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By KELVIN CHAN

LONDON (AP) — TikTok is facing a fresh European Union privacy investigation into user data sent to China, regulators said Thursday.

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The Data Protection Commission opened the inquiry as a follow up to a previous investigation that ended earlier this year with a 530 million euro ($620 million) fine after it found the video sharing app put users at risk of spying by allowing remote access their data from China.

The Irish national watchdog serves as TikTok’s lead data privacy regulator in the 27-nation EU because the company’s European headquarters is based in Dublin. read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 850,000 of its cars across the U.S. because the low-pressure fuel pump inside the vehicles may fail — and potentially cause an engine stall while driving, increasing crash risks.

The recall covers a wide range of Ford and Lincoln-branded vehicles made in recent model years. That includes certain Ford Broncos, Explorers and F-150s, as well as Lincoln Aviators and Navigators, documents published this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration note.

Ford plans to send out notification letters to affected owners starting this Monday (July 14), to warn of safety risks related to potential fuel pump failure. But a remedy is still “under development,” the NHTSA’s recall report notes.

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There’s nowhere to park right now at the International Space Station for NASA’s next Commercial Crew Program launch, but a slot should clear next week allowing for the launch of Crew-11 as early as July 31.

That’s because the private Axiom Space Ax-4 mission that arrived to the space station two weeks ago could depart as early as Monday, according to an update Thursday from NASA and SpaceX officials.

The station only has room for two of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft at a time. Right now it has the newest Dragon named Grace, used by Ax-4 when it launched from Kennedy Space Center on June 25 arriving to the station one day later, and the Crew Dragon Endurance that was used by Crew-10 when it launched from KSC back in March.

Once Ax-4 departs, it will allow for SpaceX to send up Crew Dragon Endeavour flying for a record sixth time launching from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A as early as 12:09 p.m. on the last day of the month.

“We’re excited for this Dragon, named Endeavour by its first crew, to carry four more astronauts to space in a few weeks,” said Sarah Walker, director of Dragon Mission Management at SpaceX. read more

Banking

Jorge Font was promoted to executive vice president, chief commercial banking officer, at Orlando-headquartered Fairwinds Credit Union.

Bryan Meizinger, was promoted to executive vice president, chief risk officer, at Orlando-headquartered Fairwinds Credit Union.

Adrienne Cabal, was promoted to senior vice president, digital delivery, at Orlando-headquartered Fairwinds Credit Union.

Elisha González, was promoted to senior vice president, public engagement, at Orlando-headquartered Fairwinds Credit Union.

Jonathan Russell, was promoted to senior vice president, lending, at Orlando-headquartered Fairwinds Credit Union.

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Popular Italian restaurant Prato on Winter Park’s Park Avenue was shut down for one day after inspectors found rodent activity and flying insects on site this week.

The venue at 124 N. Park Ave. shut down on Tuesday after health inspectors found eight violations, two of which were high priorities.

Those violations included 18 flying insects in a drain underneath the sink at a bar station and rodent activity. Inspectors also found eight rodent droppings on the floor underneath three compartment sinks at the bar.

A second inspection occurred on Wednesday during which inspectors found two violations, but neither was a high priority.

The restaurant met inspection standards on the visit.

Prato is one of Central Florida’s most acclaimed Italian restaurants, having been Michelin-recommended and finding a place on a number of “Best of” Florida restaurant lists.

The restaurant posted a message on its Instagram from Scott Bowman, president of Park Lights Hospitality, the management group that runs Prato. read more