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A TikTok creator rented out her 2018 Toyota Camry for a few days and expected it back on a Tuesday. Instead, she ended up standing in a stranger’s driveway watching a man pull parts out of it, and he told her he had bought the car four days earlier. Brionte (@shifilestaxes), a tax preparer whose TikTok account otherwise promotes her filing business, posted the confrontation in a one-minute, 30-second video that has drawn more than 7.9 million views.  “Hi, how are you? This is my car,” she says as she walks up. The man tells her he bought it four days ago. “I hate to hear that, because this is my car. I own this car,” she answers.  “This is a rental car,” she continues. “Whoever you bought it from, they were renting it from me. So, you gotta call them, but I’m gonna be taking this car.” She keeps going while he keeps working: “I have a rental contract and everything from them. They were supposed to return it on Tuesday.” The Camry was in the driveway rather than on the road because it would not start.  » Read More

A routine Facebook marketplace purchase has taken a dark turn, after the buyer became the victim of a completely random stabbing in Adelaide’s south-east. Police are still hunting for the attacker, who set upon the victim on a Glenside street. A routine Facebook marketplace purchase has taken a dark turn, after the buyer became the victim of a completely random stabbing in Adelaide’s south-east. 9News Andy had been chatting to a man he'd just sold a chair to while out on the side of the road. But before the buyer could stash his new purchase in the boot of his car, he was stabbed by a third party in a random attack. "They were just casually speaking outside then, from what I heard, he just step in between them and then just stabbed two times to the neck," Andy's wife Ruby told 9News. The terrified men raced inside. "He kept yelling call the police, call the police there's a crazy person outside," Ruby said.  » Read More

MARQUETTE, Mich. -- The 2026 Marquette Marathon, powered by Northern Michigan University, is ready to go, with festivities starting Friday night. This year's races will be one of the best in race history, which spans back to 1977, as the field will feature record-breaking race participants across all events, currently sitting at over 1,600 combined runners, with those numbers expected to rise a bit at Friday night's Expo. "We're really excited to announce our record-breaking numbers of participants for all of our races this year," adds marathon race director Kevin Thomsen. "We're super happy to have the NMU Athletics Department giving their support once again, with all the hard work done behind the scenes to make our race run smoothly and successfully, along with Wildcat student-athletes from every sport working aid stations and road crossings to help our runners cross the line safely." Thanks to a blazing fast course, the Marquette Marathon is one of the nation's prime races to qualify for the Boston Marathon, and the Half Marathon course is one of the top races to set your new PR.  » Read More

Just a few weeks after the 2020 elections in the United States, Jeff Horwitz, then a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, received a private message on his LinkedIn account. On the other side, Frances Haugen, mid-level product manager of Facebook's Civic Integrity Team. "People need to understand what is happening here," she warned him. Six years after that message, Meta - the parent company of applications like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook - has agreed to pay 18 billion dollars to settle lawsuits filed by up to 29 U.S. states accusing Mark Zuckerberg's empire of designing its platforms to hook teenagers, deceiving users about their security measures, improperly collecting data from minors, and above all, knowing the harm they were causing... and hiding it. That's exactly what was happening there the day Haugen wrote to Horwitz. The agreement was made public last week, will apply in 48 states, and commits Meta to review its controls and minors' access time to its tools. "It is not up to me to say if it is a fair or good agreement,  » Read More

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Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina volleyball continues a six-match road swing as part of 11 of its first 13 away from home, returning to the Blue Ridge Volleyball Classic this weekend, facing three opponents over three days at the Harrah's Cherokee Center – Asheville. In conjunction with Ingles, the Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission, the Harrah's Cherokee Center – Asheville, Pepsi, and New Belgium Brewing, the Blue Ridge Volleyball Classic is a three-day event to be held in the ExploreAsheville.com Arena. It's the same location as the 2026 Southern Conference Volleyball Championship in November that concludes WCU's 31-match regular-season schedule. The Catamounts open against Bellarmine on Friday at 7 p.m. before facing Jacksonville State at the same 7 p.m. start the following evening. WCU wraps up the weekend with a 1 p.m. first serve on Sunday against Seton Hall. Live stats for all three matches will be provided via a link at CatamountSports.com. Match One: Western Carolina (0-3) vs Bellarmine (2-1) Date: Friday, Sept. 4 Time: 7 p.m.  » Read More

MONROE, La. – The Northwestern State Demons' volleyball team was defeated by the ULM Warhawks 25-20, 25-20 and 25-19 Tuesday at Fant Coliseum in Monroe. The Demons (1-3) got off to a good start as they led 12-8 in the opening set thanks to three aces from Jade Longlad and had a 15-14 led at the first set media timeout. However, the Warhawks (2-2) took control of the remainder of the set as they had 12 first set kills in route to the 25-20 win. In the second set, the Warhawks had a modest 9-8 lead after a block by NSU's Kenadii Winfrey. But ULM scored four straight points to take a 13-8 advantage then extended their lead to 19-13 before hanging on for the win in set 2. The Demons came out strong in the third set as they scored the first four points after some words of encouragement from head coach Ben Kaszeta in between sets. ULM would rally to take a 15-14 lead at the midway point of the set.  » Read More

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NEW YORK (AP) — When Aaron Sorkin made 2010’s “The Social Network,” he had heard of Facebook, he said at the time, “the way I’ve heard of a carburetor.” Sixteen years later, he has a much deeper idea of what Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire has become. “Back then, Facebook was a way to keep in touch with people you went to high school with. It’s something much different now,” Sorkin says. “‘The Social Network’ was about the invention of Facebook. ‘Social Reckoning’ is about what it’s become and, in particular, Facebook’s role in the rise of extremism and divisiveness.” “The Social Reckoning,” which Sony Pictures will release Oct. 9, is one of the most timely movies arriving in theaters this fall. Last week, Sony debuted the film’s trailer the same day that Meta, Facebook’s parent company, agreed to pay up to $18 billion in penalties over claims its platform endangered children. “The Social Reckoning” is poised to further scrutinize the social media behemoth at a time when Zuckerberg is under greater pressure than ever over the role Facebook plays in contemporary life and politics.  » Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — When Aaron Sorkin made 2010's “The Social Network,” he had heard of Facebook, he said at the time, “the way I've heard of a ...  » Read More