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"Women LOVE when you pay attention to this."
- The Daily Beast
Trump Didn’t Bother Telling Mel Gibson About His New Job
Mel Gibson is just as surprised as you are. The controversial Hollywood star apparently found out about his new diplomatic posting at the same time as the rest of the world when President-elect Donald Trump announced he would be appointing actors Sylvester Stallone, Jon Voight, and Gibson as his “special ambassadors” to Hollywood. In true Trump fashion, he said the new roles were part of his effort to the American film industry “bigger, better, and stronger than ever before.”
- The Independent
Trump names and shames 11 people on his White House blacklist for second administration
The list includes some of Trump’s well known ‘enemies’ who served in his first administration
- SETHLUI.COM
Singapore’s only Chinese-American restaurant since 1990 ceasing operations on 1 Mar 2025
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- Cinema Online
Li Jing says sorry for blurting out identity of Jeannie Hsieh's child's alleged father
The TV personality says she thought that the man's identity is public knowledge
- The Independent
'Zip it!': Tui flight attendant praised for reaction to racist remarks as flight erupts into chaos
The flight attendant said she would call the pilots and the police if the chaos continued
- People
Mom Washes Dirt Out of Sons' Mouths and Vacuums It Off Her Floor. Days Later, She Learns It Wasn't Dirt (Exclusive)
The mom of three turned her back for just a minute
- The Telegraph
Hapless Antony coughs up a miss of the season contender against Southampton
He’s been the £80 million signing who has turned into a figure of fun among football fans – but Antony’s Manchester United career hit a new low with this contender for miss of the season in the victory over Southampton.
- The Daily Beast
Trump’s Inauguration Invites Are Huge Middle Finger to Biden
Donald Trump has fired a defiant riposte to Joe Biden’s parting warning that a tech titan oligarchy is threatening America’s democracy. The president-elect has invited the world’s wealthiest billionaires to join his family and former U.S. presidents in prime positions on the dais for Monday’s inauguration ceremony. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, and Shou Zi Chew will take pride of place outside the Capitol in a clear show of money power behind the new administration.
- The Telegraph
Joshua Zirkzee was a monumental misfit reduced to tears – now he is a game-changer
He did not score. He did not even come close to scoring. It was emphatically hat-trick man Amad Diallo who was Manchester United’s matchwinner. But it was Joshua Zirkzee who was the game-changer against Southampton. What a difference from the last time he was on the pitch at Old Trafford just 17 days ago.
- INSIDER
No one does daring fashion like Zendaya. Photos show the boldest looks she's worn.
Zendaya has become a style icon. Here's a look at the most daring outfits she's ever worn, from see-through dresses to silver armor.
- Reuters
Nvidia CEO says not attending Trump's inauguration
Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang said on Friday he will not be attending U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, but will instead be "on the road" celebrating the Lunar New Year with employees and their families. Asked by reporters outside Nvidia's new year party in Taipei whether he had talked with the incoming Trump administration about the new artificial intelligence export control rules the outgoing Biden administration unveiled this week, Huang said, "not yet". He also said he had met C.C. Wei, the chairman of Nvidia's main supplier TSMC for lunch where they talked about ramping up production of Nvidia's most advanced AI chips Blackwell.
- The Independent
A 13-year-old student in New Jersey fathered a child with his teacher, 34, authorities allege
Laura Caron, 34, a former college basketball star, was arrested Wednesday and charged with abusing a student from the age of 11 years old while they lived with her at her home in Cape May, NJ
- The Hill
Democratic senator on Biden’s farewell plea: ‘Now he tells us’
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said statements in President Biden’s farewell speech came much too late in a Thursday statement, raising question with the commander in chief’s parting remarks. “Now he tells us. Biden speaks out against dark money, for climate action, and for SCOTUS term limits. I pressed four years for this speech,” Whitehouse posted…
- Hello!
Dua Lipa is the ultimate party girl in nude bralette
The Levitating singer shared a tribute to Simon Porte Jacquemus - see more
- The Telegraph
Transgender girl stabbed by Snapchat gang, court hears
A transgender girl was repeatedly stabbed by a group of masked youths after lying about her gender and then performing a sex act on a boy, a court has heard.
- The Hill
Journalist disrupts Blinken press conference: ‘How does it feel for your legacy to be genocide?’
Two journalists disrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s last press briefing Thursday with criticism over his handling of the war in Gaza. “Your father-in-law was an Israel lobbyist. Your grandfather was an Israel lobbyist. Are you compromised by Israel? Why did you allow the Holocaust of our time to happen?” Max Blumenthal, editor of the blog Grayzone, asked…
- Associated Press
A doctor accused of sexual abuse by more than 200 former patients is indicted on rape charges
A grand jury in Massachusetts has indicted a doctor who is accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients over a period of more than a decade. The patients sued Dr. Derrick Todd, who has been accused of performing unnecessary pelvic floor therapy, breast examinations, testicular examinations and other unwarranted procedures on patients dating back to 2010. The Middlesex District Attorney's Office said in a statement Thursday that Todd was indicted earlier that day for “two counts of rape alleging the sexual assault of two women.”
- People
Mom Says Daughter Was Invited on a Friend's Family Vacation — Then She Received a Huge Bill from the Parents
“I assumed they would only charge us for her food and activities like zip lining. Nope,” wrote the surprised mom in a post on Reddit
- The Telegraph
Unstoppable Isak breaks Alan Shearer record as Newcastle storm into top four
As the records start to tumble at Newcastle United, and their irresistible charge up the Premier League table continues, it is time to ponder whether Eddie Howe’s side are now title contenders?