Billionaire Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty bids for TikTok newsthirst.

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Just 10 days before the U.S. ban on TikTok goes into effect, businessman Frank McCourt’s internet advocacy nonprofit Project Liberty announced Thursday it has submitted a proposal to buy the social media site from Chinese technology company ByteDance. Project Liberty and its partners, known as “The People’s Bid…

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Union dockworkers, port employers announce tentative deal at East Coast and Gulf ports newsthirst.

In an aerial view, container ships sit docked at the Port of Oakland on December 09, 2024 in Oakland, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images After a contentious negotiation, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) on Wednesday announced a tentative deal on a new six-year master contract. The deadline to…

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Shares of California utility Edison International drop 10% as wildfires rage newsthirst.

Smoke billows as fire burns while powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 8, 2025.  David Swanson | Reuters Fear and uncertainty surrounding the wildfires in California appear to be weighing on shares of Edison International, whose Southern California…

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