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BuzzFeedMy 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_
- BuzzFeed
16 Tweets About Luigi Mangione Being Charged With Murder In The UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing
Here's how people are reacting to the latest update.
- INSIDER
Luigi Mangione's online life reveals so much without answering one key question
Luigi Mangione's internet footprint shows he might have been a certain type of guy. It doesn't show why he might have shot and killed someone.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- Bloomberg
Amazon Targets Influencer Reviews on TikTok, YouTube
(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. is asking online shoppers to provide information about product testimonials they’ve posted on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram, suggesting the e-commerce giant is more aggressively targeting paid reviews that merchants can use to gain a competitive edge.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersCity Hall Is HiringAmerican Institute of Architects CEO ResignsCloud Computing Tax T
- People
Alfonso 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
- Euronews
Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp back online after global outage
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, all services owned by Meta, were down for a few hours on Wednesday night after experiencing a "technical issue".View on euronews
- CBC
Police investigating Utah mom-fluencer after online uproar over video she posted of her son
The Utah mom influencer behind the viral "17 diapers" trend is being investigated by police after an internet uproar over a video that appeared to show her son flinching.TikToker Hannah Hiatt, previously known online as Nurse Hannah, has since deleted the video, which was filmed in a grocery store and appeared to show her toddler startling and briefly hiding his face as his father walks up to him. As People Magazine reports, the video sparked hundreds of comments from people concerned for the bo
- HuffPost
Blue Ivy Carter Sparks Controversy By Wearing What Some Call A ‘Wildly Inappropriate’ Dress
Certain social media users criticized the outfit, but many others voiced support for the 12-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
- The Daily Beast
Top Putin Missile Developer Shot Dead in Moscow Park
A Russian missile designer was shot dead in a forest park in the Moscow region, according to Ukraine media reports Thursday. The killing of Mikhail Shatsky was carried out by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, a source in Ukraine’s Defense Forces told the Kyiv Independent. The report described Shatsky as an expert involved in modernizing cruise missiles that Russia has launched against Ukraine. He was deputy general designer and head of the software department at the Moscow-based Mars Desig
- People
King Charles Bumps Into Texas Tourists on London Street and Leaves Them Stunned: 'That Was Unreal!'
The King shared a heartwarming and unexpected moment with a group of charmed tourists in London
- Hello!
Tom Parker Bowles makes rare comment about Prince Harry
Queen Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowles has made an ultra-rare comment about Prince Harry in a new interview with The Telegraph. Find out what he had to say here...
- Hello!
Elizabeth Hurley divides opinion with latest racy selfie in daringly plunging dress
Elizabeth Hurley has left fans divided with her most recent racy selfie. See photo.
- BuzzFeed
"It's Condescending And Creepy" — Women, Tell Us The Things Guys Think Are "Normal" That Make You Feel Unsafe
Perhaps it made you uncomfortable, even if it wasn't technically ill-intentioned.
- Cosmo
Blake Lively goes braless in a plunging butter yellow sequin shirt
Blake Lively wore a Sergio Hudson yellow sequin shirt, unbuttoned to reveal she was wearing no bra, with matching yellow trousers to the 2024 Beauty Inc Awards.
- PA Media: Entertainment
Comedian Duncan Norvelle dies aged 66
The entertainer rose to fame in the 1980s through his television appearances.
- The Independent
Voices: Does Assad’s exile in Moscow mean Putin’s days are now numbered?
COMMENT: The sudden collapse of Syria’s brutal regime is a reminder how any leader can appear to be in power, until suddenly he isn’t, says Mary Dejevsky
- People
Jennifer Lopez Is Trying to Convince Us That Super Low-Rise Jeans Are Back and It’s Working
The 'Unstoppable' star may be reviving a highly-debated denim trend