Author: Alex Maschino
new video loaded: Why Some Teenagers Are Against Australia’s Social Media BanAustralia has imposed one of the world’s most comprehensive measures banning social media for children under 16. This is what several young Australian teens think about the ban, which takes effect on Wednesday.By Nailah Morgan and Jon HazellDecember 9, 2025
My dad spent 40 years operating heavy machinery on construction sites around Chicago. He was proud of his work and of his union card, but I wouldn’t call what he had a quality job. No one listened to him. He didn’t feel respected. He could never get ahead financially. Around the dinner table, he’d tell stories about fighting over wages or whether the lunch hour was paid or unpaid. What stayed with me wasn’t just the frustration; it was how obviously bad that dynamic was for everyone involved. I remember wondering why work had to feel like a fight.Decades later,…
The Morning Show hits a little too close to home for some real-life TV hosts. “It feels honest and truthful and authentic,” Karen Pittman, who plays Mia Jordan in the Apple TV series, exclusively told Us Weekly at TheWrap Power Women Summit 2025 on Tuesday, December 2. “I’ll see people in television news, and they’ll say to me, ‘I can’t watch it. I get triggered,’ and I’m like, ‘Is it that good? Is it that truthful?’ It really is. So for a lot of people, I think they feel that way. So it’s good.” Pittman, 49, also said that it’s…
Eight-division conqueror Manny Pacquiao has a special place in the hearts of many fighters and fans, but when it came to the favourite boxer of the Filipino icon, Pacquiao made his thoughts clear.Pacquiao is the only fighter in history to have claimed world honours in eight different weight-classes; a feat that seems insurmountable and one that thrusts ‘PacMan’ into conversations as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters of all time.Additionally, Pacquiao is the only fighter to have held a world title across four different decades, with his victory over Keith Thurman in 2019 seeing him become the oldest ever welterweight…
About 100 children who were abducted from a Catholic school in central Nigeria last month have been freed.They arrived in the Niger state capital, Minna, in a fleet of minibuses escorted by military vans and armoured vehicles, and were received by Governor Umar Bago.Details about their release remain unclear, including whether it was secured through negotiation or by force, and whether any ransoms were paid.Last month, more than 250 students and 12 staff were kidnapped from St Mary’s Catholic school in Papiri, the latest in a wave of mass abductions.The governor of neighbouring Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule, told local media…
Looking back on the biggest music deals of 2025, one type of deal is conspicuous by its absence: Blockbuster acquisitions of superstar artists’ catalogs.None of the artist catalog deals this year – at least those that were reported – exceeded the sums reported on last year’s list, which included Sony Music’s acquisitions of all or parts of the catalogs of Queen, Pink Floyd, and Michael Jackson.The biggest individual artist-related deal on this year’s list is for the masters of Taylor Swift‘s first six albums, acquired by… Taylor Swift from Shamrock Capital.So what’s taking the place of these deals? Debt issuances, and lots of them.…
Katy Perry is saying goodbye to her recent “Lifetimes Tour” by taking stock of all she’s gained during a transitionary period in her life, which included a breakup with her former fiancé Orlando Bloom and a new love with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “[I’m] so grateful, this has been amazing. 90 shows, I think our whole lives have changed,” the singer, 41, reflected in a video shared via Instagram on Sunday, December 7, at times growing emotional and speaking in a whisper. “I’m never gonna be the same. I got a lot on the tour, you know.” Perry…
Cold water thrown on any Mason Marchment speculation Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts: The Podcast – Canada Can’t Refuse Connor Bedard episode, on Seattle Kraken’s Mason Marchment. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “Okay, so there was a couple things I heard and checked out. You know, Mason Marchment, you know Edmonton, after going through an embarrassing loss last week, again at Dallas, which looked like it was rock bottom for them, has delivered a powerful performance of their own. 9-4 over Seattle on Thursday night. Mason Marchment did not play. He was hurt and didn’t make the trip, and there was…
BREAKINGBREAKING, The attacks are the latest report of tensions flaring between the neighbours, after a ceasefire was agreed to in July.Published On 8 Dec 20258 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe Royal Thai Army has announced launching air attacks along its disputed border with Cambodia, after accusing Cambodian forces of firing at its troops, killing one soldier and wounding four others.In a statement on Monday, spokesman Major-General Winthai Suvari said the Thai Army deployed aircraft after the deadly clashes in the Chong Bok area of Nam Yuen District in Ubon Ratchathani province.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSuvari…
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