SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you count internet time. The question now is whether it will exist much longer, and if so, in what form? Since 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden showed off his putting during a campaign stop at a public golf course in Michigan last month, the moment was captured on TikTok. When a rainstorm forced him inside, he competed with 13-year-old Hurley “HJ” Coleman IV to make putts on a practice mat. The Coleman family posted … Read more
The Biden administration is preparing to take the unusual step of issuing an order that would prevent U.S. companies and citizens from using software from a major Russian cybersecurity firm over national security concerns, five U.S. officials familiar with the matter said. case to CNN. The move, which is currently being finalized and could happen … Read more
A total solar eclipse has begun. The totality lasts a maximum of 4 minutes and 28 seconds in certain places. The solar eclipse will cross North America, darkening the sky along a path through Mexico, the United States and Canada. Here’s the latest: TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE BEGINS IN NORTH AMERICA OVER MEXICO A total solar … Read more
A rapidly advancing proposal from members of Congress could pose one of the biggest threats yet to TikTok’s future in the US. Bipartisan legislation from the House of Representatives would force the China-based platform to sell a controlling stake or face removal from U.S. app stores. Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed bringing … Read more
Forests are an essential part of the Earth’s operating system. They reduce the build-up of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and land degradation by 30% per year. This slows global temperature rise and resulting changes in climate. In the US, forests account for 12% of the country’s greenhouse … Read more
(AP) Here we are, the year of Donald Trump. Of course, we have had Trump for quite a few years now. But as he would say, this is the big one. Will she choose him? It is a fairly basic electoral proposition: an all-consuming Trump against an ever-receding Joe Biden. Does Trump exclaim every day, … Read more
We’re only halfway through 2023 and it already feels like the year of extraterrestrial contact. In February, President Joe Biden ordered the downing of three unidentified aerial phenomena — NASA’s title for UFOs. Then a Navy pilot’s alleged leaked images of a UFO, and then the news of a whistleblower report on a possible U.S. … Read more