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Wait, Did Kim Kardashian Really Boo Tristan Thompson During An NBA Game?! – Perez Hilton

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UPDATE 4:14 P.M. PST: Kim took to Twitter to set the record straight hours later, insisting that she did NOT “boo” Tristan and “was there to support him.” She So, let’s go back to where it all started — because at first, we were just as confused as y’all probably are! LOLz! At one point during the game, while Tristan was shooting free throws, a fan in the stands zoomed in with a video clip that appeared to show Kim standing up in the crowd. As you can see (below), the…

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Twitter Dug Up Trump Jr.’s Embarrassing Old Tweet About Impeachment

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Leigh Vogel/WireImage/Getty Images Donald Trump Jr.’s Old Tweet About Impeachment & The Clintons Is So Awkward Now By Lilli Petersen Dec 19, 2019 Remember, kids, the internet never forgets. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, Congress made history when the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment. The White House did not immediately respond to Elite Daily’s request for comment on the vote. The internet quickly went a little bonkers for the historic moment, but one post drew attention that its author probably wasn’t happy about. Let’s…

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Rob Kardashian Is ‘Worried Sick’ About Daughter Dream Spending Any More Time With Blac Chyna – Perez Hilton

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Rob Kardashian is awfully concerned about his daughter’s well-being, and it sounds like he’s doing whatever he can behind the scenes to make it better. The one-time Keeping Up with the Kardashians star is reportedly “worried sick” about Dream Kardashian every time she goes off to live at Blac Chyna‘s house. As Speaking to E! News about the matter now, multiple sources have come forward relaying information about Rob’s reaction to the disturbing allegations. With rumors swirling and plenty of highly emotional, contentious moments likely ahead, it seems like everybody involved is bracing themselves…

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The year of the gig worker uprising

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2019 was a momentous year for gig workers. While the likes of Uber, Lyft, Instacart and DoorDash rely on these workers for their respective core services, the pay does not match how much they’re worth — which is a lot. It’s this issue that lies at the root of gig workers’ demands. “This past year has been a pivotal year not only for gig workers but for workers across the tech economy,” Gig Workers Rising co-organizer Lauren Casey told TechCrunch. “That unto itself is a win — to see mass…

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Bachelor Nation Stars Who’ve Dated Celebrities! – Perez Hilton

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What is it about Bachelor Nation stars that seems to track so well with some of Hollywood biggest celebrities?! The contestants who sign up for the franchise are often catapulted to new levels of fame (which they’ve likely dreamed of) before their tenure on the show is over, making them household names in their own right. In fact, most of them go on to become mega-influencers, but something about their popularity within A-list crowds has reached a fever pitch in recent years. For example, this past summer we saw not…

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Plant-based milk substitute market gets frothy with $225 million for Califia Farms

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The market for companies developing dairy substitutes is really getting frothy. In December, the startup Perfect Day Foods announced it had raised $110 million in financing for its dairy replacement and now Califia Farms, the producer of a range of oat and almond milk products (along with a slew of coffees, juices, and non-dairy snacks) has raised $225 million in fresh financing. Investors in the round include the Qatar Investment Authority, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, Temasek, Canada’ Claridge, and Hong Kong-based Green Monday Ventures (among others). For Temasek, the deal…

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Poll: Is Kim Kardashian Wearing Blackface In This Magazine Cover Shoot?! – Perez Hilton

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Kim Kardashian West is at it again, and just… wow… The Keeping Up With The Kardashians reality TV mogul appears on the new cover of 7Hollywood in its most recent biannual issue, and in doing so, Kim is turning a TON of heads — but not exactly for all the right reasons. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Before we dive any deeper into this one, let’s just give you a look at exactly what we’re talking about — you know, so you’re prepared for the controversy that follows. Here she is…

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50 Moments in 2019 That Actually Made Us Happy

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There were good things that happened in 2019. Really. I mean, a lot of horrible, disturbing, apocalyptic, humanity-in-crisis, extremely bad things happened, too. But there was a lot to celebrate, laugh at, laugh with, escape to, delight over, indulge in, cry (happy tears) about, and dance to. Things that made us feel something. Something good. At the end of the year for the last two years, weve called out on social media to Daily Beast readers and staffers. Theres so much focus on superlativesThe Best This, The Worst Thatthat we…

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CES takes half-baked stance on cannabis

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A cannabis company won a CES award for 2020. Called Keep, the desktop storage device features biometric security to secure cannabis products, and looks good while doing it. The CTA gave them an Innovations Award Nominee in October and then weeks later told the company they were unable to use the word “cannabis” when exhibiting. Keep Labs decided to stay home and not exhibit at the massive Consumer Electronics Show, potentially missing out on distribution deals, funding and increased brand awareness. Vaporizers, cannabis and tobacco alike have long been found…

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In the War on Terror, Iran Is Kicking Our A**

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With the largely subsided. Irans initial military response to the Jan. 3 targeted killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a leading military strategist and commander of Irans elite Quds Force, was as limited and restrained as the targeted killing was bold and unexpected. On Jan. 8, Iranian forces fired 16 ballistic missiles at two American-run military bases in Iraq, resulting in no deaths and limited damage. Iran telegraphed the missile launch, suggesting to experts on that countrys foreign and defense policies that Tehran wished to de-escalate tensions with the United…

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The Way This Guy is Fishing is Fascinating

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The video just kept going and I just kept watching. Goat for scale. I wasn’t able to track down the original source and the reddit post was vague on additional information. However it appears to be somewhere in Mongolia. If I’m lost in the wilderness I want this guy (and his goat sidekick) with me! If the video above isn’t working, try the embedded one below. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/guy-goes-ice-fishing-with-goat-and-spear/

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Is U.S. Embassy Attack in Baghdad Part of an Iran Trap?

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JERUSALEMIf Irans grand plan in the Middle East is to push the Americans out and squeeze Israel into a corner, the first time that Israel has attacked Iranian-backed groups there. Two days after Kochavis speech, 32 targeting Kataib Hezbollah. The two incidents now bring into view both Israeli and American red lines trying to contain Irans role in the region. strong and sovereign Iraq, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. And the U.S. military is in Iraq at the more than 1,000 airstrikes on as many as 250 Iranian…

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R.I.P. Goofy Times

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A strange new sensation has settled across the tech industry, one so foreign, so alien, it’s almost hard to recognize. A sense that some great expectations are being radically revised downwards; that someone has turned down a previously unquenchable money spigot; that unit economics can matter even when you’re in growth mode. Could it be … thrift? Well, OK, let’s not go that crazy. But we are witnessing a remarkable confluence of (relatively) parsimonious events. Last year’s high-profile tech IPOs are far from high-fliers: Uber, Lyft, Slack, Pinterest, and Peloton…

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Healthcare startup Lyfebin exposed medical images

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Healthcare startup Lyfebin exposed thousands of medical imaging files, such as X-rays, MRI scans and ultrasounds. The Los Angeles-based healthcare startup allows doctors and medical staff to store medical images in its “secure environment,” per its website, allowing patients and doctors access from anywhere. But the files were found stored in an unprotected Amazon Web Services (AWS) storage bucket, without a password, allowing anyone who knew the easy-to-guess web address access to the data. The files were dated between September 2018 to October 2019. After we reached out to warn…

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