• Isolated storm chances will continue into the start of the work week

    Isolated storm chances will continue into the start of the work week
    TUCSON - Cloudy and humid conditions will last until Tuesday before dry and warm air moves back into Southern Arizona.The best rain chances over the next few days will will be in Southern and Central Cochise county. Cities like Benson, Wilcox and Douglas have the best chance for monsoon storms.
    High temperatures will remain in the 90's until Monday and then we will begin to see highs return consistently to the low 100's.
    Rain chances will also be less widespread into the upcoming week.
  • Trump issues emergency declaration for Hawaii as storm nears

    Trump issues emergency declaration for Hawaii as storm nears
    HONOLULU (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an emergency declaration for Hawaii on Saturday because of Hurricane Douglas, directing federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts. The National Weather Service on Saturday issued a hurricane warning for the island of Oahu, where the state’s largest city, Honolulu, is located. Maximum sustained winds decreased to about 90 mph by midday, making Douglas a Category 1 hurricane. The storm is expected to be near the main
  • Mexico: Group missing after attack in Puerto Vallarta

    Mexico: Group missing after attack in Puerto Vallarta
    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say a group visiting the Pacific resort of Puerto Vallarta was apparently attacked by suspected members of an organized crime gang, and one was killed and the others have disappeared and may have been kidnapped. Jalisco state prosecutor Gerardo Octavio Solis said Saturday that the incident happened July 18 in a residential area of the city. He says 13 or 14 people from the central Mexico state of Guanajuato had split up into two groups after arrivin
  • Competing protesters converge on Breonna Taylor’s hometown

    Competing protesters converge on Breonna Taylor’s hometown
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hundreds of armed, predominantly Black, activists demanding justice for Breonna Taylor gathered in her Kentucky hometown for demonstrations that drew counter-protesters from a white militia group. Police set up barricades to keep the armed groups apart Saturday in Louisville. Protests have flared over the death of Taylor, a Black woman killed when police busted into her apartment in March. By the time Black activists arrived in the heart of downtown Saturday afternoo
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  • California man charged with smuggling mosaic from Syria

    California man charged with smuggling mosaic from Syria
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man has been charged with smuggling an ancient mosaic that authorities believe was looted from war-torn Syria and falsely underestimating its value to avoid import duties. Federal prosecutors said Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi claimed in paperwork the 18-foot-long mosaic was part of a shipment worth only about $2,200. However, the government argues the artwork is worth more than that. Experts say the mosaic dates back to the Roman Empire and was probably
  • Ogwumike, Augustus help Sparks run away from Mercury, 99-75

    Ogwumike, Augustus help Sparks run away from Mercury, 99-75
    BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike and Seimone Augustus combined to score 35 points on 14-of-14 shooting and the Los Angeles Sparks used a big third quarter to beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-75 in the season opener for both teams. Ogwumike led six Sparks players in double figures with 21 points. Augustus – in her first game with Los Angeles – added 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting, Chelsea Gray and Candace Parker had 13 points apiece. Los Angeles outscored the Mercury 30-8 in the t
  • Sinclair pulls show where Fauci conspiracy theory is aired

    Sinclair pulls show where Fauci conspiracy theory is aired
    NEW YORK (AP) — The Sinclair Broadcast Group says it is pulling from the air an edition of  the program “America This Week” in which a conspiracy theory about Dr. Anthony Fauci and the coronavirus is aired. The program was initially distributed to Sinclair’s stations in 81 markets across the country. Host Eric Bolling’s show features an interview with an anti-vaccine activist who says Fauci manufactured the coronavirus. There has been no evidence that the virus
  • Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids

    Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids
    Parents are anxiously trying to decide how their children will return to school in the fall. Many are still waiting for decisions from district officials. Others, who have a choice, are weighing whether to enroll their children online or in person — often with very little guidance from school leaders. The decision over how kids will be schooled is particularly fraught in low-income areas and communities of color that bear the double burden of being places both most affected by the pandemic
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  • Queen Elizabeth II joins virtual unveiling of portrait

    Queen Elizabeth II joins virtual unveiling of portrait
    LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has virtually unveiled a new portrait of herself commissioned by Britain’s Foreign Office to honor her services to diplomacy. The portrait is meant to pay tribute to the monarch’s work in in promoting U.K. interests all over the world. The unveiling took place during a virtual visit in which the monarch was told about how the Foreign Office office handled the shock wave of the pandemic and brought British tourists home from often far-flung trave
  • Tear gas fired again; Portland protest standoff continues

    Tear gas fired again; Portland protest standoff continues
    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal agents again repeatedly fired tear gas to break up rowdy protests in Portland, Oregon, that continued into the early morning Saturday as demonstrations that have happened every night for two months showed no signs of letting up. Thousands of people gathered in front of the downtown federal courthouse beginning Friday evening. Demonstrations have happened in Oregon’s largest city nightly since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis in May. President Donal
  • Georgia’s Ossoff quarantines after wife positive for virus

    Georgia’s Ossoff quarantines after wife positive for virus
    ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff says he is in isolation as is his wife, who has contracted COVID-19. Ossoff said his wife, Dr. Alisha Kramer, has mild coronavirus symptoms and that he’s showing symptoms, too. He said he was tested Saturday and is awaiting results while self-quarantining. The 33-year-old Ossoff is in a competitive race against Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who is seeking a second term in November. Ossoff is a media executive known fo
  • UK puts Spain back on unsafe country list for COVID-19

    UK puts Spain back on unsafe country list for COVID-19
    LONDON (AP) — Britain is advising people not to travel to Spain and has removed the country from the list of safe places to travel following a surge of COVID-19 cases. The Department for Transport issued a statement late Saturday warning that as of midnight, anyone returning from vacation in Spain would have to self-isolate.  The department says “following a significant change over the last week in both the level and pace of change in confirmed cases, Spain has been removed from
  • The Latest: Hawaii gears up for hurricane amid coronavirus

    The Latest: Hawaii gears up for hurricane amid coronavirus
    HONOLULU — Hawaii is gearing up for a hurricane that threatens to pummel the islands as residents grapple with escalating numbers of coronavirus cases.
    The pandemic was complicating preparations for the American Red Cross, which operates emergency shelters on behalf of local governments. Many volunteers who normally staff the shelters are older or have pre-existing health conditions. Many of these volunteers are thus staying home for this storm.
    Also, each shelter will have less capacity b
  • Regis Philbin, television personality and host, dies at 88

    Regis Philbin, television personality and host, dies at 88
    NEW YORK (AP) — Legendary television personality Regis Philbin has died at 88. The genial host shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” Philbin died Friday, just over a month before his 89th birthday. He died of natural causes, according to a family statement. Celebrities routinely stopped by Philbin’s syndicated morning show, but its heart wa
  • Israelis continue protests against PM’s handling of pandemic

    Israelis continue protests against PM’s handling of pandemic
    JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis are holding several demonstrations across the country against their prime minister, with the main protest taking place in Jerusalem outside the official residence of Benjamin Netanyahu. The protests have been going on for the past few weeks, sparked by what critics see as a government failure to handle the coronavirus crisis after initially keeping the threat of the virus at bay. Corruption charges against Netanyahu fueled the demonstrations. Israel a
  • Report: Television personality Regis Philbin dies at 88

    Report: Television personality Regis Philbin dies at 88
    NEW YORK (AP) — People magazine reports that legendary television personality Regis Philbin has died at 88. The genial host shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” Philbin died Friday, just over a month before his 89th birthday. He died of natural causes, according to a family statement to the magazine. Celebrities routinely stopped by Philbin&rsqu
  • Report: Regis Philbin, longtime TV personality and host of “Live!” and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” dies at 88

    Report: Regis Philbin, longtime TV personality and host of “Live!” and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” dies at 88
    NEW YORK (AP) — Report: Regis Philbin, longtime TV personality and host of “Live!” and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” dies at 88.
  • Regis Philbin dies at 88

    Regis Philbin dies at 88
    NBC NEWS - Regis Philbin, the legendary broadcaster who hosted the talk show "Live With Regis & Kathie Lee!" and later "Live With Regis & Kelly!," has died at age 88.Philbin died of natural causes on Friday night according to a family spokesperson.In a statement to People Magazine who first reported the news, they said, "We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday."
  • Mobile home catches fire in Northwest Tucson

    Mobile home catches fire in Northwest Tucson
    TUCSON (KV0A) - The Tucson Fire Department responded to a fire on the Northwest side of Tucson this morning to put out a mobile home fire.The resident was able to escape the home in time, and was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
    TFD crews arrived to a heavily involved mobile home fire this morning near Alturas/14th Ave. A male pt. in his 40’s was transported to the hospital after suffering non-life threatening burns.Mobile homes burn quickly, have an esca
  • Correction: Virus Outbreak-Nevada Church story

    Correction: Virus Outbreak-Nevada Church story
    RENO, Nev. (AP) — In a story July 25, 2020, about a Nevada church’s Supreme Court case, The Associated Press erroneously used the word “differential” in a quote by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, when he said that courts should be “very deferential to the states’ line-drawing in opening businesses and allowing certain activities during the pandemic.”
  • Lawyer: Feds must provide papers from white nationalist case

    Lawyer: Feds must provide papers from white nationalist case
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The plaintiffs in a civil rights lawsuit over the violence in 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, say federal prosecutors must provide documents used in its criminal case against a white nationalist. Community members who filed the lawsuit against prominent white supremacists and hate groups contend Justice Department lawyers have wrongly denied their request for evidence in the investigation of James Alex Fields Jr.  Authorities said Fields drove a car into
  • Man charged in students’ death ordered to stand trial

    Man charged in students’ death ordered to stand trial
    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man has been ordered to stand trial on murder charges in the deaths of three members of a high school cross-country team and injuring of five others in suburban Oklahoma City. After more than seven hours of testimony Friday, a Cleveland County District Court judge found there was enough evidence for prosecutors to try 57-year-old Max Leroy Townsend, of Tuttle, on three counts of second-degree murder and charges of leaving the scene of an accident. Prosecuto
  • German court upholds expulsion of far-right party member

    German court upholds expulsion of far-right party member
    BERLIN (AP) — A federal German court has upheld the expulsion of a prominent regional leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party. Andreas Kalbitz had won an emergency injunction against expulsion last month but the federal arbitration court on Saturday ruled the party had the right to kick him out. The national leadership of the party, known as AfD, in May voted to void the membership of Kalbitz, its chief in the eastern state of Brandenburg, for failing to disclose his ties to
  • Head of worst-hit Italy region is probed for COVID supplies

    Head of worst-hit Italy region is probed for COVID supplies
    ROME (AP) — The governor of Lombardy, Italy’s hardest-hit region in the pandemic, is being investigated by prosecutors about a lucrative contract for protective medical gowns from his brother-in-law’s company. The contract for 75,000 gowns reportedly was awarded without public bidding in April, when the coronavirus outbreak was devastating Italy, Italian news reports said. Gov. Attilio Fontana said Saturday in a Facebook post that he represents the region “responsibly&rdq
  • Civil rights icon John Lewis remembered in his hometown

    Civil rights icon John Lewis remembered in his hometown
    TROY, Ala. (AP) — Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis is being remembered in ceremonies in the rural Alabama county where his story began. Friends, family and admirers began a series of celebrations of Lewis’ life at Troy University in rural Pike County. That’s where Lewis would later playfully remind the university chancellor that he was denied admission in 1957 because he was Black. Years later he would receive an honorary doctorate there. On Sunday,
  • Parents agonize over back-to-school decisions amid pandemic

    Parents agonize over back-to-school decisions amid pandemic
    Across the country, chaos and disarray have marked the start of the 2020 school year. Families are awaiting decisions from district officials on what the learning options will be and, where they have a choice, being forced to make agonizing decisions over whether to enroll their children online or in person. Often they are making these decisions with incomplete or very little guidance. Those who can work from home wonder if they’ll have enough time to help their children learn online. Some
  • Police investigate anti-Semitic tweets by grime artist Wiley

    Police investigate anti-Semitic tweets by grime artist Wiley
    LONDON (AP) — Police are investigating after a stream of anti-Semitic comments were posted on grime artist Wiley’s Instagram and Twitter accounts.  Twitter banned the rapper for seven days after posts Friday and Saturday. He was also dropped by his management company after he shared the comments, which called Jews “cowards’’ and “snakes,’’ among other things. London’s Metropolitan Police said they had received a number of complaints. The
  • Zuckerberg, Bezos, other tech CEOs testify on competition

    Zuckerberg, Bezos, other tech CEOs testify on competition
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Big Tech CEOs — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple’s Tim Cook — will answer for their companies’ practices before Congress. The testimony is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday by the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust. The panel has conducted a bipartisan investigation over the past year of the tech giants’ market dominance and their effect on consumers. It’s th
  • German cruise ship sets sail, hopes short trip thwarts virus

    German cruise ship sets sail, hopes short trip thwarts virus
    BERLIN (AP) — A German cruise ship has set sail for the first time since the industry was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, with strict precautions to keep passengers and crew as safe as possible.The TUI cruise ship “Mein Schiff 2” set sail for the weekend cruise in the North Sea late Friday. Occupancy was limited to 60 percent so that passengers would be better to keep their distance from one another, but even that level was not reached with 1,200 people on board comp
  • The Latest: Greece reports 31 new virus cases, no deaths

    The Latest: Greece reports 31 new virus cases, no deaths
    ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have announced 31 new coronavirus cases in the last day, with eight from arrivals from abroad. There were no reported deaths.
    Authorities announced visitors from Bulgaria and Romania will need to present a negative test for the virus, taken over the 72 hours preceding their arrival. This measure will go into effect Tuesday.
    Greece’s health minister Vassilis Kikilias says eventual vaccination against the coronavirus will not be mandatory, but “
  • Pakistani police probe minister after killing of journalist

    Pakistani police probe minister after killing of journalist
    QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say they are investigating the shooting death of a local journalist to determine whether a provincial minister was behind the killing. The development comes a day after the family of Anwar Jan accused Abdul Rehman Khetran, a minister for food in Baluchistan province, of hiring gunmen to kill Jan on Thursday. A police official says a murder investigation has been opened into Khetran’s possible involvement. He has denied being involved, saying t
  • Missing Arizona State professor’s remains found in landfill

    Missing Arizona State professor’s remains found in landfill
    SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Officials say the remains of a missing Arizona State University professor have been found in an Arizona landfill and two Louisiana teens have been arrested in connection with his death. The Arizona Republican reports the remains of Junseok Chae were located in a Surprise, Arizona, landfill following an extensive search that began in May. Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say Chae went missing earlier this year and investigators later concluded he was the vict
  • Civil rights group rebuffs member, supports Ethnic Studies

    Civil rights group rebuffs member, supports Ethnic Studies
    RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The nation’s oldest Latino civil rights organization says it strongly supports Ethnic Studies programs in colleges and won’t participate in the “glorification of historical figures” like Spanish conquistadors. The League of United Latin American Citizens said Friday it endorses the growth and establishment of college programs that focus on Latino and Native American voices. The statement came after New Mexico LULAC Executive Director Ralph Ar
  • Tucson Police Captain waiting on COVID-19 results

    Tucson Police Captain waiting on COVID-19 results
    TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson police Chief Chris Magnus announced on his twitter that he is still waiting on his COVID-19 tests eleven days after he took them.Captain Magnus in the tweet says he came into contact with a coworker who had the virus, and he and another colleague have been in quarantine ever since.Magnus went on to criticize the testing process, saying "How can testing have value with these kind of delays?"
    After being around a symptomatic colleague (happily one who turned out negative), a
  • Civil rights group rebuffs member, supports Ethic Studies

    Civil rights group rebuffs member, supports Ethic Studies
    RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The nation’s oldest Latino civil rights organization says it strongly supports Ethnic Studies programs in colleges and won’t participate in the “glorification of historical figures” like Spanish conquistadors. The League of United Latin American Citizens said Friday it endorses the growth and establishment of college programs that focus on Latino and Native American voices. The statement came after New Mexico LULAC Executive Director Ralph Ar
  • Women reflect on sexist slur that often goes unpunished

    Women reflect on sexist slur that often goes unpunished
    Ask most any woman if she’s ever been called the B-word by a man, and the answer is probably yes. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s impassioned remarks on the House floor against the vulgar words of a male colleague — and a toxic culture that allows it — have resonated with women who say such language has been tacitly accepted for far too long. Debbie Walsh, the director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, said the moment was extraordinary b
  • Virus-weary Texas braces for Hurricane Hanna’s arrival

    Virus-weary Texas braces for Hurricane Hanna’s arrival
    HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Hanna has been upgraded to a hurricane and is moving toward Texas, which has been dealing with a surge of coronavirus cases in recent weeks. The National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning that Hanna’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 80 mph and that it was expected to make landfall Saturday afternoon or early evening. The storm was centered about 85 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas. Local officials in Texas said Friday that they were
  • Wisconsin man helps out national coin shortage

    Wisconsin man helps out national coin shortage
    (WTMJ) - A Wauwatosa, Wisconsin man is doing what he can to help with the nationwide coin shortage, by bringing in two decades worth of change he's saved up.Jim Holton has collected extra change for over 20 years, starting when his son was given a piggy bank as a baby. Holton says he added roughly 60 cents in change from his coffee every day.Holton said he was planning on turning the coins in after his four children graduated college, but after hearing about the shortage, he decided to help
  • Coronavirus stimulus bill stalls before weekend

    Coronavirus stimulus bill stalls before weekend
    (NBC News) - With lines growing at testing sites, hospitals and unemployment centers, the coronavirus pandemic has hit another staggering milestone: 4 million U.S. cases.The pandemic threatens not only the health, but also the livelihood of millions. In the last 18 weeks at least 52 million workers have filed for unemployment.On Capitol Hill, Republicans say there is a "fundamental agreement" within the party on a new relief bill, but it won't be unveiled until next week."Our proposal will focus
  • Fleetwood Mac blues guitarist Peter Green dies at 73

    Fleetwood Mac blues guitarist Peter Green dies at 73
    LONDON (AP) — Lawyers representing the family of Peter Green, the dexterous blues guitarist who led the first incarnation of Fleetwood Mac in a career shortened by psychedelic drugs and mental illness, say he has died. He was 73. The law firm, Swan Turton said he had died in his sleep this weekend. Green, to some listeners, was the best of the British blues guitarists of the 1960s. B.B. King once said Green “has the sweetest tone I ever heard. He was the only one who gave me the cold
  • Fight for police-free schools has been years in the making

    Fight for police-free schools has been years in the making
    PHOENIX (AP) — The nationwide shift to eliminate officers from schools has been years in the making. The movement led by students who say they feel unsafe with police on campus got new momentum after George Floyd’s death stirred a national reckoning over racist policing. Black students are twice as likely to get arrested or referred to law enforcement as white students. Students of color are also more likely to attend a campus with a school resource officer. After years of protests,
  • Portland struggles with liberal identity under nation’s gaze

    Portland struggles with liberal identity under nation’s gaze
    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Images of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler getting tear-gassed alongside protesters made him an overnight standard-bearer for the movement against President Donald Trump’s use of federal agents to quell violence in U.S. cities. But for many Portland residents, the moment felt hypocritical. That’s because Wheeler is also head of the local police bureau, which used tear gas multiple times before federal agents arrived. The contradiction underscores Portland’
  • Online shopping sees surge during COVID-19 pandemic

    Online shopping sees surge during COVID-19 pandemic
    (NBC News)  July is shaping up to be one of the busiest months ever for online retailers.With hundreds of stores offering huge discounts, COVID-19 weary shoppers are staying close to home and snapping up the deals. 
     
    “What we saw in the last month, was that online sales were up about 73% year over year. There is the convenience and safety factor that's coming in and safety is a huge part of the online movement right now," says Rod Sides of Deloitte Consulting.
     
    Knowin
  • Lawyers for family of Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green say he has died at 73

    Lawyers for family of Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green say he has died at 73
    LONDON (AP) — Lawyers for family of Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green say he has died at 73.
  • Indigenous leader Raoni recovers from illness in Brazil

    Indigenous leader Raoni recovers from illness in Brazil
    BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A doctor says Chief Raoni Metuktire, an Indigenous leader who has become a symbol of the fight for Indigenous rights and preservation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, has been discharged from a hospital after recovering from an illness. Raoni had been taken to a private hospital in Sinop, a city in Mato Grosso state in western Brazil, from his home in the Xingu Indigenous reservation after suffering diarrhea and dehydration. A relative says Raoni, who is nearly 9
  • Disabled Americans mark milestone as crisis deepens job woes

    Disabled Americans mark milestone as crisis deepens job woes
    The Americans With Disabilities Act was a major turning point in opening large parts of U.S. society to disabled people, but three decades after its passage disabled workers still face higher unemployment than other adults — a problem compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. In 2019, the unemployment rate was nearly 8% for disabled people, which was double that of other workers. In June 2020, the unemployment rate for disabled people rose to 16.5%, compared to 11% for workers without a disa
  • Controversial professor found dead after large settlement

    Controversial professor found dead after large settlement
    (WECT/NBC News) - Mike Adams, a controversial professor who was set to retire from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in a little more than a week, was found dead inside his home Thursday.In June, UNCW announced it reached a deal with Adams to retire on August 1st.According to a statement posted on the university’s Facebook page, the decision came after Adams, in light of public attention generated by comments he made on his social media accounts, had a meeting with Chancellor Jos
  • U.S. COVID-19 cases top 4 million

    U.S. COVID-19 cases top 4 million
    (NBC News) - With lines growing at testing sites, hospitals and unemployment centers, the coronavirus pandemic has hit another staggering milestone: 4 million U.S. cases.The pandemic threatens not only the health, but also the livelihood of millions.  In the last 18 weeks at least 52 million workers have filed for unemployment.On Capitol Hill, Republicans say there is a "fundamental agreement" within the party on a new relief bill, but their proposal falls fall short of what is being offere
  • A troubling pandemic thought: Are THESE the good old days?

    A troubling pandemic thought: Are THESE the good old days?
    HOPE VALLEY, R.I. (AP) — One day, will things get so bad that today will be seen as the good old days? In some corners, a bleak dystopian vision is taking hold. It imagines a future where we’ll all look back with nostalgia at 2020 — a year we’ve reviled — as a time when most of us had plenty of food and wine, and could work from home at jobs that still paid us. Futurists aren’t the only ones who see clouds gathering. Last week, the chief of the World Health Or
  • TikTok Scrutiny: User Data At Risk

    TikTok Scrutiny: User Data At Risk
    (NBC News) - Social media platform TikTok is the home of viral dance videos and growing controversy.U.S. officials and businesses are expressing privacy and security concerns about the Chinese-owned app, and a number of companies have instructed employees to remove it from their phones.
     
    Despite those concerns, the app continues to grow, expanding its userbase by more than 30 percent in recent months.
     
    Its popularity among young people may also present safety risks.
     
    TikTok acc

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