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Millions of Americans may love TikTok, but there’s a growing coalition in Congress that wants to crack down on the video-sharing platform, with some lawmakers trying to ban it completely. Last week, two of Washington’s staunchest China hawks—Sen. Josh Hawley

Channing Tatum’s stripper Magic Mike pulls on bookcases and beams in the Miami home of a wealthy woman played by Salma Hayek Pinault. Hayek Pinault’s character looks confused, but if you’ve seen a Magic Mike movie, you know Mike is

Opposition to Russians being allowed to compete at next year’s Paris Olympics is intensifying, as the UK government prepares to convene talks with more than 30 countries.

A handful of unhygienic pranks at sushi conveyor belt restaurants in Japan have sparked stock slumps, venue overhauls and legal action, along with furious social media commentary. Several videos dubbed “sushi terrorism” have emerged on social media including Twitter and

The heating plant in Munich’s southern Sendling neighborhood has been run for more than a century on gas, often imported from far away. But increasingly, it is the hot waters from deep underground the station that provide the energy. Tacked

Stormy Daniels thanks Trump for accidentally admitting affair  Business Insider Michael Cohen makes prediction on Trump investigation  CNN Donald Trump could be criminally charged in the Stormy Daniels hush money case  Vox.com

New Jersey councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour shot and killed, authorities say  CNN Sayreville Borough Councilmember Eunice Dwumfour found fatally shot  CBS New York New Jersey councilwoman shot, killed outside home | LiveNOW from FOX  LiveNOW from FOX Sayreville councilwoman’s neighbors heard at least 6

Chinese spy balloon: US tracks suspected surveillance device  BBC Chinese Spy Balloon Flies Over The United States, Pentagon Says | Chineses Spy Balloon Live Updates  CNN-News18 Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US  CNN US government monitoring suspected Chinese spy balloon

In Biden’s White House, a behind-the-scenes power couple comes to the fore  ABC News

When Antony Blinken travels to Beijing on Sunday, he’ll be the first U.S. Secretary of State to do so since 2018 and the first cabinet member to visit China in the Biden administration. Still, given an increasingly fractious bilateral relationship,