Biden Revokes Trump’s Order Seeking TikTok Ban
President Biden replaced the Trump-era order with one that calls for a broader review of foreign-controlled apps. Here’s the latest in politics.
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Germany Makes Rapid Virus Tests a Key to Everyday Freedoms
As the country begins reopening, it is relying on widespread, free antigen tests to ensure that anyone not yet vaccinated against the coronavirus is also not...
Kevins Can Score Improbably Attractive TV Wives
A new AMC+ satire mocks the family sitcom cliché of schlubby husbands paired with beautiful wives. Here are a few of the more egregious examples.
Biden Revokes Trump Order That Banned TikTok
The directive replaces an order that has been tied up in litigation in favor of a broader review of foreign-controlled applications.
China Returns to Its Strict Covid Restrictions to Fight a New Outbreak
Foreign businesses worry that tough quarantines and restrictions could persist into next year as Beijing struggles with variants and questions about its vaccines.
Serbian volleyball player suspended after making anti-Asian racist gesture during match against Thailand
A Serbian volleyball player has been suspended for two matches after she was caught on camera stretching her eyelids — a racist gesture used to mock...
Why NY’s Excelsior Pass Vaccine Passport Could Cost Taxpayers $17 Million
The state’s contract with I.B.M. details a Phase 2 of the Excelsior Pass, which could include uses that some advocates say raise privacy concerns.
The legal battle over ‘assault weapons’ continues. What are they?
A federal judge has ruled that California’s 32-year-old assault weapons ban is unconstitutional — and that the state cannot limit civilian access to weapons he considered...
Biden Aims to Bolster U.S. Alliances in Europe, but Challenges Loom
The good will President Biden brings on his first trip abroad papers over lingering doubts about U.S. reliability and the cost that Europe will be expected...
How Far Are Republicans Willing to Go? They’re Already Gone.
Forget Trump for a minute. The real action is taking place across the country in state capitols, mostly out of view.
