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MEAN TWEETSIn this video from American TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live, celebrities are forced to confront their worst fear – criticism. Stars including Jessica Alba, Zach Braff and Russell Brand read out some of the insulting tweets they are sent, as REM’s Everybody Hurts plays in the background:
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5 costly cartoons about the national debtCartoons Political cartoonists take on the USA's financial hole, rare bipartisan agreement, and Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.
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The Biden cover-up: a 'near-treasonous' conspiracyTalking Point Using 'Trumpian' tactics, the former president's inner circle maintained a conspiracy of silence around his cognitive and physical decline
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Zoos offer cockroach naming and hippo poo candlesTall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
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California attempting to collect $600,000 in unpaid taxes from Ye's apparel brand, report saysSpeed Read
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California officials denounce 'vile' antisemitic banners over L.A. freewaySpeed Read
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Kanye West wants marijuana to be free, and everyone who has a baby to get 'a million dollars'Speed Read
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Why Kanye West is changing his nameSpeed Read Rapper cites biblical significance in decision to be known as Ye
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Stratford tube jump: police investigate viral videoIn Depth Clip showed internet ‘prankster’ leap past a moving train
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Kim Kardashian West: Five facts about Paris hotel robberySpeed Read Reality TV star reported to have lost $10m of jewellery during heist – including $4.5m 20-carat ring
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Celebrity deaths: Why did so many famous people die in 2016?In Depth Music legends Prince and David Bowie were among the many high-profile casualties of the year
