TikTok says U.S. threatens ban if Chinese owners don’t sell stakes
The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told Reuters on Wednesday.
Day: March 16, 2023
Housing shortage: Beyond city limits
I found it interesting that nowhere in the article [“King County needs 17K new homes a year” March 3, Business] was there mention of the growth management boundary in east King County. The Growth Management Act dates back to the early 1990s. As a respo…
Sound Transit: Consider another option
Re: “Be bolder to get light rail done, expert panel tells Sound Transit” [March 3, Traffic Lab]: The article showcases Sound Transit’s need to reduce costs and time. A panel of outside experts advises taking “a harder line dealing with 53 local governm…
North Korea fires another warning shot
The DPRK test comes ahead of South Korean president’s visit to former colonizer Japan and amid wargames with the US
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Polar explorer, once diagnosed with terminal cancer, still lives for adventure
One of the world’s leading polar explorers, Eric Larsen has touched the South Pole and the North Pole six times each.
Ex-Wells Fargo exec to plead guilty for role in bank scandal
A former Wells Fargo Bank executive accused of overseeing a ruse that created millions of bogus customer accounts has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges likely to send her prison for her role in the scandal.
Ecuador, Argentina order out envoys amid diplomatic clash
Argentina and Ecuador are in a diplomatic clash after a former Ecuadorian Cabinet minister who had been convicted of corruption and taken refuge with the Argentine ambassador escaped from Ecuador’s capital to Venezuela
Trump’s Media Company Reportedly Under Federal Investigation For Money Laundering Linked To Russia
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Why sleeper trains are being revived across Europe
A number of rail operators are launching new sleeper train services across the continent.