The US Supreme Court has upheld a law requiring TikTok's China-based parent company to divest from the app, paving the way for the popular platform to be banned from the US starting Sunday. The court's decision was unanimous, with the justices citing national security concerns related to TikTok's data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary. While existing users may still access the app, new users will be unable to download it and updates will no longer be available. The decision comes as the Biden administration prepares to hand over the reins to the incoming Trump administration, which is expected to review the situation before making a final determination on TikTok's fate.
United States President Barack Obama called up Boston Mayor Tom Menino and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, assuring them of all assistance in relief works after the two blasts in the Boston marathon that killed two persons and injured over 40.
A former United States security guard at an American Consulate compound in China was on Wednesday sentenced by a federal court to nine years in prison for trying to sell photos and other secret information to the Chinese.
US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Indian-American Vanita Gupta to be the associate attorney general and roped in Judge Merrick Garland for the position of attorney general.
Will the world ever realize what is going on? So sad," Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted.
The United States has asserted that it will continue to gather foreign intelligence, which it argued is essential to keep the nation and allies safe, amid report that National Security Agency monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders.
The shooting took place at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando.
The United States has increased security at all its major airports and railway stations, and has taken a number of measures, that include temporary closure of its 22 diplomatic missions, following a "very specific" Al Qaeda threat emanating from the Arabian Peninsula.
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