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The CEO of TikTok made a rare, high-profile appearance before a congressional committee Thursday to make his case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app isn’t a threat to teenagers or national security and why it shouldn’t be banned. (March 23)
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Authorities say a 17-year-old student shot and wounded two school administrators after a handgun was found during a daily search of a student at a Denver high school. The shooting left students and parents at the school terrified. (March 22) (AP video:…

A dispute between Jack Daniel’s and the makers of a squeaking dog toy that humorously mimics the whiskey’s signature look gave Supreme Court justices a lot to chew on. The justices heard approximately an hour and a half worth of arguments in the case W…

Los Angeles school workers started picketing early Wednesday, their second day of a three-day strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District. (March 22)

Evacuation after Qatar building collapse

Deadly earthquake strikes Pakistan and Afghanistan

Here’s the latest for Wednesday March 22nd: Chinese President Xi leaves Russia after Putin summit; Strike closes Los Angeles schools; Fierce wind storms pound California; Gwyneth Paltrow in court for ski collision case.
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Hundreds of people celebrated Newroz, or the Kurdish new year, in northeast Syria on Tuesday. Newroz in Kurdish, or Nowruz in Farsi, is also known as Persian New Year.(March 22). (AP Video/Hogir el Abdo)

Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system. (March 21)
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Firefighters battled a massive blaze at a church in Burlington County, New Jersey on Monday night, WPVI-TV/6ABC in Philadelphia reported. More than 150 firefighters were called in from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. No injuries were reported. (March 21)
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