Trump extends deadline for TikTok deal

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that extends the deadline for ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to divest the hugely popular video-sharing app and avoid a nationwide ban in the US.

Trump said on his Truth Social platform that he was extending the deadline, which had been Saturday, by 75 days. He said the extension was designed to allow US…