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Meta suspends celebrity plane tracking accounts like ElonJet

ElonJet, the social media account that tracks Elon Musk's jet, has been banned once again.

But this time it's not by Elon Musk and X, formerly Twitter. The account has been banned there since December 2022. (The platform allows an alternative version of ElonJet which posts Musk's jet's travels on a 24-hour delay.)

This time ElonJet has been banned by Mark Zuckerberg and Meta. And it's not alone. Also banned this week were Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts that tracked the private jet...

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Stuff Your Kindle with these free young adult romance novels

GET FREE YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE BOOKS: It's Stuff Your Kindle Day, and this time the theme is romance. Download dozens of free romance sci-fi books today.

Stuff Your Kindle Day young-adult romance highlights Best overall deal 'The Divine and the Cursed' by J.E. Reed ...

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For one night only, you'll be able to smell the Hugh Grant movie 'Heretic'

If you've ever wanted to smell a movie, you're in luck. A24 will be hosting multi-sensory experience screenings of the upcoming horror film Heretic, complete with the smell of blueberry pie.

SEE ALSO: 'Heretic' trailer teases Hugh Grant at his scariest

Why blueberry pie, you may ask? The answer lies in Heretic's first spooky trailer. The film, directed by A Quiet Place writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, sees Mormon missionaries Sister Barnes...

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Putin Welcomes Xi and Other World Leaders to Russia for BRICS Summit

The Russian leader wants to cast himself as a global statesman, even as the U.S. and its Western allies try to isolate him.

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For Vance, an Idyllic Appalachian Startup Became a Hard Lesson

During JD Vance’s brief career as a venture capitalist, few startups attracted his support more than AppHarvest, a now bankrupt plan to build greenhouses across Appalachia.

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How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular

For decades, the sport has been shaped in large part by one company — and one man.

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Samuel Alito and Princess Gloria Bonded Over Catholicism and Ending Abortion

Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis bonded with Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. over Catholicism and ending abortion. She introduced him to her sumptuous world when he visited her Bavarian palace.

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Adam Goldman

FBI Is Investigating a Leak That Appears to Show Israel's Plan to Attack Iran

The documents began circulating on Friday on the Telegram app, and U.S. officials are looking for the original source of the leak.

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Hwaida Saad, Euan Ward and Diego Ibarra Sanchez

After Israel’s Strike at a Hospital Near Beirut, Search Teams Comb the Ruin

As search teams combed the ruins of residential buildings across from Rafik Hariri University Hospital just south of Lebanon’s capital, locals listened for signs of their loved ones in the wreckage.

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Abortions Have Increased, Even for Women in States With Near-Total Bans

A new analysis shows how many women in states with bans are seeking procedures or pills from out-of-state providers.

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Jamie Dimon Privately Supports Kamala Harris. He Just Won’t Say So.

JPMorgan’s chief executive has told associates of his support for the vice president, and his dislike of Donald Trump. But fearful of blowback, he won’t say it publicly.

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Anthropic’s latest AI update can use a computer on its own

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Anthropic’s latest Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI model has a new feature in public beta that can control a computer by looking at a screen, moving a cursor, clicking buttons, and typing text. The new feature, called “computer use," is available today on the API, allowing developers to direct Claude to work on a computer like a human does, as shown on a Mac in the video below.

Microsoft’s Copilot Vision feature and OpenAI’s desktop app for ChatGPT have shown what their...

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Air taxis and other electric-powered aircraft cleared for takeoff with final FAA rules

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The Federal Aviation Administration published highly anticipated final regulations for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles that it says will chart the path for the “air travel of the future.”

The FAA says these “powered lift” vehicles will be the first completely new category of aircraft since helicopters were introduced in 1940. These aircraft will be used for a variety of services, including air taxis, cargo delivery, and rescue and retrieval...

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Now you can unlock your door from Ecobee’s app

Ecobee’s smart security system and smart doorbell camera will now work with smart locks from Yale and August. | Image: Ecobee

In its ongoing quest to become a complete smart home system, Ecobee has added a new smart lock integration. The smart thermostat company is partnering with Yale and August to let you control your smart lock using the Ecobee app.

If you have an Ecobee Smart Doorbell Camera, you should now be able to let someone in more easily by tapping "unlock" right from...

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Lily Hay Newman

Exposed United Nations Database Left Sensitive Information Accessible Online

More than 115,000 files related to UN Women included detailed financial disclosures from organizations around the world—and personal details and testimonials from vulnerable individuals.

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Have You Ever Had An Incredibly Spooky Experience On A Trip? We Need To Know What Exactly Went Down

Whether it happened on an international trip or a domestic road trip, we want to know every single detail.

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Tiger Woods not a part of 20-man field at Hero World Challenge after September surgery

Tiger Woods at the 152nd Open Championship. | Photo by Pedro Salado/Getty Images

Following another back operation, Tiger Woods is not among the initial field at the Hero World Challenge in December.

As of right now, Tiger Woods will not play in the Hero World Challenge.

The Hero World Challenge, which Woods hosts every December in the Bahamas, is a made-for-TV event featuring a 20-man field. The 15-time major winner, when healthy, typically plays in this event annually. He indicated...

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Tua Tagovailoa needs to be protected from himself

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The NFL concussion protocol can’t protect a player from their own bad decisions, and that’s a problem.

It’s impossible for most of us to understand the singular focus and peerless competitiveness of professional athletes. An undying willingness to put winning and personal goals above all else, even if that means self-sacrifice.

That said, it doesn’t take an NFL resume to recognize when a player is on a collision course with disaster, and...

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Best Buy Drops this week: Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro and a 98-inch QLED TV

Best Buy is having a busy week, and the events are all we needed to know about how hard Best Buy is planning to go this holiday season.

After announcing Black Friday plans a full 10 days before Halloween, Best Buy is hitting us with a string of three Drops on some pretty major products: The Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro on Oct. 23, the GoPro Hero10 on Oct. 24, and a 98-inch TCL QLED TV on Oct. 25.

SEE ALSO: Amazon Prime Day vs. Black Friday: When are the deals...

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The best erotica romance books you can download for free on Stuff Your Kindle Day

On Oct. 22, hundreds of romance e-books are totally free on Amazon for Stuff Your Kindle Day. Shop our picks for free erotica romance books.

Best Free Erotica Romance Books Best erotica romance overall 'Kismet' by Gab Tuls ...

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