Iowa's enforcement of a six-week abortion ban marks its alignment with 21 other states imposing strict pregnancy termination laws, following a recent Supreme Court ruling. Notably, exceptions exist for rape, medical emergencies, and fatal fetal anomalies. The U.S. Department of Justice defended calls for ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets by January 2022, citing national security risks due to potential Chinese manipulation of American data on the platform. A trial has begun for Chinese academic Wang Shujun, accused of espionage against U.S.-based Chinese dissidents. Prosecutors allege he shared intelligence with China's Ministry of State Security, while his defense claims he...