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While Biden signs the TikTok bill, marketers still aren’t panicking

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Trump’s 2020 'fake electors' charged with state crimes in Arizona

nbcnews.com A state grand jury in Arizona on Wednesday indicted so-called "fake electors" who backed then-President Donald Trump in 2020, following a sprawling investigation into the…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips Democrat's "shameful" post on Bernie Sanders

newsweek.com Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized fellow Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz's social media post on Wednesday about Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders,…

TikTok's CEO is feeling the pressure and users are freaking out

aol.com None TikTok's CEO is calling its users to action to support the app against US lawmakers seeking a ban. • None President Biden signed a bill that forces TikTok to be sold to…

Senate launches investigation into high prices of Ozempic and Wegovy in the U.S

cnbc.com The U.S. Senate has launched an investigation into the high price of Novo Nordisk 's popular weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in the United States. The…

Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate

pbs.org A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that…

Evan Gershkovich’s appeal against his detention rejected by Moscow court

theguardian.com The American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested over a year ago in Russia, will remain in jail for at least two more months after a Moscow court rejected his…

TikTok's future uncertain: Potential buyers and challenges – DW

dw.com The US mandates a sale for TikTok to keep its American operations running. What are the odds of a sale happening, who has the financial clout to buy, and what hurdles come…

Every Kennedy family member that opposes RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign

aol.com None Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s large family keeps speaking against him. • None Most of them have endorsed President Joe Biden. • None…

How TikTok went from teen sensation to political pariah

washingtonpost.com In the more than seven years since TikTok was born as a niche lip-syncing app for Chinese teens, the platform has reshaped the media landscape — forcing U.S. tech giants to…

Kari Lake Flip-Flops AGAIN On Arizona’s Near-Total Abortion Ban, Now Wants State to Enforce 1864 Law

mediaite.com Idaho Dispatch Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake has held a lot of opinions on abortion, and in an interview by the right-wing Idaho Dispatch, she revealed that she…

TikTok Ban Bill Becomes Law, Gives TikTok 9 Months To Sell

entrepreneur.com TikTok has nine months to cut ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance. The U.S. Senate passed a multi-billion dollar package on Tuesday that included foreign aid…

Full list of lawmakers calling for Columbia president's resignation

newsweek.com Calls for an academic "reset" by Columbia University President Minouche Shafik in response to ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on school grounds are not working, according…

TikTok sell-or-ban law gets Biden's approval, starting 9-month countdown

asia.nikkei.com PALO ALTO, California -- TikTok could be banned in the U.S. if the company fails to cut ties with Chinese parent ByteDance within nine months, after President Joe Biden…

TikTok CEO expects to defeat U.S. restrictions

theglobeandmail.com TikTok’s chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would…

Russia to Seize $440 Million from JPMorgan

watcher.guru Russia is set to seize $440 million from the largest United States bank, JPMorgan. Specifically, a Russian court ordered the seizure after a lawsuit from lender VTB. The…

The Patriot Act 2.0

bitcoinmagazine.com Edward Snowden has called the recent renewal of FISA 702, “the biggest encroachment on your privacy rights since the Patriot Act.” In the middle of the night, in secret, the…

A cruel and risky abortion ban versus an overreaching interpretation of federal law

reason.com President Biden makes remarks about reproductive freedom during a campaign rally at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Photo by…

‘TikTok ban’ gets signed into law

polygon.com On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed an extensive, $95 billion national security package that sends financial aid to Taiwan, Ukraine, Israel, and Gaza. Tucked inside that bill…

Oracle moving its ‘world headquarters’ to Nashville to focus on health care

siliconvalley.com By Brody Ford | Bloomberg Oracle Corp. is planning to make Nashville its “world headquarters” to be closer to a major health care hub, reflecting the software giant’s…

Banning TikTok could haunt Biden's reelection campaign

businessinsider.com Participants hold signs in support of TikTok outside the US Capitol Building on March 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images On Tuesday, the Senate passed…

WTI Jumps After Bigger-Than-Expected Crude InventoryBuild

zerohedge.com WTI Jumps After Bigger-Than-Expected Crude InventoryBuild Oil prices are drifting lower this morning, despite API reporting a surprise crude inventory draw last night, as…

Pennsylvania's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest will pit Casey against McCormick

pbs.org Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday’s primary…

With Looming TikTok Ban, Creators Economy Stares Into the Abyss

wired.com The US Senate passed a bill late Tuesday that allows the government to ban TikTok within a year if it doesn’t make meaningful progress toward separating from its China-based…

US weapons could start arriving in Ukraine within days, but it still has a major problem that aid can't fix

businessinsider.com A tank fires a shot during a combat mission against Russian positions on February 19, 2024 in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine. Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images US weapons could…

Countdown to TikTok crackdown: Popular app could see U.S. ban in 9 months

cbc.ca TikTok now risks becoming a high-profile casualty of the cold-war sequel developing between China and the United States. It's one of the world's social media platforms,…

U.S. crude oil pulls back below $83 a barrel as brief rally stalls out

cnbc.com A pumpjack is shown outside Midland-Odessa area in the Permian basin in Texas, U.S., July 17, 2018. Image taken July 17, 2018. U.S. crude oil fell back below $83 a barrel on…

TikTok Plans Legal Battle as US Senate Passes Divest-or-Ban Bill

asiafinancial.com TikTok and the app’s users in the United States are expected to mount a legal battle in the coming weeks against the passing of a bill requiring China’s ByteDance to either…

The Supreme Court is about to decide if a president can get away with committing crimes while in office

aol.com None Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to recognize that he had total legal immunity as president. • None He wants to toss Jack Smith's case over his attempt to…

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apnews.com Germany said Wednesday that it plans to follow several other countries in resuming cooperation with the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians in Gaza after the publication of…

ByteDance, TikTok’s $7m Lobbying Bid to Derail US Ban

asiafinancial.com TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance have spent more than $7 million this year in a bid to derail US legislation that would see the social media app banned in…

S&P, Nasdaq futures advance on tech boost, earnings cheer

aol.com S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures gained on Wednesday on a growth stocks boost as investors lauded upbeat earnings from megacap Tesla and awaited economic data due later this week…

Futures mostly higher, Tesla pledges "more affordable" EVs

investing.com Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures tick broadly higher ahead of a fresh batch of crucial earnings from some of the world's largest technology firms. Shares in Tesla…

Ukraine aid bill: When will new weapons arrive to frontlines?

newsweek.com The U.S. Senate's passing of a foreign aid bill providing Kyiv with $60.8 billion to fight Russian aggression could see the assistance arrive in Ukraine within days,…

Ukraine aid bill clears the US Senate after months of debate

youtube.com The US Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid bill on Tuesday night, ending a six-month deadlock over support for Ukraine, ...

US passes legislation to force sale of TikTok under threat of ban

euronews.com The US Congress sent a bill to the president that requires TikTok's parent company to sell the platform or face a ban. The US Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would…

TikTok braces for a US ban as Senate passes divestment bill

siliconrepublic.com Days after the House of Representative passed a bill to force parent ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok, the Senate has passed the bill and sent it to Biden’s desk. The…

What a TikTok ban would mean for U.S. users

newsweek.com Fans of video-sharing app TikTok could be left looking for a new platform as Congress voted for a potential ban of the app in the U.S. on Saturday. Lawmakers in both state…

US Senate passes law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok stateside

theregister.com The US Senate has passed a bill that compels TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to offload the app to a US-based buyer, and president Biden immediately indicated he will…

The U.S. could ban TikTok. These countries have blocked or restricted it

washingtonpost.com A previous version of this article incorrectly said a bill could lead to the forced sale of TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance. It could lead to the forced sale…

US Senate Approves TikTok Sell-Off Proposal

socialmediatoday.com Bad news for TikTok fans, with the U.S. Senate today approving a bill that will force the app to be sold into U.S. ownership, or be banned entirely in the region. The bill,…

Senate approves TikTok ban, aid package for Israel, Ukraine

newsweek.com In a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate has approved a potential ban on popular social media app TikTok and a long-awaited foreign aid package for Israel and war-torn Ukraine.…

TikTok Ban Legislation Passed by US Senate Supermajority

thewrap.com The U.S. Senate has passed its own version of the bill that will ban TikTok in the United States unless parent company ByteDance divests from the company completely. The…

US moves to force ByteDance to sell TikTok

semafor.com The News The US Senate has passed legislation that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok within a year or face a national ban, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s…

US approves $60 billion in Ukraine aid

semafor.com The News The US Senate has passed a sweeping foreign aid package including $60 billion in military aid and economic support for Ukraine, sending it to the White House where…

The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 75-17; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has said he will sign it into law

scmp.com The House on Saturday passed the legislation 360 to 58, attaching it to the sweeping foreign-aid bill. “Tonight we tell our allies, we stand with you. We tell our…

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