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Trump Administration Announces TikTok And WeChat Bans To Start Sunday
Trump Administration Announces TikTok And WeChat Bans To Start Sunday
September 18, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

President Donald Trump will follow through on his pledge to ban downloads of TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday (Sept. 20).  The U.S. Commerce Department announced...

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Second Stimulus Check Not In GOP’s Pared-Down Package
Second Stimulus Check Not In GOP’s Pared-Down Package
September 09, 2020  |  Economy

Republicans unveiled a $500 billion stimulus package on Tuesday (Sept. 8) that includes another round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgivable loans for small businesses,...

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McConnell Says Senate Could Vote On Stimulus This Week
McConnell Says Senate Could Vote On Stimulus This Week
September 08, 2020  |  Politics

Six months after the Democrat-controlled House passed a $3.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, Senate Republicans say they are prepared to vote on their version as...

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White House, Wall Street Insiders Pair To Launch Hedge Fund
White House, Wall Street Insiders Pair To Launch Hedge Fund
August 31, 2020  |  Investments

Former White House Chief of Staff Michael Mulvaney and Wall Street veteran Andrew Wessel are launching a hedge fund based on the premise that investors...

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New China/US Cold War Fought Over X-Border Deals
New China/US Cold War Fought Over X-Border Deals
August 31, 2020  |  International

Only a few decades ago, the Cold War was fought between the United States and the former Soviet Union by speeches, spying and the looming...

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Report: Lawmakers Frustrated That Treasury Is Sitting On $454B In COVID-19 Aid
Report: Lawmakers Frustrated That Treasury Is Sitting On $454B In COVID-19 Aid
August 27, 2020  |  Politics

Some $454 billion allocated for the federal government’s COVID-19 response remains unused, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (Aug. 27). The paper says that...

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U.S. Government, Private Partners Commit $1B To AI, Quantum Research
U.S. Government, Private Partners Commit $1B To AI, Quantum Research
August 26, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

The White House announced on Wednesday (Aug. 26) that federal agencies — along with private-sector partners — are committing more than $1 billion over the...

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Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan Forms SPAC
Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan Forms SPAC
August 21, 2020  |  IPO

Paul Ryan, former speaker of the House, is creating a “blank-check company,” The Wall Street Journal reported. The move comes amid growing interest in the...

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