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BuzzFeedMy Lungs Are Physically Sore From Laughing So Hard At These 19 Black Twitter Tweets From The Week
"Someone said Kendrick Lamar fans are people who weren’t afraid to read out loud in school"
- BuzzFeed
19 Funny Tweets From The Week To Keep You Laughing Until Christmas
"Being easily laughable is soooo funnnnn. Everyone’s like. That wasn’t even funny. Like okay whatever. I’m the most joyous one here."
- HuffPost
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Becomes First Person To Pass 1 Million Followers On Bluesky
The New York congresswoman says it's “not rocket science” why people are abandoning the platform X en masse.
- BuzzFeed
Tell Us About That Thing You Did At Your Job That Should've Gotten You Fired Immediately But Didn't
Spill allll the work tea.
- The Canadian Press
PHOTO COLLECTION: Syria Opposition
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Reportedly Takes Menacing Jab At Justin Trudeau In Mar-a-Lago Meeting
The president-elect dismissed the Canadian prime minister’s tariff concerns with a confrontational joke.
- People
Valerie Bertinelli Shares Bikini Mirror Selfie and Hints at ‘Madness My Body Has Been Through This Year’
The post comes a few days after the Food Network star revealed she sustained a wound on her knee after a fall
- The Daily Beast
‘They’re Eating the Cats’: American Woman Jailed in Ohio
An Ohio woman has been jailed for a year for killing and eating a cat. Allexis T. Ferrell’s arrest received worldwide attention after it was falsely used as proof of claims by Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio were eating their pets. Ferrell, 27, from Canton, Ohio, pleaded guilty on Monday to cruelty to animals and was given the maximum prison sentence by Stark County Common Pleas Ferrell’s Frank G. Forchione, according to the Canton Repository.
- The Canadian Press
Trump demands immediate release of Oct. 7 hostages, says otherwise there will be 'HELL TO PAY'
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before he is sworn into office there will be “HELL TO PAY."
- HuffPost
John Dean Reveals Biden Move That Could Doom Trump's 'Revenge' Plot
The Watergate figure said the president could "take the wind" out of Trump's plans for revenge and retribution with a stroke of his pen.
- HuffPost
Geraldo Rivera Slaps Trump Supporters With A Reality Check After Biden’s Pardon
The former Fox News host and one-time Trump pal pointed out a double standard.
- HuffPost
Elon Musk Must Return $56 Billion Tesla Pay Package, Judge Rules
"Absolute corruption," the Tesla CEO complained on social media.
- People
See Janelle Monáe Ring in Her 39th Birthday in a Sexy, Signature Black-and-White Bikini
Monáe also rocked two black-and-white party fits. See every look here
- CBC
Southern Manitoba woman, 23, dies following dental procedure
A 23-year-old woman from southern Manitoba died following a dental appointment, the Manitoba Dental Association disclosed Monday.The woman, who lives in the Morden-Winkler area, was undergoing a procedure in a dentist's office on Nov. 27 when a medical emergency took place, said Dr. Daron Baxter, president of the dental association.
- People
Woman Plans Wedding for 6 Years, Then Gets an Unpleasant Surprise 5 Days Before Saying 'I Do' (Exclusive)
Taylor and David Imus got engaged in 2016
- People
Man Finds 2 Kidnapped Babies Sitting in Ditch Outside His Home While Collecting Mail: 'Good Samaritan'
The babies had been kidnapped in a stolen car earlier on Monday, Dec. 2
- People
Wife Praised Husband for Support After Cancer Diagnosis. 5 Years Later, He Killed Her in Murder-Suicide
Brandy Manville was killed by her husband Charles Manville, who then died by suicide, per police
- The Daily Beast
New SCOTUS Leak Reveals Who Didn’t Want Ethics Rules Enforced
The United States Supreme Court revealed what some justices touted as a landmark new ethics code last year. But critics noted that the scandal-plagued institution’s new rules lacked any enforcement mechanisms, making them essentially a 14-page long list of suggestions. A new leak of secret discussions from behind the bench, published in The New York Times Tuesday, reveals which justices fought to keep the code of conduct toothless.
- The Canadian Press
Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison
A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart, killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
- Reuters
Canada pulls refugee welcome mat, launches ads warning asylum claims hard
Once presenting itself as one of the world's most welcoming countries to refugees and immigrants, Canada is launching a global online ad campaign cautioning asylum-seekers that making a claim is hard. The C$250,000 ($178,662) in advertisements will run through March in 11 languages, including Spanish, Urdu, Ukrainian, Hindi and Tamil, the immigration department told Reuters. Search queries such as "how to claim asylum in Canada" and "refugee Canada" will prompt sponsored content titled "Canada's asylum system – Asylum Facts," the ministry said.