Inside the rise of Chiara Ferragni, the social media mega-star who's been accused of misleading followers into buying a charity cake

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Chiara Ferragni has almost 30 million Instagram followers.
Chiara Ferragni has almost 30 million Instagram followers.

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YouTube megastar MatPat of The Game Theorists is retiring, saying he wants more time with his son

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Matthew Patrick AKA MatPat
Matthew Patrick, better known as MatPat.

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard is quickly becoming the internet's favorite influencer

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard

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Ghislaine Maxwell had a secret Tumblr account, newly unsealed court records reveal

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Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on a motorcycle in a photograph shared by prosecutors at Maxwell's criminal trial.

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A YouTuber made a breakthrough in a decade-old case of a Navy veteran who vanished in the Ozarks

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YouTuber James Hinkle
YouTuber James Hinkle made a breakthrough in a cold case by finding a submerged vehicle in a pond.

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A sexual assault in the metaverse has investigators questioning the future of virtual crime prosecution

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The UK police are investigating a teenage girl's claim that her avatar was digitally gang-raped in a virtual reality game.

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Some Gen Zers can't believe a $74,000 salary is considered 'middle class'

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"It would take you years to save up the $30,000 you would need for a down payment," the TikTok real-estate agent Freddie Smith said.

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Neo-Nazi podcasters sentenced to a combined 15 years in prison for calling for the deaths of Prince Harry and his son

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor in South Africa on September 25, 2019.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their son Archie in September 2019.

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A picture of an old computer is making millennials nostalgic for a time when the internet felt like a luxury

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People are reminiscing about the internet experience of their youth.

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A woman created a list of service workers she refuses to tip in 2024, saying that tipping has gotten 'out of control'

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Tipping screen
Tipping screen.

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