MrBeast says he made more than $250,000 off his first X video, but he thinks it's 'a bit of a facade'

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MrBeast (left) and X, formerly Twitter (right).
"Advertisers saw the attention it was getting and bought ads on my video (I think) and thus my revenue per view is prob higher than what you'd experience," YouTube sensation MrBeast wrote in an X post on Monday.

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Elon Musk tells audience he is 'Jewish by association' following Auschwitz tour

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Elon Musk speaks during live interview with Ben Shapiro at the symposium on fighting antisemitism on January 22, 2024 in Krakow, Poland.

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Florida allies back down on $5 million in state funds for Trump's legal bills after DeSantis threatens to veto

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Allies of former President Donald Trump have introduced a bill in Florida that would establish a fund for "victims of political discrimination" that, if passed, would disperse up to $5 million to eligible candidates to pay their legal fees.

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United Airlines' CEO is quietly complaining about Boeing after being forced to ground dozens of planes, report says

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Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines Holdings, Inc., speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Aerospace Summit on September 12, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines Holdings, Inc., speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Aerospace Summit on September 12, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Tectonic plates that are causing the Himalayas to grow may also be splitting Tibet in two, study suggests

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Colorful Buddhist prayer flags in the Himalayas.
Buddhist prayer flags in the Himalayas.

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Israeli military officials say Israel has a choice: Defeat Hamas or save the hostages

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An Israeli tank near Gaza City during a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas on November 27, 2023.

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A Michigan computer science major says he sent out 456 internship applications and only got 3 offers

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"I started applying in July, and soon I hit 200 applications," Oliver Wu, a computer science major at the University of Michigan, told Newsweek.

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Taylor Swift enjoyed time at Chiefs game in Buffalo a day after a man may have attempted to break into her New York townhome

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Taylor Swift arriving at Highmark Stadium to watch the AFC division playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

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Ukraine's military spy chief says Russia would have struggled without North Korea's arms

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).

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AI chatbots are trying to join the race for president

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A side-by-side image of ChatGPT's logo next to 2024 presidential hopeful Dean Phillips
OpenAI on Friday suspended a developer who had created Dean.Bot, a ChatGPT-powered AI bot intended to support Dean Phillips' 2024 presidential campaign.

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