How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now
After a decisive loss at the Supreme Court, the app is set to be blocked in the U.S. starting Sunday, ending its streak of Houdini-like escapes.
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How to Get Around the US TikTok Ban
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TikTok is back up again in the U.S. following a shutdown overnight
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Netanyahu warns again that Gaza ceasefire will not begin until Hamas provides a hostage list
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How to Get Around the US TikTok Ban
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How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now
After a decisive loss at the Supreme Court, the app is set to be blocked in the U.S. starting Sunday, ending its streak of Houdini-like escapes.The New York Times - 3d -
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How to save your TikTok videos, data ahead of looming ban
Barring a last-minute turnaround, the popular social media app will be unavailable in all 50 states Sunday.The Hill - 3d -
Decades Ago, Students Attacked the ‘Iron Horse.’ Now It Rides Again.
Exactly why the sculpture was attacked by University of Georgia students may always be a mystery. But 70 years later, restored, it rides again.The New York Times - 3d -
Democrats and Republicans partnered to ban TikTok. Now, neither party wants to own it.
Congressional leaders who championed the TikTok bill last year in the U.S. now want to delay the ban on the popular app from going into effect.NBC News - 4d -
How climate-friendly waterwheels are coming around again
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How a TikTok ban would affect younger users, Gen Z
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76ers continue to struggle with Joel Embiid out again
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Browns' Watson tears Achilles again, has surgery
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Trump in Court (Again)
The president-elect avoids jail for hush money fraudBBC News - Jan. 10 -
Can Democrats Be the Party of the Future Again?
Ro Khanna, a progressive from Silicon Valley, on Big Tech’s rightward lurch.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work
The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it won’t disappear from your phone—but it will get messy fast.Wired - Jan. 9 -
Assassin's Creed Shadows Delayed Again To March 20
Ubisoft has delayed Assassin's Creed Shadows once again, moving the game from its planned February 14 launch date to March 20. Ubisoft says that it made the decision to provide an additional month ...GameSpot - Jan. 9 -
How a Revamped McDonald’s Value Menu May Force Rivals to Follow Suit Again
Initially introduced last June as a limited promo, a revived and extended $5 “McValue” menu seeks to lure back larger volumes of inflation-rattled customers to McDonald’s.Inc. - Jan. 8 -
The first step for the Democrats to win again: A party overhaul
The playbook we’ve used for decades must be discarded, and power brokers who haven’t had a big win since 2012 should not be who we look to for solutions.The Hill - Jan. 7 -
From the ashes: how a mayor beat the loggers to turn the Amazon green again
Once known for landgrabs, shootouts and slash-and-burn farming, Paragominas has halted deforestation to become a model of sustainable growth in a region charred by wildfires. It’s 9am and the sun ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Deadly New Year's trend strikes again in Japan
Choking on mochi is so common that authorities offer tips every year on how to help someone who has the food lodged in their throat.CBS News - Jan. 6 -
A College Quarterback Had an Eight-Figure Deal. Now, He’s Transferring Again.
Jaden Rashada’s college journey has featured commitments to Miami and Florida and stints at Arizona State and Georgia.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Can BAM Be a Trailblazer Again Through A.I.?
The Brooklyn organization, seeking new audiences and pushing boundaries, debuts Techne, four digital installations from the Onassis Foundation’s ONX Studio.The New York Times - Jan. 5 -
Source: Georgia QB Rashada entering portal again
Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada plans to enter the transfer portal once again after not appearing in a game for the Bulldogs this season, a source told ESPN.ESPN - Jan. 5 -
Why Coffee Prices Are Soaring (Again)
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Gold prices are climbing once again. What gold assets should I invest in now?
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'He's under their skin' - Konstas riles India again
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Congress, once again, is getting older
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Kingsbury wants to be HC again 'at some point'
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