Beijing CNN — TikTok is fighting to survive in the US Pressure is mounting in Washington to ban the app if its Chinese owners don’t sell the company. But the popular platform was developed using indigenous Chinese technology and is inaccessible in China. In fact, it never existed there. Instead, there is a different version … Read more
CNN — The new Cold War is not being played out on the high walls that divide the continents, but in the pockets of millions of Americans. congressional hearing Thursday’s focus on the popular TikTok video app became the latest in a string of clarifying moments that exposed not only Washington’s bipartisan animosity toward Beijing’s … Read more
New York CNN — Manhattan grand jury investigation former president donald trump The week isn’t over and questions abound about how close grand jury is to sue — or if it ever does. While the radio silence comes from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Amid widespread media and political speculation over the past few days … Read more
washington CNN — Four Florida families are suing the state’s new Rules banning gender-affirming care For transgender youth, they argue that these prohibitions violate the U.S. Constitution and should be repealed. Two new rules from the Florida Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine prohibit the state’s medical professionals from providing gender-affirming care … Read more
CNN — The U.S. and Canada have reached an agreement to amend a decades-old asylum agreement that would restrict certain immigrants from seeking protection in Canada, two Canadian officials told CNN, marking the way Canada accepts asylum seekers. Significant changes have occurred. While discussions have been going on for years, a sharp increase in the … Read more
washington CNN — Four cisgender women from Connecticut are urging a federal appeals court to grant them another chance to challenge them Trans-inclusion to the Nation sports policy That comes after agreeing earlier this year to reconsider whether the former high school athlete had a legal right to sue. Three-judge panel of the U.S. Court … Read more
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CNN — North Carolina will become the 40th state to expand Medicaid to low-income adults after the Republican-led state legislature dropped its longstanding opposition to provisions of Obamacare. Benefits to hospitals in the state are also included in the expansion bill, which received final legislative approval on Thursday. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has campaigned … Read more
CNN — Reported tuberculosis cases in the United States appear to be returning to levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tuberculosis rates in the U.S. rose slightly last year after falling sharply by 20.2% in 2020 and rising by 9.8% in 2021, … Read more
New York CNN — Utah governor signs controversial bill Thursday’s bill would require minors to obtain guardian consent before joining social media platforms, the most aggressive step yet by state or federal lawmakers to protect children online. As part of a bill called the Utah Social Media Regulation Act, The social media platforms will have … Read more