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Shannon Keeler says her alleged attacker confessed via Facebook messages. July 8, 2021, 1:35 AM• 9 min readNearly eight years after Shannon Keeler’s alleged rape after a 2013 fraternity party at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania and after receiving a series of disturbing Facebook messages from the man she’d accused, authorities have filed charges against the man.The Adams County District Attorney’s Office announced on June 30 that it had filed sexual assault charges against Ian Thomas Cleary, 28, of Saratoga, California. Authorities, however, have not yet found Cleary or released a photo of him.Keeler was on vacation with her boyfriend last year when she says she saw what appeared to be multiple Facebook messages from Cleary. One specific message, she said, admitted to the attack.“So, I raped you,” Keeler said the message read in an interview with ABC News in May. “I’ll never do it to anyone ever again.”Watch the full story on "Nightline" TONIGHT at 12:35 a.m.  » Read More

These Australian graduate roles are rising quickly. (Source: Getty)As Australia’s employment market bounces back with a vengeance, Australia’s entry-level jobs are back on the table, new data has revealed.After a slide in graduate jobs during 2020 as businesses cut staff in the fight to survive the pandemic, hiring has picked back up for this group, with a 116.4 per cent spike in hiring compared to April 2020.According to fresh LinkedIn data, graphic designers, teachers, sales specialists, product managers and electricians are the fastest-growing graduate jobs in the country.LinkedIn data also revealed the industries currently hiring the most graduates, which are software & IT services, construction, corporate services, manufacturing, and healthcare.“The generation that is graduating now are digital natives and have the digital skills and mindset to succeed in this environment,” said LinkedIn Australia country manager Matt Tindale.“The rapid digitisation of businesses and services due to the pandemic has led to growth opportunities, not just in the tech industry but also increased demand for digital content, learning and selling.”Also read:362,000 jobs: Vacancies 57% higher than pre-COVIDAussies in these 5 jobs should demand a pay rise todayWar for talent: Worker shortage as job ads hit 12-year highThis new generation of workers are…

Ex-Rep. Vito Fossella’s last-minute, game-changing endorsement from former President Donald Trump in the Staten Island borough president GOP primary got a paid, targeted Facebook boost from an unexpected source: conservative cable news outlet Newsmax. Like many other news organizations, Newsmax Media Inc. regularly spends money to promote its stories on the social media platform. But Newsmax’s $25,000 expenditure for its piece touting the Trump endorsement in the local race stood out, given that it was the only of the cable outfit’s 54 ad buys last month that targeted a single state — New York — leading up to the city’s June 22 primary election. Newsmax’s paid promotion for its story about Fossella, a former City Council and Congress member who once hosted a political reality show on the channel, doesn’t need to be reported to the city Campaign Finance Board, an agency spokesperson said. “It’s such a big loophole to drive through,” said Richard Flanagan, a professor of political science at CUNY’s College of Staten Island. “But it sure is funny business,  » Read More

Getty LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: A cardboard cutout depicting Britney Spears is seen during a #FreeBritney protest at Los Angeles Grand Park during a conservatorship hearing for Spears on June 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Spears is expected to address the court remotely. Spears was placed in a conservatorship managed by her father, Jamie Spears, and an attorney, which controls her assets and business dealings, following her involuntary hospitalization for mental care in 2008. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images) Britney Spears posted a topless photo revealing a nude back on Instagram recently, amid widespread attention drawn to the pop star to end her conservatorship and an outcry to “Free Britney.” You can see the photo here or later in this post.Spears shared the photo on her Instagram page July 7, 2021, which shows an unclothed back from behind, standing in front of a bathtub. The caption was three emojis of ballet shoes.Several people commented on the post, “Free Britney,” the rallying cry of her supporters calling on the end of her conservatorship.“DONT WORRY GIRL WE GOIN GET YOU OUT OF THERE” another person commented.Some questioned whether the photo was actually a photo of Spears, noting her back…

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PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Learn more. TikTok surpasses YouTube for average time spent per user in the US and the UK, App Annie says. (Photo by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Among social and video streaming apps, YouTube and TikTok are battling it out for eyeballs, but TikTok has now surpassed YouTube for average time spent per user in the US and the UK, according to data from App Annie.The company compared app trends in Q4 2019, before the pandemic took hold here, to Q2 2021, when markets started to open up. App Annie finds that "social habits formed during the pandemic are sticking around — and deepening."As of May 2021, TikTok users in the US spend an average of 24.5 hours per month using the app, while users across the pond are at 26 hours per month. For YouTube, it's about 23.1 hours in the US.  » Read More

Kyle Massey shot to fame with a starring role in Disney Channel’s That’s So Raven. Unfortunately, today he’s in the headlines because he allegedly sent inappropriate messages to a 13-year-old girl. Now, more teenagers have come forward to share how the disgraced child star also victimized them. Let’s take a look at the new allegations. Kyle Massey | Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards Kyle Massey is currently facing felony charges Massey, 29, has been charged with a felony. The official count is “communication with a minor for sexual purposes,” according to NBC. The charges stem from communication he had with a then-13-year-old girl over the social media app Snapchat. According to the charges, Massey sent the teenager sexually explicit photos and videos. He was due to appear in the King County Criminal Court in Seattle, Washington on June 28, 2021, but never appeared. Also according to the charges, Massey also invited the girl — whose name has not been disclosed due to her age — to live with him and his girlfriend in LA. Massey also promised the girl a role on a proposed reboot of Cory in the House. The girl and her family also have a…

Rachel Lindsay is giving Extra new dimensions. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former star of The Bachelorette will launch the daytime newsmagazine on Snapchat Discover, starting today. Already an Extra correspondent, Lindsay will give the social media platform's audience the rundown on the latest entertainment headlines.Celeb news junkies can expect all the latest from Extra on Snapchat. A press release stated that fans will get "all the most Extra stories coming out of Hollywood daily" and put a finger "on the pulse of what is fresh and trending in young Hollywood and on social media."Bob Mohler, Senior VP, Digital at Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, said: Bringing Extra to Snapchat was a no-brainer as it’s one of the most engaging platforms. We look forward to bringing Extra content to Snapchat’s mobile-first audience and continuing to grow our partnership with the platform. Extra senior executive producer Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey and EPs Theresa Coffino and Jeremy Spiegel shared:We are thrilled to expand our reach and bring Extra’s unique coverage of pop culture and daily entertainment news to Snapchat.Lindsay added:I am very excited to bring Extra to Snapchat and allow a new fan base to keep up with all our pop culture news.

Updated July 7, 2021 at 2:37 PM ET Former President Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube over their suspensions of his accounts after a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol in January. Trump filed class-action complaints in federal court in Florida, alleging the tech giants are censoring him and other conservatives — a long-running complaint on the right for which there is little evidence and which the companies deny. The suits call for the court "to order an immediate halt to social media companies' illegal, shameful censorship of the American people," Trump said at a press conference at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J. "We're demanding an end to the shadow banning, a stop to the silencing and a stop to the blacklisting, banishing and cancelling that you know so well." The long-shot legal actions are the latest escalation in Trump's long-running feud with the social media platforms that he used prolifically before and during his presidency. After the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the companies kicked Trump off their platforms, citing the risk of further violence. Twitter banned Trump permanently, Facebook has suspended him for two years, and YouTube has said it…

A tweet from the official Duke Alumni account is under fire for seemingly implying the onus for reducing carbon emissions is on people living in Africa. “Replacing traditional wood-burning stoves in sub-Saharan Africa with cleaner technology could offset carbon emissions—if people would use them,” the tweet reads. “A Duke team is addressing obstacles that prevent people from changing their practices.” The tweet then links to a story on the Duke Global Health Institute website. As of 11:25 a.m. Wednesday, the tweet has been quote tweeted 730 times and has over 200 replies, with many users criticizing Duke for not acknowledging how much of carbon emissions come from the United States and other Western countries. The tweet has been liked only 23 times and retweeted three times—the high number of quote tweets compared to the small number of likes and retweets is referred to as being “ratioed.” “What impact would a cessation of the West's insatiable appetite for war have on slashing carbon emissions? How many tons of CO2 were emitted during the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq? Bombing of Syria?,” wrote one user. “Shaming people whose carbon emissions is far less than ours just isn’t it.” Others also noted Duke’s…