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President’s Trump looming TikTok ban may only be the beginning of the popular video app’s headaches, as a growing number of nations are becoming suspicious of its ties to China. US ally Australia is reportedly looking at TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company ByteDance to see whether it poses a security threat to the country’s 25 million …

The details of comedian Jeff Ross’ alleged relationship with a teenage girl in the early 2000s have gone wide in a new, far-ranging piece by Vulture. Ross, 54, a stand-up comic long known for his appearances in Friars Club and Comedy Central roasts of other comedians, allegedly entered into a relationship with a woman named …

WASHINGTON – The Mets are bloodied but managed to avoid a worst-case scenario Tuesday. Even so, the team lost its hottest hitter for at least 10 days with Robinson Cano’s placement on the injured list with a grade two left abductor strain. Two other Mets players who received MRI exams, Jeff McNeil and Amed Rosario, …

Apple has no interest in acquiring TikTok, the company said on Tuesday, denying a report by news website Axios from earlier in the day. Axios, citing sources outside Apple, earlier reported the iPhone maker has expressed interest in buying the ByteDance-owned firm. Microsoft is currently negotiating a deal to acquire the popular short-video app, with …

The CEO of TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance said he believes the US is trying to kill the wildly popular app as President Trump presses for a sale and a cut of the proceeds. In a leaked email to Chinese employees on Monday, CEO Zhang Yiming — who has been criticized in China after news …

After multiple postponements, movie theater chain Cinemark said it’s ready to reopen, citing “high satisfaction” with its COVID-19 protections among theatergoers in Texas. In an earnings conference call on Tuesday, Cinemark Chief Executive Mark Zoradi said the Plano, Texas, company aims to start selling tickets at all of its 345 US-based theaters by August 31, …

Chinese state media branded the US a “rogue country” late Monday because of Washington’s approach to the popular, but controversial app TikTok, saying that a forced  sale would amount to “an open robbery.” Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Chinese state mouthpiece Global Times, tweeted a screen grab of a news headline detailing President Trump’s stance regarding …

ATLANTA — Just when the Mets should have been allowed to enjoy the gift of runs for their ace and a needed victory, players started departing Monday night. None were opt outs. Amed Rosario walked off the field before the bottom of the third inning with left quad tightness. Two innings later, Robinson Cano exited …

Portia de Rossi is “standing by” her wife, Ellen DeGeneres, amid reports of the talk show host’s alleged bad behavior behind the scenes. “To all our fans….we see you. Thank you for your support,” de Rossi, 47, captioned a quote that said “I Stand By Ellen” in the host’s signature white and baby blue show …

Microsoft said on Sunday they spoke with President Trump about acquiring trendy social app TikTok  — and Trump gave its parent company ByteDance 45 days to strike a deal. The time frame agreed to by the president, which was confirmed by two sources to Reuters, aligns with Microsoft’s stated intentions of wrapping up talks with …