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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta makes around 10 percent of its revenue from fake advertisements and blasts 15 billion bogus bulletins into users’ eyeballs per day, leaked documents reveal. Reuters reports internal documents expose Meta acknowledging its pages are laced with scams. That 10 percent equates to around $16 billion, according to a document from December 2024. Every day, users are also reportedly exposed to 15 billion “higher risk” advertisements. Advertisers are only blocked by Meta if its systems can predict with 95 percent certainty that they are fraudulent. Many, however, are detected as being suspicious but remain up. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone told Reuters the documents “present a selective view that distorts Meta’s approach to fraud and scams.” He added that the 10 percent figure was “rough and overly-inclusive.” He added, “The assessment was done to validate our planned integrity investments—including in combating frauds and scams—which we did.” He said that fighting fraud is in the best interest of the company and its users. “We aggressively fight fraud and scams because people on our platforms don’t want this content, legitimate advertisers don’t want it and we don’t want it either. Over the past 18 months, we have reduced user reports of scam ads globally by 58 percent and, so far in 2025, we’ve removed more than 134 million pieces of scam ad content.” A potentially catastrophic airplane crash was avoided by mere seconds thanks to a cool-as-ice air traffic controller, according to reports. Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera said the incident over Los Angeles was averted when the controller was able to alert the pilots to the danger. Flights ITA AZ621 and American AA4 were taking off from runways 24 and 25, respectively, on Friday, Oct. 31. The ITA Airways plane was bound for Rome and cleared to turn left, while the American Airlines Airbus A321 was bound for JFK and cleared to turn right. The Daily Mail reports that the ITA flight, thought to be an Airbus A339, turned left earlier than planned, putting the two planes on a collision course. They were going at more than 200 mph and came within 3000 feet of one another, meaning it would only have been seconds more before they collided. Correspondence between the pilots and air traffic controllers revealed that the ITA jet was instructed to “turn right immediately.” At the same time, the American flight was instructed to maintain its altitude at 1,500 feet. Air traffic control records show the ITA pilot received stern words. “You were supposed to maintain runway alignment,” the controller said. “Is there a reason it turned south?” “The company is completing the assessments required by applicable regulations and internal procedures,” ITA said. “ITA Airways confirms that the safety of its passengers and crews is the Company’s top priority.” KitchenAid is one of the most trusted names in cookware, with millions of home chefs relying on the brand to support their culinary efforts (and millions more with its products on their wishlists). It’s time to join the club with the 7-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer, available at QVC. This elevated stand mixer makes every recipe effortless, taking your baking to the next level. With 11 distinct speeds—including a helpful half-speed setting—this powerful, versatile mixer gives you complete control for everything from delicate batters to dense doughs. 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Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and his family.” A Michigan native, Kneeland played college football at Western Michigan University, where he recorded 149 tackles and 12.5 sacks. The defensive end scored his first and only career touchdown during Monday night’s game against the Arizona Cardinals after recovering a blocked punt in the Arizona end zone. “Marshawn poured his heart into every snap, every practice and every moment on the field,” his agent Jonathan Perzley said in a statement released through NFL Network’s Mike Garofalo. “To lose someone with his talent, spirit, and goodness is a pain I can hardly put into words.” Kneeland’s cause of death has not been revealed. An American singer says what she believed to be an “engagement” to Malaysia’s former king was in fact a marriage—and she now wants a formal divorce. Brittany Porter, 30, claims she learned months after an April 2024 ceremony in Oman that it was a legally binding Islamic “nikah” marriage contract to Sultan Muhammad V, according to the South China Morning Post. He became the Sultan of Kelantan, a region in Malaysia, in 2010 after his father became ill and became King of Malaysia from 2016 until 2019, when he became the first monarch to abdicate from the throne. Porter says she met the 56-year-old Sultan in New York in January 2024, the outlet reported. But he later cut off contact, prompting her demand for “a proper divorce.” In Malaysia, Porter was referred to as “Che Puan,” a courtesy title for non-royal spouses. Porter, who records under the name Brook Lynn, says the relationship featured luxury travel before issues crept in. She also says she suffered a miscarriage in July 2024. She has since returned to music with two singles and plans for an album in January, according to SCMP. Scouted selects products independently. 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The new film, the third in the franchise and the first since 1990, is slated for release on Nov. 19, 2027. Warner Bros. Discovery made the announcement on a Thursday investor call. “Few titles are as beloved and iconic as ‘Gremlins,’ and we’re beyond excited to bring it back for both lifelong fans and a whole new generation,” said Warner Bros. Pictures’ president of development and production Jesse Ehrman in a statement. Details such as plot and cast have yet to be revealed. The first Gremlins movie, which was written by Columbus and released in 1984, follows Billy Peltzer (Zach Galligan), a boy who receives a pet “mogwai” named Gizmo. Mogwai cannot come in contact with water or eat after midnight, lest they go from cuddly cute creatures to vicious imps. Gremlins became a horror-comedy classic, while 1990’s Gremlins 2: The New Batch was also generally well-received. The franchise laid completely dormant for decades until an animated Gremlins series debuted on HBO Max in 2023. Model Haley Kalil, perhaps more well-known by her social media name Haley Baylee, has opened up about why she filed for divorce from her husband, former NFL offensive lineman Matt Kalil, in 2022. While on Twitch With Marlon, she explained that she and her husband, who she was married to from 2015-2022, had intimacy issues—but not the ones you may think—during their marriage. She said while she didn’t want to get too graphic, the footballer’s penis “was like two Coke cans on top of each other, maybe even a third.” “He’s like .01 percent of the population. We’ve tried, impossible unless you’re going to be in tears type s--t,” she said. “We tried it all: therapist, doctors. Not even lying… Looked up lipo-type s--t… That’s why it’s kinda funny. It’s like my life is a comedy, and it kinda writes itself.” Despite divorcing, she maintained that Kalil is a “really good person” and that everything was amicable, with her even remaining on his phone plan until a few years ago. Matt Kalil has since remarried, tying the knot with model Keilani Asmus in April 2024, with the pair welcoming their first baby in Aug. 2024. A 24-year-old Ukrainian beauty queen slipped and fell onstage at the Miss Earth 2025 pageant in the Philippines. Mariia Zheliaskova was walking in a glittery lace dress and platform stiletto heels when she apparently tripped on her dress and fell. She quickly stood up, took a few more steps, and twirled, still smiling the whole time, as the audience cheered. Despite the fall, she managed to place second behind winner Natálie Puškinová of the Czech Republic. In a post on Instagram, Zheliaskova said it was the first time Ukraine had placed in the top eight of the Miss Earth contest, and that she was “beyond happy” that she’d been able to represent her home country “with pride and strength.” Her fall was the second tense moment this week in the beauty pageant world after several contestants walked off the stage of a different contest, the Miss Universe pageant, following a heated exchange between an executive and one of the contestants. A palliative nurse has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering 10 patients with lethal injections and attempting to kill 27 others. The 44-year-old man, who has not been publicly named and entered court covering his face with a ring-binder, administered overdoses of sedatives and painkillers to mostly elderly patients to lighten his night workload, prosecutors said, according to CNN. 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Brian Glenn, chief White House correspondent for right-wing network Real America’s Voice, issued the clarification on Wednesday after NOTUS reported that Greene was interested in running for president, citing four sources, including one who “has spoken with her directly about it.” A source told the outlet that Greene held the belief she is “real MAGA and that the others have strayed.” Glenn swiftly put those rumors to rest in an X post: “MTG has NO plans to run for President in 2028. I AM YOUR SOURCE. Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he wrote, mimicking President Donald Trump’s signature sign-off. Greene also penned an X post attacking the reporter. “Congress needs to go back in session because DC reporters are bored and desperate,” Greene wrote. She also attached a text message she sent to the NOTUS reporter that read: “Who is your source? Laura Loomer?” A 19-year-old tourist is facing criminal charges after a bizarre act of vandalism saw them allegedly damage two priceless historical paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The incident occurred late Monday afternoon when Joshua Vaurin, a visitor staying at a hotel in Times Square, entered the museum and hurled water at the 19th-Century French oil portrait, “The Princess de Broglie” by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. The teenage vandal then continued his rampage throughout the museum, throwing more water upon the 16th-Century Italian altarpiece “Madonna and Child with Saints” by Girolamo dai Libri, and ripping two antique tapestries that were on display before being apprehended and taken into custody. Nobody was injured during the incident, authorities reported, and the suspect was initially taken to the hospital before being arraigned on charges of criminal mischief. While the motive remains unclear, museum officials indicated the damage is fortunately fixable, with repair costs estimated to be around $1,000.
