Comment on California to target Web retailers for sales taxes

TikTok's message to US users on Saturday night made clear that the app is relying on President-elect Donald Trump to remain operable in the US. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty ImagesTikTok shut down on Saturday night for its 170+ million US users. A message appears on TikTok indicating that the company is relying on Donald Trump to save the app.

“Hours before a federal law banning TikTok from the United States was set to take effect, the social media app went dark, and U. S. users could no longer access videos on the platform. Instead, the app greeted them with a message that said ‘a law banning TikTok has been enacted,’” the New York Times reports. From the message: “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work us on a solution.

TikTok has turned off its app for American users. MAEVA DESTOMBES/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty ImagesTikTok has turned off its app for US users. The move comes after the company lost a legal challenge to a divest-or-ban law in the Supreme Court. The shutdown may not last forever, as TikTok hopes President-elect Donald Trump will step in.

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns.