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TikTok shows less ‘anti-China’ content than rivals, study finds

August 12, 2024, 7:40am Business

Videos condemning or negatively depicting China’s human rights abuses are more difficult to find on TikTok than other rival networks, a new study finds, suggesting that users may be getting an incomplete picture of the country’s history when searching for key terms or phrases. Read story

University student Christina Westman poses at St. Cloud State University, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn.

US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off

University student Christina Westman poses at St. Cloud State University, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn.

August 12, 2024, 7:40am Business

Christina Westman dreamed of working with Parkinson’s disease and stroke patients as a music therapist when she started studying at St. Cloud State University. Read story

FILE - Domestic policy adviser Neera Tanden speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Aug. 29, 2023.

The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the ‘unsubscribe’ button

FILE - Domestic policy adviser Neera Tanden speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Aug. 29, 2023.

August 12, 2024, 7:39am Business

In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe button for unwanted memberships and recurring payment services. Read story

FILE - This aerial photo shows a housing development in Cranberry Township, Pa., March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J.

Homeowners race to refinance as mortgage rates retreat from 23-year highs

FILE - This aerial photo shows a housing development in Cranberry Township, Pa., March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J.

August 12, 2024, 6:02am Business

A recent pullback in mortgage rates is spurring more homeowners to refinance their home loan and lower their monthly payments. Read story

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2018 file photo, a woman walks past the logo for Google at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Google is dropping plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, making a sudden U-turn on four years of work to phase out the technology that tracks users for ad purposes.

Court ruling that Google is a monopoly could impact how you search

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2018 file photo, a woman walks past the logo for Google at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Google is dropping plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, making a sudden U-turn on four years of work to phase out the technology that tracks users for ad purposes.

August 12, 2024, 6:02am Business

With just four words, a federal judge has potentially changed the way Americans search the internet. Read story

Former Jack in the Box employee Jasmine Brennan, in one of the franchise&#039;s locations in Washington state.

As teen employment rises in WA, so do youth labor violations

Former Jack in the Box employee Jasmine Brennan, in one of the franchise&#039;s locations in Washington state.

August 12, 2024, 6:02am Business

Jasmine Brennan started her first job a few months after turning 16. Like most high school students who work, Brennan found a position in food service, taking orders behind the counter at a Jack in the Box in Ferndale. Read story

Summer tourists flock to boardwalks and piers while sticking to their budgets

August 11, 2024, 5:01pm Business

Small businesses along popular vacation destinations like boardwalks and piers in the U.S. say the number of tourists flocking to the waterfront is back to normal, meaning pre-2020 levels. But while the affluent are spending freely, lower-income vacationers are sticking to carefully planned-out budgets. Read story

Images of Disney characters are seen on the entrance to the Kako&rsquo;o Maui Relief &amp; Aid Services Center, run by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Kahului, Hawaii.

The leader of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement reflects on a year since the Lahaina fire

Images of Disney characters are seen on the entrance to the Kako&rsquo;o Maui Relief &amp; Aid Services Center, run by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Kahului, Hawaii.

August 11, 2024, 6:02am Business

On a Monday morning in July, 11 months after the devastating Lahaina fires, the Kako’o Maui Resource Center was still busy. Read story