🗞️ TikTok Might Be Banned In The U.S.

December 6th, 2024

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What happened today,

• A U.S. appeals court panel upholds law requiring Chinese-Based ByteDance to sell TikTok in the U.S. or it may be banned

• The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in November, above the expectations of 220,000, however the unemployment rate rose to 4.2% from 4.1%

• Holiday spending between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 is forecasted to increase to a record total of $979.5 billion to $989 billion, per the National Retail Federation

• DOW down .28% / S&P up .25%

• Trump selects former Georgia senator, David Perdue, to be Ambassador to China and Venture capitalist, David Sacks, to be “White House AI and Crypto Czar”

• Daniel Penny’s 1st manslaughter charge in the subway chokehold case has been dismissed, the jury now has to consider the 2nd charge of negligent homicide

• Police believe the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter has left NYC as day 3 of the manhunt continues

• French President Macron vows to name new PM within the next few days

• After trying to impose martial law, South Korea's President Yoon faces an impeachment vote

Plus: A cool look what year each state officially became part of the U.S.

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