Is TikTok going to be banned? Legal battles are nonetheless looming. Reggie Bush is getting his Heisman Trophy again. And the anticipated Israeli invasion of Rafah might be imminent.
👋 Hi! Laura Davis right here, and it’s time for Wednesday’s information.
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Potential TikTok ban is formally legislation
President Joe Biden signed into legislation Wednesday laws that might probably ban the video app TikTok, a historic growth in authorities regulation of social media.
What to know: The laws provides TikTok’s Beijing-based dad or mum firm, ByteDance, as much as a 12 months to promote the app. If they do not, it might be banned from U.S. app shops and website hosting corporations. TikTok has pledged to mount a authorized problem.
What they’re saying: Proponents of the coverage have raised considerations concerning the Chinese authorities spying on Americans, though there isn’t any public proof that is occurred and TikTok says it might not hand over Americans’ person knowledge if requested. TikTok additionally argues the laws violates free speech rights and a ban would hurt small businesses that depend on the app. 📱 A take a look at what’s forward for the legislation.
Israel poised to invade Rafah
More than 1 million Palestinians have taken shelter in Rafah in southern Gaza – which Israel says is the final remaining bastion of Hamas. Now, Israel’s navy seems poised to launch an attack on Rafah, the timing of which now awaits approval by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warfare cupboard, Israeli and Western media reported.
Has President Joe Biden’s opposition to an attack softened? In March, Biden warned that an invasion of Rafah can be a “mistake,” however final week the White House mentioned the U.S. and Israel have a “shared objective to see Hamas defeated in Rafah.” 👉 Everything we all know.
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Reggie Bush is getting his Heisman again
Reggie Bush higher clear off a spot on the mantle. The Heisman Trophy he received in 2005 as school soccer’s most excellent participant can be formally reinstated and returned to him, it was introduced Wednesday. Bush was stripped of the award over a pay-for-play scandal throughout his time at Southern Cal.
What modified? The Heisman Trust, which administers the award, cited “elementary adjustments in school athletics,” together with the flexibility for athletes to now revenue off their identify, picture and likeness. 🏈 Here’s every thing we all know.
250-year-old cherries discovered buried at George Washington’s home
So that is the place he left these! Archaeologists made an extremely uncommon discovery within the cellar of George Washington’s home at Mount Vernon: Two intact jars of cherries. It’s been widespread to search out wine bottles and glasses on the web site about 15 miles south of Washington, D.C., archaeologists mentioned, however intact jars like these do not come alongside fairly often. “They’re plump, they’ve flesh, they’ve pits and stems,” archaeologist Jason Boroughs mentioned. “They do not look as if they have been sitting in a bottle for 250 years, though they’ve.” 🍒 See extra photos of the invention.
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