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Legislation banning TikTok is coming this week. How will it affect the music industry?
While the legislation would have profound impacts across the tech, political, entertainment, media and marketing worlds, music may be hit especially hard.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - Tiktok -
What airline passengers should know about their rights to get refunds
New Transportation Department rules could save consumers $500 million annually, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.CBS News - Top stories -
What’s in a name? Trump’s legal team faces an unusual balancing act: From the Politics Desk
Donald Trump's legal team in his New York criminal hush money trial faces a balancing act as they portray him as a former president and a normal guy.NBC News - Top stories -
What’s in a name? Trump’s legal team faces an unusual balancing act: From the Politics Desk
Donald Trump's legal team in his New York criminal hush money trial faces a balancing act as they portray him as a former president and a normal guy.NBC News - Politics -
Colorado Bill Aims to Protect Consumer Brain Data
In a first, a Colorado law extends privacy rights to the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.The New York Times - Science -
5 Moments That Have Defined Trump’s Hush-Money Trial So Far
Trials are wars of words. These are some of the most memorable that have been spoken as a jury hears the criminal case against Donald J. Trump.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Hunt defends job cuts to increase defence spending
The chancellor says cutting services will cost "a great deal less" than allowing Russia to succeed in Ukraine.BBC News - Top stories -
Supreme Court decision on Idaho abortion ban could affect other states
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Idaho's near-total abortion ban could impact what demands the federal government can impose on hospitals in other states. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down how Moyle v. United States ...CBS News - Top stories - Abortion -
Jeremy Hunt defends civil service job cuts to increase defence spending
Yahoo News - World - United Kingdom -
The Guardian view on globalisation’s discontent: it’s not right for poor countries to fund the rich | Editorial
Wealthy nations exploit their position as the world’s bankers to siphon off hundreds of billions from the needy. Developing nations have long complained that globalisation has enthroned western currencies in such a way as to subsidise living ...The Guardian - World -
A Spring Luxury Shopping Spree: Everything to Buy Right Now
From cool cowboy boots to grand gardening gear, here’s what you should buy this month.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Cubs OF Cody Bellinger sidelined by two fractured ribs on his right side
Cody Bellinger has two fractured ribs on his right side, sidelining another key player for the Chicago CubsABC News - Sports -
Ubisoft appoints Cécile Russeil as EVP of Comms, DEI, HR, Legal
Ubisoft has named Cécile Russeil as its new Executive Vice President of Communications, Corporate Affairs, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, Human Resources and Legal. Russeil has worked for Ubisoft for more than 30 years in key leadership ...VentureBeat - Tech -
Somehow This $10,000 Flame-Thrower Robot Dog Is Completely Legal in 48 States
Meet Thermonator. It blasts fire up to 30 feet and has Bluetooth.Wired - Tech -
The FTC is banning noncompete agreements. Did your job search just get easier?
The regulator voted to ban the controversial agreements that block millions of workers from going to a rival employer. Here’s what it all means for workers.MarketWatch - Business -
Cowboy Fashion Eras: From the 19th Century to Beyoncé and Louis Vuitton
Cowboy style means something different for every group and era — from the vaqueros to Buffalo Bill, Madonna to the Marlboro Man, Lil Nas X to Louis Vuitton.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
How Highsnobiety Is Shaping the Current Media Landscape
Highsnobiety is a store, a website, a production agency and a clothing line. Oh, and Pamela Anderson is on the latest cover.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
What happens next to TikTok
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What happens next to TikTok President Biden signed a bill Wednesday that could lead to a ban on TikTok, but the video-sharing app won’t be cut off from ...The Hill - Politics - Tiktok -
Lawmakers push Wall Street giveaway disguised as increased worker security
If members of Congress want to improve retirement security, they should expand Social Security rather than Wall Street-favored individual savings and investment schemes.The Hill - Politics -
New Federal Rules Set Overtime Pay Guidelines for Salaried Workers
The Biden administration finalizes overtime regulations for millions more salaried workers who earn less than $43,888 a year.Inc. - Business -
SpaceX Worker Injury Rates Are Alarmingly High for Second Year in a Row
Injury rates among SpaceX employees are as much as nine times higher than the industry average in some facilities.Inc. - Business -
German far-right lawmaker whose assistant was arrested for spying for China keeps up election bid
A prominent German far-right lawmaker says he will dismiss an assistant who was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, but will remain the Alternative for Germany party’s top candidate in the upcoming European Parliament electionsABC News - World - China -
Anne Heche's 'insolvent' estate cannot settle debts, actor's son claims in legal docs
Homer Laffoon, Anne Heche's son and the executor of her estate, said in legal documents that his mother's estate is "not in a condition to be closed."Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits
The Missouri House has passed legislation that could protect chemical manufacturer Bayer from some lawsuits alleging a popular weedkiller causes cancerABC News - Health -
What's at Stake in the Trump Immunity Case
Under Jack Smith’s theory, Lincoln, Truman, Clinton and Biden could all have ended up in the dock.The Wall Street Journal - World - Donald Trump -
Aid into Gaza increased after Israel killed 7 workers, but groups say they're not celebrating
After Israeli strikes killed seven World Central Kitchen workers, aid convoys have entered northern Gaza for the first time since the start of the war.NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Biden leans into courting union workers by bashing Trump: ‘He looks down on us’
President Biden put his strategy of appealing to union workers on display Wednesday by painting himself as more like them and less like former President Trump. Biden has spoken to crowds of union workers twice in the past week, using each occasion ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Doug Emhoff to attend memorial for World Central Kitchen workers killed in Israeli strike
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will represent the Biden administration at a memorial Thursday for the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza earlier this month, according to a White House official.NBC News - Politics - Israel -
Doug Emhoff to attend memorial for World Central Kitchen workers killed in Israeli strike
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will represent the Biden administration at a memorial Thursday for the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza earlier this month, according to a White House official.NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Workers earning up to $58K a year could soon become eligible for overtime pay
The Biden-Harris administration announced a final rule Tuesday that raises the minimum salary threshold to qualify for overtime pay.CNBC - Business -
Workers earning up to $58K a year could soon become eligible for overtime pay
The Biden-Harris administration announced a final rule Tuesday that raises the minimum salary threshold to qualify for overtime pay.CNBC - Business -
Workers earning up to $58K a year could soon become eligible for overtime pay
Millions more Americans could become eligible for overtime pay.NBC News - Top stories -
What’s next for TikTok after Biden approves ban
Video app vows legal battle to prevent effort to separate it from Chinese parentFinancial Times - Business - Joe Biden -
What the Haley protest votes mean for Trump
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story What the Haley protest votes mean for Trump Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley dropped out of the GOP contest for the White House more than a ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
USDA announces changes to school meals: What to know
School meals will get a makeover thanks to the new rules from the USDA.ABC News - Top stories -
What is the U.K. plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
Yahoo News - World - United Kingdom -
Biden Signed a Bill That Could Ban TikTok. Here’s What Happens Next.
President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
What Commercial Real Estate Agents Wish They Knew Sooner
These 20 outsourced tasks will drive productivity and profits.Inc. - Business -
Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?
H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how much of a risk it poses to humans.The New York Times - Health -
Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill Into Law. Here’s What Happens Next.
President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.The New York Times - Tech - Joe Biden