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The House approved a bill that would force TikTok's parent company to sell or be banned. A new poll shows Joe Biden and Donald Trump in a practical dead heat for the White House. The Iditarod dog sled race is under scrutiny again after the deaths of multiple dogs. |
Could time be running out for TikTok? |
The House approved a bill Wednesday that would force TikTok's parent company to sell the social media app or face a practical ban in the U.S. President Joe Biden has said he would sign it if it makes it to his desk, but the legislation's fate is uncertain in the Senate, where the bill has proved much more divisive. The bill cleared the House with strong bipartisan support. |
Why the concern? The legislation's proponents argue the app, immensely popular with teens and young people, poses national security risks. TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, is based in Beijing and may expose American user data to Chinese government surveillance. 📲 Here's what to know. | Protesters gathered outside of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as the House approved a bill aimed at forcing TikTok's parent company to sell the app. Jack Gruber, Jack Gruber-USA TODAY |
Exclusive poll shows tight presidential race |
Donald Trump edged Joe Biden 40%-38% in an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, a near-tie in a fluid electorate as the candidates head out of the starting gate. The first USA TODAY survey since the two contenders effectively clinched their presidential nominations found a significant group of voters who were unhappy with their options and open to being persuaded, ingredients for a turbulent campaign ahead. |
Good news for Biden? An increasing number of Americans said the economy is in recovery, the rosiest assessment of where it stands since the early days of his presidency. |
On the other hand: Nick Garcia, 40, a mechanic from Cadiz, Kentucky, who plans to vote for Trump, blamed Biden for the downturn he sees. "I think it's just struggling to hang on," he said of the economy. "When Trump was in office, I was doing really good." |
1,000-mile Iditarod marred by 3 sled dog deaths |
Alaska's annual Iditarod dog sled race ended with a victory for the ages: One of the biggest names in the sport came from behind after a moose attack to win the grueling contest for an unprecedented sixth time, in nine days, two hours, 16 minutes and 8 seconds. |
Shut it down? Dallas Seavey's record-setting win late Tuesday was overshadowed by the deaths of three dogs in this year's storied endurance race across the Alaska wilderness, ending a five-year streak without a dog death and renewing calls from an animal rights group to shut down the race once and for all. A fourth dog, one of Seavey's, was severely injured by a moose on the trail. 🐾 The controversy at this year's race. | Dogs in Riley Dyche's team mush along during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race on March 2 in Anchorage, Alaska. Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP |
Israeli strike kills aid worker, damages relief center |
At least one humanitarian aid worker was killed and 22 others were injured when Israeli forces struck an aid distribution center in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, U.N. officials said Wednesday. |
🗣️ What they're saying: "Today's attack on one of the very few remaining UNRWA distribution centers in the Gaza Strip comes as food supplies are running out, hunger is widespread and, in some areas, turning into famine," said Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians, who added that the Israeli army was provided with coordinates of the facility a day earlier so it would not be hit. 📍 More updates from the conflict. | A Lebanese army officer stands next to a car destroyed in a drone strike that killed a Hamas leader in the southern outskirts of Tyre, Lebanon, on Wednesday. Mohammad Zaatari, AP | | | | Dollar Tree announced that it will close nearly 1,000 of its Family Dollar stores after the stores experienced a significant underperformance in 2023. | | | |  | Since Tom Izzo led Michigan State to the NCAA title in 2000, he has emerged as one of college basketball's iconic coaches and the face of the school. | | | | The assailant's identity and the motive for the assault were not clear. It comes about a month after Alexei Navalny's unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. | | | | The National Health Service England issued a new policy saying it would not routinely prescribe puberty blockers. It cited 'not enough evidence.' | | | | The numbers don't lie. These coaches are falling short of expectations. | | | | Republicans rightly recognize that all us Americans would be better off if we worked until we're dead. | | | | A 22-year-old TikTok star from England has died after documenting her battle with cancer on the platform. | | | | Stephan Sterns faces 60 new charges in Madeline Soto case, The teen was reported missing on Feb. 26 and found dead on March 1. | | | | Officials said the suspect, Stacy Lee Austin, admitted to the sexual acts and "was concerned about losing his job as owner of a Chick-fil-a in Ohio." | | | | A fight near Hazelwood East High School in Missouri has left one teen arrested and another critically injured, police say. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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