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World News

A U.K. agency has fined TikTok nearly $16 million for handling of children's data

6:21am April 05, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office said there were up to 1.4 million children under the age of 13 on the app in 2020, despite TikTok's terms of service saying users must be 13 to sign up.

The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023. TikTok on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, rolled out updated rules and standards for content and users as it faces increasing pressure from Western authorities over concerns that material on the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app could be used to push false information.

National

TikTok CEO to lawmakers: Americans' data not at risk of 'authorized foreign access'

11:24pm March 21, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The boss of the hit video-sharing app will deliver remarks to lawmakers in Washington on Thursday in an attempt to assuage growing fears about the app's connections to China.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell maintains the central bank has the tools it needs to bring high inflation under control.

Economy

Another big Fed rate hike is here to battle inflation. Economy hangs in balance

4:59pm July 27, 2022

by David Gura

U.S. Federal Reserve raises rates for fourth time in 2022, this time by another three-quarters of a percentage point to battle inflation. It's at a size and pace we haven't seen since the 1980s.

Product shots of the upcoming feature Anonymous mode on the period tracker app Flo.

Period tracker app Flo developing 'anonymous mode' to quell post-Roe privacy concerns

11:27pm June 30, 2022

by Amina Kilpatrick

The period tracker app Flo is developing an "anonymous mode" in the wake of privacy concerns after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Whitney Turner, an employee of the U.S. Census Bureau, holds an "I count" sign at a 2020 census advertising campaign event in Washington, D.C., in January 2020.

What The New Census Data Can — And Can't — Tell Us About People Living In The U.S.

12:07pm August 12, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

No census has been perfect. COVID-19, Trump officials' interference and the Census Bureau's new privacy protections have raised concerns about the reliability of demographic data from the 2020 count.

People holding umbrellas walk through New York City's Times Square in 2019. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to change how it protects the confidentiality of people's information in the detailed demographic data it produces through the 2020 count.

For The U.S. Census, Keeping Your Data Anonymous And Useful Is A Tricky Balance

5:00am May 19, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau must protect people's privacy when it releases demographic data from the 2020 count. Plans to change how it does that have sparked controversy over how it may affect redistricting.

Politics & Government

North Carolina's Census Data Collection Continues To Lag

7:04pm October 05, 2020

by David Ford

As of Monday, North Carolina was 41st in the nation for its total response rate to Census 2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau worker Marisela Gonzales adjusts a sign at a walk-up counting site for the 2020 census in Greenville, Texas, in July.

The Census Scales Back A Critical Step: Checking Its Own Work

4:51pm August 29, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

With just three months to review the 2020 census results because of a last-minute change by the Trump administration, Census Bureau officials are scrambling to decide what quality checks to toss out.

Education

What Metric Will Be Considered 'Safe' To Reopen NC Public Schools?

4:33pm August 07, 2020

by Keri Brown

A vast majority of K-12 public school students in North Carolina will learn remotely when school begins on August 17.

Health & Safety

Wilkes Tyson Plant Closes Again, Struggles To Balance Operations and Worker Safety

5:06pm May 14, 2020

by Keri Brown

The Tyson Foods Plant in Wilkes County is closing temporarily. This is the second time in a week the facility has shut its doors after an outbreak of COVID-19 cases.

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