed with electric guitars and rock instrumentation. But Chalamet confirmed that it wasn’t a movie tie-in, just a choice he made due to the busy London streets. “No, there were loads of traffic jams,” Chalamet said.

And just like that ... New York City is moving to finally put an end to unwanted visitors at Sex and the City’s most famous filming locations. The Associated Press reported that the real-life owner of the Brownstone frequently shown as character Carrie Bradshaw’s home in the show has had enough of tourists trespassing on their stoop. On Tuesday, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission approved an application for a gate by Barbara Lorber, who said she “hoped for literally decades that this would pass.” Lorber said fans of the show have disregarded a sign not to sit on her Brownstone’s steps to take pictures and even knock on her door in some instances to recreate moments from the show. Even the show’s star Sarah Jessica Parker was reprimanded for crossing the chain barrier on the Brownstone to do a mini photo shoot for her shoe collection. About the issue, Lorber added, “At this point, I think even someone as stubborn as I am has to admit that this isn’t going away in the near future.” Lorber hopes an iron gate will put an end to the problem and bring her Brownstone some peace.

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UFC star Conor McGregor has been sued by a woman, identified as a 49-year-old “Senior Wall Street Vice President at a high-profile financial institution,” for alleged sexual assault. In the Tuesday filing, the woman alleges that McGregor assaulted her in a bathroom at the Kaseya Center during an NBA Finals game between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets on June 9, 2023. The Kaseya Center and the Heat are also both named as co-defendants in the suit. A criminal investigation into the allegations was previously conducted in 2023 after an incident report was filed by the plaintiff to the Miami police department two days after the alleged assault occurred. The Florida State Attorney’s Office declined to go forward with the charges in October, 2023, however. “After a thorough investigation at the time, the State’s Attorney concluded that there was no case to pursue,” McGregor’s attorney, Barbara Llanes, said in a statement to the New York Times’ sports division The Athletic. “Almost two years and at least three lawyers later the plaintiff has a new false story. We are confident that this case too will be dismissed.” The Athletic adds that the Heat and Kaseya Center declined to comment on the lawsuit.

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday banned Red No. 3, a dye that gives many candies and sodas their cherry-red color, after it caused cancer in lab rats, according to NBC News. The dye is used in more than 9,200 food items—including cereals, strawberry milkshakes, and cherries in fruit cocktails—the Center for Science in the Public Interest told NBC. The dye was banned from use in cosmetics in 1990. “At long last, the FDA is ending the regulatory paradox of Red 3 being illegal for use in lipstick, but perfectly legal to feed to children in the form of candy,” CSPI’s president, Dr. Peter Lurie, told NBC, Red No.3, which is made from petroleum, was approved for use in food in 1907. Specific products containing Red No. 3 include Brach’s conversation hearts, Ring Pops, Pez, Kroger’s Neapolitan ice cream, and Nesquik low-fat strawberry milk, according to USA Today. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the conspiracy theorist who is Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary, has said he would make removing artificial dyes from food a priority. He is set to face a Senate confirmation hearing, although its date has not been announced.