Is the Stanley water bottle over? A Gen Z trend forecaster thinks so.

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The Stanley 40oz straw Quencher, perhaps becoming uncool soon.

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A Tiktoker described her parent's 5-bedroom house as 'average.' It's making people question their perception of wealth

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Screenshots from The Barrys' viral TikTok video.
More than 20 million people watched the video tour of Sam's mom's "average" home.

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A Florida man was charged with animal cruelty after deputies said he intentionally drove over a deer and filmed it for TikTok

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A TikTok video showed a man intentionally driving over a deer, according to the arrest report.

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Elon Musk is beefing with Green Day for slamming MAGA in their latest rendition of 'American Idiot'

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Elon Musk at a press conference and Billie Joe Armstrong performs at a concert.
Elon Musk is not happy with Green Day.

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It's not just Mickey: 10 characters and cultural works losing some copyright protection, from Peter Pan to Charlie Chaplin

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Peter Pan enters the public domain.

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YouTube mega-star MrBeast had a cutting response to Elon Musk's request to post content on X

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MrBeast, the world's most popular YouTuber, with 225 million subscribers.

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People are burning out on dating apps for two reasons, Hinge CEO says

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Dating app fatigue is real, Hinge's CEO admits. But for its part, Hinge is trying to change that through new AI features.

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An Aspen resort is fed up with a brand for using its grounds for a photo shoot and is now taking it to court

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Fresh snow on a wide shot of towering, tree-dotted mountains in Aspen.
The resort accused fashion brand Perfect Moment of appropriating its "world-renowned reputation."

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Putin's rumored goddaughter is among Russian celebs doing damage control after a raunchy 'almost naked' party

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Ksenia Sobchak at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on November 2, 2013.

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Russian celebs are losing their jobs and one was jailed after attending a controversial 'almost naked' party

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Left, a tearful Anastasia Ivleeva apologizing in a video. Right, a view of the December 20 party she hosted that caused massive backlash in Russia.

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