TikTok stops working for US users By Reuters

(Reuters) – TikTok went dark in the U.S. on Saturday before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app took effect, cutting off access to the platform that captivated nearly half of all Americans, fueled small businesses and shaped online culture. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you…

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Ros Atkins on…the Washington DC plane crash

US authorities are investigating the cause of a fatal crash between a commercial airplane and a military helicopter in Washington DC. All 67 people on board the two aircraft were killed. The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at some of the unanswered questions about how this could possibly have happened Produced by Catherine Karelli…

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Closed Paths, Open Futures | Nerd Fitness

I’m a huge Stephen King fan. I’ve read the whole Dark Tower Series, It, The Shining, Doctor Sleep, and my favorite movie ever is based on his novella, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. So, at the behest of multiple friends who told me it’s their favorite book, I finally ​started reading 11/22/63​. Here’s the…

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Vote counting begins as new president awaits

Monday Idara / BBC Temporary polling booths – like this one at a school in Kumaso – are now being pulled down Votes are being counted after Saturday’s general election in Ghana, following a voting process that was largely peaceful except for a fatal shooting in the north of the country. Police said four men…

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