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CNN BusinessTrump is drowning in the misinformation swamp he helped create
The racist misinformation about Haitian immigrants on the presidential debate stage underscored the grim reality of the 2024 internet: Misinformation is everywhere.
- GOBankingRates
Kate Kaden: 10 Ways To Stop Wasting Time and Make More Money
Have you recently thought to yourself that it would be great to have more time? You may have even mentally listed some of the things you would get done if you just had some more time. Unfortunately,...
- TechCrunch
Australian plan for misinformation law riles Elon Musk
The Australian government wants to fine social media platforms up to 5% of their global revenue if they fail to stop the spread of misinformation under a revised legislative plan introduced Thursday, Reuters reports. The planned law, which looks similar to the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), drew swift condemnation from X owner Elon Musk, who dubbed Australia’s lawmakers “fascists” in a response posted on X. Since December, the EU has been investigating X’s role in spreading disinformation.
- Elle
Taylor Swift Drove 400,000 People To Register To Vote In Under 24 Hours
After sharing a post to Instagram in which she endorsed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, Taylor Swift drove 400,000 people to the government's official voter registration website.
- BuzzFeed
17 People Who Were Undecided Before The Presidential Debate Are Sharing Where They Stand Now, And It's Not What I Expected
"I was leaning toward Harris before the debate, but now I'm voting for Trump. Harris never really explained her flip-flops."
- The Telegraph
Daughter of British millionaire who left fortune to widow wins legal battle over his will
The daughter of a British millionaire whose Chinese widow “dumped him in the cheapest possible grave” after being left his fortune has won a legal battle over his will.
- The Daily Beast
Martha Stewart Just Quietly Made a Rare Presidential Endorsement
Martha Stewart has finally weighed in on the 2024 election and endorsed a candidate.During the 2024 Retail Influencer CEO Forum Tuesday, Stewart shared that she would definitely be tuning in to the evening’s debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump: “Oh, you bet.” But for the first time this go-round, she also said who she’s voting for: “Kamala,” she said, with an emphasis on its correct pronunciation.Stewart supports Harris because she wants a president “who doesn’t hate New York” and “doe
- People
Sharon Stone Shows Off Her Bikini Body at 66 After Pool Workout
The actress detailed her "last workout" before she films her latest movie role
- The Daily Beast
Trump Reveals Who He Will Blame If He Loses Election
Is Donald Trump gearing up to blame old folks if he loses the presidential election to Kamala Harris in November? It sure sounded that way Thursday at a rally held by the former president in Tucson, Arizona, where he took note of the changing demographic of his supporters and wondered aloud if they will be to blame if he’s defeated on Election Day.“We have a lot of young people here,” Trump said. “My audiences, they’ve gotten younger and younger, do you notice that?”Read more at The Daily Beast.
- InStyle
Florence Pugh Wore a Black Naked Dress Over Nothing But an Itty-Bitty Bra
The queen of sheer dressing strikes again.
- Sky News
Former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic 'pureed' in blender by husband - reports
A former model who was a finalist in the Miss Switzerland contest was allegedly murdered and "pureed" in a blender by her husband, officials in Switzerland are reported to have said. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found dead in her home in Binningen, near Basel, Switzerland, in February this year. According to local news outlet BZ Basel, a man named Thomas, 41, had an appeal for release from custody denied by the Federal Court in Lausanne on Wednesday after he reportedly confessed to killing his wife, with whom he had two children.
- Futurism
Elon Musk Has Been Making Sad Attempts to Woo Taylor Swift for Years, and She’s Never Responded a Single Time
Elon Musk has apparently had a longstanding crush of sorts on Taylor Swift, making his vile tweet suggesting he could impregnate her just the latest in a long string of embarrassing failed attempts to get her attention. As X-formerly-Twitter user @esjesjes flagged, Musk has repeatedly replied to the 34-year-old pop star on the site he […]
- Cosmo
Rita Ora just blessed our timelines with a new nude selfie
There simply aren't enough fire emojis, for Rita Ora's latest Instagram Story upload which sees her completely nude.
- Evening Standard
Man City 115 charges punishment: Expulsion to non-league an option but titles and trophies likely to remain
A hearing for the case is due to start on September 16
- Evening Standard
Otter attack in Malaysia leaves woman bloodied and unable to stand
Mariasella Harun was ambushed while jogging in Perdana Park
- Evening Standard
Tottenham: The 12 games Rodrigo Bentancur could miss after FA charge over Heung-min Son remarks
The Uruguayan midfielder may miss up to 12 games if found guilty
- INSIDER
The Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden is busy preparing for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, report says
Navy SEAL Team 6 has been planning and training for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan for the past year, the Financial Times said.
- Reuters
'Not easy': Pope Francis leaves for Rome after 12-day Asia trip
Pope Francis left Singapore for Rome on Friday, after a demanding trip across Southeast Asia and Oceania in which he urged action on climate change, pressed for interfaith dialogue, and reinforced the Catholic Church's presence in a region where it is a small minority. The Singapore Airlines flight carrying the Catholic pontiff and his entourage took off around 12:25 p.m. (0425 GMT) in Singapore and is due to arrive in Rome on Friday evening, after a 12-hour flight through six time zones. Francis visited Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore over a span of 12 days.
- Associated Press
Pope marvels at Singapore's skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten
Pope Francis on Thursday praised Singapore’s economic strength as a testament to human ingenuity but urged the city-state to look after the weakest, too, especially foreign workers, as he opened the final leg of his tour through some of Asia’s poorest countries in one of the world’s richest. Francis marveled at Singapore's modern skyscrapers “that seem to rise from the sea” in both his opening speech to the city-state's leaders and again in the afternoon, when he celebrated Mass before an estimated 50,000 people at Singapore's national stadium. Singapore celebrated Francis' arrival by unveiling a new hybrid orchid named for him, the "Dendrobium His Holiness Pope Francis."
- SETHLUI.COM
Jin Ji Teochew Braised Duck & Kway Chap: 2nd-gen hawker modernises 40-year-old stall with jumbo bento sets & duck ramen
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