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BuzzFeed19 Funny Tweets From The Week To Keep You Laughing Until Christmas
"Being easily laughable is soooo funnnnn. Everyone’s like. That wasn’t even funny. Like okay whatever. I’m the most joyous one here."
- BuzzFeed
My Lungs Are Physically Sore From Laughing So Hard At These 19 Black Twitter Tweets From The Week
"Someone said Kendrick Lamar fans are people who weren’t afraid to read out loud in school"
- Yahoo News Australia
Commonwealth move branded 'really unfair' by government, Bunnings facing biosecurity probe, Uber shames state's passengers
Follow along as we bring you the stories that really matter to the everyday Aussie.
- BuzzFeed
Tell Us About That Thing You Did At Your Job That Should've Gotten You Fired Immediately But Didn't
Spill allll the work tea.
- HuffPost
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Becomes First Person To Pass 1 Million Followers On Bluesky
The New York congresswoman says it's “not rocket science” why people are abandoning the platform X en masse.
- Fortune
Tech firms criticize Australia’s ‘rushed’ social media ban for kids
The bill, which was passed on Friday, ended a legislative process that started just a week ago.
- Parade
Ivanka Trump Is ‘Fearless’ While Surfing in Busty Swimsuit During Family Vacay
Surfing is a Thanksgiving tradition for the 43-year-old mom.
- The Independent
Killer who boasted ‘I’ll be 45 when I get out’ dies in prison aged 42
Callum Tole shouted, ‘Happy days. I’m still alive,’ after he was told he would spend the next 18 years in prison
- HuffPost
Elon Musk Must Return $56 Billion Tesla Pay Package, Judge Rules
"Absolute corruption," the Tesla CEO complained on social media.
- HuffPost
Jill Biden Has Blunt Comment About Her Husband’s Decision To Pardon Hunter
Dr. Biden responded to shouted questions from reporters at a holiday party Monday.
- Yahoo News Australia
Warning to Aussies after woman's 'really common' garden find: 'Never touch'
Authorities have warned against copying the woman's seemingly innocent mistake.
- Yahoo News Australia
First driver fined $670 after new licence rule introduced in Aussie state
The Lamborghini driver was stopped by police just hours after the new road rule came into effect.
- BuzzFeed
I Was Living In Dubai In My 30s When My Boyfriend Died Tragically. What Happened Next Still Haunts Me.
"Even after all this time, I still can’t quite believe the authorities were more interested in my sex life than investigating a fatal swimming accident."
- HuffPost
Stephen Colbert Gives Trump’s FBI Pick A Pointed Reminder After Media Threat
The “Late Show” host had a direct message for Kash Patel.
- InStyle
Kate Middleton Won't Inherit Princess Diana's Wedding Tiara for a Surprising Reason
Neither will Meghan Markle.
- The Independent
A woman was found murdered and left nude along the riverbed in 1988. Police just named her killer
Tracy Whitney was 18 years old when she was killed in August 1988
- Parade
Madonna’s ‘Gorgeous’ Family Praised by Fans in Rare Photo With All Six Kids and Her Father
'Finally some true, amazing, real, honest, and full of love pictures,' one fan wrote.
- Parade
Richard Gere's Wife Alejandra Silva Shares Photo of Rarely Seen Sons in Their New Home
The actor and his family recently moved from Connecticut to Spain.
- NewsWire
Reason cops swarmed ritzy Sydney home
Concerns about a photo posted to social media resulted in police with high-powered rifles descending on the ritzy Sydney suburb in an early morning raid.
- Yahoo Finance AU
Aussie tenant hit with 'disgraceful' $1,000 fee in 'indefensible' new rental trend
Jessica has pushed back against the move and one expert said Aussie renters shouldn't accept it.