How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter.
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Net neutrality restored as Federal Communications Commission votes to regulate internet providers
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to restore rules to prevent broadband internet providers from favoring some sites and apps over others.
Congress summons Boeing’s CEO to testify on its jetliner safety following new whistleblower charges
A Senate subcommittee has summoned Boeing CEO David Calhoun to testify about the company's jetliners in an inquiry prompted by new safety-related charges from a whistleblower.
Elon Musk abruptly cancels ‘The Don Lemon Show’ on X after he sits for the program’s first interview
Elon Musk has abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show” a talk show on his social media network, X. The move to cancel the show came after the former CNN anchor...
$300-PLUS WATER BILLS SHOCK CAROL STREAM
Homeowners complaining about $300 and $400 water bills, with some as high as $600 for one month, are causing Carol Stream officials to think about changing a summer surcharge intended...
COUNTY DUMP PLAN GATHERS OPPOSITION
Du Page County`s public relations campaign for new garbage dumps played to large audiences in Carol Stream and Hanover Park, two communities near one of the county`s existing landfills. But...
U.S. DELAYS ACTION ON POST OFFICE
Federal approval of funding for a controversial mail-sorting facility in Palatine has been delayed at the request of postal management-to the delight of village officials. ''We think that`s very encouraging...
VOTE SLATED ON HOSPITAL EXPANSION
Winfield trustees will vote Thursday on whether to give preliminary approval to a compromise proposal on the expansion of Central Du Page Hospital. The hospital`s previous attempts to grow have...
WHEATON TAX DISTRICT EXPANDED
A controversial special taxing district that pays for upkeep of two private lakes on Wheaton`s Southwest Side has been expanded to include a nearby neighborhood that is threatening to sue...
DANADA DEVELOPMENT COULD BE KEY TO BRIGHT WHEATON FUTURE
For more than a year, a coined word has appeared on almost every agenda of the Wheaton Plan Commission, the city council and other area governing boards. When it hasn`t...