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5/6/2024
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
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
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
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)