The Food and Drug Administration is banning the use of Red No. 3, the petroleum-based dye that gives many popular foods and drinks their recognizable, vibrant hues. Although some companies already began phasing out the additive prior to the FDA’s January 15 announcement, the synthetic ingredient is still found in over 3,000 products like fruit juice, beef jerky, sodas, and even some over-the-counter medications.

Red No. 3, chemically known as erythrosine, was first introduced into foods in 1907. Companies subsequently added it to thousands of products to boost their colors over the decades, often in snacks like ice cream and candy marketed directly to children. Some of the earliest calls for Red No. 3’s removal date back to the 1980s, when a research study indicated the synthetic could be carcinogenic in rats after ingesting it in large enough amounts. There is no definitive link between the additive and cancer in humans, but consumer advocacy groups continued to push for its prohibition.

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The move by users who call themselves “TikTok refugees” has made RedNote the most downloaded app on Apple’s US App Store on Monday.

RedNote is a TikTok competitor popular with young people in China, Taiwan and other Mandarin-speaking populations.

It has about 300 million monthly users and looks like a combination of TikTok and Instagram. It allows users, mostly young urban women, to exchange lifestyle tips from dating to fashion.

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2475l7zpqyo

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Shandong Port Group has issued a notice, seen by the trade sources, banning ports from allowing tankers on the U.S. Treasury’s designated list to dock, unload, or use ship services. The ports where the ban is in effect include Qingdao, Rizhao, and Yantai on China’s east coast, which are key import sources of crude for the so-called teapots, the independent Chinese refiners.

These refiners are the major buyers of Iranian crude oil and the ban on vessels designated by the U.S. could reduce the cheap supply of crude to the teapots.

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Source: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Key-Chinese-Ports-Ban-Oil-Tankers-Sanctioned-by-the-US.html

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The companies filed their lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, arguing that the law violates the U.S. Constitution on a number of grounds including running afoul of First Amendment free speech protections. The law, signed by Biden on April 24, gives ByteDance until Jan. 19 to sell TikTok or face a ban.

“For the first time in history, Congress has enacted a law that subjects a single, named speech platform to a permanent, nationwide ban,” the companies said in the lawsuit.

The White House and U.S. Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-bytedance-sue-block-us-160112179.html

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The bill passed the House 352 to 65 with one member voting present, showing wide bipartisan support with backing from House Speaker Mike Johnson and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It now heads to the Senate where its fate is more uncertain.

At issue is TikTok’s Chinese ownership. U.S. officials say parent company ByteDance could hand over the personal information of the 170 million Americans who use the popular short-video app to Beijing. The bill’s opponents have raised free speech concerns. They also say that TikTok has taken steps to safeguard the data of Americans by storing it on U.S. servers.

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Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/03/13/is-tiktok-banned-what-to-know/72957680007/

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More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relations. The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ), according to rights group Human Rights Watch.

Supporters of the new law say it is needed to punish a broader array of LGBTQ activities, which they say threaten traditional values in the conservative and religious East African nation.

In addition to same-sex intercourse, the law bans promoting and abetting homosexuality as well as conspiracy to engage in homosexuality.

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-passes-bill-banning-identifying-lgbtq-2023-03-21/

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According to the German newspaper Zeit Online, the government intends to prohibit telecom carriers from using certain components from Chinese firms Huawei Technologies and ZTE in their 5G networks.

According to Zeit Online, citing government sources, the prohibition could include components already integrated into networks, forcing operators to dismantle and replace them.

China is a major tech partner for many German businesses
The administration, which is presently re-evaluating its relationship with major trade partner China, did not respond quickly to a request for comment. However, a source verified the story to Reuters.

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Source: https://www.firstpost.com/world/germany-to-ban-huawei-and-zte-from-new-5g-networks-12253942.html

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The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted to advance legislation that would give President Joe Biden the authority to ban TikTok, the viral video app owned by China’s ByteDance that’s been swiping market share from social media stalwarts.

“Implications are great for anybody that has been losing market share to TikTok,” said Laura Martin, an analyst at Needham, in an interview. She said Snap, Meta’s Facebook and Google’s YouTube could be “huge beneficiaries” if the ban ultimately takes place.

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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/01/tiktoks-potential-ban-in-us-could-be-boon-for-meta-and-snap.html

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