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Seated with a cane at her side, 86-year-old Patricia Mackin waited patiently inside a suburban senior citizens’ driver’s services facility to be called to take her road test, a requirement for people her age if they want to continue being licensed to drive. With a few minutes to spare before being escorted by a DMV employee to her car, Mackin reflected on the importance of the testing as Illinois lawmakers consider eliminating the road test requirement for drivers until they turn 87.

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.

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.

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed.

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.