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US gives TikTok the boot, declaring it a ‘national emergency’

On August 6, President Trump signed an executive order that outlawed transactions between U.S. citizens and TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, due to national security concerns. Here's the story behind the ban, and what it means for TikTok fans going forward.

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Hackers spam Reddit with Trump campaign posts and messages

It seems that Reddit has become the latest victim of 2020's cybercrime spree. Several subreddits, the discussion boards that make up the platform, had their themes and images changed to include political undertones in an act that some are describing as vandalism. Here's how it happened, and what it means for Reddit users everywhere.

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If you used this ancestry site, remove your data now

Since genealogy websites collect so much data, their user database can be quite valuable in the corporate world. And that's exactly what's happening to this ancestry site thanks to an acquisition by Blackstone — its new parent company. This means if you sent your DNA to this site, Blackstone has it now. Here's how you can remove it.

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Chat with native speakers on this top language learning app

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Smile! Tricks to take better selfies

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Tap or click here to see the best ways to spruce up your selfies. →

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The most expensive mistakes in history

We have all done something foolish with money in our lives. But, I'd bet those mistakes didn’t cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Some of these financial mistakes will have you feeling a little bit better about that time you lost a few bucks on something silly.

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Naked pursuit: Boar goes hog-wild with laptop

Wild boars are a common sight in forests bordering the city of Berlin. So when one ventures into a local nature park and steals a man’s laptop, you’d expect most bystanders to not pay attention. But this time, the victim was a local nudist, who was bathing in the park’s lake when he caught the boar and her two piglets making off with his computer. He immediately ran out of the water, buck naked, and chased the pigs down until he was able to retrieve his laptop.

Meanwhile, an actor who was on the scene took snapshots of the hilarious chase and asked the nudist if he would be comfortable with the photos being posted to social media. Not only did he enthusiastically consent, he apparently “laughed loudly” as he gave permission. He is a nudist after all. Pigs are smart, which means they have a knack for getting into trouble.

Tap or click here to see how one woman made a daring rescue for a pig lost on a freeway. →