Hawaiian restaurant in Texas sells out after TikTok about UT Austin 'kicking out' its owners goes viral
Customers flooded a Hawaiian restaurant in Austin, Texas, after a TikTok announcing its permanent closure went viral. Hawaiian BBQ and poke bowl restaurant Poke Bay will permanently close its doors after five years of business following the University of Texas at Austin’s acquisition of land on Guadalupe Street to expand the school’s campus. Restaurant owners Paul and Priscilla Song are left with no choice but to close their establishment by the end of this month.
news.yahoo.com‘My Daughter Is Gone Forever’: Pennsylvania Mom Sues TikTok After 10-Year-Old Daughter ‘Fell Victim’ to App’s ‘Black Out Challenge’
The mother of a Pennsylvania girl who died allegedly after attempting a viral challenge has filed a federal lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company […]
news.yahoo.comPennsylvania mother sues TikTok after 10-year-old daughter’s death
TikTok: What you need to know (NCD)PHILADELPHIA — A mother has filed a lawsuit against the app TikTok after her daughter died attempting a social media challenge. >> Read more trending newsNylah Anderson died Dec. 12 after taking part in the “Blackout Challenge,” which calls for people to attempt to hold their breath until they pass out, WPVI reported. Nylah’s mother, Tawainna Anderson, found her 10-year-old in her closet and rushed her to a hospital, where she died several days later, NBC News reported. “I want to hold this company accountable,” Tawainna Anderson told KYW. ©2022 Cox Media Group
wftv.comDolly Parton, Doja Cat to pay tribute to Taco Bell Mexican Pizza in TikTok musical
Dolly Parton: What you need to know Dolly Parton grew up alongside 11 brothers and sisters in a one-room cabin in Appalachia, Tennessee. (NCD)Country music legend Dolly Parton and rapper Doja Cat will sing the praises of Taco Bell’s newly revived Mexican Pizza in an upcoming TikTok musical. >> RELATED STORY: Viva la pizza: Taco Bell brings back Mexican Pizza“We’re telling the Mexican Pizza fan story – in song!” reads an event preview on Taco Bell’s TikTok page. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 46 Dolly Parton NASHVILLE - 1965: Country singer Dolly Parton poses for a portrait in 1965 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (Michael Ochs Archives)Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 11 Photos: Doja Cat through the years Here are some memorable photos of rapper Doja Cat through the years.
wftv.comCollege student buys Yoshitomo Nara ashtray at thrift store for $10, flips it for $2,860 on eBay
A TikTok user was left speechless after he bought a Yoshitomo Nara ashtray at a Goodwill store for $10 and received a 30,000 percent profit by selling it on eBay. In a TikTok posted on April 17, Terrelle Brown, a 22-year-old student at Wheaton College in Illinois, shared that he received an eBay notification about the ashtray in the middle of his class.
news.yahoo.comThese are the books that Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg and Daymond John turned to for crucial business lessons
Billionaires Buffett and Zuckerberg are just a few of the successful business leaders who have gleaned important lessons and career advice from books they've read throughout the years. Here are a few examples of the books on business that have influenced some of the business world's biggest success stories.
cnbc.comVideo shows dolphin attack trainer during performance in Florida
MIAMI — A trainer was sent to the hospital after a performance at Miami Seaquarium went wrong. >> Read more trending newsA video posted to TikTok shows part of the Flipper Show performance at the aquarium. The video shows a dolphin suddenly turning violent, breaking from the performance and appearing to pull a trainer under the water. “The one trainer that was furthest away in the video, either kept getting hit by the dolphin or pulled down by the dolphin,” photographer Shannon Carpenter, who took the video, told WPLG. This was an uncomfortable interaction for both of them and the dolphin reacted by breaking away from the routine and striking the trainer.” Miami Seaquarium said neither the trainer nor the dolphin was seriously injured.
wftv.comChina used TV, TikTok stars in discreet Olympics campaign
China Social Media Influence Guards stand outside of the Chinese consulate in New York, on March 28, 2022. The Associated Press has identified dozens of these accounts, which are part of a network of profiles that allow China to easily peddle propaganda to unsuspecting social media users. The posts were not properly labeled as ads in the way that TikTok and Instagram requires. Dubs says he has amazing suppliers in China and encourages entrepreneurs in the U.S. to do business with China. Most influencers, however, flout those rules — leaving social media users in the dark about who is paying for the posts they see in their feeds.
wftv.comChina used TV, TikTok stars in discreet Olympics campaign
China Social Media Influence Guards stand outside of the Chinese consulate in New York, on March 28, 2022. The Associated Press has identified dozens of these accounts, which are part of a network of profiles that allow China to easily peddle propaganda to unsuspecting social media users. The posts were not properly labeled as ads in the way that TikTok and Instagram requires. Dubs says he has amazing suppliers in China and encourages entrepreneurs in the U.S. to do business with China. Most influencers, however, flout those rules — leaving social media users in the dark about who is paying for the posts they see in their feeds.
wftv.comTikTok user explains why some Chinese restaurants are closed on Tuesdays
A TikTok user has recently amassed thousands of views for explaining why some Chinese takeaway restaurants are closed on Tuesdays. Kim Chi, whose family owns several takeaway restaurants in Glasgow, Scotland, responded to a TikTok follower's question about why some Chinese takeaway restaurants are closed on Tuesdays. “So Chinese takeaways are known to be closed on a Tuesday because back a long time ago, for some reason, a lot of Chinese people who knew each other arranged to meet up on Tuesdays as a day off, and that’s what they would do to catch up and make plans,” Kim said.
news.yahoo.comChina used TV, TikTok stars in discreet Olympics campaign
China Social Media Influence Guards stand outside of the Chinese consulate in New York, on March 28, 2022. The Associated Press has identified dozens of these accounts, which are part of a network of profiles that allow China to easily peddle propaganda to unsuspecting social media users. The posts were not properly labeled as ads in the way that TikTok and Instagram requires. Dubs says he has amazing suppliers in China and encourages entrepreneurs in the U.S. to do business with China. Most influencers, however, flout those rules — leaving social media users in the dark about who is paying for the posts they see in their feeds.
wftv.comChina used TV, TikTok stars in discreet Olympics campaign
A “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” TV star, a Paralympic swimmer and a self-described “brand king” were among the Instagram and TikTok influencers who were paid by Chinese officials for a discreet campaign that promoted the Beijing Winter Olympics, new Justice Department documents reveal.
🔓'Candling and Q-Tips’ earwax removal: DIY or no?
Are you one of those people who enjoy watching videos about cleaning out ears? Believe it or not, videos with the hashtag #earwax have amassed over 5 billion views on TikTok alone. And you may be surprised by the ways many people clean their ears. Consumer Reports’ experts put their ear to the ground to find out what the safest methods are for removing earwax.
Panel recommends policy changes after Orange deputies suspended over TikTok videos
A citizens advisory committee has recommended changes to the Orange County Sheriff’s social media policy after two deputies were suspended for posting inappropriate TikTok videos of themselves while wearing agency uniforms.
‘I wasn’t thinking:’ Second Orange County deputy suspended for TikTok videos with sexual lyrics
A second deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is being disciplined for recording TikTok videos of himself that contained questionable content while on duty and in uniform, according to an internal investigation.