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SpaceX's Starship completes third test flight, its most successful yet
Christian Davenport
Starship flew for nearly an hour in space, though it didn't survive reentry into Earth's atmosphere, coming to a fiery end over the Indian Ocean.
Ex-treasury secretary Mnuchin eyes TikTok, seeks investors to fund bid
Aaron Gregg
Steven Mnuchin was part of a Trump administration effort to crack down on the social media app. Now he wants to buy it.
If the House TikTok bill becomes law, the next stop is the courts
Drew Harwell, Eva Dou
The bill's overwhelming passage marked the first time a chamber of Congress has voted for the forced divestiture of a social media platform.
SpaceX's Starship makes it into space but is lost during reentry
Christian Davenport
SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket at 9:25 a.m. Eastern time Thursday and it made it more than halfway around the Earth before communication was lost.
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Heather Kelly
Save money and sanity by getting your subscriptions in order and canceling anything that's not worth the money.
House passes TikTok bill that could ban app in the U.S., spawning Senate support
Cristiano Lima-Strong, Jacob Bogage, Mariana Alfaro
The House offensive materialized abruptly, after years of efforts to force TikTok to split from its China-based parent, ByteDance, or face a national ban.
The FAA grants SpaceX a license ahead of third Starship launch attempt
Christian Davenport
The test, the third of a fully assembled Starship and booster, could happen as soon as Thursday.
What the potential TikTok ban means, and what's next for the bill
Aaron Gregg, Cristiano Lima-Strong
On Wednesday morning, the House approved a bill that would bar the social media platform if it doesn't cut ties with its Beijing-based parent company.
TikTok claims its contribution to the economy is huge
Taylor Lorenz
The report was done with the cooperation of TikTok, which granted its authors access to information on the site.
TikTok creators say House ban threatens lives and livelihoods
Taylor Lorenz
While proponents of the bill insisted during the debate that it doesn't ban TikTok, few creators or advocates accepted that assurance at face value.
What to know about TikTok owner ByteDance as U.S. considers possible ban
Lily Kuo, Annabelle Timsit
A nationwide ban, if it goes into effect, could pose an existential threat to one of China's most successful internet companies.
The U.S. could ban TikTok. These countries have blocked or restricted it.
Jennifer Hassan, Ellen Francis, Ruby Mellen, Adam Taylor
Governments around the world have banned or restricted access to TikTok, with many citing a range of privacy and security concerns with its China-based ownership.
House approves TikTok bill that could lead to a ban of the app
Cristiano Lima-Strong, Will Oremus, Jacob Bogage, Drew Harwell, Mariana Alfaro
The vote, to require TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell it or risk a U.S. ban, is expected to pass the House overwhelmingly, but its fate in the Senate is uncertain.