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Apr 05, 2025
Washington [US], April 5: U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media Friday that he would grant ByteDance an additional 75-day extension to either sell the popular video-sharing app TikTok to a non-Chinese company or risk being banned in the United States.
Meta to officially abandon fact-checking program in U.S.
U.S. Fed Chair says "tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected"
Largest port in U.S. sounds alarm on Trump's tariffs
Senate Commerce Committee chair warns of major risks for U.S. economy, Republicans due to Trump's tariffs
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