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  • The Biden administration is shifting its approach to TikTok

    The Biden administration is shifting its approach to TikTok

     

    The White House’s endorsement of a bill that would give the Biden administration new powers to restrict or ban TikTok in the United States marks a significant shift in the White House’s approach to the Chinese-owned social media app.

    ​The White House’s endorsement of a bill that would give the Biden administration new powers to restrict or ban TikTok in the United States marks a significant shift in the White House’s approach to the Chinese-owned social media app. 

  • Some California residents are urged to prepare 2 weeks of essentials ahead of expected flooding

    Some California residents are urged to prepare 2 weeks of essentials ahead of expected flooding

     

    Officials in California are imploring residents to prepare for a powerful storm set to lash the region with torrential rain later this week as the state continues to recover from colossal amounts of snow that trapped mountain communities.

    ​Officials in California are imploring residents to prepare for a powerful storm set to lash the region with torrential rain later this week as the state continues to recover from colossal amounts of snow that trapped mountain communities. 

  • Memphis officials to release more video from Tyre Nichols’ deadly beating today, after saying a 7th officer was fired

    Memphis officials to release more video from Tyre Nichols’ deadly beating today, after saying a 7th officer was fired

     

    Officials in Memphis are expected Wednesday to release about 20 more hours of video relating to January’s deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols — as well as some records of the city’s now-finished internal probe into 13 police officers and four fire department personnel, a Memphis official said.

    ​Officials in Memphis are expected Wednesday to release about 20 more hours of video relating to January’s deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols — as well as some records of the city’s now-finished internal probe into 13 police officers and four fire department personnel, a Memphis official said. 

  • US to relax Covid testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday

     

    The US is planning to relax Covid-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, a source familiar told CNN Tuesday, citing a decline in Covid cases, hospitalizations, and deaths and more data surrounding the variants that were circulating in China.

    ​The US is planning to relax Covid-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, a source familiar told CNN Tuesday, citing a decline in Covid cases, hospitalizations, and deaths and more data surrounding the variants that were circulating in China. 

  • Key Democrats seek info from former judge who reviewed Supreme Court leak probe after CNN exclusive

    Key Democrats seek info from former judge who reviewed Supreme Court leak probe after CNN exclusive

     

    Key congressional Democrats have asked the former federal judge who reviewed the Supreme Court’s investigation into the leak of a draft abortion opinion to provide them with more information about his involvement following a CNN exclusive report that raised questions about his objectivity.

    ​Key congressional Democrats have asked the former federal judge who reviewed the Supreme Court’s investigation into the leak of a draft abortion opinion to provide them with more information about his involvement following a CNN exclusive report that raised questions about his objectivity. 

  • Federal jury nears deliberations in the death penalty trial for NYC bike path terror suspect

    Federal jury nears deliberations in the death penalty trial for NYC bike path terror suspect

     

    A federal jury is nearing deliberations to determine whether the convicted terrorist who carried out a fatal attack on a New York City bike path in 2017 will get the death penalty.

    ​A federal jury is nearing deliberations to determine whether the convicted terrorist who carried out a fatal attack on a New York City bike path in 2017 will get the death penalty. 

  • FCC nominee withdraws her nomination after Manchin opposition

    FCC nominee withdraws her nomination after Manchin opposition

     

    President Joe Biden’s candidate for the Federal Communications Commission, Gigi Sohn, has withdrawn her nomination after West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced he’d vote against her confirmation.

    ​President Joe Biden’s candidate for the Federal Communications Commission, Gigi Sohn, has withdrawn her nomination after West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced he’d vote against her confirmation. 

  • US senators unveil bipartisan bill empowering Biden to ban TikTok and other services

    US senators unveil bipartisan bill empowering Biden to ban TikTok and other services

     

    A dozen US senators unveiled bipartisan legislation Tuesday expanding President Joe Biden’s legal authority to ban TikTok nationwide, marking the latest in a string of congressional proposals threatening the social media platform’s future in the United States.

    ​A dozen US senators unveiled bipartisan legislation Tuesday expanding President Joe Biden’s legal authority to ban TikTok nationwide, marking the latest in a string of congressional proposals threatening the social media platform’s future in the United States. 

  • US Justice Department sues to block JetBlue’s purchase of Spirit Airlines

    US Justice Department sues to block JetBlue’s purchase of Spirit Airlines

     

    The US Justice Department is suing to stop JetBlue’s proposed $3.8 billion deal to buy discount carrier Spirit Airlines, the first time in more than 20 years that the government has sought to block a US airline merger.

    ​The US Justice Department is suing to stop JetBlue’s proposed $3.8 billion deal to buy discount carrier Spirit Airlines, the first time in more than 20 years that the government has sought to block a US airline merger. 

  • Biden administration sued over student loan payment pause by SoFi

    Biden administration sued over student loan payment pause by SoFi

     

    SoFi, a private lender, sued the Biden administration last week in an effort to end the pause on federal student loan payments that has been in place since March 2020.

    ​SoFi, a private lender, sued the Biden administration last week in an effort to end the pause on federal student loan payments that has been in place since March 2020.