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TikTok users could soon find that the popular social media service is either under new ownership or, although it wouldn’t happen immediately, outright banned in the U.S. On Saturday, the House passed legislation that would bar TikTok from operating in the U.S. if the popular platform’s China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year. The bill […]
On April 8, a rare total solar eclipse will create a “path of totality” over North America, throwing swaths of the United States, Canada and Mexico into darkness in the middle of the day. A
By Robin Levinson King & Anthony Zurcher BBC News 11 minutes ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Watch: How does a government shutdown impact the US? The US government has shutdown ten times over the past 40-plus years. Meanwhile, in other countries, governments keep functioning, even […]
Comment on this storyComment Millions of federal employees and active military service members will stop receiving paychecks — but many will be forced to report to work anyway. Some national parks may close, museums could shutter and airports nationwide might see new disruptions and delays.
Earlier this month, after more than two years of closed-door negotiations, the United States and Iran agreed to a prisoner swap deal, which once implemented, will see Tehran releasing five US-Iranian citizens in exchange for the release of several Iranians jailed in the US, and access to billions of dollars in frozen funds . . […]
“Stockton didn’t like that,” McCallum continued. “He didn’t like to be told that he was on the fringe.” As word got out that Rush planned to take tourists to the Titanic, McCallum recalled, “people would ring me, and say, ‘We’ve always wanted to go to Titanic. What do you think?’ And I would tell them, […]
The Supreme Court this week allowed Louisiana to redraw its congressional districts to fairly represent Black voters. This action comes on the heels of the court’s decision earlier this month in Allen v. Milligan, in which one of us was a key plaintiff, finding that Alabama’s new congressional maps dilute the power of Black voters […]
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A U.S. debt default would lead to a slump in stock and bond markets, while eroding the U.S.’ financial standing in the world, analysts say. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A U.S. debt default would lead to a slump in stock and bond markets, while eroding the U.S.’ […]
As the United States stares down the barrel of a deadline to raise the national debt ceiling, past and current Pentagon leaders are sounding the alarm on how such an event could be deeply damaging to the country and those who keep it safe. Disrupted pay for service members, late benefits checks for veterans and […]