Our Best Stories of the Week
South Korean Marines patrol Guridong beach at dusk on Yeonpyeong Island on June 26.
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
If you weren’t familiar with TikTok already, you probably are after this week. The video service made headlines for pulling out of Hong Kong and for its teen users who are flooding Trump’s campaign app with negative reviews.
TikTok’s viral nature and huge user base can make it easy to forget that it’s just one microcosm of the world. Below, we’re bringing you an assortment of stories from around the globe: where those empty cruise ships go, why the world’s most popular hedge-fund strategy is broken, and how one man stole the New York Giants’ Super Bowl rings. You’re welcome. —Megan Hess