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TikTok is ramping up penalties for creators who post potentially “problematic” content and tightening its rules around what can be recommended in the app. The updates arrive as TikTok is fighting for its future in the United States and trying to convince lawmakers and regulators that its app is safe for teens.

Under its updated community guidelines, set to take effect in May, TikTok has added a



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Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL and businessman recruited by the national GOP to run against Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in Montana.
Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL and businessman recruited by the national GOP to run against Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in Montana.
  • The story of GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy's gunshot wound has seemingly taken on a new turn.
  • Sheehy told WaPo that he lied about a shooting that he initially said occurred at a national park.
  • But in newly-released documents, a park visitor "called

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Columbia University President Nemat "Minouche" Shafik at a congressional hearing on April 17, 2024.
  • Columbia University's president took a much stronger stance against antisemitism than her peers did. 
  • She told Congress Wednesday that calling for a Jewish genocide would violate Columbia policies.  
  • The presidents of MIT, Harvard, and UPenn wavered when asked the same

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A cloud-seeding rocket is launched in an attempt to make rain in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province of China.
  • Cloud seeding involves spraying salts into incoming storm clouds to increase rainfall.
  • Photos show how the UAE, United States, and other countries have been seeding clouds for decades.
  • Historic floods in Dubai didn't come from cloud seeding, but humans' climate



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An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on April 14, 2024.
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on April 14, 2024.
  • Iran and Israel have fought a deadly shadow war for decades.
  • The two enemies have relied on proxy forces, assassinations, and strikes abroad to hit each other.
  • Iran's unprecedented attack last weekend introduced a new dynamic into the simmering



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Trump in New York City on Tuesday.
Trump in New York City on Tuesday.
  • Trump is cracking down on GOP campaigns that use his name and face to raise money.
  • He wants them to send him a 5% cut of any money raised that way.
  • His team is also reminding other campaigns not to impersonate the former president.

Republicans have long used former President Donald Trump's name and face to raise money from GOP voters.

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Jontay Porter (center) has been banned by the NBA for life after a betting scandal.
  • The Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban from the NBA over a betting scandal.
  • If you think that's a crisis for the NBA, think again: The NBA is happy to make an example of Porter.
  • The NBA — and lots of other institutions — really wants sports betting to

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TikTok has started rolling out its Instagram rival, TikTok Notes, to select Android and iOS users “for download and limited testing in Australia and Canada.” A tweet announcing the launch, as well as the App Store and Google Play listings, showed off some official images of the app that offer insights about how it works for those of



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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
  • The Senate voted on party lines to effectively end Alejandro Mayorkas's impeachment trial.
  • GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted "present" on both votes.
  • It caps off a months-long drama that helped spur one House Republican's resignation.

And just like that, it's over.

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Around this time just one week ago, iPhone users in 92 counties received a bizarre notification on their device.

"Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID," read the notification. "This attack is likely targeting you specifically because of who you are or what you do. Although it's never