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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/7/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/7/21

Students Participating in Latest TikTok Trends Could End Up With Felonies

This month's TikTok challenge calls on kids to "smack a staff member." In November, they will be urged to "kiss (their) friend's girlfriend at school.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/6/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/6/21

Watchdog Accuses Rep. Mike Kelly of Using PAC Funds for Luxury Trips, Dining and Gifts

The Campaign Legal Center reports that Mike Kelly's leadership PAC spent close to $78,000 at St. Regis Deer Valley, a five-star resort in Park City, Utah.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/5/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/5/21

U.S. Won't Follow China in Banning Crypto, SEC Chief Says

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said a ban on cryptocurrencies would be left up to Congress.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/5/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/5/21

Businesses Could Soon Have to Disclose Ransomware Payouts

“The U.S. cannot continue to fight ransomware attacks with one hand tied behind our back," Rep. Deborah Ross said while announcing the Ransom Disclosure Act.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/5/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/5/21

U.S. Capitol Police Identify Man in 'Suspicious' Vehicle Outside Supreme Court as Dale Paul Melvin

U.S. Capitol Police issued a statement earlier this morning that they were investigating a 'suspicious vehicle' parked outside the Supreme Court building.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/4/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/4/21

Trump Starts New MAGA Again PAC to Support Candidates, Still No 2024 Announcement

Trump is looking to financially support those "who have proven to be fighters of the MAGA movement," with the formation of the new committee.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/4/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/4/21

Evergrande Offloads Property Management Wing in Latest Attempt to Stay Afloat

Evergrande's property management wing represented close to 3,000 properties and employed roughly 6,000 employees. Its sale will generate over $5 billion.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/4/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/4/21

Your Vaccination Status Is Not Covered by HIPAA Rules

HIPAA does not ban schools, stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, or other individuals from asking about one's vaccine status.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/4/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/4/21

South Korea Squashes Bill That Critics Say Allow Government to Suppress Media Outlets

“Disproportionate sanctions such as heavy fines can have a significant chilling effect on freedom of expression in South Korea," Human Rights Watch said in a statement.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/1/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/1/21

Dollar General Accused of Firing People Who Complain About Workplace Harassment, Abuse

A Dollar General regional director allegedly called managers 50 and older "grumpy old men" who needed to keep up with the "millennial team" or be fired.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/1/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/1/21

Northern States Account for Biggest Jump in New COVID Cases, Hospitalizations

“I do still think this winter will probably see similar scenarios to what we saw in parts of the southeastern U.S. this summer," said research fellow Stephen Kissler.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/1/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 10/1/21

Sanders' Lashing Out at Manchin, Sinema Over Voting on Biden Agenda Met With Criticism

The Vermont senator tweeted, "2 senators cannot be allowed to defeat what 48 senators and 210 House members want.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/30/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/30/21

Morgan Stanley Took Millions from Venezuelan Businessman Accused of Money Laundering

The man being accused is Luis Mariano Rodriguez Cabello, the cousin of former oil minister Rafael Ramírez, who allegedly stole $2 billion from state accounts.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/30/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/30/21

Toxic Baby Food 'Knowingly' Put on the Market, as Industry 'Cut Corners' for Profit: Report

The state of Alaska found "multiple samples" of Beech-Nut's and Gerber's infant rice cereals to have more inorganic arsenic than the FDA's limit.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/29/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/29/21

Restaurant Trade Group Says Biden's Build Back Better Act Will Hurt Small Businesses

The National Restaurant Association said it was concerned that the cost of the bill would "burden" the "struggling restaurant industry.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/29/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/29/21

McKenzie: Pentagon Knew Civilians Killed in Kabul Strike Weeks Before Disclosure to Press

The commander of the U.S. Central Command confirmed the Pentagon knew a drone strike had killed Afghan civilians within "four to five hours.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/29/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/29/21

China Seeks to Hold Off Evergrande Default With Purchase of $1.5 Billion Stake in Bank

Under the transaction, the Chinese state becomes the largest shareholder of the bank that has suffered due to Evergrande's financial woes.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/29/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/29/21

The War May Be Over, but for Afghan Refugees the Battle Has Just Begun

The last American troops may have departed Afghanistan, but for those displaced by the end of the 20-year conflict, it is still a long journey to a new normal.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/29/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/29/21

Ex-Bush Strategist Announces Bid for Texas Lieutenant Governor—as a Democrat

Matthew Dowd will run against current Republican Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who has supported Greg Abbott in passing voting and abortion restrictions.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/28/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 9/28/21

Evergrande's Looming Default Rattles China's Small Businesses That Hold Ties to Developer

Business with Evergrande accounts for 90 percent of Guo Hui's business. Unpaid dues from the company have put his business on the verge of bankruptcy.

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