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PeopleAlfonso Cobo Gutted a Multi-Million Loft, and Then “Owning Manhattan”’s Jessica Markowski Did the Unimaginable with the Sale (Exclusive)
The 'Owning Manhattan' star shared with PEOPLE the 'key' to her multi-million dollar sale of influencer Alfonso Cobo's Tribeca loft in New York City
- BuzzFeed
My Lungs Are Physically Sore From Laughing So Hard At These 18 Black Twitter Tweets From The Week
"Christmas is in two weeks and ion even got the thought that counts." — @iamchiomaa_
- USA TODAY
YouTube TV will raise its monthly subscription price starting next year
YouTube TV announced Thursday that it is raising prices for its base plan subscription starting next year.
- Evening Standard
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all down as 'technical issue' causes massive Meta outage
Meta says ‘technical issue’ impacting some users' ability to access apps
- People
Mom Makes TikTok Joking About Daughter's Trendy Name. Then Commenters Turn on Her for Choosing Not to Share It (Exclusive)
The mom's joke about "prophesying" pop culture trends stirred the pot online
- Reuters
Australia to charge tech companies for news content if they do not pay
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's centre-left government said on Thursday it planned new rules that would charge big tech firms millions of dollars if they did not pay Australian media companies for news hosted on their platforms. The move piles pressure on global tech giants such as Facebook-owner Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google to pay publishers for content or face the risk of paying millions to continue operations in Australia. "The news bargaining initiative will ... will create a financial incentive for agreement-making between digital platforms and news media businesses in Australia," Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones told a press conference.
- Cinema Online
Grace Wong reveals pregnancy in stunning Santorini announcement
The former TVB actress shares that she and husband will be welcoming a baby after eight years of marriage
- Associated Press
China's Xi is likely to decline Trump's inauguration invitation, seeing it as too risky to attend
Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations as the White House changes hands, experts say. Trump’s incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed on Thursday that Trump extended an invitation to the Jan. 20 ceremony.
- The Independent
Thai masseuse tells her side of story after singer’s death linked to ‘neck-twisting’ massage
Autopsy confirms Chayada Prao-hom, 20, died due to sepsis, fungal infection, and swollen spinal cord
- Sky News
Inside Assad's abandoned home: Damning documents, wedding photos and children's notes
This was clearly where the dictator's British-born wife Asma loved to be, her inner sanctum where she stored her treasures. The looters had got there first, the place was ransacked, but in Asma's personal storage room and boudoir, the floor was covered with countless boxes for jewellery, antiques and designer goods. Among them bank records in Asma's maiden name, for staggering sums of money.
- The Independent
Elizabeth Hurley reveals Hugh Grant’s response when he saw her in ‘that dress’ for the first time
Hurley was an unknown name when she appeared at the 1994 premiere for ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’
- Associated Press
2 Vietnamese police officials sexually attacked young women on visit to New Zealand, authorities say
New Zealand authorities have “no doubt” that two Vietnamese officials sexually attacked two young female servers at a restaurant during a visit to the country, but were unable to charge the men before they returned to Vietnam, police said Thursday. Vietnam and New Zealand do not have an extradition treaty so the alleged attackers cannot be forced to face charges. One of the women said they were attacked at a restaurant in Wellington in March days before Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính was due to visit New Zealand.
- The Independent
Boy, 5, stuck in 150ft well for three days declared dead after being pulled out
He was pulled out after a 56-hour rescue operation
- The Hill
Gingrich: Xi attending Trump inauguration would be ‘signal to the planet’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) responded to President-elect Trump’s invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend Inauguration Day in January, saying his acceptance would send a global “signal.” “Look, I think Trump believes in constant offense, constant momentum, keeping things going forward,” Gingrich told Fox New’s Jesse Watters in an interview Wednesday. “I…
- BBC
Bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border
Insurgents seized Myanmar's border with Bangladesh in one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war.
- The Telegraph
Israeli troops can remain in Gaza after war, Hamas concedes in major U-turn
Hamas has reportedly agreed to allow Israeli troops to remain in Gaza in a major about-turn that could unblock a hostage deal.
- The Telegraph
Hannah Kobayashi found alive after father’s suicide
A missing Hawaiian woman whose father killed himself during an extensive search for her has been found safe.
- Evening Standard
Manchester United on verge of first Ruben Amorim signing with 'agreement close'
Technical director Jason Wilcox appears to be leading transfer push at Old Trafford after Dan Ashworth’s shock exit
- The Hill
Bill Clinton says he’s open to talking to Biden about preemptive pardon for Hillary Clinton
Former President Clinton said he is open to having a conversation with President Biden about a potential preemptive pardon for his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Bill Clinton joined “The View” on Wednesday, where he was discussing President-elect Trump taking office early next year and the threat of him going after political enemies…
- Evening Standard
'Please give me my life back': British teen makes emotional plea after being jailed in Dubai for holiday romance
Marcus Fakana and his family have urged foreign secretary David Lammy to intervene in the case