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Reuters : China's internet watchdog publishes a list of 30 algorithms used in popular apps, including Wechat, Taobao, and Douyin, with brief descriptions of their use   —  China's top internet watchdog said on Friday tech giants such as Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group have submitted details …

Paulina Porizkova is fighting back against a plastic surgeon who allegedly pointed out everything "wrong" with her face.  The supermodel, 57, who is from Czechoslovakia, took to Instagram to share a close-up photo of herself on Friday, and wrote that she found the same picture was reposted by a cosmetic surgeon "discussing in detail what [she] needed done." The post "has since been deleted."  "Those pesky hollows under my cheeks could be gotten rid of with fillers, Botox for my forehead , those wrinkles on the side of my mouth, and the chords in my neck, and a whole bunch of lasers to tighten and smooth and tighten everything," her caption read.  She continued to say she was looking for the post by the doctor, but surprisingly discovered it was erased.  PAULINA PORIZKOVA’S ‘FRONTAL NUDE’ VOGUE COVER WAS UNRETOUCHED: ‘FIGURED WE’D HAVE A PAGE OR TWO IN THE BACK’ "This is what an older woman in the public eye gets to deal with. I’m told...

Migrant encounters at the southern border are dramatically higher than the numbers being sent to Washington D.C. and New York City, despite a fiery controversy,

Comedian Flame Monroe is continuing to show support to her fellow comedian Dave Chappelle. Monroe flew to see Chappelle perform in Ohio at the Wirrig Pavilion in Yellow Springs on Thursday night. She took to social media on Thursday and shared an image with the controversial comedian. "At the end of the day, it's all comedy," she wrote alongside a picture and video of Chappelle.  DAVE CHAPPELLE TALKS PROTESTERS AFTER ‘DEVASTATING’ LAST-MINUTE VENUE SWAP WHEN MINNEAPOLIS CLUB CANCELED HIM In the video, Chappelle is seen thanking Monroe for coming and Monroe thanks the comedian for being "a good friend." After Chappelle's show in Minneapolis was canceled at the last minute due to backlash for past anti-trans remarks made on the controversial Netflix show "The Closer," Monroe told Fox News Digital that freedom of speech is paramount when it comes to protecting the "safest place" on Earth — the stage. "When I grow up, I want to b...

House Democrats wouldn't say Friday when the "Inflation Reduction Act" will reduce inflation, amid questions of whether it will reduce inflation at all.

Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News : Overtime, which distributes original sports content on social media channels, raised a $100M Series D at a $500M valuation, bringing its total funding to $250M   —  Sports league startup Overtime closed a $100 million Series D valuing the company at $500 million.

Olivia Newton-John opened up about her favorite prayer a year before her death. The "Grease" star died Monday at age 73. Her husband, John Easterling, shared that Newton-John died at her Southern California ranch. "Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer," he wrote. "We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time." In 2021, Newton-John spoke out in the podcast "A Life of Greatness with Sarah Grynberg" and described how she started reciting the Lord’s Prayer every day after she became pregnant with her only child, Chloe Lattanzi. OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN WAS 'SHAKEN' BY PAL ANDY GIBB'S TRAGIC DEATH AT 30, AUTHOR SAYS: SHE 'FELT VERY PROTECTIVE' "I was close to losing her at one point," Newton-John recalled. "I asked God to please save Chloe and, if he did, I would say the Lord’s Prayer every night for the rest...

Iranian state media is dubbing author Salman Rushdie an "apostate" after the "The Satanic Verses" author was stabbed before a speech in New York on Thursday.

Wall Street Journal : Meta and DoorDash are testing delivering Facebook Marketplace purchases; sources: the service delivers items that fit in a car trunk and are up to 15 miles away   —  The service will pick up and deliver items that fit in a car trunk to destinations up to 15 miles away

Padma Lakshmi is a model, actress and author with work spanning across the United States and Europe. Lakshmi was born in India and before entering the entertainment space, graduated from Clark University with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and American literature. Even though Lakshmi started off on more of the modeling and acting side of the entertainment industry, she is now known more for her role as a host on many cooking related shows.  One of the first cooking shows that she hosted was called "Padma's Passport" where she made food from all around the world. She was also on a documentary series called "Planet Food" and co-hosted "Domenica In."  Further along in her career, she started hosting and executive producing the competition cooking show "Top Chef." PADMA LAKSHMI REVEALS SHE EATS OVER 7,000 CALORIES A DAY WHEN FILMING ‘TOP CHEF’  Lakshmi also created her own Hulu cooking show "Taste of the Nation" which st...

FBI agents seized classified records from former President Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago during its unprecedented raid on Monday, including some marked as top secret, according to documents reviewed by Fox News.

Wall Street Journal : The decentralization of crypto services like Tornado Cash leaves authorities without an enforcement target, making them difficult if not impossible to shut down   —  Decentralization leaves authorities without target for enforcement; ‘difficult, if not impossible, to shut down’

"Maleficent" star Angelina Jolie is a proud parent to daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt.  Jolie, 47, dropped off her 17-year-old daughter at Spelman College Wednesday after helping her move in. Spelman’s vice president for student affairs, Darryl Holloman, took to Instagram to share a series of photos of the new student and an emotional Jolie.  In the first photo Holloman posted, the "Eternals" star is seen posing with Dr. Helene Gayle, president of the college. ANGELINA JOLIE DANCES ON TIKTOK AFTER ANNOUNCING DAUGHTER ZAHARA WILL GO TO SPELMAN COLLEGE Jolie -- in all-black outfit, sandals and a black face mask – is pictured standing next to Dr. Gayle, who is wearing a Spelman shirt.  The next post displays a video of Jolie shaking hands with a Spelman staff member and getting ready to pose for a photo with Dr. Gayle.  When Jolie was asked how she felt about her daughter going to college and being a "Spelman mom," she responded with, "I’m going to ...

Fans of Lily Collins' Netflix series, "Emily in Paris," may be surprised to learn that the actress is the daughter of famous drummer Phil Collins. The musician has had many hit songs over his career as a musician like "Do You Remember" and "In the Air Tonight." Collins' parents, Jill Tavelman and Phil Collins, divorced in 1996 when she was just five-years-old. After the two separated, Collins moved from London to Los Angeles to live with her mom. She released a book in 2017 called "Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me," where she opened up about her relationship with her father. "Because my dad was often gone, I never wanted to do anything that would make him stay away even longer," she wrote. "I became extra careful about what I said and how I said it, afraid he'd think I was angry or didn't love him. And the truth is, I was angry. I missed him and wanted him there." LILY COLLINS RECALLS ONCE SNATCHIN...

GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, ahead of Tuesday's primary in Wyoming, once again spotlighted her mission to make sure that former President Donald Trump never regains the presidency

Kylie Jenner celebrated her 25th birthday on Wednesday complete with a birthday breakfast in the morning and fireworks to end the night. Jenner posted photos and a video on Instagram showing her sparkling, off-the-shoulder birthday gown with her hair pulled back in a bun while she admired the celebratory fireworks exploding in the sky with the caption "twenty fine." Jenner also posted a video on TikTok showing some highlights from her special day with the caption: "its my birthdayyyyyy." KYLIE JENNER SLAMS ACCUSATION THAT KYLIE COSMETICS BYPASSES SAFETY PROTOCOLS: 'SHAME ON YOU The TikTok video started off with Jenner wearing a simple pink dress with a coffee in her hand. It then skips to short clips of family and friends, including her sisters Kendall and Kim and daughter Stormi showing Jenner some birthday love with hugs and "happy birthdays" while they are all enjoying breakfast.  Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram in honor of Jenner's 25...

Emmy-award-winning actress and mother of two Mindy Kaling got candid about starting a family on her own terms.  Kaling, 43, offered her one piece of advice to all women, which is to "freeze your eggs," according to an interview she did with Marie Claire.  "I wish every 19-year-old girl would come home from college and that the gift – instead of buying them jewelry or a vacation or whatever – is that their parents would take them to freeze their eggs… They could do that once and have all these eggs for them, for their futures…" she remarked.  The "Mindy Project" star continued to encourage women "to focus in your 20s and 30s on your career, and yes, love." STEPHEN COLBERT AND MINDY KALING JOKE ABOUT RUMORED BEEF "But to know that when you're emotionally ready, and, if you don't have a partner, you can still have children." The actress-producer’s comments come on the heels of the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, where K...

"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Denise Dowse is in the hospital fighting for her life, her sister shared in an Instagram post.  Dowse, 64, is hospitalized in a coma fighting severe meningitis. Doctors do not know when she will wake up since it was "not medically induced." Tracey Dowse, Denise’s sister, took to the "Insecure" star’s Instagram to announce her medical condition on Sunday. "As many of you have seen, my posts have been positive and up lifting. I am trying to keep my spirits up and support those who need it," the actress' sister wrote. "As many of you know I am a private person. So this is hard for me. ELLEN DEGENERES SENDS WELL-WISHES TO EX ANNE HECHE AS ACTRESS REMAINS IN COMA FOLLOWING CAR CRASH "I am requesting support and prayers be offered me and my sister, and my only immediate family @denisedowse," she noted. "She is currently in the hospital in a coma brought on by a virulent form of meningitis. He...

Gisele Bündchen has walked major fashion shows including Alexander McQueen, Valentino, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, and more. The supermodel is married to Tom Brady.

Armie Hammer and his family are the subjects of a new shocking docuseries. On Wednesday, discovery+ debuted the first trailer for "House of Hammer," a special that "chronicles the deeply troubling accusations leveled against critically acclaimed actor Armie Hammer and the dark, twisted legacy of the Hammer dynasty." In the trailer, two of the 35-year-old’s exes, Courtney Vucekovich and Julia Morrison, are seen speaking out about their experiences with the disgraced star. They also shared troubling text messages and voice notes they alleged are from Hammer. "In the beginning, I felt like this was all perfect; this was amazing," Vucekovich is heard saying in the trailer. "But then things changed. He pushes your boundaries a little bit at a time. You’re his, completely… I mean, he said, ‘I’m 100% a cannibal.' I’m freaking out." ARMIE HAMMER HAS BEEN 'CUT OFF' FROM FAMILY DYNASTY "It was all he wanted to ever talk about," ...

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch : Nightfall AI, which provides cloud data loss prevention services, announces a $40M Series B led by WestBridge Capital, bringing its total funding to $60M   —  Nightfall AI, a startup providing cloud data loss prevention services, today announced that it raised $40 million in Series B financing …

After Will Smith infamously slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards in March, Oscars producer Will Packer said he’s "pulling" for the actor.  "I love the fact that he's being so transparent about his process," Packer said, according to "Entertainment Tonight." "Clearly he is going through his own personal rehabilitation." Packer, 48, added that he’s "pulling" for the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" alum. CHRIS ROCK ADDRESSES WILL SMITH OSCARS SLAP WHILE ON COMEDY TOUR WITH KEVIN HART: 'I'M NOT A VICTIM' "I think that he's got three decades in this business of being somebody that is the exact opposite of who he was in those few seconds, and so I'm pulling for him," he remarked. The Oscars producer also sent his well-wishes to Smith and continued to praise both celebrities, according to the outlet. "I would just say I love both of those brothers and I’m pulling for them," Pack...

Sen. Michael Bennet reportedly purchased a 24-hour fishing license for a new campaign ad depicting the wealthy businessman as an outdoorsman ahead of the midterm elections.

Todd Spangler / Variety : Disney announces Disney+ with ads for $7.99 per month in the US, starting December 8, and raises the price of the ad-free tier from $7.99 to $10.99 per month   —  Disney has set pricing and date for the U.S. launch of the version of Disney+ with ads, while also hiking the monthly price of the Disney+ tier with no ads.

Tom Warren / The Verge : In documents filed with Brazil's competition regulator, Microsoft claims Sony pays for “blocking rights” to prevent developers from adding content to Game Pass   —  An explosive claim from Microsoft  —  Microsoft has claimed Sony pays for “blocking rights” to stop developers from adding their content to Xbox Game Pass.

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch : The FCC rejects Starlink's application for a $885M subsidy to provide broadband to rural America over 10 years, after tentatively approving it in 2020   —  The FCC has rejected the application of Starlink to provide broadband to rural America at a cost of $885 million over ten years, nullifying a tentative approval back in 2020.

Tom Warren / The Verge : Microsoft makes its 1,538 3D emoji library available in open source on GitHub and Figma, allowing creators to remix and customize them for free   —  Get ready for lots of custom 3D emoji  —  Microsoft is open sourcing more than 1,500 of its 3D emoji, making them free for creators to remix and build upon.

In 2020, actress Rebel Wilson declared the year her "year of health" on Instagram. Through the year, she went on a massive weight loss journey and lost around 60 pounds, reaching her goal weight of 165 pounds.  Women's Heath Magazine reported that the Austrailian-born star's weight loss journey started due to her polycystic ovarian syndrome. When she saw a fertility doctor in 2019, she was told that losing weight could increase her changes of being able to freeze her eggs. She told People that before making healthier lifestyle changes, she was eating around 3,000 calories a day which consisted of mostly carbs. She has made a change to eating more of a high-protein diet. REBEL WILSON REVEALS SHE WAS ONCE KIDNAPPED AT GUNPOINT IN AFRICA She often talks about the importance of balance in her diet and how she still eats treats and snacks. She told Women's Health that "nothing is forbidden."  In addition to her healthy eating, she was also doing some ...

A federal judge ruled a House committee may obtain Donald Trump's tax returns following two-year fight. Trump may seek relief from the Supreme Court.

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk : CreatorDAO, a DAO providing capital and operational support to creators for a cut of future earnings, raised a $20M seed led by a16z and Initialized Capital   —  Paris Hilton and musicians The Chainsmokers also invested in the project.  —  CreatorDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization …

Sen. Tim Scott said in an interview with Fox News Digital that the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump's Florida home is "shocking" and "stunning."

Donald Trump supporters protested outside Mar-a-Lago and shared their reactions to the FBI's raid on the former president's resort home in Palm Beach, Florida.

The Kanye West and Kim Kardashian saga rages on, with Kardashian disgusted by the rapper's "appalling" meme about her breakup with Pete Davidson. A source told the DailyMail , "Kim won’t stand for this. She is demanding that Kanye take the post down, but he won’t." Kanye has since removed the post from his Instagram account. She is upset about an Instagram post by Kanye, referencing the demise of his soon-to-be ex wife's relationship with Davidson. West posted a fake cover of "The New York Times" declaring "Skete" Davidson, Kanye's nickname for Pete, was "dead at age 28." KANYE WEST DELETES TWITTER, INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS -- AGAIN Kardashian is not happy. The source told the Daily Mail, "She has been vigorously defending Pete. She’ll never get back together with Kanye over the way he’s treated the people she loves and respects…She has tried incredibly hard to have a good co-parenting situation for the children."...

An Anti-Trump GOP group targeted Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate nominee in Georgia, with a new campaign ad that uses soundbites of his ex-wife accusing him of threatening to shoot her and other violent acts while they were married. The Republican Accountability Project released a 30-second ad that begins with footage of Walker’s football career when a narrator says: "Do you think you know Herschel Walker? Well, think again." "Listen to what his ex-wife had to say about him," the narrator says before the ad cuts to Walker’s ex-wife Cindy DeAngelis Grossman, who then describes alleged threats Walker made against her. "His eyes would become very evil," Grossman says. "The guns and knives. I got into a few choking things with him."  WALKER FIRES LATEST ROUND IN DEBATE WAR OF WORDS WITH WARNOCK IN GEORGIA SENATE SHOWDOWN She then says: "The first time he held the gun to my head, he held the gun to my temple and said he was gonna b...

The Pentagon unveiled its latest $1 billion weapons package to support Ukraine against Russia's invasion on Monday. The Department of Defense says the massive delivery is the largest weapons package the U.S. has sent to Ukraine under President Joe Biden's administration. The U.S. has sent a total of $9.8 billion in security assistance for Ukraine since Biden gained office, far eclipsing the $2 billion the U.S. sent between 2014 and 2021. "To meet Ukraine’s evolving battlefield requirements, the United States will continue to work with its Allies and partners to provide Ukraine with key capabilities calibrated to make a difference," the Pentagon wrote in a statement. First on the weapons list is additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). The Ukrainian military has touted the weapons platform as a game changer in its conflict with Russia. BIDEN SAYS US WON’T TRY TO OUST PUTIN, MONTHS AFTER SAYING HE ‘CANNOT REMAIN IN POWER’   UKRAI...

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Apple adds option to show battery percentage in the status bar on select iPhones in iOS 16 beta 5, after removing it for models with notches at iPhone X's debut   —  The battery percentage has finally been added back to the status bar with today's release of iOS 16 beta 5.

Tim McGraw married his wife Faith Hill in 1996. The pair has three daughters, tours together, and acts in the prequel spinoff to "Yellowstone" titled "1883."

Roger E. Mosley, the veteran actor known for his role as Theodore "T.C." Calvin in "Magnum P.I." died on Sunday morning, according to a Facebook post shared by his daughter, Ch'a. He was 83.  Mosley reportedly died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, following injuries sustained from a car collision on Aug. 4 which left him "paralyzed from the shoulders down." "He was surrounded by family as he transcended peacefully," she wrote online. "We could never mourn such an amazing man."  TOM SELLECK ‘GAVE HIS BLESSING’ FOR ‘MAGNUM P.I’ REBOOT, STAR SAYS She added: "He would HATE any crying done in his name. It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all. I love you daddy. You loved me too.  "My heart is heavy but I am strong. I will care for mommy, your love of almost 60 years. You raised me well and she is in good hands. Rest easy." Fox News Digital has contacted Mosley's representat...

Teresa Giudice became a married woman once again and had her fairytale wedding with new husband Luis Ruelas at the Park Chateau Estate & Gardens in New Jersey on Saturday. The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" icon was surrounded by friends, family and colleagues from various Bravo franchises as she said "I do" to Ruelas in front of more than 200 guests at the East Brunswick estate. Daughters Gia, Gabriella, Milania and Audriana served as her official bridesmaids, while his sons, David and Nicholas, stood at the altar with their dad as the couple said their vows. Giudice wore a fitted strapless dress which flared out into a mermaid hem, in addition to a long white veil with "sempre insieme" stitched across the bottom in Italian, which translates to "always together." ‘REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY’ GETTING REBOOT TREATMENT BY BRAVO Teresa rocked sheer, elbow-length gloves with pearls sewn into the fabric and a massive diamond crown to...

Republicans on Sunday heaped scorn on Democrats for passing a multibillion-dollar economic package, warning that it would come back to haunt them in the November midterms .  "Democrats will pay the price in November for raising taxes on families during a recession," Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement.  Her statement reflects criticism among Republicans that the Inflation Reduction Act will do the opposite of its intended purpose.  In a statement , Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, likened the bill to a "give-away to the Democrats’ radical leftist base at the expense of middle-class Americans." EXHAUSTED BERNIE SANDERS ‘MORE IRRITABLE THAN USUAL’ AFTER PROPOSALS KEEP DYING WITH VIRTUALLY NO SUPPORT "The Schumer-Manchin bill will drive up inflation and prices, hammer small businesses and American manufacturing, increase the price of gas, and sic the IRS on Americans, all while raising taxes on Americans in nearly every ...

Anne Heche "drank vodka" with "wine chasers" during a "Better Together" podcast recording with co-host Heather Duffy, which was posted hours before the fiery collision Heche reportedly caused on Friday when she crashed her Mini Cooper into a home in Mar Vista, California . Heche joked that listeners would have to keep their "fingers crossed" that the pair would even be able to make it through the recording together. "We each have a bottle in front of us because our friends sent us a bottle [of] Re:Find!" she said before admitting she once "did a terrible commercial" for the brand. Duffy added that a doctor told the duo "that we should be drinking vodka instead of wine." ANNE HECHE'S NEIGHBOR SAYS IT WAS ‘TOUGH’ TO HEAR STAR WAS ‘NOT OK,’ COULDN'T RESCUE HER AMID ENGULFING FIRE "And we listened! And we are drinking it — with wine chasers," Heche said, while seemingly slurring the name of the po...

Abner Li / 9to5Google : Fitbit will end desktop syncing for PC and macOS in October, moving file transfers to its smartphone app, and local music and playlists to Deezer and Pandora   —  One way you synced the very first Fitbit devices was by connecting a dock to your desktop computer and plugging in the tracker.

The Senate Sunday passed the Democrats' social spending and taxation bill after a marathon "vote-a-rama" session that lasted more than 15 hours, marking a major win for the Democratic agenda just over three months before Election Day.  Vice President Harris cast a tiebreaking vote to allow the legislation to pass 51-50.  "I mean, it's the largest package ever for climate, it deals with an energy policy to make sense for his country, reduces the cost of energy, reduces health care costs for millions of Americans, and does it in a way that reduces the deficit and has tax fairness in our code," Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., told Fox News Digital. "It’s a great day, and we’re very excited about it." "This is a night of triumph for them," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital. "Schumer has had the longest 50-50 Senate in history. And he has managed to get virtually all of their signature priorities through." TRUMP PLEDGES TO ...