U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bill forcing TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to divest ownership of the app or see it banned in the next nine months, extendable by another three months if needed. Last year, several U.S. states began banning TikTok in government employees’ work devices, though sweeping bans on private usage were not successful in court. …
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order aimed at reducing long wait times for professional applicants seeking to enter their fields in Pennsylvania. The measure is aimed at getting frontline workers like teachers and nurses into the field faster and lowering barriers for small business owners such as barbers and cosmetologists. “Pennsylvania, like many other states, …
India got its first-ever export order for BrahMos missiles on Friday when the Philippines' Defence Ministry signed a $374 million contract with the BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd to supply an undisclosed number of missiles, military officials stated. The $374 million contract is to supply shore-based anti-ship BrahMos missiles to the Philippines' Navy, the military officials noted. In a statement, the …
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed legislation and an executive order that he said will hold China accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of Hong Kong, then quickly shifted his speech in the Rose Garden into a campaign rally-style broadside against Democratic rival Joe Biden. The legislation Trump signed into law targets police units that have cracked down …