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Trump's small-dollar donor fundraising is beset by confusion and fatigue
Read full article: Trump's small-dollar donor fundraising is beset by confusion and fatigueDonald Trump’s contributions from small-dollar donors have plummeted since his last bid for the White House, presenting the former president with a financial challenge as he attempts to keep pace with Democrats’ fundraising machine.
Federal judge postpones Trump ban on popular app TikTok
Read full article: Federal judge postpones Trump ban on popular app TikTokNEW YORK – A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores around midnight. The ruling followed an emergency hearing Sunday morning in which lawyers for TikTok argued that the administration's app-store ban would infringe on First Amendment rights and do irreparable harm to the business. In arguments to Judge Nichols, TikTok lawyer John Hall said that TikTok is more than an app, since it functions as a “modern day version of a town square." In addition, Hall argued that a ban would prevent existing users from automatically receiving security updates, eroding national security. Trump set the process in motion with executive orders in August that declared TikTok and another Chinese app, WeChat, threats to national security.
Roanoke Fire EMS gives away bricks from demolished Fire Station 7
Read full article: Roanoke Fire EMS gives away bricks from demolished Fire Station 7ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke’s Fire Station 7 was recently demolished after nearly a century of serving Grandin Village, but people got to take a piece of its history home for free this weekend. Roanoke Fire EMS gave away more than 1,000 bricks salvaged from the historic structure, which had stood since 1922. Many people sought after the free bricks to complement their own memories and experiences of the “Old No. I felt like it was so woven into the fabric of the neighborhood.”Roanoke Fire EMS saved some Fire Station 7 bricks for itself as well. One of the walls of the new fire station, which is estimated to be completed in about a year, will be consturcted with bricks from the old station.