• US reimposes oil sanctions against Venezuela over election concerns

    The United States is reimposing sanctions on Venezuela's vital oil sector

  • US Reimposes Illegal and Inhumane Oil Sanctions on Venezuela, as the New York Times Runs Cover

    A minute after midnight on April 18, the US reimposed coercive economic measures designed to cripple Venezuela’s oil industry. Later that day, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a new sanctions bill on Nicaragua. Meanwhile, Cuba protested the US’s six-decade blockade as talks resumed between the two countries on migration. At a time of More

  • What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you

    TikTok won’t suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned.

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    What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you

    No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned. After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its []

  • What A TikTok Ban In The US Could Mean For You

    After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature.

  • TikTok could be banned in Europe as well as the US

    Hugely popular video app TikTok could be banned in Europe as well as the US, according to remarks made by the president of the European Commission. TikTok is also under two separate EU investigations, and President Biden last week signed a bill which would see the app banned in the US within nine months unless it is sold to an American company more

  • TikTok’s US ban explained

    You’ve probably heard word of the United States’ pending TikTok ban, but why is it happening and how did we get here?  According to data published by Business of Apps, TikTok was the second most downloaded app of 2023 with 654 million downloads globally. This marks the first year that TikTok has dropped below Instagram in the rankings in three years.  This might not be the case for much longer as US President Biden signed off on a bill that effectively bans TikTok in the States unless...

  • A Complete Timeline of the TikTok Ban in the US

    Whether or not you use the app, you've probably heard a thing or two about the TikTok ban. It's true: President Biden signed the legislation into law on Wednesday, following an unusual bipartisan efforts in both chambers of Congress. But that doesn't mean the app is a goner.

  • US moves forward on TikTok ban

    US President Joe Biden signed legislation that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok if parent company ByteDance doesn’t agree to sell its US assets over a nine-month time span.

  • US accelerates push to ban TikTok

    The US House of Representatives moved to fast-track legislation forcing TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest a stake in the short form video app or face a ban from operating in the country.

  • Why TikTok Will Likely Be Banned — And Not Sold — In The US

    The United States is giving ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, a stark choice — divest the popular video app

  • FTC's noncompete ban could reshape the US workplace

    The FTC’s decision to outlaw nearly all noncompete agreements could restructure the balance of power between businesses and workers — if it survives legal challenges.