Senate bill banning ranked-choice voting passes, House looks to take up chaplains in schools
Senate bill banning ranked-choice voting passes, House looks to take up chaplains in schools
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The Senate passed a bill, included with the foreign aid package, that will ban TikTok if its owner, ByteDance, doesn't sell it within a year. Senators passed the bill 79-18 Tuesday after the House passed it with overwhelming majority over the weekend. President Joe Biden will have to sign the bill to make it law.
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Senate passes bill that could ban TikTok
A bill that could ban TikTok is now all but certain to become law. The Senate approved a measure that requires ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban.
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The Morning After: Senate passes the bill that could ban TikTok
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House votes in favor of bill that could ban TikTok, sending it onward to Senate
The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a revised version of the bill that could ban TikTok. The bill was included with a package on foreign aid. It'll now go on to Senate, which is likely to vote on it very soon.
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Refreshed (and modified?) Ford Mavericks caught undisguised on public roads
Two overhauled Ford Maverick prototypes were spotted on public roads with new exterior and interior styling and equipment. Is this the refreshed truck?
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Bumble buys community building app Geneva to expand further into friendships
Dating app maker Bumble has acquired Geneva, an online platform built around forming real-world groups and clubs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the announcement comes shortly after Bumble revealed that it would be pursuing acquisitions to drive growth, with CEO Lidiane Jones (who joined Bumble from Slack last year) noting on a recent earnings call that the company would consider the "value add" of an acquisition and how it might align with its own business goals. "There’s certainly a lot of interesting technology companies across the industry that we’re constantly looking at, but we immediately look at if it actually aligns and accelerates with our long-term mission here," Jones said on the company's Q1 earnings call this month.
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2023 Lordstown Endurance electric pickup appears on Cars & Bids
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Monday Leaderboard: PGA Championship wrap, Korda takes No. 6, more Tour drama
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NASCAR: Joey Logano leads 199 of 200 laps to win All-Star Race
Logano started on the pole and never got passed under green.
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I’m rooting for Melinda French Gates to fix tech's broken ‘brilliant jerk’ culture
On Monday, Melinda French Gates resigned from the philanthropy organization she ran with ex-husband Bill Gates. French Gates will leave next month with an additional $12.5 billion, she said. The Gates Foundation famously works on projects to help impoverished people, especially in developing countries, such as fighting malaria, polio or improving sanitation.
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Biden acknowledges ‘heartbreak’ over Israel-Hamas war in speech to Morehouse grads
President Biden spoke about the Israel-Hamas war during his commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday.
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The 40+ best Amazon early Memorial Day deals: Save up to 80% on summer essentials, vacuums, tech and more
A No. 1 bestselling Ninja air fryer for $80 is calling our name, as is a sleek stick vac marked down by over 50%. That's just for starters.
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Oklahoma City Thunder 2024 NBA offseason preview: The future looks brilliant, but the improvements are obvious
With the right summer moves and expected health, there's no reason to believe the Thunder couldn't win the whole thing next season.
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'Hides the pooch': This loose but 'not sloppy loose' button-down is on sale for just $23
Lightweight and flattering, Amazon's No. 1 bestselling top will get plenty of play in your summer rotation.
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Housing experts revise mortgage rate forecasts for remainder of 2024
Experts are revising their forecasts about mortgage rates and home prices for the rest of the year.
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New trailer for Dead Cells: Immortalis gives us a first real look at the animated series
A full trailer just dropped for the upcoming animated show based on the popular game Dead Cells, and it looks like the creators have made a few unexpected choices. Along with the trailer, the series now has a release date: June 19.
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Indy 500 qualifying: Kyle Larson locks into the field; Rinus Veekay recovers from early crash to get into top 12
Kyle Larson not only qualified for the 1008th running of the Indianapolis 500, he’ll start in one of the first four rows.
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Who is Jasmine Crockett? Texas Democrat goes head-to-head with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during House Oversight meeting
What to know about the House committee meeting that descended into chaos after Marjorie Taylor Greene insulted fellow congresswoman Jasmine Crockett.
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Vanguard 'nickel-and-dimes Grandma' after 49 years without junk fees
Vanguard has long had a reputation for eschewing the random fees asset managers are known for. But as our contributing columnist Allan Sloan notes, the company has started charging what he calls chintzy fees.
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Should the law recognize polyamorous relationships?
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