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Martha Stewart shares her difficult first experience with Uber on social media

The style maven took to Instagram to gripe about how her first car didn’t show up, and how the one that did was a hot mess. “My very first Uber! I ordered the most expensive version to pick me up on Fifth Avenue and 57th street in front of Tiffany’s The first Uber did not show up,” she wrote on the social media website. She was apparently referring to Uber’s LUX service, which the company describes as “our most luxurious ride …

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Stephen Barclay named new Brexit Secretary

And some Conservative Brexiteers who are unhappy with the deal have also been submitting letters of no-confidence in Mrs May. If 48 letters are sent, then a vote will be triggered and Mrs May could face a challenge to her leadership. But shortly before Mr Barclay’s appointment, two leading Brexiteers in the cabinet, Environment Secretary Michael Gove and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox publicly threw their support behind her. New Brexit secretary ‘delighted’ In a tweet, Mr Barclay said he …

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Parents Of Alabama 9-Year-Old Say She Killed Herself After Being Bullied

Maddie Whitsett was found unresponsive by her mother in their Birmingham house on Friday. Paramedics rushed her to an area hospital, where she remained on life support until Monday. Jimmie Williams, told AL.com she had The parents thought the bullying stopped. They’ve since learned it didn’t. Eugenia Williams said she is shocked by Maddie’s suicide. BullyBlocker program designed to help parents and students. Its director, Kaila Williams, said it’s important for parents to watch for changes in children. Williams told Mobile’s …

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This Might Be One Of The Most Shocking Cases Of Puppy Abuse We’ve Ever Seen

As anybody who has a pet knows, our four-legged friends are a beloved part of the family. We obsess over them, we lean on them for emotional support, and sometimes we even get high with them [disclaimer: don’t get high with your pet, it’s really not good for them].  Unfortunately, unscrupulous pet farms know this too, which is why so many are willing to go to extreme and often barbaric lengths to turn a profit. And some of the worst …

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Number of missing hard to peg in deadly California wildfire

And some, like Tamara Conry, say they never should have been on the list. “My husband and I are not missing and never were!” Conry wrote Thursday night on a Facebook page dedicated to finding people from the fire zone in and around the incinerated town of Paradise. “We have no family looking for us … I called and left a message to take our names off.” The confusion stems from the difficulty authorities face putting together a tally of …

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Lauren Bushnell Isn’t The First Bachelor Girl Chris Lane Dated Betches

The Bachelor I’mA Star is BornLast week Chris Lane and his brand new Bachelor contestant debuted their relationship at the BMI Country Music Awards. View this post on Instagram I can see the love in her eyes.  he’s dated at least three previous Bachelor contestants. So let’s take a look at Chris’s history with the franchise, shall we? The BachelorThe BachelorReality Steve has mentioned on numerous occasions that Chris Lane loves sliding into the DM’s of many a Bachelorette, but I never …

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Talking about politics with your family during Thanksgiving doesn’t have to turn into a fight.

“A Thanksgiving Truce”/ J.S. Pughe The holidays are supposed to be a time for families to come together, yet it seems harder and harder in these divisive times. We once lived in a world where the most dreaded thing about the holidays was fielding Great Aunt Karen’s questions asking why you’re not married. Former chief strategist for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, Mark Longabaugh, once said that political debate today is a “cage match of emotions.” And when facing one’s …

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JD.com CEO shifts away from core business after US arrest

Hong Kong (CNN Business)One of China’s top tech billionaires is shifting away from managing his company’s core business, a few months after being arrested in the United States on suspicion of rape. The company said Liu was falsely accused, but news of the arrest followed him home, where images of the billionaire in an orange jumpsuit circulated on Chinese social media. Shares in JD.com (JD) closed down 8.4% on Monday following news of Liu’s changing role and the company’s lackluster …

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Interpol elects South Korean Kim Jong Yang President over Russian front-runner

(CNN)Russia’s ambitions to head international police agency Interpol were dashed Wednesday after delegates chose acting head South Korean Kim Jong Yang to take the role. “It’s a pity, of course, that our candidate did not win, but on the other hand, if you look at a number of statements from a number of countries on the eve of the elections impartially, then, of course, the pressure was strong, it’s obvious. However, he conceded that he was “not aware of any …

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Raccoons Believed To Have Rabies Turned Out To Just Be Drunk

An update from the Milton Police has been included below In news fitting for a Friday, it seems the mystery of the stumbling, glazed-eyed raccoons in a small town in West Virginia has been solved. These furry “masked bandits” were not rabid, they simply indulged in a few too many fermented crab apples and were tipsy. Humans called the police on them, worried about their – er – disorderly behavior.  “We have had calls on suspected rabid raccoons twice over …

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UN committee criticizes human rights violations in Iran

UNITED NATIONS – A U.N. committee on human rights approved a resolution Thursday urging Iran to stop its widespread use of arbitrary detention and expressing serious concern at its “alarmingly high” use of the death penalty. The General Assembly’s Human Rights Committee adopted the resolution by a vote of 85-30, with 68 abstentions. It is virtually certain to be approved by the 193-member world body next month. The resolution “strongly urges” Iran to eliminate discrimination against women in law and …

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Ariana Grande Tweets She’s ‘Good At Overthinking W My Heart’ – Perez Hilton

Ariana Grande‘s latest social media messages look like a cry for help! Thankfully, we’re pretty sure it’s all just teases for her powerful new song(s). Photos: Ari’s Friends Threw Her The Best Surprise Party On Wednesday night, she tweeted: good at overthinking w my heart …. how u even think it got this far — Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 15, 2018 OK, considering those two phrases rhyme, these just have to be lyrics. And while that TOTALLY sounds like it …

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‘Are You The One?’ Reunion Recap: Zak is Canceled Betches

Papa T welcomes us to the reunion with clips from the season WE JUST WATCHED. Oh Papa T, you don’t need to remind me how terrifying Bria was. I see her vacant stare in my nightmares. Apparently this reunion was held in New York, and now I am fuming since I didn’t get an invite. What’s a girl gotta do to get a ticket to something around here? Not talk sh*t about the show and everyone who worked on it …

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Are Peter Kraus And Nikki Bella Dating? Betches

If you’ve literally ever been to this website before, you know that we’re no strangers to following the never-ending drama of Bachelor Nation. Every other week, there’s a dramatic breakup, a casting announcement, or some former contestant doing something problematic on social media. It’s hard to really surprise us when it comes to Bachelor contestants, but every once in a while, there’s a story that really does come out of left field. Case in point: Peter Kraus and Nikki Bella, WWE and reality TV …

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Indigenous women in Canada are suing over forced sterilizations. What the hell century is this?

It’s a story you might expect to see a century ago. But this is recent history—as in just last year. More than 60 Indigenous women are suing physicians, the Saskatchewan Health Authority, the province of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Canada, saying they were sterilized against their will after giving birth. The sterilizations took place over the past 20 to 25 years, with the most recent incident happening in 2017. Alisa Lombard, an associate at Maurice Law, the law firm …

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Katie Porter, Elizabeth Warren’s Protg, Wins Southern California House Race

Katie Porter, a consumer law expert and former student of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), flipped a GOP-held seat in California’s traditionally Republican Orange County. Donald TrumpHillary Clinton RELATED COVERAGE An Elizabeth Warren Protégé Is Defying The Odds In The Cradle Of California Conservatism another district And unlike some other Republicans in vulnerable seats, Walters stuck with Trump on his two major legislative initiatives ― the failed bid to repeal the ACA, as well as the tax cut bill that became law. …