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The U.S. government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co.’s $ 1 billion US acquisition of the U.S. social media app Musical.ly, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. CBC | World News
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Democrat Beto O’Rourke drops out of 2020 U.S. presidential race
O’Rourke was urged to run for president by many Democrats who were energized by his narrow Senate loss last year in Texas, but he struggled in the presidential primary and both his polling and his fundraising dwindled significantly in recent months. CBC | World News
Read More »Democrats prepare to vote on impeachment process as another U.S. official testifies
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday is set to take its first vote on the resolution that affirms the investigation into President Donald Trump, and outlines the process for public hearings and possibly drafting articles of impeachment, as its committees hear from a National Security Council official. CBC | World News
Read More »Facebook accuses ‘Putin’s chef,’ wanted in U.S., of targeting users in African countries
Facebook said on Wednesday it had suspended three networks of Russian accounts that attempted to interfere in the domestic politics of eight African countries and were tied to a Russian businessman accused of meddling in past U.S. elections. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkey summons U.S. ambassador after U.S. House recognizes Armenian genocide
Turkey on Wednesday condemned two resolutions passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that symbolize deteriorating Turkish-American relations. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Democrats introduce resolution for next phase of Trump impeachment inquiry
House Democrats have introduced a resolution that authorizes the next phase of the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »Boeing CEO blasted over deadly 737 Max failures in 1st U.S. Congress testimony
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday, the first congressional testimony by a Boeing official since the first of two Max 737 crashes that together killed 346 people. CBC | World News
Read More »ISIS leader believed killed in U.S. military assault, U.S. official says
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world’s most wanted man, is believed dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. judge validates Trump impeachment inquiry, orders release of unredacted Mueller report
A U.S. judge on Friday validated the legality of the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump and ordered his administration to hand over an unredacted copy of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report detailing Russian meddling in the 2016 election. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Department of Justice review of Russia probe reportedly shifts to criminal inquiry
The U.S. Justice Department has reportedly shifted its review of the Russia probe to a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday, a move that is likely to raise concerns President Donald Trump and his allies may be using government powers to go after their political opponents. CBC | World News
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