Mom-to-be ‘ruins’ her own gender reveal party after dad’s girlfriend forces it on her
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Mom-to-be ‘ruins’ her own gender reveal party after dad’s girlfriend forces it on her

ByNews Polite

A mom-to-be said she never wanted a gender reveal party — but then a family member reportedly forced it on her, leading to dramatic and still-ongoing family fallout. “I’m pregnant with a baby boy due in November,” wrote a woman over the weekend on social media in a posting that has elicited some 9,000…

Reddit user refuses to give up meat or alcohol for temporary houseguest at his home
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Reddit user refuses to give up meat or alcohol for temporary houseguest at his home

ByNews Polite

A family drama among four adults currently living under the same roof has drawn thousands of reactions over the past few days. Writing on the Reddit page known as AITA (“Am I the a–hole?”), a husband and father shared that his stepson, “Ben,” who is 20, is living with the family “right…

‘Obscene’ amounts spent at Indian billionaire Ambani’s son’s wedding | Business and Economy News

‘Obscene’ amounts spent at Indian billionaire Ambani’s son’s wedding | Business and Economy News

ByNews Polite

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son marries on Friday in a lavish ceremony that has been a hot talking point at home and abroad, with his father’s $260bn-conglomerate Reliance taking to social media to heavily publicise the event. Reliance’s efforts, coupled with posts from a host of Bollywood stars and coverage…

TikToker dines and dashes on Hinge date who brought friend for an expensive hibachi first date
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TikToker dines and dashes on Hinge date who brought friend for an expensive hibachi first date

ByNews Polite

The ole’ date and switch. A clever man “dined and dashed” on his Hinge date after realizing she — and the friend she showed up with for the romantic evening — was taking him through the wringer, thinking he would foot their costly bill. The TikToker, whose username is Johnny…

Elon Musk beats 0m severance lawsuit by fired Twitter workers | Social Media News

Elon Musk beats $500m severance lawsuit by fired Twitter workers | Social Media News

ByNews Polite

The US judge said the federal law governing benefit plans did not cover the former employees’ claims. Elon Musk has won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he refused to pay at least $500m of severance to thousands of Twitter employees he fired in mass layoffs after buying the social media company…

Streaming giants challenge new Canadian revenue-sharing rules | Business and Economy News

Streaming giants challenge new Canadian revenue-sharing rules | Business and Economy News

ByNews Polite

Global streaming companies have said they were challenging new Canadian rules that oblige them to help pay for local news, saying Canada’s federal government had acted unreasonably and provided no legal basis for the demand. The Motion Picture Association-Canada, which represents Netflix, Walt Disney Co and other companies, said on…

US Supreme Court sidesteps ruling on Republican-backed social media laws | Social Media

US Supreme Court sidesteps ruling on Republican-backed social media laws | Social Media

ByNews Polite

Top court declines to rule on Texas and Florida laws, but defends social media platforms’ right to moderate content. The United States’s top court has declined to rule on whether Republican-backed laws limiting social media platforms’ ability to moderate content violate freedom of speech, kicking the issue back to lower…

Newly named Washington Post editor bows out after backlash | Media News

Newly named Washington Post editor bows out after backlash | Media News

ByNews Polite

In the past few weeks, several media reports raised concerns about the incoming editor’s journalistic ethics. The Washington Post says newly named editor Robert Winnett has decided not to take the job and will remain in Britain instead, creating another upheaval at a news outlet where a reorganisation plan has…