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Apr 09 2024
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Simon Harris: 'TikTok Taoiseach' Is Ireland's New Leader
Following the shock resignation of Leo Varadkar, Simon Harris has been sworn in as the Republic of Ireland’s youngest Prime Minister on Tuesday. Dubbed the “TikTok taoiseach” for his social media prowess, the 37-year-old Fine Gael party leader has swiftly climbed the political ranks to head up Ireland’s government. Fine Gael’s coalition partners, Fianna Fáil and the Greens, endorsed Harris to
Time MagazineApr 08 2024
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Sen. McConnell Backs Legislation to Force Divestment of TikTok
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Monday called for legislation to force TikTok's parent company, China's ByteDance, to divest the short video app used by 170 million Americans. "Requiring the divestment of Beijing-influenced entities from TikTok would land squarely within established constitutional precedent," McConnell said, adding "it would begin to turn back the tide of
Newsmax (News)Apr 24 2024
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Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it
President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that includes a bill that would ban TikTok if China-based parent company ByteDance fails to divest the app within a year.
The divest-or-ban bill is now law, starting the clock for ByteDance to make its move. The company has an initial nine months to sort out a deal, though the president could extend that another three months if he sees
The VergeApr 24 2024
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Biden signs Ukraine aid, TikTok ban package after Republican battle
President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new U.S. aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, notching a rare bipartisan victory for the president as he seeks reelection and ending months of wrangling with Republicans in Congress.
"It gives vital support to America's partners so they can defend themselves from threats to their
ReutersApr 08 2024
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TikTok PR push touts economic impact in Michigan
TikTok is touting its economic impact in Michigan and elsewhere through a newly commissioned report, amid increased scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers. Why it matters: The report, which the platform is actively pitching to various media and posting across its channels, has the potential to tap into a key bipartisan issue — the economy, Axios' Eleanor Hawkins reports. Catch up quick: In March, the U.
AxiosApr 23 2024
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Klobuchar, Smith to consider TikTok ban as part of massive foreign aid package
WASHINGTON — Jen Shaffer, whose genealogy business took off after she used TikTok to market her services, is among millions of Americans concerned about the future of the popular social media platform as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on legislation that could ban the app. Shaffer, who lives in New Brighton, traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to try to persuade Sens. Amy Klobuchar and
MinnPostApr 18 2024
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NYU administrator punched in unprovoked attack like those reported on TikTok: police
A stranger sucker-punched a New York University administrator at Washington Square Park as random, unprovoked assaults, some of which have been reported by TikTok users, continue south of 42nd St., officials said. The 27-year-old administrator was walking along Washington Square North near Fifth Ave. in Greenwich Village around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when the stranger stormed up to her and
New York Daily NewsApr 23 2024
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This New Orleans restaurant has American's best pasta, TikTok star says
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AxiosMay 03 2024
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Iowa Teen Had Accepted His Chest Deformity — Then a TikTok Video Changed His Life (Exclusive)
Carson Sudbeck was born with a concave chest. “When I was younger, it definitely was not very prominent — you could just barely tell it was there," says Carson, 16. "And as I grew, the hole also grew — to the point where it was very obvious I had a caved-in chest." He would make jokes about it, says his mom Emily Sudbeck. "He'd say, 'It's not quite deep enough for a bowl of cereal — it's more
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