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Around New York
1. New state law bans credit checks for most employers
New York joins 10 other states, making it illegal for most employers to look at your credit history. This means information about your credit score or late payments can’t be used in the hiring process.
2. Operation Safe Stop reminds drivers to not illegally pass stopped school buses
3. TikTok users face uncertainty as platform shifts algorithm
As TikTok navigates major ownership changes in the United States, some Syracuse University students say they are already noticing shifts in what appears on their feeds and how their own content performs.
Around the Nation
1. Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over U.S. blockade and fires on ships
2. Louisiana father kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting at house, police say
3. Lawmakers say a monopoly is worsening U.S. physician shortage
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