TikTok, a video creating and sharing app, has the potential to be a national security threat. The lip-syncing and comedy app is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese internet technology company that has recently been under scrutiny for data collection.
In early October, Ecuador’s capital, Quito, saw several protestors take to the streets after President Lenin Moreno ended a fuel subsidy for the country’s oil production. Back in March, the government of Ecuador met with the International Monetary Fund to create a $4.2 billion financing agreement which included cutting the four-decade long fuel subsidy.
College sports is a billion-dollar industry, with top schools like Texas A&M generating over $190 million in sports revenue, according to Business Insider.
Last week, Michael Cohen, former personal attorney to President Trump, testified in front of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. According to the New York Times, Cohen testified on Trump’s misbehavior and poor character by saying he has lied in the past about real estate deals and paying off an adult film actress. The testimony also included Cohen stating that Trump’s racism is even worse when in private meetings and evidence such as the $35,000 personal check from Trump as reimbursement of the hush money used to pay off his mistress. Cohen has worked with the Trump Organisation since 2007 as legal counsel, as reported by CNN, and before that was a New York attorney who bought apartments in Trump’s buildings and lobbied for Trump when other residents were in dispute with him.
Photo courtesy of Marie Claire With a bit over a year and a half left before Election Day in 2020, we are already seeing announcements of presidential bids. Most surprising…
The U.S., Mexico, and Canada trade agreement, USMCA for short, has officially been signed after replacing the previous North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). President Trump was the initial…
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During his 2016 presidential election campaign, Donald Trump referred to China as an “economic enemy” and stated that the Chinese “have taken advantage of us like nobody in history”…