Today, TikTok's CEO is testifying before Congress.
Welcome to Thursday, March 23, caffeinated joy and blissful slumber...
** Today, TikTok's CEO is testifying before Congress.
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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is testifying before Congress on the app's consumer privacy and data security practices, its impact on children, and its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. Various Senators and the Biden administration are backing the RESTRICT Act to ban TikTok, which Chew is arguing against.
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** Russian invasion causes water crisis in Ukraine
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Since early Nov., Russia has been depleting the Kakhovka Reservoir by keeping the sluice gates open at its power plant at the lower end, causing a water crisis in Ukraine.
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** Over 1,000 schools close as L.A.'s non-teaching school workers go on strike
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School support workers in LA, the nation's second-largest school district, canceled classes this week as tens of thousands of employees go on a three-day strike for higher pay. The dispute involves bus drivers, custodians, landscapers, cafeteria workers, and assistants.
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** Oklahoma has rejected a referendum to legalize cannabis
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Recreational marijuana will remain illegal in Oklahoma after 63% of voters voted against the proposed measure to legalize cannabis in Tuesday's statewide referendum.
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** NASA unveils a spacesuit better fit for female astronauts
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NASA unveiled a new spacesuit better suited for female astronauts for its return trip to the Moon in 2025. The suit features joints stitched into it to provide the astronauts more flexibility and support while navigating the Moon's surface.
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** All the Memes Fit to Post
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** And, In The End...
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Today is National Puppy Day! Celebrate the cuteness and glee by wiling away an hour on Youtube dog vids.
—Emma Kansiz
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