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Kash Patel, A Trump Loyalist, Confirmed As FBI Director
The Republican-controlled US Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel, a staunch loyalist of President Donald Trump, to be director of the FBI, the country's top law enforcement agency.
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TikTok Stops Working For US Users Ahead Of Federal Ban
"A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US," said a message to users attempting to use the app.
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US Supreme Court Rules Against TikTok, Upholds Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to a federal law that would have required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned in the United States on Jan. 19.
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Elon Musk Sued by US SEC Over Late Disclosure of Twitter Stake
In a complaint filed in Washington, D.C. federal court, the SEC said Musk violated federal securities law by waiting 11 days too long to disclose his initial purchase of 5% of Twitter's common shares.
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TikTok Ban: US Appeals Court Upholds Law Forcing Its Sale Ahead of Deadline
A US federal appeals court has upheld a law requiring ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the US by early 2025, ahead of an upcoming deadline. The decision from the appeals court increases the chances that TikTok will face an unprecedented ban in six weeks, that could cut off access to the service for 170 million users in the ...
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TikTok Edges Closer To US Ban After Losing Court Appeal
A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a ban.
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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
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US Navy Secretary Violates Law With Political Statement On Biden, Trump
US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro violated a law limiting political activity by federal employees when he publicly advocated voting for President Joe Biden and criticized former President Donald Trump, the Office of Special Counsel said on Thursday.
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Google Has an Illegal Monopoly on Search, US Judge Finds
Google has violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world's default search engine, a US District Judge said in a ruling. Alphabet has said it plans to appeal the ruling.
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"Google Is A Monopolist": US Judge In Landmark Anti-Trust Ruling
Alphabet's Google broke the law to cement its dominance over online searches and related ads, a federal judge ruled on Monday in the U.S. Justice Department's first victory against a monopoly in more than 20 years.
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US State Minnesota Cannot Stop Adults Under 21 From Carrying Guns: Court
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 years old before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public for self-defense is unconstitutional.
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US Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Domestic Abusers Owning Guns
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm.
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US Regulators Accuse TikTok Of Violating Child Privacy Laws
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice, alleging that they failed to protect the privacy of children.
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US Regulators Target Microsoft, OpenAI Violations In AI Antitrust Probe
The US Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry.
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US Proposes Historic Law To Reclassify Marijuana As "Low-Risk Drug"
US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
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Kash Patel, A Trump Loyalist, Confirmed As FBI Director
The Republican-controlled US Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel, a staunch loyalist of President Donald Trump, to be director of the FBI, the country's top law enforcement agency.
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TikTok Stops Working For US Users Ahead Of Federal Ban
"A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US," said a message to users attempting to use the app.
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US Supreme Court Rules Against TikTok, Upholds Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to a federal law that would have required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned in the United States on Jan. 19.
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Elon Musk Sued by US SEC Over Late Disclosure of Twitter Stake
In a complaint filed in Washington, D.C. federal court, the SEC said Musk violated federal securities law by waiting 11 days too long to disclose his initial purchase of 5% of Twitter's common shares.
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TikTok Ban: US Appeals Court Upholds Law Forcing Its Sale Ahead of Deadline
A US federal appeals court has upheld a law requiring ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the US by early 2025, ahead of an upcoming deadline. The decision from the appeals court increases the chances that TikTok will face an unprecedented ban in six weeks, that could cut off access to the service for 170 million users in the ...
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TikTok Edges Closer To US Ban After Losing Court Appeal
A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a ban.
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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
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US Navy Secretary Violates Law With Political Statement On Biden, Trump
US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro violated a law limiting political activity by federal employees when he publicly advocated voting for President Joe Biden and criticized former President Donald Trump, the Office of Special Counsel said on Thursday.
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Google Has an Illegal Monopoly on Search, US Judge Finds
Google has violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world's default search engine, a US District Judge said in a ruling. Alphabet has said it plans to appeal the ruling.
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"Google Is A Monopolist": US Judge In Landmark Anti-Trust Ruling
Alphabet's Google broke the law to cement its dominance over online searches and related ads, a federal judge ruled on Monday in the U.S. Justice Department's first victory against a monopoly in more than 20 years.
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US State Minnesota Cannot Stop Adults Under 21 From Carrying Guns: Court
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 years old before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public for self-defense is unconstitutional.
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US Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Domestic Abusers Owning Guns
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm.
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US Regulators Accuse TikTok Of Violating Child Privacy Laws
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice, alleging that they failed to protect the privacy of children.
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US Regulators Target Microsoft, OpenAI Violations In AI Antitrust Probe
The US Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry.
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US Proposes Historic Law To Reclassify Marijuana As "Low-Risk Drug"
US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
