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| Originally published | 2003 |
| Authors | Eric Schlosser |
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| ID | 2477343 |
About Americans
At the turn of the Twentieth Century, the President of the United States is shot by an anarchist. Is the crime a protest against America's imperial ambitions--or a cry for attention by an angry young man? . . .
Who are the released Israeli hostages?
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US evangelicals drive Republican support for Israel
... " There are few issues in Washington that could so easily bring together leaders of both parties in both chambers, " Mr Johnson said, " but the survival of the state of Israel unites us together and unites all Americans...
Israelis and Palestinians fear worst to come after Gaza violence
... Benjamin Netanyahu s decision - supported by the Americans - to allow the conflict to fester, in the mistaken belief that Israel could keep a lid on it while attending to more important matters, turned out to be a strategic error of monumental proportions...
Ex-wife of IS 'Beatle' speaks out for first time
... At his 2022 trial in the US, prosecutors said Elsheikh s actions resulted in the deaths of four Americans - journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and aid workers Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig...
US heatwave: A third of Americans under extreme heat advisories
... Nearly a third of Americans - about 113 million people - are under heat advisories: from Florida to California and up to Washington state...
The US is the world's biggest corn exporter - but for how long?
... Economists say, however, that Brazil s rise is not likely to have a major impact on the day-to-day lives of Americans - agriculture does not carry the same economic weight of decades past...
TikTok: Montana to become first US state to ban app on personal devices
... In March, a congressional committee grilled TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew about whether the Chinese government could access user data or influence what Americans see on the app...
President Joe Biden launches 2024 re-election campaign
... " When I ran for president four years ago, I said we are in a battle for the soul of America - and we still are, " Mr Biden said in the three-minute announcement video, which shows the president meeting a diverse range of Americans...
TikTok: Montana to become first US state to ban app on personal devices
By James Clayton and Annabelle LiangBBC News
Montana is set to become The First US state to ban Chinese-owned media giant TikTok from personal devices.
Governor Greg Gianforte signed the ban into law on Wednesday. It is due to take effect on 1 January.
The video-sharing platform says the ban " infringes on The First Amendment rights of The People of Montana".
TikTok has come under scrutiny from authorities around The World over concerns that data could be passed to the Chinese government.
Mr Gianforte, a Republican, told lawmakers that a wider ban would further " our shared priority to protect Montanans from Chinese Communist Party surveillance. "
TikTok said in a statement that it was used by " hundreds of thousands of people" in Montana.
" We want to reassure Montanans that they can continue using TikTok to express themselves, earn a living, and find community as we continue working to defend the rights of our users inside and outside of Montana, " it added.
TikTok is expected to challenge the legislation in the courts.
Last month, lawmakers in Montana by a vote of 54 to 43.
The Law will make it illegal for app stores to offer TikTok, but does not ban people who already have TikTok from using it.
Montana, which has a population of just over 1m, banned the app on government devices last December.
TikTok says it has 150m American users. Although the app's user base has expanded in recent years, it is still most popular with teenagers and users in their 20s. However, there are concerns across the US political spectrum that TikTok could be a National Security risk.
TikTok is owned by Bytedance - a Chinese company. In March, a congressional committee grilled TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew about whether the Chinese government could access user data or influence what Americans see on the app.
Mr Shou repeatedly said that it would never spy on Americans - despite admitting that employees had used the TikTok accounts of journalists to obtain information about them.
Earlier in March, the US government said Bytedance .
The penalties apply to companies, but not individual users. Firms that break The Law face penalties of up to $10,000 (£8,012), which would be enforced by Montana's Department of Justice.
It means that technology giants like Apple and Google could face fines if they allow TikTok to be downloaded in Montana from their app stores.
TikTok's owner Bytedance has repeatedly denied it is controlled by the Chinese government.
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