President Donald Trump’s executive order banning Americans from using TikTok is prompted by concerns that the company could pass on user data to Chinese authorities. Recently hacked police documents reveal the nature of the company’s relationship with law enforcement – not in China, but in the United States. TikTok’s parent …
Read More »Primary August 11: Live results for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Georgia
Despite five states having premieres and runoffs of down-ballot Tuesday, it will be a relatively quiet election day. However, there are several engaging races to keep an eye on in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Georgia. In Minnesota, one of the most progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives, Rep. Ilhan Omar, …
Read More »How China could repay against Apple and Tesla for TikTok and WeChat connections
Text size Transversospinales / Dreamstime Let us assume that the Trump administration is advancing its threats to stop American companies from working with both ByteDance unit TikTok and Tencent Holdings-owned WeChat. What will the Chinese government do in response? Amber analyst Toni Sacconaghi has pondered that question. He owns both …
Read More »University of Pennsylvania shuts down housing, cancels activities for fall
The University of Pennsylvania is the latest college to roll out its hybrid rescheduling plan. On Tuesday, it announced a fall semester and urged students not to return to Philadelphia for the sake of public health. Less than half of U.S. universities plan to return to campus, a number that …
Read More »Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard scores 61 points in critical win over Mavericks
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Damian Lillard launched from 33 feet to the outside and could only see and wait when the ball came from the back edge and shot straight into the air – the fate of the game, and his Portland Trail Blazers’ terrible playoff push , hanging …
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