An influencer pilot who crashed his plane for his YouTube channel has been sentenced to 6 months in prison, prosecutors say

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Two Taylorcraft planes fly over Minnesota. Trevor Jacob crashed a Taylorcraft B over the Los Padres National Forest in 2021.

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A celebrity chef is getting canceled for making a video about egg fried rice close to the 63rd death anniversary of Mao Zedong's son

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Egg fried rice in late autumn has become a contentious subject among Communist Party supporters in China.

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Influencer Katylee Bailey got so much hate for bragging about buying a house that she was scared to live in it

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Katylee Bailey said she was "Mortgage free and a home owner" in a caption on a TikTok from April.

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Living in my truck is helping me make six figures for the first time. It's not for the faint of heart, but I visited 30 states this year.

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Rachel Harris and her dog, Fado.

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A software engineer was looking for a side hustle so he started making TikTok videos about Costco. It paid off.

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Anil told Insider that food and kitchen products are most popular with his audience.

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Russell Brand can no longer make money on YouTube following sexual assault accusations from 4 women

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Russell Brand has been dropped by his agency and can no longer monetize his YouTube channels following sexual assault claims.

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I left NYC for Montana. I had a big job title but a terrible bank account — now I'm happier and my money goes further.

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Shallon Lester.

Shallon Lester

You can get paid $110,000 to become a 'pizza influencer' in NYC

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Slice is offering to pay someone to film pizzerias in a major US city.

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MrBeast plans to take on Hershey's with his Feastables brand - and says shorting a stock 'seems lame'

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MrBeast and his Feastables chocolate bars.

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I'm a beauty influencer who's gone on several brand trips. It may look glamorous, but they can be loads of work and I've experienced inequality on the job.

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The 24-year-old Sri Lankan Tamil influencer left Rutgers University during the COVID-19 lockdown, and never looked back.

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