News Brief: Improper Social Security Payments Reach $1.1 Billion; Bank of America Reverses Recession Call; TikTok Actively Suppresses Criticism of Chinese Regime: Study

Published on August 13, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, we have some really intriguing stories to share with you today, and here’s what’s going on. Incorrect Social Security payments are costing the government agency more than $1 billion, the CEO of a major bank is cautiously optimistic we can avoid a recession, and a U.S. senator questions immigration parole for a man flagged on the federal watch list. Also, U.S. officials have sent a guided-missile submarine to the Middle East, and one study says TikTok favors the Chinese communist regime....

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