Who is Shou Zi Chew? What to know about the TikTok CEO
The TikTok CEO, a former Goldman Sachs banker and Harvard grad, is on the hot seat as lawmakers consider banning the app.
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As senators threaten a ban, what will happen to TikTok?
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Kids will need parental consent to access social media apps under new Utah law
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Kids to require parental consent to access social media apps under new Utah law
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Kids to require parental consent to access social media apps under new Utah law
Utah becomes the first state to enact a law attempting to limit teens' access to social media sites.
Disney World raising minimum wage to $18 an hour by year-end
Labor pact will hike the pay of thousands of costumed performers, theatrical workers and other employees at the theme park.
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Appeals court blocks COVID vaccine mandate for federal workers
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TikTok CEO grilled on Capitol Hill
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced tough questions from a House panel Thursday as he sought to convince lawmakers the social media platform is not an arm of the Chinese government that's being used to spy on Americans. Nikole Killion reports on the contentious hearing.
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TikTok CEO testifies on Capitol Hill
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is testifying on Capitol Hill today before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins Errol Barnett and Meg Oliver to discuss what's being said in the hearing, as well as the findings of a new CBS News poll about Americans' view of the app.
Who is Shou Zi Chew? What to know about the TikTok CEO
The TikTok CEO, a former Goldman Sachs banker and Harvard grad, is on the hot seat as lawmakers consider banning the app.
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While the bacteria is common in subtropical regions, there has been an increase of infections from Vibrio vulnificus in more northern locations, like the Delaware Bay.
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Man accused of stabbing his wife to death during Bible study
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An appeals court ruled that the parents of a shooter who killed four students at a Michigan school can face trial themselves for purchasing the gun used in the killings.
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A Colorado dentist who is accused of poisoning his wife's drinks has been charged with murder. James Craig is accused of killing his wife, Angela, by lacing her protein shakes with arsenic and potassium cyanide.
Woman's fiance charged with murder 12 years after she went missing
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Biden travels to Canada to meet Trudeau
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Congress concerned over TikTok security risks
TikTok's CEO faced congressional lawmakers for the first time, but members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee remain concerned about the app's national security risks. Jamil Jaffer, founder and executive director at the National Security Institute and former associate White House counsel to President George W. Bush, joins John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss.