If TikTok goes, so will livelihoods: "We'd have to completely rebuild"

Did TikTok legally have to shut down, or did its leadership choose to?

President Trump signed an executive order delaying a nationwide ban on TikTok for 75 days. The move comes after the app was unavailable in the U.S. for around 12 hours over the weekend. CBS News ...

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Weddings That Are Out of This World (or at Least Way Out of the Chapel)

Some couples bring in numerologists or lip print readers, while others choose to be married by a spirit guide or practicing witch.

The New York Times - 1d

TikTok Restarts U.S. Service After Trump Says ‘We Have to Save It’

The 170 million U.S. users of the social video platform look to the new president to sustain the app, despite passage of a law banning it if it was not sold by its Chinese parent company.

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TikTok is online again, but your favorite TikTokers have been preparing for an uncertain future

“It’s not easy to go to another platform” and build what you have on TikTok, one creator says

MarketWatch - 3d

TikTok Ban Takes Effect and App Goes Dark in the U.S.

The popular video app stopped working shortly before a federal law barring U.S. companies from hosting or distributing TikTok was set to take effect on Sunday.

The New York Times - 3d

TikTok goes dark in the US as ban begins

TikTok is now unavailable in the United States after the Supreme Court upheld a law banning it in the country unless the app was sold by its Chinese parent company. TikTok’s owner ByteDance is ...

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Should I be worried about my obsessive TikTok use? My ‘For You’ page doesn’t think so | Emma Beddington

As US users mourn their ‘Chinese spy’ being taken away, my algorithm is busy serving me queer chickens and pastry content. As the US TikTok ban looms , users of the app there have been posting ...

The Guardian - 3d

TikTok unavailable in app stores, goes dark for some users ahead of ban

"TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps are no longer available in the United States, and visitors to the United States might have limited access to features," Apple said.

ABC News - 3d

TikTok goes dark in the U.S. as ban takes effect

TikTok was not available for many of its 170 million users in the U.S. hours before a ban on the social media platform was supposed to go into effect.

NBC News - 3d

How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen's livelihoods on a popular Kenyan lake

Water hyacinth was first sighted on Kenya's popular Lake Naivasha about 10 years ago

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How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen's livelihoods on a popular Kenyan lake

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TikTok goes dark across US

Short-form video app says it is ‘fortunate’ that Donald Trump has ‘indicated he will work with us on a solution’

Financial Times - 3d

TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban

App no longer available on US Apple and Google stores after supreme court upholds lawmakers’ ban. TikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the ...

The Guardian - 3d

Never have stale crisps again… nine invaluable things I’ve learned from TikTok

As the platform bows out in the US, here is my carefully curated list of the best things it’s taught me. The average TikTok user spends almost one hour each day on the app. However, the screen ...

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8 Wedding Trends to Watch in 2025

Experts share eight predictions for what will happen in the world of weddings in 2025.

The New York Times - 4d

The tech bros have front-row seats at Trump’s inauguration, but what they want goes way beyond that | Quinn Slobodian

The convergence of money and politics isn’t new. What’s different is the Silicon Valley right’s hostility to the nation state. Quinn Slobodian is author of Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals ...

The Guardian - 4d

Biden administration has no plans to fine companies if TikTok ban goes into effect

The Biden administration does not plan to levy billions of dollars in fines against companies that allow access to TikTok in the U.S.

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California wildfires devastate working-class families, destroying homes and livelihoods

Lower-wage workers in some of the homes and businesses ravaged by fires are scrambling to find housing and jobs with little to fall back on.

NBC News - 6d

Options Trump could have to potentially stop the TikTok ban

The United States is set to ban TikTok on Sunday, but President-elect Donald Trump could potentially delay or stop it from happening. CBS News MoneyWatch Kelly O'Grady reports.

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‘I’ve been completely off’: LeBron James admits wildfires have taken mental toll

LeBron James says the wildfires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes have taken a toll on his mental health. “I have a couple of dear friends that have lost their ...

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Student finds bride's unseen 1960s wedding video

Beryl Davies says there was previously just one coloured photo from her big day in October 1966.

BBC News - 6d

The Los Angeles Fires Burned Livelihoods, Too

For many service workers, a wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood represented an economic lifeline that the fires have now severed.

The New York Times - 6d

TikTok Says U.S. Employees Will Have Jobs Even if the App Is Banned

The company is awaiting a decision over the constitutionality of a new law that aims to force a sale of the app to a non-Chinese owner under the threat of a ban.

The New York Times - Jan. 15

How to download your TikTok data in case the app goes dark

Some TikTok users are preparing for the likely ban by downloading their data. Here's how to do it.

CBS News - Jan. 15

These Chinese apps have surged in popularity in the U.S. A TikTok ban could stop them in their tracks

A law that could see TikTok shut down in the U.S. threatens to ensnare other Chinese social media apps gaining traction in the country, legal experts say.

CNBC - Jan. 15

Grading the NL East's offseason: How have the division's teams improved (or not) so far this winter?

The Mets have made moves to be significantly better in 2025. The Braves and Nationals? Not so much.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 14

You Are Cordially Invited to Our Wedding. But Not to Our Vows.

Some couples are finding more intimate ways to share their wedding pledges with each other: in private, in written notes — or even in sweats.

The New York Times - Jan. 14

Why Do TV Title Sequences Have So Much … Stuff?

A visual style originally meant to make TV series appear epic and distinctive has become awfully familiar

The New York Times - Jan. 13

Orhan Pamuk: ‘I have some fame, so I can say things others cannot’

The Turkish writer, 72, talks about his father’s artistic support and being a feminist in the Middle East, his love of Istanbul and fear of government repression. I grew up in a middle-class, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

TikTok ban goes before Supreme Court. Here’s where the app’s $10 billion in ad revenue could go if it dies.

The end of TikTok in the U.S. could mean a sizeable boost for its publicly traded American competitors.

MarketWatch - Jan. 11

2025 NFL Draft prospects: Complete list of star college football underclassmen who have declared

A list of the college football underclassmen who have decided to move on to the next level

CBS Sports - Jan. 10

LlamaIndex goes beyond RAG so agents can make complex decisions

A new orchestration architecture from LlamaIndex brings more context and decision-making capabilities to AI agents.

VentureBeat - Jan. 9

'I don't have very good juke moves': Why Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard is so hard to tackle

The transfer from Duke has been instrumental in getting the Irish to the semifinal round.

ESPN - Jan. 9

Inside a U.K. couple's "secondhand wedding"

Tying the knot can be pricey, with the average cost of a wedding estimated at about $35,000. But CBS News' Leah Mishkin met a British couple who've proven you don't have to break the bank to have ...

CBS News - Jan. 9

Big Tech Is So Dominant the Stock Market Would Have Been Flat for 2 Years Without It

Big Tech stocks have fueled most of the S&P 500’s gains over the past several years.

Inc. - Jan. 6

Let them eat sponge cake: we watched Meghan Markle’s cooking show trailer so you don’t have to

Who is With Love, Meghan for? Perhaps those drawn to trad wife aesthetics – or maybe just Netflix. Imagine you’re about to host friends for dinner. How would you go about it?. It’s simple. You ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

What grounds does Trump have to request a TikTok ban delay from the Supreme Court?

President-elect Donald Trump requested that the Supreme Court suspend the TikTok ban until after he takes office while he works on a political resolution. University of Minnesota Law School ...

CBS News - Jan. 2

If TikTok goes, so will livelihoods: "We'd have to completely rebuild"

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