Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature
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Quick Glance: ByteDance Would Consider Closing TikTok in US Over Sale, Sources Claim
- ByteDance would prefer to cease TikTok operations rather than engage in a sale if all legal avenues are exhausted to combat potential legislation banning the platform in US app stores, as per four sources.
- Despite TikTok's massive popularity with over a billion users, it remains unprofitable, contributing a small fraction to ByteDance's overall revenues and daily active user base.
- ByteDance stated on Thursday in a release on Toutiao, a media platform it possesses, that there are no intentions to sell TikTok, in response to claims from The Information about ByteDance exploring sale scenarios for TikTok's US operations excluding the recommending algorithm for user videos.
- As of December, ByteDance's valuation stood at $268 billion when it proposed a buyback of approximately $5 billion in shares from investors.
Congress approves bill banning TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells platform
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Here’s How U.S. Aid to Ukraine Might Help on the Battlefield: Weapons from the support package, considered “a lifeline” for Ukraine’s military ...
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Quick Glance: Biden signs Comprehensive Military Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
- President Biden announces the signing of a substantial $95 billion military assistance package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, with a significant portion of the funds directed towards Ukraine.
- Despite initial resistance from Republicans in Congress, Biden has signed the aid package, highlighting the reinforcement of allies and ensuring prompt deliveries to Ukraine.
- The assistance for Ukraine includes weapons and military equipment valued at around $1 billion, encompassing artillery shells and air defense missiles.
- Military analysts do not foresee significant changes on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine, while the US support aims to aid Ukraine in operations in southern Ukraine, particularly focusing on Crimea and the Black Sea.
Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill to become law after late-night showdown: Parliamentary stand-off ends, opening the way for asylum seekers to be sent to the African ...
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Quick Glance: British Law on Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
- The new British deportation law aims to curb illegal migration and secure the reelection of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
- However, experts doubt the effectiveness of the law in stopping illegal migration to the UK.
- Rishi Sunak is under significant pressure due to political challenges in the election year, including inflation and healthcare issues.
- The Rwanda law intends to deport migrants without valid papers to Rwanda, although the efficacy of the law is being questioned.
Billions in support against Russia: Zelenskyi thanks the USA for "vital help": The US Senate has approved a new aid package for Ukraine. The first deliveries are ...
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Hundreds of Jewish protesters demonstrated outside the home of US Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, to protest against US support of Israel's war on Gaza.
"It is not anti-Semitic to hold you accountable for your actions." US Senator Bernie Sanders reminds PM Netanyahu that criticising the actions of a ... Show more
Billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advanced in the US Senate, heading for a final vote after the House of Representatives ... Show more
US Congress poised to pass Ukraine aid, weapons coming soon | Reuters
US Congress poised to pass Ukraine aid, weapons coming soon | Reuters
The US Senate passed legislation giving TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, about nine months to divest the US assets of the short-video app ... Show more
Explainer: What happens now that US TikTok bill has been passed? | Reuters
Explainer: What happens now that US TikTok bill has been passed? | Reuters
McConnell targets Tucker Carlson over the "demonization of Ukraine": McConnell has been one of the fiercest defenders of Ukraine.
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Quick Glance: McConnell Blasts Tucker Carlson for Demonizing Ukraine Aid
- McConnell criticized conservative commentator Tucker Carlson for playing a leading role in demonizing the idea of sending military aid to Ukraine.
- Carlson's interview with Putin was widely criticized for not challenging Putin's dubious claims.
- Putin dominated the interview, barely letting Carlson ask questions and later complained about the lack of tough questions.
- Several Republicans expressed concerns about the infiltration of what they view as Russian 'propaganda' in conservative media and among their party's base.
US Senator Bernie Sanders said the US is “aiding and abetting the destruction of the Palestinian people” as it continues to fund Israel’s war on Gaza ... Show more
GOP lawmakers cheer conservative media slams on Marjorie Taylor Greene: "Moscow Marjorie — incredible," one GOP member told Axios.
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Senate kills articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
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US Senate also approves billions in aid for Ukraine: After months of delay, the US Senate has now also waved through the billion-euro aid package for Ukraine ...
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Congress will distribute people’s property, gold among Muslims: PM Modi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says Congress, if elected to power at Centre ...
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Congress seems poised to pass potential TikTok ban in US. How would it work?: The measure sailed through the House as part of a foreign aid package.
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Quick Glance: San Francisco's Real Estate Market in Turmoil
- The city of San Francisco, once seen as the shining star of the West Coast, is now on the verge of collapse, with seemingly no one raising the alarm.
- In particular, the city's housing market has been severely impacted over the past year, with prices plummeting and homeowners fleeing en masse.
- Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, did not hold back in his comparison of San Francisco's issues to those of New York City, stating that the Bay Area is 'in far worse shape.'
- San Francisco is failing in all aspects, leading to a quiet collapse of its housing market, where once luxurious properties are now being offered at significant discounts.
House passes foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific after months of dithering
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Quick Glance: Ukrainian President Thanks US for Weapon Aid
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy thanked U.S. political leaders for approving an aid package for Ukraine, providing the country with a chance at "victory" in its defense against Russia.
- The House passed a bill granting Ukraine $60.8 billion in aid, with Zelenskyy urging swift Senate approval to ensure rapid assistance to frontline soldiers.
- Zelenskyy emphasized the critical need for long-range weapons and air defense systems to stabilize the situation and regain the initiative in Ukraine.
- He addressed rumors of a territorial deal with Russia, emphasizing the importance of a strategy based on concrete democratic measures to end the war.
Payment card for asylum seekers approved by the Federal Council: The payment card for asylum seekers was highly controversial, but nothing now stands in the way ...
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Trump held his tongue on Ukraine aid. McConnell says it may have made the difference.
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Quick Glance: McConnell Attributes Delay in Crucial Ukraine Aid to Tucker Carlson and Trump
- Mitch McConnell celebrated new U.S. aid to Ukraine and blamed Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump for the delay.
- McConnell emphasized the importance of Ukraine aid, criticized Carlson and Trump for the delay, and praised the expected passage of the bill.
- He expressed support for Ukraine aid and highlighted the significance of supporting freedom-loving countries globally.
- McConnell expressed optimism about the GOP Senate nominees and confidence in winning the majority to transition into the role of majority leader.
Boeing in the spotlight as Congress calls a whistleblower to testify about defects in planes
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Cruz: Democrats tossed ‘two centuries of precedent’ by rejecting Mayorkas articles of impeachment
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EU Court Reverses EU Sanctions on Two Russian Businessmen: Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
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Middle East updates: Germany resumes UNRWA cooperation: Germany will reestablish cooperation with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza ...
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US Senate passes Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan bill; Biden to sign on Wednesday: US president says new weapons shipment could be on its way to Ukraine as soon as this ...
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Approval of US aid to Ukraine prompts EU to provide more active support – European Commission President
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, US funding for Israel, crisis in Gaza: The US Senate has passed a funding package that will provide $26.4 billion to aid Israel ...
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US Senate expected to swiftly end Mayorkas impeachment: The Democratic-majority U.S. Senate on Wednesday dismissed impeachment charges against President Joe ...
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According to Jewish Voice for Peace, 300 people were arrested at a pro-Palestine rally near the home of US Senator Chuck Schumer on Tuesday ... Show more
Warner: Military equipment will be ‘in transit’ to Ukraine by next week if Biden signs bill
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US Senate has agreement on FISA reauthorization, will vote on Friday night, Schumer says
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Zelenskyy thanks senators, Americans and Biden for approval of Ukraine aid: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the approval of assistance for ...
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What $61bn US aid boost could mean for Ukraine: After weeks of Russian advances, there are three areas where Ukraine could now strengthen its defences.
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Nepotism in Russia: Former fellow student of Putin's appointed Chief Justice: The Russian judiciary will now be led by an old companion of the Kremlin leader ...
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US Senator Bernie Sanders stated that the US Foreign Assistance Act restricts the US from providing military assistance to countries that prohibit US ... Show more
BREAKING: The US Senate dismissed both charges of illegal conduct by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, as Democrats successfully defended ...
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What the US Congress passed to aid Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific ...
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US Senator Pete Ricketts argued on Tuesday for a ban on TikTok because the app and the Chinese Communist Party are behind the push of pro-Palestine content in ... Show more
Reuters World News: Trump's foreign courters, and other top stories: The US Senate approves a bill to ban TikTok unless it’s sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance.
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Quick Glance: Overview: Tesla Stocks Plummet, Europe Business Surpasses Expectations
- World markets have brightened slightly this week, but Tesla is facing a critical earnings test, while Europe's business pulse has surprisingly been lively this month.
- Following the worst week on Wall Street since 2022, relief from easing Middle East tensions helped stabilize the situation on Monday. The chip giant Nvidia made a modest recovery from losses as Big Tech megacaps gear up for quarterly earnings releases.
- As the first of the 'Magnificent 7' Vanguard stocks, electric vehicle giant Tesla will report on Tuesday, having plummeted by a substantial 43% year-to-date and nearly 60% over the past two years amidst fierce price competition, declining EV demand, and governance/product concerns.
- While Big Tech jitters define this month's market fluctuations, investors will closely watch the upcoming results for a clearer perspective.
US Republican Kari Lake tells supporters: 'Strap on a Glock' as election nears: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake, an ardent supporter of former ...
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Why the EU’s New Migration Pact Matters | by Ana Palacio - Project Syndicate: Ana Palacio applauds the pragmatic coalition-building, especially by Italy’s ...
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Israel’s foreign minister on Wednesday thanked the US Senate for approving $13 billion in military aid that he said sent a “strong message” to the country’s ... Show more
Live Updates: Gaza invasion - DAWN.COM
Live Updates: Gaza invasion - DAWN.COM
The impeachment vote against Joe Biden's top border official Alejandro Mayorkas is over. The Democratic-majority Senate swiftly ended the bid from House ... Show more
US Senate ends impeachment of Biden's border chief Mayorkas | Reuters
US Senate ends impeachment of Biden's border chief Mayorkas | Reuters
President Joe Biden is expected to swiftly sign the bill that lets US intelligence agencies conduct electronic surveillance without seeking a judicial warrant ... Show more
US Senate votes to reauthorise controversial surveillance programme FISA | Government News | Al Jazeera
US Senate votes to reauthorise controversial surveillance programme FISA | Government News | Al Jazeera
👉 Robert Habeck's secret files: Germany's Economics Ministry covered up, concealed and distorted facts in order to push through the nuclear phase-out ... Show more
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Robert Habeck's secret files: Germany's Economics Ministry covered up, concealed and distorted facts in order to push through the nuclear phase-out. This is proven by the files that have been released
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Estonia, Sweden and Czechia urge Europe not to relax after US vote on aid to Ukraine
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'This is a criminal cover up': Ed Pierson, a former senior manager at Boeing, said the company continues to 'conceal the truth' about the safety of their ... Show more
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Lords delay Rwanda bill to next week in blow to Rishi Sunak's agenda: The government was defeated twice, with peers backing the need for a report before ...
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Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87: Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, who chaired the Intelligence Committee following the 2001 terrorist ...
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Democratic Sen. Jon Tester hopes to secure another win in deep-red Montana : Tester is the last Democrat holding statewide office as Republicans have dominated ...
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Trump endorses a Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate he once condemned : In a rally Saturday night, Donald Trump endorsed Dave McCormick, the Republican trying to ...
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How the Founding Fathers' concept of 'Minority Rule' is alive and well today: Journalist Ari Berman says the founding fathers created a system that concentrated ...
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After Pro-Palestinian activists blocked streets and bridges on April the 15th, US Senator Tom Cotton appeared to endorse throwing them into the water ... Show more
Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill: MPs Reject Changes to Bill and Send It Back to Lords
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👉 Swiss authorities and WHO are working on compulsory vaccination - despite the Corona debacle. This needs to be put to a stop
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Swiss authorities and WHO are working on compulsory vaccination - despite the Corona debacle. It is important to put a stop to this
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Swiss authorities and WHO are working on compulsory vaccination - despite the Corona debacle. It is important to put a stop to this
The World Week
Sen. Jon Ossoff did not hold back in his questioning of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a committee hearing today on nationwide postal woes: Senate grills USPS chief over metro Atlanta mail delays
Opinion | How ‘The Squad’ and Like-Minded Progressives Have Changed Their Party: The left’s position on Israel has now become the Democratic Party’s ...
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Senate passes bill renewing key FISA surveillance power moments after it expires: Senate votes to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence ...
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Senate OKs $95 Billion for Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan: The U.S. Senate has approved a $95 billion foreign and military aid package to help Ukraine ...
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US Senator assumes long-range ATACMS missiles might be sent to Ukraine by end of next week
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👉 Russia sees Switzerland as a “hostile country”: Unfortunately, it is right. We gave up our neutrality unnecessarily
About the article: Russia sees Switzerland as a “hostile country”: Unfortunately, it is right. We gave up our neutrality unnecessarily Download the ... Show more
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US Senator Lisa Murkowski was due to receive an award for ‘integrity’ when climate protesters interrupted, resulting in them and the presentation committee ... Show more
Ukraine may receive weapons in less than a week after congressional approval – WP
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🔴 Live: US Senate approves bill that includes $26 billion for Israel and Gaza: The US Senate has passed a bill that includes $26 billion in wartime aid to Israel ...
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Live blog: US Senate overwhelmingly passes $26.6B military aid for Israel: Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 201st day, has killed at least 34 ...
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Arizona Senate keeps effort to repeal abortion ban in play: A bill that would repeal Arizona’s 160-year-old abortion ban was successfully introduced in the state ...
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Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans foil another effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
- Arizona House Republicans once again thwarted an attempt on Wednesday to repeal the state's nearly complete abortion ban from 1864, leaving Democrats without a vote on their repeal bill for the second consecutive week.
- Despite facing pressure from influential conservatives, such as former President Trump and Senate hopeful Kari Lake, urging GOP leaders to lift the ban, the Republicans blocked the repeal.
- State House Democrats made a procedural maneuver to attempt to suspend House rules and bring the repeal bill to the floor for discussion. However, this action was rejected by the GOP majority, with only one Republican, Representative Matt Gress, crossing party lines to support bringing up the repeal bill.
- A similar endeavor to repeal the ban was obstructed by Republicans last week. Following persistent criticism of the law by Democrats both within and outside the state throughout the week, prominent figures like Trump and Lake recognized the political risks and advocated for a change in direction within the Legislature.
A Boeing engineer has told a US Senate hearing that the company is ‘putting out defective airplanes’ due to improper manufacturing methods.
Council of Ministers extends condolences to families of deceased students I Times of Oman
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The Arizona House of Representatives voted to repeal an 1864 near-total abortion ban. It heads to the Senate next. Arizona 1864 abortion ban repealed by House, now on to Senate
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Divided on Emergency Abortion Access: Highlights
- The Supreme Court seems divided on access to emergency abortions in states with near-total bans.
- The 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act could impact abortion access in emergencies.
- The debate raises questions about fetal personhood and abortion rights conflict.
- The court's decision could affect abortion access in 14 states with strict abortion bans.
Crucial $ 61B Ukraine military aid bill heads to US Senate floor 23 April - Euromaidan Press
euromaidanpress.com/2024/04/21/crucial-61b-ukraine-military-aid-bill-heads-to-us-senate-floor-23-april/
'VERY TARGETED': Why FCC Commissioner says TikTok forced sale will be a huge national security step. TikTok's forced sale from China will be 'most significant' national security step, says FCC commissioner | Fox Business
Quick Glance: TikTok Ban Threat: ByteDance Prefers Closure Over Sale, Insiders Say
- ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US are exhausted, said four sources.
- TikTok accounts for a small share of ByteDance’s total revenues and daily active users, so the parent would rather have the app shut down in the US in a worst-case scenario than sell it to a potential American buyer, they said.
- ByteDance would not agree to sell one of its most valuable assets – its “secret source” – to rivals, said the four sources, referring to the TikTok algorithm.
- After facing challenges regarding bans, the short-form video app has encountered partial and attempted prohibitions in the US and other nations.
LIVE: US Senate expected to swiftly end impeachment of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
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Mayorkas impeachment trial: What to expect in the Senate: The House sends the articles over on Tuesday but a full-scale trial is unlikely.
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UPSC Essentials : Daily subject-wise quiz | Polity and Governance MCQs on Council of States, MPLADS and more (Week 54)
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In high-stakes Pennsylvania Senate race, can Casey and McCormick outrun Biden and Trump?
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TikTok ban Bill could be fast-tracked ahead of US House votes on Ukraine, Israel aid
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Animal rescuers in Ukraine made a dangerous trip to the frontline near Donetsk, as the sound of shelling is heard in the distance ... Show more
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Biden flexes his cash advantage, GOP megadonors spend big in latest FEC filings : Federal Election Commission filings from the first quarter of 2024 show ...
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