Top Democratic appropriators says GOP ‘guaranteeing a shutdown’ The HillEmmer fires back at White House accusation GOP trying to ‘defund’ military: ‘Peddling lies’ Fox NewsPentagon Funding in Question After House Fight over Speake…
Two More US States Ban TikTok On Government Devices Over Security Threats
New Jersey and Ohio said on Monday they were joining other states in banning use of the popular video app TikTok on government-owned and managed devices.
House Speaker fight: Not what the Founding Fathers envisioned
Re: “After 4 days, 15 ballots and 1 dust-up, McCarthy wins bid for House speaker” [Jan. 7, A1]: It needs to be pointed out that what happened in the House of Representatives is that a small, radical, alt-right minority (less than 5%) held the House, th…
Sources: e-commerce spending on ByteDance’s Douyin in China reached $208B in 2022, up 76% YoY; shoppers in Southeast Asia spent $4.4B on TikTok in 2022 (Juro Osawa/The Information)
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Sources: e-commerce spending on ByteDance’s Douyin in China reached $208B in 2022, up 76% YoY; shoppers in Southeast Asia spent $4.4B on TikTok in 2022 — TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, is m…
Andrew Bridgen suspended from House of Commons over lobbying
Cross-party committee agrees with findings of Kathryn Stone that Conservative MP breached rules on multiple occasionsThe Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen has been suspended from the House of Commons for five days after being found to have breached rules …
EXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital’s chaotic uprising
Thousands of Brazilians who support former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Supreme Court, presidential palace and Congress on Jan. 8 in an episode that closely resembled the U.S. Capitol insurrection in 2021
Jim Cramer warns investors not to ‘gamble’ on tech stocks despite recent gains
“These short-term sector rotations like we saw today – they’re irrelevant because they can’t last,” he said.
Report: U.S. defeats China in simulated war over Taiwan, but costs are high
A sophisticated new study of a simulated war between China and the U.S over Taiwan reveals Chinese forces would be defeated in the conflict but with a high cost in casualties and heavy losses of U.S. and allied large ships and aircraft, according to a …
Appgate appoints Leo Taddeo as CEO and President
Appgate has unveiled that its board of directors has appointed Leo Taddeo as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer and President, effective January 4, 2023. With 25 years of executive federal and commercial experience, Taddeo had been serving as Ap…
Researchers warn of potentially fatal condition for open-water swimmers
Swimming-induced pulmonary oedema involves the accumulation of fluid in the lungs of swimmers without it having been inhaledA potentially life-threatening condition that can affect fit and healthy open-water swimmers causing them to “drown from the ins…