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- Russian troops have been using Discord to coordinate drone attacks, but it was banned on Tuesday.
- Federal regulators said they blocked the gaming messaging platform because it could
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- X can operate in Brazil again, after an August ban over noncompliance with court orders.
- X's ban was lifted after it paid a $5.2 million fine and blocked flagged accounts.
- The platform said it would continue to defend free speech
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- Ali Wong said she brings her mom along with her kids on tours.
- She said she sometimes struggles with being seen as a 'non-traditional' mom to her own mother.
- But Wong still credits her mother and ex-husband for helping out with the kids when she's on tour.
Learning how to lean on her mom and ex-husband while raising

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- Lawyers for Sean Combs filed his bail appeal on Tuesday night.
- Combs is hoping to be freed to home detention pending trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.
- His appeal accuses his former judges of failing to clearly justify why he is being held.
Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs