TikTok creators weren’t surprised to hear that President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban, but they’re close to unanimous in their belief that the federal government is wrong to push the legislation forward. For almost four years, since July 2020, a potential TikTok ban has been under consideration by members of the federal government. A bipartisan bill to ban TikTok in the U.S. was first proposed in December 2022, and the version that was just signed into law has...
She’s sold 35 million books, tamed literary snobs, and has a major Netflix adaptation in the works. As her 16th novel ‘My Favourite Mistake’ is released, Irish author Marian Keyes tells Jessie Thompson about putting everything from menopause to alcoholism on the page
Just under half of all workers say they would be in favor of a ban on talking politics in the office, a new CNBC survey finds.
In the adrenaline-fueled world of UFC, fighters often chase fame, fortune, and championship belts. But Sean Strickland, a self proclaimed man of conviction, has a different vision. In a candid revelation, he expressed that wealth isn’t his ultimate goal. Instead, he aspires to build a legacy that extends beyond the octagon. As per his recent posts on X (formerly Twitter), When he sat down with UFC officials, he didn’t discuss multi-million-dollar contracts or endorsement deals. Instead, he...
There’s a dance-based competition show currently airing Mondays at 9 pm. New episodes land on Fox. Cat Deeley’s the host. And yet, despite those familiar trappings, or the title that runs across the screen at the start of each episode, I’m having trouble believing that the show in question is actually So You Think You […]
When it was announced that Francesca Amewudah-Rivers would be making her London West-End debut starring as Juliet alongside Hollywood actor Tom Holland as Romeo, it should have been a celebratory moment. Instead, the young actor — who has already starred in productions of Othello, Macbeth as well as a BBC drama — was faced with a heartbreaking, but all too familiar, sequence of events in which she received thousands of racist and misogynistic comments online. The social media harassment got...
The former “GMA 3” host explained that he feels anxious “that something is going to happen” to his girlfriend when they’re not together.
Perhaps the author of a recent letter understands how Donald Trump’s attorney general, Bill Barr, put his finger on the scales of justice numerous times and that Trump has promised to do so if reelected, since he believes that’s what presidents do (“Biden is a dictator using agencies to ruin Trump,” Star-Advertiser, April 16). Of course, he laughingly denies Trump ever did it. See the Mueller report or Michael Cohen or Geoffrey Berman as proof of the fact.
Manager discusses bravery, his future at Kenilworth Road, and the moment that convinced him his team can surviveWhen Arsenal went top of the Premier League against Luton last week, it wasn’t their fans who were celebrating. Comfortable in their two-goal lead, the home crowd were slipping out before the end and the stadium was empty soon after the whistle. But not entirely. Clustered in the south-east corner, nearly 3,000 Luton fans stayed to serenade their beloved manager. Oh for someone who...
The child-free zone discourse has raised its ugly head once more after a viral social media post. But even if you don’t think the kids are alright, can you really expect them to disappear from modern life, asks Helen Coffey
Tarik Skubal leads a revamped rotation and Riley Greene fronts the position player youth movement that hopes to return the Tigers to relevance in the AL Central.
The House voted in the next step to ban TikTok during a session on April 20, stemming from an ongoing push for the app to be sold.