JD Vance Trump TikTok China ByteDance

Vice President JD Vance visits “Fox News Sunday” on January 11, 2025. Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said he is optimistic about the future of TikTok in the U.S. “I feel very confident that we have successfully separated this company from TikTok global and actually…

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State of play as deadline looms

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to members of the media alongside fellow Republicans during a press conference following Republicans weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters As congressional Democrats push to tie extending Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies to the government funding…

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Mall, chain store decline moves local business up to real estate prime

Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Kimberly Blair, a San Diego-based wellness practitioner who specializes in grief counseling, noticed an uptick in “screen fatigue” among her clients, whom she had been counseling largely virtually.  So, she decided to open a storefront location and offer more in-person sessions. When she began casting about for locations,…

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“Gabby’s Dollhouse” movie brings kid content frenzy to the big screen

Laila Lockhart Kraner stars as Gabby in Universal and Dreamworks Animations’ “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie.” Universal | Dreamworks Animation A young girl named Gabby, alongside her menagerie of animated cat friends, is making the leap from streaming to the big screen. Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” is the latest kid’s TV show…

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Dirty soda grows at Swig, Taco Bell, PepsiCo

Utah-based drink chain Swig coined “dirty soda” back in 2010. Fifteen years later, the trend is fueling innovation everywhere from PepsiCo to McDonald’s, infusing the sluggish beverage category with new life. “Dirty soda” drinks use pop as a base, followed by flavored syrups, cream or other ingredients. While Swig claims credit — and the trademark…

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