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Mar 30, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Cruises are often marketed as a fun way to travel, but some passengers on major cruise lines such as Carnival and Disney have said in civil lawsuits that they were raped and assaulted while onboard, often times by crew members.
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Documents reviewed by BuzzFeed News show that parents and guardians have also alleged their children were molested by crew members or other passengers.
🚨 Trump says he's running for president again after spreading bullshit election fraud claims to undermine democracy for years
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Trump has been explicitly teasing his campaign for months, but after declaring his candidacy and filing his paperwork, he is an official candidate. That lets him raise money for activities like rallies, which grow his political brand and ego.
Nov 15, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
One death is a mystery. Fourteen cannot be ignored. "Once Upon A Time In Londongrad" is out now on @peacock
In 2010, Princeton researchers said the optimal household income for happiness was $75,000 (before taxes). Adjusted for inflation, $75,000 in 2010 is about $100,000 today. buzzfeednews.com/article/veness…
A household earning $100,000 “is middle class, but where in the middle class they fall can vary drastically” depending on where they live and how many people they’re supporting, said Catie Hogan, a financial educator at Parthean. buzzfeednews.com/article/veness…
Jun 17, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
US TikTok user data has been repeatedly accessed from China, leaked audio from 80 internal meetings reveals.
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Audio from more than 80 meetings contains 14 statements from nine different TikTok employees indicating that engineers in China had access to US data between September 2021 and January 2022, at the very least.
Cambodians fled genocide, bringing their trauma with them. Their children felt its rippled effects.
Now the newer generation is working to end a destructive cycle that began before they were born. ⬇️ buzzfeednews.com/article/vivian…
Take Cambodian American Ny Nourn, who came to the US with her mother when she was a child in the 1980s. Her only memories of the collective trauma were wisps of the hunger and cold in a Thailand refugee camp. buzzfeednews.com/article/vivian…
May 23, 2022 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
After 19 years, Ellen DeGeneres is leaving her perch atop daytime TV.
But the legacy of The Ellen Show, and of Ellen herself, is hallmarked by out-of-touch moments and allegations of a toxic workplace culture. buzzfeednews.com/article/krysti…
When The Ellen Show debuted in 2003, it broke ground as one of the first daytime talk shows with an openly gay host. Her brand as the “Queen of Nice” made the show a ratings juggernaut and essential promotional stop for celebrities. buzzfeednews.com/article/krysti…
May 18, 2022 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Open your wallet. Is there a Mastercard or Visa in there?
BuzzFeed News found that scammers use those card networks to rip people off, lie to banks, and even break the law. The card companies know but rarely stop it. And they take a cut of every sale. buzzfeednews.com/article/rosali…
Scammers on every continent use the card networks to sell fake miracle cures, multilevel marketing schemes, bogus educational opportunities, and pump-and-dump investment scams on a massive scale. buzzfeednews.com/article/rosali…
May 13, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
“The Taliban are killing us one at a time.”
Many Afghan residents worry that the newly formed Taliban government is using the war in Ukraine as cover to carry out aggressive door-to-door search operations in and around major cities in the country. buzzfeednews.com/article/syedza…
BuzzFeed News spoke to three Afghan citizens in Kabul and in Kandahar provinces who said they’ve witnessed or been subject to the impromptu searches by the Taliban in recent weeks. buzzfeednews.com/article/syedza…
May 12, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
College football teams with Black head coaches are penalized more than teams with white coaches, a study has found. buzzfeednews.com/article/danver…
Teams with Black coaches were given five to seven extra penalties per season compared to ones with white coaches, even when controlled for factors such as winning percentage, whether it had a Black quarterback, and its conference. buzzfeednews.com/article/danver…
May 12, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Democratic candidate Clay Aiken is no fan of Madison Cawthorn. Neither are many Republicans in North Carolina.
But politicians are grappling with the recent attacks aimed at him, which some believe have anti-gay undercurrents.
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Cawthorn has long been the subject of scandal. But Democrats are divided on how to approach the series of leaks and allegations made about his perceived sexual orientation.
More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, breaking the previous year’s tragic record. buzzfeednews.com/article/danver…
Overdose deaths in the US have been on the rise for over two decades. Since 2000, they have taken the lives of more than 1 million people.
Millions of women left the workforce during the pandemic.
Many of them are back and confronting the same problems that drove them out in the first place. buzzfeednews.com/article/veness…
While most women who took a break during the pandemic are employed now, the numbers haven’t totally recovered, due to a loss of 1.49 million women in part-time jobs, while the number of employed men has increased slightly. buzzfeednews.com/article/veness…
May 6, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Biden is trying to rebuild the EPA after Trump shattered it. Here's how it's going 🧵
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Under Trump, the EPA knelt to the country's biggest polluters as funding cuts were proposed, buyouts were offered, accepted climate science was questioned and the EPA's climate change website was erased.
How do you go from planning to spend the rest of your life in prison to navigating the world after decades away? Former "lifers" share their journey in the documentary story Facing Life.
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“There is a distinct difference between people that come and go in the system like it’s a McDonald’s drive- thru, and a lifer.” — Lynn Acosta
The WHO has revised its official COVID-19 death toll from almost 6.25 million to an estimated 15 million in an effort to underline the severity of a pandemic that still has not been tamed more than two years after it began. buzzfeednews.com/article/petera…
Public health experts hope the move will jolt member nations into producing better data to help guide efforts to respond to COVID and other deadly viruses. buzzfeednews.com/article/petera…
Apr 29, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
It’s a “short king spring,” TikTok declared. The internet seems ready to celebrate the height difference between Tom Holland (5’8”) and Zendaya (5’10”).
But Scott is not buying the short king discourse.
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Scott is among the men who, frustrated by how they’re treated because of their height, sought out a surgeon who could permanently lengthen his legs.
Before the procedure, he was about 5’7”. By the time he’s done, a weekslong process after the surgery, he will be 5’10”
Apr 27, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Child abuse registries were supposed to protect children, but the system often severly punishes parents of color — who may have done nothing wrong at all.
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In cases reviewed by BuzzFeed News, parents often went years without even knowing they had been listed — until they were turned down for an adoption or a job.
BrightSpring Health Services, which was bought by private equity giant KKR in 2019, says it helps thousands of people with disabilities “live their best lives.”
BuzzFeed News found some residents suffered neglect and abuse under their care. buzzfeednews.com/article/kendal…
KKR focused on expanding the business despite crises in dozens of group homes. Nurses and caretakers quit in droves. A state stopped the company from taking new residents. Some of the most vulnerable patients suffered and died. buzzfeednews.com/article/kendal…
Apr 13, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
In preparation for the 2022 midterm elections, more candidates than ever have begun accepting donations in cryptocurrency.
But it’s hard to verify that donors are who they say🧵 buzzfeednews.com/article/emilyb…
The Federal Election Commission requires candidates to collect and disclose donors’ names, addresses, and employers, which they can normally do by matching a donor’s name to the name on a check or the address on a credit card. buzzfeednews.com/article/emilyb…
Apr 13, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
The UK government was warned a new counterterrorism program was a disaster — but rolled it out anyway, causing chaos and confusion amid an unprecedented wave of fatal terror attacks, @BuzzFeedNews and @BBCNewsnight can reveal. buzzfeednews.com/article/richho…@BBCNewsnight In 2015, British authorities heralded the launch of the National Common Intelligence Application as a “landmark event” that would “make a significant contribution” to the fight against terrorism. buzzfeednews.com/article/richho…
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