Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    Trump Says He'll Ban TikTok From U.S. As Soon As Saturday

    Trump's announcement comes as Microsoft is in talks to acquire the app, which is owned ByteDance, a Chinese company.
    by Bobby Allyn Jul 31, 2020 3 minutes
    TikTok has been under fire in Washington, as the Trump administration and some Democrats in Congress have been raising national security concerns about the Chinese-owned app.

    Updated at 1:00 a.m. ET Saturday

    President Trump has announced he plans to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app, from operating in the U.S. as early as Saturday.

    Trump's announcement comes after reports Friday that software giant Microsoft was in talks to acquire the app's U.S. operations. The president made it clear that he did not approve of the proposed acquisition.

    "As far as TikTok is concerned, we're banning them from the United from Florida. He added that he could sign an executive order in order to enact the ban.

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR5 min readIndustries
    China Makes Cheap Electric Vehicles. Why Can't American Shoppers Buy Them?
    American drivers want cheap EVs. Chinese automakers are building them. But you can't buy them in the U.S., thanks to tariffs in the name of U.S. jobs and national security. Two car shoppers weigh in.
    NPR5 min readWorld
    When Rockets Fall, Some Israeli Citizens Have Nowhere To Hide
    While most buildings in Israel are required to have bomb shelters, a zoning catch-22 has left Bedouin villagers unprotected.
    NPR3 min read
    Floods In Southern Brazil Kill At Least 75 People Over 7 Days
    Massive floods in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday.

    Related Books & Audiobooks