TikTok CEO testifies before Congress

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  • TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress.
  • Lawmakers have privacy concerns over the app's Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
  • But experts say a TikTok ban in the US is still unlikely.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress.

A couple is accusing JPMorgan of drilling open their safe deposit boxes and selling $10 million of their jewelry after they failed to pay rent for the boxes

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A couple is accusing JPMorgan of drilling open their safe deposit boxes and selling $10 million of their jewelry after they failed to pay rent for the boxes.

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Volkswagen beats Elon Musk in the race to cheap EVs, revealing a car it plans to sell for $26,600

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The Volkswagen ID. 2all concept car
Volkswagen revealed the ID. 2all concept car earlier this week.

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Chinese state media says US banking troubles are a result of poor regulation and domestic politics — but China's banks aren't having a great time either

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A man (C) reads the Chinese state-run newspaper with coverage of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, on a street in Beijing on February 24, 2022.
China uses state media to push its messaging.

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Biden is yet again proposing a minimum tax on billionaires, this time raising it to 25%. But the real challenge will be to get it past Congress.

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President Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden wants billionaires to pay more taxes.

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China has a 'stunning lead' over the US in the research of 37 out of 44 critical and emerging technologies, new study finds

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China has a 'stunning lead' over the US in the research of 37 out of 44 of critical and emerging technologies, new study finds.

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What states are commonwealths? Here are the 4 in the US, plus other commonwealth territories

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In this handout photo provided by the US Coast Guard, multiple Coast Guard resources escort the USS Constitution, Boston's beloved "Old Iron Sides," June 11, 2005 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Starbucks is launching olive oil infused-coffee, and even interim CEO Howard Schultz acknowledged there was 'some skepticism' about the drink

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A Starbucks barista prepares a drink at a Starbucks Coffee Shop location in New York.
Three olive oil-infused coffee beverages will be available at Starbucks stores in Italy from Wednesday. They will be introduced to the US in Spring.

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MAP: From the Bible Belt to the Rust Belt, the United States has 13 distinct 'belts'

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A map of the US that shows different belts highlighted in various colors.
Regions of America that transcend state lines include the Bible Belt and the Rust Belt.

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Sending a spy balloon was a 'clumsy' move by China that 'put a missile' through an already bad situation with the US, foreign policy expert says

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Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023.
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023.

Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson

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