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MyBuddy.ai, a virtual tutor for kids learning English, raises $1M seed round

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MyBuddy.ai, a startup that develops virtual tools to help kids learn English, announced today that it has raised $1 million in seed funding from LETA Capital. The capital will be used to expand into new markets and develop new features including mini-classes about health. The San Francisco-based company’s app features a AI-based virtual tutor called Buddy who coaches kids through a series of exercises. According to MyBuddy.ai, there are 500 million children around the world who want to learn English, but don’t have someone to practice the language with. It…

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Tiger King Star Rick Kirkham Reveals HORRIBLE Details The Show Didn’t Air About Joe Exotic! – Perez Hilton

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You have to assume the behind-the-scenes stories coming out of Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness are only going to get crazier at this point, right? Yet another person featured in the Netflix show is Kirkham spoke to Justin Sylvester of E!‘s Daily Pop and claimed that the docuseries “is extremely accurate, but it didn’t go near as far as what it could’ve gone.” He admitted: “There was a whole lot more to talk about; a whole lot more that could’ve been shown about Joe Exotic and just how wild and crazy…

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Three churches challenge NY countys ban on drive-in services

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His Tabernacle Family Church in upstate New York is asking the county to reverse a ban on drive-in services. (First Liberty Institute) First Liberty Institute, a conservative legal nonprofit, sent a letter asking Moss to withdraw the policy on behalf of three local churches that had been holding drive-in services for weeks in compliance with the county: His Tabernacle, Journey Church and Pine Creek Christian Center. LOUISIANA PASTOR WHO FLOUTED CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS ARRESTED FOR BACKING UP BUS TOWARD PROTESTER “The Constitution forbids the government from singling out churches for restrictions that are not imposed…

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Former Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly Dead At 33 – Perez Hilton

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Former Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly has died. Mattingly was found unresponsive at her home in Austin, Texas on Friday afternoon, hours after a friend called the city’s police department and asked them to do a welfare check on the woman after not hearing from her for several days. She was just 33 years old. According to TMZ, who spoke with Ashley’s sister Christy and her twin brother Billy, the model and former Playmate died by suicide on Wednesday of last week; a cause of death has not yet been announced. There was also apparently a…

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To the Nurse Who Was Fired for Wearing Their Own Mask. To the Nurse Who Tested Positive for COVID: ER Nurse Stands in Solidarity With Everyone Ever Called “Just a Nurse”

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ShareTweetPin “To the nurse who was fired for wearing their own mask. To the nurse who has been told they’ll be written up for not adhering to hospital policy. To the nurse who has been told they can trust policy because it’s based on, “CDC guidelines.” To the nurse who has worked 4, 5, 6, 7 consecutive, 12 hour shifts. To the nurse who is supposed to get married soon. Become A Contributor To the nurse who has a spouse also on the front lines. To the nurse who was…

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‘Vanderpump Rules’ Recap: Inappropriate For A Wine Party | Betches

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must Vanderpump Rules emotional abuse cycle of Jax cheating on Brittany and generally treating her like sh*t and then gaslighting her for being upset about it. Katie and Tom’s Bubba circle-jerk. Lala going on and on about how she likes to please “her man”.  So with that honors thesis out of the way, let’s get into this week’s episode.  Apparently Schwartz really did lose the marriage certificate again, but not to worry—the Vegas chapels probably know that everyone getting married on their premises and can no longer hold onto their…

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Lady Gagas Together at Home Raised $128 Million for Covid-19 Relief

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Hello, and welcome to a new edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. This time around we have a few more updates on how the coronavirus is impacting the culture landscape, from Netflix to Comic-Con International. Let's get started. Lady Gaga’s Together at Home Raised $128 Million for Coronavirus Relief Last Saturday, if you weren’t watching the will be canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus. People who purchased badges for this year’s events will receive instructions soon on how to get a refund or transfer their badges to…

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Amazing Stuff Happens When You Seal a Jar of Pond Water and Leave It by the Window

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Last week, YouTuber Atomic Shrimp scooped a jar of muddy water and weed out of a local pond, sealed it and placed it on his north facing window sill, in an experiment to create a sealed ecosphere. Here’s a look at some of the things he saw in there during the first week. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1583941906523-0’); }); Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/guy-seals-jar-of-pond-water-and-leaves-by-window/

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