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Now, to the news. We start today with an update on a story we covered a few weeks ago: the potential ban of TikTok in the United States. Now, the Chinese social media app is suing the US government. President Biden signed a bill last month that would effectively ban the social media app in America if the company that owns it doesn't find a new owner in the next few months. Why is this happening? Because many American leaders say TikTok is a threat to US national security.

The app is owned by ByteDance, a privately owned Chinese company. However, in China, the authoritarian government often treats privately owned companies like they are government-owned. That has some US security officials concerned that the Chinese government could use TikTok to try to influence Americans' opinions on certain topics or even collect data on users. But don't wave goodbye to TikTok just yet. The Chinese social media app's lawsuit against the US government argues that the new law is unconstitutional. CNN's Clare Duffy has more.

"The stakes here for TikTok are huge. This bill could lead to a ban of TikTok in the US, which is one of its biggest markets—170 million American users. TikTok is claiming here that this bill infringes on the First Amendment speech rights of the platform and of those American users. Just as a reminder, this bill would force TikTok to find a new American owner, spin off from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, or face a ban in the United States. But the company is claiming that this bill really is just a ban and that if it's left to stand, it will lead to TikTok being blocked in the United States starting in January of next year. The company claims in this lawsuit that the divestiture required by this law, and I'm quoting here, 'is simply not possible—not commercially, not technically, not legally, and certainly not on the 270-day timeline required by this act.' TikTok is citing here, for example, the fact that the Chinese government has said that it wouldn't allow TikTok to be sold with its recommendation algorithm, which is really the thing that makes this platform so valuable. So TikTok is saying it's not possible for us to be divested from ByteDance; therefore, this is a ban, and a ban is unconstitutional. What's interesting about this is it's really going to set up the court to have to weigh the US lawmakers' national security concerns when it comes to TikTok against the First Amendment rights of this platform and of its US users. So I expect that we'll see this litigation drag on for quite some time."

Now we head to Rafah, a city in southern Gaza. So far, at least 50,000 people have evacuated as Israel conducts what it calls a "limited military operation" in the city. The US has now paused a shipment of 3,500 weapons to Israel amid fears they could be used in further attacks on Rafah. CNN's Jeremy Diamond has more.

"The Rafah border crossing with Egypt is now firmly under Israeli control. For now, that means nothing in or out at this critical crossing point for humanitarian aid, fuel, and medical evacuations. As plumes of smoke rise over the area, the Israeli Prime Minister touting the operation as a play to bolster Israeli leverage in ceasefire talks with Hamas, which put a new proposal on the table hours before Israeli tanks rolled into Rafah. 'Military pressure on Hamas is a necessary condition for the return of our hostages. The Hamas proposal yesterday was intended to torpedo the entry of our forces into Rafah. It did not happen,' Israeli air and artillery strikes began pummeling eastern Rafah late Monday night."

"I am 69 years old, and I haven't seen in my life shelling and bombing like this. I have witnessed many wars in my life, and I haven't seen a war like this one."

"Things could soon get worse. Israeli officials are threatening to expand military operations deeper into Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians currently live. A full-scale assault on Rafah would be a human catastrophe—countless more civilian casualties, countless more families forced to flee. Thousands are already fleeing what was once the last refuge in Gaza for this coastal area. The Israeli military calls a humanitarian zone, setting up makeshift shelters with tarp sheets and thin planks of wood. Humanitarian aid officials warned this area isn't equipped to handle the basic needs of hundreds of thousands of people who could soon be forced to leave Rafah. After seven months of war, ceasefire negotiations offer the only hope of a way out." - Jeremy Diamond, CNN, Jerusalem.

Pop quiz, hot shots! Black holes are created when which of these collapses: a planet, a star, a galaxy, or a universe? If you said star, you deserve a constellation prize. Black holes are created when a massive star collapses after running out of fuel and falling inward on its center.

Alright, buckle up, my friends. We're about to travel almost the speed of light, or to be specific, almost 670 million miles per hour. You cool with that? This new NASA simulation shows what it would be like to get drawn into a massive black hole. Check it out. This new NASA simulation takes you past the Earth's atmosphere and into a supermassive black hole. The immersive visualization was made on a supercomputer and moves viewers close to the speed of light. NASA created two different scenarios for viewers: one shows a first-person perspective of an astronaut just missing the event horizon, or point of no return, of the black hole and slingshotting back out, and another where it crosses the boundary and plunges into the event horizon. According to NASA, the black hole is similar to the one at the center of the Milky Way, and its event horizon spans 6 to 18 million miles.

Today's story getting a 10 out of 10: Is it a wagon? Is it a car? Whatever it is, it's completely legal to drive on the street, and now it's for sale. CNN's Jeanie Moos has more.

"For sale: not a station wagon, but a little red wagon that grew into a big red wagon that goes 60 miles an hour. Mileage? Just over 57,000. Basic interior with two seats and a steering wheel made out of a garden cart wheel. 'I'll miss it, and I'll miss the fun of driving it. It is just so much fun to take somebody for a ride and seeing people's reactions to you.' 'Oh my God, it's amazing. I love it!' Other cars sometimes even follow it. 'Then we started yelling at our grandma to drive after it. Hey, you want to sell it now?' Owner Judy Foster does. Her husband built the flyer 14 years ago on the chassis of this 1976 Mazda pickup. When Judy's husband recently passed away, she decided it was time to pass on the wagon. It's up for auction at Alaska Premier Auctions. Co-owner Nick Kleene says, 'Why buy an expensive Ferrari? This one will get you more eyeballs than any of those at a fraction of the price.' They're guesstimating $10,000 to $15,000, eight-foot handle included. Its four-cylinder Mazda engine runs on regular gas. In the movie 'Radio Flyer,' two brothers turn their wagon into an airplane. In real life, at least a handful of fans have built their own Radio Flyer cars. Just riding in a Radio Flyer wagon makes me feel younger. Judy was even invited to drive her flyer around the Charlotte Motor Speedway. 'You made that?' 'Yeah.' 'All right.' 'Laughed and said you can't be in the witness protection program and ride the car. If you're craving attention, hit your wagon to this star.'" - Jeanie Moos, CNN, New York.

That thing is spectacular. Take a station wagon to a whole new level. We hope you have a wheely good day, superstars. We're going to give a shout out now: Mr. Chazenoff's class at Tolland Middle School in Tolland, Connecticut. Keep flying high, my Falcons! And this shout out goes to Mr. Ruggles' class at CB Owen High School in CB, Iowa. March on, Generals! Hope you have a wonderful day. I'll see you right back here tomorrow. I'm Koy Wire, and we are CNN 10. [Music]