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Biden Narrows Infrastructure Proposal to Win Republican Support  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

Biden can’t quit infrastructure talks and progressives are losing their minds  POLITICOView Full Coverage on Google News

Talk of Trump 2024 run builds as legal pressure intensifies  The Associated Press

A change to TikTok’s U.S. Privacy Policy on Wednesday introduced a new section that says the social video app “may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information” from its users’ content. This includes things like “faceprints and voiceprints,” the policy explained.

In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden has scrapped his call for a corporate tax hike with the hope of sealing an infrastructure deal, the Justice Department is investigating Postmaster General Louis Dejoy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights back

The Biden administration has replaced and expanded Trump-era restrictions on investing in certain Chinese firms deemed supportive of that country’s surveillance and military apparatus. Major tech, space, and telecom companies are listed in the initial 59 covered by the Executive

The U.S. will donate 75 percent of its unused Covid-19 vaccine doses to nations in need. The Biden administration announced Thursday its plan to ship 80 million doses by month’s end to countries around the world. Nick Schifrin reports, and

The Czech coalition government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis has survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Yesha chairman tells ToI that Yamina, New Hope lawmakers assured him building in settlements will continue as usual, even if annexation is off the table in a unity government

The move shows the Biden White House’s willingness to continue some of the hard-line China policies started by former President Trump.