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Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images ‘Lieutenant Dan’ Survived the Hurricane on His Sailboat. So Adin Ross Offered Him a New One Worth $100K.
Lieutenant Dan, whose real name is Joseph Malinowski, made headlines for refusing to evacuate his boat amid back-to-back hurricanes.
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Bettors at Monmouth Park Sports Book in New Jersey. (DOMINICK REUTER/AFP via Getty Images) Sports Betting Study Tracks Losers’ Threats and Abuse of NCAA College Athletes
The NCAA tracked abusive, threatening messages to athletes and coaches. 1 in 4 came from people complaining about their bad sports bets.
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Photo by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Ghosted by Congressman, He Created an AI Chatbot of Him to Debate Instead
A Virgina independent decided to take matters into his own hands when the democratic incumbent declined to debate him.
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Russia Bans Discord Over ‘Unlawful Information Posting’
Discord joins a list of restricted American platforms in Russia that includes Meta’s social brands (Facebook, Instagram) as well as X.
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Fear Buck / X.com. YouTuber Jack Doherty Checks Phone Then Crashes His McLaren on Stream
Jack Doherty faced criticism for distracted driving, which caused him to crash the $200,000 vehicle during a livestream and got him banned from Kick.
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TikTok Bigfoot Sighting… or Jack Link’s Sasquatch Costume?
One downside of producing a crystal-clear Bigfoot video is that Bigfoot is extremely goofy-looking.
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Photo by Matt Smith/Shutterstock Lawmakers Demand Mental Health Warning Labels on Social Media
The ‘Stop the Scroll’ Act and Arkansas’s YouTube lawsuit take aim at social media on behalf of teen mental health.
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Matt Heller on TikTok Florida Man Kayaks Through His Living Room, Flooded by Hurricane Helene
The viral TikTok shows him kayaking through a flooded living room as Hurricane Helene’s record-breaking storm surge hit Tampa Bay.
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New York Mayor Eric Adams. Photo by Luiz C Ribeiro/TNS via ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock. Everyone Is Dunking on Eric Adams
People are taking every opportunity to mock New York City’s newly indicted vegan cop mayor.
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Nike Elite Zipper trend screenshots via TikTok. Teens Are Stealing Nike Elite Backpack Zippers for TikTok Clout
“I’m from NYC. Do not leave your Nike Elite lacking around me.”
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Jake Paul’s (Fake?) Belly Has Everyone Very Confused
People are debating whether Jake Paul’s belly in a viral workout video is real or fake, ahead of his boxing match with Mike Tyson.
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Jeff Leibowitz screenshots via his aptly named Not Dead Yet YouTube channel. Snake Influencer Bitten After Bragging ‘Anti Venom Is for Pussies’
“You can control them,” he said.
