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Far-right internet communities are attempting to cash in on the recent stock craze by offering refuge to Reddit users who helped inflate the value of GameStop.

Developers of the much-hyped (and maligned) video game Cyberpunk 2077 are asking that players stop having sex with virtual Keanu Reeves. 

A video that shows U.K. police detaining a man who refused to give his name is causing outrage across social media.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) weighed in on Robinhood's decision to restrict trading for several stocks, including GameStop, on Thursday afternoon.

Last week, the nearly unthinkable happened when Wall Street investors were beaten at their own game, as the r/wallstreetbets subreddit caught wind that smarmy short-sellers were attempting to squeeze GameStop out of business. (See here for a simple explainer on short-selling stocks.) In response, amateur traders stampeded to buy stock in the once-ubiquitous brick-and-mortar video game retailer, which has faced problems in recent years—particularly during the pandemic.

According to the New York Times, and many personal accounts from close friends, finding a Covid hook up bae is not easy. An already delicate practice has gotten extremely fragile, as people everywhere are now having to vet their hookups more than ever. On top of the normal hookup questions about STD and protection thanks to this raging pandemic, questions quarantining and mask usage have also come into play. It already sounds very overwhelming, but we haven't even scratched the surface of the major changes this pandemic has brought about. Читать дальше...

A video has emerged showing a woman spitting on another woman while refusing to let her into a dog park. 

A Twitter thread highlighting the lack of equitable hair treatment for Black actors and actresses in the film and television industry has gone viral.

A video showing a Dunkin’ employee throwing away enough doughnuts to fill a garbage can sparked outrage online regarding the company’s food waste practices. 

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A Brazilian influencer was allegedly fatally shot by her husband during an argument over one of her TikTok videos. 

Eliane Ferreira Siolin, 35, was shot 14 times by Alejandro Antonio Aguilera Cantallupi, 41, in front of the 6-year-old daughter at a family barbecue on Jan. 24, according to the Daily Mail. Cantallupi reportedly then shot himself. 

Their bodies were reportedly found on the property's back porch in Ponta Porã, a municipality in Brazil. Читать дальше...

An 18-year-old woman has accused TikTok star Ondreaz Lopez of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl and shared clips of an alleged conversation with the girl’s mother. 

A chat room for stock traders on the instant messaging platform Discord has descended into chaos as users continue to inflate the value of video game retailer GameStop.

A TikTok video captured the final moments of Kalecia "Pinky" Williams, a 16-year-old girl who was killed at an Atlanta hotel in December.