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The House Just Voted On A Potential TikTok Ban (Again). Now What?

House lawmakers have once again passed legislation that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban, renewing a massive threat to the company’s US operations. The move could fast-track a proposal TikTok has been fighting against for weeks.

Additional Human Remains Believed To Be Slain College Student Wash Ashore On Lake Michigan

Additional human remains believed to be of Sade Robinson, the 19-year-old college student who went missing earlier this month following a first date, have washed ashore on a Lake Michigan beach in Wisconsin.

Netflix Gained 9.3 Million Subscribers This Year As It Adjusts Streaming Strategy

Last year, Netflix made a particularly risky bet by pushing users who share passwords to create their own accounts — but it’s paid off.

TikTok Is In The Hot Seat Once Again In Washington

TikTok is again facing an imminent threat from Congress. On Wednesday, House Republicans added a hot-button bill that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban to a wide-ranging foreign aid package intended to help Israel and Ukraine.

Delta Air Lines Will Soon Update The Way It Boards Passengers

Delta Air Lines flyers will soon board its planes in a new way that might remind them of the past. Beginning May 1, the airline will board customers by numbered zones, a change that largely reverts back to process it used until early 2019, before changing to its current process of boarding by named categories.

Takeaways From The Day A Jury Was Selected To Decide Donald Trump’s Fate In...

Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money business fraud case began Thursday looking like the task of finding 12 jurors had run aground.

Student Debt Is Haunting Americans From Graduation To Retirement

Going to college is supposed to be the path to a more prosperous life. But the cost of getting a degree has become a financial albatross, weighing down borrowers from the day they graduate to the day they retire — if retirement is even possible.

January 6 Rioters Want The Supreme Court To Let Them Off The Hook From...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday from a former Pennsylvania police officer who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in a case that could undermine federal charges against more than 350 rioters.

‘Send Him To Angola’: White Lawmaker Attacks First Black EPA Chief

After Michael Regan worked for climate justice in Louisiana, one congressman was quick to blow the dog whistle.

AI Is Threatening Americans’ Jobs. Could Guaranteed Income Provide A Safety Net?

Global policymakers and business leaders are now increasingly warning that the rise of artificial intelligence will likely have profound impacts on the labor market and could put millions of people out of work in the years ahead (while also creating new and different jobs in the process).

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Morehouse College Might Halt Graduation ‘on The Spot’ If There Are...

Morehouse College President David A. Thomas said Thursday he would shut down commencement ceremonies “on the spot” rather than allow police to remove student protesters in zip ties during President Joe Biden’s graduation speech.