PHOTO CREDITS: YAHOO BUSINESS President Trump has approved a deal to keep TikTok available in the United States, following a months-long battle between the popular app and White House officials who viewed the service as a national security risk, according to NPR.  TikTok downloads were set to be banned in[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: MARIE CLAIRE Carole Baskin of “Tiger King” appeared on “Dancing with the Stars” Monday night, and a commercial asking for information about Baskin’s missing husband, Don Lewis, aired in local Florida markets during the episode, according to CBS News.  Lewis’ family and their lawyer appeared in the commercial.[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: SPECTRUM NEWS The Big Ten Conference intends to start playing football October 23-24, flipping script on the decision to play fall sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement on the Big Ten website, the decision to play comes with a promise to enact strict medical protocols. [Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: TOM BRENNER/REUTERS  According to Bloomberg, Oracle beat rival Microsoft in negotiations over the weekend regarding taking over operations of TikTok in the United States. ~ This attempted deal comes weeks after President Trump threatened to shut the Chinese-owned app down, claiming that the app is a threat to[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: ROBIN ALAM/ICON SPORTSWIRE  The Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans made a joint demonstration against racial injustice before the start of the first NFL game of the season at Arrowhead Stadium Thursday, according to the Telegraph. ~ Players on both teams were in communication with one another before[Read More…]

GRAPHIC CREDITS: DAILY MAIL Travis Scott has become the first celebrity with a special McDonald’s meal since Michael Jordan, according to People.com. ~ Described as the 28-year-old rapper’s favorite meal from McDonald’s, the $6 Travis Scott Meal includes a quarter pounder with cheese, bacon and lettuce with a medium order[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: TIME In a post on the official Oscars website on Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new representation and inclusion standards for Oscars eligibility in the Best Picture category. ~ According to the new standards, in order to reach the inclusion thresholds, a film[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: DECIDER.COM Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has tested positive for the Coronavirus, according to the New York Times. ~ The actor/former wrestler said on his Instagram last week that his entire family has tested positive. Johnson, 48, said they got infected around two and a half weeks ago, from[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: LIONEL HAHN/SIPA USA  American actor Chadwick Boseman passed away at the age of 43, according to a statement posted on his twitter account on Friday. ~ The statement says that Boseman was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2016, and battled it for four years as it[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: THE ECONOMIC TIMES President Trump recently stated that he would support computer software company Oracle’s buying Tik Tok, the Chinese-owned viral video app that his administration says must be sold within the next few weeks or be banned in the US, according to the NYT. ~ At a[Read More…]