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TikTok Ban Looms: CEO Shou Chew Urge Users to Protect the Platform Amid Divestiture Threat

Shou Chew, CEO of TikTok, has spoken against the US House measure requiring Bytedance to divest or risk a TikTok ban.

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US House Panel Approves Bill That Could Ban TikTok; Users Flood Congress With Calls After App Sends Pop-up Messages

US House Panel Approves Bill That Could Ban TikTok; Users Flood Congress With Calls After App Sends Pop-up Messages

A controversial bill that could potentially block TikTok in the United States (US) was unanimously approved by a bipartisan panel of lawmakers.

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In Rare Bipartisan Vote, US House Approves $78 Billion Child, Business Tax Breaks Bill

In Rare Bipartisan Vote, US House Approves $78 Billion Child, Business Tax Breaks Bill

The House of Representatives has approved a $78 billion bipartisan package that will boost the child tax credit and enhance business tax breaks.

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US Congress Negotiators Strike Deal on 12 Government Spending Bills

US Congress Negotiators Strike Deal on 12 Government Spending Bills

Bipartisan negotiators in the US Congress have reached an agreement on spending levels in the 12 bills crucial in preventing a government shutdown.

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Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown Passes Congress, Waits for Joe Biden's Signature

Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown Passes Congress, Waits for Joe Biden's Signature

To avert a looming partial government shutdown, Congress passed a short-term spending bill on Thursday.

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Congress Unveils Bipartisan Deal to Enhance Child Tax Credit, Revive Tax Breaks for Businesses

Congress Unveils Bipartisan Deal to Enhance Child Tax Credit, Revive Tax Breaks for Businesses

The chairmen of Congress' top tax policy committees announced on Tuesday a bipartisan initiative to enhance the child tax credit and reintroduce various tax breaks for businesses.

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Puerto Rico Desperately Needs US Help to Handle Debt

Puerto Rico, the island territory of U.S. is in the crisis due to its surmounting debt. Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla repeated the island's debt will lead to moratorium.

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Obama Administration's 2017 Budget More Than $4 Trillion

US President Barrack Obama has finally disclosed the 2017 US budget details. Never to shy away from what he deems right, even in the last year of presidency, he has included his long-term liberal plans that have been widely criticized by the Congress. The highlighted ones are his global climate change initiative, fee levied on crude oil, and enhanced medical care for cancer patients and drug addicts.

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Obama administration now less strict on US trade embargo, can now sell to Cuba on credit and export

President Obama has rolled out a new set of regulations that lifts the Cuban trade embargo to a certain extent. The relaxed rules allow easy facilitation of trade, travel and finance between the two governments, a move taken to end the age-old cold war between them. While the embargo cannot be lifted completely unless Congress gives their consent, the Obama administration is convinced that this is a step in the right direction for improving the condition of the island.

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U.S. Congress to push for new debt limit

The US congress is in session to finalize a new budget deal before the current US House Speaker, John Boehner steps down for retirement starting this Friday, October 30th.

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Aereo versus broadcasters could reach US Congress - report

The fight between Pay-television companies and major US broadcasters, and TV over Internet startup Aereo would most likely see intervention from the US government, according to a report on Investors Business Daily today.

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Industry executives, academics warn sequestration may undermine country's competitiveness- report

Industry executives and academics said mandatory budget cuts or sequestration have led to job losses and could eventually undermine the competitiveness of the US in the global economy, a Reuters report said.

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Congress and Senate passes last-minute bill to spare US from debt crisis

The legislation passed by the US Senate and Congress included fund allocations to cover fund reliefs to back payments of veteran soldiers.

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Crisis over US debt ceiling may result to another recession - analysis

An impending economic crisis could have happened to Americans should US Congress and the government had not arrived at a debt ceiling agreement.

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Fitch may downgrade US credit rating, but confident on a debt ceiling agreement

Global ratings agency Fitch ratings was confident that the US government would be able to fulfill its debt payments even if no agreement would be passed after October 17.

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