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U.S. multinational corporations are pushing the Trump administration to soften the president’s executive order banning Chinese app WeChat, fearing a total ban will hinder their business efforts in China. Trump ordered the Commerce Department earlier this month to draw up a plan to ban WeChat within 45 days. WeChat is China’s most common messaging app, …

Many American taxpayers could get a second stimulus check this month if Congress approves them soon, a report says. The Internal Revenue Service could send out most of the proposed $1,200 payments by the end of August if lawmakers reach a deal to send them out this week, IRS staffer Chad Hooper told CNBC in …

The U.S. State Department could move as early as Thursday to announce that Chinese “Confucius institutes” will be required to register as foreign agents, Bloomberg reported. Confucius institutes are Chinese government-funded centers on college campuses in the U.S. and throughout the world, whose stated aim is to promote knowledge of Chinese language and culture. However, …

A small group of residents from Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood ejected Black Lives Matter protesters who arrived for a demonstration at a local police precinct. Several activist groups had organized a march leading to the 7th police precinct in Englewood. However, an organizer later told Fox 32 that groups decided to leave after confrontations with nearby …

TikTok collected user data from millions of smartphones using a tactic banned by Google and without notifying users for over a year before the Chinese video-sharing app ended the practice last year. TikTok tracked the unique MAC (media access control) addresses of Androids, which are often used for advertising purposes, and concealed its activity with …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have bought a stunning multi-million dollar estate in Montecito, Calif. — complete with nine bedrooms and 16 bathrooms, Page Six can reveal. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex paid $14,650,000 for the 18,000-square-foot home, which features rose gardens, century-old olive trees, a tennis court, a tea house, children’s cottage and …

Three men were busted for allegedly trying to intimidate and bribe victims in R. Kelly’s sex-trafficking case — including setting a car on fire outside one accuser’s home and offering another half a million dollars for her silence, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Richard Arline Jr., Donnell Russell and Michael Williams were charged with trying to harass, …

The Trump Administration’s looming ban of TikTok may even make it illegal for US companies to run ads on the wildly popular short-form video app. In a document sent out to supporters last week obtained by Reuters, the government detailed the key aspects of TikTok’s operations and funding that it would target amid concerns over …

Jon Bon Jovi gave an update on his son Jacob, as well as his bandmates, after they all contracted COVID-19 earlier this year. The 58-year-old rocker opened up about how differently Jacob, 18, experienced the novel virus compared to Bon Jovi keyboard player David Bryan and percussionist Everett Bradley, who both came down with it. …

Rose McGowan beat legal eagle Jose Baez in court last week. Page Six exclusively reported that Baez sued the actress for defamation earlier this year after she slammed him on Twitter and in comments to the Daily Beast, the New York Times and CNN, including calling him a “truly terrible human and a disgrace of …