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‘Minecraft' mayhem over ‘chicken jockey' trend leads movie theater to ban unaccompanied kids
A movie theater in New Jersey is not allowing unaccompanied children to see the most popular movie of the year after an “unacceptable” incident during a recent screening related to viral TikTok videos and a “chicken jockey.”
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TikTok reportedly stays on App Store after assurance from Attorney General Pam Bondi
Apple will keep TikTok on its App Store for at least 75 more days after receiving assurances from Attorney General Pam Bondi, Bloomberg News reported.
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TikTok deal scuttled because of Trump's tariffs on China
President Donald Trump on Friday said he would extend by 75 days the deadline for TikTok’s owner to find a non-Chinese buyer, averting what could have been another disruption of the app, NBC News reported.
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Trump extends TikTok deadline for another 75 days to find a US buyer
Trump posted on his social media platform that “the Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days.”
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Amazon joins list of TikTok suitors as deadline for U.S. buyer nears
Trump gave China’s ByteDance until April 5 to sell or divest its U.S. TikTok business. A source confirmed to NBC News that Amazon made a last-minute pitch.
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Trump to hold a White House meeting on TikTok as deadline nears
Vice President JD Vance and other top advisers are expected to attend.
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TikToker Joshua Blackledge dead at 16
TikToker Joshua Blackledge—whose account had more than 1 million followers—has died at the age of 16, according to an obituary shared online.
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Vance expects a ‘high-level' TikTok deal by the April 5 deadline
Vice President JD Vance expressed confidence Friday that a deal to sell TikTok and keep the social media app running in the U.S. would largely be in place by an April deadline, NBC News reported.
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Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children
The Albanian Cabinet decided Thursday to halt TikTok for 12 months, blaming the popular platform for inciting violence and bullying.
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TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores
TikTok has returned to the Apple and Google app stores.
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Anxious travelers are sharing calming messages from flight crews in the aftermath of plane crashes
Videos circulating on TikTok capture pilots and crew members comforting passengers who have become more fearful of flying after two back-to-back crashes in January.
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Trump taps Vance to negotiate sale of TikTok ahead of April deadline
The vice president has been asked to lead White House efforts to broker a deal that would keep the popular video app accessible to U.S. users.
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NJ restaurant goes viral on TikTok — for an ICE raid the owner says never happened
Some restaurants go viral on social media and it saves their business. But for one spot in New Jersey, trending on TikTok has had the exact opposite effect, after the owner said a false story about them spread fear among customers.
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Trump signs order establishing a sovereign wealth fund that he says could buy TikTok
The fund would serve as an economic development tool and perhaps be used to buy TikTok.
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After TikTok, the WiFi router in your home may be next Chinese tech ban target
TP-Link routers, among Amazon best sellers and according to some estimates up to 65% of the U.S. market, are on the radar of the U.S. government.
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Trump is searching for potential TikTok buyers — who are the likely contenders?
After stepping in to restore TikTok in the U.S. and delaying a law that would effectively ban the app, Trump is looking for avenues to keep the popular platform afloat.
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With Trump's TikTok extension, new potential U.S. buyers emerge
YouTuber MrBeast, X owner Elon Musk and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison are names that have floated around in the past week.
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TikTok is back — and it's harming kids ‘at an industrial scale,' says psychologist
After briefly going dark in the U.S., TikTok is back online following an executive order. That’s not good for young users, says NYU psychologist Jonathan Haidt.
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Trump tells Justice Department not to enforce TikTok ban for 75 days
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that gives TikTok a 75-day extension during which the United States will not enforce the law meant to force the app’s owner to sell the company.
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TikTok content creators feeling confusion over the app's fate
Bay Area content creators say they feel uneasy about how TikTok’s uncertain future will impact their businesses.