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Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he’s putting together a group of investors to try and buy TikTok on Thursday. The company maintains it’s not for sale, but the app is in jeopardy after the House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would force its parent company ByteDance to sell the platform or…

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A bill forcing the China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok, or face an outright ban, passed the United States House of Represe

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Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, managed to turn the world on its head in recent days by posting a badly Photoshopped photo of her and her kids. The picture fueled conspiracy theories about her whereabouts after a nearly two-month-long public absence—had she been replaced by a body double?

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TikTok CEO Shou Chew appeared in a blue suit and blue tie at a Congressional committee hearing on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew has made multiple appearances before Congress in the past year.
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Elon Musk spoke out against the United States’ potential ban on TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, in a tweet on Tuesday, saying the law is all about “censorship and government control.” Musk has previously expressed discomfort with TikTok’s addictive algorithm, but this stance fits with his “

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Woman doing taxes.
The IRS' Direct File program will allow millions of Americans to file their taxes for free without a third party.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 9, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 9, 2024.
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TikTok content creators gather outside the Capitol
TikTok leaders are surprised that a bill that would ban TikTok in the US has gotten as far as it has.
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Standing behind Justices of the US Supreme Court, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (top L) stands and applauds as US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address on March 7, 2024.