UPDATE: Saturday, December 30 Erica Garner, a prominent Black Lives Matter activist and the daughter of police brutality victim Eric Garner, has died at the age of 27. She had been declared brain dead after falling into a coma on Christmas Eve following a prior heart attack. Her official Twitter account, run by a family…
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Taylor Swift is known for being sweet to her super fans, especially around the holidays. In 2014, she became a Secret Santa of sorts to fans on social media, delivering “Swiftmas” presents to their door based on their social footprint. Now one fan is sharing a particularly heartwarming story about a very generous gift Swift…
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Congratulations are in order for Mindy Kaling—well, maybe. She reportedly gave birth to her first child, a baby girl, on December 15. And according to E! News, the actress named her daughter Katherine. News first broke of Kaling’s pregnancy back in July. Since then, she’s kept details of her pregnancy as low-key as possible. Though…
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Selena Gomez isn’t one to just sit around and let herself be publicly embarrassed. At least, not according to an E! News source, who reports that the “Wolves” singer got up and left in the middle of a recent date with Justin Bieber due to—of all the reasons why one might walk out on JBiebs—his…
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Thee Trump administration has reportedly directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—America’s public health agency—to omit seven words from its 2018 budget documents. According to a report from the Washington Post, the news was announced Thursday and promptly enraged those in the public health sector. The thing is, the seven words happen to be…
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It’s been over a month since Taylor Swift released her new album, Reputation, and fans are still decoding the lyrics. I mean, there’s a lot to unpack: Each song contains subtle (and not-so-subtle) references to Swift’s personal life—including several of her ex-boyfriends. No, she doesn’t mention anyone by name, but fans are convinced she calls…
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