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BuzzFeed"Instagram Vs. Reality": This Woman Bought A House From DIY Influencers, And It Shows How Fake Social Media Can Be
"Honestly, it makes me really sad to think that there are pictures out there of my house that could be making people feel less than about theirs."
- The Daily Beast
TikTok CEO One-Ups Zuckerberg With Bootlicking Trump Post
TikTok CEO Shou Chew appealed to Donald Trump’s ego in a video statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the TikTok ban. “I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to work with us to find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States,” he said. “This is a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship.” Trump said that he had “a warm spot” for the app during a December meeting with Chew, who was sure to mention Trump’s popularity on the app
- Yahoo Canada Style
I'm a colorectal cancer survivor and advocate. Here are 5 things you should and shouldn't do
Barry Stein had ignored symptoms that started appearing in 1995, until he was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer.
- People
Woman Buys Antique Cabinet on Facebook Marketplace. She Couldn't Believe What She Found When She Opened It (Exclusive)
On Jan. 2, Amanda DeWitt purchased an 8-foot-long antique Louis XVI marble-top buffet that felt extra heavy
- 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
Teacher who gave birth to 13-year-old student’s baby started molesting him when he was 11, court docs allege
The Independent has now seen the criminal complaint detailing the full extent of the horrific child sex abuse allegations
- Evening Standard
Ruben Amorim admits Manuel Ugarte selection mistake amid Manchester United concerns
Midfielder scored an own goal during difficult night against Southampton
- Evening Standard
Man City: Pep Guardiola reveals transfer process as City close in on stunning triple deal
Man City are thought to be close to adding reinforcements to their squad
- Evening Standard
Transfer news LIVE! Sesko agrees Arsenal move; Chelsea bid rejected; new Manchester United target
January window continues to ramp up with some major deals possible
- People
Clint Eastwood Is 'Doing Good' Six Months After Girlfriend's Death, Says Son Scott: 'He's a Trouper' (Exclusive)
The Oscar winner's partner of 10 years, Christina Sandera, died of a heart attack last July
- People
World’s Safest Airline for 2025 Revealed — and No U.S. Airline Makes the Top 5
AirlineRatings.com has revealed its annual list of the world’s safest full-service and low-cost airlines
- The Daily Beast
Meghan Markle ‘Survivors’ Vindicated by Report of Her ‘Demon’ Ways
Meghan Markle’s former U.K. employees, who called her a “demon” boss prone to “psycho moments,” said they feel “vindicated” by a Vanity Fair report alleging some of Markle’s American staffers needed therapy after working for her. The former employees spoke to the Daily Beast in September after Meghan’s team orchestrated a feature in Us Weekly claiming she was a great boss, on the heels of an article in The Hollywood Reporter described her as a “demon in high heels.” Responding to the Vanity Fair
- CBC
What is dropshipping — why is it suddenly trending as the ultimate side hustle?
On social media, it's billed as a lucrative side gig; an easy way to make obscene amounts of money.Millions a month, according to "MissMargariita1" on TikTok, where her profile links to tips and resources to set up an online store. Enough to buy a private jet, assures TikToker "JoshCarterECom" in one of his many videos.Enough to tell your parents they can retire forever, and all you need is a laptop, promises TikToker Adam Erhart in a video with 2.4 million views."I don't understand why people d
- South China Morning Post
China crisis looms as Europe's gravy train stalls: 'nobody is making money'
It was just past 11 on a freezing December morning on the outskirts of Brussels, but already workers at the city's Audi factory were cracking open frosty cans of beer. They had just finished a long night shift - not on one of the production lines at a plant that has produced 8 million cars since 1949, according to a huge sign on its exterior wall - but on a picket line outside. Pallets and old furniture were added to roaring fires in the middle of a road. Hand-painted signs raged, in French, aga
- Sky News
Grooming gang members sentenced for rape - as police hunt two believed to have fled the country
Ibrar Hussain, 47, Imtiaz Ahmed, 62, and Fayaz Ahmed, 45, were sentenced to prison sentences of six-and-a-half years, nine years, and seven-and-a-half years respectively at Bradford Crown Court. A judge described how they raped one of the girls in Keighley, West Yorkshire, in the 1990s, when she was 13 or 14. Only Hussain was present to start his sentence, with the court hearing the Ahmed brothers both absconded during their trial.
- The Independent
Israel-Hamas war live: Gaza ceasefire deal begins as British citizen among first hostages set for release
The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the Gaza Strip
- CNN
Giant ‘Darth Vader’ sea bug discovered off the coast of Vietnam
Researchers newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species off the coast of south-central Vietnam, but scientists worry about its vulnerability to overfishing.
- People
Kylie Jenner Is the 'Happiest' Attending Events with Timothée Chalamet: 'She Wants to Be by His Side for It All' (Source)
"They are very serious. Everyone in her family loves him," a source tells PEOPLE following the couple's PDA-filled outing at the 2025 Golden Globes
- Associated Press
Mysterious airstrip appears on a Yemeni island as Houthi rebel attacks threaten region
A mysterious airstrip being built on a remote island in Yemen is nearing completion, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show, one of several built in a nation mired in a stalemated war threatening to reignite. The airstrip on Abd al-Kuri Island, which rises out of the Indian Ocean near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden, could provide a key landing zone for military operations patrolling that waterway.
- Engadget
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg want you to know they're still friends and definitely not mad at each other
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg may not work at the same company anymore, but they are still able to come together to head off a potential PR crisis.