2 hours ago CDC post asking Americans to mask up for flu season draws ire from social media users

Wearing a mask helps to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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4 hours ago Liam Payne ex Aliana Mawla pays emotional tribute and says she'll 'love him forever'

A former love interest of Liam Payne took to social media to pay their respects to the late star following his tragic death in Argentina aged just 31

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4 hours ago Chiefs owner backs Harrison Butker’s political push for ‘traditional values’

Kicker has formed a political action committeeButker has praised women staying at homeThe owner of the Kansas City Chiefs said on Wednesday that he has no issue with kicker Harrison Butker forming a political action committee designed to encourage Christians to vote for what the Pac describes as “traditional values”.Butker announced his Upright Pac last weekend in a series of posts on social media. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago 'UK's most prolific catfish' drove a schoolgirl, 12, to suicide after blackmailing her on social media, court hears

Alexander McCartney, 26, used Snapchat and other sites to dupe children into handing over intimate photos. He tricked at least 70 victims all over the world.

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5 hours ago Lucas Paquetá tells lawyers to complain to FA over ‘leaked’ information

Brazilian says ‘misleading’ case details ended up in pressMidfielder faces charge of alleged deliberate bookingsWest Ham’s Lucas Paquetá has instructed his lawyers to complain to the Football Association over “false and misleading” leaks relating to the investigation into his alleged breaches of betting regulations.The Brazil midfielder, who is expected to attend a hearing this month, released a statement on social media saying he is “frustrated and upset” by apparent efforts to “undermine” his attempts to clear his name. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Coronation Street's Claire Sweeney asked 'what is this chaos' as she's seen with Ricky Hatton and family

The couple, who despite having known each other for more than two decades before love blossomed, often share updates on what they up to on social media.

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6 hours ago Tech firms remove social media posts from a Russian drone factory after an AP investigation

Google, Meta and TikTok have removed social media posts from a industrial plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region aimed at recruiting young foreign women to make drones for Moscow’s war in Ukraine

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6 hours ago Niall Horan's brother shares emotional tribute to Liam Payne: 'To say I’m heartbroken is an understatement'

The brother of One Direction star Niall Horan has broken his silence following the shock death of Liam Payne, as fans took to social media to pay their respects

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7 hours ago ‘It’s a form of advertising’: how the humble lip balm became a status symbol

In this week’s newsletter: Lip products are trending, now carrying the kind of cultural cachet once reserved for It-bags. So what’s behind the rise of ‘IYKYK’ beauty?• Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereSome people claim that you’re never more than six feet away from a rat. I’d argue that, in 2024, you’re never more than stretching distance from a lip product. From sticks to balms and glosses, lip products have never been more omnipresent. They’re trending on and off social media, proudly accumulated and displayed on bathroom shelves and nightstands, tossed on to dining tables or nonchalantly applied in selfies. There are scrubs, butters, masks, tints and stains, each promising to make lips smoother, softer, plumper, better.It’s a long way from the £1 grubb...

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