TikTok’s efforts to stop children using the app and protect their personal data have been inadequate, a Canadian investigation has found. Hundreds of thousands of children in the country use TikTok each year despite the firm saying it is not intended for people under the age of 13, according to the findings. The investigation also…
Bradford DoolittleSep 23, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 Which playoff team most needs to win the World Series? This is a question we try to answer around this time every year. What builds the pressure to win…
Side hustles can be hard for hosts. Their on-camera jobs typically require long hours, lots of preparation, frequent travel and back-to-back shoots or red carpet events, leaving little spare time. But somehow Scott Evans, the well-liked and long-serving host of Access Hollywood, found a way to make his work in Webby Award-winning ways as a…
French President Emmanuel Macron likes to say that he can get US President Donald Trump on the phone any time he wants. In New York for the UN General Assembly, he proved it. Blocked on Monday night by police officers when he sought to cross a New York street – they told the French president…
Zayn Malik has announced a week-long residency in Las Vegas in January. The former One Direction singer has only toured solo once since leaving the band, on last year’s Stairway to the Sky shows. Posting on Instagram, the artist announced he would be performing at the Dolby Live venue at the Park MGM Hotel. Other…
An NHS trust at the centre of concerns over its poor maternity services has had to repay almost £5m after wrongly claiming it provided safe care to mothers and their babies. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was paid the money after saying its services met safe standards of care and staffing. But a subsequent investigation…
Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. It’s been over two years since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebble (two of which have already shuttered operations) and Spill have been presented as…
The Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha and its declaration have stirred emotive discussion, many describing the moot as mere rhetoric without any tangible action. Staged in the wake of Israel’s attack on Qatar, the meeting carried urgency but poured cold water on expectations of the Muslim world . However, if history is of any guide, it…
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With another two months until votes for the Most Valuable Players, Cy Young Award winners and Rookies of the Year are revealed, now seems the perfect time for a far wider-ranging set of honors for Major League Baseball’s 2025 season. The third annual Passan Awards aim to celebrate the most enjoyable elements of a season…
