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    TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, reportedly has no plans to shut down its app in the US. The decision comes after the US passed a new law forcing it to sell the platform or be banned in the country. The law comes amid concerns about national security and data privacy since ByteDance, the …

      TikTok is banned in a handful of countries and not allowed on government-issued devices in a number of others. That's due to official worries that the popular video-sharing app poses privacy and cybersecurity concerns. Now it's in the crosshairs in the U.S., where new law threatens a ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance sells off TikTok. Places that have implemented total bans on TikTok include Afghanistan, India, Nepal and Somalia. Australia, Canada and many European countries like Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands have banned the app from work phones. In the U.S., TikTok is banned from official devices issued by the government agencies, many states, Congress and the military.

        Residents of Marion’s Market Street weren’t necessarily opposed to a developer’s plan to build apartments in their neighborhood, but they told the Town Council last week that they are afraid it might worsen the flooding and sewer issues they experience in and around their homes with heavy rainfall. They asked the infrastructure problems be addressed before more building takes place in the area.

          Following the announcement of King Charles’ cancer diagnosis, palace officials are reportedly updating his funeral plans frequently. The plans for the king’s funeral have been underway since the day after Queen Elizabeth II was buried in September 2022. The king has stayed out of the public …

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          About a week after legislators brushed off his amendments to bills ensuring the right to contraception and requiring insurance coverage, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he’s still thinking about what do.

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