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Who is Heather Wells? U.S. Woman Duct-Taped for Mid-Air Mayhem Faces FAA Lawsuit After Failing to Pay Record $81,950 Fine
A disruptive American Airlines passenger, Heather Wells, 34, of San Antonio, has been fined $81,950 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is the largest-ever fine imposed by the...
Six Alleged ISIS Operatives Arrested in Major U.S. Cities, Spark Terror Fears
Six Russian nationals suspected of having ties to ISIS were arrested in a coordinated operation across Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia. The arrests, confirmed by two ICE sources,...
Opinion: Why the push to legalize gambling on U.S. elections is so dangerous
Free and fair elections, the foundation of our democracy, face an unprecedented array of threats as the next one approaches. While some of these threats are well-known, others go...
TikTok said to plan job cuts amid a wave of tech industry layoffs
TikTok is expected to make cuts to its global staff, in another blow for the popular social video app as it faces the threat of a new law that...
How YouTube became must-see TV: Shorts, sports and Coachella livestreams
When YouTube launched nearly two decades ago, its first clip was a grainy video of co-founder Jawed Karim speaking to the camera while standing in front of the elephants...
TikTok creators sue U.S. government in a bid to stop potential ban
Eight TikTok creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, alleging their rights to free speech are being violated by a new federal law that would ban the social video...
Will AI deepfakes and robocalls upset the 2024 election?
In the analog days of the 1970s, long before hackers, trolls and edgelords, an audiocassette company came up with an advertising slogan that posed a trick question: “Is it...
Questions swirl over the future of TikTok. Who could own it? How will the platform operate?
TikTok on Wednesday faced a formidable threat to its business, with a new law signed by President Biden that could dramatically change the way the popular video app operates.TikTok,...
Opinion: Why the proposed TikTok ban isn’t what we need
The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill this month threatening to ban TikTok unless its parent company ByteDance sells the app. It may take the Senate months to...
Taking Your Business Stateside: How These Entrepreneurs Did It
Heading for the U.S.getty As a successful entrepreneur with global aspirations, it’s natural to want to do business with the world’s largest economy. But gaining a foothold in the...