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NEW DELHI (AP) — The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature. In India, the app was banned nearly four years ago. Here’s what happened . . […]
Federal regulators on Tuesday enacted a nationwide ban on new noncompete agreements, which keep millions of Americans — from minimum-wage earners to CEOs — from changing jobs within their industries. The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday afternoon voted 3-to-2 to approve the new rule, which will ban noncompetes for all workers when the regulations take […]
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 […]
Border Patrol picks up a group of people seeking asylum from an aid camp near Sasabe, Arizona, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Justin Hamel/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Hamel/Bloomberg via Getty Images Border Patrol picks up a group of people seeking asylum from an aid camp near Sasabe, Arizona, on Wednesday, […]
One of the biggest obstacles to expanding clean energy in the United States is a lack of power lines. Building new transmission lines can take a decade or more because of permitting delays and local opposition. But there may be a faster, cheaper solution, according to two reports released Tuesday. Replacing existing power lines with […]
The 2024 total solar eclipse next week will mark a rare celestial event, but just how rare is it and why is this one so special? NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes called the event “the greatest solar eclipse across the U.S. in our lifetime.” And Illinois plays a major role in it. For […]
US federal safety investigators recovered the data recorder, also known as black box, from the cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing its collapse into Patapsco River on Tuesday. The US Coast Guard Cutter Frank Drew (R) patrols near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by the […]
Susan Walsh/AP Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2024. Washington CNN — America’s central bank doesn’t see any signs of a recession on the horizon. Not this year nor the year after. The Federal Reserve’s policymaking committee of 19 officials . […]
On Thursday, the United States ended decades of stalwart support for Israel in the United Nations Security Council, submitting a draft resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The U.S., which negotiated the language of the proposed resolution with the governments of Egypt and Qatar, seeks to have the […]
David Iben put it well when he said, ‘Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the permanent loss of capital.’ So it seems the smart money knows that debt – which is usually involved in bankruptcies – is a very important factor, when you assess how risky a […]