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Greta Thunberg has taken to social media to call for "change" after NASA declared 2020 the hottest year on record. The 18-year-old climate change activist wrote on Twitter: "We're in a climate emergency and the changes needed are still nowhere in sight. The only ones who can change that are…
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Twitter has announced that they have removed upwards of 70,000 QAnon accounts in the wake of the Capitol riot last Wednesday (January 6). The social media website has also limited the accounts that have engaged with the content of the deleted accounts and deployed technology to surface "potentially harmful tweets…
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In the aftermath of the Capitol riots that took place on Wednesday last week, some in attendance have been arrested as the FBI seeks to identify those who took part in the chaotic scenes in DC. Numerous people have been arrested and charged in the wake of the incident -…
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It's often said that what goes around comes around, and this was certainly the case for the "world's unluckiest burglars", who accidentally butt-dialed 999 during a break-in. Chief Inspector John Owen of Staffordshire Police in England said officers were made aware of a break-in on Wednesday night (6 January) after…
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Donald Trump has been blocked by Facebook and Twitter after persistently violating the social media giants' guidelines amid yesterday's storming of the US Capitol by his supporters, the BBC reports. Amid the riots, which left four people dead, Trump had posted a video urging protesters to "go home", while adding:…
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Social media users are debating whether or not Tom Hank has actually been in a great movie - or if he has simply starred in a lot of movies. The discussion about Hanks' filmography was prompted by an end of year list from Vulture, where Will Leitch and Tom Grierson ranked…
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Coming out can be a nerve-wracking experience for members of the LGBTQ+ community, which is why people can sometimes opt for a creative approach when embracing their true selves. Now, writer Amanda Mancino-Williams has gone viral on Twitter after sharing a handmade booklet that her 13-year-old son created to tell…
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Twitter has slapped a new label on Donald Trump's erroneous election tweets, confirming that Joe Biden has, in fact, been declared the winner of the 2020 US Presidential Election. The president has continued to make a string of unfounded allegations of voter fraud following his loss to 78-year-old Joe Biden.…
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An anti-vaxxer who slammed the new Covid-19 vaccine has been called out by their old school friend in a now-viral Twitter exchange. This comes after various Covid vaccinations have been rolled out in the UK and US, but despite providing hope for an end to the pandemic, not everyone is…
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T.I. has once again come under fire for making controversial comments regarding his daughters. During an episode of his ExpediTIously show with 21 Savage, the rapper said that he thinks of the one-on-one time that he spends with his daughters as "thot prevention hours". For anyone unfamiliar with the term,…
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Gordon Ramsay has hit out at people complaining about the price and size of his English breakfast which he unveiled on social media earlier this year. Sharing a picture of the breakfast, he captioned it: "The most amazing Full English.... can’t wait for you to try it from 21st September…
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Bella Thorne has once again found herself in hot water as a result of her OnlyFans account after making a "tone-deaf" post about it on Instagram stories. This comes after Thorne created an OnlyFans account back in August, breaking the platform's record for the most earned in a single day,…
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There are a lot of unusual culinary traditions the world over, but some are significantly more dangerous than others. Case in point: the eating of raw meat sandwiches, which the health department in the US has just urged Americans to stop. The unusual snack is reportedly popular in Wisconsin, and…
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A woman has taken to Twitter to ask for prayers after claiming that her husband vaccinated her daughter without her permission - leading to the internet responding in the best way possible. Lisa Davis wrote: "I have a big prayer request. My husband and mother-in-law have my oldest daughter with…
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A mom has hit out at United Airlines after she and her family were allegedly kicked off their flight after their two-year-old refused to wear a face mask. In footage recorded on Friday (December 11), mom Eliz Orban can be seen talking to a cabin crew member as her husband…
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Maths wasn't exactly my favorite subject at school, but I'd like to think that I've got the basics down and can function as a reasonably adept human in the counting department. But now one simple maths puzzle on Twitter is exposing how terrible most of us are at maths. It…
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The CIA has put Twitter to the test by presenting them with a challenging photo puzzle and asking them to work out the time at which it was taken. Alongside the picture of the snowed town, they wrote: "Put your analysis skills to the test" and gave social media users…
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Letitia Wright, known for her role as Shuri in Black Panther, has deleted her Twitter account following the controversy surrounding a video she posted by a vaccine skeptic. As reported by Variety, last week on December 3, the 27-year-old actress posted a clip from a lengthy YouTube video posted by…
