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A newly signed law requires that the Chinese-owned TikTok app be sold to satisfy national security concerns. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Untangling Disinformation

China's influence operations against the U.S. are bigger than TikTok

Intelligence officials and lawmakers describe the Chinese-owned social media app as a national security threat. But they haven't shared that evidence with the public.

Despite there being official bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings, many local geographic conferences of the church — especially in the U.S. — chose not to enforce them. David Goldman/AP hide caption

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United Methodist Church begins reorganization over LGBTQ+ issues

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Trump's immunity arguments and the experiences of the justices who might support it

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China's influence operations against the U.S. are bigger than TikTok

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Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction in New York overturned

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Blinken tells China it's in their interest to stop helping Russia

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