Mexican authorities are investigating after a beauty influencer was shot and killed while streaming on TikTok Live, with the video continuing even after her injury. Valeria Márquez was a content creator focused on lifestyle and beauty influencing, with over 100,000 followers on both TikTok and Instagram. The 23-year-old was streaming …
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The Florida State University student accused of killing two people and injuring six others on campus last month has been indicted by a grand jury on murder charges. The indictment was released Wednesday and shared more information about how he carried out the alleged attack, according to Associated Press. The …
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Elon Musk calls the current version of Grok, a large language model developed by his company xAI, “the smartest AI on Earth.” But lately, the chatbot has struggled with even the most basic questions from users on X, which was acquired by xAI in March and has long included Grok …
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Kim Kardashian appeared in a French court room Tuesday morning, May 13, to recount the harrowing armed robbery she endured at a hotel in Paris in 2016: “I absolutely did think I was going to die,” she testified, according to the BBC. Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint on Oct. 3, …
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Erik and Lyle Menendez are now a huge step closer to possibly going home. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic recalled the brothers’ sentences of life without parole in a dramatic reversal of fortune at a court hearing Tuesday. He then resentenced the brothers to 50 years to life, …
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For children being raised in today’s digital age, one of the biggest stars in the world is a New York mom who posts YouTube videos in a bright-pink headband. Her name is Rachel Accurso, though parents and kids alike will most likely recognize her by her shortened stage name: Ms. …
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After months of delays and near-derailment, Erik and Lyle Menendez will get their first major shot at freedom at a resentencing hearing next week. A Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that the brothers’ previously paused two-day hearing will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday. Relatives and experts — and possibly …
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At least 10 Les Miserables cast members are expected to boycott a June 11 performance of the musical at the Kennedy Center, which President Donald Trump is planning to attend. Following the controversies at the once-prestigious Washington, D.C. performing arts center since Trump appointed himself chairman, CNN reports that the …
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Social media and networking site LinkedIn has long been known for its ability to make undergrads weep while supplying shitposters with a never-ending supply of tech-bro memes. But on Wednesday, a surprising figure joined people’s feeds with an employment update: Sesame Street icon and rabble rouser Elmo. “Hi LinkedIn, unfortunately …
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White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel today signaled that a conclave of cardinals selected a new pope: Robert Prevost of the United States. He is the first American pope in history and will go by Leo XIV. Cardinal Dominique Mamberti of France made the announcement. Prevost, 69, comes from …
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