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Lawmakers stumble on data privacy as another tech CEO to testify

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers are set to meet next month with the CEO of TikTok at a hearing to probe whether one of the most popular apps in the world shares Americans’ data with China and whether it harms young children, the latest face-off between members of Congress and the…

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

South Korea Foreign Minister Park touts U.S. 'extended deterrence' after Blinken talks

South Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin said after meeting U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken on Friday that Seoul and Washington were committed to strengthening "extended deterrence" in relation to North Korea.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2023

What you need to know about the suspected Chinese spy balloon floating over the US

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department says it’s monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, as of Friday floating over the Central U.S. and underscoring mutual suspicion between the world’s two largest economies just as top diplomats had prepared to hold talks in Beijing. Here’s what we know so far:

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

What counts as an SUV? Treasury shifts definition for EV tax credits after carmaker complaints

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury is changing how it defines a sport utility vehicle Friday after car companies lodged complaints that some vehicles were wrongfully being boxed out of new electric vehicle tax credits.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

US envoy to EU 'convinced' Ukraine will win 'with the weapons we're providing'

Talking Europe hosts Mark Gitenstein, the US ambassador to the EU and a close confidant of President Joe Biden since the 1970s. Gitenstein took up his position in Brussels a year ago, and it proved to be a baptism of fire, with the war in Ukraine starting just a few…

France 24 · Feb 3, 2023

Blinken postpones China trip as balloon over US fuels tensions

Chinese ‘surveillance’ balloon in US airspace is an ‘unacceptable’ violation of sovereignty, Washington says.

Al Jazeera · Feb 3, 2023

Countering US subsidies: Is a 'Made in Europe' investment plan realistic?

For months, European leaders have sought a united response to the US Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA. That plan, announced by the White House last year, favours American-made climate technology through subsidies and tax credits. But EU chiefs say the policy discriminates against Washington's closest partner, Europe. The panelists in…

France 24 · Feb 3, 2023

Mace secures McCarthy’s pledge on ‘due process’ vote

WASHINGTON — The House in the coming weeks could formalize a method for stripping members of committee posts, according to a deal Rep. Nancy Mace said she hashed out with Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the hours before Thursday’s vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

Surge in US hiring surprises markets

WASHINGTON: US job gains surged unexpectedly last month as unemployment slipped to its lowest rate in more than five decades, government data showed on Friday, despite efforts to cool economic activity.

Bangkok Post · Feb 3, 2023

Inside the quietest room in the world - and no one can stay inside for more than an hour

An echo chamber at Microsoft's headquarters in Washington, has been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the quietest room in the world - and you'll even be able to hear your heartbeat

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023