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TikTok Ban Looms as President Biden Signs Law With 270-Day Sale Deadline
For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday, beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale ...
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Tim Scott, Only Black Republican In US Senate, Announces Presidential Bid
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott launched his bid to become the first Black Republican US president on Monday, vowing to fight for a return to the American way of life he said was under threat from Joe Biden's Democrats.
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Biden's Pick Eric Garcetti Confirmed As India Envoy After Two-Year Fight
Eric Garcetti, President Joe Biden's close aide, was confirmed as US Ambassador to India after the Senate on Wednesday voted on his nomination, filling a key diplomatic position after a gap of two years.
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Facebook, Twitter, Telegram Urged to Fight Russian Disinformation in a Better Way
Facebook, Twitter and Telegram have been urged to do a better job of stopping Russian efforts to spread Spanish-language disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine. The social media companies received letter from a bipartisan group of three US senators requesting stricter actions.
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US Senate Passes Joe Biden's Massive $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
Joe Biden's bill provides a plan provides for $550 billion in new federal spending on transport infrastructure, but also for high-speed internet and efforts to fight climate change.
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US Senators Target Ransomware By Targeting Countries Allowing It: Report
Two senior US senators planned legislation on Thursday that would fight ransomware attacks on US infrastructure by sanctioning countries that harbor cyber criminals, as well as by strengthening protections against attacks.
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US To Donate 750,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Shots To Taiwan
The United States will donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country's plan to share shots globally, US Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Sunday, offering a much-needed boost to the island's fight against the pandemic.
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"Fighting" For Neera Tanden's Nomination To Lead US Budget Department: White House
The White House has said it is "fighting" for the nomination of Indian-American Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget as two crucial Senate committees abruptly postponed meetings on her confirmation.
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Republicans Signal Deep Resistance To Trump Impeachment Trial In US Senate
Republican lawmakers signaled Sunday that Democrats will have a fight on their hands to secure the conviction of Donald Trump when the Senate next month opens its first-ever impeachment trial of a former president.
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Dating App Maker Match Group Backs US Bill Seen as Privacy Threat
Match Group, the parent company of dating apps such as Tinder, on Tuesday publicly endorsed a US bill others in the tech industry fear will erode online privacy and speech in the name of fighting child abuse.
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Amazon Vows to Act on Price-Gouging on Coronavirus Goods
Amazon pledged Thursday to take steps to fight price gouging after a US senator complained of "unjustifiably high prices" on hand sanitizers and surgical masks to protect against coronavirus infections.
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Why Weapons, Asks US Senator Bernie Sanders, Needles Trump On India Deal
US Senator Bernie Sanders, the Democratic party's frontrunner for the US presidential elections, on Tuesday said that the US should partner India to fight climate change instead of selling billions of dollars' worth of weapons as announced by President Donald Trump on his first official visit.
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Fighting For Those Who Have "No Voice": Trump At Anti-Abortion Rally
US President Donald Trump addressed the country's biggest annual anti-abortion rally on Friday as members of the Senate sat in judgment just blocks away at his impeachment trial.
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US Senator Elizabeth Warren Formally Launches 2020 Presidential Campaign
US Senator Elizabeth Warren, struggling to move past criticism over her claims of Native American heritage, aimed for a fresh start on Saturday with the formal launch of her 2020 presidential campaign, saying that she is fighting for all Americans.
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US Senator Cory Booker Launches Bid For 2020 Presidential Nomination
U.S. Senator Cory Booker, who gained national prominence in the fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, announced on Friday that he would seek the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2020 presidential election, injecting more youthful energy into the expanding Democratic field.
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TikTok Ban Looms as President Biden Signs Law With 270-Day Sale Deadline
For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday, beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale ...
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Tim Scott, Only Black Republican In US Senate, Announces Presidential Bid
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott launched his bid to become the first Black Republican US president on Monday, vowing to fight for a return to the American way of life he said was under threat from Joe Biden's Democrats.
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Biden's Pick Eric Garcetti Confirmed As India Envoy After Two-Year Fight
Eric Garcetti, President Joe Biden's close aide, was confirmed as US Ambassador to India after the Senate on Wednesday voted on his nomination, filling a key diplomatic position after a gap of two years.
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Facebook, Twitter, Telegram Urged to Fight Russian Disinformation in a Better Way
Facebook, Twitter and Telegram have been urged to do a better job of stopping Russian efforts to spread Spanish-language disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine. The social media companies received letter from a bipartisan group of three US senators requesting stricter actions.
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US Senate Passes Joe Biden's Massive $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
Joe Biden's bill provides a plan provides for $550 billion in new federal spending on transport infrastructure, but also for high-speed internet and efforts to fight climate change.
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US Senators Target Ransomware By Targeting Countries Allowing It: Report
Two senior US senators planned legislation on Thursday that would fight ransomware attacks on US infrastructure by sanctioning countries that harbor cyber criminals, as well as by strengthening protections against attacks.
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US To Donate 750,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Shots To Taiwan
The United States will donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country's plan to share shots globally, US Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Sunday, offering a much-needed boost to the island's fight against the pandemic.
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"Fighting" For Neera Tanden's Nomination To Lead US Budget Department: White House
The White House has said it is "fighting" for the nomination of Indian-American Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget as two crucial Senate committees abruptly postponed meetings on her confirmation.
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Republicans Signal Deep Resistance To Trump Impeachment Trial In US Senate
Republican lawmakers signaled Sunday that Democrats will have a fight on their hands to secure the conviction of Donald Trump when the Senate next month opens its first-ever impeachment trial of a former president.
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Dating App Maker Match Group Backs US Bill Seen as Privacy Threat
Match Group, the parent company of dating apps such as Tinder, on Tuesday publicly endorsed a US bill others in the tech industry fear will erode online privacy and speech in the name of fighting child abuse.
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Amazon Vows to Act on Price-Gouging on Coronavirus Goods
Amazon pledged Thursday to take steps to fight price gouging after a US senator complained of "unjustifiably high prices" on hand sanitizers and surgical masks to protect against coronavirus infections.
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Why Weapons, Asks US Senator Bernie Sanders, Needles Trump On India Deal
US Senator Bernie Sanders, the Democratic party's frontrunner for the US presidential elections, on Tuesday said that the US should partner India to fight climate change instead of selling billions of dollars' worth of weapons as announced by President Donald Trump on his first official visit.
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Fighting For Those Who Have "No Voice": Trump At Anti-Abortion Rally
US President Donald Trump addressed the country's biggest annual anti-abortion rally on Friday as members of the Senate sat in judgment just blocks away at his impeachment trial.
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US Senator Elizabeth Warren Formally Launches 2020 Presidential Campaign
US Senator Elizabeth Warren, struggling to move past criticism over her claims of Native American heritage, aimed for a fresh start on Saturday with the formal launch of her 2020 presidential campaign, saying that she is fighting for all Americans.
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US Senator Cory Booker Launches Bid For 2020 Presidential Nomination
U.S. Senator Cory Booker, who gained national prominence in the fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, announced on Friday that he would seek the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2020 presidential election, injecting more youthful energy into the expanding Democratic field.
