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A Modern Hiking Hazard for Women: 'Alpine Divorce'

Guardian writer explores the phenomenon of men abandoning female partners on the trail

(Newser) - It happens often enough that it now has its very own nickname on social media: "Alpine divorce." At the Guardian , Alaina Demopoulos explains that women are using the term to describe a specific kind of breakup moment: going on a hike or outdoor adventure with a man, only...

43M Donors Later, No Match for Teen With Rare Disorder

So dad Juan Uribe has taken to TikTok with a viral plea for son Max's stem cell transplant

(Newser) - A dad's first TikTok is now part plea, part public-health push. Juan Uribe, 51, turned to the app in February after learning his 15-year-old son Max needs a stem cell transplant within months to keep a rare blood disorder from progressing to a form of aggressive blood cancer. The...

Kesha Slams White House for Using Her Song

Singer condemns administration's TikTok war clip as violent, 'inhumane' propaganda

(Newser) - Kesha says the White House just crossed a line with "Blow." On Monday, the singer accused the Trump administration of using her 2010 track in a Feb. 10 TikTok that shows US bomber jets and a strike on a ship timed to the lyric "This place about...

Idaho Professor Wins $10M From Tarot Card Reader

Jury awards defamed professor $10M over viral TikTok claims in quadruple student murder

(Newser) - A TikTok creator who used tarot readings to claim a University of Idaho professor arranged the 2022 killings of four students now owes that professor $10 million, a federal jury in Boise has decided. Jurors on Friday ordered Ashley Guillard of Houston to pay history chair Rebecca Scofield $7.5...

Americans Go All In on Viral Chinese Lifestyle Trend
Americans Go All In on
Viral Chinese Lifestyle Trend
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Feb 28, 2026 6:10 AM CST

Americans Go All In on Viral Chinese Lifestyle Trend

Westerners adopt wellness habits and daily routines in 'Chinamaxxing'

(Newser) - Some Americans aren't just ordering General Tso's—they're reorganizing their lives around Chinese habits, down to their slippers. In the Wall Street Journal , reporter Hannah Miao profiles a wave of mostly non-Chinese "Chinamaxxers," people who say they're trying to live as "fully Chinese"...

Ellisons Could Soon Control a Massive Media Empire

Deal would unite Oracle, TikTok stake, CBS, CNN, and HBO

(Newser) - One of tech's elder statesmen and his once-minor studio-owner son are suddenly on the verge of becoming Hollywood's next power family. If Oracle founder Larry Ellison and his son David complete a deal to bolt Warner Bros. Discovery onto Paramount Skydance, which was created in an August merger,...

Hockey Star Doesn't Love White House's AI-Edited Video

Brady Tkachuk denies anti-Canadian remarks in White House TikTok clip

(Newser) - Brady Tkachuk is not laughing along with the White House's AI gag, ESPN reports. The Ottawa Senators captain and Team USA forward says a doctored video posted on the White House's official TikTok account crossed a line by putting anti-Canadian trash talk in his mouth. The clip, which...

Rapper Luci4 Found Dead in LA
Rapper Luci4 Found Dead in LA
Feb 24, 2026 7:11 AM CST

Rapper Luci4 Found Dead in LA

Family say 23-year-old died at friend's house; his wallet was reportedly found empty

(Newser) - Rapper Luci4, whose track " BodyPartz " became a TikTok staple, has died in Los Angeles at age 23. The LA County Medical Examiner confirmed the death of the artist, born James Dear, though a cause has not been determined. His grandparents told TMZ he died on Sunday at a...

Hollywood Nervously Eyes a Phony Pitt-Cruise Clip
Hollywood Nervously Eyes
a Phony Pitt-Cruise Clip
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Feb 21, 2026 5:50 AM CST

Hollywood Nervously Eyes a Phony Pitt-Cruise Clip

Industry fears job losses, likeness abuse after AI tool from ByteDance makes eerily realistic video

(Newser) - Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt haven't reunited on screen, but a 15-second fake fight between their AI-generated doubles just rattled Hollywood. The short clip , created by Irish director Ruairi Robinson using Seedance 2.0—an advanced video tool from TikTok owner ByteDance—looks eerily like a real studio production,...

Spain Moves to Protect Kids From 'Digital Wild West'

Country goes after AI-generated child sexual-abuse content on social media, including X, Meta, TikTok

(Newser) - Spain just dialed up Europe's clash with Big Tech, asking prosecutors to probe X, Meta, and TikTok over suspected AI-generated child sexual-abuse imagery on their platforms. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez accused the companies of harming children's "mental health, dignity, and rights" and said their "impunity" must...

Kai Trump Is Quickly Developing Her Own Brand

Trump's 18-year-old granddaughter leverages TikTok fame and White House access

(Newser) - President Trump's eldest grandchild says she wants no part of politics—but her social-media life is thriving in the heart of it. Kai Trump, 18, has built an 8-million-strong following across social media sites like TikTok and Instagram , chronicling her days as a student-athlete and granddaughter of the president,...

Anna Kepner's Stepbrother Arrested Over Cruise Killing

It's not yet clear what charges boy, 16, will face after Carnival cruise death of 18-year-old

(Newser) - The stepbrother of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, who was found dead aboard a Carnival cruise ship in November, has been arrested in connection with her death, according to his stepfather. Chris Kepner says that the unnamed 16-year-old, who faces unspecified charges in the death that has been ruled a homicide by...

Harris Relaunches Campaign Accounts, With a Change

KamalaHQ becomes 'Headquarters,' described as a lasting progressive organizing project

(Newser) - Kamala Harris is trying to turn her old campaign hype machine into a permanent political tool. The former vice president and 2024 Democratic nominee has relaunched her popular KamalaHQ accounts on X and TikTok , rebranded simply "Headquarters," described as an "online organizing project for next generation campaigning....

Boy, 9, Severely Burned After Microwaving Viral Toy

Illinois hospital notes multiple similar burn cases tied to online challenges

(Newser) - A 9-year-old Illinois boy was left with serious burns after a viral challenge gone wrong. Loyola Medicine says Caleb Chabolla put his NeeDoh cube—a squishy sensory toy—into the microwave on Jan. 20 after hearing from a classmate that heating it up was a thing to try. His mother,...

'Ms. Shirley,' a 'First Responder' for the Homeless, Dies at 58

Advocate Shirley Raines, who founded Beauty 2 the Streetz, used social media to spread the word

(Newser) - Shirley Raines, who turned makeup kits, hot meals, and a smartphone into a national platform for people living on the streets of Los Angeles, has died at 58. The Clark County Coroner's Office in Nevada confirmed her Tuesday death; the cause hasn't yet been released, per the Washington ...

Jeff Buckley Died in 1997, Now Has a Top 100 Hit

Buckley's 1994 ballad finds new life through TikTok streams

(Newser) - Jeff Buckley just landed on a chart he never reached while alive. Nearly three decades after his death, the singer-songwriter has scored his first appearance on Billboard's Hot 100: "Lover, You Should Have Come Over" took slot No. 97 this week, powered by a wave of TikTok interest...

TikTok Settles Ahead of Looming Youth Addiction Trial

Meta, YouTube are in the hot seat at trial amid accusations they deliberately harm kids

(Newser) - TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed. The social video platform was one of three companies—along with Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube—facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. A...

TikTok's New US Owner Explains Massive Outage

Outage blamed on US data center power failure disrupting feeds

(Newser) - TikTok's new US caretaker is starting its tenure with an apology, the BBC reports. After a messy weekend for the app, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC said it was working to fix widespread outages linked to what it called a power failure at a US data center. More than...

These Social Media Influencers Want You Off Social Media

Cottage industry has sprung up of online notables encouraging users to stop doomscrolling

(Newser) - It's simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. Sometimes, though, that extended scroll is interrupted by a reminder that what you thought was a 10-minute break spent on your phone was closer to 30 minutes. Olivia Yokubonis, a content creator known...

'House Burping' Is Catching On in US

The idea of opening windows regularly for ventilation plays off Germany's 'lüften'

(Newser) - This week's odd viral term: "house burping." All kinds of outlets are writing about the trend, which involves briefly opening the windows of a home for ventilation—even in the dead of winter. As IFL Science explains, this is actually an age-old practice in Germany known as...

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