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Yahoo FinanceTikTok vows to take US ban bill to the courts. It faces an uphill climb.
TikTok has vowed to challenge in court a new law that could result in a ban of the video app in the US, but it could find that it is on less-than-solid legal ground.
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Hero teacher ‘shaken’ after intervening in school stabbing attack, says brother
Darrel Campbell disarmed the alleged attacker and put her in an armlock ahead of emergency services arriving at Amman Valley School in Ammanford.
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'Depreciating so bad': TikToker says Teslas could be the 'new Nissan Altimas' for 'low-income individuals'
Will the launch of cheaper models next year also affect resale values?
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House speaker Mike Johnson heckled by protesters in tense campus visit
While the Speaker visited Columbia, police confronted pro-Palestinian protesters at campuses in Texas and California.
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Sainsbury's says almost everyone now shops in store
Nearly 90% of business now comes from its stores, the retailer says, as it reports a rise in food sales.
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2 military horses that broke free and ran loose across London are in serious condition
Two military horses that bolted and ran miles through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise and tossing their riders were in a serious condition and required operations, a British government official said Thursday. The animals were among a group of four horses that broke free during routine exercises Wednesday near Buckingham Palace, tossing their riders and causing chaos as they galloped loose through central London streets during the morning rush hour. Two of the horses required operations and one was transferred to an equine hospital, the British Army said on X, the social media platform.
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Kourtney Kardashian Celebrates 45th Birthday with IHOP Breakfast: ‘I Have the Best Friends’
The Poosh founder and her friends celebrated with a birthday cake and personalized mugs
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Alphonsi calls on Red Roses to step up ahead of Grand Slam decider
England have the opportunity to secure a fifth successive Grand Slam title in competed Championships against France
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Influencer who built her career on TikTok reacts to potential ban: ‘It might be great. It might be awful’
As President Biden signs the TikTok ban bill into law, giving the app’s China-based parent company nine months to sell, fashion influencer Bridget Brown tells Kaleigh Werner about the uncertainty she feels around the future of her career
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Chemicals maker Dow beats quarterly profit estimates
China's manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in six months in March while U.S. manufacturing grew for the first time in about 18 months, benefiting Dow whose products are used in a range of industries. The Midland, Michigan-based company reported operating earnings per share of 56 cents for the quarter ended March 31, compared with the average analyst estimate of 45 cents, according to LSEG data.
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US court jails Chinese student who threatened and harassed pro-democracy activist
Student set to be deported for issuing threats to Chinese-origin activist
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Fire burns a restaurant and hotel in eastern India, killing 6 and injuring 20
A major fire that engulfed a restaurant and hotel in eastern India on Thursday killed at least six people and injured 20, a local fire officer said. The fire began when a cooking gas cylinder exploded while diners were eating in the restaurant, and it soon spread into an adjacent hotel in Patna, the capital of Bihar state, said Satya Prakash, the officer. At least 40 people were rescued from the two buildings by firefighters who doused the blaze using more than a dozen fire engines, Prakash said.
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Giant fossil footprints lead to discovery of megaraptor dinosaur in China
Fujianipus yingliangi was a giant relative of velociraptors made famous in Jurassic Park
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Scholz promises support for pharma sector in Germany as Merck invests
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was committed to supporting the pharmaceuticals sector with tax advantages for research and cutting red tape for trials at a ceremony with Merck, which is investing 1.5 billion euros ($1.61 billion) in Germany. The drugmaker plans to use its new life sciences Advanced Research Centre in the western city of Darmstadt, which it is spending 300 million euros on, to develop services and digital platforms to help scientists work more effectively. Scholz said he wanted Germany to build on a 2.3 billion euro investment by Eli Lilly in the western town of Alzey and other development plans by Novo Nordisk, BioNTech, AbbVie and Roche for Europe's biggest economy.
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Pop star Proms sparks debate over modern music at classical festival
There has been some concern about what Sam Smith might wear
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Dozens of pilot whales die in mass stranding on Australian beach
Around a hundred manage to return to the sea
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Ukraine, Israel bill to bolster Lockheed, RTX profits
Lockheed Martin Corp and RTX Corp, fresh off a surge of orders in response to Russian aggression against Ukraine and the war in Gaza, stand to profit from $95 billion of mostly new weapons funding as the increasingly drawn out conflicts renew demand for pricey equipment. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law that provides billions of dollars of new U.S. aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, including $61 billion for Ukraine and $26 billion for Israel. "There are now factories breaking ground around the country," because of the new funding and several recent "supplemental" funding rounds, said the Pentagon's acquisitions chief Bill LaPlante on Wednesday.
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These Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: Meta, IBM, Ford, Anglo American, Impinj, Microsoft, Alphabet, and More
Shares of Meta Platforms tumble after a disappointing outlook, while IBM slumps after revenue misses analysts’ estimates. Microsoft, Alphabet, and Intel are scheduled to report earnings after the close of trading Thursday.
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UK police make additional arrest over migrants' deaths in Channel
British police said on Thursday they had arrested an additional individual over the deaths of five migrants, including a child, who died attempting to cross the Channel from France on a small boat earlier this week. The 18-year-old from Sudan was arrested on Wednesday evening in Kent, southeast England, on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the UK illegally, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Three other men have also been arrested in connection with the fatal crossing, but one of these, a 19-year-old from Sudan, has since been released without charge and will be dealt with by immigration officials, the NCA said.
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Turkish rail officials jailed for more than 108 years for crash that left 25 dead
A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 years' imprisonment over a crash six years ago that killed 25 people, local media reported on Thursday. A passenger train operated by Turkish State Railways derailed in July 2018 as it passed through Corlu district some 110 kilometers (68 miles) west of Istanbul. The train was traveling from Unlukopru, near the Greek border, to Istanbul’s Halkali station, Turkey’s main rail route to Europe.