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5/6/2024

TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform

TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform

Posted 1:25 PM 5/7/2024 by HALELUYA HADERO, MICHELLE CHAPMAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writer

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the U.S. over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it's sold to another company, arguing that it vaguely paints it as a threat to national security to get around the First Amendment.

The widely expected lawsuit (More)

5/4/2024

A driver dies after crashing into a security barrier around the White House complex, authorities say

A driver dies after crashing into a security barrier around the White House complex, authorities say

Posted 10:40 AM 5/5/2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A driver died after a vehicle crashed into an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex, and the incident late Saturday was being investigated as a traffic crash, police said. President Joe Biden was spending the weekend in Delaware, and the Secret Service said there (More)

5/3/2024

It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much

It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much

Posted 4:22 PM 5/4/2024

The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo. Music, all-day happy hours and deals on tacos are planned at venues across the country on Sunday — May 5 — in a celebration with widely misunderstood origins that is barely recognized south of the border.

In the U.S., the date (More)

5/1/2024

Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza

Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza

Posted 8:54 AM 5/2/2024 by CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that "order must prevail" as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza.

"Dissent is essential for democracy," he said at the White House. "But dissent must never (More)

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